5-Letter Words Ending With E

1. in or at that place or location

2. in that matter; in that respect; on that point

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

2. the amount of money needed to purchase something

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

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

1. keep or lay aside for future use

2. find a place for and put away for storage

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

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

1. contain or cover

2. provide someone with accomodation

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

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

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

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

2. any area set aside for a particular purpose

1. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

2. take somebody somewhere

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

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

1. render visible, as by means of MRI

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

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

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

1. a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed

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

1. a garment size for a large person

2. fairly large or important in effect; influential

1. a set of data arranged in rows and columns

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

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

1. an earlier section of a written text

2. appearing earlier in the same text

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

2. a passage or expression that is quoted or cited

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

2. one of a series published periodically

1. change or be different within limits

2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

1. produce a literary work

2. communicate or express by writing

1. place at intervals

2. the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

1. have in common

2. use jointly or in common

1. engage in the trade of

2. turn in as payment or part payment for a purchase

1. move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

2. become closed

1. operate or control a vehicle

2. travel or be transported in a vehicle

1. how something is done or how it happens

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

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

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

1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

1. go away from a place

2. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness

1. send cables, wires, or telegrams

2. fasten with a cable

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

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

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

2. a justification for something existing or happening

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

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

1. to a degree (not used with a negative)

2. to the greatest extent; completely

1. provide with a horse or horses

2. solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

1. produce a literary work

2. communicate or express by writing

1. a body of students who are taught together

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

1. perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles

2. detect some circumstance or entity automatically

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. by chance

1. move in a graceful and rhythmical way

2. move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance

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

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

1. the state prevailing during the absence of war

2. harmonious relations; freedom from disputes

1. be in accord; be in agreement

2. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something

1. measure by or as if by a scale

2. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

1. enclose in or as if in a frame

2. enclose in a frame, as of a picture

1. a book regarded as authoritative in its field

1. a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected

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

1. to join or unite the pieces of

2. create by putting components or members together

1. kill by throwing stones at

2. remove the pits from

1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away

2. use inefficiently or inappropriately

1. any distinct time period in a sequence of events

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

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

2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

1. isolated from others

2. lacking companions or companionship

1. of or relating to or being an integer that cannot be factored into other integers

2. insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing

1. the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

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

1. serve a purpose, role, or function

2. do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function

1. cruel or inhumane treatment

2. a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

1. to go stealthily or furtively

2. manipulate the mouse of a computer

1. arising from error

2. erroneous and usually accidental

1. send documents or materials to appropriate destinations

2. send via a specific route

1. a hard copal derived from an African tree

2. any of various resins or oleoresins

1. determine the result of (a competition)

2. form a critical opinion of

1. cause to go through a recurring sequence

2. pass through a cycle

1. the place where some action occurs

2. an incident (real or imaginary)

1. the clay from which adobe bricks are made

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

1. (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception

2. bearing in mind; attentive to

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

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

1. the act of using

2. accepted or habitual practice

1. emit a noise

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

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

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

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

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

1. a kind of literary or artistic work

2. a style of expressing yourself in writing

1. move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

2. to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly

1. be a lodger; stay temporarily

2. put, fix, force, or implant

1. raise the level or amount of something

2. raise from a lower to a higher position

1. two times

2. to double the degree

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

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

1. cut or remove with or as if with a plane

2. travel on the surface of water

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

2. elegance and beauty of movement or expression

1. have flavor; taste of something

2. perceive by the sense of taste

1. save up as for future use

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

1. let for money

2. hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

1. move or proceed at an angle

2. to incline or bend from a vertical position

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

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

1. try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

1. inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes

2. emit a cloud of fine particles

1. hold dear

2. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

1. possessing life

2. having life or vigor or spirit

1. be shown or be found to be

2. establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment

1. extend in ridges

2. plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip

1. something inferior in quality or condition or effect

2. (comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

1. a small growth of trees without underbrush

2. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

1. (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

2. from this place

1. make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid

2. move to and fro or from place to place usually in an irregular course

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

2. an object with a spherical shape

1. a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

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

1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

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

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

1. change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

2. express with a smile

1. find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of

2. find the solution

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

2. selected as the best

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

2. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth

1. a titled peer of the realm

2. impressive in size, manner, or appearance

1. serve as a shore to

2. arrive on shore

1. grant freedom to; free from confinement

2. turn loose or free from restraint

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

2. a message that departs from the main subject

1. follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something

2. make a mark or lines on a surface

1. express in speech

2. exchange thoughts; talk with

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

2. a dashing young man

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

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

1. use a knife on

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

1. a mark placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation

2. extremely sharp or severe

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

2. extend in curves and turns

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

2. energetic vitality

1. go after with the intent to catch

2. pursue someone sexually or romantically

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

2. behave saucily or impudently towards

1. work very hard, like a slave

2. a person who is owned by someone

1. terminate or end

2. become separated into pieces or fragments

1. refrain from harming

2. save or relieve from an experience or action

1. judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

2. rub to a uniform size

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

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

1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

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

1. pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

2. select as an alternative over another

1. stop travelling by applying a brake

2. cause to stop by applying the brakes

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

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

1. a person who is almost identical to another

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

1. any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency

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

1. a woman who has recently been married

2. a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

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

2. shine with a sudden light

1. present reasons and arguments

2. have an argument about something

1. come into existence; take on form or shape

2. originate or come into being

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

2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

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

2. a source of help and advice and encouragement

1. a social division of (usually preliterate) people

2. a federation (as of American Indians)

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

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

1. move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

2. form a snake-like pattern

1. literature in metrical form

2. a piece of poetry

1. form a queue, form a line, stand in line

2. a line of people or vehicles waiting for something

1. aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative

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

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

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

1. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

2. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

1. building material used as siding or roofing

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

1. enclose with a fence

2. receive stolen goods

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

2. a state of dishonor

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

2. the courage to carry on

1. be at an angle

2. an elevated geological formation

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

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

1. having the same or similar characteristics

2. equally

1. put a badge on

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

1. redden by applying rouge to

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

1. become one

2. mix together different elements

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

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

1. be bright by reflecting or casting light

2. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

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

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

1. murder without leaving a trace on the body

2. get rid of, silence, or suppress

1. operate or control a vehicle

2. travel or be transported in a vehicle

1. move quickly, as if by cutting one's way

2. pierce with a lance, as in a knights' fight

1. contract one's lips into a rounded shape

2. gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

1. rise and move, as in waves or billows

2. rise rapidly

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

2. any sharply pointed projection

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

1. create by hammering

2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive

1. permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

2. hard to pass through because of dense growth

1. face and withstand with courage

2. a North American Indian warrior

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

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

1. not carefully or expertly made

2. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

1. put at risk

2. place a bet on

1. steal goods; take as spoils

2. go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

1. move along on skates

2. 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

1. liquid excretory product

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

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

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

1. stand in the way of

2. pierce with a sharp stake or point

1. the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball

2. handwear: covers the hand and wrist

1. a share of something

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

1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

2. cease an action temporarily

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

1. shake with fast, tremulous movements

2. shake with seismic vibrations

1. feeling a need to see others suffer

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

1. adult male of a wild or domestic duck

1. a very light brown

2. of a light greyish-brown color

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

1. form flutes in

2. a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

1. put an end to a state or an activity

2. have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

2. hinder or restrict with or as if with a hedge

1. a position particularly well suited to the person who or organization which occupies it

2. a small concavity

1. profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

2. an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group

1. use again after processing

1. leather with a napped surface

2. a fabric made to resemble suede leather

1. furnish with staves

2. burst or force (a hole) into something

1. designate or schedule

2. enter on a list or slate for an election

1. travel by canoe

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

1. web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

1. dwell

2. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

1. analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)

1. any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

2. any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries

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

1. have

2. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

1. a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound

2. a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

1. stop sleeping

2. mentally perceptive and responsive

1. affording an abundant supply

2. fairly large in size

1. any shape that is triangular in cross section

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

1. remove from memory or existence

2. remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing

1. ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

2. matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression

1. a vast multitude

2. a nomadic community

1. having a tendency (to); often used in combination

2. lying face downward

1. sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

2. a sudden attack of fear

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

1. a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted

2. the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss

1. act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief

2. become one

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

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

1. take without the owner's consent

2. move stealthily

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

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

1. not clearly expressed or understood

2. lacking clarity or distinctness

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant

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

2. British breed of large heavy draft horse

1. come into existence; take on form or shape

2. originate or come into being

1. the act of removing hair with a razor

2. remove body hair with a razor

1. stir up or tend; of a fire

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

1. a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

1. shine brightly and intensively

2. shoot rapidly and repeatedly

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

1. the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

2. (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

1. put into a crate; as for protection

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

1. become stretched or tense or taut

2. increase the tension on

1. gently and sweetly

1. tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

2. a strong yellow color

1. a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

1. a shape that spreads outward

2. a sudden burst of flame

1. prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

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

1. the popular taste at a given time

2. a current state of general acceptance and use

1. the basic unit of money in Zaire

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

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

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

1. soft creamy candy

2. tamper, with the purpose of deception

1. interlace by or as if by weaving

2. create a piece of cloth by interlacing strands of fabric, such as wool or cotton

1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

2. a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

1. a fixed look with eyes open wide

2. look at with fixed eyes

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

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

1. take hold of; grab

2. take or capture by force

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

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

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

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

1. of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style

2. inexperienced

1. moving quickly and lightly

2. mentally quick

1. an asset of special worth or utility

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

1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to

2. lose (something) or lose the right to (something) by some error, offense, or crime

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

2. a circumstance upon which subsequent events depend

1. move smoothly and effortlessly

2. fly in or as if in a glider plane

1. a deliberately false or improbable account

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

1. excessively fat

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

1. stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

1. dig (up) with a spade

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

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

2. an angry stare

1. compose rhymes

2. be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable

1. an artist's brush made of sable hairs

2. the expensive dark brown fur of the marten

1. pass into a specified state or condition; sink into

2. end, at least for a long time

1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion

2. be too tight; rub or press

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

2. a glossy finish on a fabric

1. border on; come close to

2. a region marking a boundary

1. lacking justification or authorization

2. beyond normal limits

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

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

1. the basic unit of money in Norway

2. the basic unit of money in Denmark

1. push one's way

2. transport by barge on a body of water

1. catch in or as if in a trap

2. entice and trap

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

1. web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

2. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

1. a variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians

1. a twilled woolen fabric

1. anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness

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

1. dwell

2. put up with something or somebody unpleasant

1. an energetic style

1. engage without restraint in an activity and indulge, as when shopping

2. a brief indulgence of your impulses

1. a cruelly rapacious person

2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

1. have a craving, appetite, or great desire for

2. plead or ask for earnestly

1. cut or injure with a saber

2. kill with a saber

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

1. consume alcohol

2. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

1. love intensely

1. a stroke of luck

2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow

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

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

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

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

1. a daughter of your brother or sister

1. a chaplain in one of the military services

1. fish with a seine; catch fish with a seine

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

1. emit a sound

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

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

1. urinate, of cattle and horses

2. lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age

1. overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)

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

1. a light shade of blue

2. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky

1. a temporary police force

1. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

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

1. a noisy riotous fight

1. shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception

2. the quality of being crafty

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

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

1. any of various mints of the genus Thymus

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

1. common black European thrush

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

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

1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

2. state of violent mental agitation

1. form by carving

2. engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

1. a slight push or shake

2. to push against gently

1. a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms

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

2. a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion

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

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

1. swell or protrude outwards

2. bulge out; form a bulge outward, or be so full as to appear to bulge

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

1. cover or stain with slime

2. any thick, viscous matter

1. examine in order to test suitability

2. check and sort carefully

1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

2. to watch a large amount of media in a single seating

1. come into rough contact with while moving

2. push roughly

1. form into flakes

2. cover with flakes or as if with flakes

1. jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

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

1. move with a whining sound

2. talk in a tearful manner

1. water containing salts

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

1. become active

2. force or drive out

1. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

2. evoke or provoke to appear or occur

1. pass a rope through

2. pass through a hole or opening

1. affect with wonder

2. be a mystery or bewildering to

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

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

1. become ground down or deteriorate

2. remove soil or rock

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

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

1. suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

2. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

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

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

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

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

2. small very thin pancake

1. an artful or simulated semblance

1. a boy or man

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

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

1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

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

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

2. an unchanging intonation

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

1. draw back, as with fear or pain

2. make a face indicating disgust or dislike

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

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

1. offensive term for a homosexual man

1. be bright by reflecting or casting light

2. emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

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

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

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

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

1. stop sleeping

1. dried plum

2. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

1. the concentration of a solution as determined by titration

1. furnish with a grate

2. gnaw into; make resentful or angry

1. a greyish brown

2. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

1. cause to feel resentment or indignation

2. tightly woven fabric with raised cords

1. utter obscenities or profanities

2. to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true

1. make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence

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

1. a fabric woven with lisle thread

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

1. turn up, loosen, or remove earth

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

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

1. a person to whom money is paid

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

2. escape, either physically or mentally

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

2. a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service

1. stop moving or become immobilized

2. change to ice

1. a moderate purple

2. of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

2. make (somebody) laugh

1. seed of a pea plant used for food

2. the fruit or seed of a pea plant

1. a dish of sauteed food

2. fried quickly in a little fat

1. informal terms for objecting

2. complain

1. out of fashion

1. a sweeping stroke or blow

2. strike with a swiping motion

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

1. anything regarded as making something unclean

2. make soiled, filthy, or dirty

1. cleanse the entire body

2. suffuse or envelope with something

1. arrange in a particular way

2. place casually

1. make less active or intense

2. become less in amount or intensity

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

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

2. rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

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

2. a gunshot from a concealed location

1. a feudal lord or baron

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

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

2. anything that remedies or heals or soothes

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

1. move very slightly

1. 100 tenge equal 1 manat in Turkmenistan

2. the basic unit of money in Kazakhstan

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

1. spin, wind, or twist together

2. arrange or coil around

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

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

1. water accumulated in the bilge of a ship

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

1. fortitude and determination

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

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

1. pasta in short tubes with diagonally cut ends

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

1. the present occasion

1. the beach at a seaside resort

1. make a noose in or of

2. secure with a noose

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

2. backbone of an animal

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

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

1. put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

2. remove with or as if with a ladle

1. obscene terms for feces

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

1. feed as in a meadow or pasture

2. break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

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

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

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

1. exact a tithe from

2. levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)

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

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

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

2. a sudden forceful flow

1. raise with a line

2. hoist up or in and lash or secure with a small rope

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

1. (used especially of fruits) preserved by coating with or allowing to absorb sugar

1. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end

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

1. be motionless, in suspension

2. prepare (oneself), often but not necessarily for something unpleasant or difficult

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

1. having a sophisticated charm

2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

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

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

1. a flat rectangular area for fencing bouts

2. a ski run densely packed with snow

1. food chopped into small bits

2. make less severe or harsh

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

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

1. to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open

2. make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry

1. extremely silly or stupid

1. any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

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

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

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

1. a young female

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

1. utter a sound, as with obvious effort

2. throw with great effort

1. act as a master of ceremonies

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

1. the rattling noise produced when snoring

2. the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

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

2. a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

1. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

1. being of use or service

1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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

1. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

2. affect suddenly with deep feeling

1. inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

2. affect suddenly with deep feeling

1. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

1. the basic unit of money in Tajikistan

2. the basic unit of money in Russia

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

1. feeling or showing extreme anger

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

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

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

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

1. a light semitransparent fabric

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

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

1. divide by two; divide into halves

1. expressive of contempt

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

2. proceed without interruption; in music or talk

1. an ugly evil-looking old woman

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

1. a slight but appreciable amount

2. a pale or subdued color

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

1. escape, either physically or mentally

2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by

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

2. nonsensical talk or writing

1. cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

2. an annoyed or irritated mood

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

1. a song that was formerly popular

1. make a thrusting forward movement

2. the act of moving forward suddenly

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

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

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

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

1. Italian bowling played on a long narrow dirt court

1. a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains

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

2. an unidentified (and possibly enemy) aircraft

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

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

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

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

1. a narrow gorge with a stream running through it

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

1. give expression or emotion to, in a stage or movie role

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

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

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

2. a small round woman's hat

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

1. (poetic, literary) quickly

2. with speed

1. make amends for

2. turn away from sin or do penitence

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

1. a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel

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

1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

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

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

1. of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep

1. undo the ties of

2. cause to become loose

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

1. a horizontal beam that extends across something

1. of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base

2. rounded like an egg

1. release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

2. make apparent by one's mood or behavior

1. walk leisurely

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

1. gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

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

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

1. a socially awkward or tactless act

1. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

1. a large and imposing house

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

1. cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate

1. soreness and warmth caused by friction

2. anger produced by some annoying irritation

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

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

1. lighted up by or as by fire or flame

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

1. perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning

1. stalk of a moss capsule

2. a stiff hair or bristle

1. (of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern

2. silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

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

1. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

1. a short fat person

1. any of several short-billed Old World rails

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

2. any habitation at a high altitude

1. a surface burn

2. burn superficially or lightly

1. the recipient of funds or other benefits

1. spread or diffuse through

2. fill, soak, or imbue totally

1. be in contradiction with

2. represent falsely

1. express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

2. expect, believe, or suppose

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