Nouns Ending With E

1. a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters

1. a person who possesses great material wealth

1. where you live at a particular time

2. housing that someone is living in

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

2. a boy who is employed to run errands

1. people who are free

1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

2. a single person or thing

1. an instance or single occasion for some event

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

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

2. physical position in relation to the surroundings

1. the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1. the act of using

2. what something is used for

1. a location other than here; that place; location, medial pronoun; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, distal; demonstrative pronoun, location; quantifier: demonstrative determiner, singular, distal

1. the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located

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

1. a similar kind

2. a kind of person

1. work done by one person or group that benefits another

2. an act of help or assistance; something (such as a tool, software or system) used to render said help or assistance

1. the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)

2. the amount of money needed to purchase something

1. the specified day of the month

2. a participant in a date

1. (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

2. the body of citizens of a state or country

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

2. a person's reputation

1. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

2. the way something is with respect to its main attributes

1. the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

1. a recognizable kind

2. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

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

2. content communicating a message; what something is about

1. (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory

1. a characteristic state or mode of living

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

1. a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

2. a supply of something available for future use

1. a formation of people or things one beside another

2. a mark that is long relative to its width

1. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing

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

1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

2. an administrative unit of government

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

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

1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

2. (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

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

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

1. a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web

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

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

1. an occurrence of something

2. a special set of circumstances

1. a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

2. the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

1. a contest with rules to determine a winner

2. a single play of a sport or other contest

1. a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition

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

2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

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

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

1. a point located with respect to surface features of some region

2. any area set aside for a particular purpose

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

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

1. someone employed to conduct others

2. someone who shows the way by leading or advising

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

2. a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event

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

2. the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

1. a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

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

1. an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics

2. an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side)

1. a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

2. any object of warm affection or devotion

1. an iconic mental representation

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

1. a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

2. the name of a work of art or literary composition etc.

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 enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines

1. a small amount or duration

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

1. qualities that are comparable

1. the body of faculty and students of a college

2. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

1. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

2. the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable

1. nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication

2. one of a class of artifacts

1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being

2. a document (or organization) from which information is obtained

1. a particular instance of selling

2. the general activity of selling

1. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

2. a connected series of events or actions or developments

1. a particular branch of scientific knowledge

2. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

1. everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

2. extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use

1. a brief written record

2. a short personal letter

1. a garment size for a large person

1. a set of data arranged in rows and columns

2. a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs

1. a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement

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

1. sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents

1. an earlier section of a written text

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

2. one of two or more contesting groups

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

1. a dramatic or musical entertainment

2. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment

1. a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else

2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

1. a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

2. (language) communication by word of mouth

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

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

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

2. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

1. how long something has existed

2. an era of history having some distinctive feature

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

2. a representative form or pattern

1. vegetation (such as young shoots, twigs, and leaves) that is suitable for animals to eat

2. reading superficially or at random

1. an important question that is in dispute and must be settled

2. one of a series published periodically

1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

2. the limits within which something can be effective

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

2. blue clothing

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

2. the act of liberating someone or something

1. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

2. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

1. something that can be done

2. an applicant who might be suitable

1. the time yet to come

2. a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

2. an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

1. a special group delegated to consider some matter

2. a self-constituted organization to promote something

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

2. any of the equal portions into which the capital stock of a corporation is divided and ownership of which is evidenced by a stock certificate

1. a remark that calls attention to something or someone

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

1. the state of being welcome

2. a greeting or reception

1. an announcement containing information about an event

2. the act of noticing or paying attention

1. a depository containing historical records and documents

1. the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

2. the skilled practice of a practical occupation

1. the temporal end; the concluding time

2. the last section of a communication

1. the act of applying force to propel something

2. a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine

1. that which is deserved or owed

2. a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)

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

2. a team that plays basketball

1. an organized body of related information

1. a statistic describing the location of a distribution

2. (sports) the ratio of successful performances to opportunities

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

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

1. how something is done or how it happens

2. a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period

1. information or data that updates

2. the act of bringing someone or something up to date

1. available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed

2. a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

2. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

1. the commercial activity of providing funds and capital

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

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

1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

1. a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

2. product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object

1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

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

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

1. a legal document giving official permission to do something

2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

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

2. a purplish red pigment prepared from lac or cochineal

1. all of something including all its component elements or parts

2. an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

1. the acquisition of something for payment

2. something acquired by purchase

1. chemical agent capable of activity

2. the voice used to indicate that the grammatical subject of the verb is performing the action or causing the happening denoted by the verb

1. a result

2. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent

1. a customary way of operation or behavior

2. systematic training by multiple repetitions

1. major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile)

2. instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal

1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

1. the event of something burning (often destructive)

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

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

2. the feelings expressed on a person's face

1. a quantity that is added

2. a change resulting in an increase

1. installation from which a military force initiates operations

2. lowest support of a structure

1. the act of storing something

2. a depository for goods

1. the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

2. a causal agent creating and controlling things in the universe

1. the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time

1. a powerful effect or influence

2. (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. a wrapped container

1. motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work

2. something used to achieve a purpose

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

1. a base hit on which the batter stops safely at second base

2. a stand-in for movie stars to perform dangerous stunts

1. chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

2. a mutual expression of views (especially an unpleasant one)

1. a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential

1. the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

2. the property of something that is great in magnitude

1. a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

1. a specific instance of feeling hopeful

2. the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled

1. the region that is inside of something

2. the inner or enclosed surface of something

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

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

1. a person responsible for the administration of a business

2. persons who administer the law

1. money extracted as a penalty

1. the opening page of a web site; also, the first page opened when a web browser is launched (default or start-up page)

1. a proposal for an appropriate course of action

1. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty

2. permission to do something

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

2. an intermediate part or section

1. the act of deciding to do something

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

1. a telegram sent abroad

2. a conductor for transmitting electrical or optical signals or electric power

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

2. an efficient person

1. a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

2. a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

1. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole

2. items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population

1. a particular society at a particular time and place

2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

1. the person or thing chosen or selected

2. the act of choosing or selecting

1. the region that is outside of something

2. the outer side or surface of something

1. furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

1. how something is done or how it happens

2. a particular functioning condition or arrangement

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. a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

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

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

1. the product of a quantity by an integer

1. events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

2. a justification for something existing or happening

1. an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

2. a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

1. the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

2. the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract

1. a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to

2. an ordered list of times at which things are planned to occur

1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

2. what something is used for

1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something

2. the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin

1. the force of policemen and officers

1. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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

1. strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

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

1. electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

2. transmitting speech at a distance

1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

2. an indication that makes something evident

1. something regarded with special favor or liking

2. a special loved one

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

1. the property created by the space between two objects or points

2. a distant region

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

2. a figure that branches from a single root

1. (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)

2. (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system

1. fermented juice (of grapes especially)

2. a red as dark as red wine

1. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

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

2. the opinion of a group as determined by voting

1. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

2. something regarded as a normative example

1. an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event

2. an integrated course of academic studies

1. an impetuous rush toward someone or something

2. (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

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

2. an organization created for business ventures

1. uncastrated adult male horse

1. the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution

2. a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject

1. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen

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

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

1. a body of students who are taught together

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

1. a conveyance that transports people or objects

2. a medium for the expression or achievement of something

1. the organ of sight

2. good discernment (either visually or as if visually)

1. a general conscious awareness

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

1. any distinct time period in a sequence of events

2. a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process

1. any competition

2. a contest of speed

1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

2. means of maintenance of a family or group

1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

2. a force that compels

1. a small group of indispensable persons or things

2. the center of an object

1. an artistic form of nonverbal communication

2. a party of people assembled for dancing

1. a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services

2. an interest in land capable of being inherited

1. an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

2. something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

1. a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance

1. fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh

2. native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits

1. degree of figurative distance or separation

1. the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

2. the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object

1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

1. the state prevailing during the absence of war

2. harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

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

1. a locally circumscribed place characterized by some distinctive features

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

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

2. a device used for shaping metal

1. creative writing of recognized artistic value

2. the humanistic study of a body of literature

1. an ordered reference standard

2. relative magnitude

1. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

2. a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

1. a worker who is hired to perform a job

1. the quality of being just or fair

2. judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

1. a book regarded as authoritative in its field

1. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

2. apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

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

2. the product of two equal terms

1. a movement forward

2. a change for the better; progress in development

1. the side of something that is sheltered from the wind

1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

1. a separate part of a whole

2. an item that is an instance of some type

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

2. detachable compartment of a spacecraft

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

2. a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

1. the total amount and type of insurance carried

2. the extent to which something is covered

1. a pair who associate with one another

2. a pair of people who live together

1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

1. the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)

2. the somatic sensation of cold or heat

1. a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

2. building material consisting of a piece of rock hewn in a definite shape for a special purpose

1. transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

2. social exchange, especially of opinions, attitudes, etc.

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

2. a person who follows or serves another

1. a community of people smaller than a town

2. a settlement smaller than a town

1. a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

2. any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

1. the boundary of a surface

2. a line determining the limits of an area

1. water frozen in the solid state

2. the frozen part of a body of water

1. a state of equilibrium

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

1. a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

2. a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

1. an architectural product or work

2. the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings

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

2. an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action

1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

1. a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

2. an indefinitely short time

1. any distinct time period in a sequence of events

2. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary

1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

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

2. the act of using

1. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

2. an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true

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

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

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

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

1. a natural number that has exactly two distinct natural number divisors: 1 and itself

2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

1. a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization

2. a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization

1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

2. protection from harm

1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

1. round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees

2. orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow

1. acting according to certain accepted standards

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

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

2. a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work

1. a soldier who serves both on shipboard and on land

1. a demanding or stimulating situation

2. a call to engage in a contest or fight

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

2. the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception

1. a newly hired employee

2. the act of hiring something or someone

1. (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play

1. cruel or inhumane treatment

2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

1. a separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

2. a garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

1. a particular course of action intended to achieve a result

2. a process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work

1. a line of approach

2. a wide street or thoroughfare

1. serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

2. a following of one thing after another in time

1. the occurrence of a change for the worse

2. loss of military equipment

1. formality and propriety of manner

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

1. fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market

1. an act that fails

2. an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

1. a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

2. a circuit consisting of two branches (4 arms arranged in a diamond configuration) across which a meter is connected

1. an indigenous person who was born in a particular place

2. a person born in a particular place or country

1. a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

1. something that is likely to vary; something that is subject to variation

2. a quantity that can assume any of a set of values

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

1. assembly possessing high legislative powers

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

1. a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried

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

2. the art of writing and producing plays

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

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

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

2. (tennis) first point scored after deuce

1. the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

1. moral weakness

2. a specific form of evildoing

1. a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another

1. the entire amount of income before any deductions are made

2. government income due to taxation

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

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

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

2. the oldness of wines

1. the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience

2. a unit responsible for gathering and interpreting information about an enemy

1. an established line of travel or access

2. an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

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

2. an energetic attempt to achieve something

1. a hard copal derived from an African tree

2. any of various resins or oleoresins

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

2. a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

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

2. a recording made on magnetic tape

1. a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

2. an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

2. two people who are married to each other

1. a reply of denial

2. a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed

1. women's underwear and nightclothes

1. the finest or most superior quality of its kind

1. a person who represents others

2. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

1. the furthest or highest degree of something

2. the point located farthest from the middle of something

1. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

2. a series of poems or songs on the same theme

1. a growth in strength or number or importance

2. the act of changing location in an upward direction

1. the place where some action occurs

2. an incident (real or imaginary)

1. an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

2. the property of being wild or turbulent

1. a large-scale farming enterprise

2. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

1. the basic structure or features of a system or organization

2. the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

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

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

2. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

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

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

1. the state of being present; current existence

2. the immediate proximity of someone or something

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

1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

2. a statement that evades the question by cleverness or trickery

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

2. contemptuous disregard

1. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made

2. sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

1. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

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

2. body covering of a living animal

1. your name written in your own handwriting

2. a distinguishing style

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

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

1. a person related by blood or marriage

2. an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus)

1. a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

2. causing something without any direct or apparent effort

1. the quality of being important and worthy of note

2. a prominent status

1. directions for making something

1. an occurrence of something

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

1. an opening into or through something

2. an opening deliberately made in or through something

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

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

1. the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

2. an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

1. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

2. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

1. the act of using

2. accepted or habitual practice

1. concurrence of opinion

2. the act of granting rights

1. sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

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

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

2. the prevailing psychological state

1. a narrow way or road

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

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

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

1. practices that are handed down from the past by tradition

2. any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors

1. a source of difficulty

2. an angry disturbance

1. a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

2. the part of the general public interested in a source of information, entertainment, or a product/service

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

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

1. (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

2. a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

1. a person with fair skin and hair

2. a light grayish yellow to near white

1. a competitor thought likely to win

2. a special loved one

1. a model or standard for making comparisons

1. a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

1. ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

2. an unofficial association of people or groups

1. all living things (except people) that are undomesticated

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

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

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

2. the act of guiding or showing the way

1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

2. a food made from roasted ground cacao beans

1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

2. the state of the environment in which a situation exists

1. a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal

2. the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

1. time available for ease and relaxation

2. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity

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

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

1. the state of being allied or confederated

2. a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest

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

1. the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

2. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

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

1. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

2. the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

1. a kind of literary or artistic work

2. a style of expressing yourself in writing

1. a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

2. (geology) the descent of a large mass of earth or rocks or snow etc.

1. a connecting point at which several lines come together

2. any thickened enlargement

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

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

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

2. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

1. readiness to embark on bold new ventures

2. the first of a series of actions

1. a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events

2. a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series

1. everything that exists anywhere

2. (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn

1. a politician who is running for public office

2. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

1. a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

2. the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer

1. a formal association of people with similar interests

2. small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener

1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

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

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

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

1. the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

2. a group of countries under a single authority

1. short descriptive summary (of events)

2. a summary of your academic and work history

1. the amount a salary is increased

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

1. one of the contractile organs of the body

2. animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

1. the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities

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

1. items for sale to the individual consumer

2. branded products meant to promote another product, especially films and pop groups

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

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

1. a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard

1. a relationship between two lovers

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

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

2. painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery

1. a relation of direct opposition

2. the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

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

1. a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water

1. (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)

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

1. a practical method or art applied to some particular task

2. skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

1. a hose that carries air under pressure

2. a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

1. a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

2. an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

1. a large and stately mansion

2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

1. an elderly man

2. any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity

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. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

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

1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

2. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

1. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

2. an inclination to want things

1. skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

1. governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need

2. something that aids or promotes well-being

1. a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

2. the quantity contained in a bottle

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

1. (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

2. elegance and beauty of movement or expression

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

2. the porous calcified substance from which bones are made

1. a movable barrier in a fence or wall

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

1. something of value

1. the quality of a person's voice

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

1. the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus

2. a strong liking

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

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

1. a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons)

2. a secret store of valuables or money

1. an authoritative person who divines the future

2. a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

1. property that is leased or rented out or let

2. a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment

1. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

2. a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system)

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

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

1. the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians

2. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

1. an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

2. a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired

1. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

2. something or someone that provides a source of happiness

1. any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

2. (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

1. one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

2. a woman who is the custodian of children

1. a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale)

1. the charge for mailing something

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

1. a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

2. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States

1. a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct

2. a rule or standard especially of good behavior

1. outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

2. the event of coming into sight

1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

2. a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion

1. a Parisian gangster

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

2. small flat mass of chopped or ground food

1. an upholstered seat for more than one person

2. a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait

1. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

1. a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on Saint Valentine's Day

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

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

1. something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery

2. goods or money obtained illegally

1. something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative

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

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

1. a speech that is open to the public

2. a lengthy rebuke

1. place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

2. the flat area on either side of the forehead

1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

1. a long narrow natural elevation or striation

2. any long raised strip

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

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

1. a color between red and blue

2. (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status

1. the state or fact of existing

2. everything that exists anywhere

1. gossip spread by spoken communication

2. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

1. a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished

2. an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect

1. the act of escaping physically

2. an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy

1. a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

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

1. a quick look

1. a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side

2. a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

1. something that cannot be done

1. part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

2. a soft thin (usually translucent) paper

1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

1. a place where work is done

1. amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)

2. a detriment or sacrifice

1. a small growth of trees without underbrush

2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

1. any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

2. an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

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

1. the speech act of making something evident

1. the syllable naming the seventh (subtonic) note of any musical scale in solmization

1. recovery or preservation from loss or danger

1. a university student who has not yet received a first degree

1. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

1. neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

2. a social or business relationship

1. a particular environment or surrounding influence

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

1. an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade

2. a quick evasive movement

1. the state of being absent

2. failure to be present

1. the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you

2. a sudden unexpected event

1. a large and stately mansion

2. the governing group of a kingdom

1. the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

2. an object with a spherical shape

1. 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. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

2. satisfaction with your (or another's) achievements

1. freedom from control or influence of another or others

2. the successful ending of the American Revolution

1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

1. a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language

2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

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

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

1. an indefinite or unknown location

1. one of the digits of the foot

2. the part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes

1. the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)

1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

2. in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held

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

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

1. a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution

2. a game that tests your ingenuity

1. a complex of concurrent things

2. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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

2. the frequency with which a person is present

1. freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

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

1. something that results

2. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

1. a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

1. a coniferous tree

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

1. the legal dissolution of a marriage

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

2. the act of governing; exercising authority

1. a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

2. position or manner in which something is situated

1. a change downward

2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter

1. the underside of footwear or a golf club

2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish

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

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

1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

1. a way of doing or being

1. the day before

2. the period immediately before something

1. an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence

2. a short musical passage

1. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

1. a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained

1. harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field

2. a consortium of independent organizations formed to limit competition by controlling the production and distribution of a product or service

1. someone who takes the place of another person

1. liquid excretory product

2. informal terms for urination

1. a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status

1. the point in time at which something must be completed

1. something that provides access (to get in or get out)

2. a movement into or inward

1. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

2. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

1. a titled peer of the realm

1. the land along the edge of a body of water

2. a beam or timber that is propped against a structure to provide support

1. a base hit at which the batter stops safely at third base

2. a set of three similar things considered as a unit

1. an unvarying or habitual method or procedure

2. a short performance that is part of a longer program

1. a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

2. the arrangement of the body and its limbs

1. members of a cooperative enterprise

1. a British peer of the highest rank

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

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

2. the distance covered by a step

1. something that remunerates

1. extreme mental distress

2. unbearable physical pain

1. the state of being suitable or opportune

2. the quality of being useful and convenient

1. a small book usually having a paper cover

1. the act of departing

2. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm

1. a colloquial expression for invitation

1. a person who takes a position in the political center

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

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

1. a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

2. a relation of direct opposition

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

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

1. the line that appears to bound an object

2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

1. a line spoken by an actor to the audience but not intended for others on the stage

2. a message that departs from the main subject

1. excessive freedom; lack of due restraint

2. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)

1. a branch of knowledge

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

1. a conversation between two persons

2. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

1. a just detectable amount

2. an indication that something has been present

1. the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

1. support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

2. one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

1. the starting place for each hole on a golf course

2. support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

1. especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole

2. a dashing young man

1. any of various small flat sweet cakes

2. the cook on a ranch or at a camp

1. a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

2. an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it

1. the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

2. small case into which an object fits

1. (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

2. the maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam

1. a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure

2. a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations

1. change toward something smaller or lower

2. a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

1. a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

2. device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

1. edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle

2. a weapon with a handle and blade with a sharp point

1. a shop where books are sold

1. software that is provided without charge

1. the force of workers available

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

1. a period of 10 years

2. the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

1. a disagreement or argument about something important

2. coming into conflict with

1. the sudden giving off of energy

2. the act of venting

1. the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

2. one of four playing cards in a deck having a single pip on its face

1. a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant

2. a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor

1. the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

2. a line on a graph representing data

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

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

1. the act of killing yourself

2. a person who kills himself intentionally

1. the liquid part that can be extracted from plant or animal tissue by squeezing or cooking

2. energetic vitality

1. the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

2. a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time

1. flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food

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

2. favorable public reputation

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

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

1. a young person, not fully developed

1. a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

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

2. an understanding of something that is not correct

1. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

2. a large amount of wealth or prosperity

1. a strong liking

2. a predisposition in favor of something

1. the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

2. unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

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

1. a person who is owned by someone

2. someone who works as hard as a slave

1. an energetic attempt to achieve something

2. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

1. a small house with a single story

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

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

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

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

1. the trait of being resolute

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

1. persons who make or amend or repeal laws

1. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)

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

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

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

2. (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)

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

2. coarse curly-leafed cabbage

1. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

2. the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin

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

2. a trivial lie

1. the comparative form of an adjective or adverb

1. money paid out; an amount spent

2. the act of spending money for goods or services

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

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

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

1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

2. an extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle

1. a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

2. a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

1. (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file

1. the quality of being significant

2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

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

2. accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared

1. a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies

1. communication by the exchange of letters

2. compatibility of observations

1. an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

2. a sculpture made of bronze

1. a person's partner in marriage

1. the action of attacking an enemy

1. a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity

1. the officer below the master on a commercial ship

2. a fellow member of a team

1. cases used to carry belongings when traveling

1. a small island

1. wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring

2. any of numerous trees or shrubs of the genus Acer bearing winged seeds in pairs; north temperate zone

1. dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

2. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

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

1. jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

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

2. considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers

1. a clergyman or other person in religious orders

1. a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

2. an association of companies for some definite purpose

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

2. one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions

1. a thin pliable sheet of material

2. a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants

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

1. another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments

1. a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle

2. any of various ferns of the genus Pteris having pinnately compound leaves and including several popular houseplants

1. small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil

2. evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits

1. a person who is almost identical to another

2. a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared

2. the back line bounding each end of a tennis or handball court; when serving the server must not step over this line

1. hoop that covers a wheel

1. the rays of the sun

2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

2. the absence of sound

1. a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

2. activity characterized by good humor

1. an act passed by a legislative body

1. the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

2. the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

1. a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

2. durable goods for home or office use

1. (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

2. any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients

1. a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

2. kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

1. any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

2. a hard, brilliant lead glass that is used in making artificial jewelry

1. a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone

2. a reservation where animals are protected

1. an expression of approval and commendation

2. offering words of homage as an act of worship

1. a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect

2. a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home

1. a treeless grassy plain

1. a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)

2. a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control

1. (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

2. the apse of a Christian church that contains the bishop's throne

1. any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

2. a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions

1. a woman who has recently been married

2. a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

1. a person with dark (brown) hair

1. a ceremonial procession including people marching

2. an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things

1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

1. the head of the Roman Catholic Church

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

1. accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

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

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

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

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

1. a refund of some fraction of the amount paid

2. a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

1. one celestial body obscures another

1. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

2. public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that flies back and forth between two points

1. the whole amount

2. material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster

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

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

1. an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion

2. a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in

1. any liquid suitable for drinking

1. something given or done as an expression of esteem

2. payment by one nation for protection by another

1. a person who is immune to a particular infection

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

1. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

2. a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

1. an authoritative command

2. a statute enacted by a city government

1. a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

2. a headlong plunge into water

1. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

2. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

1. a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)

2. a descriptive name for a place or thing

1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

1. an accusation that you are responsible for some lapse or misdeed

2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

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

2. an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container

1. the relation of something to the matter at hand

1. a positive motivational influence

2. an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

1. the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

2. a source of help and advice and encouragement

1. the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

1. the time between one event, process, or period and another

1. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck'

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

1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant

2. a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

1. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

2. a federation (as of American Indians)

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

1. a three-sided polygon

2. something approximating the shape of a triangle

1. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

2. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

1. the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism

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

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

1. a pop group not affiliated with a major record company

2. an independent film company not associated with an established studio

1. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

1. a subset of committee members organized for a specific purpose

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

1. the power or capacity of an organism to tolerate unfavorable environmental conditions

2. a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

2. a deceitful or treacherous person

1. the bank of a river

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

1. usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

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

1. wetness caused by water

1. edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant

2. any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower

1. literature in metrical form

2. a piece of poetry

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

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

1. the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself

2. freedom from normal restraints in conduct

1. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

2. (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted

1. a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation

2. a state of mind in which consciousness is fragile and voluntary action is poor or missing; a state resembling deep sleep

1. the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

1. a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

2. a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing

1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art

2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions

1. a small pond of standing water

1. the guardianship and control exercised by a deity

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

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

2. any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted

1. any new participant in some activity

1. a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces

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

1. the fare charged for traveling by airplane

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

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

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

1. a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival

2. a place where hoboes camp

1. aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

2. any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food

1. a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.

2. any wrapper or covering

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

1. the first public performance of a play or movie

1. relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

2. a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

1. a strong line

2. street names for flunitrazepam

1. a record or narrative description of past events

1. death of a person

2. a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

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

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

1. the entertainment available to people seeking nighttime diversion

2. the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.)

1. film that has been shot

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

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

1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article

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

1. building material used as siding or roofing

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

1. the first light of day

2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

1. a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)

1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area

2. a dealer in stolen property

1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

1. a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt

2. a state of dishonor

1. the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole

1. a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

2. a small ball of glass that is used in various games

1. device for converting sound waves into electrical energy

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

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

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

1. action taken in return for an injury or offense

1. a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

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

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

2. a worthless message

1. any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

2. the courage to carry on

1. the feel of a surface or a fabric

2. the essential quality of something

1. a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information

1. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

2. a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size

1. a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

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

1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

1. the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

2. a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10

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

2. a disturbance that is extremely disruptive

1. an associate who shares a room with you

1. an elevated geological formation

2. the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

1. popular music originating in the West Indies; repetitive bass riffs and regular chords played on the off beat by a guitar

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

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

2. a reason for wanting something done

1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

1. the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team

2. gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

1. an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

2. a farewell remark

1. an informal form of address for a man

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

1. a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time

1. the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents

1. a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.

2. a note explaining an absence

1. a written order directing a bank to pay money

1. coagulated blood from a wound

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

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

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

2. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

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

1. a newspaper or official journal

1. something that is required in advance

1. a long wooden bench with a back

1. a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

1. a feeling of intense anger

2. a state of extreme anger

1. the relative frequency of occurrence of something

2. the striking of a light beam on a surface

1. a shop that sells women's clothes and jewelry

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

1. a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

2. the act of hindering or obstructing or impeding

1. a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

1. an amount allowed or granted (as during a given period)

2. a sum granted as reimbursement for expenses

1. something additional of the same kind

2. a copy that corresponds to an original exactly

1. an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.)

2. any feature that is regarded as a sign of status (a particular power or quality or rank)

1. a person (or institution) to whom legal title to property is entrusted to use for another's benefit

2. members of a governing board

1. emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

1. makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks

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

2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

1. certainty based on past experience

2. the state of relying on something

1. a group of musicians playing or singing together

2. a cast other than the principals

1. distance measured in miles

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

1. a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen

1. a deposit of personal property as security for a debt

2. someone accepted for membership but not yet fully admitted to the group

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

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

1. a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all

2. a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right)

1. the wool of a sheep or similar animal

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

1. an agenda of things to do

2. the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

1. informal terms for a (young) woman

2. a woman of refinement

1. a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

2. any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

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

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

1. the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

1. a small inlet

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

1. a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)

1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

1. any amazing or wonderful occurrence

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

1. a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

1. a standard or typical example

1. a garment size for short or slender women

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

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

1. a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone

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

1. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme

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

2. a performance using gestures and body movements without words

1. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

2. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

1. someone to whom private matters are confided

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

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

1. an event that departs from expectations

2. discord that splits a group

1. the leaf of a conifer

2. a slender pointer for indicating the reading on the scale of a measuring instrument

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 occurrence of two or more things coming together

2. the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

1. professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage

2. a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct

1. a wooden strip forming part of a fence

1. a car that has top that can be folded or removed

2. a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)

1. an insignificant place

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

1. an event that happens

2. an instance of something occurring

1. a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

2. a moving crowd

1. the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid

2. weather cold enough to cause freezing

1. a particular environment or walk of life

2. any spherically shaped artifact

1. a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon

2. an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish

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

2. a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse

1. a middle way between two extremes

2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

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

2. informal terms for a human head

1. a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor

1. a sudden forceful flow

2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase

1. an attitude of defensiveness

1. a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

2. a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

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

1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

2. any sharply pointed projection

1. a police officer who investigates crimes

2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public

1. an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

1. a rocket carrying a warhead of conventional or nuclear explosives; may be ballistic or directed by remote control

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

1. any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical

1. an associate that one works with

2. a person who is member of one's class or profession

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

2. the act of enclosing something inside something else

1. a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

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

2. any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

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

2. items for sale to the individual consumer

1. things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)

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

2. a woman adulterer

1. affected manners intended to impress others

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

1. furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping

2. a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering

1. a North American Indian warrior

2. people who are brave

1. a situation resembling a terrifying dream

2. a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

1. an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

1. a magnifier of images of distant objects

1. a member of an uncivilized people

2. a cruelly rapacious person

1. street names for marijuana

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

1. an instinctive motive

2. a strong restless desire

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2. a living being

1. the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight

1. (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory

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

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

1. a baby bed with sides and rockers

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

1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

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

1. a condition promoting sanitary practices

2. the science concerned with the prevention of illness and maintenance of health

1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

2. any admirable quality or attribute

1. a document giving an official instruction or command

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

1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

1. a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

1. widely cultivated as a groundcover for its dark green shiny leaves and usually blue-violet flowers

2. any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus

1. the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich

1. a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic

2. highly valued northern freshwater fish with lean flesh

1. a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol

1. (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something

2. a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)

1. a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore

1. a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

1. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

2. an active struggle between competing entities

1. someone to whom a license is granted

1. rural regions

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

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

1. sports equipment that is worn on the feet to enable the wearer to glide along and to be propelled by the alternate actions of the legs

2. large edible rays having a long snout and thick tail with pectoral fins continuous with the head; swim by undulating the edges of the pectoral fins

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

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

1. a person trained to compete in sports

1. liquid excretory product

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

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

1. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

2. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

1. a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

1. the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply

2. (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

1. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

2. a card game played by one person

1. a transient variation in voltage or current

2. sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of a shoe worn by athletes

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

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

1. a person secretly employed in espionage for a government

2. someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

1. a farewell remark

1. the action of attacking an enemy

2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

1. a sculpture representing a human or animal

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

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

1. a student who continues studies after graduation

1. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

2. handwear: covers the hand and wrist

1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

1. an applicant likely to be chosen

1. the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity)

1. the term during which some position is held

2. the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands

1. a railcar where passengers ride

2. a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

1. a code of letters and digits added to a postal address to aid in the sorting of mail

1. a fee for anchoring

2. place for vessels to anchor

1. a game invented by American Indians; now played by two teams who use long-handled rackets to catch and carry and throw the ball toward the opponents' goal

1. a share of something

2. a serving that has been cut from a larger portion

1. a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

2. a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived

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

2. temporary inactivity

1. a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

1. elevation especially above sea level or above the earth's surface

2. the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

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

1. a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

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

1. a slight wind (usually refreshing)

2. any undertaking that is easy to do

1. a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal

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

1. feeling a need to see others suffer

2. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

1. a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

2. a detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action

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

2. the state of taking in or encircling

1. someone new to a field or activity

2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

1. a telefone line that provides direct and prompt information or advice to the caller in relation to a specific subject

1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

2. a serious examination and judgment of something

1. someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex

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

1. any cone-shaped artifact

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

1. the quality of prevailing generally; being widespread

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

1. a dead body that has been brought back to life by a supernatural force

2. (voodooism) a spirit or supernatural force that reanimates a dead body

1. the quality of a substance that is able to rebound

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

1. adult male of a wild or domestic duck

1. a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals

1. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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

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

1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

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

1. (architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress or tower

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

1. a slight indication

2. evidence that helps to solve a problem

1. someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

2. someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

1. a very light brown

1. a (usually) large and scholarly book

1. an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

1. a device that controls amount of light admitted

2. a natural opening in something

1. a twisting force

1. a service involving care for other people's children

1. an exile who flees for safety

1. extended verbal expression in speech or writing

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

1. something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

2. pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs

1. a course that the student can select from among alternatives

1. apprehension about what is going to happen

2. an uncertain cognitive state

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

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

1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

1. an act of traveling by water

2. a journey to some distant place

1. a stock broker's business; charges a fee to act as intermediary between buyer and seller

2. the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

1. work done in addition to regular working hours

2. playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie

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

1. a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

2. a tall narrow wineglass

1. (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

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

1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively

1. a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

2. any technique designed to reduce or eliminate financial risk; for example, taking two positions that will offset each other if prices change

1. European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy

2. leaves sometimes used for flavoring fruit or claret cup but should be used with great caution: can cause irritation like poison ivy

1. hereditary succession to a title or an office or property

2. that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

1. any grammatical case other than the nominative

2. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso

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

2. a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

1. large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur

1. a reply of affirmation

1. the principal theme in a speech or literary work

2. a fundamental or central idea

1. a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

2. a small concavity

1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

1. (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

1. leather with a napped surface

2. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

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

2. any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome

1. a person appointed or elected to represent others

1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

2. any heating apparatus

1. a safe place

2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security

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

2. an acute insufficiency

1. an unavoidable event

1. rules governing socially acceptable behavior

1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

1. (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

2. a memorial made of brass

1. any of a large class of siloxanes that are unusually stable over a wide range of temperatures; used in lubricants and adhesives and coatings and synthetic rubber and electrical insulation

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

1. a long walk usually for exercise or pleasure

2. an increase in cost

1. a person who evokes boredom

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

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

2. thin layers of rock used for roofing

1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

2. evidence that helps to solve a problem

1. a printed note placed below the text on a printed page

1. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

1. the lack of knowledge or education

1. a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck

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. a capacious bag or basket

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

1. the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default

1. web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

1. a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls

2. a succession of stages or operations or processes or units

1. a salt of phosphoric acid

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

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

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

1. troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

1. the outside boundary or surface of something

2. a part of the city far removed from the center

1. amide combining the amino group of one amino acid with the carboxyl group of another; usually obtained by partial hydrolysis of protein

1. an angry disturbance

2. disorderly fighting

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

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

1. any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

2. any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

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

1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

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

1. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

2. collection of clothing belonging to one person

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

2. gradually ceasing to be visible

1. a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

1. a message that seems to convey no meaning

2. ornamental objects of no great value

1. the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

1. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

1. a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

2. a schedule of times of arrivals and departures

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

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

1. the time between one event, process, or period and another

1. any compound containing a chlorine atom

2. any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)

1. a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

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

2. extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

1. the gradual beginning or coming forth

2. the becoming visible

1. carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

2. street names for cocaine

1. someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

2. someone new to a field or activity

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

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

1. the act of rewriting something

1. meat that has been barbecued or grilled in a highly seasoned sauce

2. a cookout in which food is cooked over an open fire; especially a whole animal carcass roasted on a spit

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

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

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

1. a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams

2. mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information)

1. a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste

2. a quality of neatness and ingenious simplicity in the solution of a problem (especially in science or mathematics)

1. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor

1. the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

2. a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

1. a person who suffers misfortune

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

2. the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

1. a feeling of craving something

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

1. an open skin infection

1. a small container

2. a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside

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

2. someone who acts as assistant

1. a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)

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

1. money that is risked for possible monetary gain

2. a risky act or venture

1. matter that remains after something has been removed

2. something left after other parts have been taken away

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

1. standing posture

2. a rationalized mental attitude

1. any of numerous small pigeons

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

1. a short time

1. rotary engine in which the kinetic energy of a moving fluid is converted into mechanical energy by causing a bladed rotor to rotate

1. something inverted in sequence or character or effect

1. a politician who is running for public office

1. an instinctive motive

2. a sudden desire

1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

2. a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

1. an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

1. a second-year undergraduate

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

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

1. an associative relation

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

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section

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. a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

1. a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

2. a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona

1. blatant or sensational promotion

1. a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)

2. anything regarded as making something unclean

1. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

1. an established ceremony prescribed by a religion

2. any customary observance or practice

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

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

1. a device for treating injury or disease

1. the source of an artist's inspiration

1. any instruction that works first one way and then the other; it turns something on the first time it is used and then turns it off the next time

2. a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions

1. (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave

2. the property of copious abundance

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

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

1. ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

2. matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

1. magnifier of the image of small objects

1. a judicial certificate saying that a will is genuine and conferring on the executors the power to administer the estate

2. the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements

1. a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

2. the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned

1. a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars

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

2. a shade of blue tinged with green

1. a vast multitude

2. a nomadic community

1. a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device

2. the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something

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

2. a fabric interwoven with threads of metal

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly

2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

1. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

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

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

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

1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

2. a sudden attack of fear

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

1. an exact copy or reproduction

2. duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

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

2. secondary or explanatory title

1. any word or group of words functioning as a noun

1. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

2. someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication

1. the selling of something purchased

1. any substance that promotes digestion

1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

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

1. a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

1. improper or excessive use

1. a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

1. a central cohesive source of support and stability

2. fortitude and determination

1. highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

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

1. a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

2. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

1. fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong

2. a shape distorted by twisting or folding

1. the highest or uppermost side of anything

1. a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)

2. a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill

1. someone who is being trained

1. the act of rubbing or wiping

1. the basic unit of money in Sri Lanka; equal to 100 cents

2. the basic unit of money in Seychelles; equal to 100 cents

1. treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin

1. the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman

2. an outstanding achievement

1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

1. female equine animal

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

1. a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

1. a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain

2. a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things

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

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

1. activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption

2. an unhappy and worried mental state

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

2. a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

1. the scientific study of the nervous system

1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

1. the property of a continuous and connected period of time

2. persistent determination

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. an edge tool with a heavy bladed head mounted across a handle

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

2. an extravagantly enthusiastic review

1. the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

1. breaking of hard tissue such as bone

2. (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other

1. a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

1. a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant

1. the power to withstand hardship or stress

2. a state of surviving; remaining alive

1. a parallelogram with four right angles

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

1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

1. a central cohesive source of support and stability

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

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

1. a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects

1. a quick look

2. a brief or incomplete view

1. the quality of innocent naivete

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

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

1. an inconvenient discomfort

2. a difficulty that causes anxiety

1. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

2. British breed of large heavy draft horse

1. the outline of objects seen against the sky

2. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

1. the dead body of a human being

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else

1. something that has been written again

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

1. an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)

2. a regular patron

1. an article of tableware made of glass

1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction

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

1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

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

2. some duty that is essential and urgent

1. care for the skin

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

2. the act of signalling (e.g., summoning) by whistling or blowing a whistle

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

1. a promise

2. a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

2. a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

1. status established in order of importance or urgency

2. preceding in time

1. correspondence in form or appearance

1. a proposition obtained by conversion

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

1. fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

2. eggs of female fish

1. rearing aquatic animals or cultivating aquatic plants for food

1. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

2. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

1. half of the terrestrial globe

2. half of a sphere

1. the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

1. a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

1. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

1. the hereditary derivation of an individual

2. line of descent of a purebred animal

1. a shaft on which a wheel rotates

1. a potent androgenic hormone produced chiefly by the testes; responsible for the development of male secondary sex characteristics

1. an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects

2. something illusory and unattainable

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

1. a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics

2. large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated

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

1. a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

2. an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

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

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

1. a strong flame that burns brightly

2. a cause of difficulty and suffering

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

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

2. a process of taking up or using up or consuming

1. any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all

2. someone who copies the words or behavior of another

1. a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

1. a boundary line between land and water

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

1. an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex

1. title used for a married Frenchwoman

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

2. something jumbled or confused

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

1. an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

1. the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person

2. the trait of being willing to obey

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

2. any epidemic disease with a high death rate

1. one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

2. any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

1. the hereditary derivation of an individual

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

1. superior development of one side of the body

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

1. front part of a vessel or aircraft

1. a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

1. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

2. music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

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

1. a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms

1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak

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

1. a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen

1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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

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

2. a building that houses judicial courts

1. any loose flowing garment

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

1. a large indefinite quantity

2. a large gathering of people

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

2. an animal that is confined

1. a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid

2. the quantity a kettle will hold

1. cases used to carry belongings when traveling

2. a worthless or immoral woman

1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn

2. a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others

1. a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

2. the quantity contained in a crate

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

1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

1. small wooden bat with a flat surface; used for hitting balls in various games

2. a blade of a paddle wheel or water wheel

1. the closing section of a musical composition

2. the temporal end; the concluding time

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

2. a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes

1. the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

1. any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves

1. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

1. edge of a way or road or path

1. sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors

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

1. deliberately avoiding; keeping away from or preventing from happening

1. a distinctive emotional aura experienced instinctively

1. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

1. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

1. a horizontal beam that extends across something

2. a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it

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

1. a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

2. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

1. spicy sauce often containing chocolate

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

1. an outlying farm

1. an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration

2. a feeling of profound respect for someone or something

1. hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

1. anything indispensable

1. an exhibition of a representative selection of an artist's life work

1. any of various types of cabbage

2. informal terms for money

1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

1. signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)

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

2. any collection of diverse things

1. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

2. a strong yellow color

1. something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

2. an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)

1. light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength

1. the cloak as a symbol of authority

2. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core

1. motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

2. the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

1. the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic

2. a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers

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

1. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

1. (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

2. a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

1. a shape that spreads outward

2. a sudden burst of flame

1. high fashion designing and dressmaking

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

2. (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament

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

1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else

2. two items of the same kind

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

1. a feast day and the seven days following it

2. a musical interval of eight tones

1. a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)

1. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

2. a violent rotating windstorm

1. the state of being split or cleft

2. the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

1. the act of dressing and preparing yourself

1. the popular taste at a given time

2. a current state of general acceptance and use

1. an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

1. the basic unit of money in Zaire

1. a metallic sound

2. a comic verse of irregular measure

1. a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

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

2. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel

1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

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

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

2. a pedal that controls the throttle valve

1. the cultivation of plants

1. a small carved or molded figure

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

1. a long fixed look

1. a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

1. the seed of the cereal grass

2. hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement

1. a salt or ester of acetic acid

2. a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

1. the cost of carrying or transporting

2. overland track between navigable waterways

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

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

2. confusion characterized by lack of clarity

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

2. anything that serves as an enticement

1. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

2. essential equality and interchangeability

1. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

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

1. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

1. malicious software, designed to break into a system

1. a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

2. the wool of the Kashmir goat

1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

1. any substance that can be used as food

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

2. the highest point (of something)

1. the discharge of a fluid from some container

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

1. small wolf native to western North America

2. someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

1. a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

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

1. a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)

1. one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)

2. a patient who is residing in the hospital where he is being treated

1. the arrangement of the body and its limbs

2. characteristic way of bearing one's body

1. the shore of a lake

1. any of various members of the genus Bos

1. an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group

2. a feeling of aversion or antipathy

1. an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

1. conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation

2. persevering determination to perform a task

1. an unjust act

2. the practice of being unjust or unfair

1. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

1. a stage area out of sight of the audience

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark

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

1. short underpants for women or children

1. the place where someone was born

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

1. one of the highest earned academic degrees conferred by a university

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

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

1. (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret

1. soft creamy candy

1. someone who assists in a plot

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

1. pattern of weaving or structure of a fabric

1. a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

2. a narrow pass (especially one between mountains)

1. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men