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- EDUCATIONALOf, or relating to education.
- EMBOUCHURESplural of embouchure
- EMPORIAplural of emporium
- EPISTOLARYOf or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- EPISTOLICRelating to letters or epistles, or in the form or style of them
- EQUATORIALOf, near, or relating to the equator.
- EQUIVALENCYAn equivalent thing.
- EQUIVALENTSplural of equivalent
- ESCARPMENTA steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
- EVALUATIONAn assessment, such as an annual personnel performance review used as the basis for a salary increase or bonus, or a summary of a particular situation.
- EXCULPATIONThe act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime.
- EXCULPATIONSplural of exculpation
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- EXECUTORSHIPThe office or position of an executor.
- EXHALATIONSplural of exhalation
- EXHUMATIONSplural of exhumation
- EXPULSIVETending to expel or resulting in expulsion.
- EXTRUSIVEJutting out; extruding.
- FABRICANTSplural of fabricant
- FACETIOUSLYIn a facetious or flippant manner; in a manner that treats serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor.
- FATUOUSLYWith smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
- FECUNDITYAbility to produce offspring.
- FELONIOUSOf, relating to, being, or having the quality of felony.
- FELONIOUSLYIn a felonious manner; in a manner that constitutes a felony.
- FELONRYFelons as a group.
- FIELDWORKSplural of fieldwork
- FLAMINGOESplural of flamingo
- FLAXSEEDThe seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
- FLETCHINGSplural of fletching
- FLOCKINGSplural of flocking
- FLOWEREDThat has produced flowers.
- FLOWERINGpresent participle and gerund of flower
- FLOWERYPertaining to or characteristic of flowers.
- FLUORIDATESthird-person singular simple present indicative of fluoridate
- FOREWOMANA female leader of a work crew.
- FOUNDRIESplural of foundry
- FRACTIOUSGiven to troublemaking.
- FRIARBIRDAny of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.
- FRIARBIRDSplural of friarbird
- FRICTIONALRelating to, or caused by, friction.
- FRUGALITYThe quality of being frugal; prudent economy.
- FUNICULARSplural of funicular
- GASTRONOMICOf or pertaining to gastronomy.
- GEOMETRICALOf, or relating to geometry; geometric.
- GRADUALISTOne who believes in gradualism.
- GROUNDSWELLA broad undulation of the open ocean, often as the result of a distant disturbance.
- GYRATIONALOf, pertaining to, or caused by gyration
- HARRIDANSplural of harridan
- HAZELNUTSplural of hazelnut
- HEGEMONICALLeading; controlling; predominant.
- HIRSUTECovered in hair or bristles; hairy.
- HOUSECAT
- IDEALOGUESplural of idealogue
- IDEOLOGUESplural of ideologue
- IMAGINARYExisting only in the imagination.
- INCURIOUSLacking interest or curiosity; uninterested.
- INSULARITYThe quality or property of being insular.
- JAILBIRDSplural of jailbird
- JAMBOREESplural of jamboree
- JAUNDICESthird-person singular simple present indicative of jaundice
- JOURNALISTThe keeper of a personal journal, who writes in it regularly.
- KLEPTOMANIACSplural of kleptomaniac
- KNEECAPSplural of kneecap
- LOVERING
- MAWKISHExcessively or falsely sentimental; showing a sickly excess of sentiment.
- MAWKISHLYIn a mawkish manner.
- MISTRALSplural of mistral
- MOUSEBIRDAny of a group of arboreal birds of the family Coliidae within the order Coliiformes, confined to sub-Saharan Africa, which build cup-shaped nests of twigs.
- MYNAHSplural of mynah
- NAILBRUSHA small brush, with firm bristles, used to clean the fingernails or to scrub the hands.
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- NEIGHBOURLYShowing the qualities of a friendly and helpful neighbour.
- OBJURATIONThe act of objuring; a firm binding by oath.
- OBJURATIONSplural of objuration
- OBSERVATIONALRelating to observation, especially scientific observation.
- OBSTETRICSThe care of women during and after pregnancy.
- OCCLUSIONThe process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- OCCLUSIONSplural of occlusion
- OCCULTINGpresent participle and gerund of occult
- OEDIPALAlternative letter-case form of Oedipal.
- OILBIRDSplural of oilbird
- ONAGERSplural of onager
- ORANGERYA greenhouse in which orange trees are grown.
- OSCULATEDsimple past and past participle of osculate
- OSCULATINGpresent participle and gerund of osculate
- OSCULATIONThe action of kissing.
- OSCULATORYA religious tablet, usually carrying a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which is kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace"); it is then passed to others at
- OSTRACIZEDsimple past and past participle of ostracize
- OUTBOARDSplural of outboard
- OUTDOINGpresent participle and gerund of outdo
- OVERBLANKETA blanket placed on top of a bedsheet, not directly on the mattress.
- OVERBLOWINGpresent participle and gerund of overblow
- OVERBOUGHTOf a stock or commodity market condition: where there has been significant trading bidding up prices to higher levels, levels which seem overextended or excessive on a short-term b
- OVERBOUNDsimple past and past participle of overbind
- OVERCOATSplural of overcoat
- OVERFISHINGpresent participle and gerund of overfish
- OVERFLOWINGoverflow
- OVERWEIGHTHaving a higher weight, especially body fat, than what is generally considered healthy for a given body type and height.
- OVERWOUNDsimple past and past participle of overwind
- OXBOWSplural of oxbow