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- AITCHThe name of the Latin script letter H/h.
- ANKHA cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- APHELIONThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, or other astronomical object, where it is farthest from the Sun.
- APHORISMA concise expression of a principle in an area of knowledge; an axiom, a precept.
- AUTISTAn autistic person, a person with autism.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- AXIALRelating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
- BALKERSplural of balker
- BANCA bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
- BANDYTo give and receive reciprocally; to exchange.
- BEGUILERA person who beguiles.
- BELAYERA person who belays.
- BELAYERSplural of belayer
- BELAYINGpresent participle and gerund of belay
- BIVOUACAn encampment for the night, usually without tents or covering.
- BLEARDim; unclear from water or rheum.
- BLEARSthird-person singular simple present indicative of blear
- BONNYAlternative spelling of bonnie (“attractive”).
- BORAXA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, found in nature as a mineral, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on por
- BORSHTAlternative spelling of borscht.
- BROCADESplural of brocade
- BROGUEA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- BUTCHVery masculine, with a masculine appearance or attitude.
- CAFTANAlternative spelling of kaftan.
- CIVETSplural of civet
- COKINGpresent participle and gerund of coke
- COVEYSplural of covey
- CRUSHABLEThat can be crushed.
- DEKEA feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- DRAUGHTAlternative form of draft in some of its senses.
- DROWA member of a race of folkloric beings from Orkney and Shetland; cognate to the Scandinavian troll. “hidden people” (Faroese huldufólk, Norwegian huldrefolk), subterraneans (Norweg
- DUNNYSomewhat dun, dusky brownish.
- DUPINGpresent participle and gerund of dupe
- DUPLEXDouble; made up of two parts. Having two floors. Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments. Of stainless steel: having a structure containing austenite and ferrite in roug
- ECRUA beige colour.
- ESPIALAn act of noticing or observing.
- FIBBERSplural of fibber
- FLACKSplural of flack
- FLOUNCETo move in a bouncy, exaggerated manner.
- FLOUNCEDHaving flounces; ruffled.
- FLOURSplural of flour
- FLOURYResembling flour.
- FLUBBERA rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
- FLUMESplural of flume
- FLUNGsimple past and past participle of fling
- FLUNKYA person who always agrees with their superior or employer.
- FORAplural of forum
- FOWLEDsimple past and past participle of fowl
- FRIABLEEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
- FRIEZEA kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
- GALOREIn abundance.
- GASKETA length of rope or canvas band used for reefing a sail, or holding a stowed sail in place.
- GAWKEDsimple past and past participle of gawk
- GAWKERSomeone who gawks; someone who stares stupidly.
- GAWKERSplural of gawker
- GEISTA ghost, an apparition.
- GLAIVEA light lance with a long, sharp-pointed head.
- GLAZIEROne who glazes: a craftsman who works with glass, fitting windows, etc.
- GNARLEDKnotty and misshapen.
- GOITERAlternative spelling of goitre.
- GORSEAn evergreen shrub, of the genus Ulex, having thorns, spiny leaves, and yellow flowers.
- GRACKLEAny of several passerine birds of the genera Quiscalus, Hypopyrrhus, Lampropsar and Macroagelaius, of the Americas, having iridescent plumage.
- GRACKLESplural of grackle
- GRAFTEDsimple past and past participle of graft
- GRISTGrain that is to be ground in a mill.
- GROVELEDsimple past of grovel
- GUILESplural of guile
- GULFSplural of gulf
- GYRESplural of gyre
- HOARDINGA roofed wooden shield placed over the battlements of a castle and projecting from them.
- HOARSplural of hoar
- HOARYWhite, whitish, or greyish-white.
- HOOCHAn alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
- HUMIDORA container designed to keep its contents at a constant humidity; especially such a box for storing cigars.
- HYRAXAny of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the family Procaviidae from the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Midd
- JOVIALCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- LATHESplural of lathe
- LETCHStrong desire; passion.
- LICHA reanimated corpse or undead being; particularly an intelligent, undead spellcaster.
- LIMNEDdescribed or represented in a lifelike manner
- LORESplural of lore
- LUBBERSplural of lubber
- MAPPABLEAble to be represented by a map.
- MAYORSplural of mayor
- MEETEROne who meets.
- MORAINEAn accumulation of rocks and debris carried and deposited by a glacier.
- MORAYAny of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
- MOUEA pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
- MOUESplural of moue
- MOWINGSplural of mowing
- MOXIENerve, spunk, strength of character.
- MOXIESAlternative form of moxie.
- MUCKEDsimple past and past participle of muck
- MUCKERSplural of mucker
- MUCKSplural of muck
- MUDSplural of mud
- MUSKETA kind of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army, originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock,
- MUSTHChiefly preceded by in or on: the state each year during which a male animal (usually a camel or an elephant) exhibits increased aggressiveness and sexual activity due to a high le
- NATTYSmart and fashionable.
- OBLONGSplural of oblong