7-Letter Words Ending With L

Here's the list of all the 977 7-Letter Words Ending With L in the English Language.

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general
1. a general officer of the highest rank
2. the head of a religious order or congregation
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special
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
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control
1. power to direct or determine
2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another
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digital
1. displaying numbers rather than scale positions
2. relating to or performed with the fingers
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medical
1. relating to the study or practice of medicine
2. requiring or amenable to treatment by medicine especially as opposed to surgery
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journal
1. a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
2. a periodical dedicated to a particular subject
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central
1. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area
2. serving as an essential component
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council
1. a body serving in an administrative capacity
2. (Christianity) an assembly of theologians and bishops and other representatives of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine
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several
1. (used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
2. considered individually
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natural
1. someone regarded as certain to succeed
2. a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat
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federal
1. of or relating to the central government of a federation
2. characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities
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overall
1. involving only main features
2. including everything
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capital
1. assets available for use in the production of further assets
2. wealth in the form of money or property owned by a person or business and human resources of economic value
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channel
1. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
2. direct the flow of
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virtual
1. being actually such in almost every respect
2. existing in essence or effect though not in actual fact
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helpful
1. providing assistance or serving a useful function
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musical
1. characterized by or capable of producing music
2. talented in or devoted to music
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initial
1. the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
2. mark with one's initials
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install
1. set up for use
2. put into an office or a position
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apparel
1. provide with clothes or put clothes on
2. clothing in general
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crystal
1. a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
2. a crystalline element used as a component in various electronic devices
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removal
1. the act of removing
2. dismissal from office
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optical
1. of or relating to or involving light or optics
2. relating to or using sight
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alcohol
1. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
2. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation
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illegal
1. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
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typical
1. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing
2. conforming to a type
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liberal
1. a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
2. a person who favors an economic theory of laissez-faire and self-regulating markets
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arrival
1. accomplishment of an objective
2. the act of arriving at a certain place
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counsel
1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court
2. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
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partial
1. the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
2. a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
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thermal
1. relating to or associated with heat
2. of or relating to a hot spring
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coastal
1. of or relating to a coast
2. located on or near or bordering on a coast
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funeral
1. a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
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unusual
1. not commonly encountered
2. not usual or common or ordinary
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careful
1. exercising caution or showing care or attention
2. cautiously attentive
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minimal
1. the least possible
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logical
1. capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
2. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
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mineral
1. relating to minerals
2. composed of matter other than plant or animal
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ethical
1. of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics
2. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior
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neutral
1. one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
2. possessing no distinctive quality or characteristics
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optimal
1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied
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renewal
1. the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
2. the act of renewing
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crucial
1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
2. having crucial relevance
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spatial
1. pertaining to or involving or having the nature of space
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martial
1. (of persons) befitting a warrior
2. suggesting war or military life
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radical
1. of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root
2. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem
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payroll
1. a list of employees and their salaries
2. the total amount of money paid in wages
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capitol
1. a building occupied by a state legislature
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eternal
1. continuing forever or indefinitely
2. tiresomely long; seemingly without end
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decimal
1. a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10
2. a number in the decimal system
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magical
1. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers
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painful
1. causing physical or psychological pain
2. causing misery or pain or distress
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harmful
1. causing or capable of causing harm
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nominal
1. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
2. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
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fulfill
1. put in effect
2. meet the requirements or expectations of
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lateral
1. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
2. situated at or extending to the side
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topical
1. of or relating to or arranged by topics
2. pertaining to the surface of a body part
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scandal
1. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
2. a disgraceful event
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marital
1. of or relating to the state of marriage
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colonel
1. a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
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maxwell
1. a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
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arsenal
1. all the weapons and equipment that a country has
2. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other military equipment are stored and training is given in the use of arms
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vaginal
1. of or relating to the vagina
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literal
1. a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
2. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
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revival
1. bringing again into activity and prominence
2. an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion
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trivial
1. (informal) small and of little importance
2. of little substance or significance
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refusal
1. the act of refusing
2. a message refusing to accept something that is offered
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handful
1. a small number or amount
2. the quantity that can be held in the hand
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factual
1. of or relating to or characterized by facts
2. existing in act or fact
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ethanol
1. the intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline
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admiral
1. the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
2. any of several brightly colored butterflies
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orbital
1. of or relating to an orbit
2. of or relating to the eye socket
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airmail
1. letters and packages that are transported by aircraft
2. a system of conveying mail by aircraft
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genital
1. of or relating to the external sex organs
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textual
1. of or relating to or based on a text
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gradual
1. (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass
2. proceeding in small stages
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sensual
1. marked by the appetites and passions of the body
2. sexually exciting or gratifying
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aerosol
1. a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas
2. a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas)
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pinball
1. a game played on a sloping board; the object is to propel marbles against pins or into pockets
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maximal
1. the greatest or most complete or best possible
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hopeful
1. an ambitious and aspiring young person
2. having or manifesting hope
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prevail
1. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
2. be valid, applicable, or true
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marshal
1. place in proper rank
2. arrange in logical order
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coaxial
1. having a common axis
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playful
1. full of fun and high spirits
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frontal
1. of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air
2. belonging to the front part
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stencil
1. mark or print with a stencil
2. 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
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citadel
1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle
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spaniel
1. any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears
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fractal
1. (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
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recital
1. the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
2. performance of music or dance especially by soloists
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lexical
1. of or relating to words
2. of or relating to dictionaries
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cynical
1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
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surreal
1. characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions
2. resembling a dream
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pivotal
1. being of crucial importance
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caramel
1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk
2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food
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flannel
1. a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2. bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
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adrenal
1. of or pertaining to the adrenal glands or their secretions
2. near the kidneys
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fearful
1. lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
2. experiencing or showing fear
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retinal
1. in or relating to the retina of the eye
2. either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light
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turmoil
1. a violent disturbance
2. violent agitation
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oatmeal
1. porridge made of rolled oats
2. meal made from rolled or ground oats
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lyrical
1. suitable for or suggestive of singing
2. expressing deep emotion
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conceal
1. prevent from being seen or discovered
2. hold back; keep from being perceived by others
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drywall
1. a wide flat board used to cover walls or partitions; made from plaster or wood pulp or other materials and used primarily to form the interior walls of houses
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glacial
1. relating to or derived from a glacier
2. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
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spiegel
1. pig iron containing manganese; used as a deoxidizing agent and to raise the manganese content in making steel
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lingual
1. consisting of or related to language
2. pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue
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immoral
1. not adhering to ethical or moral principles
2. deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong
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unequal
1. poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
2. lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task
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accrual
1. the act of accumulating
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seminal
1. pertaining to or containing or consisting of semen
2. containing seeds of later development
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mindful
1. bearing in mind; attentive to
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remodel
1. do over, as of (part of) a house
2. cast or model anew
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soulful
1. full of or expressing deep emotion
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barbell
1. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
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cowgirl
1. a woman cowboy
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snorkel
1. dive with a snorkel
2. 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
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travail
1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
2. use of physical or mental energy; hard work
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willful
1. done by design
2. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
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hateful
1. evoking or deserving hatred
2. characterized by malice
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netball
1. a team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post
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arousal
1. the act of arousing
2. a state of heightened physiological activity
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seagull
1. mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
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cranial
1. of or relating to the cranium which encloses the brain
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spousal
1. of or relating to a wedding
2. relating to a spouse
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helical
1. in the shape of a coil
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corneal
1. of or related to the cornea
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ventral
1. toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
2. nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism
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conical
1. relating to or resembling a cone
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femoral
1. of or relating to or near the femur or thigh
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sawmill
1. a large sawing machine
2. a mill for dressing logs and lumber
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ordinal
1. of or relating to a taxonomic order
2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series
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cordial
1. strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
2. diffusing warmth and friendliness
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quarrel
1. an angry dispute
2. an arrow that is shot from a crossbow; has a head with four edges
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comical
1. arousing or provoking laughter
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eyeball
1. look at
2. the ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
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infidel
1. a person who does not acknowledge your god
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unravel
1. become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
2. disentangle
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satchel
1. luggage consisting of a small case with a flat bottom and (usually) a shoulder strap
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pleural
1. of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax
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numeral
1. of or relating to or denoting numbers
2. a symbol used to represent a number
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mayoral
1. of or relating to a mayor or the office of mayor
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kestrel
1. small North American falcon
2. small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
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wishful
1. desiring or striving for recognition or advancement
2. having or expressing desire for something
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coronal
1. flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
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cytosol
1. the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended
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mucosal
1. of or relating to mucous membranes
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pitiful
1. inspiring mixed contempt and pity
2. bad; unfortunate
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diurnal
1. having a daily cycle or occurring every day
2. of or belonging to or active during the day
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instill
1. impart gradually
2. enter drop by drop
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fateful
1. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
2. ominously prophetic
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sundial
1. timepiece that indicates the daylight hours by the shadow that the gnomon casts on a calibrated dial
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curtail
1. place restrictions on
2. terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
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restful
1. affording physical or mental rest
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brothel
1. a building where prostitutes are available
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abysmal
1. very great; limitless
2. resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable
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fistful
1. the quantity that can be held in the hand
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quetzal
1. the basic unit of money in Guatemala; equal to 100 centavos
2. large trogon of Central America and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
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topsoil
1. the layer of soil on the surface
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utensil
1. an implement for practical use (especially in a household)
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mistral
1. a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter
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crustal
1. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
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austral
1. the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos
2. of the south or coming from the south
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pretzel
1. glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
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outfall
1. the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
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parasol
1. a handheld collapsible source of shade
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cowbell
1. a bell hung around the neck of cow so that the cow can be easily located
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menthol
1. a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
2. a lotion containing menthol which gives it the smell of mint
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retinol
1. an unsaturated alcohol that occurs in marine fish-liver oils and is synthesized biologically from carotene
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skilful
1. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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oddball
1. a person with an unusual or odd personality
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jezebel
1. a shameless impudent scheming woman
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hurtful
1. causing hurt
2. harmful to living things
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pitfall
1. an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
2. a trap in the form of a concealed hole
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bestial
1. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
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needful
1. necessary for relief or supply
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lowball
1. make a deliberately low estimate
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enteral
1. of or relating to the enteron
2. of or relating to or inside the intestines
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bifocal
1. having two foci
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scalpel
1. a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
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pigtail
1. a plait of braided hair
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metical
1. the basic unit of money in Mozambique; equal to 100 centavos
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perusal
1. reading carefully with intent to remember
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anthill
1. a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest
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figural
1. consisting of or forming human or animal figures
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decibel
1. a logarithmic unit of sound intensity; 10 times the logarithm of the ratio of the sound intensity to some reference intensity
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auroral
1. of or relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras
2. characteristic of the dawn
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holdall
1. a capacious bag or basket
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paschal
1. of or relating to Passover or Easter
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vitriol
1. expose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol
2. subject to bitter verbal abuse
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airfoil
1. a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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humoral
1. of or relating to bodily fluids
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fluvial
1. of or relating to or happening in a river
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wistful
1. showing pensive sadness
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mandrel
1. any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts
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foxtail
1. grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes
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tearful
1. showing sorrow
2. filled with or marked by tears
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nostril
1. either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose
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mongrel
1. derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
2. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
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gainful
1. yielding a fair profit
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chancel
1. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
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lustful
1. characterized by lust
2. driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires
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outsell
1. be sold more often than other, similar products
2. sell more than others
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toenail
1. drive obliquely
2. the nail at the end of a toe
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asexual
1. not having or involving sex
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outcall
1. make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
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subsoil
1. the layer of soil between the topsoil and bedrock
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chattel
1. personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property (furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
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genteel
1. marked by refinement in taste and manners
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gonadal
1. of or relating to the gonads
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bashful
1. self-consciously timid
2. disposed to avoid notice
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falafel
1. small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds
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nuptial
1. of or relating to a wedding
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inkwell
1. a small well holding writing ink into which a pen can be dipped
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dutiful
1. willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect
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distill
1. remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation
2. undergo the process of distillation
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trefoil
1. any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
2. a plant of the genus Trifolium
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topsail
1. a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
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retrial
1. a new trial in which issues already litigated and to which the court has already rendered a verdict or decision are reexamined by the same court; occurs when the initial trial is found to have been improper or unfair due to procedural errors
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tinfoil
1. foil made of tin or an alloy of tin and lead
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seawall
1. a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
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phrasal
1. of or relating to or functioning as a phrase
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vegetal
1. composed of vegetation or plants
2. (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes
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pintail
1. long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
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bimodal
1. of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes
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uncivil
1. lacking civility or good manners
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evangel
1. the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
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chordal
1. relating to or consisting of or emphasizing chords
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gleeful
1. full of high-spirited delight
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tactful
1. having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
2. showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
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narwhal
1. small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
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butanol
1. a flammable alcohol derived from butanes and used for solvents
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wagtail
1. Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
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cattail
1. tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
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strudel
1. thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
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timolol
1. a beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks
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7-Letter Words Ending With L