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- BESTOWTo apply or make use of (someone or something); to employ, to use. To apply (money) for some purpose; to expend, to spend.
- BOOSEA stall for an animal (usually a cow).
- BOOTA heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football (historically in the form of boots, now shorter, but s
- CRUDEIn a natural, untreated state.
- CRUXThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- DISTANCEAn amount of space between points (often geographical points), usually (but not necessarily) measured along a straight line.
- DOWELA pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper re
- 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
- EVERTTo turn inside out (like a pocket being emptied) or outwards.
- FAINOften followed by of: glad, well-pleased. Glad, contented, or satisfied to do something in the absence of a better alternative. Compelled or obliged to.
- FANTASYThat which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
- FATHOMA man's armspan, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres). Later used to measure the depth of water, but now generally replaced by the metre outside American usage.
- FERNAny of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternatio
- FIDELITYFaithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
- FIKETo feign; dissemble; flatter.
- FINGERA slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.
- FLINTA hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescen
- FRETEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
- FRISTA certain space or period of time; respite.
- GALOREIn abundance.
- GANDERA male goose.
- GISTThe main idea or substance, or the most essential part, of a longer or more complicated matter; the crux, the heart, the pith.
- GLINTA short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
- GNAWTo bite something persistently, especially something tough.
- GOREBlood, especially that from a wound when thickened due to exposure to the air.
- GRADEA rating.
- GREYCommonwealth standard spelling of gray.
- HAVENA harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
- HEAPA crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- HOARA white or greyish-white colour.
- KIPEAn osier basket used for catching fish.
- KITEA bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- LADETo fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment).
- LOINThe part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips.
- LOUSEA small parasitic wingless insect of the order Psocodea.
- LUGEA racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- MAGICThe application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit f
- MAGNOLIAA tree or shrub in any species of the genus Magnolia, many with large flowers and simple leaves.
- MAILA bag or wallet.
- MEADAn alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.
- MEAGERHaving little flesh; lean; thin.
- MENTORA wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- MILTThe spleen, especially of an animal bred for food.
- MOATA deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- MORBIDITYThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
- MOUNDAn artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
- MOUNTAINAn elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit.
- MUSKA greasy secretion with a powerful odour, produced in a glandular sac of the male musk deer and used in the manufacture of perfumes.
- OCCUPYTo take or use. To fill.
- ORIENTUsually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- POUTTo push out one's lips; especially, to do so in a gesture of dismay, either serious or playful.
- RAKEA garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-m
- REAMCream; also, the creamlike froth on ale or other liquor; froth or foam in general.
- REARTo bring up to maturity, as offspring; to educate; to instruct; to foster.
- ROTUNDHaving a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
- SCATA tax; tribute.
- SCIONA descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family.
- SEARDry; withered, especially of vegetation.
- SHAGMatted material; rough massed hair, fibres etc.
- SHAMROCKThe trefoil leaf of any small clover, especially Trifolium repens, or such a leaf from a clover-like plant, commonly used as a symbol of Ireland.
- SHRINEA holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
- SOAPA metallic salt derived from a fatty acid, commonly used in cleaning products.
- STIPENDA regular fixed payment made to someone (especially a clergyman, judge, soldier, or teacher) for services provided by them; a salary.
- STRAWA dried stalk of a cereal plant.
- SWINEA pig, an animal of family Suidae, especially in agricultural contexts.
- THATIntroducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing belief, knowledge, perception, etc.
- THATCHStraw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.
- THERMALPertaining to heat or temperature.
- THORNA modified branch that is hard and sharp like a spike.
- TRUANTShirking or wandering from business or duty; straying; hence, idle; loitering.
- UNIFORMITYThe quality or state of being uniform.
- VANEA weather vane.
- VARIETYA deviation or difference. A specific variation of something. An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals
- VICTORYThe condition or state of having won a battle or competition, or having succeeded in an effort; an instance of this.
- VISCERALOf or relating to, made up of, or positioned among or within, the viscera (“internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic cavities”).
- VOGUEThe prevailing fashion or style.
- WAGEAn amount of money paid to a worker for a specified quantity of work, usually calculated on an hourly basis and expressed in an amount of money per hour.
- WEAPONAn instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords.
- WEEPTo cry; to shed tears, especially when accompanied with sobbing or other difficulty speaking, as an expression of emotion such as sadness or joy.
- WENDTo direct (one's way or course); pursue one's way; proceed upon some course or way.
- WHEYThe liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- WISTsimple past and past participle of wit.
- WIZARDSomeone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- WOUNDAn injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
- WREATHSomething twisted, intertwined, or curled.
- WRENCHA movement that twists or pulls violently; a tug.
- WRITA written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.
- WURSTA German- or Austrian-style sausage.
- YOKESenses relating to a frame around the neck. A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; two drau