Nouns Starting With S

1. the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone

2. an investigation seeking answers

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

2. physical position in relation to the surroundings

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

1. the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

1. performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others

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

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

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

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

1. instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity

2. a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

1. the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

2. aiding the cause or policy or interests of

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. an educational institution

2. a building where young people receive education

1. a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used

2. (mathematics) an abstract collection of numbers or symbols

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

2. a supply of something available for future use

1. the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

2. conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

2. something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation

1. an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment

2. something intended to communicate a particular impression

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

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

1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

2. a public display of a message

1. the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees

2. a location in the southern part of a country, region, or city

1. a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

2. a very thin slice (of tissue or mineral or other substance) for examination under a microscope

1. the state of being free from danger or injury

2. defense against financial failure; financial independence

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

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

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

2. small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done

1. the slender part of the back

2. a garment size for a small person

1. searching for or buying goods or services

2. the commodities purchased from stores

1. a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)

2. (poetic) tranquil silence

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

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

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

1. a particular instance of selling

2. the general activity of selling

1. the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity)

2. the merchandise that a shop has on hand

1. a particular branch of scientific knowledge

2. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

1. income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time

1. the beginning of anything

2. the time at which something is supposed to begin

1. similar things placed in order or happening one after another

2. a serialized set of programs

1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

2. an indefinitely short time

1. the chance to speak

1. a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

2. (court games) the player who serves to start a point

1. a detailed critical inspection

2. applying the mind to learning and understanding a subject (especially by reading)

1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

2. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

1. a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

2. the part of a thoroughfare between the sidewalks; the part of the thoroughfare on which vehicles travel

1. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

2. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged

1. a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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

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

2. one of two or more contesting groups

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

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

2. a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

1. the activity of persuading someone to buy

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

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

1. the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

2. a state at a particular time

1. someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money

1. (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

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

1. the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

2. the rays of the sun

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. your consciousness of your own identity

2. a person considered as a unique individual

1. an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

2. a formal association of people with similar interests

1. the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions

2. a safe place

1. a fact about some part (as opposed to general)

2. a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease

1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed

2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference

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

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

1. the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

2. the subjective sensation of hearing something

1. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

2. an approximate definition or example

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

2. the distance covered by a step

1. any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties

2. a person lacking intelligence or common sense

1. distance travelled per unit time

2. a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens

1. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

2. miscellaneous unspecified objects

1. the act of storing something

2. a depository for goods

1. a particular situation

1. continuing or remaining in a place or state

2. the state of inactivity following an interruption

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

1. the event of something ending

2. the act of stopping something

1. a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing

2. a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight

1. a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

2. one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions

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

1. the act of choosing or selecting

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

1. a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

2. coins made of silver

1. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

1. an amount of something available for use

2. offering goods and services for sale

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

2. a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips

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

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

1. a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters

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

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

1. 100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

1. a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)

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

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

1. the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

2. the period of finest development, happiness, or beauty

1. a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

1. a short musical composition with words

2. a distinctive or characteristic sound

1. the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

2. a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed

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. someone who works at something specified

2. someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)

1. strongbox where valuables can be safely kept

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

1. a detailed critical inspection

2. short descriptive summary (of events)

1. an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

2. the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

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

2. proper or designated social situation

1. a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

2. anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume

1. a vessel that carries passengers or freight

1. an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

2. an attainment that is successful

1. a male human offspring

1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

2. the branch of military science dealing with military command and the planning and conduct of a war

1. an undergraduate student during the year preceding graduation

2. a person who is older than you are

1. a meeting for execution of a group's functions

2. the time during which a school holds classes

1. a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

2. an outer surface (usually thin)

1. a lightweight cord

2. stringed instruments that are played with a bow

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. workplace for the teaching or practice of an art

2. an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

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

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

1. an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range

2. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

1. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle

2. a social group that forms part of the society or the economy

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

2. hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting

1. the display of a motion picture

2. something shown to the public

1. 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

2. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

1. the context and environment in which something is set

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

1. an ordered reference standard

2. relative magnitude

1. a support or foundation

2. the position where a thing or person stands

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

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

1. control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit

2. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

1. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

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

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

2. the product of two equal terms

1. a gait in which steps and hops alternate

2. a mistake resulting from neglect

1. the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money

1. any broad thin expanse or surface

2. paper used for writing or printing

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

2. one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face

1. (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

2. a specific kind of something

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

2. a condition or position in which you find yourself

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

2. a person who follows or serves another

1. the act of firing a projectile

2. a solid missile discharged from a firearm

1. 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

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

1. a garment worn on the upper half of the body

1. the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures

2. a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted

1. a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

2. person of exceptional holiness

1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas

1. a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

2. the course along which a person has walked or is walking in

1. matter that is solid at room temperature and pressure

2. the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape

1. a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

1. the vital principle or animating force within living things

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

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

1. a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

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. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

2. a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground

1. assembly possessing high legislative powers

1. someone who supports or champions something

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

1. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

2. any incitement to action

1. the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

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

1. a fund of money put by as a reserve

1. a person having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex

2. a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit)

1. a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance

2. something written by hand

1. a dish served as the last course of a meal

2. a food rich in sugar

1. a health resort near a spring or at the seaside

2. a fashionable hotel usually in a resort area

1. the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

2. (language) communication by word of mouth

1. unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)

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

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

1. something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)

2. information known only to a special group

1. using or enjoying something jointly with others

2. having in common

1. an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

2. the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone

1. badminton played with one person on each side

2. tennis played with one person on each side

1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

2. a torpid state resembling deep sleep

1. a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference

2. angry criticism

1. the place where some action occurs

2. an incident (real or imaginary)

1. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

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

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

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

1. narrow wood or metal or plastic runners used in pairs for gliding over snow

1. a football game in which two teams of 11 players try to kick or head a ball into the opponents' goal

1. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

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

1. the property of being physically or mentally strong

2. capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war

1. the act of searching for something

2. an attempt to acquire or gain something

1. social or financial or professional status or reputation

2. an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event

1. the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

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

1. a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time

2. agreement expressed by (or as if expressed by) signing your name

1. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

1. your name written in your own handwriting

2. a distinguishing style

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

2. a short section or illustration (as between radio or tv programs or in a magazine) that is often used for advertising

1. a serialized set of programs

2. a periodical that appears at scheduled times

1. perception by means of the eyes

2. normal use of the faculty of vision

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

1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)

2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense

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

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

1. a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

2. white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food

1. a female person who has the same parents as another person

2. a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority or labor union or other group

1. a musical notation indicating one half step higher than the note named

2. a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point

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

2. a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

1. an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning

2. practices one branch of medicine

1. the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk

1. anything regarded as making something unclean

2. the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock

1. the utterance of intelligible speech

2. delivering an address to a public audience

1. an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

2. something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible

1. equipment designed to serve a specific function

2. the way something is organized or arranged

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. someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity

1. a large number or amount

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a distinguishing trait

1. an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

1. a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

2. an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain

1. an implement consisting of a length of wood

2. a small thin branch of a tree

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 violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning

2. a violent commotion or disturbance

1. something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)

2. the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another

1. a position in a grammatical linguistic construction in which a variety of alternative units are interchangeable

2. a small slit (as for inserting a coin or depositing mail)

1. British money; especially the pound sterling as the basic monetary unit of the UK

1. a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

2. a frame for constraining an animal while it is receiving veterinary attention or while being shod

1. something that remunerates

1. an act of economizing; reduction in cost

2. recovery or preservation from loss or danger

1. a quantity of money

2. a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers

1. a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you

2. washing yourself by standing upright under water sprayed from a nozzle

1. the act of causing something to go (especially messages)

1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

1. the act of swimming

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

1. term of address for a man

1. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

2. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

1. extending the legs at right angles to the trunk (one in front and the other in back)

2. a bottle containing half the usual amount

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

1. a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

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

1. an event in which something is displaced without rotation

2. a qualitative change

1. the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

2. state of being gratified or satisfied

1. one of greater rank or station or quality

2. the head of a religious community

1. the act of spending or disbursing money

2. money paid out; an amount spent

1. any meeting for an exchange of ideas

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

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

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

1. a relatively long narrow piece of something

2. artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material

1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

2. naming explicitly

1. the act of smoothing

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

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

1. (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

2. the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

1. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

1. the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region

2. an image produced by scanning

1. steel containing chromium that makes it resistant to corrosion

1. estrangement from god

2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

1. a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

1. a small hard fruit

2. a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa

1. a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

2. a community of people smaller than a town

1. reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound

2. two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

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

1. one of two divisions of an academic year

2. half a year; a period of 6 months

1. a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

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

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

2. a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together

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

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

1. a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral

2. fortitude and determination

1. fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters

2. a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents

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

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

1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)

2. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program

1. people who are sick

1. the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

2. a systematic orderly arrangement

1. an ability that has been acquired by training

2. ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

1. a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

2. a Spanish mackerel of western North America

1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)

1. a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

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

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

1. shade within clear boundaries

2. an unilluminated area

1. a pesticide in suspension or solution; intended for spraying

2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air

1. a member of a senate

1. the act of firing a projectile

2. killing someone by gunfire

1. the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

2. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat

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

2. a sudden unexpected event

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

1. the quality or attribute of being firm and steadfast

2. a stable order (especially of society)

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

2. the direction corresponding to the southwestward compass point

1. any activity that is performed alone without assistance

2. a musical composition for one voice or instrument (with or without accompaniment)

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. an indefinite or unknown location

1. a state of surviving; remaining alive

2. a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

1. the display of a motion picture

2. fabric of metal or plastic mesh

1. a person who is not very bright

1. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object

2. one of the parts into which something naturally divides

1. a complex of concurrent things

2. a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease

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

1. someone who visits stores in search of articles to buy

2. a commercial agent who shops at the competitor's store in order to compare their prices and merchandise with those of the store that employs her

1. any device that receives a signal or stimulus (as heat or pressure or light or motion etc.) and responds to it in a distinctive manner

1. the act of slapping on the buttocks

1. financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

2. profound scholarly knowledge

1. (used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee

2. underpants worn by men

1. the underside of footwear or a golf club

2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish

1. an instance of visual perception

2. anything that is seen

1. a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

2. animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

1. a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy

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

1. textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end

2. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

1. a socially awkward or tactless act

2. a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.

1. a bony hollow into which a structure fits

2. receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted

1. a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity

2. mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

1. someone making a search or inquiry

2. a missile equipped with a device that is attracted toward some kind of emission (heat or light or sound or radio waves)

1. a new branch

2. the act of shooting at targets

1. a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile)

2. the act of rotating rapidly

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

2. the direction corresponding to the southeastward compass point

1. a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal fats

2. money offered as a bribe

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

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

1. the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments

2. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

1. one who supervises or has charge and direction of

2. a program that controls the execution of other programs

1. the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

2. a cut of meat including the upper joint of the foreleg

1. a person who sings

1. the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet

1. the state of being asleep

2. quiet and inactive restfulness

1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

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. (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study

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

1. a large and unbroken expanse or distance

2. the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

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

2. small case into which an object fits

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

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

1. an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position

2. hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it

1. waves breaking on the shore

1. a sport in which participants must travel on skis

1. someone who expresses strong approval

2. someone who contracts to receive and pay for a service or a certain number of issues of a publication

1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

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

1. water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

1. an orderly pile

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

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

1. the act of killing yourself

2. a person who kills himself intentionally

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

1. (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

1. the act of guiding or showing the way

2. the act of setting and holding a course

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

1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

1. a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons

1. a person who is owned by someone

2. someone who works as hard as a slave

1. an energetic attempt to achieve something

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

1. a state of acute pain

2. misery resulting from affliction

1. a lavishly produced performance

1. liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food

2. any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup

1. the act of singing vocal music

2. disclosing information or giving evidence about another

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

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

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

1. the act of sucking

1. someone who saves something from danger or violence

2. someone who saves (especially money)

1. evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score

1. spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens

1. gallery where works of art can be displayed

2. a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

1. an idea that is suggested

2. a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection

1. an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

2. a wingless sterile ant or termite having a large head and powerful jaws adapted for defending the colony

1. a focus of public attention

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

1. an extra component of a machine or other apparatus

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

1. cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist

2. a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women

1. the quality of being significant

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

1. an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work)

2. a setting for a work of art or literature

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

1. finding a solution to a problem

1. position six in a countable series of things

2. one part in six equal parts

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

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

1. the state of lacking unity

2. coming apart

1. someone who is under suspicion

2. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

1. someone who transmits a message

2. set used to broadcast radio or tv signals

1. organizing into or administering as a syndicate

2. selling (an article or cartoon) for publication in many magazines or newspapers at the same time

1. a person's partner in marriage

1. reading carefully with intent to remember

1. the distinctive form in which a thing is made

2. a type or class

1. any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters; usually migrate from salt to fresh water to spawn

2. flesh of any of various marine or freshwater fish of the family Salmonidae

1. an electric motor for starting an engine

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

1. a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work

1. people descended from a common ancestor

1. a man who is virile and sexually active

2. ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as on a vault or shield or belt)

1. predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body; they spin silk to make cocoons for eggs or traps for prey

2. a computer program that prowls the internet looking for publicly accessible resources that can be added to a database; the database can then be searched with a search engine

1. (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation

2. the ability to respond to physical stimuli or to register small physical amounts or differences

1. the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell

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

2. an association of companies for some definite purpose

1. a protective covering or structure

2. armor carried on the arm to intercept blows

1. the work of a sailor

2. riding in a sailboat

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

2. the combination of ideas into a complex whole

1. a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

1. sound recording on a narrow strip of a motion picture film

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

2. the service of ushering people to their seats

1. the rays of the sun

2. moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

1. (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

2. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

1. a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

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

2. the absence of sound

1. an elected governmental council in a communist country (especially one that is a member of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)

1. the complete duration of something

2. the distance or interval between two points

1. an act passed by a legislative body

1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather

1. setting an order and time for planned events

1. woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

2. a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

1. food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens

1. language expressed by visible hand gestures

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 sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

1. a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

1. a smallest army unit

2. a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

1. a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

2. a document that can be rolled up (as for storage)

1. the act of swimming

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

1. a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player

2. a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving

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

2. a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

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

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

1. a person loved by another person

1. someone who guards prisoners

2. a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole

1. plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe

2. (technology) a process that acts to absorb or remove energy or a substance from a system

1. a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

1. property or income owned by a church

2. concern with things of the spirit

1. the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer

2. the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission

1. a substance as germanium or silicon whose electrical conductivity is intermediate between that of a metal and an insulator; its conductivity increases with temperature and in the presence of impurities

2. a conductor made with semiconducting material

1. the act of catching an object with the hands

2. a spell of cold weather

1. the act of setting in operation

2. the act of starting a new operation or practice

1. an equal exchange

1. a quick run

1. a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

2. the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

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

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

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

1. a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

2. a person who lacks good judgment

1. a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)

1. the sport of riding a surfboard toward the shore on the crest of a wave

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

2. a deceitful or treacherous person

1. the study and classification of human societies

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

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

2. a depression scratched or carved into a surface

1. forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

1. position seven in a countable series of things

2. one part in seven equal parts

1. a three-dimensional work of plastic art

2. creating figures or designs in three dimensions

1. a quantity much larger than is needed

1. an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera

1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

1. an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

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

1. the act of sponsoring (either officially or financially)

1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

2. a company that is completely controlled by another company

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. leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink

2. alternative names for the body of a human being

1. goods carried by a large vehicle

2. the act of sending off something

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

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

1. a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

2. a large orchestra; can perform symphonies

1. an area composed of subdivided lots

2. the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

1. the property of being sustainable

1. building material used as siding or roofing

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

1. a word used for misbehaving children

1. the first light of day

2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun

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

2. a state of dishonor

1. a light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has two or four seats

1. an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage

1. the area in which something exists or lives

1. the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

2. any property detected by the olfactory system

1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

2. an adhesive label

1. a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back

1. an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world

2. a schematic or preliminary plan

1. an upholstered seat for more than one person

1. a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

1. an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

1. an elevated geological formation

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

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

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

2. a reason for wanting something done

1. a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

2. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

1. a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole

2. line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

1. two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

1. a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

1. a long wooden bench with a back

1. fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members

2. the kind of playing that involves pressing the fingers on the strings of a stringed instrument to control the pitch

1. joining or attaching by stitches

2. needlework on which you are working with needle and thread

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

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

1. an advantageous purchase

2. a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

2. someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports)

1. someone who is small and insignificant

2. the occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid)

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

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

1. the physical coming together of two or more things

2. the act of contacting one thing with another

1. a game closely resembling baseball that is played on a smaller diamond and with a ball that is larger

2. ball used in playing softball

1. the male reproductive cell; the male gamete

1. witty remark

2. a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

1. paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes

1. any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

2. a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest

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

1. an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

1. a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight

2. common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks

1. a person who directs and manages an organization

2. a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

1. large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

2. music composed for dancing the samba

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. the principal law-enforcement officer in a county

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

2. a means of preserving from harm or unpleasantness

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

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

1. the sport of gliding on skates

1. one who lives through affliction

2. one who outlives another

1. anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

2. an individual that one is not acquainted with

1. an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records and other secretarial duties; especially for international organizations

1. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

1. the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs

2. a cow about to give birth

1. a particular environment or walk of life

2. any spherically shaped artifact

1. a sudden forceful flow

2. a sudden or abrupt strong increase

1. a small drink

1. a slap with the flat of the hand

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

2. any sharply pointed projection

1. a physician who specializes in surgery

1. the quantity a scoop will hold

2. a hollow concave shape made by removing something

1. a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

1. a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure

1. a member of an uncivilized people

2. a cruelly rapacious person

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

1. V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

1. a clergyman who watches over a group of people

2. a herder of sheep (on an open range); someone who keeps the sheep together in a flock

1. an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

2. sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)

1. (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something

2. (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

1. a male spokesperson

1. becoming stronger

2. the act of increasing the strength of something

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 link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing

2. a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running

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

2. something hard to endure

1. an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion

2. the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

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

2. misfortune resulting in lost effort or money

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. the quality of being similar

2. a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) parts of a stimulus field that are similar to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together as a unit

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six

1. a momentary flash of light

2. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

1. a stretch of shallow water

1. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

2. emotional agitation and excitement

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

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

1. a car that is closed and that has front and rear seats and two or four doors

2. a closed litter for one passenger

1. stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

1. any member of a ship's crew

2. a serviceman in the navy

1. a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

2. a shelter from danger or hardship

1. a sculpture representing a human or animal

1. a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made

1. an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

1. anesthesia of the lower half of the body; caused by injury to the spinal cord or by injecting an anesthetic beneath the arachnoid membrane that surrounds the spinal cord

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

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

1. the rear part of a ship

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

1. a share of something

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

1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists

2. becoming aware of something via the senses

1. close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)

2. the activity of supplying a stock of something

1. the quality of being simple or uncompounded

2. a lack of penetration or subtlety

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

1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects

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

1. salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

2. agitation resulting from active worry

1. a seat for the rider of a horse or other animal

2. a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle)

1. feeling a need to see others suffer

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

1. a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

1. the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates

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

2. in a subordinate position

1. matter that has been deposited by some natural process

1. the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean

1. creating thread

1. a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish

1. a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

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

1. a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center

2. a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

1. any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

1. disparaging terms for small people

2. any of various edible decapod crustaceans

1. a motorboat resembling a motor scooter

2. child's two-wheeled vehicle operated by foot

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

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

1. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

2. a disgraceful event

1. a fraudulent business scheme

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

1. the study of language meaning

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

1. a quick throw

1. spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexican foods

1. the act of arousing an organism to action

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

1. a political advocate of socialism

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

2. the practice of owning slaves

1. a Finnish steam bath; steam is produced by pouring water over heated rocks

1. someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation

1. apprehension about what is going to happen

2. an uncertain cognitive state

1. a mobile phone with more advanced computing capability and connectivity than basic feature phones

1. the act of mating by male animals

1. sweet fleshy red fruit

2. any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry

1. the act of sliding down a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard

1. a small amount of liquid food

1. preliminary drawing for later elaboration

2. a brief literary description

1. any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics

1. an event in which one thing is substituted for another

2. the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:

1. an integrated course of academic studies

1. a person with great powers and abilities

2. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

1. the sound like water splashing

2. a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event

1. a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account

1. acceptance of despair

2. a verbal act of admitting defeat

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

2. a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

1. a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food

2. as much as a spoon will hold

1. any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

2. edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

1. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)

2. an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway

1. plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder

2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

1. going about to look at places of interest

1. leather with a napped surface

2. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

1. a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper

2. a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

1. a person who chooses or selects out

2. a switch that is used to select among alternatives

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

1. the act of moving from one place to another

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

2. feudal Japanese military aristocracy

1. the sum of part of a group of numbers

1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

2. any heating apparatus

1. a mug intended for serving beer

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

2. an acute insufficiency

1. liquid that is spilled

2. a channel that carries excess water over or around a dam or other obstruction

1. winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge

2. the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects

1. a light informal meal

1. the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale

2. the appearance of a place

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 small amount of liquid food

2. the act of swallowing

1. a large board for displaying the score of a contest (and some other information)

1. (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

2. widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins

1. (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate

2. thin layers of rock used for roofing

1. sharp piercing cry

2. a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

1. an enclosed space

2. a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule

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

2. a person who perspires

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

1. (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

2. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

1. the act of arranging in a graduated series

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

1. a cocktail made of a liquor (especially whiskey or gin) mixed with lemon or lime juice and sugar

2. the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth

1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

2. worthless material that is to be disposed of

1. hosiery consisting of a cloth covering for the foot; worn inside the shoe; reaches to between the ankle and the knee

2. a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

1. the money risked on a gamble

1. termination of operations

1. North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

1. cotton knit pullover with long sleeves worn during athletic activity

1. the act of mixing cards haphazardly

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

1. a wide scope

2. someone who cleans soot from chimneys

1. a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles

2. a person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)

1. telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

1. the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

2. a prolonged intense look

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

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

2. someone who samples food or drink for its quality

1. an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status

2. request for a sum of money

1. any process serving to define the shape of something

2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape

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

2. an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison

1. an example regarded as typical of its class

2. a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes

1. a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit

1. a female person who has the same parents as another person

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

2. extinct flightless bird related to the dodo

1. a soiled or discolored appearance

2. (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

1. changing location by moving back and forth

1. a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen

1. an ordinary man

2. the dead body of a human being

1. rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed

1. a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly

2. the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions

1. tight fitting garment worn for swimming

1. the environmental condition

2. the area in which something exists or lives

1. the failure to develop some part or organ

2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

1. someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

1. the activity of supplying or providing something

1. a craft capable of traveling in outer space; technically, a satellite around the sun

1. act of expanding by lengthening or widening

2. exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

1. avoiding detection by moving carefully

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

2. the act of washing your hair with shampoo

1. a steep place (as on a hill)

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

1. someone who causes the death of a person or animal

1. (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane

2. balance among the parts of something

1. an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

2. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. confidential information about a topic or person

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

1. a route shorter than the usual one

1. the rays of the sun

1. an open skin infection

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

1. a person who follows next in order

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

1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

2. defectiveness or unsoundness

1. a mechanical device on a camera that opens and closes to control the time of a photographic exposure

2. a hinged blind for a window

1. the removal of covering

1. a distinctive odor that is pleasant

2. an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced

1. something that follows something else

2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it

1. an unbroken series of events

2. a distinctive characteristic

1. a measure of the depth of water taken with a sounding line

2. the act of measuring depth of water (usually with a sounding line)

1. a physician who specializes in psychiatry

1. standing posture

2. a rationalized mental attitude

1. the state of being clean and conducive to health

2. making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing

1. a coupling (as in a chain) that has one end that turns on a headed pin

1. a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group

1. the basic unit of money in Uzbekistan

2. the basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan

1. a vigorous blow

2. a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

1. a second-year undergraduate

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

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

1. an utterance made by exhaling audibly

2. a sound like a person sighing

1. any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal

2. a lawman with the rank of sergeant

1. the cognitive condition of someone who understands

1. a disposition free from stress or emotion

2. the absence of mental stress or anxiety

1. the forest trees growing in a country or region

1. a thick sweet sticky liquid

1. a liquid substance capable of dissolving other substances

2. a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem

1. the time between occurrences of a repeating event

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

1. the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton

1. something reduced to its minimal form

2. a scandal that is kept secret

1. the act of teaching at school

2. the process of being formally educated at a school

1. a girl attending school

1. the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

2. avoiding detection by moving carefully

1. a simple seat without a back or arms

2. solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

1. a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

1. a following of one thing after another in time

2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly

2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

1. the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

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

2. a shaky motion

1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

2. a sudden attack of fear

1. something that can be relied on when needed

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

1. a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter

2. tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms; often provides light meals

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

2. secondary or explanatory title

1. any word or group of words functioning as a noun

1. 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 wound made by cutting

2. an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)

1. a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components

1. East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil

1. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

2. a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

1. a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

1. highly seasoned minced meat stuffed in casings

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

1. the killing of animals (as for food)

2. a sound defeat

1. road where high speed driving is allowed

2. a racetrack for racing automobiles or motorcycles

1. (physics) a deformation of an object in which parallel planes remain parallel but are shifted in a direction parallel to themselves

2. a large edge tool that cuts sheet metal by passing a blade through it

1. government free from external control

2. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

1. a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods

1. attire worn for sport or for casual wear

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

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

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

1. a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

2. an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group

1. a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

1. a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

2. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

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

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

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

1. a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

2. a mental pain or distress

1. an area where merchandise (such as cars) can be displayed

1. a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

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

1. small crude shelter used as a dwelling

1. the quality of being specific rather than general

2. the quality of being specific to a particular organism

1. an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

2. sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment

1. a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime

2. a social gathering where a light evening meal is served

1. a private place of education for the young

2. a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

1. a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms

1. a large number or amount

2. storage space in a library consisting of an extensive arrangement of bookshelves where most of the books are stored

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

2. a moralistic rebuke

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

1. a system that is part of some larger system

1. a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

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

1. someone who walks at a leisurely pace

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

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

2. British breed of large heavy draft horse

1. the outline of objects seen against the sky

2. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

1. the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

1. property or goods saved from damage or destruction

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

1. someone entrusted to hold the stakes for two or more persons betting against one another; must deliver the stakes to the winner

1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven

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

2. someone who supports or champions something

1. care for the skin

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

1. the position of steward

1. a part of a part

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

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

1. low land that is seasonally flooded; has more woody plants than a marsh and better drainage than a bog

2. a situation fraught with difficulties and imponderables

1. a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases

2. an enclosed space

1. light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

2. any coniferous tree of the genus Picea

1. an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement

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

1. the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack

1. a composer of words or music for popular songs

1. an impression that something might be the case

2. doubt about someone's honesty

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

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

1. the quality of having the properties that are right for a specific purpose

1. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

2. material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

1. a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.

2. a document or escort providing safe passage through a region especially in time of war

1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

1. an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

2. a wrestling hold in which you wrap your legs around the opponents body or head and put your feet together and squeeze

1. the act of cleaning with a broom

1. tender, romantic, or nostalgic feeling or emotion

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

1. a male deer, especially an adult male red deer

2. adult male deer

1. a boundary line between land and water

1. dry to sweet amber wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain or similar wines produced elsewhere; usually drunk as an aperitif

1. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity

2. the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government

1. any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue

1. the production of a drama on the stage

2. a system of scaffolds

1. a datum that can be represented numerically

1. any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact

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

1. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

1. a slippery smoothness

2. a magazine printed on good quality paper

1. the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

2. the special line of work you have adopted as your career

1. an emoticon of a smiling face

1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

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

1. a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

1. the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

2. the act of making something (as a vessel or aircraft) less likely to overturn

1. a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

2. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

1. (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

2. the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart

1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn

2. a genre of literature and performing arts, in which shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming others

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

1. one who is employed to saw wood

2. any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers

1. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

1. an effortful attempt to attain a goal

1. a board with wheels that is ridden in a standing or crouching position and propelled by foot

1. the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

2. a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg

1. a person who is regarded as underhanded and furtive and contemptible

2. someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions

1. a gradual sinking to a lower level

1. a piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together

1. a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used

2. someone able to acquire new knowledge and skills rapidly and easily

1. a subdivision of a larger religious group

2. a dissenting clique

1. a descendant or heir

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

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

1. signs collectively (especially commercial signs or posters)

1. walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

1. a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

2. the fur of a squirrel

1. firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges

1. an engineer who determines the boundaries and elevations of land or structures

2. someone who conducts a statistical survey

1. keeping a secret or furtive watch

2. the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes

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

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

1. the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea

2. a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor)

1. tight fitting garment worn for swimming

1. an affix that is added at the end of the word

1. (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle

2. a piece of wood that has been turned on a lathe; used as a baluster, chair leg, etc.

1. a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit

1. a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost

2. a small piece

1. a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something

2. any sharply pointed projection

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

1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance

2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid

1. an indication of potential opportunity

2. castrated bull

1. spaghetti served with a tomato sauce

2. pasta in the form of long strings

1. the leader of an Arab village or family

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

1. a social club for female undergraduates

1. a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

1. any of several fat-soluble organic compounds having as a basis 17 carbon atoms in four rings; many have important physiological effects

2. any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs

1. a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed

2. small area set off by walls for special use

1. a short line at the end of the main strokes of a character

1. a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

1. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

1. agitating a liquid with an implement

2. arousing to a particular emotion or action

1. block consisting of a thick piece of something

1. diagram of an electrical or mechanical system

1. a marksman who shoots at people from a concealed place

1. an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)

1. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

2. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

1. a political theory advocating state ownership of industry

2. an economic system based on state ownership of capital

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

1. a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning

2. someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

1. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

2. an indication of damage

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

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

1. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

1. a worker who splits fish and removes the backbone

2. a taxonomist who classifies organisms into many groups on the basis of relatively minor characteristics

1. the condition in which a standard has been successfully established

2. the imposition of standards or regulations

1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

2. the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

1. a form of pool played with 15 red balls and six balls of other colors and a cue ball

1. an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water

1. a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

1. merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance

2. the occurrence of a small flash or spark

1. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

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

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

1. a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

1. changing location rapidly

1. the sport of skating on a skateboard

1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

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

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

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

1. dust consisting of a mixture of small coal fragments and coal dust and dirt that sifts out when coal is passed over a sieve

2. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

1. the state of being susceptible; easily affected

1. exploring in order to gain information

1. a person who wields power and influence

2. a container in which something can be shaken

1. a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

2. a garment size for a large or heavy person

1. edible purple or red berries

1. a person's brother or sister

1. a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets

1. a fixed look with eyes open wide

1. a person who smokes tobacco

2. a party for men only (or one considered suitable for men only)

1. the precipitate produced by sewage treatment

2. any thick, viscous matter

1. the quality of being scalable

1. something of sentimental value

2. a reminder of past events

1. the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs

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

2. the state of being sad

1. a person who prepares or deals in animal skins

2. a worker who drives mules

1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

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

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

1. an asset of special worth or utility

2. a distinguishing trait

1. normal or sound powers of mind

1. a force over an area produced by a pressure difference

2. the act of sucking

1. water containing salts

1. a flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions

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

2. small brownish European songbird

1. a descent as through liquid (especially through water)

2. a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength)

1. an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)

1. the act of spotting or staining something

2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

1. a shoe consisting of a sole fastened by straps to the foot

1. someone who engages in surfboarding

1. an act of honor or courteous recognition

2. a formal military gesture of respect

1. informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar

2. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

1. (histology) the use of a dye to color specimens for microscopic study

2. the act of spotting or staining something

1. an aimless drawing

1. an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)

1. a decrease in rate of change

1. a rester who is sleeping

2. a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal

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

1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

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

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

1. a distinct and often subordinate group within a group

2. (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group

1. an assistant subject to the authority or control of another

2. a word that is more specific than a given word

1. a person loved by another person

2. any well-liked individual

1. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

2. padding put in mattresses and cushions and upholstered furniture

1. a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention

2. a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

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

1. a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

1. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

2. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

1. a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work

2. the property of being out of date and not current

1. an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface

2. any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull

1. the activity of flying a glider

1. the act of rising upward into the air

1. a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual

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

1. a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite

1. agitation resulting from active worry

2. food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables

1. the act of breaking something into small pieces

1. a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal

1. an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces

1. a chemical compound used to remove paint or varnish

2. a worker who strips the stems from moistened tobacco leaves and binds the leaves together into books

1. a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

2. someone who races the luge

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

2. washing something by allowing it to soak

1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger

1. the trait of keeping things secret

2. the condition of being concealed or hidden

1. a mental position from which things are viewed

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

1. two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

1. a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice

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

1. tracked vehicle for travel on snow having skis in front

1. a projectile that is fired from a gun

2. a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms

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

2. the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents

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

1. limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

2. a firework that moves in serpentine manner when ignited

1. a sudden sharp feeling

2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

1. formal and explicit approval

2. a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards

1. skin diving with a snorkel

1. joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

2. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

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

1. confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

2. one who lives in solitude

1. any of various small terrestrial isopods having a flat elliptical segmented body; found in damp habitats

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

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

1. a farm building for housing horses or other livestock

1. a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles

2. a commercial preparation of starch that is used to stiffen textile fabrics in laundering

1. encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators

2. uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement

1. a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

2. the founder of a family

1. an adult male who shaves

2. a young person of either sex

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

2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses

1. one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or sliding objects

2. a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation

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

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

1. a thinker who focuses on the problem as stated and tries to synthesize information and knowledge to achieve a solution

1. protective garment worn by surgeons during operations

1. control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system

1. freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

2. edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

1. a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doctrinal summaries prepared for memorization

1. stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

1. a sheet of material (metal, plastic, cardboard, waxed paper, silk, etc.) that has been perforated with a pattern (printing or a design); ink or paint can pass through the perforations to create the printed pattern on the surface below

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. the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)

1. the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth

2. the relative proportion of salt in a solution

1. a secret store of valuables or money

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting

2. a means of surviving

1. a step in walking or running

2. the distance covered by a step

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

2. a stupid mistake

1. a device that shreds documents (usually in order to prevent the wrong people from reading them)

1. controlling influence

2. pitching dangerously to one side

1. a man salesperson

1. uncastrated adult male horse

1. a disrespectful laugh

2. a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

1. the plot of a book or play or film

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

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

1. a bad or difficult situation or state of affairs

2. a difficult juncture

1. a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

2. a shoot arising from a plant's roots

1. an artist's brush made of sable hairs

2. the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

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

2. a set containing a single member

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

1. a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

1. an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

1. enduring strength and energy

2. the male reproductive organ of a flower

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

1. a student who fails to attend classes

2. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

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

2. any outer covering that can be shed or cast off (such as the cast-off skin of a snake)

1. a sharp blow

1. a boat propelled by a steam engine

1. in societies practicing shamanism: one acting as a medium between the visible and spirit worlds; practices sorcery for healing or divination

1. a book containing a collection of songs

1. a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

1. the dispersion of fungicides or insecticides or fertilizer on growing crops (often from a low-flying aircraft)

2. a quantity of small objects flying through the air

1. the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows

1. a haphazard distribution in all directions

2. the act of scattering

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

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

1. a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

2. the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth

1. ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

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

1. process or result of becoming less or smaller

2. the act of becoming less

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

2. the act of sprinkling or splashing water

1. joining or attaching by stitches

1. arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger

1. a long narrow opening

2. obscene terms for female genitals

1. someone who enters into a subcontract with the primary contractor

1. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

2. the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

1. fastening firmly together

1. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive

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

1. a figure of a person made of packed snow

1. something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate

2. a small shallow dish for holding a cup at the table

1. a writ issued by court authority to compel the attendance of a witness at a judicial proceeding; disobedience may be punishable as a contempt of court

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

2. an elaborate and remarkable display on a lavish scale

1. someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads)

2. board game equipment that consists of a dial and an arrow that is spun to determine the next move in the game

1. sufficient resources to provide comfort and meet obligations

2. an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

1. a state of social isolation

2. the state or situation of being alone

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

1. a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw

2. a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice

1. someone who skates

1. an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down

2. a remark to which there is no polite conversational reply

1. the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

2. the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed

1. the skin that covers the top of the head

1. a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

2. a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound

1. a dreamy romantic or sentimental quality

1. a request to be present

2. an order to appear in person at a given place and time

1. someone who engages in sports

1. a harsh noise made by scraping

1. a quantity added (e.g. to make up for a deficiency)

2. the act of supplementing

1. rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon

1. a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return

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

1. an elastic synthetic fabric

1. the quality of being superior

2. the quality of being at a competitive advantage

1. a female spokesperson

1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell

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

1. a sweetish crystalline amino acid involved in the synthesis by the body of cysteine

1. a biased way of looking at or presenting something

2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

1. a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium; occurs in several allotropic forms; a stable grey metallike allotrope conducts electricity better in the light than in the dark and is used in photocells; occurs in sulfide ores (as pyrite)

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 cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg

2. the part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

1. the decade from 1960 to 1969

2. the time of life between 60 and 70

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

1. enticing someone astray from right behavior

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

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

1. someone who walks with long stiff strides

2. someone who stalks game

1. uplifting enlightenment

2. a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone

1. slanderous defamation

2. a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

1. a forward on a soccer team

2. someone receiving intensive training for a naval technical rating

1. an intellectual who synthesizes or uses synthetic methods

2. (music) an electronic instrument (usually played with a keyboard) that generates and modifies sounds electronically and can imitate a variety of other musical instruments

1. a twilled woolen fabric

1. an adult female hog

1. people who have been slain (as in battle)

1. working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence

1. an explanation that omits superfluous details and reduces complexity

2. elimination of superfluous details

1. a proud stiff pompous gait

2. brace consisting of a bar or rod used to resist longitudinal compression

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

1. a fight involving shooting small arms with the intent to kill or frighten

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

2. the act of severing

1. garments designed to be worn in bed

1. a protective covering (as for a knife or sword)

2. an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

1. someone who writes screenplays

1. the shape of something rotating rapidly

1. head of soft crinkly leaves

1. a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes

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

2. the property of moving with pain or difficulty

1. someone who ships goods

2. a company in the business of shipping freight

1. something clearly established

2. property that your creditor can claim in case you default on your obligation

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

1. a person loved by another person

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

1. a shape that sags

1. a brief indulgence of your impulses

1. the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra

1. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

1. a pan used for frying foods

1. an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

1. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

2. someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

1. the act of closing something

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

1. a power tool used for sanding wood; an endless loop of sandpaper is moved at high speed by an electric motor

1. scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary

1. an employee who sweeps (floors or streets etc.)

2. a cleaning implement with revolving brushes that pick up dirt as the implement is pushed over a carpet

1. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

2. a feeling of resentful anger

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 apical end of the style where deposited pollen enters the pistil

2. a symbol of disgrace or infamy

1. the act of shielding from harm

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

1. a small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off)

2. the act of clipping or snipping

1. a quality that outshines the usual

2. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

1. one who sets written material into type

2. a long-haired dog formerly trained to crouch on finding game but now to point

1. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

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

1. a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step

1. spectroscope for obtaining a mass spectrum by deflecting ions into a thin slit and measuring the ion current with an electrometer

1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

1. an organism (person or animal) that sits

2. a person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home

1. a moving crowd

2. a group of many things in the air or on the ground

1. a system of symbols and symbolic representations

2. the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning

1. lack of agreement or harmony

2. bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

1. power to dominate or defeat

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

2. the quality of arousing fear or distress

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

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

1. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

1. the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

1. a mental representation of some haunting experience

2. a ghostly appearing figure

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

2. a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

1. a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period

2. the act of depriving of food or subjecting to famine

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

1. a person who rescues you from harm or danger

1. an unsteady uneven gait

2. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

1. (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative

1. an unceremonious and disorganized struggle

2. rushing about hastily in an undignified way

1. a Japanese form of wrestling; you lose if you are forced out of a small ring or if any part of your body (other than your feet) touches the ground

1. one who practices magic or sorcery

1. the act of slowing down or falling behind

1. a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

1. a large dark low cloud

1. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

1. a medical instrument used to inject or withdraw fluids

1. an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

2. one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

1. pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel

1. a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

1. a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

2. joint made by overlapping two ends and joining them together

1. a junction where two things (as paper or film or magnetic tape) have been joined together

1. any region lying in or toward the south

1. a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

1. the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid

1. a restaurant that specializes in steaks

1. a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun

1. the warmest season of the year; in the Northern Hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

1. young nobleman attendant on a knight

2. an English country landowner

1. the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth

2. the property of tasting as if it contains sugar

1. a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush

2. the act of following prey stealthily

1. large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in the North Temperate Zone

1. temperature just below the boiling point

1. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars

1. mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake

1. an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

2. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

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. a ray of sunlight

1. someone who takes the place of another person

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

1. piece of solid food for dipping in a liquid

2. a concession given to mollify or placate

1. the light of the stars

1. sensing an odor by inhaling through the nose

1. a person who sins (without repenting)

1. precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

1. a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle

2. the quantity a shovel can hold

1. informal terms for journalists

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

1. a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow

1. air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog

1. your consciousness of your own identity

2. a person considered as a unique individual

1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

1. the process whereby something is shed

2. loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales

1. a sample piece of cloth

1. a person with unusual powers of foresight

2. an observer who perceives visually

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

1. someone who suppresses

2. a gene that suppresses the phenotypic expression of another gene (especially of a mutant gene)

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

2. the property of being long-lived

1. cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

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

2. the act of making something completely wet

1. a chemical that is added to a solution or mixture or suspension to maintain it in a stable or unchanging state

2. airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft

1. a thin layer covering the surface of a liquid

2. reading or glancing through quickly

1. mental responsiveness and awareness

2. refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions

1. any of several aromatic herbs or subshrubs of the genus Satureja having spikes of flowers attractive to bees

2. dwarf aromatic shrub of Mediterranean regions

1. an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

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

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

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

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

1. a man who serves as a sailor

1. an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities

2. an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

1. doubt about the truth of something

2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

1. position 17 in a countable series of things

1. creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely grown for forage

2. Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers

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

1. the act of perceiving the odor of something

1. a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)

1. (biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

1. an artist who creates sculptures

1. worthless people

2. a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid

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

2. the act of adding a seasoning to food

1. a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods

1. a brushing or rustling sound

1. the act of observing

1. low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

2. a person who slips or slides because of loss of traction

1. a coil of wire around an iron core; becomes a magnet when current passes through the coil

1. the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

1. position 16 in a countable series of things

2. one part in sixteen equal parts

1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

2. a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury

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

2. dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus

1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

2. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ

1. the decade from 1970 to 1979

2. the time of life between 70 and 80

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

1. eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia

1. a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint

1. the quantity of a particular substance that can dissolve in a particular solvent (yielding a saturated solution)

2. the property (of a problem or difficulty) that makes it possible to solve

1. exercising by repeatedly assuming a crouching position with the knees bent; strengthens the leg muscles

2. a small worthless amount

1. a deep pan with a handle; used for stewing or boiling

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

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

1. fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

2. act of decreasing in length

1. a telephone with a microphone and loudspeaker; can be used without picking up a handset; several people can participate in a call at the same time

1. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

1. a ghostly appearing figure

2. a mental representation of some haunting experience

1. a confused multitude of things

2. a stifling cloud of smoke

1. a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

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

1. a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

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

1. an opening that allows the passage of liquids or grain

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

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

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

1. an earnest and sincere feeling

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

1. a small and inadequate amount

1. a player who makes a score in a game or contest

2. a logger who marks trees to be felled

1. a Hindu religious teacher; used as a title of respect

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

1. a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money

1. waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

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

1. any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar) that are light in color and transparent or translucent and cleavable

2. a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging

1. (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

1. scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

1. a crate for packing soap

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

1. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

1. a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets

2. a person who travels through the water by swimming

1. a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

1. the noise of soft mud being walked on

1. a crystal of snow

2. white Arctic bunting

1. a short high-pitched noise

2. something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

1. the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)

2. the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means)

1. the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

1. any thick, viscous matter

1. slang for sexual intercourse

1. a strongly fortified defensive structure

1. someone who skis

1. someone who tells a story

2. someone who tells lies

1. the property of being selective

1. the charred portion of a candlewick

2. a pinch of smokeless tobacco inhaled at a single time

1. a conventional or formulaic conception or image

1. the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

1. an unbroken period of time during which you do something

2. smallest American sandpiper

1. witty language used to convey insults or scorn

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

1. a person who sniffs

1. a tiny or scarcely detectable amount

2. a small piece of cloth

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

1. an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear

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

1. large scissors with strong blades

1. a small secluded room

1. a flexible strip (wood or rubber) used in drawing curved lines

2. a thin strip (wood or metal)

1. the quality of being one of a kind

2. strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual

1. a headlong rush of people on a common impulse

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

1. spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly

1. good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries

1. (biology) a taxonomic category below a family

1. abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

1. a laborer who builds up a stack or pile

1. a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

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

1. a stagehand responsible for moving scenery

2. a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

1. plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)

1. a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse

1. one who is playfully mischievous

1. a sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

1. breathing device consisting of a bent tube fitting into a swimmer's mouth and extending above the surface; allows swimmer to breathe while face down in the water

2. air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time

1. economically important Old World tropical cereal grass

2. made from juice of sweet sorghum

1. a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

1. convulsive gasp made while weeping

1. spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

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

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

1. the basic unit of money in Israel

1. structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure

2. (geology) a flat (usually horizontal) mass of igneous rock between two layers of older sedimentary rock

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

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

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

1. street names for marijuana

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

1. a subordinate incident of little importance relative to the main event

2. a minor show that is part of a larger one (as at the circus)

1. a humorous drama based on situations that might arise in day-to-day life

2. a humorous television program based on situations that could arise in everyday life

1. (law) an agreement or concession made by parties in a judicial proceeding (or by their attorneys) relating to the business before the court; must be in writing unless they are part of the court record

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

1. a person who makes or repairs shoes

1. a man who is the lover of a man or woman

1. a quick and penetrating intelligence

2. the attribute of urgency in tone of voice

1. a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast

1. a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation

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

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

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

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

1. a downhill race over a winding course defined by upright poles

1. the underside of footwear or a golf club

2. lean flesh of any of several flatfish

1. a contract assigning to another party some obligations of a prior contract

1. a person who administers punishment by wielding a switch or whip

1. a system of scaffolds

1. someone who uses salt to preserve meat or fish or other foods

2. someone who makes or deals in salt

1. street names for marijuana

1. a very small spot

2. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

1. someone making a search or inquiry

2. a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items

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

1. a workplace where ships are built or repaired

1. an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel

1. an attacker who pelts the victim with stones (especially with intent to kill)

1. the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided

2. the act of repulsing or repelling an attack; a successful defensive stand

1. psychic activity just below the level of awareness

1. garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt

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

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

1. the construction of ships

1. a shade of brown with a tinge of red

2. rich brown pigment prepared from the ink of cuttlefishes

1. a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

2. a dormant or quiescent state

1. tableware made of silver or silver plate or pewter or stainless steel

1. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs

1. the season of growth; spring; the beginning of spring

1. a member of a squad on a team

2. a worker who strings

1. large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage

1. close-grained fragrant yellowish heartwood of the true sandalwood; has insect repelling properties and is used for carving and cabinetwork

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. a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute

2. (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind

1. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

1. a primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together

2. the vocal organ of a bird

1. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer

2. the act of cutting into slices

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

1. a gesture involving the shoulders

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. a state powerful enough to influence events throughout the world

1. a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

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

1. plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

1. a light touch with the hands

1. someone who signs and is bound by a document

1. a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)

2. an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes

1. (literary) a spirited horse for state of war

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

2. a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process

1. a space that is contained within another space

1. a harsh noise made by scraping

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

1. echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

1. formerly the basic unit of money in Austria

1. young plant or tree grown from a seed

1. plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions

2. ball of ice cream covered with coconut and usually chocolate sauce

1. elegance by virtue of being fashionable

1. a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

2. a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers

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

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

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

1. a musician who performs a solo

1. a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors

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. a workman who uses shears to cut leather or metal or textiles

2. a skilled worker who shears the wool off of sheep or other animals

1. the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

2. the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group

1. a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds

2. a design consisting of a central disk resembling the sun and rays emanating from it

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

2. an auxiliary line of merchandise

1. publication in serial form

1. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

1. the shore of a sea or ocean

1. a cocktail made of made of creme de menthe and brandy

2. a remark capable of wounding mentally

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

1. a cylindrical tower used for storing silage

2. military installation consisting of an underground structure where ballistic missiles can be stored and fired

1. an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)

1. a salt or ester of sulphuric acid

1. a suspension of insoluble particles (as plaster of Paris or lime or clay etc.) usually in water

1. a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface)

2. an official who affixes a seal to a document

1. the process of becoming softer

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

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

1. a building where young people receive education

1. a leave usually taken every seventh year

1. someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs

1. words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

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

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

1. water containing salts

1. valuable goods

2. goods or money obtained illegally

1. a seal (especially one used to mark documents officially)

1. a state of reduced excitement or anxiety that is induced by the administrative of a sedative agent

2. the administration of a sedative agent or drug

1. an integrated course of academic studies

1. a member of a sect

1. cyclotron in which the electric field is maintained at a constant frequency

1. an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

2. a well or other hole in which water has collected

1. a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

1. an artist who is a master of a particular style

2. someone who cuts or beautifies hair

1. a worker who applies spray to a surface

2. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist

1. a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

2. a form of erotic entertainment in which a dancer gradually undresses to music

1. a convex lens that focuses the rays of the sun; used to start a fire

1. a sharp protuberance

2. a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

1. the act of marking with stripes