8-Letter Nouns Ending With E

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 systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

2. (language) communication by word of mouth

1. something that can be done

2. an applicant who might be suitable

1. an organized body of related information

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. 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. the acquisition of something for payment

2. something acquired by purchase

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 quantity that is added

2. a change resulting in an increase

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

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. the product of a quantity by an integer

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. the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

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

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

2. a distant region

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. 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 worker who is hired to perform a job

1. the total amount and type of insurance carried

2. the extent to which something is covered

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

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

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

2. the act of using

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

2. a following of one thing after another in time

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

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

2. the property of being wild or turbulent

1. the state of being present; current existence

2. the immediate proximity of someone or something

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. 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. an occurrence of something

2. an item of information that is typical of a class 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 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 model or standard for making comparisons

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

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. the state of being allied or confederated

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

1. an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth

2. a judgment of the qualities of something or somebody

1. everything that exists anywhere

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

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

2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities

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

1. something of value

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. 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. gossip spread by spoken communication

2. a pipe used to transport liquids or gases

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

2. a sudden unexpected event

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

1. a complex of concurrent things

2. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

1. a change downward

2. a process of becoming smaller or shorter

1. any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

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 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. a small book usually having a paper cover

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

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. a conversation between two persons

2. the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction

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. software that is provided without charge

1. a young person, not fully developed

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

1. an energetic attempt to achieve something

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

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

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. 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. the rays of the sun

2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

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

2. a reservation where animals are protected

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 person with dark (brown) hair

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

2. art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

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. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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

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. 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. wetness caused by water

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

2. any wrapper or covering

1. the first public performance of a play or movie

1. the heading or caption of a newspaper article

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. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

1. an associate who shares a room with you

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

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

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

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. 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 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. someone to whom private matters are confided

1. an event that departs from expectations

2. discord that splits a group

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

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2. a living being

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

1. someone to whom a license is granted

1. good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence

2. a card game played by one person

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. 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 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 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. someone new to a field or activity

2. someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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. (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

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 device that controls amount of light admitted

2. a natural opening in something

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. work done in addition to regular working hours

2. playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie

1. the mechanical advantage gained by being in a position to use a lever

2. strategic advantage; power to act effectively

1. a person appointed or elected to represent others

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

2. an acute insufficiency

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 printed note placed below the text on a printed page

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 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 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. 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. 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. a feeling of craving something

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. a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

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

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. a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

1. a central cohesive source of support and stability

2. fortitude and determination

1. systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

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 central cohesive source of support and stability

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

1. a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects

1. used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

1. something having the property of being analogous to something else

1. works for an expert to learn a trade

1. the savage and excessive killing of many people

1. care for the skin

1. a proposition obtained by conversion

1. the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

1. the hereditary derivation of an individual

2. line of descent of a purebred animal

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. edge of a way or road or path

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. 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. 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. 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. a sheet of material made by bonding two or more sheets or layers

1. a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine

2. a pedal that controls the throttle valve

1. a small carved or molded figure

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. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

1. a soft fabric made from the wool of the Cashmere goat

2. the wool of the Kashmir goat

1. the shore of a lake

1. an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

1. a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men

1. an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocreatine; supplies energy for muscle contraction

1. (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

2. a bothersome annoying person

1. an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

1. a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)

1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

1. an aimless drawing

1. an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones

1. the killing of a human being by another human being

1. a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

1. the side or slope of a hill

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

1. tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece

2. silverware eating utensils

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

1. intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

2. a hostile challenge

1. an oxide containing just one atom of oxygen in the molecule

1. an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

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

1. a brass instrument consisting of a long tube whose length can be varied by a U-shaped slide

1. an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something

2. any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity

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. someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

2. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

1. a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby

2. the act of sprinkling or splashing water

1. military supplies

2. large but transportable armament

1. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)

1. a salt of hydrofluoric acid

1. an unchanging intonation

2. a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

1. a state of social isolation

2. the state or situation of being alone

1. a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension

1. a particular environment or surrounding influence

2. the atmosphere of an environment

1. (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

2. an expressway on which tolls are collected

1. (film) a gradual transition from one scene to the next; the next scene is gradually superimposed as the former scene fades out

1. the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface

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

1. a negative aspect of something that is generally positive

1. an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium; a powerful, habit-forming narcotic used to relieve pain

1. a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

2. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism

1. act of turning to for assistance

2. something or someone turned to for assistance or security

1. either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator

1. a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

2. a clandestine love affair

1. a substance that abrades or wears down

1. a particular environment or surrounding influence

2. the atmosphere of an environment

1. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

1. one that is absent or not in residence

1. someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

2. someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice

1. graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

1. a piece of furniture with shelves for storing books

1. a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products

1. something of sentimental value

1. a person who can read and write

1. someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

1. a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

1. any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

1. usually herbivorous land turtles having clawed elephant-like limbs; worldwide in arid areas except Australia and Antarctica

1. (law) the party to whom something is assigned (e.g., someone to whom a right or property is legally transferred)

1. a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading

1. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

2. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

1. a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration

1. a small outdoor fire for warmth or cooking (as at a camp)

1. a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer

1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

1. sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice

1. a viscous liquid with strong oxidizing properties; a powerful bleaching agent; also used (in aqueous solutions) as a mild disinfectant and (in strong concentrations) as an oxidant in rocket fuels

2. an inorganic compound containing the divalent ion -O-O-

1. a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement

2. directions for making something

1. the extent of land abutting on a street or water

2. the direction in which something (such as a building) faces

1. an imaginary line on the surface of the earth following (approximately) the 180th meridian

2. a line at the beginning of a news article giving the date and place of origin of the news dispatch

1. a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent

1. a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live

2. support that enables people to survive or to continue doing something (often by providing an essential connection)

1. a deliberate act of destruction or disruption in which equipment is damaged

1. inherent ability

1. a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

1. a formal exposition

1. a bitter tasting amino acid found in proteins and necessary for nutrition; its absence from the diet leads to a reduced production of spermatozoa

1. a state of dishonor

1. variably colored and sometimes variegated hard tough elastic wood of a sycamore tree

2. any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits

1. an intermission between the first and second half of a game

1. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

2. prevents access or progress

1. any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads

1. a companion at play

1. professional care for the hands and fingernails

1. the space in the atmosphere immediately above the earth

2. the atmosphere above a nation that is deemed to be under its jurisdiction

1. the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis

1. an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine

1. a short sleeveless undergarment for women

2. a short negligee

1. constitution of the human body

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

2. a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

1. maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider

1. a soft tufted cord used in embroidery

2. a heavy fabric woven with chenille cord; used in rugs and bedspreads

1. a person who is present and participates in a meeting

1. an introduction to a play

1. any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system

1. an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)

1. a brief literary description

2. a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

1. a gene that disposes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells

1. a male singer

2. the second lowest adult male singing voice

1. the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)

1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

2. a wild headlong rush of frightened animals (horses or cattle)

1. someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

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

1. a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits

1. four people considered as a unit

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

1. a highly emotional and quick-tempered person (especially a girl or woman)

1. discretion in practical affairs

2. knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress

1. facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

1. a decorative design made of one material sewn over another

1. people in general considered as a whole

1. a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building

1. the quantity broken

2. reimbursement for goods damaged while in transit or in use

1. a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination

2. a stone that forms the top of wall or building

1. a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

2. a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

1. an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

1. language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate

2. the act of deriding or treating with contempt

1. a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison

1. combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments

1. loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object

2. a small hole made by a sharp object

1. someone with an assured and ingratiating manner

2. a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk

1. adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing

2. fabric covered with glittering ornaments such as sequins or rhinestones

1. a space that is contained within another space

1. a device to help you walk on deep snow; a lightweight frame shaped like a racquet is strengthened with cross pieces and contains a network of thongs; one is worn on each foot

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

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

1. a line that marks the side boundary of a playing field

2. an auxiliary line of merchandise

1. agile grizzled Old World viverrine; preys on snakes and rodents

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

1. (law) the residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to return; every person is compelled to have one and only one domicile at a time

2. housing that someone is living in

1. a fellow member of a team

1. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace

1. a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment

1. a small molecule (not a protein but sometimes a vitamin) essential for the activity of some enzymes

1. an orange isomer of an unsaturated hydrocarbon found in many plants; is converted into vitamin A in the liver

2. yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants

1. time for play or diversion

1. a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits

1. an ester of carbamic acid

1. any of various important officials in ancient Rome

2. (Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands

1. something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold

2. any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion

1. deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

2. a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

1. the shore of a sea or ocean

1. mixtures of vinegar or wine and oil with various spices and seasonings; used for soaking foods before cooking

1. aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

2. strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

1. professional care for the feet and toenails

1. a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play

2. a short passage added at the end of a literary work

1. high status importance owing to marked superiority

2. a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament

1. a gay festivity

1. a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess

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

1. some held in custody

1. a vessel made of material that does not melt easily; used for high temperature chemical reactions

1. any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

1. narrow French stick loaf

1. the remaining parts of something that has been wrecked

1. the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction

2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

1. a specific size and style of type within a type family

1. short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

1. a unit of information equal to 1000 kilobytes or 10^6 (1,000,000) bytes

2. a unit of information equal to 1024 kibibytes or 2^20 (1,048,576) bytes

1. (statistics) any of three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts each containing one quarter of the scores

1. an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

2. a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons

1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

1. delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

1. a jail or prison (especially one that is run in a tyrannical manner)

1. unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic

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

2. sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ

1. common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish-black berrylike fruit

2. European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow-white flowers

1. the principal form of iron ore; consists of ferric oxide in crystalline form; occurs in a red earthy form

1. a view of the sea

2. a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape)

1. a white crystalline organic base; used mainly in making melamine resins

1. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid

1. the line formed by the edge of a garment around the neck

1. an event that occurs at a critical time

2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

1. yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia

2. a rough and bitter manner

1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket (excluding the engines)

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

2. a kind of sideboard or buffet

1. the full complement of proteins produced by a particular genome

1. an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

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

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

1. a fighter plane used for suicide missions by Japanese pilots in World War II

2. a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash

1. a spout that terminates in a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

2. an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal

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

1. soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

1. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)

1. a form of solitaire that begins with seven piles of cards with the top cards facing up; descending sequences of cards of alternating colors are built on these piles; as aces become available they are placed above the seven piles; the object is to build sequences in suit from ace to king as the remaining cards are dealt out one at a time

1. a pensive lyrical piece of music (especially for the piano)

1. a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape

1. a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat

1. an organelle in the cytoplasm of a living cell; they attach to mRNA and move down it one codon at a time and then stop until tRNA brings the required amino acid; when it reaches a stop codon it falls apart and releases the completed protein molecule for use by the cell

1. the furcula of a domestic fowl

1. poor handwriting

2. an aimless drawing

1. either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber

2. small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position

1. a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate

2. a light colored mineral consisting of calcium magnesium carbonate; a source of magnesium; used as a ceramic and as fertilizer

1. a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

1. a person with the same name as another

1. a state or condition markedly different from the norm

2. deviate behavior

1. (biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

2. the sole print made by pressing paper against a painted or inked glass or metal plate

1. the act of giving a false appearance

2. pretending with intention to deceive

1. the side of a sidewalk that is bordered by a curb

1. the state of inactivity following an interruption

2. an obstruction in a pipe or tube

1. a person who enrolls in (or is enrolled in) a class or course of study

1. a ripe jalapeno that has been dried for use in cooking

1. a place of eternal fire envisaged as punishment for the damned

1. any of a class of highly reactive chemical compounds; used in making resins and dyes and organic acids

1. one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

1. the act of removing or getting rid of something

2. the act of forcing out someone or something

1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

1. outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog

2. an idiomatic term for being in disfavor

1. a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two

1. a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite

1. electro-acoustic transducer for converting electric signals into sounds; it is held over or inserted into the ear

1. a substance that colors or dyes

2. an indication that something has been present

1. a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity

1. an airplane that can land on or take off from water

1. carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer

1. a lease from one lessee to another

1. a mild cathartic

1. the backward escape of gases and unburned gunpowder after a gun is fired

2. a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in the manifold or exhaust of an internal combustion engine

1. unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements)

1. a decrease of transmitted power in a mechanical system caused by slipping

2. decline from a standard level of performance or achievement

1. a poisonous crystalline alkaloid extracted from the nightshade family; used as an antispasmodic and to dilate the eye pupil; also administered in large amounts as an antidote for organophosphate nerve agents or organophosphate insecticides

1. a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP

1. an ester of stearic acid.

2. a salt of stearic acid.

1. fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground

1. the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)

1. a small coin of the United Kingdom worth six pennies; not minted since 1970

1. a noncommittal or equivocal position

2. a gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the parallel bars

1. the owner or manager of an inn

1. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

1. the amount that has spilled

2. the act of allowing a fluid to escape

1. a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth

1. a loose-fitting robe of towelling; worn after a bath or swim

1. a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort

2. an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

1. surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors

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

1. a public register showing the details of ownership and value of land; made for the purpose of taxation

1. a synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide

1. coil in which voltage is induced by motion through a magnetic field

1. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

1. an isomer of glucose that is found in honey and sweet fruits

1. a typeface with thick heavy lines

1. a blood-red color

2. chalk of a reddish-brown colour that resembles dried blood

1. a confidential or secret meeting

1. the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth

1. a company emblem or device

1. enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water

1. seafood served in a scallop shell

2. a dish in the form of a scallop shell

1. a unit of information equal to 1000 gigabytes or 10^12 (1,000,000,000,000) bytes

2. a unit of information equal to 1024 gibibytes or 2^40 (1,099,511,627,776) bytes

1. thunderous verbal attack

1. an associate who shares an apartment with you

1. sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar

1. a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive

1. a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon

1. a feeling of intense dislike

1. an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria

1. a toxic colorless flammable liquid organic base with a disagreeable odor; usually derived from coal

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

1. first row of seating; has an unobstructed view of a boxing or wrestling ring

1. a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

1. a plant that is found in an area where it had not been recorded previously

2. any new participant in some activity

1. hole made by a burrowing worm

1. a very thin line

2. the natural margin formed by hair on the head

1. social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

1. a pin for holding women's hair in place

1. beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly

1. either (free) end of a eukaryotic chromosome

1. a potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine

1. a false or unsupportable quality

2. an artful or simulated semblance

1. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

1. the name that precedes the surname

1. ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick

1. the region adjacent to a boat dock

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

2. any carefree episode

1. a type of granular leukocyte that functions in the ingestion of bacteria

1. a colorless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic

2. a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar; used as a preservative for wood

1. someone who gossips indiscreetly

1. any abnormality following or resulting from a disease or injury or treatment

1. a large double-edged broadsword; formerly used by Scottish Highlanders

2. an antipersonnel land mine whose blast is aimed at the oncoming enemy

1. a small or minor detail

2. (biometrics, forensics) Any of the major features of a fingerprint that allow prints to be compared.

1. a process of using up or consuming again

1. (music) a group of notes connected by a slur

2. character consisting of two or more letters combined into one

1. a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner

1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine

1. a salt or ester of tartaric acid

1. breed of sled dog developed in Alaska

1. any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

1. the cheapest accommodations on a passenger ship

2. the act of steering a ship

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

1. any salt or ester of benzoic acid

1. T-shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)

1. a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language

1. a chief of a North American tribe or confederation (especially an Algonquian chief)

1. the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten

1. a salt or ester of propenoic acid

1. the original specimen from which the description of a new species is made

1. a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine

1. an ache localized in the back

1. general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

1. teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

2. attention and management implying responsibility for safety

1. the amount that has spoiled

2. the process of becoming spoiled

1. the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place

2. the occupation of a pilot

1. a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

1. a bone of a fish

1. marine crustaceans with feathery food-catching appendages; free-swimming as larvae; as adults form a hard shell and live attached to submerged surfaces

2. European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north

1. edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

1. a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)

1. a particular situation that is radically different from the preceding situation

2. a field game played with a ball (especially baseball)

1. a cage in which a bird can be kept

1. a vehicle with a single wheel that is driven by pedals

1. a window in a ship or airplane

2. an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

1. pejorative terms for an insane asylum

1. the case expressing ownership

1. relatively small tuna with choice white flesh; major source of canned tuna

2. large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters

1. the state of being salient

1. any salt or ester of chromic acid

1. aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries

2. deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

1. necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass

2. the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)

1. an unmarried person who has taken a religious vow of chastity

1. a female massager

1. the strength of an electrical current measured in amperes

1. overabundance of words

2. the manner in which something is expressed in words

1. any of several plants of the genus Digitalis

1. a generally green or black mineral; it occurs as a constituent of many rocks typically in the form of a flat crystal

1. the inventor to whom a patent is issued

1. a vegetable cut into thin strips

2. a clear soup garnished with julienne vegetables

1. a print obtained from photoengraving

2. an engraving used to reproduce an illustration

1. a man of great strength or bravery

1. a pipe carrying fumes from the muffler to the rear of a car

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

1. a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law

1. fortification consisting of a fence made of a line of stout posts set firmly for defense

2. a penal camp where political prisoners or prisoners of war are confined (usually under harsh conditions)

1. a building where prostitutes are available

1. the semantic role of the noun phrase that designates the place of the state or action denoted by the verb

2. A case used to indicate place, or the place where, or wherein.

1. a house for storing ice

1. a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

2. a handheld collapsible source of shade

1. a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

2. a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work

1. temporary cessation or suspension

1. a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing

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

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

1. the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter

1. a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin

1. the seed-producing cone of a pine tree

1. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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

1. adroitness and cleverness in reply

1. a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

1. a French policeman

1. pasta in long slender flat strips

1. a quarrel about petty points

1. a British solo dance performed by sailors

2. music for dancing the hornpipe

1. perennial herb of the eastern United States having arrowhead-shaped leaves and an elongate pointed spathe and green berries

1. (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality

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

1. a state of peace and quiet

1. a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

1. a restaurant where tea and light meals are available

1. crystalline oxidation product of the metabolism of nucleoproteins; precursor of uric acid; found in many organs and in urine

1. an artificially made microscopic vesicle into which nucleic acids can be packaged; used in molecular biology as a transducing vector

1. minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units

1. an oxide containing three atoms of oxygen in the molecule

1. a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade; used in 18th and 19th centuries

2. a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument

1. a thin sheet of metal (iron or steel) coated with tin to prevent rusting; used especially for cans, pots, and tins

1. a depression in the ground communicating with a subterranean passage (especially in limestone) and formed by solution or by collapse of a cavern roof

1. a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study

2. a varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging

1. short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron

1. a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals

1. a consonant pronounced with aspiration

2. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.

1. the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle

1. a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria

1. a unit of information equal to 1000 bytes

2. a unit of information equal to 1024 bytes

1. a person of subnormal intelligence

1. a person inducted into an organization or social group

2. someone who is drafted into military service

1. a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk