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- ABAFTBehind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position; aft of.
- ACHYWith or suffering from aches; sore.
- AGLETAlternative form of aiglet.
- AIOLIA type of sauce made from garlic and olive oil, often with egg and lemon juice and similar to mayonnaise.
- AIRTTo guide; to direct.
- ALBUMIn Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
- ALBUMENSynonym of egg white (“ the clear fluid part of an egg surrounding the yolk, being mostly the protein albumin and water, which turns stiff and white when beaten or cooked; the whit
- ANECDOTESplural of anecdote
- ANEURYSMAn abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
- ANGSTEmotional turmoil; painful sadness; anguish.
- ARCANEUnderstood by only a few.
- ASTRONOMYThe study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
- AUDIOLOGYThe study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders.
- AUDITORYOf, or relating to hearing, or to the sense or organs of hearing.
- AUTOGRAPHA person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BANEA cause of misery or ruin.
- BAUDA unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- BAWLTo shout or utter in a loud and intense manner.
- BEFOGTo envelop in fog or smoke.
- BELCHTo expel (gas) from the stomach through the mouth; especially, to do so loudly.
- BIPOLARInvolving or having both extremes or poles at the same time.
- BLOTA blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- BLUDGEONA short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.
- BLUNTHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- BOTHERSOMECausing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity.
- BOULEOne of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
- BRACKSalty or brackish water.
- BRUSKAlternative spelling of brusque.
- BULGEAn object which is sticking out from a surface; a swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, especially when caused by pressure.
- BUMFUseless papers; now especially official documents, standardized forms, sales and marketing print material, etc.
- BUNCHYHaving, or growing in bunches.
- BUNGA stopper, alternative to a cork, often made of rubber, used to prevent fluid passing through the neck of a bottle, vat, a hole in a vessel etc.
- BURIALThe act of burying; interment; placing remains into the earth.
- BURSAAny of the many small fluid-filled sacs located at the point where a muscle or tendon slides across bone. These sacs serve to reduce friction between the two moving surfaces.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- CABERNETCabernet Sauvignon, a wine.
- CAPUTThe head.
- CARIBOUAny of several North American subspecies Rangifer tarandus of the reindeer.
- CAVILTo criticise for petty or frivolous reasons.
- CHIMERAAlternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head of a lion, body of a goat, and tail of a dragon or serpent, killed by the hero Bellerophon.
- CHOWSEObsolete spelling of chouse (“to cheat, to swindle”).
- CHURLA free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also , a person without royal or noble status; a commoner. A bondman or serf.
- CINCHA simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- COBLEA small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.
- COGGLETo move or walk unsteadily
- COMATOSEIn a coma: unconscious.
- CONGEALTo change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
- CONKThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
- COOTAny of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- COPIOUSVast in quantity or number, profuse, abundant; taking place on a large scale.
- CORDYLINEAny member of the genus Cordyline of woody monocotyledonous flowering plants, native to the western Pacific Ocean region.
- CRAPULOUSCharacterized by excessive eating or drinking.
- CREPTsimple past and past participle of creep
- CRIBA baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- CRONYA close friend.
- CRUNKCrazy and intoxicated.
- CRYPTA cave or cavern.
- CUDGELA short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
- CULMINATEOf a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
- CULMINATEDsimple past and past participle of culminate
- CUMINThe flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- CYANAn additive secondary colour midway between green and blue, evoked by wavelengths between ~490 and ~520 nm.
- DARGA day's work.
- DAUBExcrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- DEARTHA period or condition when food is rare and hence expensive; famine.
- DELFTAlternative form of Delft (“style of earthenware”).
- DEMULCENTSoothing or softening.
- DIANTHUSAny plant, such as carnations and pinks, of the genus Dianthus.
- DICHOGAMYThe condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
- DIGESTTo distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or application.
- DIGHTAdorned, decorated, or furnished (with); dressed, arrayed, or decked out.
- DINGUSA gadget, device, or object whose name is either unknown, forgotten, or omitted for the purpose of humor.
- DISTANCEAn amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- DOLTA stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- DOOBIEA marijuana cigarette.
- DOOT
- DORKA quirky, silly or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends and typically has unfashionable hobbies. (Overlaps conceptually with nerd and
- DOTTLEA plug or tap of a vessel.
- DOUCHEA jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for irrigation.
- DRUNKIntoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- DUNGManure; animal excrement.
- DUPEA person who has been deceived.
- DUVETA quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especia
- DWEEBA boring, studious, or socially inept person.
- DYSTOPIANOf or pertaining to a dystopia.
- ECLIPSEAn alignment of astronomical objects whereby one object comes between the observer (or notional observer) and another object, thus obscuring the latter.
- EDIFYTo build, construct.
- EDUCETo direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- EFTSplural of eft
- ELATIONAn exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism.
- ELUDETo evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- ENCAPSULATETo enclose something in, or as if in, a capsule.
- ENVIOUSFeeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging.
- ETUDEA short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- ETUIAlternative spelling of étui.
- EXEMPTFree from a duty, obligation, rule, law, etc.
- EXOPLANETA planet which exists outside Earth's solar system.
- EXPUNGETo erase or strike out.
- EXUDETo discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.