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- MISTLEmistletoe
- MIXENA compost heap or dunghill.
- MOANA low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure.
- MOLTENMelted, especially due to great heat
- MONGRELAnything of mixed kind. A dog with a lineage of two or more breeds.
- MONTHLYOccurring every month.
- MOODIESGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- MOODYGiven to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- MORGANATICDesignating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no cl
- MOSTsuperlative degree of much.
- MOTHERLYBefitting a mother; warm, caring, nurturing, protective, loving.
- MOULDWARPA mole, Talpa europaea.
- MOURNTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
- MUFFLEAnything that mutes or deadens sound.
- MUGWORTAny member of the species Artemisia vulgaris of plants native to temperate Eurasia and north Africa, traditionally used medicinally.
- MULCHAny material used to cover the top layer of soil to protect, insulate, or decorate it, or to discourage weeds or retain moisture.
- MUSTTo do as a requirement; indicates that the sentence subject is required as an imperative or directive to execute the sentence predicate, with failure to do so resulting in a failur
- NAPEThe back part of the neck.
- NASTYDirty, filthy.
- NEATHBeneath.
- NEEDYIn need; poor.
- NEIGHThe cry of a horse.
- NEIGHBOURA person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.
- NESSA promontory; a cape or headland. (Frequently used as a suffix in placenames.)
- NETTLEAny plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, stinging nettles: Most, but not al
- NEWERcomparative form of new: more new, more recent.
- NEXTNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- NEXTSNearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- NINTHThe ordinal form of the number nine.
- NITERA mineral form of potassium nitrate (saltpetre) used in making gunpowder.
- NOSTRILEither of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages.
- OAKENMade from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.
- OATHA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a c
- OCKERInterest on money; usury; increase.
- OFTENFrequently; many times on different occasions.
- ONEFOLDConstituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
- ONLYAlone in a category.
- ORGULOUSArrogant, haughty, proud.
- OUTDRAWTo extract or draw out.
- OUTLANDProvincial: from a province (of the same land).
- OUZELA Eurasian blackbird (Turdus merula).
- OVERLAYTo lay, spread, or apply (something) over or across (something else); to overspread.
- OVERSTEPTo go too far beyond (a limit); especially, to cross boundaries or exceed norms or conventions.
- OXENplural of ox
- PACKA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- PACKLYA bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- PATCHA piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
- PEAKA point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
- PIKEA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- PIKINGSA very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- PINCHTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- PIRNA cone-shaped spool or bobbin on which thread or yarn is wound, used most often for weaving.
- PITHThe soft, spongy substance inside plant parts; specifically, the parenchyma in the centre of the roots and stems of many plants and trees.
- PLACARDA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- PLAQUEAny flat, thin piece of clay, ivory, metal, etc., used for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a dish, plate, slab, etc., hung upon a wall; also, a smaller decoration worn
- PLOTThe course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- PLOUGHA device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.
- PLUCKTo pull something sharply; to pull something out
- PLUGA pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.
- POKETo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- POTETo push, thrust.
- PRETTYPleasant to the sight or other senses; attractive, especially of women or children.
- PRODTo poke, to push, to touch.
- PUCKA mischievous or hostile spirit.
- PUDDLEA small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
- PURSEA small bag for carrying money.
- PUTTThe act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- QUACKThe vocalisation made by a duck.
- QUAILTo waste away; to fade, to wither.
- QUAKEA trembling or shaking.
- QUENCHTo satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- QUISLINGA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
- QUOTHSaid.
- RAINBOWA multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- RAINYPouring with rain; wet; showery
- RAMPAn inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- RAMPANTRearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
- RANGEA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc.
- RASPA coarse file or filelike tool, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the t
- REACHINGpresent participle and gerund of reach
- REBUKEA harsh criticism.
- REDEHelp, advice, counsel.
- RICHLYIn a luxurious manner; full of majesty or expression: In an attractive or manner; full of colour or detail. In a manner that occupies the non-visual senses; flavourfully, deeply.
- RICKStraw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- RICKLYStraw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- RIFLEA firearm fired from the shoulder; improved range and accuracy is provided by a long, rifled barrel.
- RIGHTLYIn a right manner; correctly, justifiably.
- RIMPLEA wrinkle.
- RIVELTo shrivel, wrinkle (up).
- ROACHCertain members of the fish family Cyprinidae, including: Any fish of species in the genus Rutilus, especially: A common roach (Rutilus rutilus). Any member of the genus Hesperoleu
- ROAMTo wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- ROCKETA projectile. A cylindrical projectile that can be fired to a great height through combustion, a type of firework of this form, typically exploding with light and colour; a skyrock
- ROOSETo flatter or praise.
- ROOSTThe place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
- ROTTENOf perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
- ROUGHNot smooth; uneven.
- RUBBISHRefuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash.
- RUBBLEThe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
- RUCKA throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- RUMPThe hindquarters of a four-legged mammal, not including its legs