Showing 101 to 200 of 212.
- SHRIKEAny of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae which are known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on
- WAYFARINGTravelling, especially on foot.
- BASTIONA projecting part of a rampart or other fortification.
- CRAWFISHAny of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
- MUSCATELA muscat grape or raisin, especially one from southern Spain.
- SITARA Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
- CUSPIDORA spittoon.
- SLOUGHThe skin shed by a snake or other reptile.
- STURGEONAny of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially c
- SWIVETo have sex with (someone).
- AEGISA mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoul
- BLANDISHTo persuade someone by using flattery; to cajole.
- FLENSEROne who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass)
- MENDACITYThe fact or condition of being untruthful; dishonesty.
- MOIETYA half.
- OASTA kiln for drying tobacco, malt and especially hops.
- OVINEOf, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- OXTERThe armpit.
- PELLUCIDAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- QUEANA woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute.
- VULPINEPertaining to a fox.
- WOADThe plant Isatis tinctoria.
- PONCHOA simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
- VICUNAA South American mammal, Lama vicugna, closely related to the alpaca, llama, and guanaco.
- TURNKEYReady to use without further assembly or test; supplied in a state that is ready to turn on and operate (typically refers to an assembly that is outsourced for manufacture).
- VIGORISHA charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
- YONIThe vulva or vagina, or a symbol of them, especially as an object of veneration within certain types of Hinduism, Buddhism, and other cultures.
- UNCOStrange, weird.
- CRANA measure of herrings, either imprecise or sometimes legally specified. It has oftentimes been about 37½ imperial gallons, or ~750 herrings on average (up to 1200 or even ~2500).
- COJONESSynonym of balls (“testicles; courage, masculinity”).
- TOPIAn antelope of the species Damaliscus korrigum syn. Damaliscus lunatus.
- CHUMA friend; a pal.
- AIRSHIPA lighter-than-air aircraft that can be propelled forward through the air as well as steered.
- BLASTOMAA tumour that is caused by malignancies in precursor cells or blasts.
- BLOVIATETo speak or discourse at length in a pompous or boastful manner.
- BONIFACEThe proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
- BOXLIKEResembling or characteristic of a box.
- CANIDAny member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).
- CAVYSynonym of domestic guinea pig.
- COCHLEAROf or pertaining to the cochlea.
- COLOBUSAny of several African monkeys of the genera Colobus, Piliocolobus, and Procolobus.
- COWISHAn umbelliferous plant (Lomatium cous) with edible tuberous roots, found in Oregon, USA.
- DAMPENTo make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.
- DECOROUSLYIn a decorous manner.
- DOGFISHAny of various small sharks Especially those from the family Squalidae A catshark, any shark from family Scyliorhinidae A kitefin shark, any shark from family Dalatiidae Scyliorhin
- EDUCEMENTThe process of educing, or drawing out.
- ENTROPICOf, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
- FELIDAny member of the cat family (Felidae).
- FINLIKEResembling a fin, especially in shape.
- FISHEYEAn unfriendly or suspicious glance.
- FISHLIKEHaving some characteristics of a fish.
- FLOBSpittle or phlegm, especially a piece of spittle or phlegm that has been spat out.
- FOLKLORICOf, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
- FOXLIKEResembling or characteristic of a fox.
- GIARDIAThe human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.
- GNOMISHResembling a gnome; gnomelike.
- GRAPHENEAny polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon having the structure of part of a layer of graphite.
- GRAVIDLYIn a gravid manner.
- HYDROSCOPEA device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
- ICEMANA person who trades in ice; a person employed to deliver block ice to those lacking electric refrigeration.
- KACHINAA vaguely ancestral anthropomorphic spirit being, associated with clouds and rain or personifying the power in the sun, the earth, or corn (among other things).
- LAMINATORA person who laminates.
- LEEWARDOn the side sheltered from the wind; in that direction.
- MAIDENISHResembling or characteristic of a maiden.
- MALKINA (stereotypical name for a) lower-class or uncultured woman; a kitchenmaid; a slattern.
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MEWLINGpresent participle and gerund of mewl
- OAFISHCharacteristic of or resembling an oaf; clumsy, stupid.
- OENOPHILEA person who has a fondness or appreciation for wine.
- ONANISTA person, especially a man, who masturbates.
- OVERLONGToo long; overly long.
- OWLISHResembling or characteristic of an owl.
- PEDIMENTALOf or pertaining to a pediment.
- PHIALA bottle or other vessel for containing a liquid; originally any such vessel, especially one for holding a beverage; now , a small, narrow glass bottle with a cap used to hold liqu
- PHRENOLOGISTAn adherent or practitioner of phrenology.
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- POCKETFULThe amount that a pocket would hold.
- PODGEA fat person.
- PRIAPICPhallic.
- PULINGpresent participle and gerund of pule
- PUNCTILIOUSStrictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- PYLORICOf or relating to the pylorus.
- PYROGENICGenerating or produced by heat, especially in the body; causing or caused by fever.
- RAGMANA person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man.
- REDUPLICATIVEFormed by redoubling; reduplicate, double
- RUBIOUSRuby-colored.
- SCUNGYDirty, messy; sordid.
- SHADILYIn a shady manner, particularly used in the sense of untrustworthy.
- SHADOWLIKEResembling or characteristic of a shadow.
- SPELUNKEROne who explores caves; one who spelunks.
- SUBLUXATEDPartially dislocated.
- SWORDLIKEresembling a sword
- TIKIA carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- TOWERLIKEResembling or characteristic of a tower.
- TRINOMIALConsisting of three names or parts or terms.
- TRISOMYThe presence of three copies, instead of the normal two, of a particular chromosome of an organism.
- TUBEROUSRelating to, resembling, or producing tubers.
- ULNAROf or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow
- UNCURSEDNot cursed.
- UNPLUCKEDNot having been plucked.