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- MAGUSA magician; a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
- MASTERFULOf or pertaining to the manner of a master of an art, technique, profession, or craft; masterly.
- MATINGSplural of mating, gerund of mate.
- MEANTsimple past and past participle of mean
- MINUTESplural of minute
- MISTLEmistletoe
- MOUNTEDOn horseback.
- MOUNTEROne who mounts.
- MOUNTERSplural of mounter
- MOUSEDsimple past and past participle of mouse
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MUNDANEWorldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
- MUSKYResembling or characteristic of musk, especially in scent.
- NICELYFastidiously; carefully.
- NOOSEDsimple past and past participle of noose
- ONIONA monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- PAYMENTSplural of payment
- PERFECTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of perfect
- PETRIFIEDHaving undergone the process of petrification (transformation into a stony substance); turned to stone.
- PETRIFYTo turn to stone: to harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
- PHANTOMA ghost or apparition.
- PHONEDsimple past and past participle of phone
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- PILFEREDsimple past and past participle of pilfer
- PILFERSthird-person singular simple present indicative of pilfer
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- PISTOLA handgun
- PISTONA solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump)
- PLANTERSplural of planter
- PLATONICNeither sexual nor romantic in nature; being or exhibiting platonic love.
- PODIATRISTA health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.
- PODIUMSplural of podium
- POWERFULHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
- PUEBLOA community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.
- PURSINGpresent participle and gerund of purse
- PUTTYA form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fixate panes of glass.
- RADIOSplural of radio
- RICHESMoney, goods, wealth, treasure.
- RICKETSA disorder of infancy and early childhood due to a deficiency of vitamin D, causing soft or weak bones.
- RIMSHOTA percussive note in which the drumstick hits both the head and the rim of the drum.
- SERGEANTA UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
- SHADOWA dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
- SHAMEDsimple past and past participle of shame
- SHAPINGThe action of the verb to shape. A method of positive reinforcement of behaviour patterns in a series of steps in operant conditioning. The action of the metal-cutting machine call
- SHARDA piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
- SHARKAny predatory fish of the superorder Selachimorpha, with a cartilaginous skeleton and 5 to 7 gill slits on each side of its head.
- SHITAKEAlternative spelling of shiitake.
- SHRUGA lifting of the shoulders to signal indifference or a casual lack of knowledge about something.
- SHUCKERSomeone who shucks oysters, clams, corn (maize), walnuts, etc.
- SIDLETo (cause something to) move sideways.
- SMITHYThe location where a smith (particularly a blacksmith) works; a forge.
- SOLVENTA fluid that dissolves a solid, liquid, or gaseous solute, resulting in a solution.
- SONARArtificial echolocation by use of electronic equipment, with hydrophones to locate objects underwater, using the same wave-analysis principles that radar uses.
- STOICProponent of stoicism, a school of thought, from in 300 B.C.E. up to about the time of Marcus Aurelius, who holds that by cultivating an understanding of the logos, or natural law,
- STOLENpast participle of steal
- SUCTIONEDsimple past and past participle of suction
- SULTRYHot and humid; sweltering.
- SWEATYCovered in sweat.
- SWORNpast participle of swear
- SYRINGEA device used for injecting or drawing fluids through a membrane.
- TABLETSplural of tablet
- TACTICSplural of tactic
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- TARNISHEDsimple past and past participle of tarnish
- TAXESplural of tax
- THISTLEAny of several perennial composite plants, especially of genera Cirsium, Carduus, Cynara, or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- THUMPEROne who thumps.
- TIARASplural of tiara
- TIMPANIThe set of precision kettledrums in an orchestra.
- TITANIUMSplural of titanium
- TOOTHA hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for biting and chewing food.
- TORPEDOAn electric ray of the genus Torpedo.
- TORPEDOSplural of torpedo
- TRANSFIXTo render motionless, by arousing terror, amazement or awe.
- TRANSFIXEDRendered motionless by completely focused attention, rapt, entranced, mesmerized.
- TRANSMEWTo transmute, change.
- TRUCKEDsimple past and past participle of truck
- TURMOILSplural of turmoil
- TUXEDOA typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- TWINESplural of twine
- VALETSplural of valet
- VESTIGEA mark left on the earth by a foot.
- VESTIGIALOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- VINEYARDSplural of vineyard
- VIPERSplural of viper
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- VULPINESplural of vulpine
- VULTURESplural of vulture
- WAITERSplural of waiter
- WANTONSplural of wanton
- WARDENSplural of warden
- WATERSHEDThe topographical boundary dividing two adjacent catchment basins, such as a ridge or a crest.
- WHARFAn artificial landing place for ships on a riverbank or shore.
- WHARFSplural of wharf
- WHEATENOf, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
- WHISKERThat part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, usually of the male, or upon the chin, or upon both.
- WHISTLEDsimple past and past participle of whistle
- WHISTLERSomeone or something that whistles, or who plays a whistle as a musical instrument.
- WHOLESplural of whole
- WISHBONEA forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.