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- BRIMINGSOriginally, a border or edge of a sea, a river, or other body of water; now, any border or edge. The topmost lip or rim of a container, or a natural feature shaped like a container
- BRIMSTONYContaining or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
- BRISTLEDsimple past and past participle of bristle
- BRISTLYCovered with bristles.
- BUCKA male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo.
- BULKEDsimple past and past participle of bulk
- BULKYBeing large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.
- BULRUSHA plant referred to in the story of Moses as growing along the banks of the Nile, which is believed to be the papyrus (Cyperus papyrus).
- BUMPA light blow or jolting collision.
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- BURBLEA bubbling, gurgling sound, as of a creek.
- BURBLYburbling, bubbling
- BURDOCKAny of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
- BURLAPA very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
- BURNEDDamaged or consumed by heat, fire, oxidation, or similar process.
- BURNTsimple past and past participle of burn
- BURYINGpresent participle and gerund of bury
- BUSILYIn a busy manner; actively.
- BUSTTo break.
- BUTLERSHIPThe rank, office, or position of a butler.
- BUXOMLYIn a buxom way.
- BYPATHAn unfrequented path; an indirect route; a byway.
- BYWAYA road or track not following a main route; a secondary or minor road or path.
- CADEabandoned by its mother and reared by hand
- CAMPIONSome flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
- CANDLERA person who makes candles; a chandler.
- CANKEREDInfected with a canker or having a cankerous part.
- CAPPERA device or person that applies caps, as to bullets or bottles.
- CAPSTONEAny of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
- CARFULAs much as a car will hold. (Usually with reference to an automobile; sometimes with reference to a railroad car, especially in 19th-century texts.)
- CASTINGpresent participle and gerund of cast
- CERTAINLYIn a way which is certain; with certainty.
- CHANGERSomeone or something who changes things.
- CHARMINGPleasant, charismatic.
- CHASTELYIn a chaste manner. (either specifically virginal, or in a modest, unsexy and unrisqué manner)
- CHAVEI have
- CHEERFULNoticeably happy and optimistic.
- CHEERFULLYIn a cheerful manner.
- CHEERYIn a good mood, happy, cheerful.
- CHEESYOf or relating to cheese.
- CHIEFLYEspecially or primarily; above all.
- CHILDBEARINGThe process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
- CHINCHYAlternative spelling of chintzy (“miserly”).
- CHIRPA short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.
- CHITTERTo make a series of high-pitched sounds; to twitter, chirp or chatter.
- CHOMPThe act of chomping
- CHOOSEROne who chooses something.
- CHUFFSurly; annoyed; displeased; disgruntled.
- CLAMBERTo climb (something) with some difficulty, or in a haphazard fashion.
- CLAPPINGThat claps.
- CLARTA daub.
- CLEANERA person whose occupation is to clean things, especially rooms, floors, and windows.
- CLEANSERSomeone or something that cleanses, such as a detergent.
- CLEARLYIn a clear manner.
- CLEAVERA squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through bones, etc.
- CLEVERNimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
- CLIMBERSomeone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber). A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.
- CLIMBINGThe sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
- CLINTThe relatively flat part of a limestone pavement between the grikes
- CLOTHIERA person who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
- CLOTTIERFull of clots, or clods.
- CLOTTIESTFull of clots, or clods.
- CLOTTYFull of clots, or clods.
- CLOURA field.
- CLOUTEROne who clouts or strikes.
- CLOUTINGpresent participle and gerund of clout
- CLUBBEDsimple past and past participle of club
- CLUTTERA confused disordered jumble of things.
- COARSELYin a coarse manner
- COBBLERA person who repairs, and sometimes makes, shoes.
- CODLINGA young small cod.
- COLEWORTA plant of the genus Brassica; now specifically, a Brassica plant without a head and used for food, such as kale.
- COLLARDA Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.
- COLLOPA slice of meat.
- COLTISHResembling a colt, especially: Lively, playful and undisciplined (often in a manner judged to be immature).
- COMBEDArranged or groomed with a comb.
- COMBERA person who combs wool, etc.
- COMELILYIn a comely manner.
- COMEROne in a race who is catching up to others and shows promise of winning.
- COOKERYThe art and practice of preparing food for consumption, especially by the application of heat; cooking.
- CORDIALLYIn a cordial, warm, friendly or heartfelt manner.
- CORNYBoring and unoriginal.
- COSTLYOf high cost; expensive.
- COUCHEROne who couches.
- COUNTABLECapable of being counted; having a quantity.
- COUPLINGThe act of joining together to form a couple.
- COURTEOUSLYIn a courteous manner; with obliging civility or condescension; politely.
- COURTLYBefitting of a royal court; reflecting the manners or behaviour of people at court; stately, rich or fine, and so suitable for a royal court.
- COUTERA piece of armor which covers the elbow.
- COVERAGEAn amount by which something or someone is covered.
- COVERINGpresent participle and gerund of cover
- COVERLETA blanket used as a bed covering, usually quilted.
- COVERTLYIn a covert manner, secretly.
- COWHOUSEA house (barn or shed) for keeping cows.
- COXSWAINIn a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew.
- CRANAGEThe use of a crane to hoist goods.
- CRASHA sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
- CREAMYContaining cream.
- CREASEA line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.
- CRIMPLEto crumple, crimp