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- CREWMENplural of crewman
- BACKLISTA list of older books available from a publisher, as opposed to the frontlist of more recent titles.
- BOOPED
- TOWROPESplural of towrope
- BOFFEDsimple past and past participle of boff
- COATTAILThe flap at the back of a coat that hangs down, sometimes below the waist.
- GROVELLEDsimple past of grovel
- PASQUALE
- CHAPPIERA chap; a fellow.
- COTTERINGpresent participle and gerund of cotter
- FLITESplural of flite
- FLYBOATA large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
- MENSEDsimple past and past participle of mense
- SCUMMERAn instrument for taking off scum.
- TEAMWORKSThe cooperative effort of a team of people to achieve a common goal.
- UPLIFTEROne who, or that which, uplifts.
- BROWNFIELDA site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing.
- HOMOSEXHomosexual sexual intercourse.
- HOOSIER
- IMPRESAA device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
- PROLEDsimple past and past participle of prole
- REFLOWTo flow back again; to flow once more.
- TALLIEDsimple past and past participle of tally
- MASTERMINDEDsimple past and past participle of mastermind
- UPDOSplural of updo
- BOWSTRUNGsimple past and past participle of bowstring
- SHOPPESplural of shoppe
- FLOURISHYflourishing; characterised by flourishes
- PONGEDsimple past and past participle of pong
- PREFACESplural of preface
- SOFARA system for determining the position of vessels lost at sea by means of explosive sounds.
- SPRAWLYsprawling.
- WARMENplural of warman
- FUNGOUSOf or pertaining to fungi.
- GATEHOUSEA lodge besides the entrance to an estate; often the residence of a gatekeeper; also a dwelling formerly used as such a residence.
- OUTBREAKINGThe act of breaking out; an outbreak.
- OUTFLEWsimple past of outfly
- REEQUIPTo equip again; to provide with new equipment
- REFLOWEDsimple past and past participle of reflow
- SPRINGLEa trap to catch animals, using a spring mechanism.
- UNCRATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of uncrate
- VAGINALLYVia the vagina, as by the vaginal route of administration.
- DUOLOGUESplural of duologue
- MEATILYIn a meaty manner.
- PARETICPertaining to paresis.
- SAWBLADEThe blade of a saw.
- SHARPINGpresent participle and gerund of sharp
- BROWNFIELDSplural of brownfield
- BUGGYA small horse-drawn cart.
- CAVALIERINGpresent participle and gerund of cavalier
- JUMBLIERjumbled; haphazardly arranged
- OUTFLOWNpast participle of outfly
- RECONSplural of recon
- SCAMMERA person who commits fraud by making dishonest scams and business deals: swindler, cheat, grifter.
- SLANEA one-eared spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft.
- UNPROBEDNot probed; uninvestigated
- UPHOLDINGSplural of upholding
- CALFSKINA fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
- CHIRPILYIn a chirpy way.
- GUARDHOUSEA station for guards, especially at the entrance of a town, castle, etc.
- LOCKJAWA spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.
- PHOTISMThe color that a synesthete may report seeing in association with a particular letter or number.
- SHORTWAVEAn electromagnetic wave with a relatively short wavelength; specifically, one with a wavelength generally between 10 and 100 metres, corresponding to a frequency between 3 and 30 m
- UNFRIENDEDHaving no friends; friendless.
- CHIMAERASplural of chimaera
- DEVILINGpresent participle and gerund of devil
- GULPHObsolete spelling of gulf.
- BUTLERYA butler's pantry; a serving pantry.
- COKINGpresent participle and gerund of coke
- COMPULSEDsimple past and past participle of compulse
- GALVANISTA practitioner or expert in galvanism.
- HARKSthird-person singular simple present indicative of hark
- REMOULDINGpresent participle and gerund of remould
- SULTANICOf or relating to a sultan or a sultanate.
- CRAWLYCrawling around.
- JACOBINSAlternative letter-case form of Jacobin.
- REQUITESthird-person singular simple present indicative of requite
- SHRUBLIKEResembling a shrub.
- SIMPEREDsimple past and past participle of simper
- TRAPESAlternative spelling of traipse in reduced usage since about WWI
- BRANGLEA squabble.
- FREEMANA free person, particularly: A person who is not a serf or slave.
- CLUMPISHTending to form clumps.
- FLOWCHARTSplural of flowchart
- FUTILELYIn a futile manner.
- IGNORABLEAble to be ignored.