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- BREASTEDHaving a breast, or breasts.
- BUOYANCYThe upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
- BUOYANTHaving buoyancy; able to float.
- BYGONESThings that happened in the past.
- CANOODLETo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
- CAPSULEDEnclosed within a capsule.
- CATTYResembling or characteristic of a cat.
- COPSEA coppice: an area of woodland managed by coppicing (periodic cutting near stump level).
- COWBOYA man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.
- CRYOGENA cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant.
- CULTISHResembling or characteristic of a cult.
- CURTLYIn a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
- DARNDamn.
- DEWARA vacuum flask; a vessel which keeps its contents hotter or cooler than their environment without the need to modify the pressure, by interposing an evacuated region to provide the
- DOLLOPA considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
- DROOPINGpresent participle and gerund of droop
- ENDOPLASMThe inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell.
- FENDERpanel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
- FOGHORNA very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
- GAILYMerrily.
- GEEZAn exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
- GOOGLYA ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- GOTHICAlternative letter-case form of Gothic.
- GRAPHA data chart (graphical representation of data) intended to illustrate the relationship between a set (or sets) of numbers (quantities, measurements or indicative numbers) and a re
- HEXAGONALHaving six edges, or having a cross-section in the form of a hexagon.
- HINGEDAffixed by a hinge, as a door.
- HULKINGLarge and bulky, heavily built; massive.
- LOONYInsane.
- LOOPYHaving loops.
- MARRINGpresent participle and gerund of mar: ruining, thwarting, spoiling.
- MOULDYCovered with mould.
- MYOPICNear-sighted; unable to see distant objects unaided.
- OUTLIERA person or thing situated away from the main body or outside its proper place.
- PARTLYIn part, or to some degree, but not completely.
- PHONICSThe study of how the sounds of words are represented by spelling.
- PLEADINGThe act of making a plea.
- PLUTONICAlternative letter-case form of Plutonic.
- PROBIOTICA food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
- PULSARA rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.
- QUICKENSSynonym of couch grass (“a species of grass, Elymus repens”); also, the underground rhizomes of this, and sometimes other grasses.
- SEXYHaving sex appeal; attractive.
- SIGNAGESigns, particularly those imparting commercial, directional, or road traffic information, taken collectively.
- SINKERThat which sinks or descends.
- SOGGYSoaked with moisture or other liquid.
- SUGARCOATTo coat with sugar.
- SURLYIrritated, bad-tempered, unfriendly.
- TAINTEDCorrupted or filled with imperfections.
- TELEGRAMA message transmitted by telegraph.
- TOADYA sycophant who flatters others to gain personal advantage, or an obsequious, servile lackey or minion.
- UNHANDTo release from the hand; to let go.
- UNMADEThat is not yet made.
- UNSIGHTLYDispleasing to the eye.
- UNWEDNot married.
- WARPEDDistorted by warping; twisted out of shape
- WARYCautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- WAVERINGFluctuating, uncertain, undetermined, unsteady.
- WHAMA forceful blow.
- WIFEYOf, befitting, pertaining to, or characteristic of a wife.
- WILTEDDrooping, typically due to lack of water.
- XYLOPHONEAny musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard West