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- CUNTY
- CURTSYAlternative spelling of curtsey.
- DAISA raised platform in a room for a high table, a seat of honour, a throne, or other dignified occupancy, such as ancestral statues; a similar platform supporting a lectern, pulpit,
- DEARTHA period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
- DEFUNCTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of defunct
- DEIFYTo make into a god.
- DEIGNTo consider it appropriate or worthy to do or give (something), often when it is seen as beneath one's dignity; to condescend, to vouchsafe. To consider it appropriate or worthy to
- DIRKA long Scottish dagger with a straight blade.
- DOJOSplural of dojo
- DOLORAlternative spelling of dolour.
- DORSALWith respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate. Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand. Produced using
- DOWAGERA widow holding property or title derived from her late husband.
- DRACHMAThe currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- DRACHMASplural of drachma
- EFFLUENTFlowing out; outflowing.
- ENOLOGYAlternative form of oenology.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- ENTROPYA measure of the disorder present in a system.
- EXHORTTo urge; to advise earnestly.
- EXHUMETo dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
- EXHUMERSplural of exhumer
- EXHUMINGpresent participle and gerund of exhume
- EXPOSITto expound
- EXTOLLERSplural of extoller
- EXTOLLINGpresent participle and gerund of extoll
- FACILEEasy; contemptibly easy.
- FAUNAAnimals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
- FAVAA fava bean; a bean (seed or seed pod) of plants of species Vicia faba or the plant itself.
- FAVASplural of fava
- FECUNDHighly fertile; able to produce offspring.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FEMURSplural of femur
- FIDSplural of fid
- FIDUCIARYRelating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
- FIKETo feign; dissemble; flatter.
- FLANGEAn external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
- FLAXA plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially wh
- FLETCHThe vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
- FLETCHERSplural of fletcher
- FLISKA caper; a spring; a whim.
- FLOTSAMDebris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
- FLUEA pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- FOLIAGEThe leaves of plants.
- FOLICOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.
- FRACASA noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
- FRACTALSplural of fractal
- FRAPPEA liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
- FUGUBlowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- GAFFEA foolish and embarrassing error, especially one made in public; a social blunder; a breach of etiquette.
- GAFFERA chief lighting technician for a motion-picture or television production.
- GALOOTA clumsy or uncouth person.
- GALOOTSplural of galoot
- GALOSHAn overshoe or boot worn in wet weather: A waterproof overshoe used to provide protection from rain or snow. A waterproof rubber boot, intended to be worn in wet or muddy condition
- GAVELRent.
- GAVELSplural of gavel
- GEFILTEEllipsis of gefilte fish.
- GIARDIAThe human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.
- GIRDTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- GIRDSplural of gird
- GLEETStomach mucus, especially of a hawk.
- GLEETSthird-person singular simple present indicative of gleet
- GNASHTo grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
- GNASHEROne who gnashes the teeth.
- GNOSTICAlternative letter-case form of Gnostic.
- GNUSplural of gnu
- GOADA long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- GORPA loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- GORPEDA loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- GORPINGA loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- GORPSA loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- GOURMANDA person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.
- GOYSplural of goy
- GRACILELean, slender, thin.
- GRACILESplural of gracilis
- GREAVESThe unmeltable residue left after animal fat has been rendered.
- GREBEAny of several waterbirds in the family Podicipedidae of the order Podicipediformes. They have strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.
- GREBESplural of grebe
- GRISTGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
- GROSBEAKAny of several finches and cardinals that have a large, powerful bill
- GUILERA deceiver, a beguiler.
- HARAMA sin.
- HEGEMONICOf or pertaining to hegemony.
- HEIFERSplural of heifer
- HUMIDORSplural of humidor
- INCUBATETo brood, raise, or maintain eggs, organisms, or living tissue through the provision of ideal environmental conditions.
- IONICof, relating to, or containing ions
- IONOSPHEREThe part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
- JALAPENOAlternative spelling of jalapeño.
- JERKINA type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves.
- JERKINSplural of jerkin
- JIVETo deceive; to be deceptive.
- JIVEROne who jives.
- JIVESplural of jive
- JIVINGpresent participle and gerund of jive
- JOCULARHumorous, amusing or joking.
- KEEFAlternative spelling of kif.
- KIEFAlternative spelling of kif.
- KINGLETA petty king; a king ruling over a small or unimportant territory.
- LATHETo invite; bid; ask.
- LEEDLanguage; tongue.