# dict

Words: fish
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an aquatic animal usually used in combination <starfish> <cuttlefish> b : any of numerous cold-blooded strictly aquatic craniate vertebrates that include the bony fishes and usually the cartilaginous and jawless fishes and that have typically an elongated somewhat spindle-shaped body terminating in a broad caudal fin, limbs in the form of fins when present at all, and a 2-chambered heart by which blood is sent through thoracic gills to be oxygenated\n2 : the flesh of fish used as food\n3 a : a person who is caught or is wanted (as in a criminal investigation) b : FELLOW, PERSON <an odd fish> c : SUCKER 5a\n4 : something that resembles a fish: as a plural , capitalized : PISCES 1, 2a b : TORPEDO 2b\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to attempt to catch fish\n2 : to seek something by roundabout means <fishing for a compliment>\n3 a : to search for something underwater <fish for pearls> b : to engage in a search by groping or feeling <fishing around in her purse for her keys>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to try to catch fish in b : to fish with : use (as a boat, net, or bait) in fishing\n2 a : to go fishing for <fish salmon> b : to pull or draw as if fishing <fished the ball from under the car> <fish wires through a conduit>


Words: fisherman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who engages in fishing as an occupation or for pleasure\n2 : a ship used in commercial fishing


Words: fishery
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the occupation, industry, or season of taking fish or other sea animals (as sponges, shrimp, or seals) : FISHING\n2 : a place for catching fish or taking other sea animals\n3 : a fishing establishment; also : its fishermen\n4 : the legal right to take fish at a particular place or in particular waters\n5 : the technology of fishery usually used in plural


Words: fishy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or resembling fish especially in taste or odor\n2 : creating doubt or suspicion : QUESTIONABLE


Words: fission
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a splitting or breaking up into parts\n2 : reproduction by spontaneous division of the body into two or more parts each of which grows into a complete organism\n3 : the splitting of an atomic nucleus resulting in the release of large amounts of energy\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to undergo fission\ntransitive senses : to cause to undergo fission


Words: fissure
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting\n2 a : a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ b : a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane\n3 : a separation or disagreement in thought or viewpoint : SCHISM <fissures in a political party>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to break into fissures : CLEAVE\nintransitive senses : CRACK, DIVIDE


Words: fist
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the hand clenched with the fingers doubled into the palm and the thumb doubled inward across the fingers\n2 : the hand closed as in grasping : CLUTCH\n3 : INDEX 5\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to grip with the fist : HANDLE\n2 : to clench into a fist


Words: fistula
Meaning:
noun\n: an abnormal passage leading from an abscess or hollow organ to the body surface or from one hollow organ to another and permitting passage of fluids or secretions


Words: fit
Meaning:
<1> noun\narchaic : a division of a poem or song\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a (1) : adapted to an end or design : suitable by nature or by art (2) : adapted to the environment so as to be capable of surviving b : acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : PROPER <a movie fit for the whole family>\n2 a : put into a suitable state : made ready <get the house fit for company> b : being in such a state as to be or seem ready to do or suffer something <fair fit to cry was Bryan MacMahon> <laughing fit to burst>\n3 : sound physically and mentally : HEALTHY\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a sudden violent attack of a disease (as epilepsy) especially when marked by convulsions or unconsciousness : PAROXYSM b : a sudden but transient attack of a physical disturbance\n2 : a sudden burst or flurry (as of activity) <cleaned the whole house in a fit of efficiency>\n3 : an emotional reaction (as in anger or frustration) <has a fit when show up late>\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to be suitable for or to : harmonize with b archaic : to be seemly or proper for <it fits us then to be as provident as fear may teach us Shakespeare>\n2 a : to conform correctly to the shape or size of <it doesn’t fit me anymore> b (1) : to insert or adjust until correctly in place <fit the mechanism into the box> (2) : to make or adjust to the right shape and size <fitting the jacket to the customer> (3) : to measure for determining the specifications of something to be worn by <fitted him for a new suit> c : to make a place or room for : ACCOMMODATE\n3 : to be in agreement or accord with <the theory fits all the facts>\n4 a : to put into a condition of readiness b : to cause to conform to or suit something\n5 : SUPPLY, EQUIP <fitted the ship with new engines> often used with out\n6 : to adjust (a smooth curve of a specified type) to a given set of points\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : to be seemly, proper, or suitable\n2 : to conform to a particular shape or size; also : to be accommodated <will we all fit into the car>\n3 : to be in harmony or accord :


Words: fitful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : characterized by fits or paroxysms\n2 : having an erratic or intermittent character : IRREGULAR


Words: fitting
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of a kind appropriate to the situation : SUITABLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an action or act of one that fits; specifically : a trying on of clothes which are in the process of being made or altered\n2 : a small often standardized part <an electrical fitting>


Words: five
Meaning:
noun\n1 see NUMBER table\n2 plural : a British handball game\n3 : the fifth in a set or series <the five of clubs>\n4 : something having five units or members; especially : a basketball team\n5 : a 5-dollar bill\n6 : FIFTEEN 2


Words: fix
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make firm, stable, or stationary b : to give a permanent or final form to: as (1) : to change into a stable compound or available form <bacteria that fix nitrogen> (2) : to kill, harden, and preserve for microscopic study (3) : to make the image of (a photographic film) permanent by removing unused salts c : AFFIX, ATTACH\n2 a : to hold or direct steadily <fixes his eyes on the horizon> b : to capture the attention of <fixed her with a stare>\n3 a : to set or place definitely : ESTABLISH b : to make an accurate determination of : DISCOVER <fixing our location on the chart> c : ASSIGN <fix the blame>\n4 : to set in order : ADJUST\n5 : to get ready : PREPARE <fix lunch>\n6 a : REPAIR, MEND <fix the clock> b : RESTORE, CURE <the doctor fixed him up> c : SPAY, CASTRATE\n7 a : to get even with b : to influence the actions, outcome, or effect of by improper or illegal methods <the race had been fixed>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become firm, stable, or fixed\n2 : to get set : be on the verge <we’re fixing to leave soon>\n3 : to direct one’s attention or efforts : FOCUS; also : DECIDE, SETTLE usually used with on\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a position of difficulty or embarrassment : PREDICAMENT\n2 a : the position (as of a ship) determined by bearings, observations, or radio; also : a determination of one’s position b : an accurate determination or understanding especially by observation or analysis\n3 : an act or instance of improper or illegal fixing <the fix was in>\n4 : a supply or dose of something strongly desired or craved; especially : a shot of a narcotic\n5 : FIXATION\n6 : something that fixes or restores <a quick fix>


Words: fixation
Meaning:
noun\n: the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated: as a : a persistent concentration of libidinal energies upon objects characteristic of psychosexual stages of development preceding the genital stage b : stereotyped behavior (as in response to frustration) c : an obsessive or unhealthy preoccupation or attachment


Words: fixative
Meaning:
noun\n: something that fixes or sets: as a : a substance added to a perfume especially to prevent too rapid evaporation b : a substance used to fix living tissue c : a varnish used especially for the protection of drawings (as in pastel or charcoal)


Words: fixed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : securely placed or fastened : STATIONARY b (1) : NONVOLATILE (2) : formed into a chemical compound c (1) : not subject to change or fluctuation <a fixed income> (2) : firmly set in the mind <a fixed idea> (3) : having a final or crystallized form or character (4) : recurring on the same date from year to year <fixed holidays> d : IMMOBILE, CONCENTRATED <a fixed stare>\n2 : supplied with something (as money) needed <comfortably fixed>


Words: fixture
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of fixing : the state of being fixed\n2 a : something that is fixed or attached (as to a building) as a permanent appendage or as a structural part <a plumbing fixture> b : a device for supporting work during machining c : an item of movable property so incorporated into real property that it may be regarded as legally a part of it\n3 : a familiar or invariably present element or feature in some particular setting; especially : a person long associated with a place or activity\n4 : a settled date or time especially for a sporting or festive event; also : such an event especially as a regularly scheduled affair


Words: fizz
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to make a hissing or sputtering sound : EFFERVESCE\n2 : to show excitement or exhilaration\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a hissing sound b : SPIRIT, LIVELINESS\n2 : an effervescent beverage


Words: fizzle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : FIZZ\n2 : to fail or end feebly especially after a promising start often used with out\n\n<2> noun\n: an abortive effort : FAILURE


Words: flaccid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : not firm or stiff; also : lacking normal or youthful firmness <flaccid muscles> b of a plant part : deficient in turgor\n2 : lacking vigor or force <flaccid leadership>


Words: flag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: as a : IRIS; especially : a wild iris b : SWEET FLAG\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a usually rectangular piece of fabric of distinctive design that is used as a symbol (as of a nation), as a signaling device, or as a decoration\n2 a : the tail of some dogs (as a setter or hound); also : the long hair fringing a dog’s tail b : the tail of a deer\n3 a : something used like a flag to signal or attract attention b : one of the cross strokes of a musical note less than a quarter note in value\n4 : something represented by a flag: as a : FLAGSHIP b : an admiral functioning in his office of command c : NATIONALITY; especially : the nationality of registration of a ship or aircraft\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to signal with or as if with a flag; especially : to signal to stop <flagged the train> often used with down\n2 : to put a flag on (as for identification)\n3 : to call a penalty on : PENALIZE <a lineman flagged for being offside>\n\n<4> intransitive verb\n1 : to hang loose without stiffness\n2 a : to become unsteady, feeble, or spiritless b : to decline in interest or attraction\n\n<5> noun\n: a hard evenly stratified stone that splits into flat pieces suitable for paving; also : a piece of such stone\n\n<6> transitive verb\n: to lay (as a pavement) with flags


Words: flagellate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : WHIP, SCOURGE\n2 : to drive or punish as if by whipping\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a or flagellated : having flagella b : shaped like a flagellum\n2 3flagellate : of, relating to, or caused by flagellates <flagellate diarrhea>\n\n<3> noun\n: a flagellate protozoan or alga


Words: flageolet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small fipple flute resembling the treble recorder\n\n<2> noun\n: a green kidney bean used in French cuisine


Words: flagon
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a large usually metal or pottery vessel (as for wine) with handle and spout and often a lid b : a large bulging short-necked bottle\n2 : the contents of a flagon


Words: flagrant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : fiery hot : BURNING\n2 : conspicuously offensive <flagrant errors>; especially : so obviously inconsistent with what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality <flagrant violations of human rights>


Words: flagship
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the ship that carries the commander of a fleet or subdivision of a fleet and flies his flag\n2 : the finest, largest, or most important one of a series, network, or chain


Words: flail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to strike with or as if with a flail <arms flailing the water> b : to move, swing, or beat as if wielding a flail <flailing a club to drive away the insects>\n2 : to thresh (grain) with a flail\nintransitive senses : to move, swing, or beat like a flail


Words: flair
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : TALENT <a flair for color>; also : INCLINATION, TENDENCY <a flair for the dramatic>\n2 : a uniquely attractive quality : STYLE <fashionable dresses with a flair all their own>


Words: flake
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small loose mass or bit <snow flakes>\n2 : a thin flattened piece or layer : CHIP\n3 slang : COCAINE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to separate into flakes; also : to peel in flakes\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form or break into flakes : CHIP\n2 : to cover with or as if with flakes\n\n<3> noun\n: a stage, platform, or tray for drying fish or produce\n\n<4> noun\n: a person who is flaky : ODDBALL


Words: flamboyant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 often capitalized : characterized by waving curves suggesting flames <flamboyant tracery> <flamboyant architecture>\n2 : marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior\n\n<2> noun\n: ROYAL POINCIANA


Words: flame
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the glowing gaseous part of a fire\n2 a : a state of blazing combustion <the car burst into flame> b : a condition or appearance suggesting a flame or burning: as (1) : burning zeal or passion (2) : a strong reddish orange color\n3 : BRILLIANCE, BRIGHTNESS\n4 : SWEETHEART\n5 : an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to burn with a flame : BLAZE\n2 a : to burst or break out violently or passionately <flaming with indignation> b : to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message\n3 : to shine brightly : GLOW <color flaming up in her cheeks>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to send or convey by means of flame <flame a message by signal fires>\n2 : to treat or affect with flame: as a : to sear, sterilize, or destroy by fire b : FLAMB*\n3 : to send an angry, hostile, or abusive electronic message to or about


Words: flamenco
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a vigorous rhythmic dance style of the Andalusian Gypsies; also : a dance in flamenco style\n2 : music or song suitable to accompany a flamenco dance


Words: flamethrower
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure\n2 : a pitcher who throws hard : a fastball pitcher


Words: flamingo
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several large aquatic birds (family Phoenicopteridae) with long legs and neck, webbed feet, a broad lamellate bill resembling that of a duck but abruptly bent downward, and usually rosy-white plumage with scarlet wing coverts and black wing quills


Words: flange
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object <a flange on a pipe> <a flange on a wheel>\n2 : a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing <a jacket with flange shoulders>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish with a flange


Words: flank
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip; broadly : the side of a quadruped b : a cut of meat from this part of an animal see BEEF illustration\n2 a : SIDE b : the right or left of a formation\n3 : the area along either side of a heraldic shield\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to protect a flank of\n2 : to attack or threaten the flank of (as a body of troops)\n3 a : to be situated at the side of; especially : to be situated on both sides of <a road flanked with linden trees> b : to place something on each side of


Words: flanker
Meaning:
noun\n: a football player stationed wide of the formation slightly behind the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver called also flanker back


Words: flannel
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface b : a napped cotton fabric of soft yarns simulating the texture of wool flannel c : a stout cotton fabric usually napped on one side\n2 plural a : flannel underwear b : outer garments of flannel; especially : men’s trousers\n3 British : WASHCLOTH\n4 British : flattering or evasive talk; also : NONSENSE, RUBBISH


Words: flap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stroke with something broad : SLAP\n2 obsolete : something broad and flat used for striking\n3 : something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely: as a : a piece on a garment that hangs free b : a part of a book jacket that folds under the book’s cover c : a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting d : an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton)\n4 : the motion of something broad and limber (as a sail or wing)\n5 : a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing’s trailing edge to increase lift or drag see AIRPLANE illustration\n6 a : a state of excitement or agitation : TIZZY, UPROAR b : something (as an incident or remark) that generates an uproar\n7 : a consonant (as the sound in ladder and in latter) characterized by a single rapid contact of the tongue or lower lip against another point in the mouth called also tap\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to beat with or as if with a flap\n2 : to toss sharply : FLING\n3 : to move or cause to move in flaps\nintransitive senses\n1 : to sway loosely usually with a noise of striking and especially when moved by wind\n2 a : to beat or pulsate wings or something suggesting wings b : to progress by flapping c : to flutter ineffectively\n3 : to talk foolishly and persistently


Words: flapper
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that flaps b : something used in flapping or striking c : FLIPPER 1\n2 : a young woman; specifically : a young woman of the period of World War and the following decade who showed freedom from conventions (as in conduct)


Words: flare
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to burn with an unsteady flame b : to stream in the wind\n2 a : to shine with a sudden light <a match flares in the darkness> b (1) : to become suddenly excited or angry usually used with up (2) : to break out or intensify usually suddenly or violently often used with up <fighting flared up after a two-week lull> c : to express strong emotion (as anger) <flaring out at such abuses>\n3 : to open or spread outward <the pants flare at the bottom>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to display conspicuously <flaring her scarf to attract attention>\n2 : to cause to flare <the breeze flares the candle>\n3 : to signal with a flare or by flaring\n4 : to burn (a jet of waste gas) in the open air\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an unsteady glaring light\n2 a : a fire or blaze of light used especially to signal, illuminate, or attract attention; also : a device or composition used to produce such a flare b : SOLAR FLARE; also : a sudden increase and decrease in the brightness of a star often amounting to a difference of several magnitudes\n3 : a sudden outburst (as of excitement or anger)\n4 a : a spreading outward; also : a place or part that spreads b : an area of skin flush\n5 : light resulting from reflection (as between lens surfaces) or an effect of this light (as a fogged or dense area in a photographic negative)


Words: flash
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : RUSH, DASH used of flowing water\n2 : to break forth in or like a sudden flame or flare\n3 a : to appear suddenly <an idea flashes into her mind> b : to move with great speed <the days flash by>\n4 a : to break forth or out so as to make a sudden display <the sun flashed from behind a cloud> b : to act or speak vehemently and suddenly especially in anger\n5 a : to give off light suddenly or in transient bursts b : to glow or gleam especially with animation or passion <her eyes flashed with anger>\n6 : to change suddenly or violently into vapor <hot water flashing to steam under reduced pressure>\n7 : to expose one’s genitals usually suddenly and briefly in public\n8 : to have sudden insight often used with on\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : SPLASH b : to fill by a sudden inflow of water\n2 a : to cause the sudden appearance of (light) b : to cause to burst violently into flame c (1) : to cause (light) to reflect (2) : to cause (as a mirror) to reflect light (3) : to cause (a lamp) to flash d : to convey by means of flashes of light\n3 a : to make known or cause to appear with great speed <flash a message on the screen> b : to display obtrusively and ostentatiously <always flashing a roll of bills> c : to expose to view suddenly and briefly <flashed a badge>\n4 : to cover with or form into a thin layer: as a : to protect against rain by covering with sheet metal or a substitute b : to coat (as glass) with a thin layer (as of metal or a differently colored glass)\n5 : to subject (an exposed photographic negative or positive) to a supplementary uniform exposure to light before development in order to modify detail or tone\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sudden burst of light b : a movement of a flag in signaling\n2 : a sudden and often brilliant burst <a flash of wit>\n3 : a brief time <I’ll be back in a flash>\n4 a : SHOW, DISPLAY; especially : a vulgar ostentatious display b archaic : a showy ostentatious person c : one that attracts notice; especially : an outstanding athlete d : PIZZAZZ\n5 obsolete : thieves


Words: flashback
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a recession of flame to an unwanted position (as into a blowpipe)\n2 a : interruption of chronological sequence (as in a film or literary work) by interjection of events of earlier occurrence; also : an instance of flashback b : a past incident recurring vividly in the mind


Words: flashbulb
Meaning:
noun\n: an electric bulb that can be used only once to produce a brief and very bright flash of light for taking photographs


Words: flashing
Meaning:
noun\n: sheet metal used in waterproofing (as at roof valleys or hips or the angle between a chimney and a roof)


Words: flashlight
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures b : a photograph taken by such a light\n2 : a small battery-operated portable electric light


Words: flashy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 chiefly dialect : lacking in substance or flavor : INSIPID\n2 : momentarily dazzling\n3 a : superficially attractive or impressive b : ostentatious or showy often beyond the bounds of good taste; especially : marked by gaudy brightness


Words: flask
Meaning:
noun\n: a container often somewhat narrowed toward the outlet and often fitted with a closure: as a : a broad flattened necked vessel used especially to carry alcoholic beverages on the person b British : THERMOS


Words: flat
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : lying at full length or spread out upon the ground : PROSTRATE b : utterly ruined or destroyed c : resting with a surface against something\n2 a : having a continuous horizontal surface b : being or characterized by a horizontal line or tracing without peaks or depressions <a flat EEG>\n3 : having a relatively smooth or even surface\n4 : arranged or laid out so as to be level or even\n5 a : having the major surfaces essentially parallel and distinctly greater than the minor surfaces <a flat piece of wood> b of a heel : very low and broad\n6 a : clearly unmistakable : DOWNRIGHT <a flat denial> b (1) : not varying : FIXED <a flat rate> (2) : having no fraction either lacking or in excess : EXACT <in a flat 10 seconds> (3) of a frequency response : not varying significantly throughout its range\n7 a : lacking in animation, zest, or vigor : DULL <life seemed flat without her> b : lacking flavor : TASTELESS c : lacking effervescence or sparkle <flat ginger ale> d : commercially inactive; also : characterized by no significant rise or decline from one period to another <sales were flat> e of a tire : lacking air : DEFLATED f chiefly British , of a battery : DEAD 3c, DISCHARGED\n8 a (1) of a tone : lowered a half step in pitch (2) : lower than the proper pitch b of the vowel a : pronounced as in bad or bat\n9 a : having a low trajectory b of a tennis stroke : made so as to give little or no spin to the ball\n10 of a sail : TAUT\n11 a : uniform in hue or shade b : having little or no illusion of depth c of a photograph or negative : lacking contrast d of lighting conditions : lacking shadows or contours e : free from gloss <a flat paint> f : TWO-DIMENSIONAL 2\n12 : of, relating to, or used in competition on the flat <a flat horse>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a level surface of land usually used in plural <sagebrush flats> <tidal flats> b : a stretch of land without obstacles; especially : a track or course for a flat race usually used with the <has won twice on the flat>\n2 : a flat part or surface <the flat of one’s hand>\n3


Words: flatboat
Meaning:
noun\n: a boat with a flat bottom and square ends used for transportation of bulky freight especially in shallow waters


Words: flatfish
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order (Heterosomata) of marine typically bottom-dwelling bony fishes (as the halibuts, flounders, turbots, and soles) that as adults swim on one side of the laterally compressed body and have both eyes on the upper side


Words: flatten
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make flat: as a : to make level or smooth b : to knock down; also : to defeat decisively c : to make dull or uninspired often used with out d : to make (as paint) lusterless e : to stabilize especially at a lower level\nintransitive senses : to become flat or flatter: as a : to become dull or spiritless b : to extend in or into a flat position or form c : to become uniform or stabilized often at a new lower level usually used with out


Words: flatter
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest\n2 a archaic : BEGUILE 4 b : to encourage or gratify especially with the assurance that something is right <I flatter myself that my interpretation is correct>\n3 a : to portray too favorably <the portrait flatters him> b : to display to advantage <candlelight often flatters the face>\nintransitive senses : to use flattery\n\n<2> noun\n: one that flattens; especially : a flat-faced swage used in smithing


Words: flattery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or practice of flattering b (1) : something that flatters (2) : insincere or excessive praise\n2 obsolete : a pleasing self-deception


Words: flatulent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach b : likely to cause gas\n2 : pompously or portentously overblown : INFLATED


Words: flatware
Meaning:
noun\n: tableware more or less flat and usually formed or cast in a single piece; especially : eating and serving utensils (as knives, forks, and spoons) compare HOLLOWWARE


Words: flaunt
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to display or obtrude oneself to public notice\n2 : to wave or flutter showily <the flag flaunts in the breeze>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to display ostentatiously or impudently : PARADE <flaunting his superiority>\n2 : to treat contemptuously <flaunted the rules Louis Untermeyer>


Words: flavor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a archaic : ODOR, FRAGRANCE b : the quality of something that affects the sense of taste c : the blend of taste and smell sensations evoked by a substance in the mouth <the flavor of apples>\n2 : a substance that flavors <artificial flavors>\n3 : characteristic or predominant quality <the ethnic flavor of a neighborhood>\n4 a : VARIETY 3a b : a property that distinguishes different types of elementary particles (as quarks and neutrinos); also : any of the different types of particles that are distinguished by flavor\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to give or add flavor to


Words: flaw
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sudden brief burst of wind; also : a spell of stormy weather\n2 obsolete : an outburst especially of passion\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a defect in physical structure or form b : an imperfection or weakness and especially one that detracts from the whole or hinders effectiveness <vanity was the flaw in his character> <a flaw in the book’s plot>\n2 obsolete : FRAGMENT\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make flaws in : MAR\nintransitive senses : to become defective


Words: flax
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Linum of the family Linaceae, the flax family) of herbs; especially : a slender erect annual (L. usitatissimum) with blue flowers commonly cultivated for its bast fiber and seed\n2 : the fiber of the flax plant especially when prepared for spinning\n3 : any of several plants resembling flax


Words: flay
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to strip off the skin or surface of : SKIN\n2 : to criticize harshly : EXCORIATE\n3 : LASH 1b <the wind whipped up to gale fury, flaying his face Richard Kent>


Words: flea
Meaning:
noun\n: any of an order (Siphonaptera) of small wingless bloodsucking insects that have a hard laterally compressed body and legs adapted to leaping and that feed on warm-blooded animals


Words: fleabane
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various composite plants (as of the genus Erigeron) that were once believed to drive away fleas


Words: fleck
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : STREAK, SPOT <whitecaps flecked the blue sea>\n2 : to color as if by sprinkling with flecks <his wit is flecked with sarcasm James Atlas>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : SPOT, MARK <a brown tweed with flecks of yellow>\n2 : FLAKE, PARTICLE <flecks of snow drifted down>


Words: fledgling
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a young bird just fledged\n2 : an immature or inexperienced person\n3 : one that is new <a fledgling company>


Words: flee
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to run away often from danger or evil : FLY b : to hurry toward a place of security\n2 : to pass away swiftly : VANISH\ntransitive senses : to run away from : SHUN


Words: fleece
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (as a sheep) b : the wool obtained from a sheep at one shearing\n2 a : any of various soft or woolly coverings b : a soft bulky deep-piled knitted or woven fabric used chiefly for clothing\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion b : to charge excessively for goods or services\n2 : to remove the fleece from : SHEAR\n3 : to dot or cover with fleecy masses


Words: fleer
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner : SNEER\n\n<2> noun\n: a word or look of derision or mockery


Words: fleet
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 obsolete : DRIFT\n2 a archaic : FLOW b : to fade away : VANISH\n3 3fleet : to fly swiftly\ntransitive senses : to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a number of warships under a single command; specifically : an organization of ships and aircraft under the command of a flag officer\n2 : GROUP 2a, b; especially : a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) operated under unified control\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : swift in motion : NIMBLE\n2 : EVANESCENT, FLEETING


Words: Fleming
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a member of the Germanic people inhabiting northern Belgium and a small section of northern France\n\n<2> biographical name\nSir Alexander 1881*1955 British bacteriol.; awarded (with Howard W. Florey and Ernst B. Chain) 1945 Nobel prize for physiology or medicine for discovering penicillin\n\n<3> biographical name\nIan Lancaster 1908*1964 British writer; wrote popular James Bond novels of espionage, including Casino Royale (1953), From Russia with Love (1957), Goldfinger (1959), etc.\n\n<4> biographical name\nSir John Ambrose 1849*1945 English electrical engineer; invented two-electrode radio rectifier (pat. 1904)


Words: Flemish
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of Flanders or the Flemings or their language\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the Germanic language of the Flemings that is made up of dialects of Dutch\n2 plural in construction : FLEMINGS


Words: flesh
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the soft parts of the body of an animal and especially of a vertebrate; especially : the parts composed chiefly of skeletal muscle as distinguished from visceral structures, bone, and integuments b : sleek well-fatted condition of body c : SKIN\n2 a : edible parts of an animal b : flesh of a mammal or fowl eaten as food\n3 a : the physical nature of human beings <the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak Matthew 26:41 (Authorized Version)> b : HUMAN NATURE\n4 a : human beings : MANKIND b : living beings c : STOCK, KINDRED\n5 : a fleshy plant part used as food; also : the fleshy part of a fruit\n6 Christian Science : an illusion that matter has sensation\n7 : SUBSTANCE <insights buried in the flesh of the narrative Jan Carew>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to initiate or habituate especially by giving a foretaste\n2 archaic : GRATIFY\n3 : to clothe or cover with or as if with flesh; broadly : to give substance to usually used with out\n4 : to free from flesh\nintransitive senses : to become fleshy often used with up or out


Words: fleshly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : CORPOREAL, BODILY b : of, relating to, or characterized by indulgence of bodily appetites; especially : LASCIVIOUS <fleshly desires> c : not spiritual : WORLDLY\n2 : FLESHY, PLUMP\n3 : having a sensuous quality <fleshly art>


Words: fleshy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh b : marked by abundant flesh; especially : CORPULENT\n2 a : SUCCULENT, PULPY <the fleshy texture of a melon> b : not thin, dry, or membranous <fleshy fungi>


Words: flex
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bend especially repeatedly\n2 a : to move muscles so as to cause flexion of (a joint) b : to move or tense (a muscle) by contraction\nintransitive senses : BEND\n\n<2> noun\nchiefly British : an electric cord\n\n<3> noun\n: an act or instance of flexing


Words: flexible
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : capable of being flexed : PLIANT\n2 : yielding to influence : TRACTABLE\n3 : characterized by a ready capability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements <a flexible foreign policy> <a flexible schedule>


Words: flick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a light sharp jerky stroke or movement\n2 : a sound produced by a flick\n3 : 2FLICKER 1\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to move or propel with or as if with a flick <flicked her hair back over her shoulder> <flick a switch> b : to activate, deactivate, or change by or as if by flicking a switch <flick on a cigarette lighter> <flick off the radio>\n2 a : to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion <flicked the horse with a whip> b : to remove with light blows <flicked an ash off her sleeve>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go or pass quickly or abruptly <a bird flicked by> <flicking through some papers>\n2 : to direct flicks at something\n\n<3> noun\n: MOVIE


Words: flicker
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move irregularly or unsteadily : FLUTTER\n2 : to burn or shine fitfully or with a fluctuating light\n3 : to appear briefly\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to flicker\n2 : to produce by flickering\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act of flickering b : a sudden brief movement c : a momentary quickening <a flicker of anger> d : a slight indication : HINT <a flicker of recognition>\n2 : a wavering light\n3 : MOVIE often used in plural\n\n<3> noun\n: a large barred and spotted No. American woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) with a brown back that commonly forages on the ground for ants compare RED-SHAFTED FLICKER, YELLOW-SHAFTED FLICKER


Words: flier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that flies; specifically : AIRMAN\n2 : a reckless or speculative venture usually used in the phrase take a flier\n3 usually flyer : an advertising circular


Words: flight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of passing through the air by the use of wings <the flight of a bee> b : the ability to fly <flight is natural to birds>\n2 a : a passing through the air or through space outside the earth’s atmosphere <flight of an arrow> <flight of a rocket to the moon> b : the distance covered in such a flight c : swift movement\n3 a : a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft b : a scheduled airplane trip\n4 : a group of similar beings or objects flying through the air together\n5 : a brilliant, imaginative, or unrestrained exercise or display <a flight of fancy>\n6 a : a continuous series of stairs from one landing or floor to another b : a series (as of terraces or conveyors) resembling a flight of stairs\n7 : a unit of the U.S. Air Force below a squadron\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to rise, settle, or fly in a flock <geese flighting on the marsh>\ntransitive senses : 1FLUSH\n\n<3> noun\n: an act or instance of running away


Words: flighty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SWIFT\n2 : lacking stability or steadiness: a : easily upset : VOLATILE <a flighty temper> b : easily excited : SKITTISH <a flighty horse> c : CAPRICIOUS, SILLY


Words: flimflam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : DECEPTION, FRAUD\n2 : deceptive nonsense\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to subject to a flimflam


Words: flimsy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : lacking in physical strength or substance <flimsy silks> b : of inferior materials and workmanship\n2 : having little worth or plausibility\n\n<2> noun\nchiefly British : a lightweight paper used especially for multiple copies; also : a document printed on flimsy


Words: flinch
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n: to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : WINCE; also : to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort


Words: fling
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move in a brusque or headlong manner <flung out of the room in a rage>\n2 of an animal : to kick or plunge vigorously\n3 Scottish : CAPER\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to throw forcefully, impetuously, or casually <flung herself down on the sofa> <clothes were flung on the floor> b : to cast as if by throwing <flung off all restraint>\n2 : to place or send suddenly and unceremoniously <was arrested and flung into prison>\n3 : to give unrestrainedly <flung himself into music>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of flinging\n2 a : a casual try or involvement b : a casual or brief love affair\n3 : a period devoted to self-indulgence


Words: flint
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a massive hard quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel\n2 : an implement of flint used in prehistoric cultures\n3 a : a piece of flint b : a material used for producing a spark; especially : an alloy (as of iron and cerium) used in lighters\n4 : something resembling flint in hardness


Words: flintlock
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a lock for a gun or pistol having a flint in the hammer for striking a spark to ignite the charge\n2 : a firearm fitted with a flintlock


Words: flip
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to toss so as to cause to turn over in the air <flip a coin>; also : TOSS <flip me the ball> <flip one end of the scarf over your shoulder>\n2 a : to cause to turn and especially to turn over <flipped the car> <flipping the pages of> b : to move with a small quick motion <flip a switch>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a twitching or flicking movement <the fish flipped and flopped on the deck>; also : to change from one position to another and especially turn over <the car flipped>\n2 : LEAF 2 <flipped through the pages>\n3 slang a : to lose one’s mind or composure often used with out b : to become very enthusiastic\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a mixed drink usually consisting of a sweetened spiced liquor with beaten eggs\n2 : an act or instance of flipping\n3 : the motion used in flipping\n4 : a somersault especially in the air\n\n<3> adjective\n: FLIPPANT, IMPERTINENT


Words: flipper
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a broad flat limb (as of a seal or cetacean) adapted for swimming b : a flat rubber shoe with the front expanded into a paddle used in skin diving\n2 : one that flips


Words: flirt
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : FLICK\n2 : to move in a jerky manner\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move erratically : FLIT\n2 a : to behave amorously without serious intent b : to show superficial or casual interest or liking <flirted with the idea>; also : EXPERIMENT <a novelist flirting with poetry>\n3 : to come close to used with with <the temperature flirted with 100*>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of flirting\n2 : a person who flirts


Words: flit
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another\n2 archaic : ALTER, SHIFT\n3 : to move in an erratic fluttering manner


Words: flitch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a side of cured meat; especially : a side of bacon\n2 a : a longitudinal section of a log b : a bundle of sheets of veneer laid together in sequence


Words: float
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an act or instance of floating\n2 : something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid: as a : a device (as a cork) buoying up the baited end of a fishing line b : a floating platform anchored near a shoreline for use by swimmers or boats c : a hollow ball that floats at the end of a lever in a cistern, tank, or boiler and regulates the liquid level d : a sac containing air or gas and buoying up the body of a plant or animal compare PNEUMATOPHORE 1 e : a watertight structure giving an airplane buoyancy on water\n3 : a tool or apparatus for smoothing a surface (as of wet concrete)\n4 : a government grant of a fixed amount of land not yet located by survey out of a larger specific tract\n5 a : a vehicle with a platform used to carry an exhibit in a parade b : the vehicle and exhibit together\n6 a : an amount of money represented by checks outstanding and in process of collection b : the time between a transaction (as the writing of a check or a purchase on credit) and the actual withdrawal of funds to cover it c : the volume of a company’s shares available for active trading in the auction market\n7 : a soft drink with ice cream floating in it\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid\n2 a : to drift on or through or as if on or through a fluid <yellow leaves floated down> b : WANDER\n3 of a currency : to find a level in the international exchange market in response to the law of supply and demand and without any restrictive effect of artificial support or control\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid b : to cause to float as if in a fluid\n2 : FLOOD <float a cranberry bog>\n3 : to smooth (as plaster or cement) with a float\n4 a : to put forth (as a proposal) for acceptance b : to place (an issue of securities) on the market c : to obtain money for the establishment or development of (an enterprise) by issuing and selling securities d : NEGOTIATE <float a loan>


Words: flock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a group of birds or mammals assembled or herded together\n2 : a group under the guidance of a leader; especially : a church congregation\n3 : a large number <a flock of tourists>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to gather or move in a flock <they flocked to the beach>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a tuft of wool or cotton fiber\n2 : woolen or cotton refuse used for stuffing furniture and mattresses\n3 : very short or pulverized fiber used especially to form a velvety pattern on cloth or paper or a protective covering on metal\n4 : FLOC\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 : to fill with flock\n2 : to decorate with flock


Words: flog
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to beat with or as if with a rod or whip b : to criticize harshly\n2 : to force or urge into action : DRIVE\n3 a chiefly British : to sell (as stolen goods) illegally <flogged their employers’ petrol to ordinary motorists Economist> b : SELL 7 <traveled by horse, flogging encyclopedias Robert Darnton> c : to promote aggressively : PLUG <flying around the world flogging your movies Peter Bogdanovich>\n4 British : STEAL 1\nintransitive senses\n1 : FLAP, FLUTTER <sails flogging>\n2 British : to move along with difficulty : SLOG


Words: flood
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a rising and overflowing of a body of water especially onto normally dry land; also : a condition of overflowing <rivers in flood> b capitalized : a flood described in the Bible as covering the earth in the time of Noah\n2 : the flowing in of the tide\n3 : an overwhelming quantity or volume; also : a state of abundant flow or volume <a debate in full flood>\n4 : FLOODLIGHT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover with a flood : INUNDATE\n2 a : to fill abundantly or excessively <flood the market> b : to supply to (the carburetor of an internal combustion engine) an excess of fuel so that engine operation is hampered\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pour forth, go, or come in a flood\n2 : to become filled with a flood


Words: floodlight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : artificial illumination in a broad beam b : a source of such illumination\n2 : a lighting unit for projecting a beam of light\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to illuminate by means of one or more floodlights


Words: floor
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the level base of a room\n2 a : the lower inside surface of a hollow structure (as a cave or bodily part) b : a ground surface <the ocean floor>\n3 a : a structure dividing a building into stories; also : STORY b : the occupants of such a floor\n4 : the surface of a structure on which one travels <the floor of a bridge>\n5 a : a main level space (as in a stock exchange or legislative chamber) distinguished from a platform or gallery b : the members of an assembly <took questions from the floor> c : the right to address an assembly <the senator from Utah has the floor>\n6 : a lower limit : BASE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover with a floor or flooring\n2 a : to knock or bring down b : FLABBERGAST, DUMBFOUND\n3 : to press (the accelerator of a vehicle) to the floorboard; also : to accelerate rapidly <floored the van>


Words: flop
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to swing or move loosely : FLAP\n2 : to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner <flopped into the chair>\n3 : to change or turn suddenly\n4 : to go to bed <a place to flop at night>\n5 : to fail completely <the play flopped>\ntransitive senses : to move or drop heavily or noisily : cause to flop <flopped the bundles down> <flop the rag over>\n\n<2> adverb\n: RIGHT, SQUARELY <fell flop on my face>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an act or sound of flopping\n2 : a complete failure\n3 slang : a place to sleep; especially : FLOPHOUSE\n4 : DUNG <cow flop>; also : a piece of dung


Words: floppy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: tending to flop; especially : being both soft and flexible\n\n<2> noun\n: FLOPPY DISK


Words: flora
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period\n2 : plant or bacterial life; especially : such life characteristic of a region, period, or special environment <fossil flora> <intestinal flora> compare FAUNA


Words: floral
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of or relating to flowers or a flora\n\n<2> noun\n: a design, pattern, or picture in which flowers predominate


Words: florid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a obsolete : covered with flowers b : very flowery in style : ORNATE <florid prose> <florid declamations>; also : having a florid style <a florid writer> c : elaborately decorated <a florid interior>\n2 a : tinged with red : RUDDY <a florid complexion> b : marked by emotional or sexual fervor <a florid secret life> <a florid sensibility>\n3 archaic : HEALTHY\n4 : fully developed : manifesting a complete and typical clinical syndrome <the florid stage of a disease>


Words: florin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an old gold coin first struck at Florence in 1252 b : any of various European gold coins patterned after the Florentine florin\n2 a : a British silver coin worth two shillings b : any of several similar coins issued in parts of the Commonwealth of Nations\n3 : GULDEN\n4 : FORINT


Words: floss
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : soft thread of silk or mercerized cotton for embroidery b : DENTAL FLOSS\n2 : fluffy fibrous material\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to use dental floss on\nintransitive senses : to use dental floss


Words: flossy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of floss\n2 : stylish or glamorous especially at first impression <flossy new hotels>


Words: flotilla
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fleet of ships or boats; especially : a navy organizational unit consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships\n2 : an indefinite large number <a flotilla of changes>


Words: flotsam
Meaning:
noun\n1 : floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo; broadly : floating debris\n2 a : a floating population (as of emigrants or castaways) b : an accumulation of miscellaneous or unimportant stuff


Words: flounce
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to move with exaggerated jerky or bouncy motions <flounced about the room, jerking her shoulders, gesticulating Agatha Christie>; also : to move so as to draw attention to oneself <flounced into the lobby> b : to go with sudden determination <flounced out in a huff>\n2 : FLOUNDER, STRUGGLE\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of flouncing\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to trim with flounces\n\n<4> noun\n: a strip of fabric attached by one edge; also : a wide ruffle


Words: flounder
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: FLATFISH; especially : a fish of either of two families (Pleuronectidae and Bothidae) that include important marine food fishes\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to struggle to move or obtain footing : thrash about wildly\n2 : to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually


Words: flour
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : finely ground meal of wheat usually largely freed from bran; also : a similar meal of another material (as a cereal grain, an edible seed, or dried processed fish)\n2 : a fine soft powder\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to coat with or as if with flour\nintransitive senses : to break up into particles


Words: flourish
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow luxuriantly : THRIVE\n2 a : to achieve success : PROSPER b : to be in a state of activity or production <flourished around 1850> c : to reach a height of development or influence\n3 : to make bold and sweeping gestures\ntransitive senses : to wield with dramatic gestures : BRANDISH\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a period of thriving b : a luxuriant growth or profusion <a flourish of white hair> <a springtime flourish of color>\n2 a : a florid bit of speech or writing <rhetorical flourishes> b : an ornamental stroke in writing or printing c : a decorative or finishing detail <a house with clever little flourishes>\n3 : FANFARE\n4 : an act or instance of brandishing or waving\n5 : showiness in the doing of something <opened the door with a flourish>\n6 : a sudden burst (as of activity) <the week ends with a flourish of tests>


Words: flout
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to treat with contemptuous disregard : SCORN <flouting the rules>\nintransitive senses : to indulge in scornful behavior\n\n<2> noun\n: JEER


Words: flow
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to issue or move in a stream (2) : CIRCULATE b : to move with a continual change of place among the constituent particles <molasses flows slowly>\n2 : RISE <the tide ebbs and flows>\n3 : ABOUND\n4 a : to proceed smoothly and readily <conversation flowed easily> b : to have a smooth continuity\n5 : to hang loose and billowing\n6 : to derive from a source : COME <the wealth that flows from trade>\n7 : to deform under stress without cracking or rupturing used especially of minerals and rocks\n8 : MENSTRUATE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to flow\n2 : to discharge in a flow\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of flowing\n2 : FLOOD 1a, 2\n3 a : a smooth uninterrupted movement or progress <a flow of information> b : STREAM; also : a mass of material which has flowed when molten <an old lava flow> c : the direction of movement or development <go with the flow>\n4 : the quantity that flows in a certain time\n5 : MENSTRUATION\n6 a : the motion characteristic of fluids b : a continuous transfer of energy


Words: flower
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : BLOSSOM, INFLORESCENCE b : a shoot of the sporophyte of a higher plant that is modified for reproduction and consists of a shortened axis bearing modified leaves; especially : one of a seed plant differentiated into a calyx, corolla, stamens, and carpels c : a plant cultivated for its blossoms\n2 a : the best part or example <the flower of our youth> b : the finest most vigorous period c : a state of blooming or flourishing <in full flower>\n3 plural : a finely divided powder produced especially by condensation or sublimation <flowers of sulfur>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : DEVELOP <flowered into young womanhood> b : FLOURISH\n2 : to produce flowers : BLOSSOM\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to bear flowers\n2 : to decorate with flowers or floral designs


Words: flowery
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling flowers\n2 : marked by or given to rhetorical elegance


Words: fluctuate
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to shift back and forth uncertainly\n2 : to ebb and flow in waves\ntransitive senses : to cause to fluctuate


Words: flue
Meaning:
noun\n: an enclosed passageway for directing a current: as a : a channel in a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air b : a pipe for conveying flame and hot gases around or through water in a steam boiler c : an air channel leading to the lip of a wind instrument d : FLUE PIPE


Words: fluent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : capable of flowing : FLUID b : capable of moving with ease and grace <the fluent body of a dancer>\n2 a : ready or facile in speech <fluent in Spanish> b : effortlessly smooth and rapid : POLISHED <a fluent performance>


Words: fluff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : 7DOWN 1\n2 : something fluffy\n3 : something inconsequential\n4 : BLUNDER; especially : an actor’s lapse of memory\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become fluffy\n2 : to make a mistake; especially : to forget or bungle one’s lines in a play\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make fluffy\n2 a : to spoil by a mistake : BOTCH b : to deliver badly or forget (one’s lines) in a play


Words: fluffy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : covered with or resembling fluff b : being light and soft or airy <a fluffy omelet>\n2 : lacking in meaning or substance : SUPERFICIAL 2c


Words: fluid
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having particles that easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass and that easily yield to pressure : capable of flowing b : subject to change or movement <boundaries became fluid>\n2 : characterized by or employing a smooth easy style <the ballerina’s fluid movements>\n3 a : available for a different use b : LIQUID 4 <fluid assets>\n\n<2> noun\n: a substance (as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container


Words: fluke
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : FLATFISH\n2 : a flattened digenetic trematode worm; broadly : TREMATODE compare LIVER FLUKE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the part of an anchor that fastens in the ground see ANCHOR illustration\n2 : one of the lobes of a whale’s tail\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an accidentally successful stroke at billiards or pool\n2 : a stroke of luck <the discovery was a fluke>


Words: flume
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inclined channel for conveying water (as for power)\n2 : a ravine or gorge with a stream running through it


Words: flunk
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to fail especially in an examination or course\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give a failing grade to\n2 : to get a failing grade in\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of flunking


Words: fluorescence
Meaning:
noun\n: luminescence that is caused by the absorption of radiation at one wavelength followed by nearly immediate reradiation usually at a different wavelength and that ceases almost at once when the incident radiation stops; also : the radiation emitted compare PHOSPHORESCENCE


Words: fluorescent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having or relating to fluorescence\n2 : bright and glowing as a result of fluorescence <fluorescent inks>; broadly : very bright in color


Words: fluorine
Meaning:
noun\n: a nonmetallic halogen element that is isolated as a pale yellowish flammable irritating toxic diatomic gas see ELEMENT table


Words: fluoroscope
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (as the living body) by means of rays\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to examine by fluoroscopy


Words: flurry
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a gust of wind b : a brief light snowfall\n2 a : a brief period of commotion or excitement b : a sudden occurrence of many things at once : BARRAGE 2 <a flurry of insults>\n3 : a brief advance or decline in prices : a short-lived outburst of trading activity\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to become agitated and confused\nintransitive senses : to move in an agitated or confused manner


Words: flush
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to take wing suddenly\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause (a bird) to flush\n2 : to expose or chase from a place of concealment <flushed the boys from their hiding place>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a hand of playing cards all of the same suit; specifically : a poker hand containing five cards of the same suit but not in sequence see POKER illustration\n2 : a series of three or more slalom gates set vertically on a slope\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a sudden flow (as of water); also : a rinsing or cleansing with or as if with a flush of water\n2 a : a sudden increase or expansion; especially : sudden and usually abundant new plant growth b : a surge of emotion <felt a flush of anger at the insult>\n3 a : a tinge of red : BLUSH b : a fresh and vigorous state <in the first flush of womanhood>\n4 : a transitory sensation of extreme heat compare HOT FLASH\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to flow and spread suddenly and freely\n2 a : to glow brightly b : BLUSH\n3 : to produce new growth <the plants flush twice during the year>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to flow b : to pour liquid over or through; especially : to cleanse or wash out with or as if with a rush of liquid <flush the toilet> <flush the lungs with air>\n2 : INFLAME, EXCITE usually used passively <flushed with pride>\n3 : to cause to blush\n\n<5> adjective\n1 a : of a ruddy healthy color b : full of life and vigor : LUSTY\n2 a : filled to overflowing b : AFFLUENT\n3 : readily available : ABUNDANT\n4 a : having or forming a continuous plane or unbroken surface <flush paneling> b : directly abutting or immediately adjacent: as (1) : set even with an edge of a type page or column : having no indention (2) : arranged edge to edge so as to fit snugly\n\n<6> adverb\n1 : in a flush manner\n2 : SQUARELY <hit him flush on the chin>\n\n<7> transitive verb\n: to make flush <flush the headings on a page>


Words: fluster
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make tipsy\n2 : to put into a state of agitated confusion : UPSET\nintransitive senses : to move or behave in an agitated or confused manner\n\n<2> noun\n: a state of agitated confusion


Words: flute
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : RECORDER 3 b : a keyed woodwind instrument consisting of a cylindrical tube which is stopped at one end and which has a side hole over which air is blown to produce the tone and having a range from middle upward for three octaves\n2 : something long and slender: as a : a tall slender wineglass b : a grooved pleat (as on a hat brim)\n3 : a rounded groove; specifically : one of the vertical parallel grooves on a classical architectural column\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to play a flute\n2 : to produce a flutelike sound\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter with a flutelike sound\n2 : to form flutes in


Words: flutter
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to flap the wings rapidly\n2 a : to move with quick wavering or flapping motions b : to vibrate in irregular spasms\n3 : to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner\ntransitive senses : to cause to flutter\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of fluttering\n2 a : a state of nervous confusion or excitement b : FLURRY, COMMOTION c : abnormal spasmodic fluttering of a body part <treatment of atrial flutter>\n3 a : a distortion in reproduced sound similar to but of a higher pitch than wow b : fluctuation in the brightness of a television image\n4 : an unwanted oscillation (as of an aileron or a bridge) set up by natural forces\n5 chiefly British : a small speculative venture or gamble


Words: flux
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a flowing of fluid from the body; especially : an excessive abnormal discharge from the bowels\n2 : a continuous moving on or passing by (as of a stream)\n3 : a continued flow : FLOOD\n4 a : INFLUX b : CHANGE, FLUCTUATION <in a state of flux>\n5 : a substance used to promote fusion (as of metals or minerals); especially : one (as rosin) applied to surfaces to be joined by soldering, brazing, or welding to clean and free them from oxide and promote their union\n6 : the rate of transfer of fluid, particles, or energy across a given surface\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to become fluid\n2 : to treat with a flux\nintransitive senses : to become fluid : FUSE


Words: fly
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move in or pass through the air with wings b : to move through the air or before the wind or through outer space c : to float, wave, or soar in the air <flags flying at half-mast>\n2 a : to take flight : FLEE b : to fade and disappear : VANISH\n3 a : to move, pass, or spread quickly <rumors were flying> b : to be moved with sudden extreme emotion <flew into a rage> c : to seem to pass quickly <the time simply flew>\n4 : to become expended or dissipated rapidly\n5 : to operate or travel in an airplane or spacecraft\n6 : to work successfully : win popular acceptance <knew a pure human-rights approach would not fly Charles Brydon>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to fly, float, or hang in the air <flying a kite> b : to operate (as a balloon, aircraft, rocket, or spacecraft) in flight c : to journey over or through by flying\n2 a : to flee or escape from b : AVOID, SHUN\n3 : to transport by aircraft or spacecraft\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the action or process of flying : FLIGHT\n2 a : a device consisting of two or more radial vanes capable of rotating on a spindle to act as a fan or to govern the speed of clockwork or very light machinery b : FLYWHEEL\n3 plural : the space over a theater stage where scenery and equipment can be hung\n4 : something attached by one edge: as a : a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth extending over the fastener b (1) : the length of an extended flag from its staff or support (2) : the outer or loose end of a flag\n5 : a baseball hit high into the air\n6 : FLYLEAF\n7 : a sheet of material (as canvas) that is attachable to a tent for use as a double top or as a rooflike extension\n8 : a football pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to hit a fly in baseball\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a winged insect used chiefly in combination <mayflies> <butterfly>\n2 a : any of a large order (Diptera) of winged or rarely wingless insects (as the housefly, mosquito, or gnat) that have segmented often headless, eyeless, and legless larvae, the anterior


Words: flyblown
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : not pure : TAINTED <a world flyblown with the vices of irresponsible power V. L. Parrington> b : not bright and new : SEEDY, MOTH-EATEN c : TRITE, HACKNEYED <a long list of flyblown metaphors Horizon>\n2 a : infested with eggs or young larvae of a flesh fly or blowfly b : covered with flyspecks


Words: flycatcher
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various passerine birds (families Muscicapidae and Tyrannidae) that feed on insects taken on the wing


Words: flying
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : moving or capable of moving in the air b : moving or made by moving rapidly <flying feet> <a flying leap> c : very brief\n2 : intended for ready movement or action <a flying squad car>\n3 : having stylized wings used especially of livestock brand marks\n4 : of or relating to the operation of aircraft <a flying club>\n5 : traversed or to be traversed (as in speed-record trials) after a running start <a flying kilometer>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : travel by air\n2 : the operation of an aircraft or spacecraft


Words: flywheel
Meaning:
noun\n: a heavy wheel for opposing and moderating by its inertia any fluctuation of speed in the machinery with which it revolves; also : a similar wheel used for storing kinetic energy (as for motive power)


Words: foal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a young animal of the horse family; especially : one under one year\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to give birth to a foal


Words: foam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a light frothy mass of fine bubbles formed in or on the surface of a liquid: as a : a frothy mass formed in salivating or sweating b : a stabilized froth produced chemically or mechanically and used especially in fighting oil fires c : a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture\n2 : SEA\n3 : something resembling foam\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to produce or form foam b : to froth at the mouth especially in anger; broadly : to be angry\n2 : to gush out in foam\n3 : to become covered with or as if with foam <streets foaming with life Thomas Wolfe>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to foam; specifically : to cause air bubbles to form in\n2 : to convert (as a plastic) into a foam


Words: fob
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\narchaic : DECEIVE, CHEAT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : WATCH POCKET\n2 : a short strap, ribbon, or chain attached especially to a pocket watch\n3 : an ornament attached to a fob chain


Words: focus
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a point at which rays (as of light, heat, or sound) converge or from which they diverge or appear to diverge; specifically : the point where the geometrical lines or their prolongations conforming to the rays diverging from or converging toward another point intersect and give rise to an image after reflection by a mirror or refraction by a lens or optical system b : a point of convergence of a beam of particles (as electrons)\n2 a : FOCAL LENGTH b : adjustment for distinct vision; also : the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image c : a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding <tried to bring the issues into focus> d : DIRECTION 6c\n3 : one of the fixed points that with the corresponding directrix defines a conic section\n4 : a localized area of disease or the chief site of a generalized disease or infection\n5 a : a center of activity, attraction, or attention <the focus of the meeting was drug abuse> b : a point of concentration\n6 : the place of origin of an earthquake or moonquake\n7 : directed attention : EMPHASIS\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring into focus b : to adjust the focus of (as the eye or a lens)\n2 : to cause to be concentrated <focused their attention on the most urgent problems>\n3 : to bring (as light rays) to a focus : CONCENTRATE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come to a focus : CONVERGE\n2 : to adjust one’s eye or a camera to a particular range\n3 : to concentrate attention or effort


Words: fodder
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something fed to domestic animals; especially : coarse food for cattle, horses, or sheep\n2 : inferior or readily available material used to supply a heavy demand <routine entertainment fodder> <fodder for gossip columnists>


Words: foe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who has personal enmity for another\n2 a : an enemy in war b : ADVERSARY, OPPONENT\n3 : one who opposes on principle <a foe of needless expenditures>\n4 : something prejudicial or injurious


Words: fog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : vapor condensed to fine particles of water suspended in the lower atmosphere that differs from cloud only in being near the ground b : a fine spray or a foam for fire fighting\n2 : a murky condition of the atmosphere or a substance causing it\n3 a : a state of confusion or bewilderment b : something that confuses or obscures <hid behind a fog of rhetoric>\n4 : cloudiness or partial opacity in a developed photographic image caused by chemical action or stray radiation\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog <fog the barns with pesticide>\n2 : to make obscure or confusing <accusations which fogged the real issues>\n3 : to make confused\n4 : to produce fog on (as a photographic film) during development\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become covered or thick with fog\n2 a : to become blurred by a covering of fog or mist b : to become indistinct through exposure to light or radiation


Words: foible
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point\n2 : a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior : WEAKNESS


Words: foil
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : TRAMPLE\n2 a : to prevent from attaining an end : DEFEAT b : to bring to naught : THWART\n\n<2> noun\n1 : very thin sheet metal <aluminum foil>\n2 : a thin piece of material (as metal) put under an inferior or paste stone to add color or brilliance\n3 : someone or something that serves as a contrast to another <acted as a foil for a comedian>\n4 a : an indentation between cusps in Gothic tracery b : one of several arcs that enclose a complex figure\n5 : HYDROFOIL 1\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : DEFEAT\n2 archaic : the track or trail of an animal\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a light fencing sword having a usually circular guard and a flexible blade of rectangular section tapering to a blunted point compare <P*E, SABER\n2 : the art or sport of fencing with the foil often used in plural\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to back or cover with foil\n2 : to enhance by contrast


Words: foist
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant b : to force another to accept especially by stealth or deceit\n2 : to pass off as genuine or worthy <foist costly and valueless products on the public Jonathan Spivak>


Words: fold
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an enclosure for sheep\n2 a : a flock of sheep b : a group of people or institutions that share a common faith, belief, activity, or enthusiasm\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to pen up or confine (as sheep) in a fold\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lay one part over another part of <fold a letter>\n2 : to reduce the length or bulk of by doubling over <fold a tent>\n3 : to clasp together : ENTWINE <fold the hands>\n4 : to clasp or enwrap closely : EMBRACE\n5 : to bend (as a layer of rock) into folds\n6 a : to incorporate (a food ingredient) into a mixture by repeated gentle overturnings without stirring or beating b : to incorporate closely\n7 a : to concede defeat by withdrawing (one’s cards) from play (as in poker) b : to bring to an end\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become doubled or pleated\n2 : to fail completely : COLLAPSE; especially : to go out of business\n3 : to fold one’s cards (as in poker)\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a part doubled or laid over another part : PLEAT\n2 : something that is folded together or that enfolds\n3 a : a bend or flexure produced in rock by forces operative after the depositing or consolidation of the rock b chiefly British : an undulation in the landscape\n4 : a margin apparently formed by the doubling upon itself of a flat anatomical structure (as a membrane)\n5 : a crease made by folding something (as a newspaper)


Words: folder
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that folds\n2 : a folded printed circular\n3 : a folded cover or large envelope for holding or filing loose papers


Words: foliage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation\n2 : the aggregate of leaves of one or more plants\n3 : a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches


Words: folio
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a leaf especially of a manuscript or book b : a leaf number c : a page number d : an identifying reference in accounting used in posting\n2 a : a sheet of paper folded once b : a case or folder for loose papers\n3 a : the size of a piece of paper cut two from a sheet; also : paper or a page of this size b : a book printed on folio pages c : a book of the largest size\n4 : a certain number of words taken as a unit or division in a document for purposes of measurement or reference\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put a serial number on each leaf or page of


Words: folk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a group of kindred tribes forming a nation : PEOPLE\n2 : the great proportion of the members of a people that determines the group character and that tends to preserve its characteristic form of civilization and its customs, arts and crafts, legends, traditions, and superstitions from generation to generation\n3 plural : a certain kind, class, or group of people <old folks> <just plain folk> <country folk> <media folk>\n4 folks plural : people generally\n5 folks plural : the persons of one’s own family; especially : PARENTS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : originating or traditional with the common people of a country or region and typically reflecting their lifestyle <folk hero> <folk music>\n2 : of or relating to the common people or to the study of the common people <folk sociology>


Words: folklore
Meaning:
noun\n1 : traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people\n2 : a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore\n3 : an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated


Words: folksy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SOCIABLE, FRIENDLY\n2 : informal, casual, or familiar in manner or style <folksy humor>


Words: folkway
Meaning:
noun\n: a mode of thinking, feeling, or acting common to a given group of people; especially : a traditional social custom


Words: follicle
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a small anatomical cavity or deep narrow-mouthed depression b : a small lymph node c : a vesicle in the mammalian ovary that contains a developing egg surrounded by a covering of cells; especially : GRAAFIAN FOLLICLE\n2 : a dry dehiscent one-celled many-seeded fruit (as of the milkweed) that has a single carpel and opens along one suture


Words: follow
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to go, proceed, or come after <followed the guide>\n2 a : to engage in as a calling or way of life : PURSUE <wheat-growing is generally followed here> b : to walk or proceed along <follow a path>\n3 a : to be or act in accordance with <follow directions> b : to accept as authority : OBEY <followed his conscience>\n4 a : to pursue in an effort to overtake b : to seek to attain <follow knowledge>\n5 : to come into existence or take place as a result or consequence of <disaster followed the blunder>\n6 a : to come or take place after in time, sequence, or order b : to cause to be followed <followed dinner with a liqueur>\n7 : to copy after : IMITATE\n8 a : to watch steadily <followed the flight of the ball> b : to keep the mind on <follow a speech> c : to attend closely to : keep abreast of <followed his career with interest> d : to understand the sense or logic of (as a line of thought)\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go or come after a person or thing in place, time, or sequence\n2 : to result or occur as a consequence, effect, or inference\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or process of following\n2 : forward spin given to a ball by striking it above center compare DRAW, ENGLISH


Words: following
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : being next in order or time <the following day>\n2 : listed or shown next <trains will leave at the following times>\n\n<2> noun\n: a group of followers, adherents, or partisans\n\n<3> preposition\n: SUBSEQUENT TO <following the lecture tea was served>


Words: folly
Meaning:
noun\n1 : lack of good sense or normal prudence and foresight\n2 a : criminally or tragically foolish actions or conduct b obsolete : EVIL, WICKEDNESS; especially : lewd behavior\n3 : a foolish act or idea\n4 : an excessively costly or unprofitable undertaking\n5 : an often extravagant picturesque building erected to suit a fanciful taste


Words: fond
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : FOOLISH, SILLY <fond pride>\n2 a : prizing highly : DESIROUS <fond of praise> b : having an affection or liking used with of <fond of music>\n3 a : foolishly tender : INDULGENT <a fond mother> b : AFFECTIONATE, LOVING <absence makes the heart grow fonder>\n4 : cherished with great affection : doted on <our fondest hopes>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\nobsolete : to lavish affection : DOTE\n\n<3> noun\n1 : BACKGROUND, BASIS\n2 obsolete : FUND


Words: fondant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a soft creamy preparation of sugar, water, and flavorings that is used as a basis for candies or icings\n2 : a candy consisting chiefly of fondant


Words: fondle
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : PAMPER\n2 : to handle tenderly, lovingly, or lingeringly : CARESS\nintransitive senses : to show affection or desire by caressing


Words: fondue
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a preparation of melted cheese (as Swiss cheese and Gruy*re) usually flavored with white wine and kirsch (2) : a dish that consists of small pieces of food (as meat or fruit) cooked in or dipped into a hot liquid <beef fondue> <chocolate fondue> b : a chafing dish in which fondue is made\n2 : a dish similar to a souffl* usually made with cheese and bread crumbs


Words: font
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a receptacle for baptismal water b : a receptacle for holy water c : a receptacle for various liquids\n2 : SOURCE, FOUNTAIN <a font of information>\n\n<2> noun\n: an assortment or set of type all of one size and style


Words: food
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : material consisting essentially of protein, carbohydrate, and fat used in the body of an organism to sustain growth, repair, and vital processes and to furnish energy; also : such food together with supplementary substances (as minerals, vitamins, and condiments) b : inorganic substances absorbed by plants in gaseous form or in water solution\n2 : nutriment in solid form\n3 : something that nourishes, sustains, or supplies <food for thought>


Words: foodstuff
Meaning:
noun\n: a substance with food value; specifically : the raw material of food before or after processing


Words: fool
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person lacking in judgment or prudence\n2 a : a retainer formerly kept in great households to provide casual entertainment and commonly dressed in motley with cap, bells, and bauble b : one who is victimized or made to appear foolish : DUPE\n3 a : a harmlessly deranged person or one lacking in common powers of understanding b : one with a marked propensity or fondness for something <a dancing fool> <a fool for candy>\n4 : a cold dessert of pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream or custard\n\n<2> adjective\n: FOOLISH, SILLY <barking its fool head off>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to behave foolishly <why old men fool and children calculate Shakespeare> often used with around b : to meddle, tamper, or experiment especially thoughtlessly or ignorantly <don’t fool with that gun> often used with around\n2 a : to play or improvise a comic role b : to speak in jest : JOKE <I was only fooling>\n3 : to contend or fight without serious intent or with less than full strength : TOY <a dangerous man to fool with>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a fool of : DECEIVE\n2 obsolete : INFATUATE\n3 : to spend on trifles or without advantage : FRITTER used with away


Words: foolish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking in sense, judgment, or discretion\n2 a : ABSURD, RIDICULOUS b : marked by a loss of composure : NONPLUSSED, ABASHED\n3 : INSIGNIFICANT, TRIFLING, HUMBLE


Words: foolproof
Meaning:
adjective\n: so simple, plain, or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error, misuse, or failure <a foolproof plan>


Words: foolscap
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a cap or hood usually with bells worn by jesters\n2 : a conical cap for slow or lazy students\n3 usually foolscap from the watermark of a foolscap formerly applied to such paper : a size of paper formerly standard in Great Britain; broadly : a piece of writing paper


Words: foot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the terminal part of the vertebrate leg upon which an individual stands\n2 : an invertebrate organ of locomotion or attachment; especially : a ventral muscular surface or process of a mollusk see CLAM illustration\n3 : any of various units of length based on the length of the human foot; especially : a unit equal to 13 yard and comprising 12 inches plural foot used between a number and a noun <a 10-foot pole> plural feet or foot used between a number and an adjective <6 feet tall> see WEIGHT table\n4 : the basic unit of verse meter consisting of any of various fixed combinations or groups of stressed and unstressed or long and short syllables\n5 a : motion or power of walking or running : STEP <fleet of foot> b : SPEED, SWIFTNESS <showed early foot>\n6 : something resembling a foot in position or use: as a : the lower end of the leg of a chair or table b (1) : the basal portion of the sporogonium in mosses (2) : a specialized outgrowth by which the embryonic sporophyte of many ferns and related plants and some seed plants absorbs nourishment from the gametophyte c : a piece on a sewing machine that presses the cloth against the feed\n7 foot plural , chiefly British : INFANTRY\n8 : the lower edge (as of a sail)\n9 : the lowest part : BOTTOM <the foot of the hill>\n10 a : the end that is lower or opposite the head <the foot of the bed> b : the part (as of a stocking) that covers the foot\n11 foots plural but singular or plural in construction : material deposited especially in aging or refining : DREGS\n12 foots plural : FOOTLIGHTS\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : DANCE\n2 : to go on foot\n3 of a sailboat : to make speed : MOVE\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to perform the movements of (a dance) b : to walk, run, or dance on, over, or through\n2 archaic a : KICK b : REJECT\n3 archaic : ESTABLISH\n4 a : to add up b : to pay or stand credit for <foot the bill>\n5 : to make or renew the foot of (as a stocking)


Words: footage
Meaning:
noun\n: length or quantity expressed in feet: as a : BOARD FEET b : the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject); also : the material contained on such footage


Words: football
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several games played between two teams on a rectangular field having two goalposts at each end and whose object is to get the ball over a goal line or between goalposts by running, passing, or kicking: as a British : SOCCER b British : RUGBY c : an American game played between two teams of 11 players each in which the ball is in possession of one side at a time and is advanced by running or passing d Australian : AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL e Canadian : CANADIAN FOOTBALL\n2 a : an inflated oval ball used in the game of football b British : a soccer ball\n3 : something treated roughly especially as the subject of a prolonged dispute <the issue became a political football in Congress>


Words: footboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet\n2 : a board forming the foot of a bed


Words: footed
Meaning:
adjective\n: having a foot or feet especially of a specified kind or number often used in combination <a four-footed animal>


Words: foothill
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hill at the foot of higher hills\n2 plural : a hilly region at the base of a mountain range


Words: footing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a stable position or placing of the feet\n2 : a surface or its condition with respect to one walking or running on it; especially : the condition of a racetrack\n3 : the act of moving on foot : STEP, TREAD\n4 a : a place or space for standing : FOOTHOLD b : established position : STATUS; especially : position or rank in relation to others <they all started off on an equal footing>\n5 : BASIS\n6 : terms of social intercourse\n7 : an enlargement at the lower end of a foundation wall, pier, or column to distribute the load\n8 : the sum of a column of figures


Words: footlights
Meaning:
noun plural\n1 : a row of lights set across the front of a stage floor\n2 : the stage as a profession


Words: footling
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : lacking judgment or ability : INEPT <footling amateurs who understand nothing E. R. Bentley>\n2 : lacking use or value : TRIVIAL


Words: footman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : a traveler on foot : PEDESTRIAN b : INFANTRYMAN\n2 a : a servant in livery formerly attending a rider or required to run in front of his master’s carriage b : a servant who serves at table, tends the door, and runs errands


Words: footnote
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a note of reference, explanation, or comment usually placed below the text on a printed page\n2 : something that is subordinately related to a larger event or work : COMMENTARY <that biography is an illuminating footnote to our times>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish with a footnote : ANNOTATE


Words: footpad
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one who robs a pedestrian\n\n<2> noun\n: a flattish foot on the leg of a spacecraft for distributing weight to minimize sinking into a surface


Words: footprint
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an impression of the foot on a surface\n2 : the area on a surface covered by something <a tire with a wide footprint> <the footprint of a laser beam on the surface of a planet>


Words: footstep
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the mark of the foot : TRACK\n2 a : TREAD b : distance covered by a step : PACE\n3 : a step on which to ascend or descend\n4 : a way of life, conduct, or action <followed in his father’s footsteps>


Words: footwork
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the activity of moving from place to place <the investigation entailed a lot of footwork>\n2 : the management of the feet (as in boxing); also : the work done with them\n3 : active and adroit maneuvering to achieve an end <fancy political footwork>


Words: fop
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : a foolish or silly person\n2 : a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress : COXCOMB, DANDY\n\n<2> transitive verb\nobsolete : FOOL, DUPE


Words: for
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 a used as a function word to indicate purpose <a grant for studying medicine> b used as a function word to indicate an intended goal <left for home> <acted for the best> c used as a function word to indicate the object or recipient of a perception, desire, or activity <now for a good rest> <run for your life> <an eye for a bargain>\n2 a : as being or constituting <taken for a fool> <eggs for breakfast> b used as a function word to indicate an actual or implied enumeration or selection <for one thing, the price is too high>\n3 : because of <can’t sleep for the heat>\n4 used as a function word to indicate suitability or fitness <it is not for you to choose> <ready for action>\n5 a : in place of <go to the store for me> b (1) : on behalf of : REPRESENTING <speaks for the court> (2) : in favor of <all for the plan>\n6 : in spite of usually used with all <for all his large size, he moves gracefully>\n7 : with respect to : CONCERNING <a stickler for detail> <heavy for its size>\n8 a used as a function word to indicate equivalence in exchange <10 for a hat*, equality in number or quantity \n9 used as a function word to indicate duration of time or extent of space <gone for two days>\n10 : in honor of : AFTER <named for her grandmother>\n\n<2> conjunction\n: for the reason that : on this ground : BECAUSE\n\n<3> abbreviation\nforeign, forestry


Words: forage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : food for animals especially when taken by browsing or grazing\n2 2forage : the act of foraging : search for provisions\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strip of provisions : collect forage from\n2 : to secure by foraging <foraged a chicken for the feast>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to wander in search of forage or food\n2 : to secure forage (as for horses) by stripping the country\n3 : RAVAGE, RAID\n4 : to make a search : RUMMAGE


Words: foray
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses , archaic : to ravage in search of spoils : PILLAGE\nintransitive senses : to make a raid or brief invasion <forayed into enemy territory>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : RAID\n2 : a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one’s accustomed sphere <the novelist’s foray into nonfiction>


Words: forbear
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to do without\n2 : to hold oneself back from especially with an effort\n3 obsolete : to leave alone : SHUN <forbear his presence Shakespeare>\nintransitive senses\n1 : HOLD BACK, ABSTAIN <can write with ease what forbear to read Flannery O’Connor>\n2 : to control oneself when provoked : be patient


Words: forbid
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to proscribe from or as if from the position of one in authority : command against <the law forbids stores to sell liquor to minors> <her mother forbids her to go>\n2 : to hinder or prevent as if by an effectual command <space forbids further treatment here>\n\n<2> adjective\narchaic : ACCURSED <he shall live a man forbid Shakespeare>


Words: forbidding
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible <forbidding walls>\n2 : DISAGREEABLE, REPELLENT <a forbidding task>\n3 : GRIM, MENACING <a dark forbidding sky>


Words: force
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : strength or energy exerted or brought to bear : cause of motion or change : active power <the forces of nature> <the motivating force in her life> (2) usually capitalized used with a number to indicate the strength of the wind according to the Beaufort scale <a Force 10 hurricane> b : moral or mental strength c : capacity to persuade or convince <the force of the argument>\n2 a : military strength b (1) : a body (as of troops or ships) assigned to a military purpose (2) plural : the whole military strength (as of a nation) c : a body of persons or things available for a particular end <a labor force> <the missile force> d : an individual or group having the power of effective action <join forces to prevent violence> <a force in politics> e often capitalized : POLICE FORCE usually used with the\n3 : violence, compulsion, or constraint exerted upon or against a person or thing\n4 a : an agency or influence that if applied to a free body results chiefly in an acceleration of the body and sometimes in elastic deformation and other effects b : any of the natural influences (as electromagnetism, gravity, the strong force, and the weak force) that exist especially between particles and determine the structure of the universe\n5 : the quality of conveying impressions intensely in writing or speech\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to do violence to; especially : RAPE\n2 : to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means\n3 : to make or cause especially through natural or logical necessity <forced to admit my error>\n4 a : to press, drive, attain to, or effect against resistance or inertia <force your way through> b : to impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably <force unwanted attentions on a woman>\n5 : to achieve or win by strength in struggle or violence: as a : to win one’s way into <force a castle> <forced the mountain passes> b : to break open or through <force a lock>\n6 a : to raise or accelerate to the utmost <forcing the pace> b : to produce only with unnatural or unwilling effort <forced a sm


Words: forceps
Meaning:
noun\n: an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon objects especially for delicate operations (as by jewelers or surgeons)


Words: forcible
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : effected by force used against opposition or resistance\n2 : characterized by force, efficiency, or energy : POWERFUL


Words: ford
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cross (a body of water) by wading


Words: fore
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 obsolete : at an earlier time or period\n2 : in, toward, or adjacent to the front : FORWARD\n\n<2> preposition\n1 chiefly dialect : BEFORE\n2 : in the presence of\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : situated in front of something else : FORWARD\n2 : prior in order of occurrence : FORMER\n\n<4> noun\n: something that occupies a front position\n\n<5> interjection\n"


Words: forearm
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to arm in advance : PREPARE\n\n<2> noun\n: the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist; also : the corresponding part in other vertebrates


Words: forebode
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to have an inward conviction of (as coming ill or misfortune)\n2 : FORETELL, PORTEND\nintransitive senses : AUGUR, PREDICT


Words: forecast
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to calculate or predict (some future event or condition) usually as a result of study and analysis of available pertinent data; especially : to predict (weather conditions) on the basis of correlated meteorological observations b : to indicate as likely to occur\n2 : to serve as a forecast of : PRESAGE <such events may forecast peace>\nintransitive senses : to calculate the future\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : foresight of consequences and provision against them : FORETHOUGHT\n2 : a prophecy, estimate, or prediction of a future happening or condition


Words: forecastle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the forward part of the upper deck of a ship\n2 : the crew’s quarters usually in a ship’s bow


Words: foreclose
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to shut out : PRECLUDE\n2 : to hold exclusively\n3 : to deal with or close in advance\n4 : to subject to foreclosure proceedings\nintransitive senses : to foreclose a mortgage


Words: foreclosure
Meaning:
noun\n: an act or instance of foreclosing; specifically : a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor’s right of redeeming a mortgaged estate


Words: forefoot
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one of the anterior feet especially of a quadruped b : the front part of the human foot\n2 : the forward part of a ship where the stem and keel meet


Words: foreground
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the part of a scene or representation that is nearest to and in front of the spectator\n2 : a position of prominence : FOREFRONT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to bring to the foreground; especially : to give prominence or emphasis to


Words: forehand
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : superior position : ADVANTAGE\n2 : the part of a horse that is before the rider\n3 : a forehand stroke (as in tennis or racquets); also : the side on which such strokes are made\n\n<2> adjective\n1 obsolete : done or given in advance : PRIOR\n2 : made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving <a forehand tennis stroke>\n\n<3> adverb\n: with a forehand stroke


Words: forehead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the part of the face above the eyes\n2 : the front or forepart of something <flames in the forehead of the morning sky John Milton>


Words: foreign
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : situated outside a place or country; especially : situated outside one’s own country\n2 : born in, belonging to, or characteristic of some place or country other than the one under consideration\n3 : of, relating to, or proceeding from some other person or material thing than the one under consideration\n4 : alien in character : not connected or pertinent\n5 : related to or dealing with other nations\n6 : occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside\n7 : not being within the jurisdiction of a political unit (as a state)


Words: foreigner
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person belonging to or owing allegiance to a foreign country\n2 chiefly dialect : one not native to a place or community : STRANGER 1c


Words: foreknow
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to have previous knowledge of : know beforehand especially by paranormal means or by revelation


Words: foreman
Meaning:
noun\n: a first or chief person: as a : a member of a jury who acts as chairman and spokesman b (1) : a chief and often specially trained worker who works with and commonly leads a gang or crew (2) : a person in charge of a group of workers, a particular operation, or a section of a plant


Words: foremost
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : first in a series or progression\n2 : of first rank or position : PREEMINENT\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in the first place\n2 : most importantly <first and foremost>


Words: forensic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate\n2 : ARGUMENTATIVE, RHETORICAL\n3 : relating to or dealing with the application of scientific knowledge to legal problems <forensic medicine> <forensic science> <forensic pathologist> <forensic experts>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an argumentative exercise\n2 plural but singular or plural in construction : the art or study of argumentative discourse


Words: forequarter
Meaning:
noun\n: the front half of a lateral half of the body or carcass of a quadruped <a forequarter of beef>


Words: forerunner
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as a : a premonitory sign or symptom b : a skier who runs the course before the start of a race\n2 : PREDECESSOR, ANCESTOR


Words: foresail
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the lowest sail set on the foremast of a square-rigged ship or schooner see SAIL illustration\n2 : the sole or principal headsail (as of a sloop, cutter, or schooner)


Words: foreshore
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a strip of land margining a body of water\n2 : the part of a seashore between high-water and low-water marks


Words: foreshorten
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to shorten by proportionately contracting in the direction of depth so that an illusion of projection or extension in space is obtained\n2 : to make more compact : ABRIDGE, SHORTEN


Words: foresight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or the power of foreseeing : PRESCIENCE\n2 : provident care : PRUDENCE <had the foresight to invest his money wisely>\n3 : an act of looking forward; also : a view forward


Words: forest
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large tract\n2 : a tract of wooded land in England formerly owned by the sovereign and used for game\n3 : something resembling a forest especially in profusion <a forest of microphones>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with trees or forest


Words: forestall
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to prevent the normal trading in by buying or diverting goods or by persuading persons to raise prices\n2 archaic : INTERCEPT\n3 obsolete : OBSTRUCT, BESET\n4 : to exclude, hinder, or prevent by prior occupation or measures\n5 : to get ahead of : ANTICIPATE


Words: forestry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FORESTLAND\n2 a : the science of developing, caring for, or cultivating forests b : the management of growing timber


Words: foretaste
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small anticipatory sample\n2 : an advance indication or warning\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to taste beforehand : ANTICIPATE


Words: forethought
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thinking or planning out in advance : PREMEDITATION\n2 : consideration for the future\n\n<2> adjective\narchaic : AFORETHOUGHT


Words: forever
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : for a limitless time <wants to live forever>\n2 : at all times : CONTINUALLY <is forever making bad puns>\n\n<2> noun\n: a seemingly interminable time : excessively long <it took her forever to find the answer>


Words: forfeit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : PENALTY\n2 : forfeiture especially of civil rights\n3 a : something deposited (as for making a mistake in a game) and then redeemed on payment of a fine b plural : a game in which forfeits are exacted\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime\n2 : to subject to confiscation as a forfeit\n\n<3> adjective\n: forfeited or subject to forfeiture


Words: forfeiture
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of forfeiting : the loss of property or money because of a breach of a legal obligation\n2 : something (as money or property) that is forfeited : PENALTY


Words: forge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : SMITHY\n2 : a workshop where wrought iron is produced or where iron is made malleable\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to form (as metal) by heating and hammering b : to form (metal) by a mechanical or hydraulic press with or without heat\n2 : to make or imitate falsely especially with intent to defraud : COUNTERFEIT\n3 : to form or bring into being especially by an expenditure of effort <working to forge party unity>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to work at a forge\n2 : to commit forgery\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : to move forward slowly and steadily <the ship forged ahead through heavy seas>\n2 : to move with a sudden increase of speed and power <forged into the lead> <forged ahead in marketing the product>


Words: forget
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to lose the remembrance of : be unable to think of or recall <I forget his name> b obsolete : to cease from doing\n2 : to treat with inattention or disregard <forgot their old friends>\n3 : to disregard intentionally : OVERLOOK usually used in the imperative <forget it>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cease remembering or noticing <forgive and forget>\n2 : to fail to become mindful at the proper time <forget about paying the bill>


Words: forgive
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to give up resentment of or claim to requital for <forgive an insult> b : to grant relief from payment of <forgive a debt>\n2 : to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) : PARDON <forgive one’s enemies>\nintransitive senses : to grant forgiveness


Words: forgiving
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : willing or able to forgive\n2 : allowing room for error or weakness <designed to be a forgiving tennis racquet>


Words: fork
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an implement with two or more prongs used especially for taking up (as in eating), pitching, or digging\n2 : a forked part, tool, or piece of equipment\n3 a : a division into branches or the place where something divides into branches b : CONFLUENCE\n4 : one of the branches into which something forks\n5 : an attack by one chess piece (as a knight) on two pieces simultaneously\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to divide into two or more branches <where the road forks>\n2 a : to use or work with a fork b : to turn into a fork\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give the form of a fork to <forking her fingers>\n2 : to attack (two chessmen) simultaneously\n3 : to raise, pitch, dig, or work with a fork <fork hay>\n4 : PAY, CONTRIBUTE used with over, out, or up <had to fork over 5000>


Words: forked
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : resembling a fork especially in having one end divided into two or more branches or points <forked lightning>\n2 : shaped like a fork or having a forked part <a forked road>


Words: forklift
Meaning:
noun\n: a self-propelled machine for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load


Words: forlorn
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : BEREFT, FORSAKEN <left quite forlorn of hope> b : sad and lonely because of isolation or desertion : DESOLATE\n2 : being in poor condition : MISERABLE, WRETCHED <forlorn tumbledown buildings>\n3 : nearly hopeless <a forlorn attempt>


Words: form
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material b : a body (as of a person) especially in its external appearance or as distinguished from the face : FIGURE c archaic : BEAUTY\n2 : the essential nature of a thing as distinguished from its matter: as a : IDEA 1a b : the component of a thing that determines its kind\n3 a : established method of expression or proceeding : procedure according to rule or rote b : a prescribed and set order of words : FORMULA <the form of the marriage service>\n4 : a printed or typed document with blank spaces for insertion of required or requested information <tax forms>\n5 a (1) : conduct regulated by extraneous controls (as of custom or etiquette) : CEREMONY (2) : show without substance b : manner or conduct as tested by a prescribed or accepted standard <rudeness is simply bad form> c : manner or style of performing or accomplishing according to recognized standards of technique <a strong swimmer but weak on form>\n6 a : the resting place or nest of a hare b : a long seat : BENCH\n7 a : a supporting frame model of the human figure or part (as the torso) of the human figure usually used for displaying apparel b : a proportioned and often adjustable model for fitting clothes c : a mold in which concrete is placed to set\n8 : the printing type or other matter arranged and secured in a chase ready for printing\n9 a : one of the different modes of existence, action, or manifestation of a particular thing or substance : KIND <one form of respiratory disorder> <a form of art> b : a distinguishable group of organisms c : LINGUISTIC FORM d : one of the different aspects a word may take as a result of inflection or change of spelling or pronunciation <verbal forms> e : a mathematical expression of a particular type <a bilinear form> <a polynomial form>\n10 a (1) : orderly method of arrangement (as in the presentation of ideas) : manner of coordinating elements (as of an artistic production or course of reasoning) (2) : a particular kind or instance of such arran


Words: formal
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : belonging to or constituting the form or essence of a thing <formal cause> b : relating to or involving the outward form, structure, relationships, or arrangement of elements rather than content <formal logic> <formal style of painting> <formal approach to comparative linguistics>\n2 a : following or according with established form, custom, or rule <lacked formal schooling> <a formal dinner party> <formal attire> b : done in due or lawful form <a formal contract> <received formal recognition>\n3 a : characterized by punctilious respect for form : METHODICAL <very formal in all his dealings> b : rigidly ceremonious : PRIM\n4 : having the appearance without the substance <formal Christians who go to church only at Easter>\n\n<2> noun\n: something (as a dance or a dress) formal in character\n\n<3> adjective\n: 3MOLAR


Words: formaldehyde
Meaning:
noun\n: a colorless pungent irritating gas CH2O used chiefly in aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative and in chemical synthesis


Words: formalism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to prescribed or external forms (as in religion or art); also : an instance of this\n2 : marked attention to arrangement, style, or artistic means (as in art or literature) usually with corresponding de-emphasis of content


Words: formality
Meaning:
noun\n1 : compliance with formal or conventional rules : CEREMONY\n2 : the quality or state of being formal\n3 : an established form or procedure that is required or conventional


Words: formalize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give a certain or definite form to : SHAPE\n2 a : to make formal b : to give formal status or approval to


Words: format
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the shape, size, and general makeup (as of something printed)\n2 : general plan of organization, arrangement, or choice of material (as for a television show)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to arrange (as material to be printed or stored data) in a particular format


Words: formation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act of giving form or shape to something or of taking form : DEVELOPMENT\n2 : something that is formed <new word formations>\n3 : the manner in which a thing is formed : STRUCTURE <the peculiar formation of the heart>\n4 : the largest unit in an ecological community comprising two or more associations and their precursors <grassland formation>\n5 a : any igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic rock represented as a unit b : any sedimentary bed or consecutive series of beds sufficiently homogeneous or distinctive to be a unit\n6 : an arrangement of a body or group of persons or things in some prescribed manner or for a particular purpose


Words: formative
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : giving or capable of giving form : CONSTRUCTIVE <a formative influence> b : used in word formation or inflection\n2 : capable of alteration by growth and development; also : producing new cells and tissues\n3 : of, relating to, or characterized by formative effects or formation <formative years>\n\n<2> noun\n: the element (as a suffix) in a word that serves to give the word appropriate form and is not part of the base


Words: former
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : coming before in time b : of, relating to, or occurring in the past <former correspondence>\n2 : preceding in place or arrangement : FOREGOING <former part of the chapter>\n3 : first in order of two or more things cited or understood <of the two given, the former spelling is more common> <of the two spellings, the former is more common>\n4 : having been previously : ONETIME <a former athlete>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that forms\n2 chiefly British : a member of a school form usually used in combination <sixth former>


Words: formidable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing fear, dread, or apprehension <a formidable prospect>\n2 : having qualities that discourage approach or attack\n3 : tending to inspire awe or wonder


Words: formless
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having no regular form or shape\n2 : lacking order or arrangement\n3 : having no physical existence


Words: formula
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a set form of words for use in a ceremony or ritual b : a conventionalized statement intended to express some fundamental truth or principle especially as a basis for negotiation or action\n2 a (1) : RECIPE (2) : PRESCRIPTION b : a milk mixture or substitute for feeding an infant\n3 a : a general fact, rule, or principle expressed in usually mathematical symbols b : a symbolic expression of the chemical composition or constitution of a substance c : a group of symbols (as letters and numbers) associated to express concisely facts or data (as the number and kinds of teeth in the jaw) d : a combination of signs in a logical calculus\n4 : a customary or set form or method allowing little room for originality\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or being an open-wheel open-cockpit rear-engine racing car conforming to prescribed specifications as to size, weight, and engine displacement


Words: formulate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to reduce to or express in a formula b : to put into a systematized statement or expression c : DEVISE <formulate a policy>\n2 a : to develop a formula for the preparation of (as a soap or plastic) b : to prepare according to a formula


Words: fornication
Meaning:
noun\n: consensual sexual intercourse between two persons not married to each other compare ADULTERY


Words: forsake
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to renounce or turn away from entirely <friends have forsaken her> <forsook the theater for politics>


Words: forswear
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath\n2 a : to reject or renounce under oath b : to renounce earnestly\n3 : to deny under oath\nintransitive senses : to swear falsely


Words: forsythia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Forsythia) of ornamental shrubs of the olive family with opposite leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers appearing before the leaves in early spring


Words: fort
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a strong or fortified place; especially : a fortified place occupied only by troops and surrounded with such works as a ditch, rampart, and parapet : FORTIFICATION\n2 : a permanent army post often used in place names


Words: forte
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the part of a sword or foil blade that is between the middle and the hilt and that is the strongest part of the blade\n2 : one’s strong point\n\n<2> adverb or adjective\n: LOUD used as a direction in music\n\n<3> noun\n: a tone or passage played forte


Words: forth
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : onward in time, place, or order : FORWARD <from that day forth>\n2 : out into notice or view <put forth leaves>\n3 obsolete : AWAY, ABROAD\n\n<2> preposition\narchaic : forth from : OUT OF


Words: forthcoming
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : being about to appear or to be produced or made available <the forthcoming holidays> <your forthcoming novel> <funds are forthcoming>\n2 a : RESPONSIVE, OUTGOING <a forthcoming and courteous man> b : characterized by openness, candidness, and forthrightness <not forthcoming about his memories of medical school Mark Kramer>


Words: forthright
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 archaic a : directly forward b : without hesitation : FRANKLY\n2 archaic : at once\n\n<2> adjective\n1 archaic : proceeding straight on\n2 : free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point <a forthright critic> <was forthright in appraising the problem>\n3 : notably simple in style or quality <forthright furniture>\n\n<3> noun\narchaic : a straight path


Words: fortify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make strong: as a : to strengthen and secure (as a town) by forts or batteries b : to give physical strength, courage, or endurance to c : to add mental or moral strength to : ENCOURAGE <fortified by prayer> d : to add material to for strengthening or enriching\nintransitive senses : to erect fortifications


Words: fortitude
Meaning:
noun\n1 : strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage\n2 obsolete : STRENGTH


Words: fortnightly
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: occurring or appearing once in a fortnight\n\n<2> adverb\n: once in a fortnight : every fortnight\n\n<3> noun\n: a publication issued fortnightly


Words: fortress
Meaning:
noun\n: a fortified place : STRONGHOLD; especially : a large and permanent fortification sometimes including a town


Words: fortuitous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : occurring by chance\n2 a : FORTUNATE, LUCKY <from a cost standpoint, the company’s timing is fortuitous Business Week> b : coming or happening by a lucky chance <belted down the stairs, and there was a fortuitous train Doris Lessing>


Words: fortunate
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : bringing some good thing not foreseen as certain : AUSPICIOUS\n2 : receiving some unexpected good


Words: fortune
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 often capitalized : a hypothetical force or personified power that unpredictably determines events and issues favorably or unfavorably\n2 obsolete : ACCIDENT, INCIDENT\n3 a : prosperity attained partly through luck : SUCCESS b : LUCK 1 c plural : the turns and courses of luck accompanying one’s progress (as through life) <her fortunes varied but she never gave up>\n4 : DESTINY, FATE <can tell your fortune>; also : a prediction of fortune\n5 a : RICHES, WEALTH <a man of fortune> b : a store of material possessions <the family fortune> c : a very large sum of money <spent a fortune redecorating>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to give good or bad fortune to\n2 archaic : to endow with a fortune\nintransitive senses , archaic : HAPPEN, CHANCE


Words: forty
Meaning:
noun\n1 see NUMBER table\n2 plural : the numbers 40 to 49; specifically : the years 40 to 49 in a lifetime or century\n3 : the third point scored by a side in a game of tennis


Words: forum
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business b : a public meeting place for open discussion c : a medium (as a newspaper) of open discussion or expression of ideas\n2 : a judicial body or assembly : COURT\n3 a : a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion b : a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usually by several authorities


Words: forward
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : near, being at, or belonging to the forepart b : situated in advance\n2 a : strongly inclined : READY b : lacking modesty or reserve : BRASH\n3 : notably advanced or developed : PRECOCIOUS\n4 : moving, tending, or leading toward a position in front; also : moving toward an opponent’s goal\n5 a : advocating an advanced policy in the direction of what is considered progress b : EXTREME, RADICAL\n6 : of, relating to, or getting ready for the future <forward buying of produce>\n\n<2> adverb\n: to or toward what is ahead or in front <from that time forward> <moved slowly forward>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to help onward : PROMOTE <forwarded his friend’s career>\n2 a : to send forward : TRANSMIT <will forward the goods on receipt of your check> b : to send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit <forward mail>\n\n<4> noun\n: a player who plays at the front of his team’s formation near the goal at which his team is attempting to score


Words: forwarder
Meaning:
noun\n: one that forwards; especially : an agent who performs services (as receiving, transshipping, or delivering) designed to move goods to their destination


Words: fossil
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : preserved from a past geologic age <fossil plants> <fossil water in an underground reservoir>\n2 : being or resembling a fossil\n3 : of or relating to fossil fuel\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth’s crust compare LIVING FOSSIL\n2 a : one whose views are outmoded : FOGY b : something (as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed\n3 : an old word or word element preserved only by idiom (as fro in to and fro)


Words: foster
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: affording, receiving, or sharing nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to give parental care to : NURTURE\n2 : to promote the growth or development of : ENCOURAGE


Words: foul
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : offensive to the senses : LOATHSOME b : filled or covered with offensive matter\n2 : full of dirt or mud\n3 a : morally or spiritually odious : DETESTABLE <a foul crime> b : notably unpleasant or distressing : WRETCHED, HORRID <in a foul mood>\n4 : OBSCENE, ABUSIVE <foul language>\n5 a : being wet and stormy b : obstructive to navigation <a foul tide>\n6 dialect British : HOMELY, UGLY\n7 a : TREACHEROUS, DISHONORABLE <fair means or foul> b : constituting an infringement of rules in a game or sport <a foul blow in boxing>\n8 : containing marked-up corrections <foul manuscript> <foul proofs>\n9 : encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance <the chimney was foul and smoked badly>\n10 : being odorous and impure : POLLUTED <foul air>\n11 : placed in a situation that impedes physical movement : ENTANGLED\n12 : being outside the foul lines in baseball\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : something foul\n2 : an entanglement or collision especially in angling or sailing\n3 a : an infringement of the rules in a game or sport b : FREE THROW\n4 : FOUL BALL\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become or be foul: as a : DECOMPOSE, ROT b : to become encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substance c : to become entangled or come into collision\n2 : to commit a violation of the rules in a sport or game\n3 : to hit a foul ball\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make foul: as a : to make dirty : POLLUTE b : to tangle or come into collision with c : to encrust with a foreign substance <a ship’s bottom fouled with barnacles> d : OBSTRUCT, BLOCK\n2 : DISHONOR, DISCREDIT\n3 : to commit a foul against\n4 : to hit (a baseball) foul\n\n<4> adverb\n: in a foul manner : so as to be foul


Words: foulard
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a lightweight plain-woven or twilled silk usually decorated with a printed pattern b : an imitation of this fabric\n2 : an article of clothing made of foulard


Words: foundation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of founding\n2 : a basis (as a tenet, principle, or axiom) upon which something stands or is supported <the foundations of geometry> <the rumor is without foundation in fact>\n3 a : funds given for the permanent support of an institution : ENDOWMENT b : an organization or institution established by endowment with provision for future maintenance\n4 : an underlying base or support; especially : the whole masonry substructure of a building\n5 a : a body or ground upon which something is built up or overlaid b : a woman’s supporting undergarment : CORSET c : a cosmetic usually used as a base for makeup


Words: founder
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that founds or establishes\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become disabled; especially : to go lame\n2 : to give way : COLLAPSE\n3 : tobecome submerged : SINK\n4 : to come to grief : FAIL\ntransitive senses : to disable (an animal) especially by excessive feeding\n\n<3> noun\n: LAMINITIS\n\n<4> noun\n: one that founds metal; especially : TYPEFOUNDER


Words: foundry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an establishment where founding is carried on\n2 : the act, process, or art of casting metals


Words: fountain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the source from which something proceeds or is supplied\n2 : a spring of water issuing from the earth\n3 : an artificially produced jet of water; also : the structure from which it rises\n4 : a reservoir containing a liquid that can be drawn off as needed\n5 : SODA FOUNTAIN 2\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to flow or spout like a fountain\ntransitive senses : to cause to flow like a fountain


Words: four
Meaning:
noun\n1 see NUMBER table\n2 : the fourth in a set or series <the four of hearts>\n3 : something having four units or members: as a : a 4-oared racing shell or its crew b : a 4-cylinder engine or automobile


Words: foursome
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a group of four persons or things : QUARTET b : two couples\n2 : a golf match in which two players compete against two others with players on each side taking turns playing one ball; broadly : any golf match involving four players


Words: fourth
Meaning:
noun\n1 see NUMBER table\n2 a : a musical interval embracing four tones of the diatonic scale b : a tone at this interval; specifically : SUBDOMINANT 1 c : the harmonic combination of two tones a fourth apart\n3 : the 4th forward gear or speed of a motor vehicle\n4 capitalized : INDEPENDENCE DAY used with the


Words: fowl
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a bird of any kind compare WATERFOWL, WILDFOWL\n2 a : a cock or hen of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus); especially : an adult hen b : any of several domesticated or wild gallinaceous birds compare GUINEA FOWL, JUNGLE FOWL\n3 : the meat of fowls used as food\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to seek, catch, or kill wildfowl


Words: fox
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of various carnivorous mammals (especially genus Vulpes) of the dog family related to but smaller than wolves with shorter legs, more pointed muzzle, large erect ears, and long bushy tail b : the fur of a fox\n2 : a clever crafty person\n3 archaic : SWORD\n4 capitalized : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin\n5 : a good-looking young woman or man\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : INTOXICATE\n2 a : to trick by ingenuity or cunning : OUTWIT b : BAFFLE


Words: foxglove
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Digitalis) of erect herbs of the snapdragon family; especially : a common European biennial or perennial (D. purpurea) cultivated for its showy racemes of dotted white or purple tubular flowers and as a source of digitalis


Words: foxhound
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various large swift powerful hounds of great endurance used in hunting foxes and developed to form several breeds and many distinctive strains compare AMERICAN FOXHOUND, ENGLISH FOXHOUND


Words: foxy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : resembling or suggestive of a fox <a narrow foxy face>: as a : cunningly shrewd b : of a warm reddish brown color <foxy eyebrows>\n2 : having a sharp brisk flavor <foxy grapes>\n3 : physically attractive <a foxy lady>


Words: fraction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a numerical representation (as 34, 58, 3.234) indicating the quotient of two numbers b (1) : a piece broken off : FRAGMENT (2) : a discrete unit : PORTION\n2 : one of several portions (as of a distillate) separable by fractionation\n3 : BIT, LITTLE <a fraction closer>


Words: fracture
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the result of fracturing : BREAK\n2 a : the act or process of breaking or the state of being broken; especially : the breaking of hard tissue (as bone) b : the rupture (as by tearing) of soft tissue <kidney fracture>\n3 : the general appearance of a freshly broken surface of a mineral\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause a fracture in : BREAK <fracture a rib> b : RUPTURE, TEAR\n2 a : to damage or destroy as if by rupturing b : to cause great disorder in c : to break up : FRACTIONATE d : to go beyond the limits of (as rules) : VIOLATE <fractured the English language with malaprops Goodman Ace>\nintransitive senses : to undergo fracture


Words: fragile
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : easily broken or destroyed b : constitutionally delicate : lacking in physical vigor\n2 : TENUOUS, SLIGHT


Words: fragment
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a part broken off, detached, or incomplete\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fall to pieces\ntransitive senses : to break up or apart into fragments


Words: frail
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : easily led into evil <frail humanity>\n2 : easily broken or destroyed : FRAGILE\n3 a : physically weak b : SLIGHT, UNSUBSTANTIAL


Words: frailty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being frail\n2 : a fault due to weakness especially of moral character


Words: frame
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to construct by fitting and uniting the parts of the skeleton of (a structure)\n2 a : PLAN, CONTRIVE <framed a new method of achieving their purpose> b : SHAPE, CONSTRUCT c : to give expression to : FORMULATE d : to draw up (as a document)\n3 a : to devise falsely (as a criminal charge) b : to contrive the evidence against (an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured c : FIX 7b\n4 : to fit or adjust especially to something or for an end : ARRANGE\n5 obsolete : PRODUCE\n6 : to enclose in a frame; also : to enclose as if in a frame\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : PROCEED, GO\n2 obsolete : MANAGE\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something composed of parts fitted together and united b : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : PHYSIQUE, FIGURE\n2 a : the constructional system that gives shape or strength (as to a building); also : a frame dwelling b : such a skeleton not filled in or covered\n3 obsolete : the act or manner of framing\n4 a : a machine built upon or within a framework <a spinning frame> b : an open case or structure made for admitting, enclosing, or supporting something <a window frame> c (1) : a part of a pair of glasses that holds one of the lenses (2) plural : that part of a pair of glasses other than the lenses d : a structural unit in an automobile chassis supported on the axles and supporting the rest of the chassis and the body\n5 a : an enclosing border b : the matter or area enclosed in such a border: as (1) : one of the squares in which scores for each round are recorded (as in bowling); also : a round in bowling (2) : an individual drawing in a comic strip usually enclosed by a bordering line (3) : one picture of the series on a length of film (4) : a complete image for display (as on a television set) c : an inning in baseball d (1) : FRAMEWORK 1a (2) : CONTEXT, FRAME OF REFERENCE e : an event that forms the background for the action of a novel or play\n6 : FRAME-UP\n\n<3> adjective\n: having a wood frame <frame houses>


Words: framework
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas) <the framework of the constitution> b : a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame\n2 : FRAME OF REFERENCE\n3 : the larger branches of a tree that determine its shape


Words: franchise
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : freedom or immunity from some burden or restriction vested in a person or group\n2 a : a special privilege granted to an individual or group; especially : the right to be and exercise the powers of a corporation b : a constitutional or statutory right or privilege; especially : the right to vote c (1) : the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company’s goods or services in a particular territory; also : a business granted such a right or license (2) : the territory involved in such a right\n3 a : the right of membership in a professional sports league b : a team and its operating organization having such membership\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : FREE\n2 : to grant a franchise to


Words: francium
Meaning:
noun\n: a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium and obtained artificially by the bombardment of thorium with protons see ELEMENT table


Words: frank
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : marked by free, forthright, and sincere expression <a frank reply>\n2 a : unmistakably evident <frank materialism> b : clinically evident and unmistakable <frank pus>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to mark (a piece of mail) with an official signature or sign indicating the right of the sender to free mailing b : to mail free c : to affix to (mail) a stamp or a marking indicating the payment of postage\n2 : to enable to pass or go freely or easily\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the signature of the sender on a piece of franked mail serving in place of a postage stamp b : a mark or stamp on a piece of mail indicating postage paid c : a franked envelope\n2 : the privilege of sending mail free of charge\n\n<4> noun\n: FRANKFURTER


Words: Frankenstein
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the title character in Mary W. Shelley’s novel Frankenstein who creates a monster by which he is eventually killed b : a monster in the shape of a man especially in popularized versions of the Frankenstein story\n2 : a monstrous creation; especially : a work or agency that ruins its originator


Words: frankfurter
Meaning:
noun\n: a cured cooked sausage (as of beef or beef and pork) that may be skinless or stuffed in a casing


Words: frankincense
Meaning:
noun\n: a fragrant gum resin from trees of a genus (Boswellia of the family Burseraceae) of Somalia and southern coastal Arabia that is an important incense resin and was used in ancient times in religious rites and in embalming


Words: frantic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a archaic : mentally deranged b : emotionally out of control <frantic with anger and frustration>\n2 : marked by fast and nervous, disordered, or anxiety-driven activity <made a frantic search for the lost child>


Words: fraternal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or involving brothers b : of, relating to, or being a fraternity or society <a fraternal order>\n2 : derived from two ova : DIZYGOTIC <fraternal twins>\n3 : FRIENDLY, BROTHERLY


Words: fraternity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a group of people associated or formally organized for a common purpose, interest, or pleasure: as a : a fraternal order b : GUILD c : a men’s student organization formed chiefly for social purposes having secret rites and a name consisting of Greek letters d : a student organization for scholastic, professional, or extracurricular activities <a debating fraternity>\n2 : the quality or state of being brothers : BROTHERLINESS\n3 : persons of the same class, profession, character, or tastes <the racetrack fraternity>


Words: fraternize
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to associate or mingle as brothers or on fraternal terms\n2 a : to associate on close terms with members of a hostile group especially when contrary to military orders b : to be friendly or amiable


Words: fraud
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : DECEIT, TRICKERY; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right b : an act of deceiving or misrepresenting : TRICK\n2 a : a person who is not what he or she pretends to be : IMPOSTOR; also : one who defrauds : CHEAT b : one that is not what it seems or is represented to be


Words: fraught
Meaning:
<1> noun\nchiefly Scottish : LOAD, CARGO\n\n<2> transitive verb\nchiefly Scottish : LOAD, FREIGHT\n\n<3> adjective\n1 archaic a : LADEN b : well supplied or provided\n2 : full of or accompanied by something specified used with with <a situation fraught with danger>\n3 chiefly British : causing or characterized by emotional distress or tension : UNEASY


Words: fray
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\narchaic : SCARE; also : to frighten away\n\n<2> noun\n: a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to wear (as an edge of cloth) by or as if by rubbing : FRET b : to separate the threads at the edge of\n2 : STRAIN, IRRITATE <tempers became a bit frayed>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to wear out or into shreds\n2 : to show signs of strain <fraying nerves>\n\n<4> noun\n: a raveled place or worn spot (as on fabric)


Words: frazzle
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : 3FRAY\n2 a : to put in a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue b : UPSET\nintransitive senses : to become frazzled\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the state of being frazzled\n2 : a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion <worn to a frazzle>


Words: freak
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a sudden and odd or seemingly pointless idea or turn of the mind b : a seemingly capricious action or event\n2 archaic : a whimsical quality or disposition\n3 : one that is markedly unusual or abnormal: as a : a person or animal with a physical oddity who appears in a circus sideshow b slang (1) : a sexual deviate (2) : a person who uses an illicit drug c : HIPPIE d : an atypical postage stamp usually caused by a unique defect in paper (as a crease) or a unique event in the manufacturing process (as a speck of dirt on the plate) that does not produce a constant or systematic effect\n4 : an ardent enthusiast <film freaks>\n\n<2> adjective\n: having the character of a freak <a freak accident>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to withdraw from reality especially by taking drugs often used with out\n2 : to experience nightmarish hallucinations as a result of taking drugs often used with out\n3 a : to behave irrationally or unconventionally under the influence of drugs often used with out b : to react with extreme or irrational distress or discomposure often used with out\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put under the influence of a psychedelic drug often used with out\n2 : to make greatly distressed, astonished, or discomposed often used with out <the news freaked them out>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to streak especially with color <silver and mother-of-pearl freaking the intense azure Robert Bridges


Words: freckle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of the small brownish spots in the skin usually due to precipitation of pigment that increase in number and intensity on exposure to sunlight\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to sprinkle or mark with freckles or small spots\nintransitive senses : to become marked with freckles


Words: free
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having the legal and political rights of a citizen b : enjoying civil and political liberty <free citizens> c : enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination d : enjoying personal freedom : not subject to the control or domination of another\n2 a : not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being : choosing or capable of choosing for itself b : determined by the choice of the actor or performer <free actions> c : made, done, or given voluntarily or spontaneously\n3 a : relieved from or lacking something unpleasant or burdensome <free from pain> <a speech free of political rhetoric> b : not bound, confined, or detained by force\n4 a : having no trade restrictions b : not subject to government regulation c of foreign exchange : not subject to restriction or official control\n5 a : having no obligations (as to work) or commitments <I’ll be free this evening> b : not taken up with commitments or obligations <a free evening>\n6 : having a scope not restricted by qualification <a free variable>\n7 a (1) : not obstructed or impeded : CLEAR (2) : not being used or occupied <waved with his free hand> b : not hampered or restricted in its normal operation\n8 a : not fastened <the free end of the rope> b : not confined to a particular position or place; also : not having a specific opponent to cover in football <a free safety> c : capable of moving or turning in any direction <a free particle> d : performed without apparatus <free tumbling> e : done with artificial aids (as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support <a free climb>\n9 a : not parsimonious <free spending> b : OUTSPOKEN c : availing oneself of something without stint d : FRANK, OPEN e : overly familiar or forward in action or attitude f : LICENTIOUS\n10 : not costing or charging anything\n11 a (1) : not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else : SEPARATE <free ores> <a free surface of a bodily part> (2) : FREESTANDING <a free column> b : chemically uncombined <free o


Words: freeboard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the distance between the waterline and the main deck or weather deck of a ship or between the level of the water and the upper edge of the side of a small boat\n2 : the height above the recorded high-water mark of a structure (as a dam) associated with the water


Words: freeborn
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : not born in vassalage or slavery\n2 : of, relating to, or befitting one that is freeborn


Words: freedom
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being free: as a : the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action b : liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another : INDEPENDENCE c : the quality or state of being exempt or released usually from something onerous <freedom from care> d : EASE, FACILITY <spoke the language with freedom> e : the quality of being frank, open, or outspoken <answered with freedom> f : improper familiarity g : boldness of conception or execution h : unrestricted use <gave him the freedom of their home>\n2 a : a political right b : FRANCHISE, PRIVILEGE


Words: freehold
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tenure of real property by which an estate of inheritance in fee simple or fee tail or an estate for life is held; also : an estate held by such tenure compare FEE 1\n2 British : an estate held in fee simple


Words: Freemason
Meaning:
noun\n: a member of a major fraternal organization called Free and Accepted Masons or Ancient Free and Accepted Masons that has certain secret rituals


Words: freestanding
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : standing alone or on its own foundation free of support or attachment <a freestanding wall>\n2 : being independent; especially : not part of or affiliated with another organization <a freestanding clinic> <a freestanding city> <a freestanding computer store>


Words: freestone
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a stone that may be cut freely without splitting\n2 a : a fruit stone to which the flesh does not cling b : a fruit having such a stone


Words: freethinker
Meaning:
noun\n: one that forms opinions on the basis of reason independently of authority; especially : one who doubts or denies religious dogma


Words: freewheel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a clutch fitted in the rear hub of a bicycle that permits the rear wheel to run on free from the rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped\n2 : a power-transmission system in a motor vehicle with a device that permits the propeller shaft to run freely when its speed is greater than that of the engine shaft\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to roll along freely independent of a gear\n2 : to move, live, or play freely or irresponsibly


Words: freeze
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become congealed into ice by cold b : to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat c : to withstand freezing <the bread freezes well>\n2 : to become chilled with cold <almost froze to death>\n3 : to adhere solidly by or as if by freezing <pressure caused the metals to freeze>\n4 : to become fixed or motionless; especially : to become incapable of acting or speaking\n5 : to become clogged with ice <the water pipes froze>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to harden into ice b : to convert from a liquid to a solid by cold\n2 : to make extremely cold : CHILL\n3 a : to act on usually destructively by frost b : to anesthetize by cold\n4 : to cause to grip tightly or remain in immovable contact\n5 a : to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable <freeze interest rates> b : to immobilize by governmental regulation the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of <freeze foreign assets> c : to render motionless <a fake froze the defender>\n6 : to attempt to retain continuous possession of (a ball or puck) without an attempt to score usually in order to protect a small lead\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of freezing b : the state of being frozen\n2 : a state of weather marked by low temperature especially when below the freezing point\n3 : a halt in the production, testing, and deployment of military weapons <a nuclear freeze>


Words: freezer
Meaning:
noun\n: one that freezes or keeps cool; especially : a compartment, room, or device for freezing food or keeping it frozen


Words: freight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the compensation paid for the transportation of goods b : COST <help pay the freight>\n2 a : goods to be shipped : CARGO b : LOAD, BURDEN c : MEANING 3, SIGNIFICANCE\n3 a : the ordinary transportation of goods by a common carrier and distinguished from express b : a train designed or used for such transportation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to load with goods for transportation b : BURDEN, CHARGE <freighted with memories>\n2 : to transport or ship by freight


Words: french
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to trim the meat from the end of the bone of (as a chop)\n2 : to cut (green beans) in thin lengthwise strips before cooking


Words: frenzy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a temporary madness b : a violent mental or emotional agitation\n2 : intense usually wild and often disorderly compulsive or agitated activity\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to affect with frenzy


Words: frequency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the fact or condition of occurring frequently\n2 a : the number of times that a periodic function repeats the same sequence of values during a unit variation of the independent variable b : the number of individuals in a single class when objects are classified according to variations in a set of one or more specified attributes\n3 : the number of repetitions of a periodic process in a unit of time: as a : the number of complete alternations per second of an alternating current b : the number of complete oscillations per second of energy (as sound or electromagnetic radiation) in the form of waves


Words: frequent
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to associate with, be in, or resort to often or habitually\n2 archaic : to read systematically or habitually\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : COMMON, USUAL b : happening at short intervals : often repeated or occurring\n2 obsolete : FULL, THRONGED\n3 : HABITUAL, PERSISTENT\n4 archaic : INTIMATE, FAMILIAR


Words: fresco
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments\n2 : a painting executed in fresco


Words: fresh
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having its original qualities unimpaired: as (1) : full of or renewed in vigor : REFRESHED <rose fresh from a good night’s sleep> (2) : not stale, sour, or decayed <fresh bread> (3) : not faded <the lessons remain fresh in her memory> (4) : not worn or rumpled <a fresh white shirt> b : not altered by processing <fresh vegetables>\n2 a : not salt b (1) : free from taint : PURE <fresh air> (2) of wind : moderately strong\n3 a (1) : experienced, made, or received newly or anew <form fresh friendships> (2) : ADDITIONAL, ANOTHER <a fresh start> b : ORIGINAL, VIVID <a fresh portrayal> c : lacking experience : RAW d : newly or just come or arrived <fresh from school> e : having the milk flow recently established <a fresh cow>\n4 probably by folk etymology from German frech : disposed to take liberties : IMPUDENT\n\n<2> adverb\n: just recently : NEWLY <we’re fresh out of eggs> <fresh caught fish>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an increased flow or rush (as of water) : FRESHET\n2 archaic : a stream, spring, or pool of freshwater


Words: freshen
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grow or become fresh: as a of wind : to increase in strength b : to become fresh in appearance or vitality usually used with up <freshen up with a shower>\n2 of a milk animal : to begin lactating\ntransitive senses : to make fresh; also : REFRESH, REVIVE


Words: freshet
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : STREAM 1\n2 a : a great rise or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains or melted snow b : something resembling or suggesting a freshet <a freshet of visitors>


Words: freshwater
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: water that is not salty especially when considered as a natural resource\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, being, or living in freshwater\n2 : accustomed to navigating only in inland waters <a freshwater sailor>; also : UNSKILLED\n3 : inland and usually provincial <a freshwater college>


Words: fret
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to eat or gnaw into : CORRODE; also : FRAY b : RUB, CHAFE c : to make by wearing away a substance <the stream fretted a channel>\n2 : to cause to suffer emotional strain : VEX\n3 : to pass (as time) in fretting\n4 : AGITATE, RIPPLE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to eat into something b : to affect something as if by gnawing or biting : GRATE\n2 a : WEAR, CORRODE b : CHAFE c : FRAY 1\n3 a : to become vexed or worried b of running water : to become agitated\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the action of wearing away : EROSION b : a worn or eroded spot\n2 : an agitation of mind : IRRITATION\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to decorate with interlaced designs b : to form a pattern upon\n2 : to enrich with embossed or pierced carved patterns\n\n<4> noun\n1 : an ornamental network; especially : a medieval metallic or jeweled net for a woman’s headdress\n2 : an ornament or ornamental work often in relief consisting of small straight bars intersecting one another in right or oblique angles\n\n<5> noun\n: one of a series of ridges fixed across the fingerboard of a stringed musical instrument (as a guitar)\n\n<6> transitive verb\n: to press (the strings of a stringed instrument) against the frets


Words: fretwork
Meaning:
noun\n1 : decoration consisting of work adorned with frets\n2 : ornamental openwork or work in relief


Words: fricassee
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a dish of cut-up pieces of meat (as chicken) stewed in stock and served in a white sauce\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cook as a fricassee


Words: friction
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the rubbing of one body against another b : the force that resists relative motion between two bodies in contact\n2 : the clashing between two persons or parties of opposed views : DISAGREEMENT\n3 : sound produced by the movement of air through a narrow constriction in the mouth or glottis


Words: friend
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : ACQUAINTANCE\n2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group\n3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)\n4 : a favored companion\n5 capitalized : a member of a Christian sect that stresses Inner Light, rejects sacraments and an ordained ministry, and opposes war called also Quaker\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to act as the friend of : BEFRIEND


Words: frieze
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface\n2 : a pile surface of uncut loops or of patterned cut and uncut loops\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice see ENTABLATURE illustration\n2 : a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building or piece of furniture)\n3 : a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze <a constant frieze of visitors wound its way around the ruins Mollie Panter-Downes>


Words: frigate
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a light boat propelled orig. by oars but later by sails\n2 : a square-rigged war vessel intermediate between a corvette and a ship of the line\n3 : a warship that is smaller than a destroyer


Words: fright
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : fear excited by sudden danger : ALARM\n2 : something strange, ugly, or shocking\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to alarm suddenly : FRIGHTEN


Words: frighten
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make afraid : TERRIFY\n2 : to drive or force by frightening <frightened the boy into confessing>\nintransitive senses : to become frightened


Words: frightful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing intense fear or alarm : TERRIFYING\n2 : startling especially in being bad or objectionable <a frightful novel>\n3 : EXTREME <frightful thirst>


Words: frigid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : intensely cold b : lacking warmth or ardor : INDIFFERENT\n2 : lacking imaginative qualities : INSIPID\n3 a : abnormally averse to sexual intercourse used especially of women b of a female : unable to achieve orgasm during sexual intercourse


Words: frill
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to provide or decorate with a frill\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a gathered, pleated, or bias-cut fabric edging used on clothing b : a strip of paper curled at one end and rolled to be slipped over the bone end (as of a chop) in serving\n2 : a ruff of hair or feathers or a bony projection about the neck of an animal\n3 a : AFFECTATION, AIR usually used in plural <an honest man who had no frills, no nonsense about him W. A. White> b : something decorative or useful and desirable but not essential : LUXURY


Words: fringe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band\n2 a : something resembling a fringe : EDGE, PERIPHERY often used in plural <operated on the fringes of the law> b : one of various light or dark bands produced by the interference or diffraction of light c : an area bordering a putting green on a golf course with grass trimmed longer than on the green itself\n3 a : something that is marginal, additional, or secondary to some activity, process, or subject b : a group with marginal or extremist views c : FRINGE BENEFIT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to furnish or adorn with a fringe\n2 : to serve as a fringe for : BORDER


Words: frippery
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete a : cast-off clothes b archaic : a place where old clothes are sold\n2 a : FINERY; also : an elegant or showy garment b : something showy, frivolous, or nonessential : LUXURY, TRIFLE c : OSTENTATION; especially : something foolish or affectedly elegant


Words: frisk
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to leap, skip, or dance in a lively or playful way : GAMBOL\ntransitive senses : to search (a person) for something (as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets\n\n<2> noun\n1 a archaic : CAPER b : GAMBOL, ROMP c : DIVERSION\n2 : an act of frisking


Words: fritter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small mass of fried or saut*ed batter often containing fruit or meat\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return usually used with away\n2 : to break into small fragments\nintransitive senses : DISSIPATE, DWINDLE


Words: frivolous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of little weight or importance b : having no sound basis (as in fact or law) <a frivolous lawsuit>\n2 a : lacking in seriousness b : marked by unbecoming levity


Words: frizz
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to form into small tight curls\nintransitive senses , of hair : to form a mass of tight curls\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a tight curl\n2 : hair that is tightly curled\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to fry or sear with a sizzling noise\nintransitive senses : SIZZLE


Words: frizzle
Meaning:
<1> verb\n: FRIZZ, CURL\n\n<2> noun\n: a crisp curl\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fry until crisp and curled\n2 : BURN, SCORCH\nintransitive senses : to cook with a sizzling noise


Words: frock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an outer garment worn by monks and friars : HABIT\n2 : an outer garment worn chiefly by men: a : a long loose mantle b : a workman’s outer shirt; especially : SMOCK FROCK c : a woolen jersey worn especially by sailors\n3 : a woman’s dress\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to clothe in a frock\n2 : to make a cleric of


Words: frog
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various smooth-skinned web-footed largely aquatic tailless agile leaping amphibians (as a ranid) compare TOAD\n2 : the triangular elastic horny pad in the middle of the sole of the foot of a horse see HOOF illustration\n3 a : a loop attached to a belt to hold a weapon or tool b : an ornamental braiding for fastening the front of a garment that consists of a button and a loop through which it passes\n4 often capitalized , usually offensive : FRENCHMAN\n5 : a device permitting the wheels on one rail of a track to cross an intersecting rail\n6 : a condition in the throat that produces hoarseness <had a frog in his throat>\n7 : the nut of a violin bow\n8 : a small holder (as of metal, glass, or plastic) with perforations or spikes for holding flowers in place in a bowl or vase


Words: frogman
Meaning:
noun\n: a person equipped (as with face mask, flippers, and air supply) for extended periods of underwater swimming; especially : a person so equipped for military reconnaissance and demolition


Words: frolic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: full of fun : MERRY\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to amuse oneself : make merry\n2 : to play and run about happily : ROMP\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a playful or mischievous action\n2 a : an occasion or scene of fun : PARTY b : FUN, MERRIMENT


Words: from
Meaning:
preposition\n1 used as a function word to indicate a starting point of a physical movement or a starting point in measuring or reckoning or in a statement of limits <came here from the city> <a week from today> <cost from 5 to 10>\n2 used as a function word to indicate physical separation or an act or condition of removal, abstention, exclusion, release, subtraction, or differentiation <protection from the sun> <relief from anxiety>\n3 used as a function word to indicate the source, cause, agent, or basis <we conclude from this> <a call from my lawyer> <inherited a love of music from his father> <worked hard from necessity>


Words: frond
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions\n2 : a thallus or thalloid shoot (as of a lichen or seaweed) resembling a leaf


Words: front
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : FOREHEAD; also : the whole face b : external and often feigned appearance especially in the face of danger or adversity\n2 a (1) : VANGUARD (2) : a line of battle (3) : a zone of conflict between armies b (1) : a stand on an issue : POLICY (2) : an area of activity (as study or debate) <progress on the educational front> (3) : a movement linking divergent elements to achieve common objectives; especially : a political coalition\n3 : a side of a building; especially : the side that contains the principal entrance\n4 a : the forward part or surface b (1) : FRONTAGE (2) : a beach promenade at a seaside resort c : DICKEY 1a d : the boundary between two dissimilar air masses\n5 archaic : BEGINNING\n6 a (1) : a position ahead of a person or of the foremost part of a thing (2) used as a call by a hotel desk clerk in summoning a bellhop b : a position of leadership or superiority\n7 a : a person, group, or thing used to mask the identity or true character or activity of the actual controlling agent b : a person who serves as the nominal head or spokesman of an enterprise or group to lend it prestige\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have the front or principal side adjacent to something; also : to have frontage on something <a ten-acre plot fronting on a lake Current Biography>\n2 : to serve as a front <fronting for special interests>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : CONFRONT <went to the woods because wished to front only the essential facts of life H. D. Thoreau> b : to appear before <daily fronted him in some fresh splendor Alfred Tennyson>\n2 a : to be in front of <lawn fronting the house> b : to be the leader of (a musical group) <appeared as a soloist and fronted bands>\n3 : to face toward or have frontage on <the house fronts the street>\n4 : to supply a front to <fronted the building with bricks>\n5 a : to articulate (a sound) with the tongue farther forward b : to move (a word or phrase) to the beginning of a sentence\n6 basketball : to play in front of (an opposing player) rather than between the player and the ba


Words: frontage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a piece of land that lies adjacent (as to a street or the ocean) b : the land between the front of a building and the street c : the length of a frontage\n2 : the act or fact of facing a given way\n3 : the front side of a building


Words: frontier
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a border between two countries b obsolete : a stronghold on a frontier\n2 a : a region that forms the margin of settled or developed territory b : the farthermost limits of knowledge or achievement in a particular subject c : a line of division between different or opposed things <the frontiers separating science and the humanities R. W. Clark> d : a new field for exploitative or developmental activity


Words: frontispiece
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the principal front of a building b : a decorated pediment over a portico or window\n2 : an illustration preceding and usually facing the title page of a book or magazine


Words: frost
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the process of freezing b : a covering of minute ice crystals on a cold surface; also : ice particles formed from a gas c : the temperature that causes freezing\n2 a : coldness of deportment or temperament : an indifferent, reserved, or unfriendly manner b : FAILURE <the play was a most dreadful frost Arnold Bennett>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cover with or as if with frost; especially : to put icing on (cake) b : to produce a fine-grained slightly roughened surface on (as metal or glass)\n2 : to injure or kill (as plants) by frost\n3 : to make angry or irritated <your attitude really frosts me>\nintransitive senses : to become frosted


Words: frostbite
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to affect or injure by frost or frostbite\n\n<2> noun\n: the freezing or the local effect of a partial freezing of some part of the body\n\n<3> adjective\n: done in cold weather <frostbite sailing>; also : of or relating to cold-weather sailing <frostbite sailors>


Words: frosting
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : ICING b : TRIMMING, ORNAMENTATION\n2 : lusterless finish of metal or glass : MAT; also : a white finish produced on glass (as by etching)\n3 : the lightening (as by chemicals) of small strands of hair throughout the entire head to produce a two-tone effect compare STREAKING


Words: froth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : bubbles formed in or on a liquid : FOAM b : a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion\n2 : something resembling froth (as in being unsubstantial, worthless, or light and airy)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to foam at the mouth\n2 : to throw froth out or up\n3 : to become covered with or as if with froth <whole groves froth with nodding blossoms Amy Lovejoy>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to foam\n2 : to cover with froth\n3 : VENT, VOICE


Words: frown
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to contract the brow in displeasure or concentration\n2 : to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by or as if by facial expression <critics frown on the idea>\ntransitive senses : to show displeasure with or disapproval of especially by facial expression\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an expression of displeasure\n2 : a wrinkling of the brow in displeasure or concentration


Words: frozen
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing b : subject to long and severe cold <frozen north>\n2 a : incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : FIXED; specifically : debarred by official action from movement or from change in status <frozen wages> b : not available for present use <frozen capital> c (1) : drained or incapable of emotion (2) : expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness


Words: fructify
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to bear fruit <its seeds shall fructify Amy Lowell> <no partnership can fructify without candor on both sides D. M. Ogilvy>\ntransitive senses : to make fruitful or productive


Words: fruit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a product of plant growth (as grain, vegetables, or cotton) <the fruits of the field> b (1) : the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant; especially : one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed <the fruit of the tree> (2) : a succulent plant part (as the petioles of a rhubarb plant) used chiefly in a dessert or sweet course c : a dish, quantity, or diet of fruits <live on fruit> d : a product of fertilization in a plant with its modified envelopes or appendages; specifically : the ripened ovary of a seed plant and its contents e : the flavor or aroma of fresh fruit in mature wine\n2 : OFFSPRING, PROGENY\n3 a : the state of bearing fruit <a tree in fruit> b : the effect or consequence of an action or operation : PRODUCT, RESULT <the fruits of our labor>\n4 often disparaging : a male homosexual\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to bear fruit\ntransitive senses : to cause to bear fruit


Words: fruition
Meaning:
noun\n1 : pleasurable use or possession : ENJOYMENT\n2 a : the state of bearing fruit b : REALIZATION


Words: frustrate
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to balk or defeat in an endeavor b : to induce feelings of discouragement in\n2 a (1) : to make ineffectual : bring to nothing (2) : IMPEDE, OBSTRUCT b : to make invalid or of no effect\n\n<2> adjective\n: characterized by frustration


Words: fry
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat\nintransitive senses\n1 : to undergo frying\n2 : to get very hot or burn as if being fried <bodies frying on the beach>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten <a fish fry>\n2 a : a dish of something fried b : FRENCH FRY usually used in plural\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : recently hatched or juvenile fishes b : the young of other animals\n2 : very small adult fishes\n3 : members of a group or class : INDIVIDUALS <small fry> <a great part of the earth is peopled with these fry Katherine Mansfield>


Words: fryer
Meaning:
noun\n: something intended for or used in frying: as a : a young chicken; especially : one weighing 2 12 to 4 pounds (1.1 to 1.8 kilograms) when dressed b : a deep utensil for frying foods


Words: fuchsia
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Fuchsia) of decorative shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples\n2 : a vivid reddish purple


Words: fuddle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : BOOZE, TIPPLE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make drunk : INTOXICATE\n2 : to make confused : MUDDLE <corridors,archways,recesses combined to fuddle any sense of direction Elizabeth Bowen>


Words: fudge
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to devise as a substitute : FAKE b : FALSIFY <fudged the figures>\n2 : to fail to come to grips with : DODGE <fudged the issue>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to exceed the proper bounds or limits of something <feel that the author has fudged a little on the rules for crime fiction Newsweek>; also : CHEAT <fudging on an exam>\n2 : to fail to perform as expected\n3 : to avoid commitment : HEDGE <the government’s tendency to fudge on delicate matters of policy Claire Sterling>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : foolish nonsense often used interjectionally to express annoyance, disappointment, or disbelief\n2 : a soft creamy candy made typically of sugar, milk, butter, and flavoring\n3 : something that is fudged; especially : a bending of rules or a compromise


Words: fuel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a material used to produce heat or power by burning b : nutritive material c : a material from which atomic energy can be liberated especially in a reactor\n2 : a source of sustenance or incentive : REINFORCEMENT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to provide with fuel\n2 : SUPPORT, STIMULATE <movement is fueled by massive grants-in-aid Allen Schick>\nintransitive senses : to take in fuel often used with up


Words: fugitive
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : running away or intending flight <fugitive slave> <fugitive debtor>\n2 : moving from place to place : WANDERING\n3 a : being of short duration b : difficult to grasp or retain : ELUSIVE c : likely to evaporate, deteriorate, change, fade, or disappear <dyed with fugitive colors>\n4 : being of transient interest <fugitive essays>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a person who flees or tries to escape; especially : REFUGEE\n2 : something elusive or hard to find


Words: fugue
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a musical composition in which one or two themes are repeated or imitated by successively entering voices and contrapuntally developed in a continuous interweaving of the voice parts b : something that resembles a fugue especially in interweaving repetitive elements\n2 : a disturbed state of consciousness in which the one affected seems to perform acts in full awareness but upon recovery cannot recollect the deeds


Words: fulcrum
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : PROP; specifically : the support about which a lever turns b : one that supplies capability for action\n2 : a part of an animal that serves as a hinge or support


Words: fulfill
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to make full : FILL <her subtle, warm, and golden breath fulfills him with beatitude Alfred Tennyson>\n2 a : to put into effect : EXECUTE b : to meet the requirements of (a business order) c : to bring to an end d : to measure up to : SATISFY\n3 a : to convert into reality b : to develop the full potentialities of


Words: full
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : containing as much or as many as is possible or normal <a bin full of corn>\n2 a : complete especially in detail, number, or duration <a full report> <gone a full hour> b : lacking restraint, check, or qualification <full retreat> <full support> c : having all distinguishing characteristics : enjoying all authorized rights and privileges <full member> d : not lacking in any essential : PERFECT <in full control of your senses>\n3 a : being at the highest or greatest degree : MAXIMUM <full speed> <full strength> b : being at the height of development <full bloom>\n4 : rounded in outline <a full figure>\n5 a : possessing or containing a great number or amount used with of <a room full of pictures> <full of hope> b : having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts <a full skirt> c : rich in experience <a full life>\n6 a : satisfied especially with food or drink b : large enough to satisfy <a full meal>\n7 archaic : completely weary\n8 : having both parents in common <full sisters>\n9 : having volume or depth of sound <full tones>\n10 : completely occupied especially with a thought or plan <full of his own concerns>\n11 : possessing a rich or pronounced quality <a food of full flavor>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 a : VERY, EXTREMELY <knew full well they had lied to me> b : ENTIRELY <swung full around Morley Callaghan>\n2 : STRAIGHT, SQUARELY <got hit full in the face>\n3 used as an intensive <wound up winning by a full four strokes William Johnson>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : the highest or fullest state or degree <the full of the moon> b : the utmost extent <enjoy to the full>\n2 : the requisite or complete amount <paid in full>\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses , of the moon : to become full\ntransitive senses : to make full in sewing\n\n<5> transitive verb\n: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by moistening, heating, and pressing


Words: fullback
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an offensive football back used primarily for line plunges and blocking\n2 : a primarily defensive player usually stationed nearest the defended goal (as in soccer or field hockey)


Words: fulminate
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to utter or send out with denunciation\nintransitive senses : to send forth censures or invectives\n\n<2> noun\n: an often explosive salt (as mercury fulminate) containing the group \\CNO


Words: fulsome
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : characterized by abundance : COPIOUS <describes in fulsome detail G. N. Shuster> <fulsome bird life. The feeder overcrowded Maxine Kumin> b : generous in amount, extent, or spirit <the passengers were fulsome in praise of the plane’s crew Don Oliver> <a fulsome victory for the far left Bruce Rothwell> <the greetings have been fulsome, the farewells tender Simon Gray> c : being full and well developed <she was in generally fulsome, limpid voice Thor Eckert, Jr.>\n2 : aesthetically, morally, or generally offensive <fulsome lies and nauseous flattery William Congreve> <the devil take thee for a fulsome rogue George Villiers>\n3 : exceeding the bounds of good taste : OVERDONE <the fulsome chromium glitter of the escalators dominating the central hall Lewis Mumford>\n4 : excessively complimentary or flattering : EFFUSIVE <an admiration whose extent did not express, lest be thought fulsome A. J. Liebling>


Words: fumble
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to grope for or handle something clumsily or aimlessly b : to make awkward attempts to do or find something <fumbled in his pocket for a coin> c : to search by trial and error d : BLUNDER\n2 : to feel one’s way or move awkwardly\n3 a : to drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder b : to lose hold of a football while handling or running with it\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring about by clumsy manipulation\n2 a : to feel or handle clumsily b : to deal with in a blundering way : BUNGLE\n3 : to make (one’s way) in a clumsy manner\n4 a : MISPLAY <fumble a grounder> b : to lose hold of (a football) while handling or running\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act or instance of fumbling\n2 : a fumbled ball


Words: fume
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a smoke, vapor, or gas especially when irritating or offensive <engine exhaust fumes> b : an often noxious suspension of particles in a gas (as air)\n2 : something (as an emotion) that impairs one’s reasoning <sometimes his head gets a little hot with the fumes of patriotism Matthew Arnold>\n3 : a state of excited irritation or anger usually used in the phrase in a fume\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to expose to or treat with fumes\n2 : to give off in fumes <fuming thick black smoke>\n3 : to utter while in a state of excited irritation or anger\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to emit fumes b : to be in a state of excited irritation or anger <fretted and fumed over the delay>\n2 : to rise in or as if in fumes


Words: fumigate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to apply smoke, vapor, or gas to especially for the purpose of disinfecting or of destroying pests


Words: fun
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : what provides amusement or enjoyment; specifically : playful often boisterous action or speech <full of fun>\n2 : a mood for finding or making amusement <all in fun>\n3 a : AMUSEMENT, ENJOYMENT <sickness takes all the fun out of life> b : derisive jest : SPORT, RIDICULE <a figure of fun>\n4 : violent or excited activity or argument <let a snake loose in the classroom; then the fun began>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to indulge in banter or play : JOKE\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment <a fun party> <a fun person to be with>\n2 : full of fun <a fun night> <have a fun time>


Words: function
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : professional or official position : OCCUPATION\n2 : the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists : PURPOSE\n3 : any of a group of related actions contributing to a larger action; especially : the normal and specific contribution of a bodily part to the economy of a living organism\n4 : an official or formal ceremony or social gathering\n5 a : a mathematical correspondence that assigns exactly one element of one set to each element of the same or another set b : a variable (as a quality, trait, or measurement) that depends on and varies with another <height is a function of age>; also : RESULT <illnesses that are a function of stress>\n6 : characteristic behavior of a chemical compound due to a particular reactive unit; also : FUNCTIONAL GROUP\n7 : a computer subroutine; specifically : one that performs a calculation with variables provided by a program and supplies the program with a single result\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to have a function : SERVE <an attributive noun functions as an adjective>\n2 : to carry on a function or be in action : OPERATE <a government functions through numerous divisions>


Words: functionary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who serves in a certain function\n2 : one holding office in a government or political party


Words: fund
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a sum of money or other resources whose principal or interest is set apart for a specific objective b : money on deposit on which checks or drafts can be drawn usually used in plural c : CAPITAL d plural : the stock of the British national debt usually used with the\n2 : an available quantity of material or intangible resources : SUPPLY\n3 plural : available pecuniary resources\n4 : an organization administering a special fund\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to make provision of resources for discharging the interest or principal of b : to provide funds for\n2 : to place in a fund : ACCUMULATE\n3 : to convert into a debt that is payable either at a distant date or at no definite date and that bears a fixed interest\n\n<3> abbreviation\nfundamental


Words: fundamental
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : serving as an original or generating source : PRIMARY <a discovery fundamental to modern computers> b : serving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : BASIC\n2 a : of or relating to essential structure, function, or facts : RADICAL <fundamental change>; also : of or dealing with general principles rather than practical application <fundamental science> b : adhering to fundamentalism\n3 : of, relating to, or produced by the lowest component of a complex vibration\n4 : of central importance : PRINCIPAL <fundamental purpose>\n5 : belonging to one’s innate or ingrained characteristics : DEEP-ROOTED <her fundamental good humor>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something fundamental; especially : one of the minimum constituents without which a thing or a system would not be what it is\n2 a : the principal musical tone produced by vibration (as of a string or column of air) on which a series of higher harmonics is based b : the root of a chord\n3 : the harmonic component of a complex wave that has the lowest frequency and commonly the greatest amplitude


Words: fundamentalism
Meaning:
noun\n1 a often capitalized : a movement in 20th century Protestantism emphasizing the literally interpreted Bible as fundamental to Christian life and teaching b : the beliefs of this movement c : adherence to such beliefs\n2 : a movement or attitude stressing strict and literal adherence to a set of basic principles


Words: funeral
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or constituting a funeral\n2 : FUNEREAL 2\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the observances held for a dead person usually before burial or cremation\n2 chiefly dialect : a funeral sermon\n3 : a funeral procession\n4 : an end of something’s existence\n5 : a matter of concern to one : WORRY <if you flunk, that’s your funeral>


Words: fungus
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a major group (Fungi) of saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing organisms usually classified as plants that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts


Words: funicular
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having the form of or associated with a cord usually under tension\n2 New Latin funiculus : of, relating to, or being a funiculus\n3 : of, relating to, or being a funicular <a funicular system>\n\n<2> noun\n: a cable railway ascending a mountain; especially : one in which an ascending car counterbalances a descending car


Words: funk
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to become frightened and shrink back\ntransitive senses\n1 : to be afraid of : DREAD\n2 : to shrink from undertaking or facing\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a state of paralyzing fear b : a depressed state of mind\n2 : one that funks : COWARD\n\n<3> noun\n1 : music that combines traditional forms of black music (as blues, gospel, or soul) and is characterized by a strong backbeat\n2 : the quality or state of being funky <jeans have lost much of their funk Tom Wolfe>


Words: funnel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a utensil that is usually a hollow cone with a tube extending from the smaller end and that is designed to catch and direct a downward flow b : something shaped like a funnel\n2 : a stack or flue for the escape of smoke or for ventilation (as on a ship)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have or take the shape of a funnel\n2 : to pass through or as if through a funnel or conduit\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form in the shape of a funnel <funneled his hands and shouted through them>\n2 : to move to a focal point or into a conduit or central channel <contributions were funneled into one account>


Words: funny
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : affording light mirth and laughter : AMUSING b : seeking or intended to amuse : FACETIOUS\n2 : differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : PECULIAR often used as a sentence modifier <funny, things didn’t turn out the way we planned>\n3 : involving trickery or deception <told his prisoner not to try anything funny>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : one that is funny; especially : JOKE\n2 plural : comic strips or the comic section of a periodical usually used with the


Words: fur
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cover, line, trim, or clothe with fur\n2 : to coat or clog as if with fur\n3 : to apply furring to\nintransitive senses : to become coated or clogged as if with fur\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a piece of the dressed pelt of an animal used to make, trim, or line wearing apparel\n2 : an article of clothing made of or with fur\n3 : the hairy coat of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick; also : such a coat with the skin\n4 : a coating resembling fur: as a : a coat of epithelial debris on the tongue b : the thick pile of a fabric (as chenille)\n\n<3> abbreviation\nfurlong


Words: furbelow
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a pleated or gathered piece of material; especially : a flounce on women’s clothing\n2 : something that suggests a furbelow especially in being showy or superfluous


Words: furbish
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to make lustrous : POLISH\n2 : to give a new look to : RENOVATE often used with up


Words: furious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a (1) : exhibiting or goaded by anger (2) : indicative of or proceeding from anger b : giving a stormy or turbulent appearance <furious bursts of flame> c : marked by noise, excitement, activity, or rapidity\n2 : INTENSE 1a <the furious growth of tropical vegetation>


Words: furl
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to wrap or roll (as a sail or a flag) close to or around something\nintransitive senses : to curl or fold as in being furled\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a furled coil\n2 : the act of furling


Words: furlough
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a leave of absence from duty granted especially to a soldier; also : a document authorizing such a leave of absence\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to grant a furlough to\n2 : to lay off from work


Words: furnace
Meaning:
noun\n: an enclosed structure in which heat is produced (as for heating a house or for reducing ore)


Words: furnish
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to provide with what is needed; especially : to equip with furniture\n2 : SUPPLY, GIVE <furnished food and shelter for the refugees>


Words: furniture
Meaning:
noun\n: equipment that is necessary, useful, or desirable: as a archaic : the trappings of a horse b : movable articles used in readying an area (as a room or patio) for occupancy or use


Words: furor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an angry or maniacal fit : RAGE\n2 : FURY 4\n3 : a fashionable craze : VOGUE\n4 a : furious or hectic activity b : an outburst of public excitement or indignation : UPROAR


Words: furrier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fur dealer\n2 a : one that dresses furs b : one that makes, repairs, alters, or cleans fur garments


Words: furring
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fur trimming or lining\n2 a : the application of thin wood, brick, or metal to joists, studs, or walls to form a level surface (as for attaching wallboard) or an air space b : the material used in this process


Words: furrow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a trench in the earth made by a plow b : plowed land : FIELD\n2 : something that resembles the track of a plow: as a : a marked narrow depression : GROOVE b : a deep wrinkle <furrows in his brow>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines in\nintransitive senses : to make or form furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines


Words: furry
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : consisting of or resembling fur <animals with furry coats>\n2 : covered with fur\n3 : thick in quality <spoke with a furry voice>


Words: further
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : FARTHER 1 <my ponies are tired, and have further to go Thomas Hardy>\n2 : in addition : MOREOVER\n3 : to a greater degree or extent <further annoyed by a second intrusion>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to help forward : PROMOTE\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : FARTHER 1 <rode across the valley and up the further slopes T. E. Lawrence>\n2 : going or extending beyond : ADDITIONAL <further volumes> <further education>


Words: furtive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : done by stealth : SURREPTITIOUS b : expressive of stealth : SLY <had a furtive look about him>\n2 : obtained underhandedly : STOLEN


Words: fury
Meaning:
noun\n1 : intense, disordered, and often destructive rage\n2 a capitalized : any of the avenging deities in Greek mythology who torment criminals and inflict plagues b : an avenging spirit c : one who resembles an avenging spirit; especially : a spiteful woman\n3 : extreme fierceness or violence\n4 : a state of inspired exaltation : FRENZY


Words: fuse
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat\n2 : to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : COMBINE <in her richest work she fuses comedy and tragedy T. A. Gullason>\n3 : to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become fluid with heat b British : to fail because of the blowing of a fuse\n2 : to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together\n\n<2> noun\n: an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it\n2 usually fuze : a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to equip with a fuse


Words: fusee
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a conical spirally grooved pulley in a timepiece from which a cord or chain unwinds onto a barrel containing the spring and which by its increasing diameter compensates for the lessening power of the spring\n2 : a red signal flare used especially for protecting stalled trains and trucks


Words: fuselage
Meaning:
noun\n: the central body portion of an aircraft designed to accommodate the crew and the passengers or cargo see AIRPLANE illustration


Words: fusillade
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession b : something that gives the effect of a fusillade <a fusillade of rocks and bottles>\n2 : a spirited outburst especially of criticism


Words: fusion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat\n2 : a union by or as if by melting: as a : a merging of diverse, distinct, or separate elements into a unified whole b : a political partnership : COALITION c : popular music combining different styles (as jazz and rock)\n3 : the union of atomic nuclei to form heavier nuclei resulting in the release of enormous quantities of energy when certain light elements unite


Words: fuss
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : needless bustle or excitement : COMMOTION b : a show of flattering attention <made a big fuss over his favorite niece>\n2 a : a state of agitation especially over a trivial matter b : OBJECTION, PROTEST c : an often petty controversy or quarrel <ended up having a pretty good fuss with my wife Mac Hyman>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to create or be in a state of restless activity; especially : to shower flattering attentions <fussing over the grandchildren> b : to pay close or undue attention to small details <fussed with her hair>\n2 a : to become upset : WORRY b : to express annoyance or pique : COMPLAIN\ntransitive senses : AGITATE, UPSET


Words: fussy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : easily upset : IRRITABLE\n2 : overly decorative <a fussy wallpaper pattern>\n3 a : requiring or giving close attention to details <fussy bookkeeping procedures> b : revealing a sometimes extreme concern for niceties : FASTIDIOUS, PICKY


Words: fustian
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a strong cotton and linen fabric b : a class of cotton fabrics usually having a pile face and twill weave\n2 : high-flown or affected writing or speech; broadly : anything high-flown or affected in style


Words: fusty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 British : impaired by age or dampness : MOLDY\n2 : saturated with dust and stale odors : MUSTY\n3 : rigidly old-fashioned or reactionary


Words: futile
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective <efforts to convince him were futile>\n2 : occupied with trifles : FRIVOLOUS


Words: future
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : that is to be; specifically : existing after death\n2 : of, relating to, or constituting a verb tense expressive of time yet to come\n3 : existing or occurring at a later time <met his future wife>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : time that is to come b : what is going to happen\n2 : an expectation of advancement or progressive development\n3 : something (as a bulk commodity) bought for future acceptance or sold for future delivery usually used in plural <grain futures>\n4 a : the future tense of a language b : a verb form in the future tense


Words: futurism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a movement in art, music, and literature begun in Italy about 1909 and marked especially by an effort to give formal expression to the dynamic energy and movement of mechanical processes\n2 : a point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the future rather than in the past or present


Words: futuristic
Meaning:
adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of the future, futurism, or futurology; also : very modern


Words: futurity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : time to come : FUTURE\n2 : the quality or state of being future\n3 plural : future events or prospects\n4 a : a horse race usually for two-year-olds in which the competitors are nominated at birth or before b : a race or competition for which entries are made well in advance of the event


Words: fuzz
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : fine light particles or fibers (as of down or fluff)\n2 : a blurred effect\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to fly off in or become covered with fluffy particles\n2 : to become blurred <her frame of reference fuzzing at the edges Jane O’Reilly>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make fuzzy\n2 : to envelop in a haze\n\n<3> noun\n: POLICE; also : a police officer


Words: fuzzy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by or giving a suggestion of fuzz <a fuzzy covering of felt>\n2 : lacking in clarity or definition <moving the camera causes fuzzy photos>


Words: g
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 7th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic g\n2 : the 5th tone of a C-major scale\n3 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter g\n4 : one designated g especially as the 7th in order or class\n5 gravity : ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY; also : a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity on a body at rest and used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when accelerated\n6 grand slang : a sum of 1000\n7 : something shaped like the letter\n\n<2> abbreviation\nacceleration of gravity, game, gauge, gelding, gender, good, gram, grand, gravity


Words: gab
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to talk in a rapid or thoughtless manner : CHATTER\n\n<2> noun\n: TALK; especially : idle talk\n\n<3> noun\n: GABARDINE 2


Words: gabardine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : GABERDINE 1\n2 a : a firm hard-finish durable fabric (as of wool or rayon) twilled with diagonal ribs on the right side b : a garment of gabardine


Words: gabble
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to talk fast or foolishly : JABBER\n2 : to utter inarticulate or animal sounds\ntransitive senses : to say with incoherent rapidity : BABBLE


Words: gaberdine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a long loose outer garment worn in medieval times and associated especially with Jews since the 16th century\n2 : GABARDINE 2


Words: gable
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the vertical triangular end of a building from cornice or eaves to ridge b : the similar end of a gambrel roof c : the end wall of a building\n2 : a triangular part or structure


Words: gad
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a chisel or pointed iron or steel bar for loosening ore or rock\n2 chiefly dialect : a long stick\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to be on the go without a specific aim or purpose usually used with about\n\n<3> interjection\n"


Words: gadfly
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various flies (as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock\n2 : a person who stimulates or annoys especially by persistent criticism


Words: gadget
Meaning:
noun\n: an often small mechanical or electronic device with a practical use but often thought of as a novelty


Words: gadolinium
Meaning:
noun\n: a magnetic metallic element of the rare-earth group occurring in combination in gadolinite and several other minerals see ELEMENT table


Words: Gael
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Scottish Highlander\n2 : a Celtic especially Gaelic-speaking inhabitant of Ireland, Scotland, or the Isle of Man


Words: Gaelic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to the Gaels and especially the Celtic Highlanders of Scotland\n2 : of, relating to, or constituting the Goidelic speech of the Celts in Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Scottish Highlands


Words: gaff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a spear or spearhead for taking fish or turtles b : a handled hook for holding or lifting heavy fish c : a metal spur for a gamecock d : a butcher’s hook e : a climbing iron or its steel point used by a telephone lineman\n2 : the spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended\n3 : GAFFE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to strike or secure with a gaff\n2 : to fit (a gamecock) with a gaff\n\n<3> noun\nBritish : a cheap theater or music hall\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : something painful or difficult to bear : ORDEAL usually used in the phrase stand the gaff; especially : persistent raillery or criticism b : rough treatment : ABUSE\n2 a : HOAX, FRAUD b : GIMMICK, TRICK\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : DECEIVE, TRICK; also : FLEECE\n2 : to fix for the purpose of cheating <gaff the dice>


Words: gaffer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an old man compare GAMMER\n2 British a : FOREMAN, OVERSEER b : EMPLOYER\n3 : a head glassblower\n4 : a lighting electrician on a motion-picture or television set


Words: gag
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to restrict use of the mouth of by inserting a gag b : to prevent from exercising freedom of speech or expression c : to pry or hold open with a gag\n2 : to provide or write quips or pranks for <gag a show>\n3 : to choke or cause to retch\nintransitive senses\n1 a : CHOKE; also : to suffer a throat spasm that makes swallowing or breathing difficult b : RETCH\n2 : to be unable to endure something : BALK\n3 : to make quips\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something thrust into the mouth to keep it open or to prevent speech or outcry\n2 : an official check or restraint on debate or free speech <a gag order> <a gag rule>\n3 : a laugh-provoking remark or act\n4 : PRANK, TRICK


Words: gage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a token of defiance; specifically : a glove or cap cast on the ground to be taken up by an opponent as a pledge of combat\n2 : something deposited as a pledge of performance\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : PLEDGE\n2 archaic : STAKE, RISK


Words: gaiety
Meaning:
noun\n1 : MERRYMAKING; also : festive activity often used in plural\n2 : high spirits : MERRIMENT\n3 : ELEGANCE, FINERY


Words: gain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : resources or advantage acquired or increased : PROFIT <made substantial gains last year>\n2 : the act or process of gaining\n3 a : an increase in amount, magnitude, or degree <a gain in efficiency> b : the increase (as of voltage or signal intensity) caused by an amplifier; especially : the ratio of output over input c : the signal-gathering ability of an antenna\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to acquire or get possession of usually by industry, merit, or craft <gain an advantage> <he stood to gain a fortune> b : to win in competition or conflict <the troops gained enemy territory> c (1) : to arrive at : REACH, ATTAIN <gained the river that night> (2) : TRAVERSE, COVER <gained 10 yards on the play> d : to get by a natural development or process <gain strength> e : to establish a specific relationship with <gain a friend>\n2 a : to make an increase of (a specified amount) <gained 3 in the past month> b : to increase in (a particular quality) <gain momentum>\n3 : to win to one’s side : PERSUADE <gain adherents to a cause>\n4 : to cause to be obtained or given : ATTRACT <gain attention>\n5 of a timepiece : to run fast by the amount of <the clock gains a minute a day>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to get advantage : PROFIT <hoped to gain by the deal>\n2 a : INCREASE <the day was gaining in warmth> b : to increase in weight c : to improve in health or ability\n3 of a timepiece : to run fast\n4 : to get closer to something pursued usually used with on or upon


Words: gait
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a manner of walking or moving on foot\n2 : a sequence of foot movements (as a walk, trot, pace, or canter) by which a horse or a dog moves forward\n3 : a manner or rate of movement or progress <the leisurely gait of summer>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to train (a horse or a dog) to use a particular gait or set of gaits\n2 : to lead (a show dog) before a judge to display carriage and movement\nintransitive senses : to walk with a particular gait


Words: gaiter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a cloth or leather leg covering reaching from the instep to above the ankle or to mid-calf or knee\n2 a : an overshoe with fabric upper b : an ankle-high shoe with elastic gores in the sides


Words: galaxy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a often capitalized : MILKY WAY GALAXY used with the b : any of the very large groups of stars and associated matter that are found throughout the universe\n2 : an assemblage of brilliant or notable persons or things <a galaxy of artists>


Words: gale
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a strong current of air: (1) : a wind from 32 to 63 miles per hour (about 51 to 101 kilometers per hour) (2) : FRESH GALE see BEAUFORT SCALE table b archaic : BREEZE\n2 : an emotional outburst <gales of laughter>


Words: galena
Meaning:
noun\n: a bluish gray mineral with metallic luster consisting of lead sulfide, showing highly perfect cubic cleavage, and constituting the principal ore of lead


Words: gall
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : BILE; especially : bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or medicine b : something bitter to endure c : bitterness of spirit : RANCOR\n2 : brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a skin sore caused by chronic irritation b : a cause or state of exasperation\n2 archaic : FLAW\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fret and wear away by friction : CHAFE <the loose saddle galled the horse’s back> <the galling of a metal bearing>\n2 : IRRITATE, VEX <sarcasm galls her>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become sore or worn by rubbing\n2 : SEIZE 2\n\n<4> noun\n: a swelling of plant tissue usually due to fungi or insect parasites and sometimes forming an important source of tannin


Words: gallant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a young man of fashion\n2 a : LADIES’ MAN b : SUITOR c : PARAMOUR\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : showy in dress or bearing : SMART\n2 a : SPLENDID, STATELY <a gallant ship> b : SPIRITED, BRAVE <gallant efforts against the enemy> c : nobly chivalrous and often self-sacrificing\n3 : courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pay court to (a lady) : ATTEND <used to gallant her in his youth Washington Irving>\n2 obsolete : to manipulate (a fan) in a modish manner\nintransitive senses : to pay court to ladies


Words: gallantry
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : gallant appearance\n2 a : an act of marked courtesy b : courteous attention to a lady c : amorous attention or pursuit\n3 : spirited and conspicuous bravery


Words: galleon
Meaning:
noun\n: a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish


Words: gallery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a roofed promenade : COLONNADE b : CORRIDOR\n2 a : an outdoor balcony b Southern Midland : PORCH, VERANDA c : a platform at the quarters or stern of a ship\n3 a : a long and narrow passage, apartment, or corridor b : a subterranean passageway in a cave or military mining system; also : a working drift or level in mining c : an underground passage made by a mole or ant or a passage made in wood by an insect\n4 a : a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art b : an institution or business exhibiting or dealing in works of art c : COLLECTION, AGGREGATION <the rich gallery of characters in this novel H. S. Canby>\n5 a : a structure projecting from one or more interior walls of an auditorium to accommodate additional people; especially : the highest balcony in a theater commonly having the cheapest seats b : the part of a theater audience seated in the top gallery c : the undiscriminating general public d : the spectators at a tennis or golf match\n6 : a small ornamental barrier or railing (as along the edge of a table or shelf)\n7 : a photographer’s studio


Words: galley
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: as a : a long low ship used for war and trading especially in the Mediterranean Sea from the Middle Ages to the 19th century; also : GALLEASS b : a warship of classical antiquity compare BIREME, TRIREME c : a large open boat (as a gig) formerly used in England\n2 : the kitchen and cooking apparatus especially of a ship or airplane\n3 a : an oblong tray to hold especially a single column of set type b : a proof of typeset matter especially in a single column before being made into pages


Words: gallium
Meaning:
noun\n: a rare bluish white metallic element that is hard and brittle at low temperatures but melts just above room temperature and expands on freezing see ELEMENT table


Words: gallivant
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to go about usually ostentatiously or indiscreetly with members of the opposite sex\n2 : to travel, roam, or move about for pleasure


Words: gallop
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to progress or ride at a gallop\n2 : to run fast\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to gallop\n2 : to transport at a gallop\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a bounding gait of a quadruped; specifically : a fast natural 3-beat gait of the horse compare 3CANTER, RUN\n2 : a ride or run at a gallop\n3 : a stretch of land suitable for galloping horses\n4 : a rapid or hasty progression or pace


Words: gallows
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged called also gallows tree b : the punishment of hanging\n2 : a structure consisting of an upright frame with a crosspiece\n3 : SUSPENDER 2a\n\n<2> adjective\n: deserving the gallows


Words: galvanism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a direct current of electricity especially when produced by chemical action\n2 : the therapeutic use of direct electric current\n3 : vital or forceful activity


Words: galvanize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to subject to the action of an electric current especially for the purpose of stimulating physiologically <galvanize a muscle> b : to stimulate or excite as if by an electric shock <an issue that would galvanize public opinion>\n2 : to coat (iron or steel) with zinc; especially : to immerse in molten zinc to produce a coating of zinc-iron alloy\nintransitive senses : to react as if stimulated by an electric shock <they galvanized into action>


Words: gambit
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position\n2 a (1) : a remark intended to start a conversation or make a telling point (2) : TOPIC b : a calculated move : STRATAGEM


Words: gamble
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to play a game for money or property b : to bet on an uncertain outcome\n2 : to stake something on a contingency : take a chance\ntransitive senses\n1 : to risk by gambling : WAGER\n2 : VENTURE, HAZARD\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act having an element of risk b : something chancy\n2 : the playing of a game of chance for stakes


Words: gambol
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to skip about in play : FRISK, FROLIC\n\n<2> noun\n: a skipping or leaping about in play


Words: game
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : activity engaged in for diversion or amusement : PLAY (2) : the equipment for a game b : often derisive or mocking jesting : FUN, SPORT <make game of a nervous player>\n2 a : a procedure or strategy for gaining an end : TACTIC b : an illegal or shady scheme or maneuver : RACKET\n3 a (1) : a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other (2) : a division of a larger contest (3) : the number of points necessary to win (4) : points scored in certain card games (as in all fours) by a player whose cards count up the highest (5) : the manner of playing in a contest (6) : the set of rules governing a game (7) : a particular aspect or phase of play in a game or sport <a football team’s kicking game> b plural : organized athletics c (1) : a field of gainful activity : LINE <the newspaper game> (2) : any activity undertaken or regarded as a contest involving rivalry, strategy, or struggle <the dating game> <the game of politics>; also : the course or period of such an activity <got into aviation early in the game> (3) : area of expertise : SPECIALTY 3 <comedy is not my game>\n4 a (1) : animals under pursuit or taken in hunting; especially : wild animals hunted for sport or food (2) : the flesh of game animals b archaic : PLUCK c : a target or object especially of ridicule or attack often used in the phrase fair game\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to play for a stake\ntransitive senses , archaic : to lose or squander by gambling\n\n<3> adjective\n1 a : having or showing a resolute unyielding spirit <game to the end> b : willing or ready to proceed <were game for anything>\n2 : of or relating to game <game laws>\n\n<4> adjective\n: LAME <a game leg>


Words: gamekeeper
Meaning:
noun\n: a person in charge of the breeding and protection of game animals or birds on a private preserve


Words: gamete
Meaning:
noun\n: a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex


Words: gamine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a girl who hangs around on the streets\n2 : a small playfully mischievous girl\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or suggesting a gamine


Words: gamma
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the 3d letter of the Greek alphabet see ALPHABET table\n2 : the degree of contrast of a developed photographic image or of a television image\n3 : a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one nanotesla\n4 : GAMMA RAY usually used as the attributive form of gamma ray <gamma counter>\n5 : MICROGRAM\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or being one of three or more closely related chemical substances\n2 : third in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom symbol <


Words: gammon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly British : HAM 2\n2 chiefly British a : a side of bacon b : the lower end of a side of bacon\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : BACKGAMMON\n2 : the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to beat by scoring a gammon\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to talk gammon\n2 : PRETEND, FEIGN\ntransitive senses : DECEIVE, FOOL\n\n<5> noun\n: talk intended to deceive


Words: gamut
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the whole series of recognized musical notes\n2 : an entire range or series <ran the gamut from praise to contempt>


Words: gamy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : BRAVE, PLUCKY used especially of animals\n2 a : having the flavor of game; especially : having the flavor of game near tainting b : SMELLY\n3 a : SORDID, SCANDALOUS <gave us all the gamy details> b : CORRUPT, DISREPUTABLE <a gamy character> c : sexually suggestive : RACY <gamy witticisms>


Words: gang
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\nScottish : GO\n\n<2> noun\n1 a (1) : a set of articles : OUTFIT <a gang of oars> (2) : a combination of similar implements or devices arranged for convenience to act together <a gang of saws> b : GROUP: as (1) : a group of persons working together (2) : a group of persons working to unlawful or antisocial ends; especially : a band of antisocial adolescents\n2 : a group of persons having informal and usually close social relations\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to assemble or operate simultaneously as a group b : to arrange in or produce as a gang\n2 : to attack in a gang\nintransitive senses : to move or act as a gang


Words: ganglion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small cystic tumor connected either with a joint membrane or tendon sheath\n2 a : a mass of nerve tissue containing nerve cells external to the brain or spinal cord; also : NUCLEUS 2b b : something likened to a nerve ganglion


Words: gangrene
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply\n2 : pervasive decay or corruption : ROT <moral gangrene>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make gangrenous\nintransitive senses : to become gangrenous


Words: gangway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : PASSAGEWAY; especially : a temporary way of planks\n2 a : either of the sides of the upper deck of a ship b : the opening by which a ship is boarded c : GANGPLANK\n3 British : AISLE\n4 a : a cross aisle dividing the front benches from the backbenches in the British House of Commons b : an aisle in the British House of Commons that separates government and opposition benches\n5 : a clear passage through a crowd often used as an interjection


Words: gannet
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Morus of the family Sulidae) of large fish-eating seabirds that breed in colonies chiefly on offshore islands


Words: gantry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a frame for supporting barrels\n2 : a frame structure raised on side supports so as to span over or around something: as a : a platform made to carry a traveling crane and supported by towers or side frames running on parallel tracks; also : a movable structure with platforms at different levels used for erecting and servicing rockets before launching b : a structure spanning several railroad tracks and displaying signals for each


Words: gap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a break in a barrier (as a wall, hedge, or line of military defense) b : an assailable position\n2 a : a mountain pass b : RAVINE\n3 : SPARK GAP\n4 a : a separation in space b : an incomplete or deficient area <a gap in her knowledge>\n5 : a break in continuity : HIATUS\n6 : a break in the vascular cylinder of a plant where a vascular trace departs from the central cylinder\n7 : lack of balance : DISPARITY <the gap between imports and exports>\n8 : a wide difference in character or attitude <the generation gap>\n9 : a problem caused by some disparity <a communication gap> <credibility gap>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make an opening in\n2 : to adjust the space between the electrodes of (a spark plug)\nintransitive senses : to fall or stand open


Words: gape
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to open the mouth wide b : to open or part widely <holes gaped in the pavement>\n2 : to gaze stupidly or in openmouthed surprise or wonder\n3 : YAWN\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of gaping: a : YAWN b : an openmouthed stare\n2 : an unfilled space or extent\n3 a : the median margin-to-margin length of the open mouth b : the line along which the mandibles of a bird close c : the width of an opening\n4 plural but singular in construction a : a disease of birds and especially young birds in which gapeworms invade and irritate the trachea b : a fit of yawning


Words: garage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to keep or put in a garage


Words: garb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : FASHION, MANNER\n2 a : a style of apparel b : outward form : APPEARANCE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with or as if with clothing <garbed in T-shirt and blue jeans>


Words: garbage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : food waste b : discarded or useless material\n2 a : TRASH 1b b : inaccurate or useless data


Words: garble
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : CULL\n2 : to sift impurities from\n3 a : to so alter or distort as to create a wrong impression or change the meaning <garble a story> b : to introduce textual error into (a message) by inaccurate encipherment, transmission, or decipherment\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the impurities removed from spices in sifting\n2 : an act or an instance of garbling


Words: garden
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated b : a rich well-cultivated region c : a container (as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants\n2 a : a public recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees <a botanical garden> b : an open-air eating or drinking place c : a large hall for public entertainment\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to lay out or work in a garden\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make into a garden\n2 : to ornament with gardens\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, used in, or frequenting a garden\n2 a : of a kind grown in the open as distinguished from one more delicate <garden plant> b : commonly found : GARDEN-VARIETY


Words: gardenia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large genus (Gardenia) of Old World tropical trees and shrubs of the madder family with showy fragrant white or yellow flowers


Words: gargle
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs b : to cleanse or disinfect (the oral cavity) in this manner\n2 : to utter with a gargling sound\nintransitive senses\n1 : to use a gargle\n2 : to speak or sing as if gargling\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a liquid used in gargling\n2 : a sound of or like that of gargling


Words: gargoyle
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building b : a grotesquely carved figure\n2 : a person with an ugly face


Words: garish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : clothed in vivid colors\n2 a : excessively vivid : FLASHY b : offensively or distressingly bright : GLARING\n3 : tastelessly showy


Words: garland
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : WREATH, CHAPLET\n2 : ANTHOLOGY, COLLECTION\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to form into a garland\n2 : to adorn with or as if with a garland


Words: garlic
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a European bulbous herb (Allium sativum) of the lily family widely cultivated for its pungent compound bulbs much used in cookery; broadly : any plant of the same genus\n2 : a bulb of garlic


Words: garner
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : GRANARY b : a grain bin\n2 : something that is collected : ACCUMULATION\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to gather into storage b : to deposit as if in a granary <volumes in which he has garnered the fruits of his lifetime labors Reinhold Niebuhr>\n2 a : to acquire by effort : EARN b : ACCUMULATE, COLLECT


Words: garnet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a brittle and more or less transparent usually red silicate mineral that has a vitreous luster, occurs mainly in crystals but also in massive form and in grains, is found commonly in gneiss and mica schist, and is used as a semiprecious stone and as an abrasive\n2 : a variable color averaging a dark red


Words: garnish
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : DECORATE, EMBELLISH b : to add decorative or savory touches to (food or drink)\n2 : to equip with accessories : FURNISH\n3 : GARNISHEE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : EMBELLISHMENT, ORNAMENT\n2 : something (as lemon wedges or parsley) used to garnish food or drink\n3 a : an unauthorized fee formerly extorted from a new inmate of an English jail b : a similar payment required of a new worker


Words: garrison
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a military post; especially : a permanent military installation\n2 : the troops stationed at a garrison\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to station troops in\n2 a : to assign as a garrison b : to occupy with troops


Words: garrote
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a method of execution by strangulation b : the apparatus used\n2 : an implement (as a wire with a handle at each end) for strangulation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to strangle with or as if with a garrote


Words: garrulous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative\n2 : WORDY 1 <garrulous speeches>


Words: garter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a band worn to hold up a stocking or sock b : a band worn to hold up a shirt sleeve c : a strap hanging from a girdle or corset to support a stocking\n2 capitalized a : the British Order of the Garter; also : the blue velvet garter that is its badge b : membership in the order\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to support with or as if with a garter


Words: gas
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a fluid (as air) that has neither independent shape nor volume but tends to expand indefinitely\n2 a : a combustible gas or gaseous mixture for fuel or lighting; especially : NATURAL GAS b : a gaseous product of digestion; also : discomfort from this c : a gas or gaseous mixture used to produce anesthesia d : a substance that can be used to produce a poisonous, asphyxiating, or irritant atmosphere\n3 : empty talk : BOMBAST\n4 : GASOLINE; also : the accelerator pedal of an automotive vehicle\n5 : driving force : ENERGY <I was young, and full of gas H. L. Mencken> <ran out of gas in the seventh inning>\n6 slang : something that gives pleasure : DELIGHT <the party was a gas>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to talk idly or garrulously\n2 : to give off gas\n3 : to fill the tank (as of an automobile) with gasoline usually used with up\ntransitive senses\n1 : to supply with gas or especially gasoline <gas up the car>\n2 a : to treat chemically with gas b : to poison or otherwise affect adversely with gas\n3 slang : to please greatly


Words: gash
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a deep long cut in flesh\n2 : a deep narrow depression or cut <cut a gash through the forest> <a gash in the hull>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make a gash in\nintransitive senses : to make a gash : CUT\n\n<3> adjective\n1 chiefly Scottish : KNOWING, WITTY\n2 chiefly Scottish : well-dressed : TRIM


Words: gasoline
Meaning:
noun\n: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum


Words: gasp
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to catch the breath convulsively and audibly (as with shock)\n2 : to breathe laboriously\ntransitive senses : to utter in a gasping manner


Words: gastropod
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large class (Gastropoda) of mollusks (as snails and slugs) usually with a univalve shell or none and a distinct head bearing sensory organs


Words: gasworks
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: a plant for manufacturing gas and especially illuminating gas


Words: gate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an opening in a wall or fence\n2 : a city or castle entrance often with defensive structures (as towers)\n3 a : the frame or door that closes a gate b : a movable barrier (as at a grade crossing)\n4 a : a means of entrance or exit b : STARTING GATE c : an area (as at a railroad station or an airport) for departure or arrival d : a space between two markers through which a competitor must pass in the course of a slalom race\n5 a : a door, valve, or other device for controlling the passage especially of a fluid b (1) : an electronic switch that allows or prevents the flow of current in a circuit (2) : an electrode in a field-effect transistor that modulates the current flowing through the transistor according to the voltage applied to the electrode compare DRAIN, SOURCE c : a device (as in a computer) that outputs a signal when specified input conditions are met <logic gate> d : a molecular mechanism controlling the flow of a fluid, ion, or molecule through a channel especially in a cell membrane\n6 slang : DISMISSAL <gave him the gate>\n7 : the total admission receipts or the number of spectators (as at a sports event)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 British : to punish by confinement to a campus or dormitory\n2 : to supply with a gate\n3 : to control by means of a gate\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : WAY, PATH\n2 dialect : METHOD, STYLE


Words: gather
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring together : COLLECT <tried to gather a crowd> <gathered firewood>\n2 a : PICK, HARVEST <gather flowers> b : to pick up or accumulate as if by harvesting <gathering ideas for the project> c : to assemble (the signatures of a book) in sequence for binding\n3 : to serve as a center of attraction for\n4 : to effect the collection of (as tax)\n5 a : to summon up <gathered his courage> b : to gain by gradual increase : ACCUMULATE <gather speed> c : to prepare (as oneself) by mustering strength\n6 : to reach a conclusion often intuitively from hints or through inferences <I gather that you want to leave>\n7 a : to pull (fabric) along a line of stitching so as to draw into puckers b : to draw about or close to something <gathering her cloak about her> c : to bring together the parts of d : to haul in\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come together in a body b : to cluster around a focus of attraction\n2 a : to swell and fill with pus b : GROW, INCREASE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something gathered: as a : a puckering in cloth made by gathering b : a mass of molten glass collected for use in glassblowing\n2 : an act or instance of gathering


Words: gauche
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : lacking social experience or grace; also : not tactful : CRUDE <it would be gauche to mention the subject> b : crudely made or done <a gauche turn of phrase>\n2 : not planar <gauche conformation of molecules>


Words: gaudy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented\n2 : marked by dazzling brilliance, showiness, or extravagance <gaudy praise>\n\n<2> noun\n: a feast or entertainment especially in the form of an annual college dinner at a British university


Words: gauge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system: as (1) : the distance between the rails of a railroad (2) : the size of a shotgun barrel’s inner diameter nominally expressed as the number of lead balls each just fitting that diameter required to make a pound <a 12-gauge shotgun> (3) : the thickness of a thin material (as sheet metal or plastic film) (4) : the diameter of a slender object (as wire or a hypodermic needle) (5) : the fineness of a knitted fabric expressed by the number of loops per unit width b : DIMENSIONS, SIZE c : MEASURE 1 <surveys are a gauge of public sentiment>\n2 : an instrument for or a means of measuring or testing: as a : an instrument for measuring a dimension or for testing mechanical accuracy b : an instrument with a graduated scale or dial for measuring or indicating quantity\n3 : relative position of a ship with reference to another ship and the wind\n4 : a function introduced into a field equation to produce a convenient form of the equation but having no observable physical consequences\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to measure precisely the size, dimensions, or other measurable quantity of b : to determine the capacity or contents of c : ESTIMATE, JUDGE <hard to gauge his moods>\n2 a : to check for conformity to specifications or limits b : to measure off or set out


Words: gauntlet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a glove worn with medieval armor to protect the hand\n2 : any of various protective gloves used especially in industry\n3 : an open challenge (as to combat) used in phrases like throw down the gauntlet\n4 : a dress glove extending above the wrist\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a severe trial : ORDEAL <ran the gauntlet of criticism and censure>\n2 a : a double file of men facing each other and armed with clubs or other weapons with which to strike at an individual who is made to run between them used with run b : a long line (as of guards or well-wishers)


Words: gauze
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a thin often transparent fabric used chiefly for clothing or draperies b : a loosely woven cotton surgical dressing c : a firm woven fabric of metal or plastic filaments\n2 : HAZE


Words: gavel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: rent or tribute in medieval England\n\n<2> noun\n: a mallet used (as by a presiding officer or auctioneer) for commanding attention or confirming an action (as a vote or sale)\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to bring or force by use of a gavel <gaveled the audience to silence>


Words: gavotte
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dance of French peasant origin marked by the raising rather than sliding of the feet\n2 : a tune for the gavotte in moderately quick 44 time


Words: gay
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : happily excited : MERRY b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits <abandoned a sober traditional style for one more timely and gay>\n2 a : BRIGHT, LIVELY <gay sunny meadows> b : brilliant in color\n3 : given to social pleasures; also : LICENTIOUS\n4 a : HOMOSEXUAL b : of, relating to, or used by homosexuals <the gay rights movement> <a gay bar>\n\n<2> noun\n: HOMOSEXUAL


Words: gaze
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention\n\n<2> noun\n: a fixed intent look


Words: gazelle
Meaning:
noun\n: any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift African and Asian antelopes (Gazella and related genera)


Words: gazette
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : NEWSPAPER\n2 : an official journal\n3 British : an announcement in an official gazette\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 chiefly British : to announce or publish in a gazette\n2 British : to announce the appointment or status of in an official gazette


Words: gazetteer
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : JOURNALIST, PUBLICIST\n2 The Gazetteer’s: or, Newsman’s Interpreter, a geographical index edited by Laurence Echard : a geographical dictionary; also : a book in which a subject is treated especially in regard to geographic distribution and regional specialization


Words: gear
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : CLOTHING, GARMENTS b : movable property : GOODS\n2 : EQUIPMENT, PARAPHERNALIA <fishing gear>\n3 a : the rigging of a ship or boat b : the harness especially of horses\n4 dialect chiefly British : absurd talk : NONSENSE\n5 dialect chiefly British : DOINGS\n6 a (1) : a mechanism that performs a specific function in a complete machine <steering gear> (2) : a toothed wheel (3) : working relation, position, order, or adjustment <got her career in gear> b : one of two or more adjustments of a transmission (as of a bicycle or motor vehicle) that determine mechanical advantage, relative speed, and direction of travel\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to provide (as machinery) with gearing b : to connect by gearing\n2 a : to make ready for effective operation b : to adjust so as to match, blend with, or satisfy something <gearing wages to productivity>\nintransitive senses\n1 a British , of machinery : to be in gear : MESH b : SHIFT 1c <gear down>\n2 : to become adjusted so as to match, blend, or harmonize


Words: gearshift
Meaning:
noun\n: a mechanism by which the transmission gears in a power-transmission system are engaged and disengaged; also : a lever for controlling such a mechanism


Words: geisha
Meaning:
noun\n: a Japanese girl or woman who is trained to provide entertaining and lighthearted company especially for a man or a group of men


Words: gelatin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : glutinous material obtained from animal tissues by boiling; especially : a colloidal protein used as a food, in photography, and in medicine\n2 a : any of various substances (as agar) resembling gelatin b : an edible jelly made with gelatin\n3 : GEL 2


Words: geld
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : CASTRATE\n2 : to deprive of a natural or essential part <sick of workingmen being gelded of their natural expression Atlantic>\n\n<2> noun\n: the crown tax paid under Anglo-Saxon and Norman kings


Words: gem
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : JEWEL b : a precious or sometimes semiprecious stone cut and polished for ornament\n2 a : something prized especially for great beauty or perfection b : a highly prized or well-beloved person\n3 : MUFFIN\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to adorn with or as if with gems


Words: geminate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : arranged in pairs : DUPLICATE\n2 : being a sequence of identical speech sounds (as in meanness or Italian notte <night>)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make geminate\nintransitive senses : to be or become geminate


Words: gendarme
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of a body of soldiers especially in France serving as an armed police force for the maintenance of public order\n2 : POLICE OFFICER


Words: gender
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (as shape, social rank, manner of existence, or sex) and that determines agreement with and selection of other words or grammatical forms b : membership of a word or a grammatical form in such a subclass c : an inflectional form showing membership in such a subclass\n2 a : SEX <the feminine gender> b : the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex\n\n<2> verb\n: ENGENDER


Words: gene
Meaning:
noun\n: a specific sequence of nucleotides in DNA or RNA that is located in the germ plasm usually on a chromosome and that is the functional unit of inheritance controlling the transmission and expression of one or more traits by specifying the structure of a particular polypeptide and especially a protein or controlling the function of other genetic material


Words: genealogy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms\n2 : regular descent of a person, family, or group of organisms from a progenitor or older form : PEDIGREE\n3 : the study of family pedigrees


Words: general
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole\n2 : involving, relating to, or applicable to every member of a class, kind, or group <the general equation of a straight line>\n3 : not confined by specialization or careful limitation\n4 : belonging to the common nature of a group of like individuals : GENERIC\n5 a : applicable to or characteristic of the majority of individuals involved : PREVALENT b : concerned or dealing with universal rather than particular aspects\n6 : relating to, determined by, or concerned with main elements rather than limited details <bearing a general resemblance to the original>\n7 : holding superior rank or taking precedence over others similarly titled <the general manager>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something (as a concept, principle, or statement) that involves or is applicable to the whole\n2 : SUPERIOR GENERAL\n3 archaic : the general public : PEOPLE\n4 a : GENERAL OFFICER b : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps who ranks above a lieutenant general and whose insignia is four stars compare ADMIRAL


Words: generality
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being general\n2 a : GENERALIZATION 2 b : a vague or inadequate statement\n3 : the greatest part : BULK <the generality of the population>


Words: generalization
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of generalizing\n2 : a general statement, law, principle, or proposition\n3 : the act or process whereby a response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with a reference stimulus


Words: generalize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give a general form to\n2 a : to derive or induce (a general conception or principle) from particulars b : to draw a general conclusion from\n3 : to give general applicability to <generalize a law>; also : to make indefinite\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form generalizations; also : to make vague or indefinite statements\n2 : to spread or extend throughout the body


Words: generalship
Meaning:
noun\n1 : office or tenure of office of a general\n2 : LEADERSHIP\n3 : military skill in a high commander


Words: generate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to bring into existence: as a : PROCREATE, BEGET b : to originate by a vital, chemical, or physical process : PRODUCE <generate electricity>\n2 : to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind) <these stories generate a good deal of psychological suspense Atlantic>\n3 : to define or originate (as a mathematical or linguistic set or structure) by the application of one or more rules or operations; especially : to trace out (as a curve) by a moving point or trace out (as a surface) by a moving curve


Words: generation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor b : a group of individuals born and living contemporaneously c : a group of individuals having contemporaneously a status (as that of students in a school) which each one holds only for a limited period d : a type or class of objects usually developed from an earlier type <first of the new generation of powerful supersonic fighters Kenneth Koyen>\n2 a : the action or process of producing offspring : PROCREATION b : the process of coming or bringing into being <generation of income> c : origination by a generating process : PRODUCTION; especially : formation of a geometric figure by motion of another\n3 : the average span of time between the birth of parents and that of their offspring


Words: generator
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that generates\n2 : an apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed\n3 : a machine by which mechanical energy is changed into electrical energy\n4 : a mathematical entity that when subjected to one or more operations yields another mathematical entity or its elements; specifically : GENERATRIX


Words: generic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : GENERAL b : being or having a nonproprietary name c : having no particularly distinctive quality or application\n2 : relating to or having the rank of a biological genus\n\n<2> noun\n: a generic product (as a drug)


Words: generous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : HIGHBORN\n2 a : characterized by a noble or forbearing spirit : MAGNANIMOUS, KINDLY b : liberal in giving : OPENHANDED c : marked by abundance or ample proportions : COPIOUS


Words: genetic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : relating to or determined by the origin, development, or causal antecedents of something\n2 a : of, relating to, or involving genetics b : GENIC


Words: genetics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular in construction\n1 : a branch of biology that deals with the heredity and variation of organisms\n2 : the genetic makeup and phenomena of an organism, type, group, or condition


Words: genial
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 obsolete : of or relating to marriage or generation <the genial bed John Milton>\n2 obsolete : INBORN, NATIVE\n3 a : favorable to growth or comfort : MILD <genial sunshine> b : marked by or diffusing sympathy or friendliness <your genial host>\n4 : displaying or marked by genius\n\n<2> adjective\n: of or relating to the chin


Words: genital
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : GENERATIVE\n2 : of, relating to, or being a sexual organ\n3 : of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory during which oral and anal impulses are subordinated to adaptive interpersonal mechanisms


Words: genitive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or constituting a grammatical case marking typically a relationship of possessor or source compare POSSESSIVE\n2 : expressing a relationship that in some inflected languages is often marked by a genitive case used especially of English prepositional phrases introduced by of


Words: genius
Meaning:
noun\n1 a plural genii : an attendant spirit of a person or place b plural usually genii : a person who influences another for good or bad\n2 : a strong leaning or inclination : PENCHANT\n3 a : a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying character or spirit b : the associations and traditions of a place c : a personification or embodiment especially of a quality or condition\n4 plural usually genii : SPIRIT, JINNI\n5 plural usually geniuses a : a single strongly marked capacity or aptitude <had a genius for getting along with boys Mary Ross> b : extraordinary intellectual power especially as manifested in creative activity c : a person endowed with transcendent mental superiority; especially : a person with a very high intelligence quotient


Words: genre
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content\n2 : KIND, SORT\n3 : painting that depicts scenes or events from everyday life usually realistically


Words: gens
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Roman clan embracing the families of the same stock in the male line with the members having a common name and worshiping a common ancestor\n2 : CLAN; especially : a patrilineal clan\n3 : a distinguishable group of related organisms


Words: genteel
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : having an aristocratic quality or flavor : STYLISH b : of or relating to the gentry or upper class c : elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape d : free from vulgarity or rudeness : POLITE\n2 a : maintaining or striving to maintain the appearance of superior or middle-class social status or respectability b (1) : marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation (2) : conventionally or insipidly pretty <timid and genteel artistic style>


Words: gentian
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of numerous herbs (family Gentianaceae, the gentian family, and especially genus Gentiana) with opposite smooth leaves and showy usually blue flowers\n2 : the rhizome and roots of a yellow-flowered gentian (Gentiana lutea) of southern Europe that is used as a tonic, stomachic, and flavoring in vermouth


Words: gentile
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 often capitalized : a person of a non-Jewish nation or of non-Jewish faith; especially : a Christian as distinguished from a Jew\n2 : HEATHEN, PAGAN\n3 often capitalized : a non-Mormon\n\n<2> adjective\n1 often capitalized a : of or relating to the nations at large as distinguished from the Jews; also : of or relating to Christians as distinguished from the Jews b : of or relating to non-Mormons\n2 : HEATHEN, PAGAN\n3 Latin gentilis : relating to a tribe or clan


Words: gentility
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the condition of belonging to the gentry b : GENTLEFOLK, GENTRY\n2 a (1) : decorum of conduct : COURTESY (2) : attitudes or activity marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation b : superior social status or prestige evidenced by manners, possessions, or mode of life


Words: gentle
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : belonging to a family of high social station b archaic : CHIVALROUS c : HONORABLE, DISTINGUISHED; specifically : of or relating to a gentleman d : KIND, AMIABLE used especially in address as a complimentary epithet <gentle reader> e : suited to a person of high social station\n2 a : TRACTABLE, DOCILE b : free from harshness, sternness, or violence\n3 : SOFT, DELICATE\n4 : MODERATE\n\n<2> noun\n: a person of gentle birth or status\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to raise from the commonalty : ENNOBLE\n2 a : to make gentler b : to make (an animal) tame and docile c : MOLLIFY, PLACATE d : to stroke soothingly : PET\nintransitive senses : to become gentle <the wind gentled>


Words: gentleman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a man of noble or gentle birth b : a man belonging to the landed gentry c (1) : a man who combines gentle birth or rank with chivalrous qualities (2) : a man whose conduct conforms to a high standard of propriety or correct behavior d (1) : a man of independent means who does not engage in any occupation or profession for gain (2) : a man who does not engage in a menial occupation or in manual labor for gain\n2 : VALET often used in the phrase gentleman’s gentleman\n3 : a man of any social class or condition often used in a courteous reference <show this gentleman to a seat> or usually in the plural in address <ladies and gentlemen>


Words: gentlewoman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a woman of noble or gentle birth b : a woman attendant upon a lady of rank\n2 : a woman of refined manners or good breeding : LADY


Words: gentry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a obsolete : the qualities appropriate to a person of gentle birth; especially : COURTESY b : the condition or rank of a gentleman\n2 a : upper or ruling class : ARISTOCRACY b : a class whose members are entitled to bear a coat of arms though not of noble rank; especially : the landed proprietors having such status\n3 : people of a specified class or kind : FOLKS <no real heroes or heroines among the academic gentry R. G. Hanvey>


Words: genuflect
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to bend the knee b : to touch the knee to the floor or ground especially in worship\n2 : to be servilely obedient or respectful


Words: genuine
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : actually having the reputed or apparent qualities or character <genuine vintage wines> b : actually produced by or proceeding from the alleged source or author <the signature is genuine> c : sincerely and honestly felt or experienced <a deep and genuine love> d : ACTUAL, TRUE <a genuine improvement>\n2 : free from hypocrisy or pretense : SINCERE


Words: genus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic; specifically : a category of biological classification ranking between the family and the species, comprising structurally or phylogenetically related species or an isolated species exhibiting unusual differentiation, and being designated by a Latin or latinized capitalized singular noun\n2 : a class of objects divided into several subordinate species


Words: geography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface\n2 : the geographic features of an area\n3 : a treatise on geography\n4 : a delineation or systematic arrangement of constituent elements : CONFIGURATION <the philosophers have tried to construct geographies of human reason Times Literary Supplement>


Words: geology
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a science that deals with the history of the earth and its life especially as recorded in rocks b : a study of the solid matter of a celestial body (as the moon)\n2 : geologic features\n3 : a treatise on geology


Words: geometry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a branch of mathematics that deals with the measurement, properties, and relationships of points, lines, angles, surfaces, and solids; broadly : the study of properties of given elements that remain invariant under specified transformations b : a particular type or system of geometry\n2 a : CONFIGURATION b : surface shape\n3 : an arrangement of objects or parts that suggests geometric figures


Words: geopolitics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular in construction\n1 : a study of the influence of such factors as geography, economics, and demography on the politics and especially the foreign policy of a state\n2 : a governmental policy guided by geopolitics\n3 : a combination of political and geographic factors relating to something (as a state or particular resources)


Words: geranium
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a widely distributed genus (Geranium of the family Geraniaceae, the geranium family) of plants having regular usually white, pink, or purple flowers with elongated styles and glands that alternate with the petals\n2 : PELARGONIUM\n3 : a vivid or strong red


Words: geriatric
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 plural but singular in construction : a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and aging people compare GERONTOLOGY\n2 : an aged person\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to geriatrics or the process of aging b : of, relating to, or appropriate for elderly people <the geriatric set>\n2 a : OLD, ELDERLY <a geriatric dachshund> b : being old and outmoded <geriatric airplanes>


Words: germ
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts b : the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that is usually separated from the starchy endosperm during milling\n2 : something that initiates development or serves as an origin : RUDIMENTS, BEGINNING\n3 : MICROORGANISM; especially : a microorganism causing disease


Words: German
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a member of any of the Germanic peoples inhabiting western Europe in Roman times\n2 a : a native or inhabitant of Germany b : a person of German descent c : one whose native language is German and who is a native of a country other than Germany\n3 a : the Germanic language spoken mainly in Germany, Austria, and parts of Switzerland b : the literary and official language of Germany\n4 often not capitalized a : a dance consisting of intricate figures that are improvised and intermingled with waltzes b chiefly Midland : a dancing party; specifically : one at which the german is danced\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of Germany, the Germans, or German


Words: germane
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete : closely akin\n2 : being at once relevant and appropriate : FITTING <omit details that are not germane to the discussion>


Words: germanium
Meaning:
noun\n: a grayish white hard brittle metalloid element that resembles silicon and is used as a semiconductor see ELEMENT table


Words: germinate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to sprout or develop\nintransitive senses\n1 : to come into being : EVOLVE <before Western civilization began to germinate A. L. Kroeber>\n2 : to begin to grow : SPROUT


Words: gerrymander
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act or method of gerrymandering\n2 : a district or pattern of districts varying greatly in size or population as a result of gerrymandering\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to divide (a territorial unit) into election districts to give one political party an electoral majority in a large number of districts while concentrating the voting strength of the opposition in as few districts as possible\n2 : to divide (an area) into political units to give special advantages to one group <gerrymander a school district>


Words: gerund
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a verbal noun in Latin that expresses generalized or uncompleted action\n2 : any of several linguistic forms analogous to the Latin gerund in languages other than Latin; especially : the English verbal noun in -ing that has the function of a substantive and at the same time shows the verbal features of tense, voice, and capacity to take adverbial qualifiers and to govern objects


Words: gestapo
Meaning:
noun\n: a secret-police organization employing underhanded and terrorist methods against persons suspected of disloyalty


Words: gestation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the carrying of young in the uterus : PREGNANCY\n2 : conception and development especially in the mind


Words: gesture
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : CARRIAGE, BEARING\n2 : a movement usually of the body or limbs that expresses or emphasizes an idea, sentiment, or attitude\n3 : the use of motions of the limbs or body as a means of expression\n4 : something said or done by way of formality or courtesy, as a symbol or token, or for its effect on the attitudes of others <a political gesture to draw popular support V. L. Parrington>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to make a gesture\ntransitive senses : to express or direct by a gesture


Words: get
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to gain possession of b : to receive as a return : EARN <he got a bad reputation for carelessness>\n2 a : to obtain by concession or entreaty <get your mother’s permission to go> b : to become affected by (a disease or bodily condition) : CATCH <got measles from his sister>\n3 a : to seek out and obtain <hoped to get dinner at the inn> b : to obtain and bring where wanted or needed <get a pencil from the desk>\n4 : BEGET\n5 a : to cause to come or go <quickly got his luggage through customs> b : to cause to move <get it out of the house> c : to cause to be in a certain position or condition <got his feet wet> d : to make ready : PREPARE <get breakfast>\n6 a : to be subjected to <got a bad fall> b : to receive by way of punishment c : to suffer a specified injury to <got my nose broken>\n7 a : to achieve as a result of military activity b : to obtain or receive by way of benefit or advantage <he got little for his trouble> <get the better of an enemy>\n8 a : SEIZE b : OVERCOME c : to have an emotional effect on <the final scene always gets me> d : IRRITATE <the delays were starting to get her> e : PUZZLE f : to take vengeance on; specifically : KILL g : HIT\n9 : to prevail on : CAUSE <finally got them to tidy up their room>\n10 a : HAVE used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning <I’ve got no money> b : to have as an obligation or necessity used in the present perfect tense form with present meaning <you have got to come>\n11 a : to find out by calculation <get the answer to a problem> b : MEMORIZE <got the verse by heart> c : HEAR d : UNDERSTAND\n12 : to establish communication with\n13 : to put out in baseball\n14 : DELIVER 6b <the car gets 20 miles to the gallon>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to succeed in coming or going : to bring or move oneself <get away to the country> <got into the car> b : to reach or enter into a certain condition <got to sleep after midnight> c : to make progress <hasn’t gotten far with the essay>\n2 : to acquire wealth\n3 a : to be able <never got to go t


Words: getaway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an act or instance of getting away: as a : ESCAPE b : START\n2 : a place suitable for a vacation\n3 : a vacation especially of brief duration


Words: geyser
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam\n2 British : an apparatus for heating water rapidly with a gas flame (as for a bath)


Words: ghastly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : terrifyingly horrible to the senses : FRIGHTENING <a ghastly crime> b : intensely unpleasant, disagreeable, or objectionable <such a life seems ghastly in its emptiness and sterility Aldous Huxley>\n2 : resembling a ghost\n3 obsolete : filled with fear\n4 : very great <ghastly mistake>


Words: ghat
Meaning:
noun\n: a broad flight of steps that is situated on an Indian riverbank and that provides access to the water especially for bathing


Words: gherkin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small prickly fruit used for pickling; also : the slender annual vine (Cucumis anguria) of the gourd family that bears it\n2 : the immature fruit of the cucumber


Words: ghetto
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live\n2 : a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure\n3 a : an isolated group <a geriatric ghetto> b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity <stuck in daytime TV’s ghetto>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: GHETTOIZE


Words: ghost
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the seat of life or intelligence : SOUL <give up the ghost>\n2 : a disembodied soul; especially : the soul of a dead person believed to be an inhabitant of the unseen world or to appear to the living in bodily likeness\n3 : SPIRIT, DEMON\n4 a : a faint shadowy trace <a ghost of a smile> b : the least bit <not a ghost of a chance>\n5 : a false image in a photographic negative or on a television screen caused especially by reflection\n6 : one who ghostwrites\n7 : a red blood cell that has lost its hemoglobin\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to haunt like a ghost\n2 : GHOSTWRITE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move silently like a ghost b : to sail quietly in light winds\n2 : GHOSTWRITE


Words: ghostwrite
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to write for and in the name of another\ntransitive senses : to write (as a speech) for another who is the presumed author


Words: ghoul
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a legendary evil being that robs graves and feeds on corpses\n2 : one suggestive of a ghoul


Words: giant
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a legendary humanlike being of great stature and strength\n2 a : a living being of great size b : a person of extraordinary powers\n3 : something unusually large or powerful\n\n<2> adjective\n: having extremely large size, proportion, or power


Words: gibberish
Meaning:
noun\n: unintelligible or meaningless language: a : a technical or esoteric language b : pretentious or needlessly obscure language


Words: gibbet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : GALLOWS\n2 : an upright post with a projecting arm for hanging the bodies of executed criminals as a warning\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to expose to infamy or public scorn b : to hang on a gibbet\n2 : to execute by hanging on a gibbet


Words: gibbon
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Hylobates) of brachiating tailless apes of southeastern Asia that are the smallest and most arboreal anthropoid apes


Words: gibe
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to utter taunting words\ntransitive senses : to deride or tease with taunting words


Words: Gibson
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a martini garnished with a cocktail onion\n\n<2> biographical name\nCharles Dana 1867*1944 American illustrator; master of black-and-white drawing; created <Gibson girl> drawings depicting feminine ideal\n\n<3> biographical name\nWilliam 1914***American dramatist; best known for stageplay about Helen Keller The Miracle Worker (1959)


Words: giddy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : DIZZY <giddy from the unaccustomed exercise> b : causing dizziness <a giddy height> c : whirling rapidly\n2 a : lightheartedly silly : FRIVOLOUS b : joyfully elated : EUPHORIC\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make giddy\nintransitive senses : to become giddy


Words: gift
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a notable capacity, talent, or endowment\n2 : something voluntarily transferred by one person to another without compensation\n3 : the act, right, or power of giving\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to endow with some power, quality, or attribute\n2 : PRESENT <generously gifted us with a copy Saturday Review>


Words: gifted
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having great natural ability : TALENTED <gifted children>\n2 : revealing a special gift <gifted voices>


Words: gig
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something that whirls or is whirled: as a obsolete : TOP, WHIRLIGIG b : a 3-digit selection in a numbers game\n2 : a person of odd or grotesque appearance\n3 a : a long light ship’s boat b : a rowboat designed for speed rather than for work\n4 : a light two-wheeled one-horse carriage\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to travel in a gig\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a pronged spear for catching fish\n2 : an arrangement of hooks to be drawn through a school of fish in order to hook their bodies\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spear with a gig\n2 a chiefly West : SPUR, JAB b : GOAD, PROVOKE\nintransitive senses : to fish with a gig\n\n<5> noun\n: a job usually for a specified time; especially : an entertainer’s engagement\n\n<6> intransitive verb\n: to work as a musician <gigged with various bands Downbeat>\n\n<7> noun\n: a military demerit\n\n<8> transitive verb\n: to give a military gig to


Words: gigantic
Meaning:
adjective\n: exceeding the usual or expected (as in size, force, or prominence) <a man of gigantic stature> <made a last gigantic effort> <gigantic industrial combines>


Words: giggle
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath\ntransitive senses : to utter with a giggle\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of giggling\n2 chiefly British : a source of amusement


Words: gigolo
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a man supported by a woman usually in return for his attentions\n2 : a professional dancing partner or male escort


Words: gild
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold\n2 a : to give money to b : to give an attractive but often deceptive appearance to c archaic : to make bloody


Words: gill
Meaning:
<1> noun\n\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water\n2 a : WATTLE 2 b : the flesh under or about the chin or jaws usually used in plural c : one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : GILLNET\nintransitive senses , of fish : to become entangled in a gill net\n\n<4> noun\n1 British : RAVINE\n2 British : a narrow stream or rivulet\n\n<5> noun\n: GIRL, SWEETHEART


Words: gilt
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: covered with gold or gilt : of the color of gold\n\n<2> noun\n1 : gold or something that resembles gold laid on a surface\n2 slang : MONEY\n3 : superficial brilliance\n4 : a bond issued by the government of the United Kingdom\n\n<3> noun\n: a young female swine


Words: gimlet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small tool with a screw point, grooved shank, and cross handle for boring holes\n\n<2> adjective\n: having a piercing or penetrating quality\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to pierce as if with a gimlet\n\n<4> noun\n: a drink consisting of sweetened lime juice and gin or vodka and sometimes carbonated or plain water


Words: gimmick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a mechanical device for secretly and dishonestly controlling gambling apparatus b : an ingenious or novel mechanical device : GADGET\n2 a : an important feature that is not immediately apparent : CATCH b : an ingenious and usually new scheme or angle\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to alter or influence by means of a gimmick\n2 : to provide with a gimmick often used with up


Words: gin
Meaning:
<1> verb\narchaic : BEGIN\n\n<2> noun\n: any of various tools or mechanical devices: as a : a snare or trap for game b : COTTON GIN\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : SNARE\n2 : to separate (cotton fiber) from seeds and waste material\n\n<4> conjunction\ndialect : IF\n\n<5> noun\n1 : a colorless alcoholic beverage made from distilled or redistilled neutral grain spirits flavored with juniper berries and aromatics (as anise and caraway seeds)\n2 a : GIN RUMMY b : the act of laying down a full hand of matched cards in gin rummy


Words: ginger
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a thickened pungent aromatic rhizome that is used as a spice and sometimes medicinally (2) : the spice usually prepared by drying and grinding ginger b : any of a genus (Zingiber of the family Zingiberaceae, the ginger family) of herbs with pungent aromatic rhizomes; especially : a widely cultivated tropical herb (Z. officinale) that supplies most commercial ginger\n2 : PEP <the ginger to work hard Willa Cather>\n3 : a strong brown\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make lively : pep up <ginger up the tourist trade N.Y. Times>


Words: gingerbread
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger\n2 from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread : lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture


Words: giraffe
Meaning:
noun\n1 or plural giraffe : a large fleet African ruminant mammal (Giraffa camelopardalis) that is the tallest of living quadrupeds and has a very long neck and a short coat with dark blotches separated by pale lines\n2 capitalized : CAMELOPARDALIS


Words: gird
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt) b : to make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord) c : SURROUND\n2 : PROVIDE, EQUIP; especially : to invest with the sword of knighthood\n3 : to prepare (oneself) for action\nintransitive senses : to prepare for action\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : GIBE, RAIL\ntransitive senses : to sneer at : MOCK\n\n<3> noun\n: a sarcastic remark


Words: girder
Meaning:
noun\n: a horizontal main structural member (as in a building or bridge) that supports vertical loads and that consists of a single piece or of more than one piece bound together


Words: girdle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something that encircles or confines: as a : an article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist b : a woman’s close-fitting undergarment often boned and usually elasticized that extends from the waist to below the hips c (1) : PECTORAL GIRDLE (2) : PELVIC GIRDLE\n2 : the edge of a brilliant that is grasped by the setting see BRILLIANT illustration\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to encircle with or as if with a girdle\n2 : to cut away the bark and cambium in a ring around (a plant) usually to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients\n3 : to move around : CIRCLE <girdled the world>


Words: girl
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a female child b : a young unmarried woman c sometimes offensive : a single or married woman of any age\n2 a : SWEETHEART b sometimes offensive : a female servant or employee c : DAUGHTER


Words: girth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (as a saddle) on its back\n2 a : a measure around a body <a man of more than average girth> b : SIZE, DIMENSIONS\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : ENCIRCLE\n2 : to bind or fasten with a girth\n3 : to measure the girth of


Words: gist
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the ground of a legal action\n2 : the main point or part : ESSENCE <the gist of an argument>


Words: give
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a present of <give a doll to a child>\n2 a : to grant or bestow by formal action <the law gives citizens the right to vote> b : to accord or yield to another <gave him her confidence>\n3 a : to put into the possession of another for his use b (1) : to administer as a sacrament (2) : to administer as a medicine c : to commit to another as a trust or responsibility and usually for an expressed reason d : to transfer from one’s authority or custody <the sheriff gave the prisoner to the warden> e : to execute and deliver <all employees must give bond> f : to convey to another <give them my regards>\n4 a : to offer to the action of another : PROFFER <gave her his hand> b : to yield (oneself) to a man in sexual intercourse\n5 a : to present in public performance <give a concert> b : to present to view or observation <gave the signal to start>\n6 : to provide by way of entertainment <give a party>\n7 : to propose as a toast\n8 a : to designate as a share or portion : ALLOT <all the earth to thee and to thy race give John Milton> b : to make assignment of (a name) c : to set forth as an actual or hypothetical datum <give the dimensions of the room> d : to attribute in thought or utterance : ASCRIBE <gave the credit to you>\n9 a : to yield as a product, consequence, or effect : PRODUCE <cows give milk> <84 divided by 12 gives 7> b : to bring forth : BEAR\n10 a : to yield possession of by way of exchange : PAY b : to dispose of for a price : SELL\n11 a : to deliver by some bodily action <gave him a push> b : to carry out (as a bodily movement) <gave a cynical smile> c : to inflict as punishment d : to award by formal verdict <judgment was given against the plaintiff>\n12 : to offer for consideration, acceptance, or use <gives no reason for his absence>\n13 a : to suffer the loss of : SACRIFICE b : to offer as appropriate or due especially to something higher or more worthy <gave his spirit to God> c : to apply freely or fully : DEVOTE <gave themselves to their work> d : to offer as a pledge <I gi


Words: giveaway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an unintentional revelation or betrayal\n2 a : something given away free; specifically : PREMIUM 1d b : the act of giving something away free <staging a promotional giveaway>\n3 : a radio or television program on which prizes are given away


Words: given
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : PRONE, DISPOSED <given to swearing>\n2 : presented as a gift : bestowed without compensation\n3 a : PARTICULAR, SPECIFIED <at a given time> b : assumed as actual or hypothetical : GRANTED <given that all are equal before the law>\n4 of an official document : having been executed : DATED\n5 : immediately present in experience\n\n<2> noun\n: something given; especially : something taken for granted : a basic condition or assumption\n\n<3> preposition\n: in view of : CONSIDERING <given what she knew about others’ lives, how could she complain about her own Marilyn F.>


Words: gizzard
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the muscular enlargement of the alimentary canal of birds that has usually thick muscular walls and a tough horny lining for grinding the food and when the crop is present follows it and the proventriculus b : a thickened part of the alimentary canal in some animals (as an insect or an earthworm) that is similar in function to the crop of a bird\n2 : INNARDS


Words: glabrous
Meaning:
adjective\n: SMOOTH; especially : having a surface without hairs or projections <glabrous skin> <glabrous leaves>


Words: glacial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : extremely cold : FRIGID <a glacial wind> b : devoid of warmth and cordiality <a glacial handshake> c : coldly imperturbable <maintained a glacial calm>\n2 : resembling ice in appearance <glacial acetic acid>\n3 a (1) : of, relating to, or being any of those parts of geologic time from Precambrian onward when a much larger portion of the earth was covered by glaciers than at present (2) capitalized : PLEISTOCENE b : of, relating to, or produced by glaciers c : suggestive of the very slow movement of glaciers <progress on the bill has been glacial>


Words: glacier
Meaning:
noun\n: a large body of ice moving slowly down a slope or valley or spreading outward on a land surface


Words: glad
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature\n2 a : experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight : made happy b : made pleased, satisfied, or grateful often used with of <was glad of their help> c : very willing <glad to do it>\n3 a : marked by, expressive of, or caused by happiness and joy <a glad shout> b : causing happiness and joy : PLEASANT <glad tidings>\n4 : full of brightness and cheerfulness <a glad spring morning>\n\n<2> verb\narchaic : GLADDEN\n\n<3> noun\n: GLADIOLUS 1


Words: gladiator
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a person engaged in a fight to the death as public entertainment for ancient Romans\n2 : a person engaging in a public fight or controversy\n3 : a trained fighter; especially : a professional boxer


Words: gladiolus
Meaning:
noun\n1 or plural gladiolus also gladioluses : any of a genus (Gladiolus) of chiefly African plants of the iris family with erect sword-shaped leaves and spikes of brilliantly colored irregular flowers arising from corms\n2 : the large middle portion of the sternum


Words: gladstone
Meaning:
noun\n: a suitcase with flexible sides on a rigid frame that opens flat into two equal compartments called also gladstone bag


Words: glamorize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to look upon or depict as glamorous : ROMANTICIZE <the novel glamorizes war>\n2 : to make glamorous <glamorize the living room>


Words: glamour
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a magic spell <the girls appeared to be under a glamour Llewelyn Powys>\n2 : an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness; especially : alluring or fascinating personal attraction often used attributively <glamour stock> <glamour boy> <glamour girl>


Words: glance
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to strike a surface obliquely so as to go off at an angle <the bullet glanced off the wall>\n2 a : to make sudden quick movements <dragonflies glancing over the pond> b : to flash or gleam with quick intermittent rays of light <brooks glancing in the sun>\n3 : to touch on a subject or refer to it briefly or indirectly <the work glances at the customs of ancient cultures>\n4 a of the eyes : to move swiftly from one thing to another b : to take a quick look at something <glanced at his watch>\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic a : to take a quick look at b : to catch a glimpse of\n2 : to give an oblique path of direction to: a : to throw or shoot so that the object glances from a surface b archaic : to aim (as an innuendo) indirectly : INSINUATE\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a quick intermittent flash or gleam b archaic : a sudden quick movement\n2 a archaic : a rapid oblique movement b : a deflected impact or blow\n3 a : a swift movement of the eyes b : a quick or cursory look\n4 archaic a : a brief satirical reference to something : GIBE b : ALLUSION


Words: gland
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin that selectively removes materials from the blood, concentrates or alters them, and secretes them for further use in the body or for elimination from the body b : any of various animal structures suggestive of glands though not secretory in function\n2 : any of various secreting organs (as a nectary) of plants\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a device for preventing leakage of fluid past a joint in machinery\n2 : the movable part of a stuffing box by which the packing is compressed


Words: glare
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light b : STAND OUT, OBTRUDE\n2 : to stare angrily or fiercely\ntransitive senses\n1 : to express (as hostility) by staring angrily\n2 archaic : to cause to be sharply reflected\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a harsh uncomfortably bright light <the glare of a neon sign> <the glare of publicity>; especially : painfully bright sunlight b : cheap showy brilliance : GARISHNESS\n2 : an angry or fierce stare\n3 : a surface or sheet of smooth and slippery ice


Words: glass
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various amorphous materials formed from a melt by cooling to rigidity without crystallization: as a : a usually transparent or translucent material consisting especially of a mixture of silicates b : a material (as obsidian) produced by fast cooling of magma\n2 a : something made of glass: as (1) : TUMBLER; also : GLASSWARE (2) : MIRROR (3) : BAROMETER (4) : HOURGLASS (5) : BACKBOARD b (1) : an optical instrument or device that has one or more lenses and is designed to aid in the viewing of objects not readily seen (2) : FIELD GLASSES, BINOCULARS usually used in plural c plural : a device used to correct defects of vision or to protect the eyes that consists typically of a pair of glass or plastic lenses and the frame by which they are held in place called also eyeglasses, spectacles\n3 : the quantity held by a glass container\n4 : FIBERGLASS\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to provide with glass : GLAZE 1 b : to enclose, case, or wall with glass <the sunroom was glassed in>\n2 : to make glassy\n3 a : REFLECT b : to see mirrored\n4 : to look at through an optical instrument (as binoculars)\nintransitive senses : 1GLAZE 1


Words: glassblowing
Meaning:
noun\n: the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube


Words: glaze
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish or fit with glass\n2 a : to coat with or as if with a glaze <the storm glazed trees with ice> b : to apply a glaze to <glaze doughnuts>\n3 : to give a smooth glossy surface to\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become glazed or glassy <my eyes glazed over>\n2 : to form a glaze\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a smooth slippery coating of thin ice\n2 a (1) : a liquid preparation applied to food on which it forms a firm glossy coating (2) : a mixture mostly of oxides (as silica and alumina) applied to the surface of ceramic wares to form a moisture-impervious and often lustrous or ornamental coating b : a transparent or translucent color applied to modify the effect of a painted surface c : a smooth glossy or lustrous surface or finish\n3 : a glassy film\n\n<3> intransitive verb\narchaic : STARE


Words: gleam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light <the gleam of dawn in the east> b (1) : a small bright light <the gleam of a match> (2) : GLINT <a gleam in his eyes>\n2 : a brief or faint appearance <a gleam of hope>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to shine with or as if with subdued steady light or moderate brightness\n2 : to appear briefly or faintly <a light gleamed in the distance>\ntransitive senses : to cause to gleam


Words: glean
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to gather grain or other produce left by reapers\n2 : to gather information or material bit by bit\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to pick up after a reaper b : to strip (as a field) of the leavings of reapers\n2 a : to gather (as information) bit by bit b : to pick over in search of relevant material <gleaning old files for information>\n3 : FIND OUT


Words: glebe
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : LAND; specifically : a plot of cultivated land\n2 : land belonging or yielding revenue to a parish church or ecclesiastical benefice


Words: glib
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : marked by ease and informality : NONCHALANT b : showing little forethought or preparation : OFFHAND <glib answers> c : lacking depth and substance : SUPERFICIAL <glib solutions to knotty problems>\n2 archaic : SMOOTH, SLIPPERY\n3 : marked by ease and fluency in speaking or writing often to the point of being insincere or deceitful <a glib politician>


Words: glide
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move smoothly, continuously, and effortlessly <swans gliding over the lake>\n2 : to go or pass imperceptibly <hours glided by>\n3 a of an airplane : to descend gradually in controlled flight b : to fly in a glider\n4 : to produce a glide (as in music or speech)\ntransitive senses : to cause to glide\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or action of gliding\n2 : a calm stretch of shallow water flowing smoothly\n3 : PORTAMENTO\n4 a : a less prominent vowel sound produced by the passing of the vocal organs to or from the articulatory position of a speech sound compare DIPHTHONG b : SEMIVOWEL\n5 : a device for facilitating movement of something; especially : a circular usually metal button attached to the bottom of furniture legs to provide a smooth surface


Words: glider
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that glides: as a : an aircraft similar to an airplane but without an engine b : a porch seat suspended from an upright framework\n2 : something that aids gliding


Words: glimmer
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to shine faintly or unsteadily b : to give off a subdued unsteady reflection\n2 : to appear indistinctly with a faintly luminous quality\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a feeble or intermittent light b : a subdued unsteady shining or sparkle\n2 a : a dim perception or faint idea : INKLING b : HINT, SPARK <a glimmer of intelligence>


Words: glimpse
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : GLIMMER\n2 : to look briefly\ntransitive senses : to get a brief look at\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : GLIMMER\n2 : a fleeting view or look


Words: glint
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a archaic : to glance off an object b of rays of light : to be reflected at an angle from a surface\n2 : to give off reflection in brilliant flashes; also : GLEAM\n3 : to look quickly or briefly : GLANCE\n4 : to appear briefly or faintly\ntransitive senses : to cause to glint\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a tiny bright flash of light\n2 : a brief or faint manifestation : GLIMMER <a glint of recognition>; also : a trace of emotion expressed through the eyes <a steely glint in his eye>


Words: glisten
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to give off a sparkling or lustrous reflection of or as if of a moist or polished surface\n\n<2> noun\n: GLITTER, SPARKLE


Words: glitter
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : SPARKLE <sequins glittered in the spotlight> b : to shine with strong emotion : FLASH <eyes glittering in anger>\n2 : to be brilliantly attractive, lavish, or spectacular; also : to be superficially attractive or exciting\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : sparkling brilliance of something that glitters b : a bright usually superficial attractiveness c : the quality of being spectacular\n2 : small glittering objects used for ornamentation


Words: gloat
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 obsolete : to look or glance admiringly or amorously\n2 : to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight <gloat over an enemy’s misfortune>\n\n<2> noun\n: the act or feeling of one who gloats


Words: global
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SPHERICAL\n2 : of, relating to, or involving the entire world : WORLDWIDE <global warfare> <a global system of communication>; also : of or relating to a celestial body (as the moon)\n3 : of, relating to, or applying to a whole (as a mathematical function or a computer program) <a global search of a file>


Words: globe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: something spherical or rounded: as a : a spherical representation of the earth, a celestial body, or the heavens b : EARTH 4 c : ORB 5\n\n<2> transitive verb\narchaic : to form into a globe


Words: glockenspiel
Meaning:
noun\n: a percussion instrument consisting of a series of graduated metal bars tuned to the chromatic scale and played with two hammers


Words: gloom
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent\n2 : to be or become overcast\n3 : to loom up dimly\ntransitive senses : to make dark, murky, or somber : make gloomy\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : partial or total darkness b : a dark or shadowy place\n2 a : lowness of spirits : DEJECTION b : an atmosphere of despondency <a gloom fell over the household>


Words: glorify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration b : to elevate to celestial glory\n2 : to light up brilliantly <a large chandelier glorifies the whole room>\n3 a : to represent as glorious : EXTOL <a song glorifying romantic love> b : to cause to be or seem to be better than the actual condition <the new position is just a glorified version of the old stockroom job>\n4 : to give glory to (as in worship)


Words: glorious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : possessing or deserving glory : ILLUSTRIOUS b : entitling one to glory <a glorious victory>\n2 : marked by great beauty or splendor : MAGNIFICENT\n3 : DELIGHTFUL, WONDERFUL <had a glorious weekend>


Words: glory
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : praise, honor, or distinction extended by common consent : RENOWN b : worshipful praise, honor, and thanksgiving <giving glory to God>\n2 a : something that secures praise or renown <the glory of a brilliant career> b : a distinguished quality or asset\n3 a (1) : great beauty and splendor : MAGNIFICENCE <the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome E. A. Poe> (2) : something marked by beauty or resplendence <a perfect glory of a day> b : the splendor and beatific happiness of heaven; broadly : ETERNITY\n4 a : a state of great gratification or exaltation <when she’s acting she’s in her glory> b : a height of prosperity or achievement\n5 : a ring or spot of light: as a : AUREOLE b : CORONA 2a, b\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to rejoice proudly used with in\n\n<3> interjection\n"


Words: gloss
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a surface luster or brightness : SHINE\n2 a : a deceptively attractive appearance <selfishness that had a gloss of humanitarianism about it> b : bright often superficial attractiveness <show-biz gloss>\n3 : a transparent cosmetic preparation for adding shine and usually color to the lips\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to mask the true nature of : give a deceptively attractive appearance to used with over <the misery was general, where not glossed over by liberal application of alcohol Marston Bates> b : to deal with (a subject or problem) too lightly or not at all used with over <glosses over scholarly controversies rather than confronting them head-on John Israel>\n2 : to give a gloss to\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a brief explanation (as in the margin or between the lines of a text) of a difficult or obscure word or expression b : a false and often willfully misleading interpretation (as of a text)\n2 a : GLOSSARY b : an interlinear translation c : a continuous commentary accompanying a text\n3 : COMMENTARY, INTERPRETATION\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 a : to provide a gloss for : EXPLAIN, DEFINE b : INTERPRET\n2 : to dispose of by false or perverse interpretation <trying to gloss away the irrationalities of the universe Irwin Edman>


Words: glottis
Meaning:
noun\n: the elongated space between the vocal cords; also : the structures that surround this space compare EPIGLOTTIS


Words: glove
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a covering for the hand having separate sections for each of the fingers and the thumb and often extending part way up the arm b : 1GAUNTLET 1, 3\n2 a (1) : a padded leather covering for the hand used in baseball to catch a thrown or batted ball; specifically : one having individual thumb and finger sections usually connected with a lacing or webbing compare MITT (2) : fielding ability <he’s got a good glove at three positions and can pinch-hit Casey Stengel> b : BOXING GLOVE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to cover with or as if with a glove b : to furnish with gloves\n2 : to catch (a baseball) in one’s gloved hand


Words: glow
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 a : to shine with or as if with an intense heat <embers glowing in the darkness> b (1) : to have a rich warm typically ruddy color <cheeks glowing with health> (2) : FLUSH, BLUSH <the children glowed with excitement>\n2 a : to experience a sensation of or as if of heat <glowing with rage> b : to show exuberance or elation <glow with pride>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : brightness or warmth of color; especially : REDNESS\n2 a : warmth of feeling or emotion b : a sensation of warmth <the drug produces a sustained glow>\n3 a : the state of glowing with heat and light b : light such as is emitted by a solid body heated to luminosity : INCANDESCENCE


Words: glower
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger\n\n<2> noun\n: a sullen brooding look of annoyance or anger


Words: glowworm
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various luminous insect larvae or adults with wings rudimentary or lacking; especially : a larva or wingless female of a firefly (family Lampyridae) that emits light from the abdomen


Words: glucose
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an optically active sugar C6H12O6 that has an aldehydic carbonyl group; especially : the sweet colorless soluble dextrorotatory form that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals\n2 : a light-colored syrup made from cornstarch


Words: glue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of various strong adhesive substances; especially : a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (as hides or bones) b : a solution of glue used for sticking things together\n2 : something that binds together <enough social glue to satisfy the human desire for community E. D. Hirsch, Jr.>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue <gluing the wings onto the model airplane> <used that war to glue together a frail story Gloria Emerson>\n2 : to fix (as the eyes) on an object steadily or with deep concentration <kept his eyes glued to the TV screen>


Words: glum
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : broodingly morose <became glum when they heard the news>\n2 : DREARY, GLOOMY <a glum countenance>


Words: glut
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fill especially with food to satiety\n2 : to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand\nintransitive senses : to eat gluttonously\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an excessive quantity : OVERSUPPLY\n2 archaic : the act or process of glutting\n\n<3> transitive verb\narchaic : to swallow greedily


Words: gluten
Meaning:
noun\n: a tenacious elastic protein substance especially of wheat flour that gives cohesiveness to dough


Words: glutton
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking b : one that has a great capacity for accepting or enduring something <a glutton for punishment>\n2 : WOLVERINE 1a


Words: glycerol
Meaning:
noun\n: a sweet syrupy hygroscopic trihydroxy alcohol C3H8O3 usually obtained by the saponification of fats and used especially as a solvent and plasticizer


Words: gnarl
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: SNARL, GROWL\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to twist into a state of deformity\n\n<3> noun\n: a hard protuberance with twisted grain on a tree


Words: gnaw
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bite or chew on with the teeth; especially : to wear away by persistent biting or nibbling <a dog gnawing a bone> b : to make by gnawing <rats gnawed a hole>\n2 a : to be a source of vexation to : PLAGUE <anxiety always gnawing him> b : to affect like gnawing <hunger gnawing her vitals>\n3 : ERODE, CORRODE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bite or nibble persistently <gnawing at his underlip>\n2 : to produce an effect of or as if of gnawing <waves gnawing away at the cliffs>


Words: gneiss
Meaning:
noun\n: a foliated metamorphic rock corresponding in composition to a feldspathic plutonic rock (as granite)


Words: gnome
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: MAXIM, APHORISM\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure\n2 : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth


Words: gnu
Meaning:
noun\n: either of two large African antelopes (Connochaetes gnou and C. taurinus) with a head like that of an ox, short mane, long tail, and horns in both sexes that curve downward and outward


Words: go
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move on a course : PROCEED <go slow> <went by train> compare STOP\n2 : to move out of or away from a place expressed or implied : LEAVE, DEPART <went from school to the party> <going away for vacation>\n3 a : to take a certain course or follow a certain procedure <reports go through channels to the president> b : to pass by means of a process like journeying <the message went by wire> c : to proceed without delay and often in a thoughtless or reckless manner used especially to intensify a complementary verb <why did you go and spoil it> <go jump in a lake> d (1) : to extend from point to point or in a certain direction <the road goes to the lake> (2) : to give access : LEAD <that door goes to the cellar>\n4 obsolete : WALK\n5 : to be habitually in a certain state or condition <go bareheaded>\n6 a : to become lost, consumed, or spent <our time has gone> b : DIE c : to slip away : ELAPSE <the evening went quickly> d : to come to be given up or discarded <these slums have to go> e : to pass by sale <went for a good price> f : to become impaired or weakened <his hearing started to go> g : to give way especially under great force or pressure : BREAK <the roof went>\n7 a : to move along in a specified manner : FARE <everything was going well> b : to be in general or on an average <cheap, as yachts go> c : to be or become especially as the result of a contest <the election went in her favor> d : to turn out well : SUCCEED <worked hard to make the party go>\n8 a : to apply oneself <went to work> b : to put or subject oneself <went to unnecessary expense> c chiefly Southern Midland : INTEND <I didn’t go to do it>\n9 : to have recourse to another for corroboration, vindication, or decision : RESORT <go to court to recover damages>\n10 a : to begin an action or motion <here goes> b : to maintain or perform a certain action or motion <still going strong> c : to function in the proper or expected manner : RUN <the motor won’t go>\n11 : to be known <goes by an alias>\n12 a : to act in accordance or har


Words: goad
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that pricks like a goad : THORN b : something that urges or stimulates into action : SPUR\n2 : a pointed rod used to urge on an animal\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to incite or rouse as if with a goad\n2 : to drive (as cattle) with a goad


Words: goal
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the terminal point of a race b : an area to be reached safely in children’s games\n2 : the end toward which effort is directed : AIM\n3 a : an area or object toward which players in various games attempt to advance a ball or puck and usually through or into which it must go to score points b : the act or action of causing a ball or puck to go through or into such a goal c : the score resulting from such an act


Words: goalpost
Meaning:
noun\n: one of usually two vertical posts that with or without a crossbar constitute the goal in various games


Words: goat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a or plural goat : any of various hollow-horned ruminant mammals (especially of the genus Capra) related to the sheep but of lighter build and with backwardly arching horns, a short tail, and usually straight hair b capitalized : CAPRICORN\n2 : a licentious man : LECHER\n3 : SCAPEGOAT 2


Words: gob
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : LUMP\n2 : a large amount usually used in plural <gobs of money>\n\n<2> noun\nchiefly British : MOUTH\n\n<3> noun\n: SAILOR


Words: gobbet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a piece or portion (as of meat)\n2 : LUMP, MASS\n3 : a small fragment or extract <a gobbet of information>\n4 : a small quantity of liquid : DROP


Words: gobble
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to swallow or eat greedily\n2 : to take eagerly : GRAB usually used with up\n3 : to read rapidly or greedily usually used with up\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to make the natural guttural noise of a male turkey\n2 : to make a sound resembling the gobble of a turkey


Words: goblet
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a bowl-shaped drinking vessel without handles\n2 : a drinking vessel (as of glass) with a foot and stem compare TUMBLER


Words: god
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 capitalized : the supreme or ultimate reality: as a : the Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness who is worshiped as creator and ruler of the universe b Christian Science : the incorporeal divine Principle ruling over all as eternal Spirit : infinite Mind\n2 : a being or object believed to have more than natural attributes and powers and to require human worship; specifically : one controlling a particular aspect or part of reality\n3 : a person or thing of supreme value\n4 : a powerful ruler\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat as a god : IDOLIZE, DEIFY


Words: godhead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : divine nature or essence : DIVINITY\n2 capitalized a : GOD 1 b : the nature of God especially as existing in three persons used with the


Words: goggle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to stare with wide or protuberant eyes\n\n<2> adjective\n: PROTUBERANT, STARING <goggle eyes>


Words: goggles
Meaning:
noun plural\n: protective glasses set in a flexible frame (as of rubber or plastic) that fits snugly against the face


Words: goiter
Meaning:
noun\n: an enlargement of the thyroid gland visible as a swelling of the front of the neck compare HYPERTHYROIDISM, HYPOTHYROIDISM


Words: gold
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a malleable ductile yellow metallic element that occurs chiefly free or in a few minerals and is used especially in coins, jewelry, and dentures see ELEMENT table\n2 a (1) : gold coins (2) : a gold piece b : MONEY c : GOLD STANDARD\n3 : a variable color averaging deep yellow\n4 : something resembling gold; especially : something valued as the finest of its kind <a heart of gold>\n5 : a medal awarded as the top prize in a competition : a gold medal


Words: goldbrick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a worthless brick that appears to be of gold b : something that appears to be valuable but is actually worthless\n2 : a person who shirks assigned work\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : SWINDLE\nintransitive senses : to shirk duty or responsibility


Words: golden
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : consisting of, relating to, or containing gold\n2 a : being or having the color gold or the color of gold b : BLOND 1a\n3 : LUSTROUS, SHINING\n4 : of a high degree of excellence : SUPERB\n5 : PROSPEROUS, FLOURISHING <golden days>\n6 a : radiantly youthful and vigorous b : possessing talents that promise worldly success often used with boy c : highly favored : POPULAR\n7 : FAVORABLE, ADVANTAGEOUS <a golden opportunity>\n8 : of, relating to, or being a 50th anniversary or its celebration\n9 : MELLOW, RESONANT <a smooth golden tenor>


Words: goldenrod
Meaning:
noun\n: any of numerous chiefly No. American composite biennial or perennial plants (especially of the genus Solidago) with alternate leaves and heads of small yellow or sometimes white flowers often clustered in panicles


Words: goldfinch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small Palearctic finch (Carduelis carduelis) with a red, white, and black head and yellow and black wings\n2 : any of three small American finches (genus Carduelis and especially C. tristis) having the breeding plumage of the male variably yellow with black markings on the wings, tail, and crown


Words: goldfish
Meaning:
noun\n: a small usually golden yellow or orange cyprinid fish (Carassius auratus) often kept as an aquarium and pond fish


Words: golf
Meaning:
noun\n: a game in which a player using special clubs attempts to sink a ball with as few strokes as possible into each of the 9 or 18 successive holes on a course


Words: gondola
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice\n2 : a heavy flat-bottomed boat used on New England rivers and on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers\n3 : a railroad car with no top, a flat bottom, and fixed sides that is used chiefly for hauling heavy bulk commodities\n4 a : an elongated car attached to the underside of an airship b : an often spherical airtight enclosure suspended from a balloon for carrying passengers or instruments c : an enclosed car suspended from a cable and used for transporting passengers; especially : one used as a ski lift


Words: gone
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : DEAD b : LOST, RUINED <lost looks and gone faculties Penelope Gilliatt> c : characterized by sinking or dropping <the empty or gone feeling in the abdomen so common in elevators H. G. Armstrong>\n2 a : INVOLVED, ABSORBED <far gone in hysteria> b : possessed with a strong attachment or a foolish or unreasoning love or desire : INFATUATED often used with on <was real gone on that man Pete Martin> c : PREGNANT <she’s six months gone>\n3 : PAST <memories of gone summers John Cheever>\n4 slang : GREAT <a real gone fashion reporter Inez Robb>


Words: gonfalon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the ensign of certain princes or states (as the medieval republics of Italy)\n2 : a flag that hangs from a crosspiece or frame


Words: gong
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a disk-shaped percussion instrument that produces a resounding tone when struck with a usually padded hammer\n2 a : a saucer-shaped bell (as in a fire alarm) that is struck by a mechanical hammer b : a wire rod wound in a flat spiral for sounding the time or chime or alarm (as in a clock)\n3 British : MEDAL


Words: gonorrhea
Meaning:
noun\n: a contagious inflammation of the genital mucous membrane caused by the gonococcus called also clap


Words: good
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a (1) : of a favorable character or tendency <good news> (2) : BOUNTIFUL, FERTILE <good land> (3) : HANDSOME, ATTRACTIVE <good looks> b (1) : SUITABLE, FIT <good to eat> (2) : free from injury or disease <one good arm> (3) : not depreciated <bad money drives out good> (4) : commercially sound <a good risk> (5) : that can be relied on <good for another year> <good for a hundred dollars> <always good for a laugh> (6) : PROFITABLE, ADVANTAGEOUS <made a very good deal> c (1) : AGREEABLE, PLEASANT <had a good time> (2) : SALUTARY, WHOLESOME <good for a cold> (3) : AMUSING, CLEVER <a good joke> d (1) : of a noticeably large size or quantity : CONSIDERABLE <won by a good margin> <a good bit of the time> (2) : FULL <waited a good hour> (3) used as an intensive <a good many of us> e (1) : WELL-FOUNDED, COGENT <good reasons> (2) : TRUE <holds good for society at large> (3) : deserving of respect : HONORABLE <in good standing> (4) : legally valid or effectual <good title> f (1) : ADEQUATE, SATISFACTORY <good care\n> often used in faint praise <his serve is only good Frank Deford> (2) : conforming to a standard <good English> (3) : CHOICE, DISCRIMINATING <good taste> (4) : containing less fat and being less tender than higher grades used of meat and especially of beef\n2 a (1) : VIRTUOUS, RIGHT, COMMENDABLE <a good person> <good conduct> (2) : KIND, BENEVOLENT <good intentions> b : UPPER-CLASS <a good family> c : COMPETENT, SKILLFUL <a good doctor> d (1) : LOYAL <a good party man> <a good Catholic> (2) : CLOSE <a good friend> e : free from infirmity or sorrow <I feel good>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something that is good b (1) : something conforming to the moral order of the universe (2) : praiseworthy character : GOODNESS c : a good element or portion\n2 a : advancement of prosperity or well-being <the good of the community> <it’s for your own good> b : something useful or beneficial <it’s no good trying>\n3 a : something that has economic utility or satisfies an economic want b plural : personal property having intrinsic


Words: goodness
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being good\n2 used interjectionally or in phrases especially to express mild surprise or shock <oh, my goodness \n3 : the nutritious, flavorful, or beneficial part of something


Words: goodwill
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a kindly feeling of approval and support : benevolent interest or concern b (1) : the favor or prestige that a business has acquired beyond the mere value of what it sells (2) : the value of projected earnings increases of a business especially as part of its purchase price (3) : the value of other intangible assets (as tax credits) of a business especially as part of its purchase price\n2 a : cheerful consent b : willing effort


Words: goody
Meaning:
<1> noun\narchaic : a usually married woman of lowly station used as a title preceding a surname\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something that is particularly attractive, pleasurable, good, or desirable\n2 chiefly British : one that is good; especially : an opponent of the villain (as in a motion picture)


Words: goof
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a silly or stupid person\n2 : BLUNDER\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to spend time idly or foolishly usually used with off b : to engage in playful activity usually used with around\n2 : to make a usually foolish or careless mistake : BLUNDER often used with up\ntransitive senses : to make a mess of : BUNGLE usually used with up


Words: goose
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi b : a female goose as distinguished from a gander\n2 : SIMPLETON, DOLT\n3 plural gooses : a tailor’s smoothing iron with a gooseneck handle\n4 plural gooses : a poke between the buttocks\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to poke between the buttocks with an upward thrust\n2 : to increase the activity, speed, power, intensity, or amount of : SPUR <an effort to goose newsstand sales>


Words: gooseberry
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the acid usually prickly fruit of any of several shrubs (genus Ribes) of the saxifrage family b : a shrub bearing gooseberries\n2 : CURRANT 2


Words: gopher
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a burrowing land tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) of the southern U.S.; broadly : any of several related land tortoises called also gopher tortoise\n2 a : any of a family (Geomyidae) of burrowing rodents of western No. America, Central America, and the southern U.S. that are the size of a large rat and have large cheek pouches opening beside the mouth called also pocket gopher b : any of several small ground squirrels (genus Citellus) of the prairie region of No. America closely related to the chipmunks\n3 : GOPHER BALL


Words: gore
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small usually triangular piece of land\n2 a : a tapering or triangular piece (as of cloth in a skirt) b : an elastic gusset for providing a snug fit in a shoe\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cut into a tapering triangular form\n2 : to provide with a gore\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to pierce or wound with something pointed (as a horn or knife) <gored by a bull>\n\n<4> noun\n: BLOOD; especially : clotted blood


Words: gorge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : THROAT often used with rise to indicate revulsion accompanied by a sensation of constriction <my gorge rises at the sight of blood>\n2 a : a hawk’s crop b : STOMACH, BELLY\n3 : the entrance into an outwork (as a bastion) of a fort\n4 : a narrow passage through land; especially : a narrow steep-walled canyon or part of a canyon\n5 : a primitive device used instead of a fishhook that consists of an object (as a piece of bone attached in the middle of a line) easy to swallow but difficult to eject\n6 : a mass choking a passage <a river dammed by an ice gorge>\n7 : the line on the front of a coat or jacket formed by the crease of the lapel and collar\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to eat greedily or to repletion\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to stuff to capacity : GLUT b : to fill completely or to the point of distension <veins gorged with blood>\n2 : to consume greedily\n\n<3> noun\n: the act or an instance of gorging


Words: gorilla
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an anthropoid ape (Gorilla gorilla) of western equatorial Africa related to the chimpanzee but less erect and much larger\n2 a : an ugly or brutal man b : THUG, GOON


Words: gormandize
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to eat gluttonously or ravenously\ntransitive senses : to eat greedily : DEVOUR


Words: gorse
Meaning:
noun\n: a spiny yellow-flowered European shrub (Ulex europaeus) of the legume family; broadly : any of several related plants (genera Ulex and Genista)


Words: gory
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : covered with gore : BLOODSTAINED\n2 : BLOODCURDLING, SENSATIONAL <wanted to hear the gory details>


Words: gospel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a often capitalized : the message concerning Christ, the kingdom of God, and salvation b capitalized : one of the first four New Testament books telling of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ; also : a similar apocryphal book c : an interpretation of the Christian message <the social gospel>\n2 capitalized : a lection from one of the New Testament Gospels\n3 : the message or teachings of a religious teacher\n4 : something accepted as infallible truth or as a guiding principle <the gospel of conservation R. M. Hodesh>\n5 : gospel music\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : having a basis in or being in accordance with the gospel : EVANGELICAL <ordained to the gospel ministry Christian Century> b : marked by special or fervid emphasis on the gospel <a gospel meeting>\n2 : of, relating to, or being religious songs of American origin associated with evangelism and popular devotion and marked by simple melody and harmony and elements of folk songs and blues


Words: gossamer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather\n2 : something light, delicate, or insubstantial <the gossamer of youth’s dreams Andrea Parke>\n\n<2> adjective\n: extremely light, delicate, or tenuous


Words: gossip
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a dialect British : GODPARENT b : COMPANION, CRONY c : a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others\n2 a : rumor or report of an intimate nature b : a chatty talk c : the subject matter of gossip\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to relate gossip


Words: Goth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a member of a Germanic people that overran the Roman Empire in the early centuries of the Christian era\n\n<2> abbreviation\nGothic


Words: Gothic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, or resembling the Goths, their civilization, or their language b : TEUTONIC, GERMANIC c : MEDIEVAL d : UNCOUTH, BARBAROUS\n2 a : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a style of architecture developed in northern France and spreading through western Europe from the middle of the 12th century to the early 16th century that is characterized by the converging of weights and strains at isolated points upon slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by pointed arches and vaulting b : of or relating to an architectural style reflecting the influence of the medieval Gothic\n3 often not capitalized : of or relating to a style of fiction characterized by the use of desolate or remote settings and macabre, mysterious, or violent incidents\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : BLACK LETTER b : SANS SERIF\n2 : Gothic art style or decoration; specifically : the Gothic architectural style\n3 : the East Germanic language of the Goths see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table\n4 often not capitalized : a work of fiction in the gothic style


Words: gouge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a chisel with a concavo-convex cross section\n2 a : the act of gouging b : a groove or cavity scooped out\n3 : an excessive or improper exaction : EXTORTION\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to scoop out with or as if with a gouge\n2 a : to force out (an eye) with the thumb b : to thrust the thumb into the eye of\n3 : to subject to extortion or undue exaction : OVERCHARGE


Words: goulash
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a stew made with meat (as beef), assorted vegetables, and paprika\n2 : a round in bridge played with hands produced by a redistribution of previously dealt cards\n3 : a mixture of heterogeneous elements : JUMBLE


Words: gourd
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a family (Cucurbitaceae, the gourd family) of chiefly herbaceous tendril-bearing vines including the cucumber, melon, squash, and pumpkin\n2 : the fruit of a gourd : PEPO; especially : any of various hard-rinded inedible fruits of plants of two genera (Lagenaria and Cucurbita) often used for ornament or for vessels and utensils


Words: gourmand
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking\n2 : one who is heartily interested in good food and drink


Words: gout
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a metabolic disease marked by a painful inflammation of the joints, deposits of urates in and around the joints, and usually an excessive amount of uric acid in the blood\n2 : a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth


Words: govern
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to exercise continuous sovereign authority over; especially : to control and direct the making and administration of policy in b : to rule without sovereign power and usually without having the authority to determine basic policy\n2 a archaic : MANIPULATE b : to control the speed of (as a machine) especially by automatic means\n3 a : to control, direct, or strongly influence the actions and conduct of b : to exert a determining or guiding influence in or over <income must govern expenditure> c : to hold in check : RESTRAIN\n4 : to require (a word) to be in a certain case\n5 : to serve as a precedent or deciding principle for <customs that govern human decisions>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to prevail or have decisive influence : CONTROL\n2 : to exercise authority


Words: governess
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a woman who governs\n2 : a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child especially in a private household


Words: government
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of governing; specifically : authoritative direction or control\n2 obsolete : moral conduct or behavior : DISCRETION\n3 a : the office, authority, or function of governing b obsolete : the term during which a governing official holds office\n4 : the continuous exercise of authority over and the performance of functions for a political unit : RULE\n5 a : the organization, machinery, or agency through which a political unit exercises authority and performs functions and which is usually classified according to the distribution of power within it b : the complex of political institutions, laws, and customs through which the function of governing is carried out\n6 : the body of persons that constitutes the governing authority of a political unit or organization: as a : the officials comprising the governing body of a political unit and constituting the organization as an active agency b capitalized : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c capitalized : a small group of persons holding simultaneously the principal political executive offices of a nation or other political unit and being responsible for the direction and supervision of public affairs: (1) : such a group in a parliamentary system constituted by the cabinet or by the ministry (2) : ADMINISTRATION 4b\n7 : POLITICAL SCIENCE


Words: governor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that governs: as a : one that exercises authority especially over an area or group b : an official elected or appointed to act as ruler, chief executive, or nominal head of a political unit c : COMMANDING OFFICER d : the managing director and usually the principal officer of an institution or organization e : a member of a group that directs or controls an institution or society\n2 : TUTOR\n3 a slang : one looked upon as governing b : MISTER, SIR usually used as a term of address\n4 a : an attachment to a machine (as a gasoline engine) for automatic control or limitation of speed b : a device giving automatic control (as of pressure or temperature)


Words: gown
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a loose flowing outer garment formerly worn by men b : a distinctive robe worn by a professional or academic person c : a woman’s dress d (1) : DRESSING GOWN (2) : NIGHTGOWN e : a coverall worn in an operating room\n2 : the body of students and faculty of a college or university <rivalry between town and gown>


Words: grab
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take or seize by or as if by a sudden motion or grasp <grab up an ax> <grabbed the opportunity> <grab attention>\n2 : to obtain unscrupulously <grab public lands>\n3 : to take hastily <grab a bite to eat> <grab a cab>\n4 a : to seize the attention of <the technique of grabbing an audience Pauline Kael> b : to impress favorably and deeply\nintransitive senses : to make a grab\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : intended to be grabbed <a grab rail>\n2 : taken at random <grab samples of rocks>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : something grabbed b : a sudden snatch c : an unlawful or unscrupulous seizure\n2 chiefly British a : a device for clutching an object b : CLAMSHELL


Words: grace
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification b : a virtue coming from God c : a state of sanctification enjoyed through divine grace\n2 a : APPROVAL, FAVOR <stayed in his good graces> b archaic : MERCY, PARDON c : a special favor : PRIVILEGE <each in his place, by right, not grace, shall rule his heritage Rudyard Kipling> d : disposition to or an act or instance of kindness, courtesy, or clemency e : a temporary exemption : REPRIEVE\n3 a : a charming or attractive trait or characteristic b : a pleasingly graceful appearance or effect : CHARM c : ease and suppleness of movement or bearing\n4 used as a title of address or reference for a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop\n5 : a short prayer at a meal asking a blessing or giving thanks\n6 plural , capitalized : three sister goddesses in Greek mythology who are the givers of charm and beauty\n7 : a musical trill, turn, or appoggiatura\n8 a : sense of propriety or right <had the grace not to run for elective office Calvin Trillin> b : the quality or state of being considerate or thoughtful\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to confer dignity or honor on\n2 : ADORN, EMBELLISH <graveled walks graced with statues J. A. Michener>


Words: gracious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a obsolete : GODLY b archaic : PLEASING, ACCEPTABLE\n2 a : marked by kindness and courtesy b : GRACEFUL c : marked by tact and delicacy : URBANE d : characterized by charm, good taste, generosity of spirit, and the tasteful leisure of wealth and good breeding <gracious living>\n3 : MERCIFUL, COMPASSIONATE used conventionally of royalty and high nobility


Words: grackle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Quiscalus of the family Icteridae) of large American blackbirds having iridescent black plumage\n2 : any of various Asian starlings (as the hill mynahs)


Words: gradation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a series forming successive stages b : a step or place in an ordered scale\n2 : an advance by regular degrees\n3 : a gradual passing from one tint or shade to another\n4 : the act or process of grading\n5 : ABLAUT


Words: grade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a stage in a process (2) : a position in a scale of ranks or qualities b : a degree of severity in illness <grade III carcinoma> c : a class organized for the work of a particular year of a school course d : a military or naval rank\n2 a : a class of things of the same stage or degree b : a mark indicating a degree of accomplishment in school c : a standard of food quality\n3 a : the degree of inclination of a road or slope; also : a sloping road b : a datum or reference level; especially : ground level\n4 : a domestic animal with one parent purebred and the other of inferior breeding\n5 plural : the elementary school system\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to arrange in grades : SORT b : to arrange in a scale or series c : to assign to a grade or assign a grade to\n2 : to level off to a smooth horizontal or sloping surface\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to form a series b : BLEND\n2 : to be of a particular grade\n\n<3> adjective\n: being, involving, or yielding domestic animals of improved but not pure stock <grade ewes> <grade breeding>


Words: gradient
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the rate of regular or graded ascent or descent : INCLINATION b : a part sloping upward or downward\n2 : change in the value of a quantity (as temperature, pressure, or concentration) with change in a given variable and especially per unit distance in a specified direction\n3 : the vector sum of the partial derivatives with respect to the three coordinate variables x, y, and z of a scalar quantity whose value varies from point to point\n4 : a graded difference in physiological activity along an axis (as of the body or an embryonic field)\n5 : change in response with distance from the stimulus


Words: gradual
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a book containing the choral parts of the Mass\n2 : a pair of verses (as from the Psalms) proper after the Epistle in the Mass\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : proceeding by steps or degrees\n2 : moving, changing, or developing by fine or often imperceptible degrees


Words: gradualism
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the policy of approaching a desired end by gradual stages\n2 : the evolution of new species by gradual accumulation of small genetic changes over long periods of time; also : a theory or model of evolution emphasizing this compare PUNCTUATED EQUILIBRIUM


Words: graduate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a holder of an academic degree or diploma\n2 : a graduated cup, cylinder, or flask\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : holding an academic degree or diploma\n2 : of, relating to, or engaged in studies beyond the first or bachelor’s degree <graduate school> <a graduate student>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to grant an academic degree or diploma to b : to be graduated from\n2 a : to mark with degrees of measurement b : to divide into grades or intervals\n3 : to admit to a particular standing or grade\nintransitive senses\n1 : to receive an academic degree or diploma\n2 : to pass from one stage of experience, proficiency, or prestige to a usually higher one\n3 : to change gradually


Words: graduation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mark on an instrument or vessel indicating degrees or quantity; also : these marks\n2 a : the award or acceptance of an academic degree or diploma b : COMMENCEMENT\n3 : arrangement in degrees or ranks


Words: graffito
Meaning:
noun\n: an inscription or drawing made on some public surface (as a rock or wall); also : a message or slogan written as or as if as a graffito


Words: graft
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a grafted plant b : SCION 1 c : the point of insertion of a scion upon a stock\n2 a : the act of grafting b : something grafted; specifically : living tissue used in grafting\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause (a scion) to unite with a stock; also : to unite (plants or scion and stock) to form a graft b : to propagate (a plant) by grafting\n2 a : to join or unite as if by grafting b : to attach (a chemical unit) to a main molecular chain\n3 : to implant (living tissue) surgically\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become grafted\n2 : to perform grafting\n\n<3> noun\nchiefly British : WORK, LABOR\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses : to get (illicit gain) by graft\nintransitive senses : to practice graft\n\n<5> noun\n: the acquisition of gain (as money) in dishonest or questionable ways; also : illegal or unfair gain


Words: grain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) obsolete : a single small hard seed (2) : a seed or fruit of a cereal grass : CARYOPSIS b : the seeds or fruits of various food plants including the cereal grasses and in commercial and statutory usage other plants (as the soybean) c : plants producing grain\n2 a (1) : a small hard particle or crystal (2) : any of the particles produced in a photographic material by its development; also : the size of such grains in the aggregate (3) : an individual crystal in a metal b : a minute portion or particle c : the least amount possible <a grain of truth>\n3 a : kermes or a scarlet dye made from it b : cochineal or a brilliant scarlet dye made from it c : a fast dye d archaic : COLOR, TINT\n4 a : a granulated surface or appearance b : the outer or hair side of a skin or hide\n5 : a unit of weight based on the weight of a grain of wheat taken as an average of the weight of grains from the middle of the ear see WEIGHT table\n6 a : the stratification of the wood fibers in a piece of wood b : a texture due to constituent particles or fibers <the grain of a rock> c : the direction of threads in cloth\n7 : tactile quality\n8 a : natural disposition : TEMPER <against my grain> b : a basic or characteristic quality <doctrines very much in the American grain R. W. Noland>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : INGRAIN\n2 : to form into grains : GRANULATE\n3 : to paint in imitation of the grain of wood or stone\n4 : to feed with grain\nintransitive senses : to become granular : GRANULATE


Words: grainy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : resembling or having some characteristic of grain : not smooth or fine\n2 of a photograph : appearing to be composed of grain-like particles


Words: gram
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of several leguminous plants (as a chickpea) grown especially for their seed; also : their seeds\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a metric unit of mass equal to 11000 kilogram and nearly equal to the mass of one cubic centimeter of water at its maximum density see METRIC SYSTEM table\n2 : the weight of a gram under standard gravity\n\n<3> noun\n: GRANDMOTHER\n\n<4> abbreviation\ngrammar, grammatical


Words: grammar
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the study of the classes of words, their inflections, and their functions and relations in the sentence b : a study of what is to be preferred and what avoided in inflection and syntax\n2 a : the characteristic system of inflections and syntax of a language b : a system of rules that defines the grammatical structure of a language\n3 a : a grammar textbook b : speech or writing evaluated according to its conformity to grammatical rules\n4 : the principles or rules of an art, science, or technique <a grammar of the theater>


Words: granary
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a storehouse for threshed grain b : a region producing grain in abundance\n2 : a chief source or storehouse


Words: grand
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having more importance than others : FOREMOST b : having higher rank than others bearing the same general designation <the grand champion>\n2 a : INCLUSIVE, COMPREHENSIVE <the grand total of all money paid out> b : DEFINITIVE, INCONTROVERTIBLE <grand example>\n3 : CHIEF, PRINCIPAL\n4 : large and striking in size, scope, extent, or conception <grand design>\n5 a : LAVISH, SUMPTUOUS <a grand celebration> b : marked by a regal form and dignity c : fine or imposing in appearance or impression d : LOFTY, SUBLIME <writing in the grand style>\n6 a : pretending to social superiority : SUPERCILIOUS b : intended to impress <a person of grand gestures>\n7 : very good : WONDERFUL <a grand time>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : GRAND PIANO\n2 slang : a thousand dollars


Words: grandam
Meaning:
noun\n1 or grandame a : GRANDMOTHER b : an old woman\n2 or granddam : a dam’s or sire’s dam used of an animal


Words: grandee
Meaning:
noun\n: a man of elevated rank or station; especially : a Spanish or Portuguese nobleman of the first rank


Words: grandeur
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being grand : MAGNIFICENCE <the glory that was Greece and the grandeur that was Rome E. A. Poe>\n2 : an instance or example of grandeur


Words: grandfather
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the father of one’s father or mother; also : ANCESTOR 1a\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to permit to continue under a grandfather clause


Words: grandiloquence
Meaning:
noun\n: a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language


Words: grandiose
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration\n2 : impressive because of uncommon largeness, scope, effect, or grandeur


Words: grandstand
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium\n2 : AUDIENCE\n\n<2> adjective\n: done for show or to impress onlookers <a grandstand play>\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to play or act so as to impress onlookers


Words: grange
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : GRANARY, BARN\n2 : FARM; especially : a farmhouse with outbuildings\n3 capitalized : one of the lodges of a national fraternal association orig. made up of farmers; also : the association itself


Words: granite
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a very hard natural igneous rock formation of visibly crystalline texture formed essentially of quartz and orthoclase or microcline and used especially for building and for monuments\n2 : unyielding firmness or endurance <the cold granite of Puritan formalism V. L. Parrington>


Words: grant
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to consent to carry out for a person : allow fulfillment of <grant a request> b : to permit as a right, privilege, or favor <luggage allowances granted to passengers>\n2 : to bestow or transfer formally <grant a scholarship to a student>; specifically : to give the possession or title of by a deed\n3 a : to be willing to concede b : to assume to be true <granting that you are correct, you may find it hard to prove your point>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act of granting\n2 : something granted; especially : a gift (as of land or money) for a particular purpose\n3 a : a transfer of property by deed or writing b : the instrument by which such a transfer is made; also : the property so transferred\n4 : a minor territorial division of Maine, New Hampshire, or Vermont orig. granted by the state to an individual or institution


Words: granulate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to form or crystallize into grains or granules\nintransitive senses : to form granulations <an open granulating wound>


Words: granule
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small particle; especially : one of numerous particles forming a larger unit\n2 : any of the small short-lived brilliant spots on the sun’s photosphere


Words: grape
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a smooth-skinned juicy greenish white to deep red or purple berry eaten dried or fresh as a fruit or fermented to produce wine\n2 : any of numerous woody vines (genus Vitis of the family Vitaceae, the grape family) that usually climb by tendrils, produce clustered fruits that are grapes, and are nearly cosmopolitan in cultivation\n3 : GRAPESHOT


Words: grapefruit
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural grapefruit or grapefruits : a large citrus fruit with a bitter yellow rind and inner skin and a highly flavored somewhat acid juicy pulp\n2 : a small roundheaded tree (Citrus paradisi) that produces grapefruit


Words: grapevine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : GRAPE 2\n2 a : an informal person-to-person means of circulating information or gossip <heard about the meeting through the grapevine> b : a secret source of information


Words: graph
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the collection of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given relation (as a function)\n2 : a diagram (as a series of one or more points, lines, line segments, curves, or areas) that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables\n\n<2> transitive verb noun\n1 : to represent by a graph\n2 : to plot on a graph\n1 : a written or printed representation of a basic unit of speech (as a phoneme or syllable); especially : GRAPHEME 1\n2 : a single occurrence of a letter of an alphabet in any of its various shapes


Words: graphic
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : formed by writing, drawing, or engraving\n2 usually graphic a : marked by clear lifelike or vividly realistic description b : vividly or plainly shown or described\n3 a : of or relating to the pictorial arts; also : PICTORIAL b : of, relating to, or involving such reproductive methods as those of engraving, etching, lithography, photography, serigraphy, and woodcut c : of or relating to the art of printing d : relating or according to graphics\n4 usually graphical : of, relating to, or represented by a graph\n5 : of or relating to the written or printed word or the symbols or devices used in writing or printing to represent sound or convey meaning\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a product of graphic art b plural : the graphic media\n2 a : a graphic representation (as a picture, map, or graph) used especially for illustration b plural but singular or plural in construction : the art or science of drawing a representation of an object on a two-dimensional surface according to mathematical rules of projection\n3 plural but singular or plural in construction : the process whereby a computer displays graphics on a CRT and an operator can manipulate them (as with a light pen)\n4 : a printed message superimposed on a television picture


Words: graphite
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors\n2 : a composite material in which carbon fibers are the reinforcing material


Words: grapnel
Meaning:
noun\n: a small anchor with usually four or five flukes used in dragging or grappling operations and for anchoring a dory or skiff see ANCHOR illustration


Words: grapple
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the act or an instance of grappling b : a hand-to-hand struggle c : a contest for superiority or mastery\n2 : a bucket similar to a clamshell but usually having more jaws\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to seize with or as if with a grapple\n2 : to come to grips with : WRESTLE\n3 : to bind closely\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a ship fast with a grappling iron\n2 : to come to grips\n3 : to use a grapple


Words: grasp
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to make the motion of seizing : CLUTCH\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take or seize eagerly\n2 : to clasp or embrace especially with the fingers or arms\n3 : to lay hold of with the mind : COMPREHEND\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : HANDLE b : EMBRACE\n2 : HOLD, CONTROL\n3 a : the reach of the arms b : the power of seizing and holding or attaining\n4 : mental hold or comprehension especially when broad


Words: grass
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : herbage suitable or used for grazing animals\n2 : any of a large family (Gramineae) of monocotyledonous mostly herbaceous plants with jointed stems, slender sheathing leaves, and flowers borne in spikelets of bracts\n3 : land (as a lawn or a turf racetrack) covered with growing grass <keep off the grass> <the horse had never won on grass>\n4 plural : leaves or plants of grass\n5 : a state or place of retirement <put out to grass>\n6 short for grasshopper, rhyming slang for copper slang British : a police informer\n7 : electronic noise on a radarscope that takes the form of vertical lines resembling lawn grass\n8 : MARIJUANA\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to feed (livestock) on grass sometimes without grain or other concentrates\n2 : to cover with grass; especially : to seed to grass\nintransitive senses\n1 : to produce grass\n2 slang British : INFORM 2 often used with on


Words: grasshopper
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of numerous plant-eating orthopterous insects (Acrididae, Tettigoniidae, and some related families) having the hind legs adapted for leaping and sometimes engaging in migratory flights in which whole regions may be stripped of vegetation\n2 : a cocktail made with cr*me de menthe, cr*me de cacao, and light cream


Words: grassland
Meaning:
noun\n1 : farmland occupied chiefly by forage plants and especially grasses\n2 a : land on which the natural dominant plant forms are grasses and forbs b : an ecological community in which the characteristic plants are grasses


Words: grate
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : ABRADE\n2 : to reduce to small particles by rubbing on something rough <grate cheese>\n3 : FRET, IRRITATE\n4 a : to gnash or grind noisily b : to cause to make a rasping sound c : to utter in a harsh voice\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rub or rasp noisily\n2 : to cause irritation : JAR <a voice that grates on the nerves>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a barred frame for cooking over a fire b : a frame or bed of iron bars to hold a stove or furnace fire c : FIREPLACE\n2 : GRATING 2\n3 obsolete : CAGE, PRISON\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to furnish with a grate


Words: grateful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : appreciative of benefits received b : expressing gratitude\n2 a : affording pleasure or contentment : PLEASING b : pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated


Words: gratify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : REMUNERATE, REWARD\n2 : to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to <it gratified him to have his wife wear jewels Willa Cather>\n3 : to give in to : INDULGE, SATISFY <gratify a whim>


Words: grating
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a wooden or metal lattice used to close or floor an opening\n2 : a partition, covering, or frame of parallel bars or crossbars\n3 : a system of close equidistant and parallel lines or bars ruled on a polished surface to produce spectra by diffraction


Words: gratuitous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : given unearned or without recompense b : not involving a return benefit, compensation, or consideration c : costing nothing : FREE\n2 : not called for by the circumstances : UNWARRANTED <gratuitous insolence> <a gratuitous assumption>


Words: grave
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 archaic : DIG, EXCAVATE\n2 a : to carve or shape with a chisel : SCULPTURE b : to carve or cut (as letters or figures) into a hard surface : ENGRAVE\n3 : to impress or fix (as a thought) deeply\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an excavation for burial of a body; broadly : a burial place\n2 : DEATH 1, 4\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to clean and pay with pitch <grave a ship’s bottom>\n\n<4> adjective\n1 a obsolete : AUTHORITATIVE, WEIGHTY b : meriting serious consideration : IMPORTANT <grave problems> c : likely to produce great harm or danger <a grave mistake> d : significantly serious : CONSIDERABLE, GREAT <grave importance>\n2 : having a serious and dignified quality or demeanor <a grave and thoughtful look>\n3 : drab in color : SOMBER\n4 : low-pitched in sound\n5 a of an accent mark : having the form < b : marked with a grave accent c : of the variety indicated by a grave accent\n\n<5> noun\n: a grave accent < used to show that a vowel is pronounced with a fall of pitch (as in ancient Greek), that a vowel has a certain quality (as \n\n<6> adverb or adjective\n: slowly and solemnly used as a direction in music


Words: gravel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : SAND\n2 a : loose rounded fragments of rock b : a stratum or deposit of gravel; also : a surface covered with gravel <a gravel road>\n3 : a deposit of small calculous concretions in the kidneys and urinary bladder\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover or spread with gravel\n2 a : PERPLEX, CONFOUND b : IRRITATE, NETTLE\n\n<3> adjective\n: GRAVELLY 2 used of the human voice


Words: gravitate
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to move under the influence of gravitation\n2 a : to move toward something b : to be drawn or attracted especially by natural inclination <youngsters gravitate toward a strong leader Rose Friedman>


Words: gravitation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a force manifested by acceleration toward each other of two free material particles or bodies or of radiant-energy quanta : GRAVITY 3a(2)\n2 : the action or process of gravitating


Words: gravity
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : dignity or sobriety of bearing b : IMPORTANCE, SIGNIFICANCE; especially : SERIOUSNESS c : a serious situation or problem\n2 : WEIGHT\n3 a (1) : the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface (2) : a fundamental physical force that is responsible for interactions which occur because of mass between particles, between aggregations of matter (as stars and planets), and between particles (as photons) and aggregations of matter, that is 1039 times weaker than the strong force, and that extends over infinite distances but is dominant over macroscopic distances especially between aggregations of matter called also gravitation, gravitational force; compare ELECTROMAGNETISM 2a, STRONG FORCE, WEAK FORCE b : ACCELERATION OF GRAVITY c : SPECIFIC GRAVITY\nure <a graphic account of combat*. VIVID suggests an impressing on the mind of the vigorous aliveness of something \nbefitting a head of state*. AWARD implies giving what is deserved or merited usually after a careful weighing of pertinent factors <awarded the company a huge defense contract*.\nion of solemn grandeur <a majestic waterfall*. GRANDIOSE implies a size or scope exceeding ordinary experience


Words: gravy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat\n2 a : something additional or unexpected that is pleasing or valuable <with expenses now paid, future money is pure gravy K. Crossen> b : unearned or illicit gain : 5GRAFT


Words: gray
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of the color gray b : tending toward gray <blue-gray eyes> c : dull in color\n2 : having the hair gray : HOARY\n3 : clothed in gray\n4 a : lacking cheer or brightness in mood, outlook, style, or flavor; also : DISMAL, GLOOMY <a gray day> b : prosaically ordinary : DULL, UNINTERESTING\n5 : having an intermediate and often vaguely defined position, condition, or character <an ethically gray area>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something (as an animal, garment, cloth, or spot) of a gray color\n2 : any of a series of neutral colors ranging between black and white\n3 : one who wears a gray uniform: as a : a soldier in the Confederate army during the American Civil War b : the Confederate army\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make gray\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become gray <graying hair>\n2 : AGE; also : to contain an increasing percentage of older people


Words: grayling
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several freshwater salmonoid fishes (genus Thymallus) valued as food and sport fishes


Words: graze
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton\n2 : to eat small amounts of various foods several times a day\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to crop and eat in the field b : to feed on the herbage of\n2 a : to put to graze <grazed the cows on the meadow> b : to put cattle to graze on\n3 : to supply herbage for the grazing of\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an act of grazing\n2 : herbage for grazing\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to touch lightly in passing\n2 : ABRADE, SCRATCH <grazed her knee when she fell>\nintransitive senses : to touch or rub against something in passing\n\n<4> noun\n: a scraping along a surface or an abrasion made by it; especially : a superficial abrasion of the skin


Words: grease
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : rendered animal fat b : oily matter c : a thick lubricant\n2 : wool as it comes from the sheep retaining the natural oils or fats\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to smear or daub with grease\n2 : to lubricate with grease\n3 : to soil with grease\n4 : to hasten the process or progress of; also : FACILITATE


Words: great
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : notably large in size : HUGE b : of a kind characterized by relative largeness used in plant and animal names c : ELABORATE, AMPLE <great detail>\n2 a : large in number or measure : NUMEROUS <great multitudes> b : PREDOMINANT <the great majority>\n3 : remarkable in magnitude, degree, or effectiveness <great bloodshed>\n4 : full of emotion <great with anger>\n5 a : EMINENT, DISTINGUISHED <a great poet> b : chief or preeminent over others often used in titles <Lord Great Chamberlain> c : ARISTOCRATIC, GRAND <great ladies>\n6 : long continued <a great while>\n7 : PRINCIPAL, MAIN <a reception in the great hall>\n8 : more remote in a family relationship by a single generation than a specified relative <great-grandfather>\n9 : markedly superior in character or quality; especially : NOBLE <great of soul>\n10 a : remarkably skilled <great at tennis> b : marked by enthusiasm : KEEN <great on science fiction>\n11 used as a generalized term of approval <had a great time> <it was just great>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a great manner : SUCCESSFULLY, WELL <things are going great>\n\n<3> noun\n: an outstandingly superior or skillful person


Words: grebe
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobate toes compare DABCHICK


Words: Greek
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a native or inhabitant of ancient or modern Greece b : a person of Greek descent\n2 a : the language used by the Greeks from prehistoric times to the present constituting a branch of Indo-European see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table b : ancient Greek as used from the time of the earliest records to the end of the 2d century A.D. see INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGES table c often not capitalized translation of Latin Graecum (in the medieval phrase Graecum est; non potest legi It is Greek; it cannot be read) : something unintelligible <it’s Greek to me>\n3 : a member of a Greek-letter fraternity or sorority\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of Greece, the Greeks, or Greek <Greek architecture>\n2 a : EASTERN ORTHODOX b : of or relating to an Eastern church using the Byzantine rite in Greek c : of or relating to the established Orthodox church of Greece


Words: green
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of the color green\n2 a : covered by green growth or foliage <green fields> b of winter : MILD, CLEMENT c : consisting of green plants and usually edible herbage <a green salad>\n3 : pleasantly alluring\n4 : YOUTHFUL, VIGOROUS\n5 : not ripened or matured : IMMATURE <green apples> <tender green grasses>\n6 : FRESH, NEW\n7 a : marked by a pale, sickly, or nauseated appearance b : ENVIOUS 1 used especially in the phrase green with envy\n8 a : not fully processed or treated: as (1) : not aged <green liquor> (2) : not dressed or tanned <green hides> (3) : freshly sawed : UNSEASONED b : not in condition for a particular use\n9 a : deficient in training, knowledge, or experience b : deficient in sophistication and savoir faire : NAIVE c : not fully qualified for or experienced in a particular function <green horse>\n10 a often capitalized : relating to or being an environmentalist political movement b : concerned with or supporting environmentalism c : tending to preserve environmental quality (as by being recyclable, biodegradable, or nonpolluting)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to become green\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make green\n2 : REJUVENATE, REVITALIZE\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a color whose hue is somewhat less yellow than that of growing fresh grass or of the emerald or is that of the part of the spectrum lying between blue and yellow\n2 : something of a green color\n3 : green vegetation: as a plural : leafy parts of plants for use as decoration b plural (1) : leafy herbs (as spinach, dandelions, Swiss chard) that are cooked as a vegetable : POTHERBS (2) : GREEN VEGETABLES\n4 : a grassy plain or plot: as a : a common or park in the center of a town or village b : PUTTING GREEN\n5 : MONEY; especially : GREENBACKS\n6 often capitalized : ENVIRONMENTALIST; especially : a member of an environmentalist political party


Words: greenhorn
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inexperienced or unsophisticated person\n2 : a newcomer (as to a country) unacquainted with local manners and customs


Words: greenhouse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a structure enclosed (as by glass) and used for the cultivation or protection of tender plants\n2 : a clear plastic shell (as a canopy) covering a section of an airplane; also : a compartment (as for a bombardier) enclosed by such a shell\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, contributing to, or caused by the greenhouse effect <greenhouse warming> <greenhouse gas>


Words: greet
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to address with expression of kind wishes : HAIL\n2 a : to meet or react to in a specified manner <greeted him with boos> b : to occur as a response to <apathy greeted the plan>\n3 : to appear to the perception of <a surprising sight greeted her eyes>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\nScottish : WEEP, LAMENT


Words: greeting
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a salutation at meeting\n2 : an expression of good wishes : REGARDS usually used in plural <holiday greetings>


Words: gregarious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : tending to associate with others of one’s kind : SOCIAL b : marked by or indicating a liking for companionship : SOCIABLE c : of or relating to a social group\n2 a of a plant : growing in a cluster or a colony b : living in contiguous nests but not forming a true colony used especially of wasps and bees


Words: gremlin
Meaning:
noun\n: a cause of error or equipment malfunction (as in aircraft) conceived of as a small mischievous gnome


Words: grenade
Meaning:
noun\n: a small missile that contains an explosive or a chemical agent (as tear gas, a flame producer, or a smoke producer) and that is thrown by hand or projected (as by a rifle or special launcher)


Words: grenadier
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a soldier who carries and throws grenades b : a member of a special regiment or corps formerly armed with grenades\n2 : any of various deep-sea fishes (family Macruridae) that are related to the cods and have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail


Words: grenadine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an open-weave fabric of various fibers\n2 : a moderate reddish orange\n3 : a syrup flavored with pomegranates and used in mixed drinks


Words: greyhound
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a breed of tall slender graceful smooth-coated dogs characterized by swiftness and keen sight and used for coursing game and racing; also : any of several related dogs


Words: grid
Meaning:
noun\n1 : GRATING\n2 a (1) : a perforated or ridged metal plate used as a conductor in a storage battery (2) : an electrode consisting of a mesh or a spiral of fine wire in an electron tube (3) : a network of conductors for distribution of electric power; also : a network of radio or television stations b : a network of uniformly spaced horizontal and perpendicular lines (as for locating points on a map); also : something resembling such a network <a road grid> c : GRIDIRON 3; broadly : FOOTBALL\n3 : the starting positions of cars on a racecourse\n4 : a device in a photocomposer on which are located the characters to be exposed as the text is composed


Words: gridiron
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a grate for broiling food\n2 : something consisting of or covered with a network\n3 : a football field


Words: grief
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : GRIEVANCE 3\n2 a : deep and poignant distress caused by or as if by bereavement b : a cause of such suffering\n3 a : an unfortunate outcome : DISASTER used chiefly in the phrase come to grief b : MISHAP, MISADVENTURE c : TROUBLE, ANNOYANCE <enough grief for one day>


Words: grievance
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : SUFFERING, DISTRESS\n2 : a cause of distress (as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance\n3 : the formal expression of a grievance : COMPLAINT


Words: grieve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to suffer : DISTRESS\nintransitive senses : to feel grief : SORROW


Words: grievous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : causing or characterized by severe pain, suffering, or sorrow <a grievous wound> <a grievous loss>\n2 : OPPRESSIVE, ONEROUS <grievous costs of war>\n3 : SERIOUS, GRAVE <grievous fault>


Words: grill
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to broil on a grill; also : to fry or toast on a griddle\n2 a : to torment as if by broiling b : to question intensely <the police grilled the suspect>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a cooking utensil of parallel bars on which food is exposed to heat (as from charcoal or electricity)\n2 : food that is broiled usually on a grill compare MIXED GRILL\n3 : a usually informal restaurant or dining room


Words: grille
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a grating forming a barrier or screen; especially : an ornamental one at the front end of an automobile\n2 : an opening covered with a grille


Words: grim
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : fierce in disposition or action : SAVAGE\n2 a : stern or forbidding in action or appearance <a grim taskmaster> b : SOMBER, GLOOMY\n3 : ghastly, repellent, or sinister in character <a grim tale>\n4 : UNFLINCHING, UNYIELDING <grim determination>


Words: grime
Meaning:
noun\n: soot, smut, or dirt adhering to or embedded in a surface; broadly : accumulated dirtiness and disorder


Words: grin
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n: to draw back the lips so as to show the teeth especially in amusement or laughter; broadly : SMILE


Words: grind
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to reduce to powder or small fragments by friction (as in a mill or with the teeth)\n2 : to wear down, polish, or sharpen by friction <grind an ax>\n3 a : OPPRESS, HARASS b : to weaken or destroy gradually usually used with down <poverty ground her spirit down>\n4 a : to press together with a rotating motion <grind the teeth> b : to rub or press harshly <ground the cigarette out>\n5 : to operate or produce by turning a crank <grind a hand organ>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to perform the operation of grinding\n2 : to become pulverized, polished, or sharpened by friction\n3 : to move with difficulty or friction especially so as to make a grating noise <gears grinding>\n4 : DRUDGE; especially : to study hard <grind for an exam>\n5 : to rotate the hips in an erotic manner (as in a burlesque striptease)\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act of grinding b : the sound of grinding\n2 a : dreary, monotonous, or difficult labor, study, or routine b : one who works or studies excessively\n3 : the result of grinding; also : material ground to a particular degree of fineness <a drip grind of coffee>\n4 : the act of rotating the hips in an erotic manner


Words: grinder
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : MOLAR b plural : TEETH\n2 : one that grinds\n3 : a machine or device for grinding\n4 : SUBMARINE 2


Words: grindstone
Meaning:
noun\n1 : MILLSTONE 1\n2 : a flat circular stone of natural sandstone that revolves on an axle and is used for grinding, shaping, or smoothing


Words: grip
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to seize or hold firmly\n2 : to hold the interest of strongly <a story that grips the reader>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a strong or tenacious grasp b : strength in gripping c : manner or style of gripping\n2 a : a firm tenacious hold typically giving control, mastery, or understanding b : mental grasp\n3 : a part or device for gripping\n4 : a part by which something is grasped; especially : HANDLE\n5 : SUITCASE\n6 : STAGEHAND


Words: gripe
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : SEIZE, GRASP\n2 a : AFFLICT, DISTRESS b : IRRITATE, VEX\n3 : to cause pinching and spasmodic pain in the bowels of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to experience gripes\n2 : to complain with grumbling\n\n<2> noun\n1 archaic : CLUTCH, GRASP; broadly : CONTROL, MASTERY\n2 : a pinching spasmodic intestinal pain usually used in plural\n3 : GRIEVANCE, COMPLAINT


Words: grisly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : inspiring horror or intense fear <houses that were dark and grisly under the blank, cold sky D. H. Lawrence>\n2 : inspiring disgust or distaste <a grisly account of the fire>


Words: grist
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : grain or a batch of grain for grinding b : the product obtained from a grist of grain including the flour or meal and the grain offals\n2 : a required or usual amount\n3 : matter of interest or value forming the basis of a story or analysis\n4 : something turned to advantage or use used especially in the phrase grist for one’s mill


Words: gristle
Meaning:
noun\n: CARTILAGE; broadly : tough cartilaginous, tendinous, or fibrous matter especially in table meats


Words: grit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : SAND, GRAVEL b : a hard sharp granule (as of sand); also : material (as many abrasives) composed of such granules\n2 : any of several sandstones\n3 a : the structure of a stone that adapts it to grinding b : the size of abrasive particles usually expressed as their mesh\n4 : firmness of mind or spirit : unyielding courage in the face of hardship or danger\n5 capitalized : a Liberal in Canadian politics\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to give forth a grating sound\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause (as one’s teeth) to grind or grate\n2 : to cover or spread with grit; especially : to smooth (as marble) with a coarse abrasive


Words: grits
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: coarsely ground hulled grain; especially : ground hominy with the germ removed


Words: groan
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to utter a deep moan indicative of pain, grief, or annoyance\n2 : to make a harsh sound (as of creaking) under sudden or prolonged strain\ntransitive senses : to utter or express with groaning


Words: groat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 usually plural but singular or plural in construction : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits\n2 : a grain (as of oats) exclusive of the hull\n\n<2> noun\n: an old British coin worth four pennies


Words: grocer
Meaning:
noun\n: a dealer in staple foodstuffs, meats, produce, and dairy products and usually household supplies


Words: grog
Meaning:
noun\n1 : alcoholic liquor; especially : liquor (as rum) cut with water and now often served hot with lemon juice and sugar sometimes added\n2 : refractory materials (as crushed pottery and firebricks) used in the manufacture of refractory products (as crucibles) to reduce shrinkage in drying and firing


Words: groin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the fold or depression marking the juncture of the lower abdomen and the inner part of the thigh; also : the region of this line\n2 a : the projecting curved line along which two intersecting vaults meet b : a rib that covers this edge\n3 : a rigid structure built out from a shore to protect the shore from erosion, to trap sand, or to direct a current for scouring a channel\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to build or equip with groins


Words: grommet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a flexible loop that serves as a fastening, support, or reinforcement\n2 : an eyelet of firm material to strengthen or protect an opening or to insulate or protect something passed through it


Words: groom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : MAN, FELLOW\n2 a (1) archaic : MANSERVANT (2) : one of several officers of the English royal household b : a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses\n3 : BRIDEGROOM\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to clean and condition (as a horse or dog)\n2 : to make neat or attractive <an impeccably groomed woman>\n3 : to get into readiness for a specific objective : PREPARE <was being groomed as a presidential candidate>\nintransitive senses : to groom oneself


Words: groove
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a long narrow channel or depression\n2 a : a fixed routine : RUT b : a situation suited to one’s abilities or interests : NICHE\n3 : top form <a great talker when he is in the groove>\n4 : the middle of the strike zone in baseball where a pitch is most easily hit <a fastball right in the groove>\n5 : an enjoyable or exciting experience\n6 : a pronounced enjoyable rhythm\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make a groove in b : to join by a groove\n2 : to perfect by repeated practice <grooved her golf swing>\n3 : to throw (a pitch) in the groove\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become joined or fitted by a groove\n2 : to form a groove\n3 : to enjoy oneself intensely\n4 : to interact harmoniously <contemporary minds and rock groove together Benjamin DeMott>


Words: grope
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to feel about blindly or uncertainly in search <grope for the light switch>\n2 : to look for something blindly or uncertainly <grope for the right words>\n3 : to feel one’s way\ntransitive senses\n1 : FEEL UP\n2 : to find (as one’s way) by groping


Words: grosgrain
Meaning:
noun\n: a strong close-woven corded fabric usually of silk or rayon and often with cotton filler compare GROGRAM


Words: gross
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a archaic : immediately obvious b (1) : glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness <gross error> (2) : OUT-AND-OUT, UTTER <gross injustice> c : visible without the aid of a microscope\n2 a : BIG, BULKY; especially : excessively fat b : growing or spreading with excessive luxuriance\n3 a : of, relating to, or dealing with general aspects or broad distinctions b : consisting of an overall total exclusive of deductions <gross income> compare NET\n4 : made up of material or perceptible elements\n5 archaic : not fastidious in taste : UNDISCRIMINATING\n6 a : coarse in nature or behavior : UNREFINED b : gravely deficient in civility or decency : crudely vulgar <merely gross, a scatological rather than a pornographic impropriety Aldous Huxley> c slang : inspiring disgust or distaste <that sandwich looks gross>\n7 : deficient in knowledge : IGNORANT, UNTUTORED\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete : AMOUNT, SUM\n2 : overall total exclusive of deductions\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to earn or bring in (an overall total) exclusive of deductions (as for taxes or expenses)\n\n<4> noun\n: an aggregate of 12 dozen things <a gross of pencils>


Words: grotesque
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature b : a piece of work in this style\n2 : one that is grotesque\n3 : SANS SERIF\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the grotesque: as a : FANCIFUL, BIZARRE b : absurdly incongruous c : departing markedly from the natural, the expected, or the typical


Words: grouch
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a fit of bad temper b : GRUDGE, COMPLAINT\n2 : a habitually irritable or complaining person : GRUMBLER


Words: ground
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the bottom of a body of water b plural (1) : SEDIMENT 1 (2) : ground coffee beans after brewing\n2 a : a basis for belief, action, or argument <ground for complaint> often used in plural b (1) : a fundamental logical condition (2) : a basic metaphysical cause\n3 a : a surrounding area : BACKGROUND b : material that serves as a substratum\n4 a : the surface of the earth b : an area used for a particular purpose <parade ground> <fishing grounds> c plural : the area around and belonging to a house or other building d : an area to be won or defended in or as if in battle e : an area of knowledge or special interest <covered a lot of ground in his lecture>\n5 a : SOIL, EARTH b : a special soil\n6 a : an object that makes an electrical connection with the earth b : a large conducting body (as the earth) used as a common return for an electric circuit and as an arbitrary zero of potential c : electric connection with a ground\n7 : a football offense utilizing primarily running plays\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to bring to or place on the ground b : to cause to run aground\n2 a : to provide a reason or justification for <our fears about technological change may be well grounded L. K. Williams> b : to furnish with a foundation of knowledge : BASE <an understanding that is grounded in fact Michael Kimmelman>\n3 : to connect electrically with a ground\n4 a : to restrict to the ground <ground a pilot> b : to prohibit from taking part in some usual activities <grounded her for a week>\n5 : to throw (a football) intentionally to the ground to avoid being tackled for a loss\nintransitive senses\n1 : to have a ground or basis : RELY\n2 : to run aground\n3 : to hit a grounder


Words: groundling
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a spectator who stood in the pit of an Elizabethan theater b : a person of unsophisticated taste\n2 : one that lives or works on or near the ground


Words: groundwork
Meaning:
noun\n: FOUNDATION, BASIS <laid the groundwork for a new program>; also : preparation made beforehand <the groundwork was done before the winter tour Susan Reiter>


Words: group
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : two or more figures forming a complete unit in a composition\n2 a : a number of individuals assembled together or having some unifying relationship b : an assemblage of objects regarded as a unit c (1) : a military unit consisting of a headquarters and attached battalions (2) : a unit of the U.S. Air Force higher than a squadron and lower than a wing\n3 a : an assemblage of related organisms often used to avoid taxonomic connotations when the kind or degree of relationship is not clearly defined b (1) : two or more atoms joined together or sometimes a single atom forming part of a molecule; especially : FUNCTIONAL GROUP <a methyl group> (2) : an assemblage of elements forming one of the vertical columns of the periodic table c : a stratigraphic division comprising rocks deposited during an era\n4 : a mathematical set that is closed under a binary associative operation, contains an identity element, and has an inverse for every element\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to combine in a group\n2 : to assign to a group : CLASSIFY\nintransitive senses\n1 : to form a group\n2 : to belong to a group\n3 : to make groups of closely spaced hits on a target <the gun grouped beautifully R. C. Ruark>


Words: grouse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of numerous chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: COMPLAIN, GRUMBLE\n\n<3> noun\n: COMPLAINT


Words: grovel
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to creep with the face to the ground : CRAWL\n2 a : to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement b : to abase oneself\n3 : to give oneself over to what is base or unworthy : WALLOW <groveling in self-pity>


Words: grow
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to spring up and develop to maturity b : to be able to grow in some place or situation <trees that grow in the tropics> c : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth <ferns growing from the rocks>\n2 a : to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a nonbiological process (as crystallization) b : INCREASE, EXPAND <grows in wisdom>\n3 : to develop from a parent source <the book grew out of a series of lectures>\n4 a : to pass into a condition : BECOME <grew pale> b : to have an increasing influence <habit grows on a person> c : to become increasingly acceptable or attractive <didn’t like it at first, but it grew on him>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to grow <grow wheat>\n2 : DEVELOP 5


Words: growl
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : RUMBLE <his stomach growled> b : to utter a growl <the dog growled at the stranger>\n2 : to complain angrily\ntransitive senses : to utter with a growl : utter angrily\n\n<2> noun\n: a deep guttural inarticulate sound


Words: growth
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : a stage in the process of growing : SIZE (2) : full growth b : the process of growing c : progressive development : EVOLUTION d : INCREASE, EXPANSION <the growth of the oil industry>\n2 a : something that grows or has grown b : an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as a tumor) c : OUTGROWTH d : the result of growth : PRODUCT\n3 : a producing especially by growing <fruits of his own growth>


Words: grub
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to clear by digging up roots and stumps\n2 : to dig up by or as if by the roots\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to dig in the ground especially for something that is difficult to find or extract b : to search about <grubbed in the countryside for food Lamp>\n2 : TOIL, DRUDGE <folks who grub for money James Street>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a soft thick wormlike larva of an insect\n2 a : one who does menial work : DRUDGE b : a slovenly person\n3 : FOOD


Words: grubby
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : infested with fly maggots\n2 a : DIRTY, GRIMY <grubby hands> b : SLOVENLY, SLOPPY\n3 : worthy of contempt : BASE <grubby political motives>


Words: grubstake
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : supplies or funds furnished a mining prospector on promise of a share in his discoveries\n2 : material assistance (as a loan) provided for launching an enterprise or for a person in difficult circumstances\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to provide with a grubstake


Words: grudge
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully <didn’t grudge the time>\n\n<2> noun\n: a feeling of deep-seated resentment or ill will


Words: gruff
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect <a gruff reply>\n2 : being deep and harsh : HOARSE <a gruff voice>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to utter in a gruff voice or manner


Words: grumble
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to mutter in discontent\n2 : GROWL, RUMBLE\ntransitive senses : to express with grumbling


Words: grunt
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to utter a grunt\ntransitive senses : to utter with a grunt\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the deep short sound characteristic of a hog b : a similar sound\n2 from the noise it makes when taken from the water : any of a family (Haemulidae syn. Pomadasyidae) of chiefly tropical marine bony fishes\n3 : a dessert made by dropping biscuit dough on top of boiling berries and steaming <blueberry grunt>\n4 : a U.S. army or marine foot soldier especially in the Vietnam war\n5 : one who does routine unglamorous work often used attributively <grunt work>


Words: guano
Meaning:
noun\n: a substance composed chiefly of the excrement of seafowl and used as a fertilizer; also : a similar substance (as bat excrement or cannery waste) especially when used for fertilizer


Words: guarani
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized a plural guarani or guaranis : a member of a Tupi-Guaranian people of Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil b : the language of the Guarani\n2 plural guaranies also guaranis see MONEY table


Words: guarantee
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : GUARANTOR\n2 : GUARANTY 1\n3 : an assurance for the fulfillment of a condition: as a : an agreement by which one person undertakes to secure another in the possession or enjoyment of something b : an assurance of the quality of or of the length of use to be expected from a product offered for sale often with a promise of reimbursement\n4 : GUARANTY 4\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to undertake to answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of\n2 : to engage for the existence, permanence, or nature of : undertake to do or secure <guarantee the winning of three tricks>\n3 : to give security to\n4 : to assert confidently


Words: guaranty
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an undertaking to answer for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty of another in case of the other’s default or miscarriage\n2 : GUARANTEE 3\n3 : GUARANTOR\n4 : something given as security : PLEDGE\n5 : the protection of a right afforded by legal provision (as in a constitution)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: GUARANTEE


Words: guard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one assigned to protect or oversee another: as a : a person or a body of persons on sentinel duty b plural : troops attached to the person of the sovereign c British : CONDUCTOR b\n2 a : a defensive state or attitude <asked him out when his guard was down> b : a defensive position (as in boxing)\n3 a : the act or duty of protecting or defending b : the state of being protected : PROTECTION\n4 : a protective or safety device; specifically : a device for protecting a machine part or the operator of a machine\n5 archaic : PRECAUTION\n6 a : a position or player next to the center in a football line b : a player stationed in the backcourt in basketball\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to protect an edge of with an ornamental border\n2 a : to protect from danger especially by watchful attention : make secure <police guarding our cities> b : to stand at the entrance of as if on guard or as a barrier c : to tend to carefully : PRESERVE, PROTECT <guarded their privacy>\n3 archaic : ESCORT\n4 a : to watch over so as to prevent escape, disclosure, or indiscretion b : to attempt to prevent (an opponent) from playing effectively or scoring\nintransitive senses : to watch by way of caution or defense : stand guard


Words: guardhouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a building occupied by a guard or used as a headquarters by soldiers on guard duty\n2 : a military jail


Words: guardian
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that guards : CUSTODIAN\n2 : a superior of a Franciscan monastery\n3 : one who has the care of the person or property of another


Words: guardroom
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a room occupied by a military guard during its term of duty\n2 : a room where military prisoners are confined


Words: guerrilla
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person who engages in irregular warfare especially as a member of an independent unit carrying out harassment and sabotage\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of guerrillas especially in being aggressive, radical, or unconventional


Words: guess
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form an opinion of from little or no evidence\n2 : BELIEVE, SUPPOSE <I guess you’re right>\n3 : to arrive at a correct conclusion about by conjecture, chance, or intuition <guess the answer>\nintransitive senses : to make a guess\n\n<2> noun\n: CONJECTURE, SURMISE


Words: guest
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a person entertained in one’s house b : a person to whom hospitality is extended c : a person who pays for the services of an establishment (as a hotel or restaurant)\n2 : an organism (as an insect) sharing the dwelling of another; especially : INQUILINE\n3 : a substance that is incorporated in a host substance\n4 : a usually prominent person not a regular member of a cast or organization who appears in a program or performance\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to receive as a guest\nintransitive senses : to appear as a guest


Words: guidance
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act or process of guiding\n2 a : the direction provided by a guide b : advice on vocational or educational problems given to students\n3 : the process of controlling the course of a projectile by a built-in mechanism


Words: guide
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one that leads or directs another’s way b : a person who exhibits and explains points of interest c : something that provides a person with guiding information d : SIGNPOST 1 e : a person who directs another’s conduct or course of life\n2 a : a device for steadying or directing the motion of something b : a ring or loop for holding the line of a fishing rod in position c : a sheet or a card with projecting tab for labeling inserted in a card index to facilitate reference\n3 : a member of a unit on whom the movements or alignments of a military command are regulated used especially in commands <guide right>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to act as a guide to : direct in a way or course\n2 a : to direct, supervise, or influence usually to a particular end b : to superintend the training or instruction of\nintransitive senses : to act or work as a guide


Words: guidon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small flag; especially : one borne by a military unit as a unit marker\n2 : one who carries a guidon


Words: guild
Meaning:
noun\n: an association of people with similar interests or pursuits; especially : a medieval association of merchants or craftsmen


Words: guillotine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides\n2 : a shearing machine or instrument (as a paper cutter) that in action resembles a guillotine\n3 chiefly British : closure by the imposition of a predetermined time limit on the consideration of specific sections of a bill or portions of other legislative business


Words: guilt
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the fact of having committed a breach of conduct especially violating law and involving a penalty; broadly : guilty conduct\n2 a : the state of one who has committed an offense especially consciously b : feelings of culpability especially for imagined offenses or from a sense of inadequacy : SELF-REPROACH\n3 : a feeling of culpability for offenses


Words: guilty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime\n2 obsolete : justly liable to or deserving of a penalty\n3 a : suggesting or involving guilt <guilty looks> b : aware of or suffering from guilt <guilty consciences>


Words: guinea
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an English gold coin issued from 1663 to 1813 and fixed in 1717 at 21 shillings\n2 : a unit of value equal to one pound and one shilling


Words: guise
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a form or style of dress : COSTUME\n2 a obsolete : MANNER, FASHION b archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving\n3 a : external appearance : SEMBLANCE b : PRETEXT


Words: guitar
Meaning:
noun\n: a flat-bodied stringed instrument with a long fretted neck and usually six strings plucked with a pick or with the fingers


Words: gulf
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land\n2 : a deep chasm : ABYSS\n3 : WHIRLPOOL\n4 : a wide gap <the gulf between generations>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: ENGULF


Words: gull
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae); especially : a usually gray and white bird (as of the genus Larus) differing from a tern in usually larger size, stouter build, thicker somewhat hooked bill, less pointed wings, and short unforked tail\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to take advantage of (one who is foolish or unwary) : DECEIVE\n\n<3> noun\n: a person who is easily deceived or cheated : DUPE


Words: gullet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : ESOPHAGUS; broadly : THROAT\n2 : an invagination of the protoplasm in various protozoans (as a paramecium) that sometimes functions in the intake of food\n3 : the space between the tips of adjacent saw teeth


Words: gully
Meaning:
<1> noun\ndialect British : a large knife\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a trench which was orig. worn in the earth by running water and through which water often runs after rains\n2 : a small valley or gulch\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make gullies in\nintransitive senses : to undergo erosion : form gullies


Words: gulp
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one swallow\n2 : to keep back as if by swallowing <gulp down a sob>\n3 : to take in readily as if by swallowing <gulp down knowledge>\nintransitive senses : to catch the breath as if in taking a long drink


Words: gum
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the tissue that surrounds the necks of teeth and covers the alveolar parts of the jaws; broadly : the alveolar portion of a jaw with its enveloping soft tissues\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to enlarge gullets of (a saw)\n2 : to chew with the gums\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : any of numerous colloidal polysaccharide substances of plant origin that are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying and are salts of complex organic acids compare MUCILAGE 1 b : any of various plant exudates (as an oleoresin or gum resin)\n2 : a substance or deposit resembling a plant gum (as in sticky or adhesive quality)\n3 a : a tree (as a black gum) that yields gum b Australian : EUCALYPTUS\n4 : the wood or lumber of a gum; especially : that of the sweet gum\n5 : CHEWING GUM\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses : to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum <gum up the works>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to exude or form gum\n2 : to become gummy


Words: gumbo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a soup thickened with okra pods or fil* and containing meat or seafoods and usually vegetables\n2 : OKRA 1\n3 a : any of various fine-grained silty soils especially of the central U.S. that when wet become impervious and soapy or waxy and very sticky b : a heavy sticky mud\n4 : MIXTURE, M*LANGE\n\n<2> noun\n: CREOLE 4a


Words: gumption
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly dialect : COMMON SENSE, HORSE SENSE\n2 : ENTERPRISE, INITIATIVE <lacked the gumption to try>


Words: gun
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a piece of ordnance usually with high muzzle velocity and comparatively flat trajectory b : a portable firearm (as a rifle or handgun) c : a device that throws a projectile\n2 a : a discharge of a gun especially as a salute or signal b : a signal marking a beginning or ending\n3 a : HUNTER b : GUNMAN\n4 : something suggesting a gun in shape or function\n5 : THROTTLE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to hunt with a gun\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to fire on b : SHOOT <gunned down by a hit man>\n2 a : to open up the throttle of so as to increase speed <gun the engine> b : FIRE 3b <gunned the ball to first base>


Words: gunman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a man armed with a gun; especially : a professional killer\n2 : a man noted for speed or skill in handling a gun


Words: gunner
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a soldier or airman who operates or aims a gun\n2 : one who hunts with a gun\n3 : a warrant officer who supervises ordnance and ordnance stores


Words: gunnery
Meaning:
noun\n: the use of guns; especially : the science of the flight of projectiles and of the effective use of guns


Words: gunpowder
Meaning:
noun\n: an explosive mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur used in gunnery and blasting; broadly : any of various powders used in guns as propelling charges


Words: guppy
Meaning:
noun\n: a small live-bearer (Poecilia reticulata of the family Poeciliidae) of Barbados, Trinidad, and Venezuela often kept as an aquarium fish


Words: gurgle
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to flow in a broken irregular current <the brook gurgling over the rocks>\n2 : to make a sound like that of a gurgling liquid <the baby gurgling in his crib>


Words: gush
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to issue copiously or violently\n2 : to emit a sudden copious flow\n3 : to make an effusive display of affection or enthusiasm <an aunt gushing over the baby>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to emit in a copious free flow\n2 : to say or write effusively\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sudden outpouring b : something emitted in a gushing forth\n2 : an effusive display or outpouring


Words: gusset
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually diamond-shaped or triangular insert in a seam (as of a sleeve, pocketbook, or shoe upper) to provide expansion or reinforcement\n2 : a plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework (as in a building or bridge)


Words: gust
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete a : the sensation of taste b : INCLINATION, LIKING\n2 : keen delight\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sudden brief rush of wind\n2 : a sudden outburst : SURGE <a gust of emotion>\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to blow in gusts <winds gusting up to 40 mph>


Words: gusto
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an individual or special taste <different gustoes> b : enthusiastic and vigorous enjoyment or appreciation c : vitality marked by an abundance of vigor and enthusiasm\n2 archaic : artistic style


Words: gut
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : BOWELS, ENTRAILS usually used in plural (2) : the basic visceral or emotional part of a person b : the alimentary canal or part of it (as the intestine or stomach) c : BELLY, ABDOMEN d : CATGUT\n2 plural : the inner essential parts <the guts of a car>\n3 : a narrow passage; also : a narrow waterway or small creek\n4 : the sac of silk taken from a silkworm ready to spin its cocoon and drawn out into a thread for use as a snell\n5 plural : fortitude and stamina in coping with what alarms, repels, or discourages : COURAGE, PLUCK\n6 : GUT COURSE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : EVISCERATE b : to extract all the essential passages or portions from\n2 a : to destroy the inside of <fire gutted the building> b : to destroy the essential power or effectiveness of <inflation gutting the economy>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : arising from one’s inmost self : VISCERAL <a gut reaction>\n2 : having strong impact or immediate relevance <gut issues>


Words: gutter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a trough along the eaves to catch and carry off rainwater b : a low area (as at the edge of a street) to carry off surface water (as to a sewer) c : a trough or groove to catch and direct something <the gutters of a bowling alley>\n2 : a white space formed by the adjoining inside margins of two facing pages (as of a book)\n3 : the lowest or most vulgar level or condition of human life\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut or wear gutters in\n2 : to provide with a gutter\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to flow in rivulets b of a candle : to melt away through a channel out of the side of the cup hollowed out by the burning wick\n2 : to incline downward in a draft <the candle flame guttering>\n\n<3> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of the gutter; especially : marked by extreme vulgarity, cheapness, or indecency <gutter politics>


Words: guttural
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : articulated in the throat <guttural sounds>\n2 : VELAR\n3 : being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable


Words: gutty
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : GUTSY 1 <a gutty quarterback>\n2 : having a vigorous challenging quality <gutty realism>


Words: guy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a rope, chain, rod, or wire attached to something as a brace or guide called also guyline\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to steady or reinforce with a guy\n\n<3> noun\n1 often capitalized : a grotesque effigy of Guy Fawkes traditionally displayed and burned in England on Guy Fawkes Day\n2 chiefly British : a person of grotesque appearance\n3 a : MAN, FELLOW b : PERSON used in plural to refer to the members of a group regardless of sex <saw her and the rest of the guys>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to make fun of : RIDICULE


Words: guzzle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to drink especially liquor greedily, continually, or habitually\ntransitive senses : to drink greedily or habitually <guzzle beer>


Words: gym
Meaning:
noun\n1 : GYMNASIUM\n2 : PHYSICAL EDUCATION\n3 : a usually metal frame supporting an assortment of outdoor play equipment (as a swing, seesaw, and rings)


Words: gymkhana
Meaning:
noun\n: a meet featuring sports contests or athletic skills: as a : competitive games on horseback b : a timed contest for automobiles featuring a series of events designed to test driving skill


Words: gymnasium
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a large room used for various indoor sports (as basketball or boxing) and usually equipped with gymnastic apparatus b : a building (as on a college campus) containing space and equipment for various indoor sports activities and usually including spectator accommodations, locker and shower rooms, offices, classrooms, and a swimming pool\n2 German, from Latin, school : a European secondary school that prepares students for the university


Words: gynecology
Meaning:
noun\n: a branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women


Words: gyp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 British : a college servant\n2 a : CHEAT, SWINDLER b : FRAUD, SWINDLE\n\n<2> verb\n: CHEAT


Words: gypsum
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a widely distributed mineral consisting of hydrous calcium sulfate that is used especially as a soil amendment and in making plaster of paris\n2 : PLASTERBOARD


Words: Gypsy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of a traditionally itinerant people who originated in northern India and now live chiefly in south and southwest Asia, Europe, and No. America\n2 : ROMANY 2\n3 not capitalized : one that resembles a Gypsy; especially : WANDERER


Words: gyrate
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: winding or coiled around : CONVOLUTED <gyrate branches of a tree>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to revolve around a point or axis\n2 : to oscillate with or as if with a circular or spiral motion


Words: gyrocompass
Meaning:
noun\n: a compass consisting of a continuously driven gyroscope whose spinning axis is confined to a horizontal plane so that the earth’s rotation causes it to assume a position parallel to the earth’s axis and thus point to the true north


Words: gyroscope
Meaning:
noun\n: a wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin


Words: h
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 8th letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic h\n2 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter h\n3 : one designated h especially as the 8th in order or class\n4 : something shaped like the letter\n\n<2> abbreviation\nhalf, harbor, hard, hardness, hecto-, height, high, hit, horse, hour, humidity, hundred, Hungary, husband


Words: habiliment
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural : characteristic apparatus : FITTINGS <the habiliments of civilization W. P. Webb>\n2 a : the dress characteristic of an occupation or occasion usually used in plural b : CLOTHES usually used in plural


Words: habit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : CLOTHING\n2 a : a costume characteristic of a calling, rank, or function <a nun’s habit> b : a costume worn for horseback riding\n3 : manner of conducting oneself : BEARING\n4 : bodily appearance or makeup <a man of fleshy habit>\n5 : the prevailing disposition or character of a person’s thoughts and feelings : mental makeup\n6 : a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior\n7 a : a behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure that shows itself in regularity or increased facility of performance b : an acquired mode of behavior that has become nearly or completely involuntary c : ADDICTION\n8 : characteristic mode of growth or occurrence <a grass similar to Indian corn in habit>\n9 of a crystal : characteristic assemblage of forms at crystallization leading to a usual appearance\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: CLOTHE, DRESS


Words: habitant
Meaning:
noun\n1 : INHABITANT, RESIDENT\n2 also habitan : a settler or descendant of a settler of French origin working as a farmer in Canada


Words: habitat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows b : the typical place of residence of a person or a group c : a housing for a controlled physical environment in which people can live under surrounding inhospitable conditions (as under the sea)\n2 : the place where something is commonly found


Words: habitation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of inhabiting : OCCUPANCY\n2 : a dwelling place : RESIDENCE\n3 : SETTLEMENT, COLONY


Words: habitual
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having the nature of a habit : being in accordance with habit : CUSTOMARY <habitual smoking>\n2 : doing, practicing, or acting in some manner by force of habit <habitual drunkard>\n3 : resorted to on a regular basis <our habitual diet>\n4 : inherent in an individual <habitual grace>


Words: habituate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make used to something : ACCUSTOM\n2 : FREQUENT 1\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cause habituation\n2 : to undergo habituation <habituate to a stimulus>


Words: hacienda
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large estate especially in a Spanish-speaking country : PLANTATION\n2 : the main dwelling of a hacienda


Words: hack
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cut or sever with repeated irregular or unskillful blows b : to cut or shape by or as if by crude or ruthless strokes <hacking out new election districts> c : ANNOY, VEX often used with off\n2 : to clear or make by or as if by cutting away vegetation <hacked his way through the brush>\n3 a : to manage successfully <just couldn’t hack the new job> b : TOLERATE <I can’t hack all this noise>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make chopping strokes or blows <hacked at the weeds>; also : to make cuts as if by chopping <hacking away at the work force> b : to play inexpert golf\n2 : to cough in a short dry manner\n3 : LOAF usually used with around\n4 a : to write computer programs for enjoyment b : to gain access to a computer illegally\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an implement for hacking\n2 : NICK, NOTCH\n3 : a short dry cough\n4 : a hacking stroke or blow\n5 : restriction to quarters as punishment for naval officers usually used in the phrase under hack\n\n<3> noun\n1 a (1) : a horse let out for common hire (2) : a horse used in all kinds of work b : a horse worn out in service : JADE c : a light easy saddle horse; especially : a three-gaited saddle horse d : a ride on a horse\n2 a : HACKNEY b (1) : TAXICAB (2) : CABDRIVER\n3 a : a person who works solely for mercenary reasons : HIRELING <party hacks> b : a writer who works on order; also : a writer who aims solely for commercial success\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : working for hire especially with mediocre professional standards\n2 : performed by, suited to, or characteristic of a hack <hack writing>\n3 : HACKNEYED, TRITE\n\n<5> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to ride or drive at an ordinary pace or over the roads especially as distinguished from racing or hunting\n2 : to operate a taxicab\ntransitive senses : to ride (a horse) at an ordinary pace\n\n<6> noun\nslang : a guard especially at a prison


Words: hackle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird b : the neck plumage of the domestic fowl\n2 : a comb or board with long metal teeth for dressing flax, hemp, or jute\n3 plural a : erectile hairs along the neck and back especially of a dog b : TEMPER, DANDER\n4 a : an artificial fishing fly made chiefly of the filaments of a cock’s neck feathers b : filaments of cock feather projecting from the head of an artificial fly\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to comb out with a hackle


Words: hackney
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a horse suitable for ordinary riding or driving b : a trotting horse used chiefly for driving c often capitalized : any of an English breed of rather compact usually chestnut, bay, or brown high-stepping horses\n2 obsolete : one that works for hire\n3 : a carriage or automobile kept for hire\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : kept for public hire\n2 : HACKNEYED\n3 archaic : done or suitable for doing by a drudge\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to make common or frequent use of b : to make trite, vulgar, or commonplace\n2 archaic : to make sophisticated or jaded


Words: hacksaw
Meaning:
noun\n: a fine-tooth saw with a blade under tension in a frame that is used for cutting hard materials (as metal)


Words: hackwork
Meaning:
noun\n: literary, artistic, or professional work done on order usually according to formula and in conformity with commercial standards


Words: haddock
Meaning:
noun\n: an important food fish (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) that is usually smaller than the related cod and that occurs on both sides of the No. Atlantic


Words: Hades
Meaning:
noun\n1 : PLUTO\n2 : the underground abode of the dead in Greek mythology\n3 : SHEOL\n4 often not capitalized : HELL


Words: hafnium
Meaning:
noun\n: a metallic element that resembles zirconium in its chemical properties and occurs in zirconium minerals and that readily absorbs neutrons see ELEMENT table


Words: haft
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the handle of a weapon or tool\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to set in or furnish with a haft


Words: hag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an ugly, slatternly, or evil-looking old woman\n2 archaic a : a female demon b : an evil or frightening spirit : HOBGOBLIN\n3 : WITCH\n\n<2> noun\n1 British : QUAGMIRE, BOG\n2 British : a firm spot in a bog


Words: haggard
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 of a hawk : not tamed\n2 a : wild in appearance b : having a worn or emaciated appearance : GAUNT <haggard faces looked up sadly from out of the straw W. M. Thackeray>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an adult hawk caught wild\n2 obsolete : an intractable person


Words: haggis
Meaning:
noun\n: a traditionally Scottish dish that consists of the heart, liver, and lungs of a sheep or a calf minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, and seasonings boiled in the stomach of the animal


Words: haggle
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut roughly or clumsily : HACK\n2 archaic : to annoy or exhaust with wrangling\nintransitive senses : BARGAIN, WRANGLE\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of haggling


Words: hail
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow\n2 : something that gives the effect of a shower of hail <a hail of rifle fire>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to precipitate hail <it was hailing hard>\n2 : to pour down or strike like hail\n\n<3> interjection\n1 archaic used as a salutation\n2 used to express acclamation <hail to the chief Sir Walter Scott>\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : SALUTE, GREET b : to greet with enthusiastic approval : ACCLAIM\n2 : to greet or summon by calling <hail a taxi>\nintransitive senses : to call out; especially : to call a greeting to a passing ship\n\n<5> noun\n1 : an exclamation of greeting or acclamation\n2 : a calling to attract attention\n3 : hearing distance <stayed within hail>


Words: hair
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a slender threadlike outgrowth of the epidermis of an animal; especially : one of the usually pigmented filaments that form the characteristic coat of a mammal b : the hairy covering of an animal or a body part; especially : the coating of hairs on a human head\n2 : HAIRCLOTH\n3 a : a minute distance or amount <won by a hair> b : a precise degree <aligned to a hair>\n4 obsolete : NATURE, CHARACTER\n5 : a filamentous structure that resembles hair <leaf hair>


Words: hairbreadth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a very small distance or margin\n\n<2> adjective\n: very narrow : CLOSE <a hairbreadth escape>


Words: haircloth
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various stiff wiry fabrics especially of horsehair or camel hair used for upholstery or for stiffening in garments


Words: hairline
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a very slender line: as a : a tiny line or crack on a surface <a hairline bone fracture> b : a fine line connecting thicker strokes in a printed letter\n2 : HAIRBREADTH\n3 a : a textile design consisting of lengthwise or crosswise lines usually one thread wide b : a fabric with such a design\n4 a : the outline of scalp hair especially on the forehead b : the way the hair frames the face


Words: hairpin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pin to hold the hair in place; specifically : a long U-shaped pin\n2 : something shaped like a hairpin; specifically : a sharp U-shaped turn in a road\n\n<2> adjective\n: having the shape of a hairpin <a hairpin turn>; also : having hairpin turns <a steep hairpin road>


Words: hairy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : covered with hair or hairlike material b : having a downy fuzz on the stems and leaves\n2 : made of or resembling hair\n3 a : tending to cause nervous tension (as from danger) <a hairy adventure> b : difficult to deal with or comprehend <a hairy math problem>


Words: hake
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several marine food fishes (as of the genera Merluccius and Urophycis) that are related to the common Atlantic cod


Words: halberd
Meaning:
noun\n: a weapon especially of the 15th and 16th centuries consisting typically of a battle-ax and pike mounted on a handle about six feet long


Words: halcyon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a bird identified with the kingfisher and held in ancient legend to nest at sea about the time of the winter solstice and to calm the waves during incubation\n2 : KINGFISHER\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to the halcyon or its nesting period\n2 a : CALM, PEACEFUL b : HAPPY, GOLDEN c : PROSPEROUS, AFFLUENT


Words: hale
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: free from defect, disease, or infirmity : SOUND; also : retaining exceptional health and vigor <a hale and hearty old man>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : HAUL, PULL\n2 : to compel to go


Words: half
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : either of two equal parts into which a thing is divisible; also : a part of a thing approximately equal to the remainder often used without of <half the distance> b : half an hour used in designation of time\n2 : one of a pair: as a : PARTNER b : SEMESTER, TERM c : either of the two equal periods that together make up the playing time of some games (as football); also : the midpoint in playing time <the score was tied at the half>\n3 : HALF-DOLLAR\n4 : HALFBACK\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : being one of two equal parts <a half share> <a half sheet of paper> b (1) : amounting to approximately half <a half mile> <a half million> (2) : falling short of the full or complete thing : PARTIAL <half measures> <a half smile>\n2 : extending over or covering only half <a half window> <a half mask>\n\n<3> adverb\n1 a : in an equal part or degree <the crowd was half jeering, half respectful> b : not completely : PARTIALLY <half persuaded>\n2 : by any means : AT ALL <her singing isn’t half bad>


Words: halfback
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one of the backs stationed near either flank in football\n2 : a player stationed immediately behind the forward line (as in field hockey, soccer, or rugby)


Words: halfpenny
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural halfpence or halfpennies : a former British coin representing one half of a penny\n2 : the sum of half a penny\n3 : a small amount


Words: halibut
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several marine flatfishes (especially Hippoglossus hippoglossus of the Atlantic and H. stenolepis of the Pacific) that are widely used for food and include some of the largest bony fishes


Words: hall
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the castle or house of a medieval king or noble b : the chief living room in such a structure\n2 : the manor house of a landed proprietor\n3 : a large usually imposing building for public or semipublic purposes\n4 a (1) : a building used by a college or university for some special purpose (2) : DORMITORY b : a college or a division of a college at some universities c (1) : the common dining room of an English college (2) : a meal served there\n5 a : the entrance room of a building : LOBBY b : a corridor or passage in a building\n6 : a large room for assembly : AUDITORIUM\n7 : a place used for public entertainment


Words: hallmark
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an official mark stamped on gold and silver articles in England to attest their purity b : a mark or device placed or stamped on an article of trade to indicate origin, purity, or genuineness\n2 : a distinguishing characteristic, trait, or feature <the dramatic flourishes which are the hallmark of the trial lawyer Marion K. Sanders>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to stamp with a hallmark


Words: Halloween
Meaning:
noun\n: October 31 observed especially with dressing up in disguise, trick-or-treating, and displaying jack-o’-lanterns during the evening


Words: hallucination
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : perception of objects with no reality usually arising from disorder of the nervous system or in response to drugs (as LSD) b : the object so perceived\n2 : an unfounded or mistaken impression or notion : DELUSION


Words: halo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a circle of light appearing to surround the sun or moon and resulting from refraction or reflection of light by ice particles in the atmosphere\n2 : something resembling a halo: as a : NIMBUS b : a region of space surrounding a galaxy that is sparsely populated with luminous objects (as globular clusters) but is believed to contain a great deal of dark matter c : a differentiated zone surrounding a central zone or object\n3 : the aura of glory, veneration, or sentiment surrounding an idealized person or thing\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to form into or surround with a halo <rainbows haloed the waterfalls Michael Crawford>


Words: halogen
Meaning:
noun\n: any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine that form part of group VII of the periodic table and exist in the free state normally as diatomic molecules


Words: halt
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: LAME\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to walk or proceed lamely : LIMP\n2 : to stand in perplexity or doubt between alternate courses : WAVER\n3 : to display weakness or imperfection : FALTER\n\n<3> noun\n: STOP\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cease marching or journeying\n2 : DISCONTINUE, TERMINATE <the project halted for lack of funds>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring to a stop <the strike halted subways and buses>\n2 : to cause the discontinuance of : END


Words: halter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a rope or strap for leading or tying an animal b : a headstall usually with noseband and throatlatch to which a lead may be attached\n2 : a rope for hanging criminals : NOOSE; also : death by hanging\n3 : a woman’s blouse that leaves the back, arms, and midriff bare and that is typically held in place by straps around the neck and across the back\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to catch with or as if with a halter; also : to put a halter on b : HANG\n2 : to put restraint upon : HAMPER


Words: halve
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to divide into two equal parts b : to reduce to one half <halving the present cost> c : to share equally\n2 : to play (as a hole in golf) in the same number of strokes as one’s opponent


Words: ham
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the hollow of the knee b : a buttock with its associated thigh usually used in plural\n2 : a cut of meat consisting of a thigh; especially : one from a hog\n3 short for hamfatter, from <The Ham-fat Man,> minstrel song a : a showy performer; especially : an actor performing in an exaggerated theatrical style b : a licensed operator of an amateur radio station\n4 : a cushion used especially by tailors for pressing curved areas of garments\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to execute with exaggerated speech or gestures : OVERACT\nintransitive senses : to overplay a part


Words: hamburger
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : ground beef b : a patty of ground beef\n2 : a sandwich consisting of a patty of hamburger in a split typically round bun


Words: hammer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a hand tool consisting of a solid head set crosswise on a handle and used for pounding b : a power tool that often substitutes a metal block or a drill for the hammerhead\n2 : something that resembles a hammer in form or action: as a : a lever with a striking head for ringing a bell or striking a gong b (1) : an arm that strikes the cap in a percussion lock to ignite the propelling charge (2) : a part of the action of a modern gun that strikes the primer of the cartridge in firing or that strikes the firing pin to ignite the cartridge c : MALLEUS d : GAVEL e (1) : a padded mallet in a piano action for striking a string (2) : a hand mallet for playing on various percussion instruments (as a xylophone)\n3 : a metal sphere thrown for distance in the hammer throw\n4 : ACCELERATOR b\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to strike blows especially repeatedly with or as if with a hammer : POUND\n2 : to make repeated efforts; especially : to reiterate an opinion or attitude <the lectures all hammered away at the same points>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to beat, drive, or shape with repeated blows of a hammer b : to fasten or build with a hammer\n2 : to strike or drive with a force suggesting a hammer blow or repeated blows <hammered the ball over the fence> <tried to hammer me into submission>


Words: hammerlock
Meaning:
noun\n: a wrestling hold in which an opponent’s arm is held bent behind the back; broadly : a strong hold


Words: hammertoe
Meaning:
noun\n: a deformed claw-shaped toe and especially the second that results from permanent angular flexion between one or both phalangeal joints


Words: hammock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a swinging couch or bed usually made of netting or canvas and slung by cords from supports at each end\n\n<2> noun\n1 : HUMMOCK\n2 : a fertile area in the southern U.S. and especially Florida that is usually higher than its surroundings and that is characterized by hardwood vegetation and deep humus-rich soil


