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- MORSEA clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
- MOTHERINGThe nurturing of a child by its mother.
- MOTHERINGSplural of mothering
- MOVIEGOERSplural of moviegoer
- MUDDIERComparative form of muddy: more muddy.
- MUNDANEWorldly, earthly, profane, vulgar as opposed to heavenly.
- MUTINESplural of mutine
- ODOURUK standard spelling of odor.
- OLIGARCHIESplural of oligarchy
- OMNIVORESplural of omnivore
- ORBITALSplural of orbital
- ORBITSplural of orbit
- OSPREYA bird of prey of genus Pandion that feeds on fish and has white underparts and long, narrow wings each ending in four finger-like extensions.
- PAGEANTRIESplural of pageantry
- PATHWAYSplural of pathway
- PHENOMSplural of phenom
- PICKAXESplural of pickaxe
- PIGMENTEDThis term needs a definition. Please help out and add a definition, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
- PINCERSplural of pincer
- PIRATEA criminal who plunders at sea; commonly attacking merchant vessels, though often pillaging port towns.
- PLACATEDsimple past and past participle of placate
- PLAGIARISMCopying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.
- PLAITSplural of plait
- PLEBSplural of pleb
- PORTAGEDsimple past and past participle of portage
- PORTAGESplural of portage
- POWERFULHaving, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
- PRAGMATICSThe study of the use of language, especially meaning, in a social context; it includes extratextual aspects of language including exophoric reference, phatic utterances, and nonver
- PREAMBLEDsimple past and past participle of preamble
- PREAMBLESplural of preamble
- PRISTINEUnspoiled; still with its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- PRIVACIESplural of privacy
- PRIVATELYIn a private manner.
- PROVINGSplural of proving
- PROWLINGSplural of prowling
- PSEUDOAn intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- QUAGMIREDResembling a quagmire
- QUINCESplural of quince
- QUIVERINGSplural of quivering
- RAVISHTo seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- REGIMENTSplural of regiment
- REGULATEDsimple past and past participle of regulate
- REVEALSthird-person singular simple present indicative of reveal
- ROUGEDsimple past and past participle of rouge
- RUMINATEDsimple past and past participle of ruminate
- RUNAWAYSplural of runaway
- SARDONICScornfully mocking or cynical.
- SCARCITYThe condition of something being scarce or deficient.
- SCHEMAAn outline or image universally applicable to a general conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the mind (for example, a body schema).
- SCRUPLEHesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience; moral qualm.
- SCRUPLEDsimple past and past participle of scruple
- SHADIERcomparative form of shady: more shady
- SHIFTILYIn a shifty manner.
- SHROUDThat which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a garment.
- SHUNTEDsimple past and past participle of shunt
- SHUNTERA railway locomotive used for shunting (switching).
- SIMILEA figure of speech in which one thing is explicitly compared to another, using e.g. like or as.
- SLEUTHEDsimple past and past participle of sleuth
- SLOPIERcomparative form of slopy: more slopy
- SLUICEDsimple past and past participle of sluice
- SMOOCHERSomeone who smooches; a kisser.
- SNIVELEDsimple past and past participle of snivel
- SPACKLEDsimple past and past participle of spackle
- SPEARHEADThe pointed head, or end, of a spear.
- SPHINCTERA ringlike band of muscle that surrounds a bodily opening (such as the anus or the openings of the stomach), constricting and relaxing as required for normal physiological function
- STINGERA pointed portion of an insect or arachnid used for attack.
- STINGRAYAny of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.
- STRATEGICOf or pertaining to strategy.
- SWELTERINGhot and humid; oppressively sticky
- SWINDLERA person who swindles, cheats or defrauds.
- SYPHONEDsimple past and past participle of syphon
- TACTICSplural of tactic
- TOOTHIERcomparative form of toothy: more toothy
- TRACINGThe reproduction of an image made by copying it through translucent paper.
- TRAGICCausing great sadness or suffering.
- TRAILHEADSplural of trailhead
- TRINITYA group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
- TROMPINGpresent participle and gerund of tromp
- TWINKSplural of twink
- TYPHOONSplural of typhoon
- UNCLEARAmbiguous; liable to more than one interpretation.
- UNCOUTHLYIn an uncouth manner.
- UNEXPLOREDWhich has not been explored.
- UNHOUSEDDriven from one's home.
- UNPLAITto undo or untwist plaited hair; to unbraid
- UNRIVALEDBeyond compare, far surpassing any other, unparalleled, without rival.
- UNVAILObsolete spelling of unveil.
- UNVAILSthird-person singular simple present indicative of unvail
- UNVEILEDsimple past and past participle of unveil
- UNVERIFIEDNot yet confirmed; not verified.
- UNWRITTENNot written.
- VELOURA knit fabric similar to velvet, but usually somewhat coarser.
- VERITIESplural of verity
- VERITYTruth, fact or reality, especially an enduring religious or ethical truth; veracity.
- VICARSplural of vicar
- VILIFYTo say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
- VINEYARDSplural of vineyard
- VISAGECountenance; one's face.
- VISAGEDHaving a certain type of face.
- VISCOUNTA member of the peerage, above a baron but below a count or earl.