5-Letter Nouns Ending With E

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

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

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

2. a supply of something available for future use

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

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. someone employed to conduct others

2. someone who shows the way by leading or advising

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. 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. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

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

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. an earlier section of a written text

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

2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

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

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

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

1. a powerful effect or influence

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

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

2. permission to do something

1. a telegram sent abroad

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

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

2. a justification for something existing or happening

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. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

2. a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs

1. a body of students who are taught together

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

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. an artistic form of nonverbal communication

2. a party of people assembled for dancing

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. the state prevailing during the absence of war

2. harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

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 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. a separate part of a whole

2. an item that is an instance of some type

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. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

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

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

2. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

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

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. 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. an established line of travel or access

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

1. a hard copal derived from an African tree

2. any of various resins or oleoresins

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. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

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

1. the place where some action occurs

2. an incident (real or imaginary)

1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made

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

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. 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. (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. 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 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 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. the amount a salary is increased

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

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

2. (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

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

2. a secret store of valuables or money

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. 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. 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 cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

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

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

2. goods or money obtained illegally

1. a long narrow natural elevation or striation

2. any long raised strip

1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect

1. a small growth of trees without underbrush

2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

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

2. a quick evasive movement

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

2. an object with a spherical shape

1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

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

1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

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

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

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 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. a just detectable amount

2. an indication that something has been present

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

2. a dashing young man

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 mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

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

2. a line on a graph representing data

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. a person who is owned by someone

2. someone who works as hard as a slave

1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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

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. 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. 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. 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. any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

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

1. a woman who has recently been married

2. a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

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

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

2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

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

2. a source of help and advice and encouragement

1. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

2. a federation (as of American Indians)

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

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

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

2. a deceitful or treacherous person

1. literature in metrical form

2. a piece of poetry

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. aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

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

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. death of a person

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

1. building material used as siding or roofing

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

1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area

2. a dealer in stolen property

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

2. a state of dishonor

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

2. the courage to carry on

1. an elevated geological formation

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

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

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 quality of being bright and sending out rays of light

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

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

2. a moving crowd

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 sudden forceful flow

2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase

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

2. any sharply pointed projection

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

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 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. (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. 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. liquid excretory product

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. 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. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

2. handwear: covers the hand and wrist

1. a share of something

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

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

2. temporary inactivity

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

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

1. feeling a need to see others suffer

2. malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

1. adult male of a wild or domestic duck

1. a very light brown

1. a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus

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 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. 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. leather with a napped surface

2. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

2. any heating apparatus

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

2. thin layers of rock used for roofing

1. small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle

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. 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. large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America

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. 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. ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

2. matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

1. a vast multitude

2. a nomadic community

1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

2. a sudden attack of fear

1. a large metal pot (12 gallon camp kettle) for cooking; used in military camps

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. 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. a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

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

2. a person who is expelled from home or country by authority

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant

1. a former administrative district of England; equivalent to a county

2. British breed of large heavy draft horse

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

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. a strong flame that burns brightly

2. a cause of difficulty and suffering

1. an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex

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 rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping

2. the quantity contained in a crate

1. a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time

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. 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. a shape that spreads outward

2. a sudden burst of flame

1. a support that steadies or strengthens something else

2. two items of the same kind

1. the popular taste at a given time

2. a current state of general acceptance and use

1. the basic unit of money in Zaire

1. primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

1. someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity)

2. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men

1. soft creamy candy

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 fixed look with eyes open wide

1. a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

2. passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores

1. a thermionic tube having two electrodes; used as a rectifier

2. a semiconductor that consists of a p-n junction

1. a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint

2. the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly

1. a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other

2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend

1. a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant

2. the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it

1. a deliberately false or improbable account

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

1. (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals

1. stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

1. a playing card in the major suit that has one or more black figures on it

2. a sturdy hand shovel that can be pushed into the earth with the foot

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

2. an angry stare

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

2. a piece of poetry

1. an artist's brush made of sable hairs

2. the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

1. a mistake resulting from inattention

2. a break or intermission in the occurrence of something

1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

1. any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods

2. a glossy finish on a fabric

1. a region marking a boundary

2. the limit beyond which something happens or changes

1. the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge

2. an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements

1. the basic unit of money in Norway

2. the basic unit of money in Denmark

1. a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

1. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

2. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head

1. a linear unit (1/40 inch) used to measure diameter of buttons

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 variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

1. a twilled woolen fabric

1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

2. a feather or cluster of feathers worn as an ornament

1. any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

2. housing that someone is living in

1. an energetic style

1. a brief indulgence of your impulses

1. a cruelly rapacious person

2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

1. a fencing sword with a v-shaped blade and a slightly curved handle

2. a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back

1. the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million

1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

1. a stroke of luck

2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow

1. a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

1. social status or position conferred by a system based on class

2. (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity

1. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

1. a daughter of your brother or sister

1. a chaplain in one of the military services

1. a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

1. a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

1. machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool

1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

2. the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner

1. a light shade of blue

1. a temporary police force

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

2. creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

1. a noisy riotous fight

1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

2. the quality of being crafty

1. a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound

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

1. any of various mints of the genus Thymus

2. leaves can be used as seasoning for almost any meat and stews and stuffings and vegetables

1. common black European thrush

1. a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game

2. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

2. state of violent mental agitation

1. a slight push or shake

1. a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

1. a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

2. a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion

1. an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony; used as a gemstone and for making mortars and pestles

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

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

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

1. any thick, viscous matter

1. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

1. any act of immoderate indulgence

2. an occasion for excessive eating or drinking

1. the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something)

1. a crystal of snow

2. a person with an unusual or odd personality

1. rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

2. sloping channel through which things can descend

1. a complaint uttered in a plaintive whining way

1. water containing salts

2. a strong solution of salt and water used for pickling

1. female ruff

1. the vertical triangular wall between the sloping ends of gable roof

1. strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk

1. a man who is effeminate in his manner and fussy in the way he dresses

2. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)

1. a sedimentary rock formed by the deposition of successive layers of clay

1. a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device

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

1. paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations

2. small very thin pancake

1. an artful or simulated semblance

1. a boy or man

1. a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)

2. a pier that provides a landing place on a river

1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

2. mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs

1. stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen

2. an unchanging intonation

1. a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top

1. the facial expression of sudden pain

2. a reflex response to sudden pain

1. joint that forms a corner; usually both sides are bevelled at a 45-degree angle to form a 90-degree corner

2. the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made

1. offensive term for a homosexual man

1. treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth)

1. aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice

2. moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves

1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals

1. dried plum

1. the concentration of a solution as determined by titration

1. a frame of iron bars to hold a fire

2. a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something

1. a greyish brown

1. tightly woven fabric with raised cords

2. a sudden outburst of anger

1. payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment

1. a fabric woven with lisle thread

2. a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)

1. a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

1. a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

1. a person to whom money is paid

1. a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord

2. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

1. a moderate purple

1. a small usually single-celled asexual reproductive body produced by many nonflowering plants and fungi and some bacteria and protozoans and that are capable of developing into a new individual without sexual fusion

1. a brass instrument without valves; used for military calls and fanfares

2. any of various low-growing annual or perennial evergreen herbs native to Eurasia; used for ground cover

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

1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee

1. (medicine) bleached cotton cloth of plain weave used for bandages and dressings

2. a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave

1. seed of a pea plant used for food

2. the fruit or seed of a pea plant

1. a dish of sauteed food

1. informal terms for objecting

1. a sweeping stroke or blow

1. a shot in billiards made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held nearly vertically; the cue ball spins around another ball before hitting the object ball

1. anything regarded as making something unclean

1. the act of swimming for pleasure or recreation

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

2. the manner in which fabric hangs or falls

1. a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals

1. food prepared by cooking and straining or processed in a blender

1. Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks

2. a gunshot from a concealed location

1. a feudal lord or baron

2. a man ranking above an ordinary freeman and below a noble in Anglo-Saxon England (especially one who gave military service in exchange for land)

1. semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

2. anything that remedies or heals or soothes

1. a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people

1. 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan

2. the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan

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

1. a lightweight cord

1. (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind

2. selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)

1. water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

2. where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

1. fortitude and determination

1. dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state

2. a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days

1. pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends

1. a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

1. the present occasion

1. the beach at a seaside resort

1. a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose

2. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

1. cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone

2. backbone of an animal

1. a cruciferous plant with a thick bulbous edible yellow root

2. the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food

1. a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another

1. obscene terms for feces

1. plot of land belonging to an English parish church or an ecclesiastical office

1. a superficial abrasion

2. the act of grazing

1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket

1. grasslike or rushlike plant growing in wet places having solid stems, narrow grasslike leaves and spikelets of inconspicuous flowers

1. a levy of one tenth of something

2. an offering of a tenth part of some personal income

1. erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

2. (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

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

2. a sudden forceful flow

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

1. an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

1. a diacritical mark (~) placed over the letter n in Spanish to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel in Portuguese to indicate nasalization

1. a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second

2. a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium

1. a short composition for a solo instrument; intended as an exercise or to demonstrate technical virtuosity

1. a fine (often starched) net used for veils or tutus or gowns

1. small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet

1. a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts

2. a ski run densely packed with snow

1. food chopped into small bits

1. native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery

2. liquorice-flavored seeds, used medicinally and in cooking and liquors

1. any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

1. tropical American plants with basal rosettes of fibrous sword-shaped leaves and flowers in tall spikes; some cultivated for ornament or for fiber

1. minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

1. a dress worn primarily by Hindu women; consists of several yards of light material that is draped around the body

1. a young female

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

1. an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

2. (geology) a horizontal dislocation

1. a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)

1. the rattling noise produced when snoring

2. the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

1. any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

1. a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

1. the basic unit of money in Tajikistan

2. the basic unit of money in Russia

1. a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor

1. fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey

1. a chemical compound containing the azido group combined with an element or radical

1. a persistent and contagious disease of the skin causing inflammation and itching and loss of hair; affects domestic animals (and sometimes people)

1. a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

1. a light semitransparent fabric

1. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

2. and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

1. the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another

1. an ugly evil-looking old woman

1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

1. a slight but appreciable amount

2. a pale or subdued color

1. small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)

1. lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food

2. nonsensical talk or writing

1. an annoyed or irritated mood

1. small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

1. a song that was formerly popular

1. the act of moving forward suddenly

2. (fencing) an attacking thrust made with one foot forward and the back leg straight and with the sword arm outstretched forward

1. a low area (especially a marshy area between ridges)

1. a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process

1. supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness

1. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court

1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

1. a bogle or goblin; where used as a proper name, the Devil

2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

1. very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

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

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

1. a major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing climate

1. a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

2. watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs

1. small magnifying glass (usually set in an eyepiece) used by jewelers and horologists

1. (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals

1. a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs

2. a small round woman's hat

1. rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria

1. a ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

2. one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince

1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

1. a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff

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

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

1. a horizontal beam that extends across something

1. a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

1. one of two pieces of armor plate hanging from the fauld to protect the upper thighs

1. any of various woodland and meadow grasses of the genus Bromus; native to temperate regions

1. a socially awkward or tactless act

1. a large and imposing house

2. the residence of a clergyman (especially a Presbyterian clergyman)

1. soreness and warmth caused by friction

2. anger produced by some annoying irritation

1. an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork

1. an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult

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

1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning

1. stalk of a moss capsule

2. a stiff hair or bristle

1. silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

1. a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

1. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

1. a short fat person

1. any of several short-billed Old World rails

1. the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle)

2. any habitation at a high altitude

1. a surface burn

1. the recipient of funds or other benefits

1. tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax