Words Starting With C

1. preserve in a can or tin

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

1. close interaction

2. the act of touching physically

1. move or strike with a noise

2. make a clicking or ticking sound

1. a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

2. an incorporated administrative district established by state charter

1. a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work

2. secure a copyright on a written work

1. an institution created to conduct business

2. small military unit; usually two or three platoons

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

2. the piece of ground in the outfield directly ahead of the catcher

1. a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

2. a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad

1. a group of people living in a particular local area

2. a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common

1. attach a code to

2. convert ordinary language into code

1. examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

2. make an examination or investigation

1. an occurrence of something

2. a special set of circumstances

1. (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government

2. (United States) the largest administrative district within a state

1. the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

2. judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

1. a machine for performing calculations automatically

2. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

1. a flow of electricity through a conductor

2. a steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes)

1. power to direct or determine

2. a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

1. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

2. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

1. a young person of either sex

2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

1. assign a specified (usually proper) name to

2. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality

1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute

2. a body of students who are taught together

1. satisfy in a limited way

2. make content

1. a politically organized body of people under a single government

2. the territory occupied by a nation

1. someone who pays for goods or services

1. examine and note the similarities or differences of

2. be comparable

1. the body of faculty and students of a college

2. an institution of higher education created to educate and grant degrees; often a part of a university

1. separate the fibers of

2. ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor

1. education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

2. a connected series of events or actions or developments

1. approval

2. money available for a client to borrow

1. the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process

2. the set of circumstances that affect someone's welfare

1. a collection of things sharing a common attribute

2. a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme

1. be priced at

2. require to lose, suffer, or sacrifice

1. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

2. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

1. draw slowly or heavily

2. transport something in a cart

1. come or bring to a finish or an end

2. bring to a whole, with all the necessary parts or elements

1. a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

2. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

1. make or cause to be or to become

2. bring into existence

1. unite with a common purpose

2. gather and spend time together

1. an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

2. a room in which a law court sits

1. high quality porcelain originally made only in China

2. dishware made of high quality porcelain

1. a special group delegated to consider some matter

2. a self-constituted organization to promote something

1. a game played with playing cards

1. a young person of either sex

2. a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

1. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area

2. serving as an essential component

1. any small compartment

2. (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals

1. add color to

2. affect as in thought or feeling

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

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

2. become closed

1. common to or shared by two or more parties

2. commonly encountered

1. several things grouped together or considered as a whole

2. a publication containing a variety of works

1. a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)

2. an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

1. a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year

2. a list or register of events (appointments or social events or court cases etc)

1. pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation

1. an area that is approximately central within some larger region

2. a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

1. tastelessly showy

2. of very poor quality; flimsy

1. provide with a covering or cause to be covered

2. form a cover over

1. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

2. of or relating to commercialism

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

2. select as an alternative over another

1. equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other)

2. television equipment consisting of a lens system that focuses an image on a photosensitive mosaic that is scanned by an electron beam

1. at this time or period; now

1. the act of constructing something

2. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit

1. rid of obstructions

2. make a way or path by removing objects

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life

1. of or belonging to a corporation

2. possessing or existing in bodily form

1. perform a special church rite or service for

2. one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

1. an informal conversation

2. birds having a chattering call

1. a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)

2. a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing

1. exchange for cash

2. money in the form of bills or coins

1. a special group delegated to consider some matter

2. a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary)

1. (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

2. a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start

1. continue a certain state, condition, or activity

2. continue talking

1. a state at a particular time

2. an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

1. a public building for gambling and entertainment

2. a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand

1. travel across or pass over

2. meet at a point

1. a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state

2. slang for a paunch

1. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

2. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

1. having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

2. established beyond doubt or question; definitely known

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

1. move headlong at high speed

2. the particular occupation for which you are trained

1. send cables, wires, or telegrams

2. fasten with a cable

1. the act of drawing spatially closer to something

2. arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)

1. a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

2. someone who pays for goods or services

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

1. a particular society at a particular time and place

2. the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

1. the person or thing chosen or selected

2. the act of choosing or selecting

1. a person who uses goods or services

1. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

2. direct the flow of

1. a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law

2. (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

1. accepted or habitual practice

2. a specific practice of long standing

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

2. a justification for something existing or happening

1. the discipline that studies the principles of transmitting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.)

1. any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream

1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

2. something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

1. following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ

1. a share of the profits

2. (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

1. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

2. the state of being connected

1. a creation of the highest excellence

2. an artist who has created classic works

1. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

2. a military unit or region under the control of a single officer

1. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

2. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

1. carefully weighed

1. to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle

2. blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against

1. the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature

2. great coolness and composure under strain

1. a period of 100 years

2. ten 10s

1. successfully completed or brought to an end

2. (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony

1. deem to be

2. give careful consideration to

1. an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

2. a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something

1. remove the core or center from

2. a small group of indispensable persons or things

1. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

2. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

1. capability to perform or produce

2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

1. a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

1. promoting construction or creation

2. having the ability or power to create

1. move effortlessly; by force of gravity

2. the shore of a sea or ocean

1. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

2. a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated

1. feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

2. an informal term for a youth or man

1. marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

2. at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

1. a person who is in charge

2. a person who exercises control over workers

1. made or become different in nature or form

2. made or become different in some respect

1. make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from

2. remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits

1. connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

2. make a logical or causal connection

1. a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle

2. the quantity a cup will hold

1. make right or correct

2. make reparations or amends for

1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

2. a formal declaration that documents a fact of relevance to finance and investment; the holder has a right to receive interest or dividends

1. the total amount and type of insurance carried

2. the extent to which something is covered

1. bring two objects, ideas, or people together

2. link together

1. a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

2. an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

1. relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients

2. scientifically detached; unemotional

1. the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used

2. general acceptance or use

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

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

1. a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

2. any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

1. of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors

2. of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society

1. requiring union membership

2. with shutters closed

1. a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy

2. a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

1. a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

2. the absence of heat

1. a seat for one person, with a support for the back

2. the position of professor

1. discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

1. without stop or interruption

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

2. an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

1. determine the number or amount of

2. have weight; have import, carry weight

1. an assertion of a right (as to money or property)

2. an assertion that something is true or factual

1. relating to or used in chemistry

2. of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes

1. an abstract part of something

2. something determined in relation to something that includes it

1. a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

2. a national legislative assembly

1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers

2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

1. a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)

1. overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

1. an arrangement of parts or elements

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

1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

2. including all or everything

1. acting according to certain accepted standards

2. a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

1. a race between candidates for elective office

2. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

1. a demanding or stimulating situation

2. a call to engage in a contest or fight

1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

2. guarantee payment on; of checks

1. gain control over

2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

1. the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

2. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

1. a line of units following one after another

2. a vertical glass tube used in column chromatography; a mixture is poured in the top and washed through a stationary substance where components of the mixture are adsorbed selectively to form colored bands

1. connect or arrange into a chain by linking

2. fasten or secure with chains

1. the act of examining resemblances

2. relation based on similarities and differences

1. table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted

2. game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games

1. live in or as if in a tent

2. establish or set up a camp

1. a visual display of information

2. a map designed to assist navigation by air or sea

1. to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely

2. so as to be complete; with everything necessary

1. of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc.

2. of or relating to the study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

2. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

1. put or send forth

2. deposit

1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

2. have with oneself; have on one's person

1. a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film)

1. without doubt or question

2. in an intelligible manner

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. marked by continuous change or effective action

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

1. the act of inspecting or verifying

2. the latest time for vacating a hotel room

1. an argument opposed to a proposal

2. a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison

1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping

2. run at a moderately swift pace

1. a fractional monetary unit of several countries

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

1. capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction

2. able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination

1. direct the course of; manage or control

2. lead, as in the performance of a composition

1. gotten under control

1. the particular occupation for which you are trained

1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

1. made or joined or united into one

1. cause to go through a recurring sequence

2. pass through a cycle

1. include or contain; have as a component

2. contain or hold; have within

1. the human act of creating

2. an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone

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

1. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

2. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

1. the act of making something clean

1. modify or bias

2. decorate with colors

1. a strip of land projecting into a body of water

2. a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter

1. joined or linked together

2. being joined in close association

1. a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

2. a coordinated sequence of chess moves

1. a large formal assembly

2. something regarded as a normative example

1. a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

2. a feeling of freedom from worry or disappointment

1. a flag that shows its nationality

2. a distinguishing emblem

1. cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward

2. important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America

1. drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

2. travel at a moderate speed

1. the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on

2. confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence

1. a person of nearly the same age as another

2. characteristic of the present

1. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

2. have with oneself; have on one's person

1. clothing in general

1. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')

1. make a circuit

2. an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

1. a timepiece that shows the time of day

2. measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time

1. an event that results in a transformation

2. a change in the units or form of an expression:

1. an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change

2. the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources

1. the best people or things in a group

2. the part of milk containing the butterfat

1. involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in

2. culpably involved

1. lie at the top of

2. restrict the number or amount of

1. remaining in force or being carried on without letup

2. persisting for a long time

1. a periodic count of the population

2. conduct a census

1. involving competition or competitiveness

2. subscribing to capitalistic competition

1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily

2. compress into a wad

1. the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

2. the prevailing psychological state

1. something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury)

2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors

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

2. opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

1. be relevant to

2. be on the mind of

1. teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports

2. drive or operate a coach or carriage

1. prepare a hot meal

2. prepare for eating by applying heat

1. the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions

2. the chemical composition and properties of a substance or object

1. a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion

1. an integrated course of academic studies

1. travel around something

2. move in a circular path above (someone or something)

1. your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

2. a person's financial situation (good or bad)

1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

1. a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

2. any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

1. a widely known person

2. the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

1. official routes of communication

1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

2. a food made from roasted ground cacao beans

1. soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

2. fabric woven from cotton fibers

1. exercise authoritative control or power over

2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

1. someone deranged and possibly dangerous

2. affected with madness or insanity

1. a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

2. contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

1. light and humorous drama with a happy ending

2. a comic incident or series of incidents

1. the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose

2. the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

1. someone whose employment involves carrying something

2. a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

1. a quantity that does not vary

2. a number representing a quantity assumed to have a fixed value in a specified mathematical context

1. arrange or order by classes or categories

2. declare unavailable, as for security reasons

1. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

2. a feeling of trust (in someone or something)

1. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts

2. strengthen or make more firm

1. the same throughout in structure or composition

2. (sometimes followed by `with') in agreement or consistent or reliable

1. the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them

2. vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

1. a device for changing one substance or form or state into another

1. the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

2. an organized group of workmen

1. bestow a quality on

2. contribute to some cause

1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

2. make up for

1. continuing in time or space without interruption

2. of a function or curve; extending without break or irregularity

1. someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things

2. the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps

1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

2. make a set of changes permanent

1. a politician who is running for public office

2. someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.)

1. the process of giving careful thought to something

2. information that should be kept in mind when making a decision

1. a complete list of things; usually arranged systematically

2. a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things

1. fraught with great emotion

2. supplied with carbon dioxide

1. one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

2. an exclusive group of people

1. permission for something to happen

2. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

1. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

2. a struggle between rivals

1. brought together in one place

2. in full control of your faculties

1. place in a chamber

2. a natural or artificial enclosed space

1. an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines)

2. a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations; can be mechanical or electronic

1. the flesh of a chicken used for food

2. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

1. free from provincial prejudices or attachments

1. the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result

2. a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause

1. law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

2. the act of forming or establishing something

1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

1. a conference (usually with someone important)

2. a conference between two or more people to consider a particular question

1. a room in a school where lessons take place

1. a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard

1. the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

2. a group of people or things arranged by class or category

1. relating to cells

2. characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization)

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

2. a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line

1. separate with or as if with an instrument

2. cut down on; make a reduction in

1. a charred substance

2. a human female employed to do housework

1. a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine

2. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence

1. an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds

2. a thin paper coated on one side with a dark waxy substance (often containing carbon); used to transfer characters from the original to an under sheet of paper

1. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)

2. free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or affording peace of mind

1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

1. combining into a solid mass

2. the act of combining into an integral whole

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

2. grant a charter to

1. joint operation or action

2. the practice of cooperating

1. cover with cement

2. form into a solid mass; coalesce

1. (American football) a successful forward pass in football

2. a concluding action

1. make a mathematical calculation or computation

2. judge to be probable

1. the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

2. involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body

1. an expert who gives advice

1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts

2. a person who directs and restrains

1. a large and stately mansion

2. a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack

1. a medium that disseminates moving pictures

2. a theater where films are shown

1. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

2. to show differences when compared; be different

1. attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness

2. obviously contrived to charm

1. the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property

2. a process whereby a star or planet holds an object in its gravitational field

1. the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp

1. discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

2. perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily

1. a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

2. an intuitive assumption

1. the act of closing something

2. the last section of a communication

1. act of working jointly

2. act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

1. be the captain of a sports team

2. an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

2. make a set of changes permanent

1. accompanying

2. similar especially in position or purpose

1. save up as for future use

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

1. give moral or emotional strength to

2. a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall

1. change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

2. change the nature, purpose, or function of something

1. a government administrator

2. a member of a commission

1. a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk

2. erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States

1. of or relating to or characteristic of comedy

2. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

1. taking care or paying attention

2. as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact

1. invest with regal power; enthrone

2. be the culminating event

1. a long narrow cleft

2. a narrow opening

1. carefully thought out in advance

1. the skilled practice of a practical occupation

2. a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space

1. a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

2. small flat mass of chopped or ground food

1. a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

1. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability

2. (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for

1. a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community

1. the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders

2. the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole

1. the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume

2. the spatial property of being crowded together

1. study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome

1. a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display

2. persons appointed by a head of state to head executive departments of government and act as official advisers

1. get or gather together

2. call for and obtain payment of

1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

2. the way in which someone or something is composed

1. a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material

1. patterned with alternating squares of color

1. someone whose task is to see that work goes harmoniously

1. the status of being a champion

2. a competition at which a champion is chosen

1. a natural object that covers or envelops

2. an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun

2. a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

1. a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area

2. a pasture subject to common use

1. of persons; not subject to change

2. having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation

1. fall or come down violently

2. move with, or as if with, a crashing noise

1. a person who closes something

2. (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game

1. a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists

2. meeting for diagnosis of problems and instruction or remedial work in a particular activity

1. an engagement fought between two military forces

2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle

1. in a close relation or position in time or space

2. in an attentive manner

1. a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas

2. having social or political views favoring conservatism

1. a lawyer who pleads cases in court

2. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

1. come together as in a cluster or flock

2. gather or cause to gather into a cluster

1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

1. a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor

2. a copper penny

1. set up for a particular purpose

1. someone who has won first place in a competition

2. someone who fights for a cause

1. full of or covered with clouds

2. lacking definite form or limits

1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

1. of or relating to a coast

2. located on or near or bordering on a coast

1. a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)

2. a kindly and lenient attitude toward people

1. strips of potato fried in deep fat

1. marked by blithe unconcern

2. without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand

1. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence

2. a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)

1. formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle

2. a device that can hold a rechargeable battery by means of an electrical cable

1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

2. a mechanism for keeping something cool

1. make to specifications

2. make according to requirements

1. a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

2. coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze

1. an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

2. (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow

1. persisting for a long time

2. habitual

1. providing food and services

1. a portable television camera and videocassette recorder

1. the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

1. the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

2. box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

1. the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally

2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

1. a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

2. water soaked soil; soft wet earth

1. in an accurate manner

1. someone whose work is driving carts

1. have or possess in combination

2. put or add together

1. the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right

2. a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure

1. transmit information

2. transmit thoughts or feelings

1. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

1. wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry

2. any of numerous trees and shrubs producing a small fleshy round fruit with a single hard stone; many also produce a valuable hardwood

1. of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War

2. of or relating to or characteristic of a continent

1. suited to your comfort or purpose or needs

2. large and roomy (`convenient' is archaic in this sense)

1. the time of person's life when they are a child

2. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence

1. tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice

1. a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment

1. a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs

2. make barrels and casks

1. conforming with accepted standards

2. represented in simplified or symbolic form

1. form a carpet-like cover (over)

2. cover completely, as if with a carpet

1. members of a cooperative enterprise

2. done by or characteristic of individuals acting together

1. an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

2. the state of being combined into one body

1. a person who collects things

2. a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

1. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

2. a thin layer covering something

1. the state of being suitable or opportune

2. the quality of being useful and convenient

1. any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)

1. additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct

2. information that confirms or verifies

1. an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

2. a body of people associated together

1. work as a clerk, as in the legal business

2. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

1. something that is compiled (as into a single book or file)

2. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

1. exercising caution or showing care or attention

2. cautiously attentive

1. get or ask advice from

2. seek information from

1. the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle

1. under normal conditions

1. burn to charcoal

2. supply with coal

1. utter a sudden loud cry

2. shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

1. any of various small flat sweet cakes

2. the cook on a ranch or at a camp

1. a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

1. a feeling of sympathetic understanding

2. capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination

1. a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners

2. an association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it

1. a preparation used in cleaning something

2. the operator of dry-cleaning establishment

1. leaping insect; male makes chirping noises by rubbing the forewings together

2. a game played with a ball and bat by two teams of 11 players; teams take turns trying to score runs

1. someone who is morally reprehensible

1. cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

2. fill or occupy to the point of overflowing

1. money collected under a tariff

1. stack in cords

2. bind or tie with a cord

1. make overcast or cloudy

2. make less visible or unclear

1. the yield from plants in a single growing season

2. a cultivated plant that is grown commercially on a large scale

1. the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

2. a politically organized body of people under a single government

1. an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

1. joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ

2. a joyful song (usually celebrating the birth of Christ)

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly

2. extend in curves and turns

1. a person who grows or makes or invents things

1. act of writing in code or cipher

1. cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

1. the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health

2. the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet

1. go after with the intent to catch

2. pursue someone sexually or romantically

1. a courteous or respectful or considerate act

2. a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

1. disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

2. a serious examination and judgment of something

1. entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

2. (of information) given in confidence or in secret

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

1. the act of causing something to happen

1. a heavy, closely woven fabric

2. an oil painting on canvas fabric

1. a tract of land used for burials

1. a negotiable certificate that can be detached and redeemed as needed

2. a test sample of some substance

1. dress in a costume

2. furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

1. feed (cattle) with corn

2. preserve with large-grained rock salt

1. an increase in the density of something

2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

1. of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup

2. sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

1. the job of a professional coach

1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose

2. serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body

1. the skillful and effective interaction of movements

2. the regulation of diverse elements into an integrated and harmonious operation

1. an instrumentality that connects

1. a small band of jazz musicians

1. attract; cause to be enamored

2. control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft

1. traveling across

2. a shallow area in a stream that can be forded

1. a small house with a single story

1. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

1. the quality of being intricate and compounded

1. without variation or change, in every case

2. invariably

1. the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)

2. lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached

1. the overhead upper surface of a covered space

2. (meteorology) altitude of the lowest layer of clouds

1. of or relating or belonging to a city

2. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

1. a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

2. coarse curly-leafed cabbage

1. examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

2. stick of wax with a wick in the middle

1. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

2. having skin rich in melanin pigments;

1. relating to or based on or involving comparison

2. estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete

1. the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections

1. a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money

2. make up

1. accomplished by collaboration

1. provide a cure for, make healthy again

2. prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve

1. an officer in command of a military unit

2. someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

1. metal shackles; for hands or legs

1. communication by the exchange of letters

2. compatibility of observations

1. weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

2. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

1. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis

2. having crucial relevance

1. a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

2. any joyous diversion

1. an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement

2. (law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)

1. artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

1. goods carried by a large vehicle

1. a professional cook

1. an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge

1. informal terms for a meal

2. the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

1. joined together into a whole

2. forming a solid mass

1. of or relating to or made from a ceramic

2. an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

1. act as the coxswain, in a boat race

2. the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

1. of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae

2. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts

1. any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars

2. durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chests

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

2. select as an alternative over another

1. make more intense, stronger, or more marked

2. put or add together

1. a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals

1. form or compose

2. create and charge with a task or function

1. having come or been brought to a conclusion

1. plate with chromium

2. treat with a chromium compound

1. black tea grown in China

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. serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress

1. ride in a taxicab

2. a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

1. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

1. the act of gathering something together

1. a small piece of paper that is supposed to be removed when a hole is punched in a card or paper tape

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion

2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

1. a place of worship that has its own altar

2. a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar

1. behave as expected during of holidays or rites

2. have a celebration

1. pressed tightly together

2. reduced in volume by pressure

1. requiring full use of your abilities or resources

2. stimulating interest or thought

1. of or relating to congress

1. someone who composes music, usually as a profession

1. a variable color averaging a deep pink

2. the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry

1. a relation of direct opposition

2. exact opposition

1. be a companion to somebody

2. a friend who is frequently in the company of another

1. a distinguishing emblem

2. a flag that shows its nationality

1. a state of extreme confusion and disorder

2. the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

1. mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently

2. perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

1. a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes)

2. (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program

1. the temporal property of two things happening at the same time

2. the state of being joined together

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

2. in a state of progressive putrefaction

1. an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

1. European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage

1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared

1. becoming infected

1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

1. exercise authoritative control or power over

2. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits

1. bring order and organization to

2. bring into common action, movement, or condition

1. get or gather together

2. put together out of existing material

1. make by combining materials and parts

2. put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

2. eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns)

1. an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian)

1. difficult to analyze or understand

1. a book of recipes and cooking directions

1. a person who carries a message

1. break down, literally or metaphorically

2. collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack

1. heel over

2. stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition

1. weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat

2. a board game for two players who move their 16 pieces according to specific rules; the object is to checkmate the opponent's king

1. organized so as to give configuration to

1. (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion

2. a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

1. female of domestic cattle:

2. mature female of mammals of which the male is called `bull'

1. the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines)

2. movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

1. of or being or relating to or involving cognition

1. approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

2. a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body

1. the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

2. the speech act of revoking or annulling or making void

1. the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

1. object formed by a mold

2. the act of creating something by casting it in a mold

1. confine to a small space, such as a cabin

2. small room on a ship or boat where people sleep

1. agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole

1. an act of copying

1. not having a cord

1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution

2. describing a circle; moving in a circle

1. the way of administering a business

2. the direction of an orchestra or choir

1. a reciprocal relation between two or more things

2. a statistic representing how closely two variables co-vary; it can vary from -1 (perfect negative correlation) through 0 (no correlation) to +1 (perfect positive correlation)

1. a building occupied by a state legislature

1. make calm or still

2. make steady

1. the act of examining resemblances

1. copy down as is

2. reproduce someone's behavior or looks

1. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

1. able to be compared or worthy of comparison

2. conforming in every respect

1. young bird especially of domestic fowl

2. informal terms for a (young) woman

1. disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably

2. a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior

1. (of literary or musical or dramatic or artistic work) protected by copyright

1. of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

2. of animals who live in colonies, such as ants

1. hollow out as if making a cave or opening

2. explore natural caves

1. the ability to create

1. a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

2. (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

1. having or marked by confidence or assurance

2. persuaded of; very sure

1. an association of companies for some definite purpose

1. a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

2. holding by the police

1. an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

2. having knowledge of

1. a pass between mountain peaks; geomorphological term for the lowest point on a mountain ridge between two peaks

1. in a systematic or consistent manner

1. feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others

2. a loving feeling

1. raise to the third power

2. cut into cubes

1. free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression

2. the quality of clear water

1. have a bowel movement

2. obscene terms for feces

1. a refrigerator for cooling liquids

2. an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice

1. shop where dry cleaning is done

1. a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage

2. make reference to

1. inclined to comply

1. (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

1. any utterance produced simultaneously by a group

2. a group of people assembled to sing together

1. a record or narrative description of past events

2. record in chronological order; make a historical record

1. sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

1. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

1. a prominent attribute or aspect of something

2. a distinguishing quality; a feature that can be used to identify something

1. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given

2. as a consequence

1. a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

2. a performer who gives exhibitions of riding and roping and bulldogging

1. originate (in)

2. have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in

1. group of people related by blood or marriage

1. a nonmilitary citizen

2. associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military

1. an occurrence that results in things being united

2. the act of combining things to form a new whole

1. a semiaquatic reptile of Central and South America that resembles an alligator but has a more heavily armored belly

1. a raw material that is sold in large quantities, usually to other businesses for manufacturing or production purposes

1. a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)

2. a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line

1. an expression of approval and commendation

1. the practice of giving expert advice within a particular field

1. a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

2. a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

1. one after the other

2. in regular succession without gaps

1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs

2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks

1. the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

2. a warning against certain acts

1. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

2. the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual

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

2. lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head

1. of or involving computation or computers

1. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

2. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

1. increasing by successive addition

1. one of the dwelling units in a condominium

1. the status of a citizen with rights and duties

2. conduct as a citizen

1. withdraw money by writing a check

2. a written order directing a bank to pay money

1. a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction

2. a complete number or quantity

1. followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices

2. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

1. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

2. something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement

1. a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted

1. a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

1. the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

1. the property of holding together and retaining its shape

2. a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts

1. decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

2. bring to a close

1. (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

2. something that causes an important event to happen

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 society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)

2. the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization

1. having something undesirable neutralized

1. a thin layer covering something

2. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

1. freed from any question of guilt

2. rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush

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

2. the act of freeing from suspicion

1. having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination

2. having or dressed in a coat

1. uninterrupted connection or union

2. a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot

1. intentionally conceived

2. (followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something

1. relating to or characterized by charity

2. full of love and generosity

1. having a strong belief or conviction

2. persuaded of; very sure

1. alternative names for the body of a human being

2. a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

1. expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

2. a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice

1. properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient

2. legally qualified or sufficient

1. someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money

2. a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book

1. a steep high face of rock

1. a small inlet

2. small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

1. a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

1. being or placed in the center

1. an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

2. (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed

1. involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable

2. having the shape of a cube; having three dimensions

1. the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore

2. a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water

1. annoy continually or chronically

1. make to specifications

2. make according to requirements

1. relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne

2. any large and important church

1. go upward with gradual or continuous progress

2. move with effort, by grasping

1. the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods

2. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

1. of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels

1. of or relating to the heart

1. the occurrence of two or more things coming together

2. the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

1. at every point

2. with unflagging resolve

1. a car that has top that can be folded or removed

2. a corporate security (usually bonds or preferred stock) that can be exchanged for another form of security (usually common stock)

1. take by theft

2. take into custody

1. postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

2. make up for

1. pleasing or delighting

2. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers

1. conveying or resembling a compliment

2. costing nothing

1. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

2. the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations

1. close a bottle with a cork

2. stuff with cork

1. a graphic or vivid verbal description

2. the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features

1. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

2. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos

1. the state of being contaminated

2. a substance that contaminates

1. a middle way between two extremes

2. an accommodation in which both sides make concessions

1. lie at the top of

2. reach a high point

1. the state of being secret

2. discretion in keeping secret information

1. marked by or capable of arousing controversy

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 group of organisms of the same type living or growing together

1. a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels

2. heavy gun fired from a tank

1. a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals

2. a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals

1. having been prepared for eating by the application of heat

1. make fast as if with cement

2. cover or coat with cement

1. an associate that one works with

2. a person who is member of one's class or profession

1. seemingly without interruption

1. relating to or marked by communism

2. a socialist who advocates communism

1. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

2. things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)

1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

2. a living being

1. operating as a unit

2. being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements

1. succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available

2. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

1. hold gently and carefully

2. bring up from infancy

1. the person who is head of government (in several countries)

2. the honorary or titular head of a university

1. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

1. a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony

2. a family of similar musical instrument playing together

1. capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

2. a collection of writings

1. (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions

1. not carefully or expertly made

2. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

1. a very large profit

2. (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team)

1. imposing or depending on or containing a condition

2. qualified by reservations

1. a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle

1. being or characterized by concepts or their formation

1. make a mathematical calculation or computation

1. one of the large landmasses of the earth

2. having control over urination and defecation

1. the state of being physically constrained

2. a device that retards something's motion

1. a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol

1. a short mixed drink

2. an appetizer served as a first course at a meal

1. entailing great loss or sacrifice

2. having a high price

1. rural regions

1. very strong; urgently felt

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible

2. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

1. either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

2. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

1. to wind or move in a spiral course

2. make without a potter's wheel

1. (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes

2. the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

1. an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings

1. placed crosswise

2. (of a check) marked for deposit only as indicated by having two lines drawn across it

1. force somebody to do something

2. necessitate or exact

1. a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

1. having much or varied color

2. striking in variety and interest

1. the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

2. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

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. to a great extent or degree

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

1. work as a carpenter

2. a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

1. showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

2. mentally quick and resourceful

1. resembling the new moon in shape

2. any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

1. of or relating to a solution whose dilution has been reduced

2. intensely focused

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

2. any barrier to communication or vision

1. a social or business visitor

2. an investor who buys a call option

1. archaic term for an itinerant peddler

1. enter into a covenant

2. enter into a covenant or formal agreement

1. travel in a caravan

2. a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file

1. someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building)

1. someone who gives advice about problems

2. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

1. a railcar where passengers ride

2. a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses

1. a retail dealer in provisions and supplies

2. a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints

1. black birds having a raucous call

2. the cry of a cock (or an imitation of it)

1. occurring or operating at the same time

1. taking exception; especially a quibble based on a captious argument

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

1. express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness

2. make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge

1. bring about; accomplish

2. travel around, either by plane or ship

1. confine to a small space, as for intensive work

2. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

1. formulate in a particular style or language

2. an upholstered seat for more than one person

1. an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

1. ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans

2. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

1. carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts

2. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted

1. an absolute certainty

1. a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

2. the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

1. coldness due to a cold environment

2. an almost pleasurable sensation of fright

1. widely known and esteemed

2. having an illustrious past

1. an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play)

2. a serious examination and judgment of something

1. a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic

1. the act of continuing an activity without interruption

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

1. a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art

2. anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something

1. make cone-shaped

2. any cone-shaped artifact

1. corrupted by contact or association

2. rendered unwholesome by contaminants and pollution

1. venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood

1. (usually followed by `to') given credit for

1. causing confusion or disorientation

2. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity

1. an enthusiastic and vocal supporter

2. someone who leads the cheers by spectators at a sporting event

1. utter a sudden loud cry

2. shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain

1. a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive

1. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

2. an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object

1. roll into a ball

2. a slight indication

1. of or relating to or used in cooking

1. (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team

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

1. someone who cuts or carves stone

2. someone who carves the meat

1. the child of your aunt or uncle

1. a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

2. a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

1. the act of grasping

2. a tense critical situation

1. serving to connect two grammatical constituents of identical construction

1. a service involving care for other people's children

1. the quality of being believable or trustworthy

1. of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe

2. inconceivably extended in space or time

1. the art of making and decorating pottery

1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

1. the time at which something is supposed to begin

2. an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred

1. be similar, be in line with

2. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

1. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

2. give advice to

1. provide housing for (military personnel)

2. divide into cantons, of a country

1. the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list)

1. a utensil for cooking

1. the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

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

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. a small shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)

1. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

1. (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above

2. given official approval to act

1. required by rule

1. (East Indian cookery) a pungent dish of vegetables or meats flavored with curry powder and usually eaten with rice

2. season with a mixture of spices; typical of Indian cooking

1. a roll of tobacco for smoking

1. acting with a specific goal

1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

1. raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

2. the protruding part of the lower jaw

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. the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries

2. large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk

1. the person who leads a musical group

2. a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat

1. make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions

2. any of numerous tropical usually thorny evergreen trees of the genus Citrus having leathery evergreen leaves and widely cultivated for their juicy edible fruits having leathery aromatic rinds

1. a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body

2. an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums

1. excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

2. excessive crowding

1. made for or formed by carving (`carven' is archaic or literary)

1. a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat

2. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic

1. obstruction of blood flow in a coronary artery by a blood clot (thrombus)

2. surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart)

1. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

2. favoring one person or side over another

1. baby bed with high sides made of slats

2. a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)

1. a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine

2. dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect

1. a security pledged for the repayment of a loan

2. descended from a common ancestor but through different lines

1. decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers

2. a quarrelsome grouch

1. domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

1. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

2. be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics

1. not invading healthy tissue

2. not free to move about

1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

2. evidence that helps to solve a problem

1. cut into pieces with repeated blows

2. move suddenly

1. travel by canoe

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

1. corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

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

1. someone who communicates by means of letters

2. a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

1. a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light

2. a state of violent disturbance and excitement

1. apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material

1. a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air

2. a stick of black carbon material used for drawing

1. an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding

2. the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

1. a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

2. a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

1. rush down in big quantities, like a cascade

2. arrange (open windows) on a computer desktop so that they overlap each other, with the title bars visible

1. elegance by virtue of being fashionable

2. elegant and stylish

1. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

2. the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon

1. form a curl, curve, or kink

2. shape one's body into a curl

1. a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

2. an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together

1. a cry or shout of approval

2. the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

1. a confused multitude of things

2. unwanted echoes that interfere with the observation of signals on a radar screen

1. an economic system based on private ownership of capital

1. fasten or fix with a clamp

2. impose or inflict forcefully

1. an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

2. a cowardly or contemptible person

1. a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)

1. a deception for profit to yourself

2. not faithful to a spouse or lover

1. a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking

1. the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness)

1. of or relating to clerks

2. of or relating to the clergy

1. a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

2. erosion by chemical action

1. an attendant who checks coats or baggage

2. one who checks the correctness of something

1. motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions

2. conformity to one's own sense of right conduct

1. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

2. a dense crowd of people

1. a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot

2. powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed

1. protect from impact

2. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses

1. any compound containing a chlorine atom

2. any salt of hydrochloric acid (containing the chloride ion)

1. a member of a council

1. a loud resonant repeating noise

2. a state of conflict between persons

1. turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame

2. a deep and vivid red color

1. a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

2. the humane quality of understanding the suffering of others and wanting to do something about it

1. a digestible substance used to give color to food

2. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

1. an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

2. a horse's bit with an attached chain or strap to check the horse

1. carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal

2. street names for cocaine

1. beat with a cane

2. a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

1. reduced in size or pulled together

1. unite into one

2. make firm or secure; strengthen

1. a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis

2. exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

1. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct

2. of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

1. emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

2. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development

1. exercise that conditions the body

2. a trainer of athletes

1. in a convenient manner

1. cover with a canopy

2. the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit

1. of or resembling or typical of a college or college students

1. expressing much in few words

1. physically fit

2. established by conditioning or learning

1. any system of principles or beliefs

2. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

1. a unit of weight for precious stones = 200 mg

2. the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; 18-karat gold is 75% gold; 24-karat gold is pure gold

1. hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

1. (of information) make known; pass on

2. serve as a means for expressing something

1. enclose in a capsule

2. put in a short or concise form; reduce in volume

1. a journalist who writes editorials

1. a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height

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

1. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement

2. someone injured or killed in an accident

1. relating to or part of a binding legal agreement

1. a mechanical device that compresses gasses

2. an electronic device that reduces the dynamic range of an audio signal.

1. any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer

1. a space into which an area is subdivided

2. a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area

1. a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure

1. overfilled or compacted or concentrated

1. the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections

2. diligence in keeping clean

1. in conjunction with; combined

1. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts

2. (physics) of waves having a constant phase relation

1. a person who brings an action in a court of law

1. in a critical manner

1. someone who claims a benefit or right or title

1. too numerous to be counted

1. relating to or arranged according to temporal order

1. an impressive country house (or castle) in France

1. an aggressive willingness to compete

1. a person who changes something

2. an automatic mechanical device on a record player that causes new records to be played without manual intervention

1. wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus

2. any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

1. a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers

1. work together on a common enterprise or project

1. aromatic bark used as a spice

2. tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon

1. a straight line connecting two points on a curve

2. a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together

1. (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

1. designed to promote discipline

2. tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition

1. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

1. a gathering of persons representative of some larger group

2. a temporary military unit

1. mutually related

1. in a commercial manner

1. the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed

2. (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that a contradiction arises if any proposition is introduced that cannot be derived from the axioms of the system

1. provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

2. guarantee payment on; of checks

1. brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall

1. having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend

1. act as or like a clown

2. a rude or vulgar fool

1. eat up completely, as with great appetite

2. serve oneself to, or consume regularly

1. characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

2. informal or natural; especially caught off guard or unprepared

1. counting backward from an arbitrary number to indicate the time remaining before some event (such as launching a space vehicle)

1. a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage

1. a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

2. space that is surrounded by something

1. a company of companions or supporters

2. a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

1. blow the clarion

2. proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion

1. a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts

1. the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

2. an excavation where root vegetables are stored

1. of or relating to the cervix of the uterus

2. relating to or associated with the neck

1. a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

2. tableware implements for cutting and eating food

1. a farm building for housing poultry

2. an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

1. any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

2. the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

1. be composed of

2. include or contain; have as a component

1. wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

2. any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

1. a community of people smaller than a village

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

1. a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer

1. everything that exists anywhere

2. any of various mostly Mexican herbs of the genus Cosmos having radiate heads of variously colored flowers and pinnate leaves; popular fall-blooming annuals

1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority

1. used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure

2. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

1. the act of making something clean

2. cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands

1. grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

2. foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

1. an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

2. the relation of comprising something

1. chafe at the bit, like horses

2. chew noisily or vigorously

1. capable of being believed

2. (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

1. marked by refinement in taste and manners

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

2. feel as if crawling with insects

1. causing one to believe the truth of something

1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years

2. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance

2. subdued or brought low in condition or status

1. sharing thoughts and feelings

2. (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

1. a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

1. a viral disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 that caused a global pandemic in 2020

2. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

1. discard or do away with

2. discharge with dishonor, as in the army

1. a possible event or occurrence or result

2. the state of being contingent on something

1. extensive tract of level open land

1. a state in which you want to learn more about something

2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

1. of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles

2. lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

1. young of domestic cattle

2. the muscular back part of the shank

1. the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

2. a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party

1. the state of being certain

2. something that is certain

1. a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

1. a list of dishes available at a restaurant

1. preserve in a can or tin

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

1. a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements within the grammatical structure of a sentence

2. anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing

1. correspondence in form or appearance

2. acting according to certain accepted standards

1. very close or connected in space or time

2. connecting without a break; within a common boundary

1. lacking spontaneity; not natural

1. either side of the face below the eyes

2. an impudent statement

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

1. a grouping of a number of similar things

1. without substance

2. a stiff moderately thick paper

1. unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

1. the dead body of a human being

1. the branch of medicine dealing with the heart and its diseases

1. protected from harm or loss

1. a member of the United States House of Representatives

1. a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition

1. a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

2. a female singer

1. in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

1. work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course

1. hit with the hand

2. confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

1. the act of conquering

2. success in mastering something difficult

1. expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment

1. a composition for orchestra and a soloist

1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

2. a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

1. a young male horse under the age of four

1. correspondence in form or appearance

1. work together on a common enterprise or project

2. cooperate as a traitor

1. a boy or man

2. a long narrow depression in a surface

1. a proposition obtained by conversion

2. carry on a conversation

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

1. cost accounting

1. the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

2. the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

1. in disagreement

2. on bad terms

1. adjust for

2. make amends for; pay compensation for

1. a sudden sharp noise

2. the act of cracking something

1. a plant of the genus Trifolium

1. one of the dwelling units in a condominium

2. housing consisting of a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in which each unit is individually owned

1. a resident of a coastal area

2. someone who coasts

1. relating to or causing or involving catalysis

1. a soft whitish calcite

2. a pure flat white with little reflectance

1. socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners

2. (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)

1. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

2. set in motion, cause to start

1. counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

2. deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances

1. any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

1. create by looping or crocheting

2. make a piece of needlework by interlocking and looping thread with a hooked needle

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

1. a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

2. a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

1. a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape

2. removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

1. arranged into categories

1. concerned with or providing correction

1. 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. of or relating to a pointed conical tooth

2. of or relating to or characteristic of members of the family Canidae

1. a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force

2. a brilliant and notable success

1. cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth

1. a commissioned naval officer who ranks above a captain and below a rear admiral; the lowest grade of admiral

1. put together indiscriminately

2. group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side

1. a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style

1. a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing

1. of or relating to the sky

2. relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven

1. of or relating to capitalism or capitalists

2. favoring or practicing capitalism

1. a government building that houses the offices of a county government

2. a building that houses judicial courts

1. a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

2. an animal that is confined

1. put into a crate; as for protection

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

1. enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space

2. having or fostering a warm or friendly and informal atmosphere

1. a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair

2. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

1. having important issues or results

1. the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

1. in or near or toward a center or according to a central role or function

1. the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide)

2. a small cut of meat including part of a rib

1. form the substance of

2. write music

1. in mental comfort; without stress

2. in physical comfort

1. a single-reed instrument with a straight tube

1. bring under control by force or authority

2. take possession of by force, as after an invasion

1. a mother tongue that originates from contact between two languages

1. a policy of creating strategic alliances in order to check the expansion of a hostile power or ideology or to force it to negotiate peacefully

2. (physics) a system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive material from a reactor

1. the outer layer of the Earth

2. a hard outer layer that covers something

1. an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

2. a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes

1. a process used for separating mixtures by virtue of differences in absorbency

1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

1. provide with clothes or put clothes on

2. furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

1. any of various types of cabbage

2. informal terms for money

1. an awkward and inexperienced youth

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

1. a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity

2. the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

1. (of hair) having curls or waves

1. a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image

2. any collection of diverse things

1. not accessible to view

2. hidden on any grounds for any motive

1. someone living temporarily in a tent or lodge for recreation

2. a recreational vehicle equipped for camping out while traveling

1. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business

2. the act of conceding or yielding

1. conforming to the Carnot cycle

2. forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl

1. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse

1. high fashion designing and dressmaking

1. travel along a zigzag path

2. start by cranking

1. of the color of cream

2. thick like cream

1. indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen

2. serving to support or corroborate

1. conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

1. (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the southern

2. a violent rotating windstorm

1. the state of being split or cleft

2. the breaking of a chemical bond in a molecule resulting in smaller molecules

1. an arrangement of events in time

2. a record of events in the order of their occurrence

1. any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

2. very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

1. an admission of misdeeds or faults

2. a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party

1. a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

2. a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society

1. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

2. make a set of changes permanent

1. a stopping

1. a person who communicates with others

1. a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

1. a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

1. a primary subtractive color for light; has a blue-green color

2. of the blue-green color that is a primary subtractive color of light

1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

2. be characteristic of

1. a thin crisp wafer made of flour and water with or without leavening and shortening; unsweetened or semisweet

2. a poor White person in the southern United States

1. a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration

2. say something to someone that expresses praise

1. a point asserted as part of an argument

2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

1. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

2. supply food ready to eat; for parties and banquets

1. an overstuffed davenport with upright armrests

2. a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar

1. occurring at or forming an end or termination

1. a grounder that bounces high in the air

2. informal terms for a human `tooth'

1. an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

2. a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

1. a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune

2. a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies

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

2. the wool of the Kashmir goat

1. related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir

2. a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

1. lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike

2. a manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous

1. with regard to a culture

1. a scientist who specializes in chemistry

2. a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs

1. a fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling

1. oppose, as in hostility or a competition

2. deal with (something unpleasant) head on

1. small wolf native to western North America

2. someone who smuggles illegal immigrants into the United States (usually across the Mexican border)

1. informal terms for a meal

2. breed of medium-sized dogs with a thick coat and fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in northern China

1. an integrated course of academic studies

1. a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for inspection and clearance

1. the quantity contained in a carton

2. a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top

1. force somebody to do something

2. necessitate or exact

1. relating to a small administrative district or community

2. for or by a group rather than individuals

1. the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

1. tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics

1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

1. adhering to established customs or doctrines (especially in religion)

1. involving or constituting a cause; causing

1. elegant and fashionable

1. a flock of coots

2. a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something

1. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

2. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

1. appearing in a biblical canon

2. of or relating to or required by canon law

1. troops trained to fight on horseback

2. a highly mobile army unit

1. a request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

1. form a group or unite

2. form a confederation with; of nations

1. the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

2. the decisive moment in a novel or play

1. a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

1. one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

1. freed from illness or injury

2. (used of rubber) treated by a chemical or physical process to improve its properties (hardness and strength and odor and elasticity)

1. deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant

2. perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

1. a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

1. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

2. a wad of something chewable as tobacco

1. conformity to fact or truth

2. the quality of conformity to social expectations

1. containing errors or alterations

2. ruined in character or quality

1. a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

1. a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

1. deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier

2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell

1. opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas

2. (logic) a statement that is necessarily false

1. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

1. (of weather or climate) physically mild

2. (used of persons or behavior) inclined to show mercy

1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering

2. feelings of extreme heartlessness

1. someone who maintains and audits business accounts

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

1. a melon vine of the genus Cucumis; cultivated from earliest times for its cylindrical green fruit

2. cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons

1. a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (especially beneath a church)

1. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

2. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

1. in accordance with convention or custom

2. commonly used or practiced; usual

1. informal intensifiers

1. people who are fearful and cautious

2. avoiding excess

1. a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

2. a duplicate copy

1. a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

2. a creator of great skill in the manual arts

1. having or situated at or near a center

1. the faculty and students of a school specializing in one of the fine arts

2. a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts

1. move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging

2. clutch as if in panic

1. a gallant or courtly gentleman

2. given to haughty disregard of others

1. (baseball) the person who plays the position of catcher

2. the position on a baseball team of the player who is stationed behind home plate and who catches the balls that the pitcher throws

1. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

2. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

1. the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion

2. (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

1. the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions

1. an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental

2. the quality of occupying the same position or area in space

1. used of a height or viewpoint

1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

2. return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

1. of or relating to an academic course of study

1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

2. admit (to a wrongdoing)

1. a dismissive term for a girl who is immature or who lacks respect

2. the bill in a restaurant

1. of or relating to a sensitive dependence on initial conditions

2. lacking a visible order or organization

1. a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

1. an Irish girl

1. the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child

1. curving or bulging outward

1. meet to select a candidate or promote a policy

2. a closed political meeting

1. receiving or eligible for compensation

1. a positively charged ion

1. a game played on ice in which heavy stones with handles are slid toward a target

2. (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl

1. move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground

2. to go stealthily or furtively

1. a sheath worn to protect a finger

2. baby bed with high sides made of slats

1. in a clinical manner

1. having a common axis

1. make a crushing noise

2. press or grind with a crushing noise

1. a degree or grade of excellence or worth

2. diameter of a tube or gun barrel

1. birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery

1. a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing

1. passing from one to another

1. a bold challenge

2. discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

1. click repeatedly or uncontrollably

2. cut unevenly with a chattering tool

1. no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use

2. marked by refinement in taste and manners

1. diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

1. a passenger train that is ridden primarily by passengers who travel regularly from one place to another

2. someone who travels regularly from home in a suburb to work in a city

1. a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer

2. convert to compost

1. food cooked and served in a casserole

2. large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served

1. a building that is occupied by a social club

1. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular

1. a pirate along the Barbary Coast

2. a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

1. compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft

2. a pit for cockfights

1. with the terms of the relation reversed

1. exchange positions without a change in value

2. travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home

1. lie at the top of

2. restrict the number or amount of

1. act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

1. showing or having compassion

2. share the suffering of

1. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

1. with chemicals

2. with respect to chemistry

1. (usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare

1. a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

1. irregular in shape or outline

2. having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect

1. strongly attracted

2. filled with wonder and delight

1. arrange or order by classes or categories

2. declare unavailable, as for security reasons

1. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

2. pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

1. a military trainee (as at a military academy)

1. someone who works in a coal mine

1. a room in which a law court sits

1. annoying and unpleasant

2. causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin

1. (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

2. the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

1. recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series

2. having no interruptions

1. occurring or extending throughout a country or nation

1. make more compact by or as if by pressing

2. squeeze or press together

1. a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture

2. a drink to follow immediately after another drink

1. a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse

1. place into a coffin

2. box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

1. turn into a carbonate

2. treat with carbon dioxide

1. large voracious aquatic reptile having a long snout with massive jaws and sharp teeth and a body covered with bony plates; of sluggish tropical waters

1. a person who shows fear or timidity

1. subject to or requiring payment especially as specified

2. things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)

1. a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

1. relating to or determined by or in context

1. the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms

2. act of writing in code or cipher

1. the outline of a coast

1. a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

2. a series of acts at a night club

1. a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries

2. growing or occurring in many parts of the world

1. make clear and (more) comprehensible

2. make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating

1. the state of cohering or sticking together

2. logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts

1. have a conference in order to talk something over

2. present

1. branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

1. makes decorative wooden panels

2. an artist who creates sculptures

1. burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness

2. a piece of paper money worth one dollar

1. a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

2. agreement of opinions

1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

2. the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them

1. disputed or made the object of contention or competition

1. a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury

2. (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)

1. fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

2. keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

1. mistake one thing for another

2. be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

1. giving advice

1. a person who conveys (carries or transmits)

2. a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

1. the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

1. marked by rude or peremptory shortness

2. brief and to the point; effectively cut short

1. the housing or outer covering of something

2. the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire

1. striking in variety and interest

2. having much or varied color

1. an accurate timer for recording time

1. of or relating to a climate

1. maintain or assert

2. have an argument about something

1. a designated limit beyond which something cannot function or must be terminated

2. a route shorter than the usual one

1. a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

1. go with, fall together

2. happen simultaneously

1. overlapping in duration

1. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

2. a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

1. a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

2. a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult

1. the state of being allied or confederated

2. a union of political organizations

1. (biochemistry) a class of hemoprotein whose principal biological function is electron transfer (especially in cellular respiration)

1. engraving or carving in low relief on a stone (as in a brooch or ring)

1. relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum

1. like or containing small sticky lumps

2. short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

1. a sharp steel wedge that precedes the plow and cuts vertically through the soil

1. very bad

1. biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow

1. a steep-walled semicircular basin in a mountain; may contain a lake

1. put quickly or forcibly

2. cause to strike the air in flight

1. the process of becoming hard or solid by cooling or drying or crystallization

1. have a conference in order to talk something over

2. present

1. having an (artificial) crown on a tooth

2. crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory

1. an arrangement of parts or elements

2. a configuration of stars as seen from the earth

1. flesh of scaleless food fish of the southern United States; often farmed

2. large ferocious northern deep-sea food fishes with strong teeth and no pelvic fins

1. the treasurer of a municipal corporation

2. an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

1. a small farm worked by a crofter

1. providing protective supervision; watching over or safeguarding

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

2. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

1. strikingly different; tending to contrast

1. express strong disapproval of

2. declare or judge unfit for use or habitation

1. characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

1. derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)

1. the campaign of a candidate to be elected

1. get the meaning of something

2. to become aware of through the senses

1. hide under a false appearance

2. cover as if with clothing

1. (electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

2. a fast sailing ship used in former times

1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

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

2. be too tight; rub or press

1. things that make you comfortable and at ease

1. large American feline resembling a lion

1. a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

1. a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff

2. a police officer of the lowest rank

1. the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

2. provoking fear or terror

1. marked with or divided into degrees

1. intended as a commemoration

2. an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person

1. the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere

1. a professional performer who tells jokes and performs comical acts

2. an actor in a comedy

1. a publication containing a variety of works

2. a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work

1. a commission with jurisdiction over fisheries and navigation in a port or river

2. the official conservation of trees and soil and rivers etc.

1. a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)

2. a flowing together

1. fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background

1. an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held

1. a salt or ester of citric acid

2. cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid

1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

2. physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination

1. a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies

2. pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon

1. (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal

2. the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve

1. of or relating to a normal cyst (as the gallbladder or urinary bladder)

2. of or relating to or resembling a cyst

1. having the form of a cylinder

1. a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

2. recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

1. be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

2. a man whose wife committed adultery

1. a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers

2. a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement

1. hollow out as if making a cavern

2. any large dark enclosed space

1. a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

2. caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

1. a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open

1. bearing an heraldic device

2. (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination

1. a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together

2. the act of grasping

1. a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

2. an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territory

1. an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting

2. an address to an academic meeting or seminar

1. an intense desire for some particular thing

1. firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk

2. burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food

1. a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions

2. fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross

1. a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions

1. knitted jacket that is fastened up the front with buttons or a zipper

1. a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces

1. the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

1. tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

1. two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time

2. of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false

1. consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals

2. distinctly or sharply outlined

1. writing in capital letters

2. an estimation of the value of a business

1. a binary compound of carbon with a more electropositive element

1. a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

1. the branch of biology that studies the structure and function of cells

1. electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits

1. the state of cohering or sticking together

2. (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals)

1. a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

2. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

1. a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

1. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

2. an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid

1. an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable

2. (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building)

1. a site on the internet where a number of users can communicate in real time (typically one dedicated to a particular topic)

1. be adjacent or come together

2. approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

1. for the most part

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

2. a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

1. of or relating to cryptanalysis

1. have the idea for

2. judge or regard; look upon; judge

1. a substance that contaminates

1. irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

2. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus Candida

1. rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

1. made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust

2. a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

1. characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners

2. exhibiting courtesy and politeness

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

2. an inverted V-shaped charge

1. capable of preventing conception or impregnation

2. an agent or device intended to prevent conception

1. press between rollers or plates so as to smooth, glaze, or thin into sheets

2. a machine that smooths or glazes paper or cloth by pressing it between plates or passing it through rollers

1. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

1. widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked

2. stalks eaten raw or cooked or used as seasoning

1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the cinema

1. salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre

1. a clergyman ministering to some institution

1. the travel of a commuter

1. small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding)

1. (botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth

1. a changeable or inconstant person

2. lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

1. providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal)

1. beautiful handwriting

1. a practical consequence that follows naturally

2. (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition

1. a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm

2. metal container for storing dry foods such as tea or flour

1. preserve in a can or tin

2. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

1. an abject coward

2. lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful

1. a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

2. unite with a common purpose

1. the craft of a carpenter: making things out of wood

1. a dealer in cutlery

1. find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws

2. act as a critic

1. giving a Christian name at baptism

1. an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.

2. an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)

1. the metaphysical study of the origin and nature of the universe

2. the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

1. goods carried by a large vehicle

2. the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

1. young of domestic cattle

2. the muscular back part of the shank

1. in a relative manner; by comparison to something else

1. that makes clear

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

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

2. plead or ask for earnestly

1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole

2. musical creation

1. totally uninformed about what is going on; not having even a clue from which to infer what is occurring

1. a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland

1. shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

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

1. of or relating to a cortex

1. arranged into categories

1. a message written in a secret code

2. a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number

1. a preparation used in cleaning something

1. a photograph taken at close range

1. clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

2. purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

1. very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency

2. not characterized by emotion

1. hard smooth-textured cheese; originally made in Cheddar in southwestern England

1. dress with a corset

2. a woman's close-fitting foundation garment

1. suppressed or subject to censorship

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. the sound made by a pigeon

2. speak softly or lovingly

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

2. the close of a musical section

1. customers collectively

1. having to do with a consul or his office or duties

1. of or relating to hair

2. a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action

1. a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs

1. sever or remove by pinching or snipping

2. run at a moderately swift pace

1. in the same direction as the rotating hands of a clock

2. in the direction that the hands of a clock move

1. a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers

1. a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

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

1. a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing

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

1. having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

2. marked by refinement in taste and manners

1. candy and other sweets considered collectively

2. a confectioner's shop

1. with awareness

1. tending to bring about; being partly responsible for

1. having concealed difficulty

2. likely to attract attention

1. the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce

1. escort in transit

2. a procession of land vehicles traveling together

1. document effecting a property transfer

2. the transmission of information

1. foster the growth of

2. prepare for crops

1. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

2. a transmission line for high-frequency signals

1. having the quality or power of conducting heat or electricity or sound; exhibiting conductivity

1. retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment

2. wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection

1. (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams

2. the process of changing from a gaseous to a liquid or solid state

1. an expert who observes and comments on something

2. a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day

1. prevent from being seen or discovered

2. hold back; keep from being perceived by others

1. the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement

1. draw advantages from

2. supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders

1. a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space

1. say something to someone that expresses praise

2. express congratulations

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. Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

1. skill in an occupation or trade

1. long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game

1. of very poor quality; flimsy

1. be in accord; be in agreement

2. happen simultaneously

1. of textiles; having parallel raised lines

1. effortless and unstudied

2. (usually followed by `of') without due thought or consideration

1. a man who is a council member

1. act as a caddie and carry clubs for a player

2. a can for storing tea

1. cut short

2. prepare for crops

1. portable power saw; teeth linked to form an endless chain

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion

2. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

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

1. express approbation of

2. present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

1. of or relating to cytoplasm

1. the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of)

1. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

2. an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

1. any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed

2. American basswood of the Allegheny region

1. to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation

2. bring into a mutual, complementary, or reciprocal relation

1. not genuine; imitating something superior

2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive

1. bend or cause to bend

2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

1. roll steel ingots

2. join pieces of wood with cogs

1. combined into or constituting a chemical compound

1. either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head

1. relating to or included in a category or categories

2. not modified or restricted by reservations

1. a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow

1. the act or process of complicating

2. a situation or condition that is complex or confused

1. be fond of; be attached to

1. infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice

1. an eye disease that involves the clouding or opacification of the natural lens of the eye

2. a large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice

1. growing close together but not in dense mats

2. clustered together but not coherent

1. vulnerable to danger especially of discredit or suspicion

2. making or willing to make concessions

1. a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

2. any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

1. a writer who collaborates with others in writing something

1. force somebody to do something

2. necessitate or exact

1. the central or most important feature

2. something placed at the center of something else (as on a table)

1. the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches

2. the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk

1. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

1. female equivalent of a count or earl

1. marked by skill in deception

1. nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus

2. stocky short-legged harness horse

1. the ceremony of installing a new monarch

1. a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em

1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years

2. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

1. relating to or involving combinations

2. relating to the combination and arrangement of elements in sets

1. someone who provides food and service (as for a party)

1. enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space

2. a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm

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

1. a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

1. deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless

2. deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

1. cut short

2. prepare for crops

1. unite chemically so that the product is easily broken down into the original compounds

2. add inflections showing person, number, gender, tense, aspect, etc.

1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground

1. involving the joint activity of two or more

1. bend one's back forward from the waist on down

2. sit on one's heels

1. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another

2. (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection