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- ADAGIOA tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.
- ADIEUSaid to wish a final farewell; goodbye.
- ADORNTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- AFRAIDImpressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- ALWAYSAt all times; throughout all time; since the beginning.
- ANALOf, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- ANALYSEUK standard spelling of analyze.
- APARTHEIDThe policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
- ARTISANA skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
- ARTISANALOf or pertaining to artisans or the work of artisans.
- ASKEWTurned or twisted to one side.
- ATONESthird-person singular simple present indicative of atone
- AUDACIOUSShowing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.
- AVARICEExcessive or inordinate desire of gain; greed for wealth
- BADLYIn a bad manner.
- BALTICAlternative letter-case form of Baltic (“very cold”).
- BANALCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- BANTERSharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.
- BAPSplural of bap A woman's breasts.
- BARRINGBars; an arrangement or pattern of stripes or bars.
- BASTInner bark of a tree from which rope is traditionally made.
- BAXTERA baker (originally, a female baker).
- BEDROCKThe solid rock found at some depth below the ground surface.
- BEGONEExpressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
- BELOVEDMuch loved, dearly loved.
- BEMUSEDsimple past and past participle of bemuse
- BENDERSplural of bender
- BEREFTsimple past and past participle of bereave
- BETTERMENTAn improvement or amelioration.
- BIDETo bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- BIJOUA jewel.
- BLIMPAn airship constructed with a nonrigid lifting agent container.
- BLOTSthird-person singular simple present indicative of blot
- BLOTTINGpresent participle and gerund of blot
- BLUSTERYBlowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
- BOHEMIANA person, especially an artist or writer, who lives an unconventional or nonconformist lifestyle.
- BOOKA collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- BOONA good thing; a thing to be thankful for or to appreciate duly.
- BOTTLEDsimple past and past participle of bottle
- BOUDOIRA woman's private sitting room, dressing room, or bedroom.
- BOUGIEA tapered cylindrical instrument for introducing an object into a tubular anatomical structure, or to dilate such a structure, as with an esophageal bougie.
- BOUTA period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
- BOVINEOf, relating to, or characteristic of cattle, buffaloes, or bison.
- BRACKENAny of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock.
- BRATTYCharacteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
- BRAW
- BREASTEDHaving a breast, or breasts.
- BREEDINGPropagation of offspring through sexual reproduction.
- BRUNTThe full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
- BUGLEA horn used by hunters.
- BUGLESplural of bugle
- BUOYANCYThe upward force on a body immersed or partly immersed in a fluid.
- BUOYANTHaving buoyancy; able to float.
- BURDOCKAny of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.
- BYGONESThings that happened in the past.
- CADDYA small box or tin (can) with a lid for holding dried tea leaves used to brew tea.
- CAJOLETo persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
- CANOODLETo caress, fondle, or pet (someone); also, to have sexual intercourse with (someone); to make love with.
- CAPSULEDEnclosed within a capsule.
- CARBONSplural of carbon
- CATATONICOf, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.
- CATTYResembling or characteristic of a cat.
- CAULKCaulking.
- CAULKINGpresent participle and gerund of caulk
- CHEMISEA loose shirtlike undergarment, especially for women.
- CHOSENpast participle of choose
- CINEPHILEAn enthusiast of films and the cinema.
- CIPHERA numeric character.
- CLATSSynonym of slops (“scraps fed to animals; household wastewater”).
- CLEAVESthird-person singular simple present indicative of cleave
- CLEMTo be hungry; starve.
- CLODSplural of clod
- CLOUDINGpresent participle and gerund of cloud
- CLOVERA plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.
- COORIETo crouch, stoop down.
- 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.
- COWRIEA small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.
- CRAGSplural of crag.
- CRETINSplural of cretin
- CRUDSthird-person singular simple present indicative of crud
- CRYOGENA cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant.
- CULLTo pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- CULLINGpresent participle and gerund of cull
- CULTISHResembling or characteristic of a cult.
- CUNTISH
- CURBINGA row of curbstones; the material used to construct such a curb.
- CURTLYIn a curt manner; tersely, almost rudely.
- DAINTILYIn a dainty manner, delicately.
- DARNDamn.
- DARTINGCharacterized by sudden, quick movements.
- DEUCESplural of deuce
- 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
- DITTYA short, simple verse or song.
- DOLLOPA considerable lump, scoop, or quantity of something, especially soft food.
- DOOKINGpresent participle and gerund of dook
- 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
- DRAMSplural of dram
- DREICHExtending for a long distance or time, especially when tedious or wearisome; long-drawn-out, protracted; also, of speech or writing: unnecessarily verbose; long-winded.
- DROOKTo drench, to soak.