# dict

Words: bassinet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a baby’s basketlike bed (as of wickerwork or plastic) often with a hood over one end\n2 : a perambulator that resembles a bassinet


Words: bassoon
Meaning:
noun\n: a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long U-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe


Words: basswood
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several New World lindens; especially : LINDEN 1b\n2 : the straight-grained white wood of a basswood


Words: bastard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an illegitimate child\n2 : something that is spurious, irregular, inferior, or of questionable origin\n3 a : an offensive or disagreeable person used as a generalized term of abuse b : MAN, FELLOW\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : ILLEGITIMATE\n2 : of mixed or ill-conceived origin <known for coining bastard words>\n3 : of abnormal shape or irregular size\n4 : of a kind similar to but inferior to or less typical than some standard <bastard measles>\n5 : lacking genuineness or authority : FALSE


Words: baste
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to sew with long loose stitches in order to hold something in place temporarily\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to moisten (as meat) at intervals with a liquid (as melted butter, fat, or pan drippings) especially during cooking\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to beat severely or soundly : THRASH\n2 : to scold vigorously : BERATE


Words: bastinado
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a blow with a stick or cudgel\n2 a : a beating especially with a stick b : a punishment consisting of beating the soles of the feet with a stick\n3 : STICK, CUDGEL\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to subject to repeated blows


Words: bastion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a projecting part of a fortification\n2 : a fortified area or position\n3 : something that is considered a stronghold : BULWARK


Words: bat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stout solid stick : CLUB\n2 : a sharp blow : STROKE\n3 a : a usually wooden implement used for hitting the ball in various games b : a paddle used in various games (as table tennis) c : the short whip used by a jockey\n4 a : BATSMAN b : a turn at batting usually used in the phrase at bat\n5 : BATT\n6 British : rate of speed : GAIT\n7 : BINGE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike or hit with or as if with a bat\n2 a : to advance (a base runner) by batting b : to have a batting average of\n3 : to discuss at length : consider in detail\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to strike or hit a ball with a bat b : to take one’s turn at bat\n2 : to wander aimlessly\n\n<3> noun\n: any of a widely distributed order (Chiroptera) of nocturnal usually frugivorous or insectivorous flying mammals that have wings formed from four elongated digits of the forelimb covered by a cutaneous membrane and that have adequate visual capabilities but often rely on echolocation\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to wink especially in surprise or emotion <never batted an eye>; also : FLUTTER <batted his eyelashes>


Words: batch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the quantity baked at one time : BAKING\n2 a : the quantity of material prepared or required for one operation; specifically : a mixture of raw materials ready for fusion into glass b : the quantity produced at one operation c : a group of jobs (as programs) which are submitted for processing on a computer and whose results are obtained at a later time <batch processing> compare TIME-SHARING\n3 : a quantity (as of persons or things) considered as a group\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to bring together or process as a batch


Words: bate
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to reduce the force or intensity of : RESTRAIN <with bated breath>\n2 : to take away : DEDUCT\n3 archaic : to lower especially in amount or estimation\n4 archaic : BLUNT\nintransitive senses , obsolete : DIMINISH, DECREASE\n\n<2> intransitive verb\nof a falcon or hawk : to attempt to fly off something (as a gauntlet) in fear


Words: bateau
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various small craft; especially : a flat-bottomed boat with raked bow and stern and flaring sides


Words: bath
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a washing or soaking (as in water or steam) of all or part of the body\n2 a : water used for bathing b (1) : a contained liquid for a special purpose (2) : a receptacle holding the liquid c (1) : a medium for regulating the temperature of something placed in or on it (2) : a vessel containing this medium\n3 a : BATHROOM b : a building containing an apartment or a series of rooms designed for bathing c : SPA usually used in plural d British : SWIMMING POOL often used in plural\n4 a : the quality or state of being covered with a liquid b : FLOOD 3\n5 : BATHTUB\n6 : a financial setback : LOSS <took a bath in the market>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses , British : to give a bath to\nintransitive senses , British : to take a bath\n\n<3> noun\n: an ancient Hebrew liquid measure corresponding to the ephah of dry measure


Words: bathe
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : MOISTEN, WET\n2 : to wash in a liquid (as water)\n3 : to apply water or a liquid medicament to\n4 : to flow along the edge of : LAVE\n5 : to suffuse with or as if with light\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take a bath\n2 : to go swimming\n3 : to become immersed or absorbed\n\n<2> noun\n1 British : 1BATH 1\n2 British : SWIM, DIP


Words: bathos
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the sudden appearance of the commonplace in otherwise elevated matter or style b : ANTICLIMAX\n2 : exceptional commonplaceness : TRITENESS\n3 : insincere or overdone pathos : SENTIMENTALISM


Words: baton
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CUDGEL, TRUNCHEON; specifically : BILLY CLUB\n2 : a staff borne as a symbol of office\n3 : a narrow heraldic bend\n4 : a slender rod with which a leader directs a band or orchestra\n5 : a hollow cylinder carried by each member of a relay team and passed to the succeeding runner\n6 : a hollow metal rod with a weighted bulb at one or both ends that is flourished or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette


Words: battalion
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a considerable body of troops organized to act together : ARMY\n2 : a military unit composed of a headquarters and two or more companies, batteries, or similar units\n3 : a large group


Words: batten
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to grow fat b : to feed gluttonously\n2 : to grow prosperous especially at the expense of another usually used with on\ntransitive senses : FATTEN\n\n<2> noun\n1 a British : a piece of lumber used especially for flooring b : a thin narrow strip of lumber used especially to seal or reinforce a joint\n2 : a strip, bar, or support resembling or used similarly to a batten\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish with battens\n2 : to fasten with or as if with battens often used with down\nintransitive senses : to make one secure by or as if by battens <battening down for the hurricane>


Words: batter
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to beat with successive blows so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish b : BOMBARD\n2 : to subject to strong, overwhelming, or repeated attack\n3 : to wear or damage by hard usage or blows <a battered old hat>\nintransitive senses : to strike heavily and repeatedly : BEAT\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a mixture consisting chiefly of flour, egg, and milk or water and being thin enough to pour or drop from a spoon b : a mixture (as of flour and egg) used as a coating for food (as chicken) that is to be fried\n2 : an instance of battering\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to coat (food) with batter for frying\n\n<4> noun\n: a receding upward slope of the outer face of a structure\n\n<5> transitive verb\n: to give a receding upward slope to (as a wall)\n\n<6> noun\n: one that bats; especially : the player whose turn it is to bat


Words: battery
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of battering or beating b : an offensive touching or use of force on a person without the person’s consent compare ASSAULT 2a\n2 a : a grouping of artillery pieces for tactical purposes b : the guns of a warship\n3 : an artillery unit in the army equivalent to a company\n4 a : a combination of apparatus for producing a single electrical effect b : a group of two or more cells connected together to furnish electric current; also : a single cell that furnishes electric current <a flashlight battery>\n5 a : a number of similar articles, items, or devices arranged, connected, or used together : SET, SERIES <a battery of tests> b : a usually impressive or imposing group : ARRAY\n6 : the position of readiness of a gun for firing\n7 : the pitcher and catcher of a baseball team


Words: batting
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the action of one who bats b : the use of or ability with a bat\n2 : layers or sheets of raw cotton or wool or of synthetic fibrous material used for lining quilts or for stuffing or packaging; also : a blanket of thermal insulation (as fiberglass)


Words: battle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : BATTALION\n2 : a combat between two persons\n3 : a general encounter between armies, ships of war, or aircraft\n4 : an extended contest, struggle, or controversy\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to engage in battle : FIGHT\n2 : to contend with full strength, vigor, skill, or resources : STRUGGLE\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fight against\n2 : to force (as one’s way) by battling\n\n<3> transitive verb\narchaic : to fortify with battlements


Words: bauxite
Meaning:
noun\n: an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum oxides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum


Words: bawl
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cry out loudly and unrestrainedly : YELL, BELLOW\n2 : to cry loudly : WAIL\ntransitive senses : to cry out at the top of one’s voice\n\n<2> noun\n: a loud prolonged cry : OUTCRY


Words: bay
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: reddish brown <a bay mare>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a bay-colored animal; specifically : a horse with a bay-colored body and black mane, tail, and points compare CHESTNUT 4, 1SORREL 1\n2 : a reddish brown\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part of a building or of the whole building\n2 : a main division of a structure\n3 : any of various compartments or sections used for a special purpose (as in an airplane, spacecraft, or service station) <bomb bay> <cargo bay>\n4 : BAY WINDOW 1\n5 : a support or housing for electronic equipment\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bark with prolonged tones\n2 : to cry out : SHOUT\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bark at\n2 : to bring to bay\n3 : to pursue with barking\n4 : to utter in deep prolonged tones\n\n<5> noun\n1 : a baying of dogs\n2 : the position of one unable to retreat and forced to face danger <brought his quarry to bay>\n3 : the position of one checked <police kept the rioters at bay>\n\n<6> noun\n1 : an inlet of the sea or other body of water usually smaller than a gulf\n2 : a small body of water set off from the main body\n3 : any of various terrestrial formations resembling a bay of the sea\n\n<7> noun\n1 a : the European laurel (Laurus nobilis) b : any of several shrubs or trees (as of the genera Magnolia, Pimenta, and Gordonia) resembling the laurel\n2 a : a garland or crown especially of laurel given as a prize for victory or excellence b : HONOR, FAME usually used in plural


Words: bayberry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several wax myrtles; especially : a hardy shrub (Myrica pensylvanica) of coastal eastern No. America bearing dense clusters of small berries covered with grayish white wax\n2 : the fruit of a bayberry


Words: bayonet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a shoulder arm (as a rifle) and used in hand-to-hand combat\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to stab with a bayonet\n2 : to compel or drive by or as if by the bayonet\nintransitive senses : to use a bayonet


Words: bayou
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a creek, secondary watercourse, or minor river that is tributary to another body of water\n2 : any of various usually marshy or sluggish bodies of water


Words: bazaar
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an oriental market consisting of rows of shops or stalls selling miscellaneous goods\n2 a : a place for the sale of goods b : DEPARTMENT STORE\n3 : a fair for the sale of articles especially for charitable purposes


Words: bazooka
Meaning:
noun\n: a light portable antitank weapon consisting of an open-breech smoothbore firing tube that launches an armor-piercing rocket and is fired from the shoulder


Words: be
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to equal in meaning : have the same connotation as : SYMBOLIZE <God is love> <January is the first month> <let x be 10> b : to have identity with <the first person met was my brother> c : to constitute the same class as d : to have a specified qualification or characterization <the leaves are green> e : to belong to the class of <the fish is a trout> used regularly in senses 1a through 1e as the copula of simple predication\n2 a : to have an objective existence : have reality or actuality : LIVE <I think, therefore am> <once upon a time there was a knight> b : to have, maintain, or occupy a place, situation, or position <the book is on the table> c : to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted used only in infinitive form <let him be> d : to take place : OCCUR <the concert was last night> e : to come or go <has already been and gone> <has never been to the circus> f archaic : BELONG, BEFALL\nverbal auxiliary\n1 used with the past participle of transitive verbs as a passive-voice auxiliary <the money was found> <the house is being built>\n2 used as the auxiliary of the present participle in progressive tenses expressing continuous action <he is reading> <I have been sleeping>\n3 used with the past participle of some intransitive verbs as an auxiliary forming archaic perfect tenses <Christ is risen from the dead 1 Cor 15:20 (Douay Version)>\n4 used with the infinitive with to to express futurity, arrangement in advance, or obligation <I am to interview him today> <she was to become famous>


Words: beach
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : shore pebbles : SHINGLE\n2 a : a shore of a body of water covered by sand, gravel, or larger rock fragments b : a seashore area\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to run or drive ashore\n2 : to strand on or as if on a beach


Words: beachcomber
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a white man living as a drifter or loafer especially on the islands of the So. Pacific\n2 : a person who searches along a shore (as for salable refuse or for seashells)


Words: beachhead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an area on a hostile shore occupied to secure further landing of troops and supplies\n2 : FOOTHOLD


Words: beacon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a signal fire commonly on a hill, tower, or pole\n2 a : a lighthouse or other signal for guidance b : a radio transmitter emitting signals for guidance of aircraft\n3 : a source of light or inspiration\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to furnish with a beacon\nintransitive senses : to shine as a beacon


Words: bead
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a obsolete : PRAYER usually used in plural b plural : a series of prayers and meditations made with a rosary\n2 : a small piece of material pierced for threading on a string or wire (as in a rosary)\n3 plural a : ROSARY b : a necklace of beads or pearls\n4 : a small ball-shaped body: as a : a drop of sweat or blood b : a bubble formed in or on a beverage c : a small metal knob on a firearm used as a front sight d : a blob or a line of weld metal\n5 : a projecting rim, band, or molding\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish, adorn, or cover with beads or beading\n2 : to string together like beads\nintransitive senses : to form into a bead


Words: beadle
Meaning:
noun\n: a minor parish official whose duties include ushering and preserving order at services and sometimes civil functions


Words: beak
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the bill of a bird; especially : a strong short broad bill b (1) : the elongated sucking mouth of some insects (as the true bugs) (2) : any of various rigid projecting mouth structures (as of a turtle) c : the human nose\n2 : a pointed structure or formation: a : a metal-pointed beam projecting from the bow especially of an ancient galley for piercing an enemy ship b : the spout of a vessel c : a continuous slight architectural projection ending in an arris see MOLDING illustration d : a process suggesting the beak of a bird\n3 chiefly British a : MAGISTRATE b : HEADMASTER


Words: beaker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large drinking cup that has a wide mouth and is sometimes supported on a standard\n2 : a deep widemouthed thin-walled vessel usually with a lip for pouring that is used especially in science laboratories


Words: beam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long piece of heavy often squared timber suitable for use in construction b : a wood or metal cylinder in a loom on which the warp is wound c : the part of a plow to which handles, standard, and coulter are attached d : the bar of a balance from which scales hang e : one of the principal horizontal supporting members (as of a building or ship) <a steel beam supporting a floor>; also : BOOM, SPAR <the beam of a crane> f : the extreme width of a ship at the widest part g : an oscillating lever on a central axis receiving motion at one end from an engine piston rod and transmitting it at the other\n2 a : a ray or shaft of light b : a collection of nearly parallel rays (as rays) or a stream of particles (as electrons) c : a constant directional radio signal transmitted for the guidance of pilots; also : the course indicated by a radio beam\n3 : the main stem of a deer’s antler\n4 : the width of the buttocks\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to emit in beams or as a beam\n2 : to support with beams\n3 a : to aim and transmit (a broadcast) by directional antennas or by satellite b : to direct to a particular audience\nintransitive senses\n1 : to send out beams of light\n2 : to smile with joy


Words: bean
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : BROAD BEAN b : the seed of any of various erect or climbing leguminous plants (especially genera Phaseolus, Dolichos, and Vigna) other than the broad bean c : a plant bearing beans d : an immature bean pod used as a vegetable\n2 a : a valueless item b plural : the least amount <didn’t know beans about it>\n3 : any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods; also : a plant producing these\n4 a plural : EXUBERANCE used in the phrase full of beans b plural : NONSENSE, BUNKUM used in the phrase full of beans\n5 : HEAD, BRAIN\n6 : a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl see DUCK illustration\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to strike (a person) on the head with an object


Words: bear
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural bear : any of a family (Ursidae of the order Carnivora) of large heavy mammals of America and Eurasia that have long shaggy hair, rudimentary tails, and plantigrade feet and feed largely on fruit and insects as well as on flesh\n2 : a surly, uncouth, or shambling person\n3 prob. from the proverb about selling the bearskin before catching the bear : one that sells securities or commodities in expectation of a price decline compare BULL\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to move while holding up and supporting b : to be equipped or furnished with c : BEHAVE, CONDUCT <bearing himself well> d : to have as a feature or characteristic e : to give as testimony <bear false witness> f : to have as an identification <bore the name of John> g : to hold in the mind h : DISSEMINATE i : LEAD, ESCORT j : RENDER, GIVE\n2 a : to give birth to b : to produce as yield c (1) : to permit growth of (2) : CONTAIN <oil-bearing shale>\n3 a : to support the weight of : SUSTAIN b : to put up with especially without giving way <couldn’t bear the pain> c : to call for as suitable or essential <it bears watching> d : to hold above, on top, or aloft e : to admit of : ALLOW f : ASSUME, ACCEPT\n4 : THRUST, PRESS\nintransitive senses\n1 : to produce fruit : YIELD\n2 a : to force one’s way b : to extend in a direction indicated or implied c : to be situated : LIE d : to become directed e : to go or incline in an indicated direction\n3 : to support a weight or strain often used with up\n4 a : to exert influence or force b : APPLY, PERTAIN


Words: beard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the hair that grows on a man’s face often excluding the mustache\n2 : a hairy or bristly appendage or tuft\n3 : FRONT 7a\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to confront and oppose with boldness, resolution, and often effrontery : DEFY\n2 : to furnish with a beard


Words: bearing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the manner in which one bears or comports oneself\n2 a : the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit b : a product of bearing : CROP\n3 a : an object, surface, or point that supports b : a machine part in which another part (as a journal or pin) turns or slides\n4 : a figure borne on a heraldic field\n5 : PRESSURE, THRUST\n6 a : the situation or horizontal direction of one point with respect to another or to the compass b : a determination of position c plural : comprehension of one’s position, environment, or situation d : RELATION, CONNECTION; also : PURPORT\n7 : the part of a structural member that rests on its supports


Words: bearskin
Meaning:
noun\n: an article made of the skin of a bear; especially : a military hat made of the skin of a bear


Words: beast
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate b : a lower animal as distinguished from a human being c : an animal as distinguished from a plant d : an animal under human control\n2 : a contemptible person\n3 : something formidably difficult to control or deal with


Words: beat
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike repeatedly: a : to hit repeatedly so as to inflict pain often used with up b : to walk on : TREAD c : to strike directly against forcefully and repeatedly : dash against d : to flap or thrash at vigorously e : to strike at in order to rouse game; also : to range over in or as if in quest of game f : to mix by stirring : WHIP often used with up g : to strike repeatedly in order to produce music or a signal <beat a drum>\n2 a : to drive or force by blows b : to pound into a powder, paste, or pulp c : to make by repeated treading or driving over d (1) : to dislodge by repeated hitting (2) : to lodge securely by repeated striking e : to shape by beating <beat swords into plowshares>; especially : to flatten thin by blows f : to sound or express especially by drumbeat\n3 : to cause to strike or flap repeatedly\n4 a : OVERCOME, DEFEAT; also : SURPASS often used with out b : to prevail despite <beat the odds> c : BEWILDER, BAFFLE d (1) : FATIGUE, EXHAUST (2) : to leave dispirited, irresolute, or hopeless e : CHEAT, SWINDLE\n5 a (1) : to act ahead of usually so as to forestall (2) : to report a news item in advance of b : to come or arrive before c : CIRCUMVENT <beat the system> d : to outmaneuver (a defender) and get free e : to score against (a goalkeeper)\n6 : to indicate by beating <beat the tempo>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to become forcefully impelled : DASH b : to glare or strike with oppressive intensity c : to sustain distracting activity d : to beat a drum\n2 a (1) : PULSATE, THROB (2) : TICK b : to sound upon being struck\n3 a : to strike repeated blows b : to strike the air : FLAP c : to strike cover in order to rouse game; also : to range or scour for or as if for game\n4 : to progress with much difficulty\n5 : to sail to windward by a series of tacks\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a single stroke or blow especially in a series; also : PULSATION, TICK b : a sound produced by or as if by beating c : a driving impact or force\n2 : one swing of the pendulum or balance of a timepiece\n3 a : a regu


Words: beatific
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, possessing, or imparting beatitude\n2 : having a blissful appearance <a beatific smile>


Words: beatify
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to make supremely happy\n2 : to declare to have attained the blessedness of heaven and authorize the title <Blessed> and limited public religious honor


Words: beatitude
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a state of utmost bliss b used as a title for a primate especially of an Eastern church\n2 : any of the declarations made in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3*11) beginning in the AV <Blessed are>


Words: beatnik
Meaning:
noun\n: a person who rejects the mores of established society (as by dressing and behaving unconventionally) and indulges in exotic philosophizing and self-expression


Words: beautiful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having qualities of beauty : exciting aesthetic pleasure\n2 : generally pleasing : EXCELLENT


Words: beautify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to make beautiful or add beauty to : EMBELLISH\nintransitive senses : to grow beautiful


Words: beauty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses or pleasurably exalts the mind or spirit : LOVELINESS\n2 : a beautiful person or thing; especially : a beautiful woman\n3 : a particularly graceful, ornamental, or excellent quality\n4 : a brilliant, extreme, or egregious example or instance <that mistake was a beauty>\n5 : a quantum characteristic that accounts for the existence and lifetime of the upsilon particle; also : a particle having this characteristic


Words: beaver
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural beaver a : either of two large semiaquatic herbivorous rodents (Castor canadensis of No. America and C. fiber of Eurasia) having webbed hind feet and a broad flat scaly tail and constructing dams and partially submerged lodges b : the fur or pelt of the beaver\n2 a : a hat made of beaver fur or a fabric imitation b : SILK HAT\n3 : a heavy fabric of felted wool or of cotton napped on both sides\n4 usually vulgar : the pudenda of a woman\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a piece of armor protecting the lower part of the face\n2 : a helmet visor\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to work energetically <beavering away at the problem>


Words: becalm
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to keep motionless by lack of wind b : to stop the progress of\n2 : to make calm : SOOTHE


Words: because
Meaning:
conjunction\n1 : for the reason that : SINCE <rested because he was tired>\n2 : the fact that : THAT <the reason haven’t been fired is because my boss hasn’t got round to it yet E. B. White>


Words: beck
Meaning:
<1> noun\nBritish : CREEK 2\n\n<2> transitive verb\narchaic : BECKON\n\n<3> noun\n1 chiefly Scottish : BOW, CURTSY\n2 a : a beckoning gesture b : SUMMONS, BIDDING


Words: beckon
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to summon or signal typically with a wave or nod\n2 : to appear inviting : ATTRACT\ntransitive senses : to beckon to


Words: becloud
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to obscure with or as if with a cloud\n2 : to prevent clear perception or realization of : MUDDLE <prejudices that becloud his judgment>


Words: become
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come into existence b : to come to be <become sick>\n2 : to undergo change or development\ntransitive senses : to suit or be suitable to <seriousness becoming the occasion> <her clothes become her>


Words: bed
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a piece of furniture on or in which to lie and sleep b (1) : a place of sex relations (2) : marital relationship c : a place for sleeping d : SLEEP; also : a time for sleeping <took a walk before bed> e (1) : a mattress filled with soft material (2) : BEDSTEAD f : the equipment and services needed to care for one hospitalized patient or hotel guest\n2 : a flat or level surface: as a : a plot of ground prepared for plants; also : the plants grown in such a plot b : the bottom of a body of water; especially : an area of sea bottom supporting a heavy growth of a particular organism <an oyster bed>\n3 : a supporting surface or structure : FOUNDATION\n4 : LAYER, STRATUM\n5 a : the place or material in which a block or brick is laid b : the lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile\n6 : a mass or heap resembling a bed <a bed of ashes> <served on a bed of lettuce>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to find or make sleeping accommodations b : to go to bed\n2 : to form a layer\n3 : to lie flat or flush\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to furnish with a bed or bedding : settle in sleeping quarters often used with down b : to put, take, or send to bed\n2 a : EMBED b : to plant or arrange in beds c : BASE, ESTABLISH\n3 a : to lay flat or in a layer b : to make a bed in or of\n4 : to have sexual intercourse with often used with down


Words: bedbug
Meaning:
noun\n: a wingless bloodsucking bug (Cimex lectularius) sometimes infesting houses and especially beds and feeding on human blood


Words: bedding
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : BEDCLOTHES\n2 : a bottom layer : FOUNDATION\n3 : material to provide a bed for livestock\n4 : STRATIFICATION\n\n<2> adjective\n: suitable for planting in large groups in flower beds to produce a mass display <bedding plants>


Words: bedevil
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to possess with or as if with a devil\n2 : to cause distress : TROUBLE\n3 : to change for the worse : SPOIL\n4 : to confuse utterly : BEWILDER


Words: bedlam
Meaning:
noun\n1 obsolete : MADMAN, LUNATIC\n2 often capitalized : a lunatic asylum\n3 : a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion


Words: bedraggled
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : left wet and limp by or as if by rain\n2 : soiled and stained by or as if by trailing in mud\n3 : DILAPIDATED <bedraggled buildings>


Words: bedrock
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the solid rock underlying unconsolidated surface materials (as soil)\n2 a : lowest point : NADIR b : BASIS\n\n<2> adjective\n: solidly fundamental, basic, or reliable <traditional bedrock values> <a bedrock constituency>


Words: bedroom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a room furnished with a bed and intended primarily for sleeping\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : dealing with, suggestive of, or inviting sexual relations <a bedroom farce> <bedroom eyes>\n2 : inhabited or used by commuters <a bedroom community>


Words: bedside
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the side of a bed : a place beside a bed\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or conducted at the bedside <a bedside diagnosis>\n2 : suitable for reading in bed <a bedside book>


Words: bee
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : HONEYBEE; broadly : any of numerous insects (superfamily Apoidea) that differ from the related wasps especially in the heavier hairier body and in having sucking as well as chewing mouthparts, that feed on pollen and nectar, and that store both and often also honey\n2 : an eccentric notion : FANCY\n\n<2> noun\n: the letter b\n\n<3> noun\n: a gathering of people for a specific purpose <quilting bee>


Words: beech
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Fagus of the family Fagaceae, the beech family) of hardwood trees with smooth gray bark and small edible nuts; also : its wood


Words: beef
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food\n2 a : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state; especially : a steer or cow fattened for food <quality Texas beeves> <a herd of good beef> b : a dressed carcass of a beef animal\n3 : muscular flesh : BRAWN\n4 plural beefs : COMPLAINT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to add substance, strength, or power to usually used with up <money to beef up its staff of professional economists John Fischer>\nintransitive senses : COMPLAIN


Words: beehive
Meaning:
noun\n1 : HIVE 1\n2 : something resembling a hive for bees: as a : a scene of crowded activity b : a woman’s hairdo that is conical in shape


Words: beeline
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a straight direct course\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to go quickly in a straight direct course


Words: beer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation\n2 : a carbonated nonalcoholic or a fermented slightly alcoholic beverage with flavoring from roots or other plant parts <birch beer>\n3 : fermented mash\n4 : a drink of beer


Words: beet
Meaning:
noun\n: a biennial garden plant (Beta vulgaris) of the goosefoot family that has several cultivars (as Swiss chard and sugar beet) and possesses thick long-stalked edible leaves and swollen root used as a vegetable, as a source of sugar, or for forage; also : its root


Words: beetle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest\n2 : any of various insects resembling a beetle\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to scurry like a beetle <editors beetled around the office>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a heavy wooden hammering or ramming instrument\n2 : a wooden pestle or bat for domestic tasks\n\n<4> adjective\n: being prominent and overhanging <beetle brows>\n\n<5> intransitive verb\n: PROJECT, JUT <to scale the beetling crags R. L. Stevenson>


Words: before
Meaning:
<1> adverb or adjective\n1 : in advance : AHEAD <marching on before>\n2 : at an earlier time : PREVIOUSLY <the night before> <knew her from before>\n\n<2> preposition\n1 a (1) : in front of (2) : in the presence of b : under the jurisdiction or consideration of <the case before the court> c (1) : at the disposal of (2) : in store for\n2 : preceding in time : earlier than\n3 : in a higher or more important position than <put quantity before quality>\n\n<3> conjunction\n1 a (1) : earlier than the time that <call me before you go> (2) : sooner or quicker than <I’ll be done before you know it> (3) : so that do not <get out of there before you get dirty> b : until the time that <miles to go before sleep Robert Frost> c (1) : THAT 2a(1) <must be convicted before he can be removed from office> (2) : or else <get out of here before call a cop>\n2 : rather or sooner than <would starve before he’d steal>


Words: beg
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to ask for as a charity\n2 a : to ask earnestly for : ENTREAT b : to require as necessary or appropriate\n3 a : EVADE, SIDESTEP <begged the real problems> b : to pass over or ignore by assuming to be established or settled <beg the question>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to ask for alms\n2 : to ask earnestly <begged for mercy>\n\n<2> abbreviation\nbegin, beginning


Words: beget
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to procreate as the father : SIRE\n2 : to produce especially as an effect or outgrowth


Words: beggar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that begs; especially : a person who lives by asking for gifts\n2 : PAUPER\n3 : FELLOW 4c\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to reduce to beggary\n2 : to exceed the resources or abilities of : DEFY <beggars description>


Words: beggarly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : contemptibly mean, scant, petty, or paltry\n2 : befitting or resembling a beggar; especially : marked by extreme poverty


Words: begin
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to do the first part of an action : go into the first part of a process : START\n2 a : to come into existence : ARISE b : to have a starting point\n3 : to do or succeed in the least degree <I can’t begin to tell you how pleased am>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to set about the activity of : START\n2 a : to bring into being : FOUND b : ORIGINATE, INVENT


Words: begonia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a large genus (Begonia of the family Begoniaceae, the begonia family) of tropical herbs and shrubs that have asymmetrical leaves and are widely cultivated as ornamentals


Words: begrudge
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure\n2 : to look upon with disapproval


Words: beguile
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lead by deception\n2 : HOODWINK\n3 : to while away especially by some agreeable occupation; also : DIVERT 2\n4 : to engage the interest of by or as if by guile\nintransitive senses : to deceive by wiles


Words: beguine
Meaning:
noun\n: a vigorous popular dance of the islands of Saint Lucia and Martinique that somewhat resembles the rumba


Words: behave
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way\n2 : to conduct (oneself) in a proper manner\nintransitive senses\n1 : to act, function, or react in a particular way\n2 : to conduct oneself properly


Words: behavior
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the manner of conducting oneself b : anything that an organism does involving action and response to stimulation c : the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment\n2 : the way in which someone behaves; also : an instance of such behavior\n3 : the way in which something functions or operates


Words: behemoth
Meaning:
noun\n1 often capitalized : a mighty animal described in Job 40:15*24 as an example of the power of God\n2 : something of monstrous size or power


Words: behest
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an authoritative order : COMMAND\n2 : an urgent prompting <called at the behest of my friends>


Words: behind
Meaning:
<1> adverb or adjective\n1 a : in the place or situation that is being or has been departed from <stay behind> b : in, to, or toward the back <look behind> <came from behind> c : later in time <can spring be far behind>\n2 a : in a secondary or inferior position b : in arrears <behind in the rent> c : SLOW\n3 archaic : still to come\n\n<2> preposition\n1 a : in or to a place or situation in back of or to the rear of <look behind you> <put behind bars> b used as a function word to indicate something that screens an observer <the sun went behind a cloud> c : following in order <marched behind the band>\n2 used as a function word to indicate backwardness, delay, or deficiency <behind the times> <behind schedule> <lagged behind last year’s sales>\n3 a : in the background of <the conditions behind the strike> b : out of the mind or consideration of <put our troubles behind us> c : beyond in depth or time <the story behind the story> <go back behind Saint Augustine>\n4 a : in support of : on the side of <solidly behind the candidate> b : with the support of <won 1*0 behind brilliant pitching>\n\n<3> noun\n: BUTTOCKS


Words: behold
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to perceive through sight or apprehension : SEE\n2 : to gaze upon : OBSERVE\nintransitive senses used in the imperative especially to call attention


Words: behoove
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for <it behooves us to go>\nintransitive senses : to be necessary, fit, or proper


Words: beige
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : cloth made of natural undyed wool\n2 a : a variable color averaging light grayish yellowish brown b : a pale to grayish yellow\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of the color beige\n2 : VANILLA 2, VAPID


Words: being
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the quality or state of having existence b (1) : something conceivable as existing (2) : something that actually exists (3) : the totality of existing things c : conscious existence : LIFE\n2 : the qualities that constitute an existent thing : ESSENCE; especially : PERSONALITY\n3 : a living thing; especially : PERSON\n\n<2> adjective\n: PRESENT used in the phrase for the time being\n\n<3> conjunction\nchiefly dialect : SINCE, BECAUSE usually used with as, as how, or that


Words: belabor
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to attack verbally b : to beat soundly\n2 : to explain or insist on excessively <belabor the obvious>


Words: belated
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : delayed beyond the usual time\n2 : existing or appearing past the normal or proper time


Words: belay
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to secure (as a rope) by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt b : to make fast\n2 : STOP\n3 a : to secure (a person) at the end of a rope b : to secure (a rope) to a person or object\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be made fast\n2 : STOP, QUIT used in the imperative <belay there>\n3 : to make a line fast by turns around a cleat, pin, or bitt\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the securing of a person or a safety rope to an anchor point (as during mountain climbing); also : a method of so securing a person or rope\n2 : something (as a projection of rock) to which a person or rope is anchored


Words: belch
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to expel gas suddenly from the stomach through the mouth\n2 : to erupt, explode, or detonate violently\n3 : to issue forth spasmodically : GUSH\ntransitive senses\n1 : to eject or emit violently\n2 : to expel (gas) from the stomach suddenly : ERUCT


Words: belfry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a bell tower; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure\n2 : a room or framework for enclosing a bell\n3 : HEAD 2a <batty in the belfry>


Words: Belgian
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a native or inhabitant of Belgium\n2 : any of a breed of heavy muscular usually roan or chestnut draft horses developed in Belgium


Words: belie
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to give a false impression of b : to present an appearance not in agreement with\n2 a : to show (something) to be false or wrong b : to run counter to : CONTRADICT\n3 : DISGUISE 3


Words: belief
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing\n2 : something believed; especially : a tenet or body of tenets held by a group\n3 : conviction of the truth of some statement or the reality of some being or phenomenon especially when based on examination of evidence


Words: believe
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to have a firm religious faith b : to accept as true, genuine, or real <ideals we believe in> <believes in ghosts>\n2 : to have a firm conviction as to the goodness, efficacy, or ability of something <believe in exercise>\n3 : to hold an opinion : THINK <I believe so>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to consider to be true or honest <believe the reports> <you wouldn’t believe how long it took> b : to accept the word or evidence of <I believe you> <couldn’t believe my ears>\n2 : to hold as an opinion : SUPPOSE <I believe it will rain soon>


Words: belittle
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to speak slightingly of : DISPARAGE <belittles her efforts>\n2 : to cause (a person or thing) to seem little or less


Words: bell
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a hollow metallic device that gives off a reverberating sound when struck b : DOORBELL\n2 a : the sounding of a bell as a signal b : a stroke of a bell (as on shipboard) to indicate the time; also : the time so indicated c : a half hour period of a watch on shipboard indicated by the strokes of a bell see SHIP’S BELLS table below\n3 : something having the form of a bell: as a : the corolla of a flower b : the part of the capital of a column between the abacus and neck molding c : the flared end of a wind instrument\n4 a : a percussion instrument consisting of metal bars or tubes that when struck give out tones resembling bells usually used in plural b : GLOCKENSPIEL\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to provide with a bell\n2 : to flare the end of (as a tube) into the shape of a bell\nintransitive senses : to take the form of a bell : FLARE\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to make a resonant bellowing or baying sound <the wild buck bells from ferny brake Sir Walter Scott>\n\n<4> noun\n: BELLOW, ROAR


Words: belladonna
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an Old World poisonous plant (Atropa belladonna) of the nightshade family having purple or green bell-shaped flowers, glossy black berries, and root and leaves that yield atropine called also deadly nightshade\n2 : a medicinal extract (as atropine) from the belladonna plant


Words: belle
Meaning:
noun\n: a popular and attractive girl or woman; especially : a girl or woman whose charm and beauty make her a favorite <the belle of the ball>


Words: bellhop
Meaning:
noun\n: a hotel or club employee who escorts guests to rooms, assists them with luggage, and runs errands


Words: belligerency
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the state of being at war or in conflict; specifically : the status of a legally recognized belligerent state or nation\n2 : BELLIGERENCE


Words: belligerent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : waging war; specifically : belonging to or recognized as a state at war and protected by and subject to the laws of war\n2 : inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness, hostility, or combativeness


Words: bellow
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make the loud deep hollow sound characteristic of a bull\n2 : to shout in a deep voice\ntransitive senses : BAWL <bellows the orders>


Words: bellows
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : an instrument or machine that by alternate expansion and contraction draws in air through a valve or orifice and expels it through a tube; also : any of various other blowers\n2 : LUNGS\n3 : the pleated expansible part in a camera; also : a metallic or plastic flexible and expansible vessel


Words: belly
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : ABDOMEN 1; also : POTBELLY 1 b : the stomach and its adjuncts c : the undersurface of an animal’s body; also : hide from this part d : WOMB, UTERUS\n2 : an internal cavity : INTERIOR\n3 : appetite for food\n4 : a surface or object curved or rounded like a human belly\n5 a : the enlarged fleshy body of a muscle b : the part of a sail that swells out when filled with wind\n6 : GUT 1a(2)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to swell or fill out\nintransitive senses\n1 : SWELL, FILL\n2 a : to slide or crawl on one’s belly b : BELLY-LAND


Words: belong
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to be suitable, appropriate, or advantageous <a dictionary belongs in every home> b : to be in a proper situation <a man of his ability belongs in teaching>\n2 a : to be the property of a person or thing used with to b : to be attached or bound by birth, allegiance, or dependency c : to be a member of a club, organization, or set\n3 : to be an attribute, part, adjunct, or function of a person or thing <nuts and bolts belong to a car>\n4 : to be properly classified\nverbal auxiliary , chiefly Southern southern Midland : OUGHT, MUST


Words: below
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : in or to a lower place\n2 a : on earth b : in or to Hades or hell\n3 : on or to a lower floor or deck\n4 a : in, to, at, or by a lower rank or number b : below zero <20 degrees below>\n5 : lower on the same page or on a following page\n6 : under the surface of the water\n\n<2> preposition\n1 a : lower in place, rank, or value than : UNDER b : down river from c : south of\n2 : inferior to (as in rank)\n3 : not suitable to the rank of : BENEATH\n\n<3> noun\n: something that is below\n\n<4> adjective\n: written or discussed lower on the same page or on a following page


Words: belt
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a strip of flexible material worn especially around the waist b : a similar article worn as a corset or for protection or safety or as a symbol of distinction\n2 : a continuous band of tough flexible material for transmitting motion and power or conveying materials\n3 : an area characterized by some distinctive feature (as of culture, habitation, geology, or life forms); especially : one suited to a particular crop <the corn belt>\n4 : BELTWAY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to encircle or fasten with a belt b : to strap on\n2 a : to beat with or as if with a belt : THRASH b : STRIKE, HIT\n3 : to mark with a band\n4 : to sing in a forceful manner or style <belting out popular songs>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move or act in a speedy, vigorous, or violent manner\n2 : to sing loudly\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a jarring blow : WHACK\n2 : DRINK <a belt of gin>


Words: bemoan
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to express deep grief or distress over\n2 : to regard with displeasure, disapproval, or regret


Words: bench
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long seat for two or more persons b : a thwart in a boat c (1) : a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a turn or opportunity to play (2) : the reserve players on a team\n2 a : the seat where a judge sits in court b : the place where justice is administered : COURT c : the office or dignity of a judge d : the persons who sit as judges\n3 a : the office or dignity of an official b : a seat for an official c : the officials occupying a bench\n4 a : a long worktable; also : LABORATORY <bench chemist> <bench test> b : a table forming part of a machine\n5 : TERRACE, SHELF: as a : a former wave-cut shore of a sea or lake or floodplain of a river b : a shelf or ridge formed in working an open excavation on more than one level\n6 : a compartmented platform on which dogs or cats are kept at a show when not being judged\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish with benches\n2 a : to seat on a bench b (1) : to remove from or keep out of a game (2) : to remove from the starting lineup\n3 : to exhibit (dogs or cats) to the public on a bench\nintransitive senses : to form a bench by natural processes


Words: bend
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to constrain or strain to tension by curving <bend a bow>\n2 a : to turn or force from straight or even to curved or angular b : to force from a proper shape c : to force back to an original straight or even condition\n3 : FASTEN <bend a sail to its yard>\n4 a : to cause to turn from a straight course : DEFLECT b : to guide or turn toward : DIRECT c : INCLINE, DISPOSE d : to adapt to one’s purpose : DISTORT <bend the rules>\n5 : to direct strenuously or with interest : APPLY\n6 : to make submissive : SUBDUE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to curve out of a straight line or position; specifically : to incline the body in token of submission\n2 : to apply oneself vigorously <bending to their work>\n3 : INCLINE, TEND\n4 : COMPROMISE 2\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or process of bending : the state of being bent\n2 : something that is bent: as a : a curved part of a stream or road b : 1WALE 2 usually used in plural\n3 plural but singular or plural in construction : a sometimes fatal disorder that is marked by neuralgic pains and paralysis, distress in breathing, and often collapse and that is caused by the release of gas bubbles (as of nitrogen) in tissue upon too rapid decrease in air pressure after a stay in a compressed atmosphere usually used with the; called also caisson disease, decompression sickness; compare AEROEMBOLISM\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a diagonal band that runs from the dexter chief to the sinister base on a heraldic shield compare BEND SINISTER\n2 Middle English, band, from Old English bend fetter : a knot by which one rope is fastened to another or to some object


Words: beneath
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : in or to a lower position : BELOW\n2 : directly under : UNDERNEATH\n\n<2> preposition\n1 a : in or to a lower position than : BELOW b : directly under c : at the foot of\n2 : not suitable to the rank of : unworthy of\n3 : under the control, pressure, or influence of\n4 : concealed by : under the guise of <a warm heart beneath a gruff manner>


Words: benediction
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the invocation of a blessing; especially : the short blessing with which public worship is concluded\n2 : something that promotes goodness or well-being\n3 often capitalized : a Roman Catholic or Anglo-Catholic devotion including the exposition of the eucharistic Host in the monstrance and the blessing of the people with it\n4 : an expression of good wishes


Words: benefice
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an ecclesiastical office to which the revenue from an endowment is attached\n2 : a feudal estate in lands : FIEF


Words: beneficent
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : doing or producing good; especially : performing acts of kindness and charity\n2 : BENEFICIAL


Words: beneficial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : conferring benefits : conducive to personal or social well-being\n2 : receiving or entitling one to receive advantage, use, or benefit <a beneficial legacy>


Words: beneficiary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that benefits from something\n2 a : the person designated to receive the income of a trust estate b : the person named (as in an insurance policy) to receive proceeds or benefits


Words: benefit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : an act of kindness : BENEFACTION\n2 a : something that promotes well-being : ADVANTAGE b : useful aid : HELP\n3 a : financial help in time of sickness, old age, or unemployment b : a payment or service provided for under an annuity, pension plan, or insurance policy\n4 : an entertainment or social event to raise funds for a person or cause\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to be useful or profitable to\nintransitive senses : to receive benefit


Words: benevolence
Meaning:
noun\n1 : disposition to do good\n2 a : an act of kindness b : a generous gift\n3 : a compulsory levy by certain English kings with no other authority than the claim of prerogative


Words: benighted
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : overtaken by darkness or night\n2 : existing in a state of intellectual, moral, or social darkness : UNENLIGHTENED


Words: benign
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of a gentle disposition : GRACIOUS <a benign teacher>\n2 a : showing kindness and gentleness <benign faces> b : FAVORABLE, WHOLESOME <a benign climate>\n3 a : of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life <a benign tumor> b : having no significant effect : HARMLESS <environmentally benign>


Words: bent
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : unenclosed grassland\n2 a (1) : a reedy grass (2) : a stalk of stiff coarse grass b : BENT GRASS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : changed by bending out of an orig. straight or even condition <bent twigs>\n2 : strongly inclined : DETERMINED <was bent on going>\n3 slang a : different from the normal or usual b chiefly British : DISHONEST, CORRUPT\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a strong inclination or interest : BIAS b : a special inclination or capacity : TALENT\n2 : capacity of endurance\n3 : a transverse framework (as in a bridge) to carry lateral as well as vertical loads


Words: benzene
Meaning:
noun\n: a colorless volatile flammable toxic liquid aromatic hydrocarbon C6H6 used in organic synthesis, as a solvent, and as a motor fuel called also benzol


Words: benzine
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various volatile flammable petroleum distillates used especially as solvents or as motor fuels


Words: benzoin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hard fragrant yellowish balsamic resin from trees (genus Styrax) of southeastern Asia used especially in medication, as a fixative in perfumes, and as incense\n2 : a white crystalline hydroxy ketone C14H12O2 made from benzaldehyde


Words: bequeath
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to give or leave by will used especially of personal property\n2 : to hand down : TRANSMIT


Words: Berber
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of any of various peoples living in northern Africa west of Tripoli\n2 a : a branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family comprising languages spoken by various peoples of northern Africa and the Sahara (as the Tuaregs and the Kabyles) b : any one of the Berber languages


Words: bereave
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to deprive of something usually used with of <madam, you have bereft me of all words Shakespeare>\n2 : to take away (a valued or necessary possession) especially by force


Words: beriberi
Meaning:
noun\n: a deficiency disease marked by inflammatory or degenerative changes of the nerves, digestive system, and heart and caused by a lack of or inability to assimilate thiamine


Words: berkelium
Meaning:
noun\n: a radioactive metallic element produced by bombarding americium 241 with helium ions see ELEMENT table


Words: berry
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a pulpy and usually edible fruit (as a strawberry, raspberry, or checkerberry) of small size irrespective of its structure b : a simple fruit (as a currant, grape, tomato, or banana) with a pulpy or fleshy pericarp c : the dry seed of some plants (as wheat)\n2 : an egg of a fish or lobster\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to bear or produce berries <a berrying shrub>\n2 : to gather or seek berries


Words: berserk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable\n2 : one whose actions are recklessly defiant\n\n<2> adjective\n: FRENZIED, CRAZED usually used in the phrase go berserk <sinister ravings of an imagination gone berserk John Gruen>


Words: berth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : sufficient distance for maneuvering a ship b : safe distance used especially with wide\n2 a : the place where a ship lies when at anchor or at a wharf b : a space for an automotive vehicle at rest <a truck-loading berth>\n3 : a place to sit or sleep especially on a ship or vehicle : ACCOMMODATION\n4 a : a billet on a ship b : JOB, POSITION, PLACE <a starting berth on the team>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to bring into a berth\n2 : to allot a berth to\nintransitive senses : to come into a berth


Words: beryl
Meaning:
noun\n: a mineral consisting of a silicate of beryllium and aluminum of great hardness and occurring in green, bluish green, yellow, pink, or white hexagonal prisms


Words: beryllium
Meaning:
noun\n: a steel-gray light strong brittle toxic bivalent metallic element used chiefly as a hardening agent in alloys see ELEMENT table


Words: beseech
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to beg for urgently or anxiously\n2 : to request earnestly : IMPLORE\nintransitive senses : to make supplication


Words: beseem
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses , archaic : to be fitting or becoming\ntransitive senses , archaic : to be suitable to : BEFIT


Words: beset
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to set or stud with or as if with ornaments\n2 : TROUBLE, HARASS <inflation besets the economy>\n3 a : to set upon : ASSAIL <the settlers were beset by savages> b : to hem in : SURROUND


Words: beside
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 a : by the side of <walk beside me> b : in comparison with c : on a par with\n2 : BESIDES\n3 : not relevant to <beside the point>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 archaic : NEARBY\n2 archaic : BESIDES


Words: besides
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 : OTHER THAN, EXCEPT\n2 : together with\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : as well : ALSO\n2 : MOREOVER, FURTHERMORE\n\n<3> adjective\n: ELSE


Words: besiege
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to surround with armed forces\n2 a : to press with requests : IMPORTUNE b : to cause worry or distress to : BESET <doubts besieged him>


Words: bespeak
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to hire, engage, or claim beforehand\n2 : to speak to especially with formality : ADDRESS\n3 : REQUEST <bespeak a favor>\n4 a : INDICATE, SIGNIFY <her performance bespeaks considerable practice> b : to show beforehand : FORETELL


Words: best
Meaning:
<1> adjective \n1 : excelling all others <the best student>\n2 : most productive of good or of advantage, utility, or satisfaction <what is the best thing to do>\n3 : MOST, LARGEST <it rained for the best part of their vacation>\n\n<2> adverb ,superlative of WELL\n1 : in the best way : to greatest advantage <some things are best left unsaid>\n2 : MOST <those best able will provide needed support>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the best state or part\n2 : one that is best <the best falls short>\n3 : the greatest degree of good or excellence\n4 : one’s maximum effort <do your best>\n5 : best clothes <Sunday best>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to get the better of : OUTDO\n\n<5> verbal auxiliary\n: had best <you best listen>


Words: bestial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to beasts b : resembling a beast\n2 a : lacking intelligence or reason b : marked by base or inhuman instincts or desires : BRUTAL


Words: bestiality
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the condition or status of a lower animal\n2 : display or gratification of bestial traits or impulses\n3 : sexual relations between a human being and a lower animal


Words: bestow
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to put to use : APPLY <bestowed his spare time on study>\n2 : to put in a particular or appropriate place : STOW\n3 : to provide with quarters : PUT UP\n4 : to convey as a gift usually used with on or upon


Words: bestride
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to ride, sit, or stand astride : STRADDLE\n2 : to tower over : DOMINATE <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all Edward Ney>\n3 archaic : to stride across


Words: bet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that is laid, staked, or pledged typically between two parties on the outcome of a contest or a contingent issue : WAGER b : the act of giving such a pledge\n2 : something to wager on\n3 : a choice made by consideration of probabilities <your best bet is the back road>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to stake on the outcome of an issue or the performance of a contestant b : to be able to be sure that usually used in the expression you bet <you bet I’ll be there>\n2 a : to maintain with or as if with a bet b : to make a bet with c : to make a bet on\nintransitive senses : to lay a bet\n\n<3> abbreviation\nbetween


Words: beta
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the 2d letter of the Greek alphabet see ALPHABET table\n2 : BETA PARTICLE\n3 : a measure of a stock’s or a portfolio’s volatility that is expressed numerically as deviation from the market’s volatility taken as unity\n\n<2> adjective\n: second in position in the structure of an organic molecule from a particular group or atom <beta substitution> often used in combination; symbol <


Words: betel
Meaning:
noun\n: a climbing pepper (Piper betle) whose leaves are chewed together with betel nut and mineral lime as a stimulant masticatory especially by southeastern Asians


Words: bethink
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : REMEMBER, RECALL b : to cause (oneself) to be reminded\n2 : to cause (oneself) to consider


Words: betide
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to happen especially as if by fate\ntransitive senses : to happen to : BEFALL used chiefly in the phrase woe betide <woe betide our enemies>


Words: betimes
Meaning:
adverb\n1 : in good time : EARLY\n2 archaic : in a short time : SPEEDILY\n3 : at times : OCCASIONALLY


Words: betray
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lead astray; especially : SEDUCE\n2 : to deliver to an enemy by treachery\n3 : to fail or desert especially in time of need\n4 a : to reveal unintentionally b : SHOW, INDICATE c : to disclose in violation of confidence\nintransitive senses : to prove false


Words: better
Meaning:
<1> adjective \n1 : greater than half\n2 : improved in health or mental attitude\n3 : more attractive, favorable, or commendable\n4 : more advantageous or effective\n5 : improved in accuracy or performance\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make better: as a : to make more tolerable or acceptable <trying to better the lot of slum dwellers> b : to make more complete or perfect <looked forward to bettering her acquaintance with the new neighbors>\n2 : to surpass in excellence : EXCEL\nintransitive senses : to become better\n\n<3> adverb ,comparative of WELL\n1 a : in a more excellent manner b : to greater advantage : PREFERABLY <some things are better left unsaid>\n2 a : to a higher or greater degree <he knows the story better than you do> b : MORE <it is better than nine miles to the next town>\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : something better b : a superior especially in merit or rank\n2 : ADVANTAGE, VICTORY <get the better of him>\n\n<5> verbal auxiliary\n: had better <you better hurry>


Words: betterment
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a making or becoming better\n2 : an improvement that adds to the value of a property or facility


Words: between
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 a : by the common action of : jointly engaging <shared the work between the two of them> <talks between the three Time> b : in common to : shared by <divided between his four grandchildren>\n2 a : in the time, space, or interval that separates b : in intermediate relation to\n3 a : from one to another of <air service between Miami and Chicago> b : serving to connect or unite in a relationship (as difference, likeness, or proportion) <a one-to-one correspondence between sets> c : setting apart <the line between fact and fancy>\n4 : in point of comparison of <not much to choose between the two coats>\n5 : in confidence restricted to <a secret between you and me>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in an intermediate space or interval


Words: bevel
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: OBLIQUE, BEVELED\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an instrument consisting of two rules or arms jointed together and opening to any angle for drawing angles or adjusting surfaces to be cut at an angle\n2 a : the angle that one surface or line makes with another when they are not at right angles b : the slant of such a surface or line\n3 : the part of printing type extending from face to shoulder\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to cut or shape to a bevel\nintransitive senses : INCLINE, SLANT


Words: bevy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large group or collection <a bevy of girls>\n2 : a group of animals and especially quail together


Words: bewail
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to wail over\n2 : to express deep sorrow for usually by wailing and lamentation <wringing her hands and bewailing her fate>


Words: beware
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to be on one’s guard <beware of the dog>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to take care of <beware your wallet>\n2 : to be wary of <we must beware the exceedingly tenuous generalization Matthew Lipman>


Words: bewilder
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to cause to lose one’s bearings\n2 : to perplex or confuse especially by a complexity, variety, or multitude of objects or considerations


Words: bewitch
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft b : to cast a spell over\n2 : to attract as if by the power of witchcraft : ENCHANT <bewitched by her beauty>\nintransitive senses : to bewitch someone or something


Words: bey
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire b : the former native ruler of Tunis or Tunisia\n2 used as a courtesy title in Turkey and Egypt


Words: beyond
Meaning:
<1> adverb\n1 : on or to the farther side : FARTHER\n2 : in addition : BESIDES\n\n<2> preposition\n1 : on or to the farther side of : at a greater distance than\n2 a : out of the reach or sphere of b : in a degree or amount surpassing c : out of the comprehension of\n3 : in addition to : BESIDES\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something that lies beyond\n2 : something that lies outside the scope of ordinary experience; specifically : HEREAFTER


Words: bezel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a rim that holds a transparent covering (as on a watch, clock, or headlight) or that is rotatable and has special markings (as on a watch)\n2 : the oblique side or face of a cut gem; specifically : the upper faceted portion of a brilliant projecting from the setting see BRILLIANT illustration\n3 : a usually metal rim of a piece of jewelry in which an ornament (as a gem) is set


Words: bezoar
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various calculi found chiefly in the gastrointestinal organs and formerly believed to possess magical properties called also bezoar stone


Words: bhang
Meaning:
noun\n: a mildly intoxicating preparation of the leaves and flowering tops of uncultivated hemp; also : HEMP 1a, c compare MARIJUANA, HASHISH


Words: bias
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a line diagonal to the grain of a fabric; especially : a line at a 45* angle to the selvage often utilized in the cutting of garments for smoother fit\n2 a : a peculiarity in the shape of a bowl that causes it to swerve when rolled on the green b : the tendency of a bowl to swerve; also : the impulse causing this tendency c : the swerve of the bowl\n3 a : BENT, TENDENCY b : an inclination of temperament or outlook; especially : a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment : PREJUDICE c : an instance of such prejudice d (1) : deviation of the expected value of a statistical estimate from the quantity it estimates (2) : systematic error introduced into sampling or testing by selecting or encouraging one outcome or answer over others\n4 a : a voltage applied to a device (as a transistor control electrode) to establish a reference level for operation b : a high-frequency voltage combined with an audio signal to reduce distortion in tape recording\n\n<2> adjective\n: DIAGONAL, SLANTING used chiefly of fabrics and their cut\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : DIAGONALLY <cut cloth bias>\n2 obsolete : AWRY\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 : to give a settled and often prejudiced outlook to <his background biases him against foreigners>\n2 : to apply a slight negative or positive voltage to (as an electron-tube grid)


Words: bib
Meaning:
<1> verb\n: DRINK\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a cloth or plastic shield tied under the chin to protect the clothes\n2 : the part of an apron or of overalls extending above the waist\n3 : a patch of differently colored feathers or fur immediately below the bill or chin of a bird or mammal\n\n<3> abbreviation\nBible, biblical


Words: bibliography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the history, identification, or description of writings or publications\n2 a : a list often with descriptive or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or author b : a list of works written by an author or printed by a publishing house\n3 : the works or a list of the works referred to in a text or consulted by the author in its production


Words: bibulous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : highly absorbent\n2 a : fond of alcoholic beverages b : of, relating to, or marked by the consumption of alcoholic beverages


Words: biceps
Meaning:
noun\n: a muscle having two heads: as a : the large flexor muscle of the front of the upper arm b : the large flexor muscle of the back of the upper leg


Words: bicker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : petulant quarreling : ALTERCATION\n2 : a sound of or as if of bickering\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to engage in a petulant or petty quarrel\n2 a : to move with a rapidly repeated noise <a bickering stream> b : QUIVER, FLICKER


Words: bicuspid
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: having or ending in two points <bicuspid teeth>\n\n<2> noun\n: a human premolar tooth see TOOTH illustration


Words: bicycle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a vehicle with two wheels tandem, a steering handle, a saddle seat, and pedals by which it is propelled; also : a stationary exercise machine that resembles such a vehicle\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to ride a bicycle


Words: bid
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a obsolete : BESEECH, ENTREAT b : to issue an order to : TELL c : to request to come : INVITE\n2 : to give expression to <bade a tearful farewell>\n3 a : OFFER usually used in the phrase to bid defiance b past and past part bid (1) : to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance (2) : to make a bid of or in (a suit at cards)\nintransitive senses : to make a bid\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the act of one who bids b : a statement of what one will give or take for something; especially : an offer of a price c : something offered as a bid\n2 : an opportunity to bid\n3 : INVITATION\n4 a : an announcement of what a cardplayer proposes to undertake b : the amount of such a bid c : a biddable bridge hand\n5 : an attempt or effort to win, achieve, or attract <a bid for reelection>\n\n<3> abbreviation\ntwice a day


Words: bide
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 past usually bided : to wait for used chiefly in the phrase bide one’s time\n2 archaic : WITHSTAND <two men might bide the winter storm W. C. Bryant>\n3 chiefly dialect : to put up with : TOLERATE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to continue in a state or condition\n2 : to wait awhile : TARRY\n3 : to continue in a place : SOJOURN


Words: biennial
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : occurring every two years\n2 : continuing or lasting for two years; specifically : growing vegetatively during the first year and fruiting and dying during the second


Words: bier
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a framework for carrying\n2 : a stand on which a corpse or coffin is placed; also : a coffin together with its stand


Words: bifurcate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to divide into two branches or parts\nintransitive senses : to divide into two branches or parts


Words: big
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a obsolete : of great strength b : of great force <a big storm>\n2 a : large or great in dimensions, bulk, or extent <a big house>; also : large or great in quantity, number, or amount <a big fleet> b : operating on a large scale <big government> c : CAPITAL 1\n3 a : PREGNANT; especially : nearly ready to give birth b : full to bursting : SWELLING <big with rage> c of the voice : full and resonant\n4 a : CHIEF, PREEMINENT <the big issue of the campaign> b : outstandingly worthy or able <a truly big man> c : of great importance or significance <the big moment> d : IMPOSING, PRETENTIOUS; also : marked by or given to boasting <big talk> e : MAGNANIMOUS, GENEROUS <was big about it>\n5 : POPULAR <soft drinks are very big in Mexico Russ Leadabrand>\n6 : full-bodied and flavorful used of wine\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in a loud or declamatory manner; also : in a boasting manner <talk big>\n2 a : to a large amount or extent <won big> <lost big> b : on a large scale <think big> <worry big>\n3 : HARD <hits her forehand big>\n\n<3> noun\n: an individual or organization of outstanding importance or power; especially : MAJOR LEAGUE usually used in plural <playing in the bigs>


Words: bight
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a bend in a coast forming an open bay; also : a bay formed by such a bend\n2 : a slack part or loop in a rope


Words: bike
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly Scottish : a nest of wild bees, wasps, or hornets\n2 chiefly Scottish : a crowd or swarm of people\n\n<2> noun\n1 : BICYCLE\n2 : MOTORCYCLE\n3 : MOTORBIKE\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to ride a bike


Words: bikini
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a woman’s scanty two-piece bathing suit b : a man’s brief swimsuit\n2 : a man’s or woman’s low-cut briefs


Words: bilateral
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having two sides\n2 : affecting reciprocally two nations or parties <a bilateral treaty> <a bilateral trade agreement>\n3 a : of, relating to, or affecting the right and left sides of the body or the right and left members of paired organs <bilateral nephrectomy> b : having bilateral symmetry


Words: bile
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : either of two humors associated in old physiology with irascibility and melancholy b : a yellow or greenish viscid alkaline fluid secreted by the liver and passed into the duodenum where it aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats\n2 : inclination to anger


Words: bilge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the bulging part of a cask or barrel\n2 a : the part of the underwater body of a ship between the flat of the bottom and the vertical topsides b : the lowest point of a ship’s inner hull\n3 : stale or worthless remarks or ideas\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to become damaged in the bilge


Words: bilingual
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having or expressed in two languages\n2 : using or able to use two languages especially with equal fluency\n3 : of or relating to bilingual education


Words: bilious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to bile b : marked by or suffering from liver dysfunction and especially excessive secretion of bile c : appearing as if affected by a bilious disorder\n2 : of or indicative of a peevish ill-natured disposition


Words: bilk
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to block the free development of : FRUSTRATE <fate bilks their hopes>\n2 a : to cheat out of something valuable : DEFRAUD b : to evade payment of or to <bilks his creditors>\n3 : to slip away from <bilked her pursuers>\n\n<2> noun\n: an untrustworthy tricky individual : CHEAT


Words: bill
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering\n2 : a mouthpart (as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird’s bill\n3 : the point of an anchor fluke see ANCHOR illustration\n4 : the visor of a cap or hood\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to touch and rub bill to bill\n2 : to caress affectionately <billing and cooing>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade\n2 : BILLHOOK\n\n<4> noun\n1 : an itemized list or a statement of particulars (as a list of materials or of members of a ship’s crew)\n2 : a written document or note\n3 obsolete : a formal petition\n4 a : an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : INVOICE b : an amount expended or owed c : a statement of charges for food or drink : CHECK\n5 a : a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public; especially : an announcement of a theatrical entertainment b : a programmed presentation (as a motion picture, play, or concert)\n6 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also : the law itself <the GI bill>\n7 : a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person <a bill of complaint>\n8 a : a piece of paper money b : an individual or commercial note <bills receivable> c slang : one hundred dollars\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 a : to enter in an accounting system : prepare a bill of (charges) b : to submit a bill of charges to c : to enter (as freight) in a waybill d : to issue a bill of lading to or for\n2 : to announce (as a performance) especially by posters or placards\n3 : ADVERTISE, PROMOTE <the book is billed as a


Words: billboard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a flat surface (as of a panel, wall, or fence) on which bills are posted; specifically : a large panel designed to carry outdoor advertising\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to promote by a conspicuous display on or as if on a billboard


Words: billet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a brief letter : NOTE\n2 a : an official order directing that a member of a military force be provided with board and lodging (as in a private home) b : quarters assigned by or as if by a billet\n3 : POSITION, JOB <a lucrative billet>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to assign lodging to (as soldiers) by or as if by a billet\n2 : to serve with a billet <billet a householder>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : a chunky piece of wood (as for firewood) b obsolete : CUDGEL\n2 a : a bar of metal b : a piece of semifinished iron or steel nearly square in section made by rolling an ingot or bloom c : a section of nonferrous metal ingot hot-worked by forging, rolling, or extrusion d : a nonferrous casting suitable for rolling or extrusion


Words: billiards
Meaning:
noun plural but singular in construction\n: any of several games played on an oblong table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue; specifically : a game in which one scores by causing a cue ball to hit in succession two object balls compare POOL


Words: billow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : WAVE; especially : a great wave or surge of water\n2 : a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rise or roll in waves or surges\n2 : to bulge or swell out (as through action of the wind)\ntransitive senses : to cause to billow


Words: billy
Meaning:
<1> noun\nchiefly Australian New Zealand : a metal or enamelware pail or pot with a lid and wire bail called also billycan\n\n<2> noun\n1 : BILLY CLUB\n2 : BILLY GOAT


Words: bimetallism
Meaning:
noun\n: the use of two metals (as gold and silver) jointly as a monetary standard with both constituting legal tender at a predetermined ratio


Words: bin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a box, frame, crib, or enclosed place used for storage\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put into a bin


Words: binary
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: something made of or based on two things or parts: as a : BINARY STAR b : a binary number system\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : compounded or consisting of or marked by two things or parts\n2 a : DUPLE used of measure or rhythm b : having two musical subjects or two complementary sections\n3 a : relating to, being, or belonging to a system of numbers having 2 as its base <the binary digits 0 and 1> b : involving a choice or condition of two alternatives (as on-off or yes-no)\n4 a : composed of two chemical elements, an element and a radical that acts as an element, or two such radicals b : utilizing two harmless ingredients that upon combining form a lethal substance (as a gas) <binary weapon>\n5 : relating two logical or mathematical elements <binary operation>


Words: bind
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make secure by tying b : to confine, restrain, or restrict as if with bonds c : to put under an obligation <binds himself with an oath> d : to constrain with legal authority\n2 a : to wrap around with something so as to enclose or cover b : BANDAGE\n3 : to fasten round about\n4 : to tie together (as stocks of wheat)\n5 a : to cause to stick together b : to take up and hold (as by chemical forces) : combine with\n6 : CONSTIPATE\n7 : to make a firm commitment for <a handshake binds the deal>\n8 : to protect, strengthen, or decorate by a band or binding\n9 : to apply the parts of the cover to (a book)\n10 : to set at work as an apprentice : INDENTURE\n11 : to cause or bring about an emotional attachment\n12 : to fasten together\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to form a cohesive mass b : to combine or be taken up especially by chemical action <antibody binds to a specific antigen>\n2 : to hamper free movement or natural action\n3 : to become hindered from free operation\n4 : to exert a restraining or compelling effect <a promise that binds>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : something that binds b : the act of binding : the state of being bound c : a place where binding occurs\n2 : TIE 3\n3 : a position or situation in which one is hampered, constrained, or prevented from free movement or action


Words: binding
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the action of one that binds\n2 : a material or device used to bind: as a : the cover and materials that hold a book together b : a narrow fabric used to finish raw edges c : a set of ski fastenings for holding the boot firm on the ski\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : that binds\n2 : imposing an obligation


Words: binge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a drunken revel : SPREE b : an unrestrained and often excessive indulgence <a buying binge>\n2 : a social gathering : PARTY\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to go on a binge; especially : to go on an eating binge


Words: binocular
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of, relating to, using, or adapted to the use of both eyes <binocular vision>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a binocular optical instrument\n2 : a handheld optical instrument composed of two telescopes and a focusing device and usually having prisms to increase magnifying ability usually used in plural


Words: binomial
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a mathematical expression consisting of two terms connected by a plus sign or minus sign\n2 : a biological species name consisting of two terms


Words: biochemistry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : chemistry that deals with the chemical compounds and processes occurring in organisms\n2 : the chemical characteristics and reactions of a particular living system or biological substance (as chlorophyll) <a change in the patient’s biochemistry>


Words: biography
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually written history of a person’s life\n2 : biographical writings as a whole\n3 : an account of the life of something (as an animal, a coin, or a building)


Words: biological
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to biology or to life and living processes\n2 : used in or produced by applied biology\n3 : related by direct genetic relationship rather than by adoption or marriage <biological parents>


Words: biology
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital processes\n2 a : the plant and animal life of a region or environment b : the life processes especially of an organism or group; broadly : ECOLOGY


Words: biotin
Meaning:
noun\n: a colorless crystalline growth vitamin C10H16N2O3S of the vitamin complex found especially in yeast, liver, and egg yolk


Words: bipartite
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : being in two parts b : having a correspondent part for each of two parties <a bipartite contract> c : shared by two <a bipartite treaty>\n2 : divided into two parts almost to the base <a bipartite leaf>


Words: birch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a genus (Betula of the family Betulaceae, the birch family) of monoecious deciduous usually short-lived trees or shrubs having simple petioled leaves and typically a layered membranous outer bark that peels readily\n2 : the hard pale close-grained wood of a birch\n3 : a birch rod or bundle of twigs for flogging\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to beat with or as if with a birch : WHIP


Words: bird
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate\n2 : any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings\n3 : a game bird\n4 : CLAY PIGEON\n5 a : FELLOW b : a peculiar person c chiefly British : GIRL\n6 : SHUTTLECOCK\n7 chiefly British a : a hissing or jeering expressive of disapproval b : dismissal from employment\n8 : a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked\n9 : something (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) resembling a bird especially by flying or being aloft\n10 : an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down usually used with the; called also finger\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment


Words: birdie
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a little bird\n2 : a golf score of one stroke less than par on a hole compare EAGLE\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to score a birdie on


Words: birdlime
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds\n2 : something that ensnares


Words: birdseed
Meaning:
noun\n: a mixture of seeds (as of hemp, millet, and sunflowers) used for feeding caged and wild birds


Words: biretta
Meaning:
noun\n: a square cap with three ridges on top worn by clergymen especially of the Roman Catholic Church


Words: birth
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the emergence of a new individual from the body of its parent b : the act or process of bringing forth young from the womb\n2 : a state resulting from being born especially at a particular time or place <a Southerner by birth>\n3 a : LINEAGE, EXTRACTION <marriage between equals in birth> b : high or noble birth\n4 a archaic : one that is born b : BEGINNING, START <the birth of an idea>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 chiefly dialect : to bring forth\n2 : to give rise to : ORIGINATE\nintransitive senses : to bring forth a child or young


Words: birthday
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the day of a person’s birth b : a day of origin\n2 : an anniversary of a birth <her 21st birthday>


Words: biscuit
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : any of various hard or crisp dry baked products: as (1) British : CRACKER 4 (2) British : COOKIE b : a small quick bread made from dough that has been rolled out and cut or dropped from a spoon\n2 : earthenware or porcelain after the first firing and before glazing\n3 a : a light grayish yellowish brown b : a grayish yellow


Words: bisect
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to divide into two usually equal parts\nintransitive senses : CROSS, INTERSECT


Words: bisexual
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : possessing characters of both sexes : HERMAPHRODITIC b : sexually oriented toward both sexes\n2 : of, relating to, or involving both sexes


Words: bishop
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one having spiritual or ecclesiastical supervision: as a : an Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, or Roman Catholic clergyman ranking above a priest, having authority to ordain and confirm, and typically governing a diocese b : any of various Protestant clerical officials who superintend other clergy c : a Mormon high priest presiding over a ward or over all other bishops and over the Aaronic priesthood\n2 : either of two pieces of each color in a set of chessmen having the power to move diagonally across any number of adjoining unoccupied squares\n3 : mulled port wine flavored with roasted oranges and cloves


Words: bishopric
Meaning:
noun\n1 : DIOCESE\n2 : the office of bishop\n3 : the administrative body of a Mormon ward consisting of a bishop and two high priests as counselors


Words: bismuth
Meaning:
noun\n: a heavy brittle grayish white chiefly trivalent metallic element that is chemically like arsenic and antimony and that is used in alloys and pharmaceuticals see ELEMENT table


Words: bison
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several large shaggy-maned usually gregarious recent or extinct bovine mammals (genus Bison) having a large head with short horns and heavy forequarters surmounted by a large fleshy hump: as a : WISENT b : BUFFALO 1c(1)


Words: bisque
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a thick cream soup made with shellfish or game b : a cream soup of pureed vegetables\n2 : ice cream containing powdered nuts or macaroons\n\n<2> noun\n: odds allowed an inferior player: as a : a point taken when desired in a set of tennis b : an extra turn in croquet c : one or more strokes off a golf score\n\n<3> noun\n: BISCUIT 2; especially : unglazed china that is not to be glazed but is hard-fired and vitreous


Words: bit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : the biting or cutting edge or part of a tool (2) : a replaceable part of a compound tool that actually performs the function (as drilling or boring) for which the whole tool is designed b plural : the jaws of tongs or pincers\n2 : something bitten or held with the teeth: a : the usually steel part of a bridle inserted in the mouth of a horse b : the rimmed mouth end on the stem of a pipe or cigar holder\n3 : something that curbs or restrains\n4 : the part of a key that enters the lock and acts on the bolt and tumblers\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to put a bit in the mouth of (a horse) b : to control as if with a bit\n2 : to form a bit on (a key)\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a small quantity of food; especially : a small delicacy\n2 a : a small piece or quantity of some material thing b (1) : a small coin (2) : a unit of value equal to 18 of a dollar <four bits>\n3 : something small or unimportant of its kind: as a : a brief period : WHILE b : an indefinite usually small degree, extent, or amount <a bit of a rascal> <every bit as powerful> c (1) : a small part usually with spoken lines in a theatrical performance (2) : a usually short theatrical routine <a corny comedy bit>\n4 : the aggregate of items, situations, or activities appropriate to a given style, genre, or role <rejected the whole bit about love-marriage-motherhood Vance Packard>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a unit of computer information equivalent to the result of a choice between two alternatives (as yes or no, on or off)\n2 : the physical representation of a bit by an electrical pulse, a magnetized spot, or a hole whose presence or absence indicates data


Words: bitch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals\n2 a : a lewd or immoral woman b : a malicious, spiteful, or domineering woman sometimes used as a generalized term of abuse\n3 : something that is highly objectionable or unpleasant\n4 : COMPLAINT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : SPOIL, BOTCH <I must have bitched up my life Mavis Gallant>\n2 : CHEAT, DOUBLE-CROSS\n3 : to complain of or about\nintransitive senses : COMPLAIN


Words: bite
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to seize especially with teeth or jaws so as to enter, grip, or wound b : to wound, pierce, or sting especially with a fang or a proboscis\n2 : to cut or pierce with or as if with an edged weapon\n3 : to cause sharp pain or stinging discomfort to\n4 : to take hold of\n5 archaic : to take in : CHEAT\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bite or have the habit of biting something\n2 of a weapon or tool : to cut, pierce, or take hold\n3 : to cause irritation or smarting\n4 : CORRODE\n5 a of fish : to take a bait b : to respond so as to be caught (as by a trick)\n6 : to take or maintain a firm hold\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or manner of biting\n2 : FOOD: as a : the amount of food taken at a bite : MORSEL b : a small amount of food : SNACK\n3 archaic a : CHEAT, TRICK b : SHARPER\n4 : a wound made by biting\n5 : the hold or grip by which friction is created or purchase is obtained\n6 : a surface that creates friction or is brought into contact with another for the purpose of obtaining a hold\n7 a : a keen incisive quality b : a sharp penetrating effect\n8 : a single exposure of an etcher’s plate to the corrosive action of acid\n9 : an amount taken usually in one operation for one purpose : CUT


Words: biting
Meaning:
adjective\n: having the power to bite <a biting wind>; especially : able to grip and impress deeply <a biting wit>


Words: bitter
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops compare SALT, SOUR, SWEET b : distasteful or distressing to the mind : GALLING <a bitter sense of shame>\n2 : marked by intensity or severity: a : accompanied by severe pain or suffering <a bitter death> b : being relentlessly determined : VEHEMENT <a bitter partisan> c : exhibiting intense animosity <bitter enemies> d (1) : harshly reproachful <bitter complaints> (2) : marked by cynicism and rancor <bitter contempt> e : intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness\n3 : expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret <bitter tears>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : bitter quality\n2 a plural : a usually alcoholic solution of bitter and often aromatic plant products used especially in preparing mixed drinks or as a mild tonic b British : a very dry heavily hopped ale\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to make bitter <bittered ale>\n\n<4> adverb\n: to a bitter degree <it’s bitter cold>


Words: bittern
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various small or medium-sized usually secretive herons (especially genera Botaurus and Ixobrychus)\n\n<2> noun\n: the bitter water solution of salts that remains after sodium chloride has crystallized out of a brine


Words: bittersweet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something that is bittersweet; especially : pleasure alloyed with pain\n2 a : a sprawling poisonous weedy nightshade (Solanum dulcamara) with purple flowers and oval reddish orange berries b : a No. American woody climbing plant (Celastrus scandens) of the staff-tree family having clusters of small greenish flowers succeeded by yellow capsules that open when ripe and disclose the scarlet aril\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : being at once bitter and sweet; especially : pleasant but including or marked by elements of suffering or regret <a bittersweet ballad>\n2 : of or relating to a prepared chocolate containing little sugar


Words: bitumen
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an asphalt of Asia Minor used in ancient times as a cement and mortar\n2 : any of various mixtures of hydrocarbons (as tar) often together with their nonmetallic derivatives that occur naturally or are obtained as residues after heat-refining natural substances (as petroleum); specifically : such a mixture soluble in carbon disulfide


Words: bivalve
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: having a shell composed of two valves\n\n<2> noun\n: an animal (as a clam) with a 2-valved shell


Words: bivouac
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter\n2 a : encampment usually for a night b : a temporary shelter or settlement\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to make a bivouac : CAMP


Words: bizarre
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: strikingly out of the ordinary: as a : odd, extravagant, or eccentric in style or mode b : involving sensational contrasts or incongruities\n\n<2> noun\n: a flower with atypical striped marking


Words: blab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : one that blabs : TATTLETALE\n2 : idle or excessive talk : CHATTER\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to talk idly or thoughtlessly\n2 : to reveal a secret especially by indiscreet chatter\ntransitive senses : to reveal especially without reserve or discretion <blabbed the whole affair to the press>


Words: black
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of the color black b (1) : very dark in color <his face was black with rage> (2) : having a very deep or low register <a bass with a black voice> (3) : HEAVY, SERIOUS <the play was a black intrigue>\n2 a : having dark skin, hair, and eyes : SWARTHY <the black Irish> b (1) often capitalized : of or relating to any of various population groups having dark pigmentation of the skin <black Americans> (2) : of or relating to the Afro-American people or their culture <black literature> <a black college> <black pride> <black studies> (3) : typical or representative of the most readily attended parts of black culture <tried to play blacker jazz>\n3 : dressed in black\n4 : DIRTY, SOILED <hands black with grime>\n5 a : characterized by the absence of light <a black night> b : reflecting or transmitting little or no light <black water> c : served without milk or cream <black coffee>\n6 a : thoroughly sinister or evil : WICKED <a black deed> b : indicative of condemnation or discredit <got a black mark for being late>\n7 : connected with or invoking the supernatural and especially the devil <black magic>\n8 a : very sad, gloomy, or calamitous <black despair> b : marked by the occurrence of disaster <black Friday>\n9 : characterized by hostility or angry discontent : SULLEN <black resentment filled his heart>\n10 chiefly British : subject to boycott by trade-union members as employing or favoring nonunion workers or as operating under conditions considered unfair by the trade union\n11 a of propaganda : conducted so as to appear to originate within an enemy country and designed to weaken enemy morale b : characterized by or connected with the use of black propaganda <black radio>\n12 : characterized by grim, distorted, or grotesque satire <black humor>\n13 : of or relating to covert intelligence operations <black government programs>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a black pigment or dye; especially : one consisting largely of carbon\n2 : the achromatic color of least lightness characteristically perceived to belong to objects that neith


Words: blackball
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to vote against; especially : to exclude from membership by casting a negative vote\n2 a : to exclude socially : OSTRACIZE b : BOYCOTT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a small black ball for use as a negative vote in a ballot box\n2 : an adverse vote especially against admitting someone to membership in an organization


Words: blackberry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the usually black or dark purple juicy but seedy edible aggregate fruit of various brambles (genus Rubus) of the rose family\n2 : a plant that bears blackberries


Words: blackbird
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various birds of which the males are largely or entirely black: as a : a common thrush (Turdus merula) of Eurasia and northern Africa having an orange bill and eye rim b : any of several American birds (family Icteridae)\n2 : a Pacific islander kidnapped for use as a plantation laborer\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to engage in the slave trade especially in the So. Pacific


Words: blackboard
Meaning:
noun\n: a hard smooth usually dark surface used especially in a classroom for writing or drawing on with chalk


Words: blacken
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to become dark or black <the sky blackens>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make black\n2 : DEFAME, SULLY


Words: blackguard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : the kitchen servants of a household\n2 a : a rude or unscrupulous person b : a person who uses foul or abusive language\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to talk about or address in abusive terms


Words: blackhead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small plug of sebum blocking the duct of a sebaceous gland especially on the face\n2 : a destructive disease of turkeys and related birds caused by a protozoan (Histomonas meleagridis) that invades the intestinal ceca and liver\n3 : a larval clam or mussel attached to the skin or gills of a freshwater fish


Words: blackjack
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 black jack (vessel) : a tankard for beer or ale usually of tar-coated leather\n2 : SPHALERITE\n3 : a hand weapon typically consisting of a piece of leather-enclosed metal with a strap or springy shaft for a handle\n4 : an often scrubby oak (Quercus marilandica) chiefly of the southeastern U.S. called also blackjack oak\n5 : a card game the object of which is to be dealt cards having a higher count than those of the dealer up to but not exceeding 21 called also twenty-one, vingt-et-un\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to strike with a blackjack\n2 : to coerce with threats or pressure


Words: blacklist
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a list of persons who are disapproved of or are to be punished or boycotted\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put on a blacklist


Words: blackmail
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tribute anciently exacted on the Scottish border by freebooting chiefs for immunity from pillage\n2 a : extortion or coercion by threats especially of public exposure or criminal prosecution b : the payment that is extorted


Words: blackout
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a turning off of the stage lighting to separate scenes in a play or end a play or skit; also : a skit that ends with a blackout b : a period of darkness enforced as a precaution against air raids c : a period of darkness (as in a city) caused by a failure of electrical power\n2 : a transient dulling or loss of vision, consciousness, or memory <an alcoholic blackout>\n3 a : a wiping out : OBLITERATION b : a blotting out by censorship : SUPPRESSION <a news blackout>\n4 : a usually temporary loss of a radio signal\n5 : the prohibition or restriction of the telecasting of a sports event


Words: blacktop
Meaning:
noun\n: a bituminous material used especially for surfacing roads; also : a surface paved with blacktop


Words: bladder
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a membranous sac in animals that serves as the receptacle of a liquid or contains gas; especially : URINARY BLADDER b : CYST 2b\n2 : something (as the rubber bag inside a football) resembling a bladder


Words: blade
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : LEAF 1a(1); especially : the leaf of an herb or a grass b : the flat expanded part of a leaf as distinguished from the petiole\n2 : something resembling the blade of a leaf: as a : the broad flattened part of an oar or paddle b : an arm of a screw propeller, electric fan, or steam turbine c : the broad flat or concave part of a machine (as a bulldozer or snowplow) that comes into contact with the material to be moved d : a broad flat body part; specifically : SCAPULA used chiefly in naming cuts of meat e : the flat portion of the tongue immediately behind the tip; also : this portion together with the tip\n3 a : the cutting part of an implement b (1) : SWORD (2) : SWORDSMAN (3) : a dashing lively man c : the runner of an ice skate


Words: blame
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to find fault with : CENSURE <the right to praise or blame a literary work>\n2 a : to hold responsible <they blame me for everything> b : to place responsibility for <blames it on me>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an expression of disapproval or reproach : CENSURE\n2 a : a state of being blameworthy : CULPABILITY b archaic : FAULT, SIN\n3 : responsibility for something believed to deserve censure <they must share the blame>


Words: blanch
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to take the color out of: as a : to bleach by excluding light b : to scald or parboil in water or steam in order to remove the skin from, whiten, or stop enzymatic action in (as food for freezing) c : to make ashen or pale <fear blanches the cheek>\nintransitive senses : to become white or pale


Words: blancmange
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually sweetened and flavored dessert made from gelatinous or starchy ingredients and milk


Words: bland
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : smooth and soothing in manner or quality <a bland smile> b : exhibiting no personal concern or embarrassment : UNPERTURBED <a bland confession of guilt>\n2 a : not irritating, stimulating, or invigorating : SOOTHING b : DULL, INSIPID <bland stories with little plot or action>


Words: blank
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : COLORLESS\n2 a : appearing or causing to appear dazed, confounded, or nonplussed <stared in blank dismay> b : EXPRESSIONLESS <a blank stare>\n3 a : devoid of covering or content; especially : free from writing or marks <blank paper> b : having spaces to be filled in c : lacking interest, variety, or change <blank hours>\n4 : ABSOLUTE, UNQUALIFIED <a blank refusal>\n5 : UNFINISHED; especially : having a plain or unbroken surface where an opening is usual <a blank key> <a blank arch>\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete : the bull’s-eye of a target\n2 a : an empty space (as on a paper) b : a paper with spaces for the entry of data <an order blank>\n3 a : a piece of material prepared to be made into something (as a key) by a further operation b : a cartridge loaded with propellant and a seal but no projectile\n4 a : an empty or featureless place or space <my mind was a blank> b : a vacant or uneventful period <a long blank in history>\n5 : a dash substituting for an omitted word\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : OBSCURE, OBLITERATE <blank out a line> b : to stop access to : SEAL <blank off a tunnel>\n2 : to keep (an opposing team) from scoring <were blanked for eight innings>\nintransitive senses\n1 : FADE usually used with out <the music blanked out>\n2 : to become confused or abstracted often used with out <his mind blanked out momentarily>


Words: blanket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a large usually oblong piece of woven fabric used as a bed covering b : a similar piece of fabric used as a body covering (as for an animal) <a horse blanket>\n2 : something that resembles a blanket <a blanket of fog> <a blanket of gloom>\n3 : a rubber or plastic sheet on the cylinder in an offset press that transfers the image to the surface being printed\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to cover with or as if with a blanket <new grass blankets the slope>\n2 a : to cover so as to obscure, interrupt, suppress, or extinguish <blanket a fire with foam> b : to apply or cause to apply to uniformly despite wide separation or diversity among the elements included <freight rates that blanket a region> c : to cause to be included <automatically blanketed into the insurance program>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : covering all members of a group or class <a blanket wage increase>\n2 : effective or applicable in all instances


Words: blare
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to sound loud and strident <radios blaring>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to sound or utter raucously <sat blaring the car horn>\n2 : to proclaim flamboyantly <headlines blared his defeat>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a loud strident noise\n2 : dazzling often garish brilliance\n3 : FLAMBOYANCE


Words: blaspheme
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to speak of or address with irreverence\n2 : REVILE, ABUSE\nintransitive senses : to utter blasphemy


Words: blasphemy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God b : the act of claiming the attributes of deity\n2 : irreverence toward something considered sacred or inviolable


Words: blast
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a violent gust of wind b : the effect or accompaniment (as sleet) of such a gust\n2 : the sound produced by an impulsion of air through a wind instrument or whistle\n3 : something resembling a gust of wind: as a : a stream of air or gas forced through a hole b : a vehement outburst c : the continuous blowing to which a charge of ore or metal is subjected in a blast furnace\n4 a : a sudden pernicious influence or effect <the blast of a huge epidemic> b : a disease of plants that causes the foliage or flowers to wither\n5 a : an explosion or violent detonation b : the violent effect produced in the vicinity of an explosion that consists of a wave of increased atmospheric pressure followed by a wave of decreased atmospheric pressure\n6 : SPEED, CAPACITY, OPERATION <go full blast> <in full blast>\n7 : an enjoyably exciting experience, occasion, or event; especially : PARTY\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : BLARE <music blasting from the radio>\n2 : to make a vigorous attack\n3 a : to use an explosive b : SHOOT\n4 : to hit a golf ball out of a sand trap with explosive force\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to injure by or as if by the action of wind b : BLIGHT\n2 a : to shatter by or as if by an explosive b : to remove, open, or form by or as if by an explosive c : SHOOT\n3 : to attack vigorously\n4 : to cause to blast off <will blast themselves from the moon’s surface>\n5 : to hit vigorously and effectively


Words: blatant
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : noisy especially in a vulgar or offensive manner : CLAMOROUS\n2 : completely obvious, conspicuous, or obtrusive especially in a crass or offensive manner : BRAZEN


Words: blather
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to talk foolishly at length often used with on\n\n<2> noun\n1 : voluble nonsensical or inconsequential talk or writing\n2 : STIR, COMMOTION


Words: blaze
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an intensely burning fire b : intense direct light often accompanied by heat <the blaze of TV lights> c : an active burning; especially : a sudden bursting forth of flame\n2 : something that resembles the blaze of a fire: as a : a dazzling display <a blaze of color> b : a sudden outburst <a blaze of fury> c plural : HELL <go to blazes> <as hot as blazes>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 a : to burn brightly <the sun blazed overhead> b : to flare up : FLAME <inflation blazed up>\n2 : to be conspicuously brilliant or resplendent <fields blazing with flowers>\n3 : to shoot rapidly and repeatedly usually used with away\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to make public or conspicuous\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : a usually white stripe down the center of the face of an animal b : a white or gray streak in the hair of the head\n2 : a trail marker; especially : a mark made on a tree by chipping off a piece of the bark\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to mark (as a trail) with blazes\n2 : to lead in some direction or activity <blaze new trails in education>


Words: blazon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : armorial bearings : COAT OF ARMS b : the proper description or representation of heraldic or armorial bearings\n2 : ostentatious display\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to publish widely : PROCLAIM\n2 a : to describe (heraldic or armorial bearings) in technical terms b : to represent (armorial bearings) in drawing or engraving\n3 a : DISPLAY b : DECK, ADORN <the town was blazoned with flags>


Words: bleach
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove color or stains from\n2 : to make whiter or lighter especially by physical or chemical removal of color\nintransitive senses : to grow white or lose color\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the act or process of bleaching\n2 : a preparation used in bleaching\n3 : the degree of whiteness obtained by bleaching


Words: bleak
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : exposed and barren and often windswept\n2 : COLD, RAW <a bleak November evening>\n3 a : lacking in warmth, life, or kindliness : GRIM b : not hopeful or encouraging : DEPRESSING <a bleak outlook> c : severely simple or austere


Words: blear
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to make (the eyes) sore or watery\n2 : DIM, BLUR\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : dim with water or tears\n2 : obscure to the view or imagination


Words: bleary
Meaning:
adjective\n1 of the eyes or vision : dull or dimmed especially from fatigue or sleep\n2 : poorly outlined or defined : DIM\n3 : tired to the point of exhaustion


Words: bleat
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to utter the natural cry of a sheep or goat or a similar sound b : WHIMPER\n2 a : to talk complainingly or with a whine b : BLATHER\ntransitive senses : to utter in a bleating manner\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the cry of a sheep or goat or a similar sound\n2 : a feeble outcry, protest, or complaint


Words: bleed
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to emit or lose blood b : to sacrifice one’s blood especially in battle\n2 : to feel anguish, pain, or sympathy <a heart that bleeds at a friend’s misfortune>\n3 : to escape by oozing or flowing (as from a wound)\n4 : to give up some constituent (as sap or dye) by exuding or diffusing it\n5 a : to pay out or give money b : to have money extorted\n6 : to be printed so as to run off one or more edges of the page after trimming\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove or draw blood from\n2 : to get or extort money from especially over a prolonged period\n3 : to draw sap from (a tree)\n4 a : to extract or let out some or all of a contained substance from <bleed a brake line> b : to extract or cause to escape from a container c : to diminish gradually usually used with off <a pilot bleeding off airspeed>\n5 : to cause (as a printed illustration) to bleed\n\n<2> noun\n: printed matter (as an illustration) that bleeds; also : the part of a bleed trimmed off


Words: blemish
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to spoil by a flaw\n\n<2> noun\n: a noticeable imperfection; especially : one that seriously impairs appearance


Words: blench
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to draw back or turn aside from lack of courage : FLINCH\n\n<2> verb\n: BLEACH, WHITEN


Words: blend
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : MIX; especially : to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished\n2 : to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to mingle intimately or unobtrusively b : to combine into an integrated whole\n2 : to produce a harmonious effect\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something produced by blending: as a : a product prepared by blending b : a word (as brunch) produced by combining other words or parts of words\n2 : a group of two or more consecutive consonants that begin a syllable


Words: bless
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to hallow or consecrate by religious rite or word\n2 : to hallow with the sign of the cross\n3 : to invoke divine care for <bless your heart>\n4 a : PRAISE, GLORIFY <bless his holy name> b : to speak well of : APPROVE\n5 : to confer prosperity or happiness upon\n6 archaic : PROTECT, PRESERVE\n7 : ENDOW, FAVOR <blessed with athletic ability>


Words: blessed
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : held in reverence : VENERATED <the blessed saints> b : honored in worship : HALLOWED <the blessed Trinity> c : BEATIFIC <a blessed visitation>\n2 : of or enjoying happiness; specifically : enjoying the bliss of heaven used as a title for a beatified person\n3 : bringing pleasure, contentment, or good fortune\n4 used as an intensive <no one gave us a blessed penny Saturday Review>


Words: blessing
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or words of one that blesses b : APPROVAL, ENCOURAGEMENT\n2 : a thing conducive to happiness or welfare\n3 : grace said at a meal


Words: blight
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a disease or injury of plants resulting in withering, cessation of growth, and death of parts without rotting b : an organism that causes blight\n2 : something that frustrates plans or hopes\n3 : something that impairs or destroys\n4 : a deteriorated condition <urban blight>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to affect (as a plant) with blight\n2 : to cause to deteriorate\nintransitive senses : to suffer from or become affected with blight


Words: blind
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a (1) : SIGHTLESS (2) : having less than 110 of normal vision in the more efficient eye when refractive defects are fully corrected by lenses b : of or relating to sightless persons\n2 a : unable or unwilling to discern or judge <blind to a lover’s faults> b : UNQUESTIONING <blind loyalty> <blind faith>\n3 a : having no regard to rational discrimination, guidance, or restriction <blind choice> b : lacking a directing or controlling consciousness <blind chance> c : DRUNK 1a\n4 : made or done without sight of certain objects or knowledge of certain facts that could serve for guidance <a blind taste test>; especially : performed solely by the aid of instruments within an airplane <a blind landing>\n5 : DEFECTIVE: as a : lacking a growing point or producing leaves instead of flowers b : lacking a complete or legible address <blind mail>\n6 a : difficult to discern, make out, or discover b : hidden from sight : COVERED <blind seam>\n7 : having but one opening or outlet <blind sockets>\n8 : having no opening for light or passage : BLANK <blind wall>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to make blind b : DAZZLE\n2 a : to withhold light from b : HIDE, CONCEAL\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something to hinder sight or keep out light: as a : a window shutter b : a roller window shade c : VENETIAN BLIND d : BLINDER\n2 : a place of concealment; especially : a concealing enclosure from which one may shoot game or observe wildlife\n3 a : something put forward for the purpose of misleading : SUBTERFUGE b : a person who acts as a decoy or distraction\n\n<4> adverb\n1 : BLINDLY: as a : to the point of insensibility <blind drunk> b : without seeing outside an airplane <fly blind>\n2 used as an intensive <was robbed blind>


Words: blindfold
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage\n2 : to hinder from seeing; especially : to keep from comprehension\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a bandage for covering the eyes\n2 : something that obscures mental or physical vision


Words: blink
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a obsolete : to look glancingly : PEEP b : to look with half-shut eyes c : to close and open the eyes involuntarily (as when dazzled)\n2 : to shine dimly or intermittently\n3 a : to look with too little concern b : to look with surprise or dismay\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to blink b : to remove (as tears) from the eye by blinking\n2 : to deny recognition to\n\n<2> noun\n1 chiefly Scottish : GLIMPSE, GLANCE\n2 : GLIMMER, SPARKLE\n3 : a usually involuntary shutting and opening of the eye\n4 : ICEBLINK


Words: blinker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : one that blinks; especially : a light that flashes off and on (as for the directing of traffic or the coded signaling of messages)\n2 a : BLINDER 1 b : a cloth hood with shades projecting at the sides of the eye openings used on skittish racehorses usually used in plural\n3 plural : BLINDER 2\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to put blinders on


Words: blister
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an elevation of the epidermis containing watery liquid\n2 : an enclosed raised spot (as in paint) resembling a blister\n3 : an agent that causes blistering\n4 : a disease of plants marked by large swollen patches on the leaves\n5 : any of various structures that bulge out (as a gunner’s compartment on a bomber)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to become affected with a blister\ntransitive senses\n1 : to raise a blister on\n2 : LAMBASTE 2


Words: blithe
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of a happy lighthearted character or disposition\n2 : lacking due thought or consideration : CASUAL, HEEDLESS <blithe unconcern>


Words: blitz
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : BLITZKRIEG 1 b (1) : an intensive aerial campaign (2) : AIR RAID\n2 a : an intensive nonmilitary campaign : a sudden overwhelming bombardment <an advertising blitz> b : a rush of the passer by the defensive linebackers in football


Words: blitzkrieg
Meaning:
noun\n1 : war conducted with great speed and force; specifically : a violent surprise offensive by massed air forces and mechanized ground forces in close coordination\n2 : BLITZ 2a


Words: blizzard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a long severe snowstorm\n2 : an intensely strong cold wind filled with fine snow\n3 : an overwhelming rush or deluge <the blizzard of mail at Christmas>


Words: bloat
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: BLOATED, PUFFY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make turgid or swollen\n2 : to fill to capacity or overflowing\nintransitive senses : SWELL\n\n<3> noun\n1 : one that is bloated\n2 : a flatulent digestive disturbance of domestic animals and especially cattle marked by abdominal bloating


Words: bloater
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a large fat herring or mackerel lightly salted and briefly smoked\n\n<2> noun\n: a small but common cisco (Coregonus hoyi) of the Great Lakes


Words: blob
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick b : a daub or spot of color\n2 : something ill-defined or amorphous\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to mark with blobs : SPLOTCH


Words: bloc
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a temporary combination of parties in a legislative assembly b : a group of legislators who act together for some common purpose irrespective of party lines\n2 a : a combination of persons, groups, or nations forming a unit with a common interest or purpose b : a group of nations united by treaty or agreement for mutual support or joint action


Words: block
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a compact usually solid piece of substantial material especially when worked or altered to serve a particular purpose: as a : the piece of wood on which the neck of a person condemned to be beheaded is laid for execution b : a mold or form on which articles are shaped or displayed c : a hollow rectangular building unit usually of artificial material d : a lightweight usually cubical and solid wooden or plastic building toy that is usually provided in sets e : the casting that contains the cylinders of an internal combustion engine\n2 a : OBSTACLE b : an obstruction of an opponent’s play in sports; especially : a halting or impeding of the progress or movement of an opponent in football by use of the body c (1) : interruption of normal physiological function (as of a tissue or organ); especially : HEART BLOCK (2) : local anesthesia (as by injection) produced by interruption of the flow of impulses along a nerve d : interruption or cessation especially of train of thought by competing thoughts or psychological suppression\n3 slang : HEAD 1 <threatened to knock his block off>\n4 : a wooden or metal case enclosing one or more pulleys and having a hook, eye, or strap by which it may be attached\n5 : a piece of material (as wood or linoleum) having on its surface a hand-cut design from which impressions are to be printed\n6 a (1) : a usually rectangular space (as in a city) enclosed by streets and occupied by or intended for buildings (2) : the distance along one of the sides of such a block b (1) : a large building divided into separate functional units (2) : a line of row houses (3) : a distinctive part of a building or integrated group of buildings c : a short section of railroad track in the block system\n7 : a platform from which property is sold at auction\n8 a : a quantity, number, or section of things dealt with as a unit b : BLOC 2\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to make unsuitable for passage or progress by obstruction b archaic : BLOCKADE c : to hinder the passage, progress, or accomplishment of by o


Words: blockade
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to subject to a blockade\n2 : BLOCK, OBSTRUCT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : the isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies; broadly : a restrictive measure designed to obstruct the commerce and communications of an unfriendly nation\n2 : something that blocks\n3 : interruption of normal physiological function (as transmission of nerve impulses) of a tissue or organ


Words: blockbuster
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a very large high-explosive bomb\n2 : one that is notably effective, successful, large, or violent\n3 : one who engages in blockbusting


Words: blockhouse
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a structure of heavy timbers formerly used for military defense with sides loopholed and pierced for gunfire and often with a projecting upper story b : a small easily defended building for protection from enemy fire\n2 : a building usually of reinforced concrete serving as an observation point for an operation likely to be accompanied by heat, blast, or radiation hazard


Words: blond
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of a flaxen, golden, light auburn, or pale yellowish brown color <blond hair> b : of a pale white or rosy white color <blond skin> c : being a blond\n2 a : of a light color b : of the color blond c : made light-colored by bleaching <a table of blond walnut>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a person having blond hair and usually a light complexion and blue or gray eyes\n2 : a light yellowish brown to dark grayish yellow


Words: blood
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body b : a comparable fluid of an invertebrate c : a fluid resembling blood\n2 : the shedding of blood; also : the taking of life\n3 a : LIFEBLOOD; broadly : LIFE b : human stock or lineage; especially : royal lineage <a prince of the blood> c : relationship by descent from a common ancestor : KINSHIP d : persons related through common descent : KINDRED e (1) : honorable or high birth or descent (2) : descent from parents of recognized breed or pedigree\n4 a : blood regarded as the seat of the emotions : TEMPER b obsolete : LUST c : a showy foppish man : RAKE\n5 : PERSONNEL <a company in need of new blood>\n6 : a black American male used especially among blacks\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 archaic : BLEED 1\n2 : to stain or wet with blood\n3 : to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey\n4 : to give experience to <troops blooded in battle>


Words: blooded
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having blood of a specified kind used in combination <cold-blooded>\n2 : being entirely or largely purebred <a herd of blooded stock>


Words: bloodhound
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a breed of large powerful hounds of European origin remarkable for acuteness of smell\n2 : a person keen in pursuit


Words: bloodstream
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the flowing blood in a circulatory system\n2 : a mainstream of power or vitality <introduce into the economic bloodstream a large amount of money Harper’s>


Words: bloodsucker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an animal that sucks blood; especially : LEECH\n2 : a person who sponges or preys on another


Words: bloody
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : containing or made up of blood b : of or contained in the blood\n2 : smeared or stained with blood\n3 : accompanied by or involving bloodshed; especially : marked by great slaughter\n4 a : MURDEROUS b : MERCILESS, CRUEL\n5 : BLOODRED\n6 sometimes vulgar used as an intensive\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make bloody or bloodred\n\n<3> adverb\nsometimes vulgar used as an intensive


Words: bloom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a mass of wrought iron from the forge or puddling furnace\n2 : a bar of iron or steel hammered or rolled from an ingot\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : FLOWER b : the flowering state <the roses in bloom> c : a period of flowering <the spring bloom> d : an excessive growth of plankton\n2 a : a state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor b : a state or time of high development or achievement <a career in full bloom>\n3 : a surface coating or appearance: as a : a delicate powdery coating on some fruits and leaves b : a rosy appearance of the cheeks; broadly : an outward evidence of freshness or healthy vigor c : a cloudiness on a film of varnish or lacquer d : a grayish discoloration on chocolate e : glare caused by an object reflecting too much light into a television camera\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to produce or yield flowers b : to support abundant plant life <make the desert bloom>\n2 a (1) : to mature into achievement of one’s potential (2) : to flourish in youthful beauty, freshness or excellence b : to shine out : GLOW\n3 : to appear or occur unexpectedly or in remarkable quantity or degree\n4 : to become densely populated with microorganisms and especially plankton used of bodies of water\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to cause to bloom\n2 : to give bloom to


Words: blooper
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a fly ball hit barely beyond a baseball infield b : a high baseball pitch lobbed to the batter\n2 : an embarrassing public blunder


Words: blossom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the flower of a seed plant; also : the mass of such flowers on a single plant b : the state of bearing flowers\n2 : a peak period or stage of development\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : BLOOM\n2 a : to come into one’s own : DEVELOP <a blossoming talent> b : to become evident : make an appearance


Words: blot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a soiling or disfiguring mark : SPOT\n2 : a mark of reproach : moral flaw\n3 : a usually nitrocellulose sheet that contains spots of immobilized macromolecules (as of DNA, RNA, or protein) or their fragments and is used to identify specific components of the spots by applying a molecular probe (as a complementary nucleic acid or a radioactively labeled antibody)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to spot, stain, or spatter with a discoloring substance\n2 obsolete : MAR; especially : to stain with infamy\n3 a : to dry (as writing) with an absorbing agent b : to remove with absorbing material <blotting up spilled water>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a blot\n2 : to become marked with a blot\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a lone backgammon man exposed to capture\n2 archaic : a weak or exposed point


Words: blotch
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to mark or mar with blotches\n\n<2> noun\n1 : IMPERFECTION, BLEMISH\n2 : a spot or mark (as of color or ink) especially when large or irregular


Words: blotter
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a piece of blotting paper\n2 : a book in which entries (as of transactions or occurrences) are made temporarily pending their transfer to permanent record books <police blotter>


Words: blouse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a long loose overgarment that resembles a shirt or smock and is worn especially by workmen, artists, and peasants b : the jacket of a uniform\n2 : a usually loose-fitting garment especially for women that covers the body from the neck to the waist\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fall in a fold <coats that blouse above the hip>\ntransitive senses : to cause to blouse


Words: blow
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 of air : to move with speed or force\n2 : to send forth a current of air or other gas\n3 a : to make a sound by or as if by blowing b of a wind instrument : SOUND\n4 a : BOAST b : to talk windily\n5 a : PANT, GASP <the horse blew heavily> b of a cetacean : to eject moisture-laden air from the lungs through the blowhole\n6 : to move or be carried by or as if by wind <just blew into town>\n7 of an electric fuse : to melt when overloaded often used with out\n8 of a tire : to release the contained air through a spontaneous rupture usually used with out\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to set (gas or vapor) in motion b : to act on with a current of gas or vapor\n2 : to play or sound on (a wind instrument)\n3 a : to spread by report b past participle blowed : DAMN <blow the expense> <I’m blowed if know>\n4 a : to drive with a current of gas or vapor b : to clear of contents by forcible passage of a current of air c : to project (a gesture or sound made with the mouth) by blowing <blew him a kiss>\n5 a : to distend with or as if with gas b : to produce or shape by the action of blown or injected air <blowing bubbles> <blowing glass>\n6 of insects : to deposit eggs or larvae on or in\n7 : to shatter, burst, or destroy by explosion\n8 a : to put out of breath with exertion b : to let (as a horse) pause to catch the breath\n9 a : to expend (as money) extravagantly <blew 50 on lunch> b : to treat with unusual expenditure <I’ll blow you to a steak>\n10 : to cause (a fuse) to blow\n11 : to rupture by too much pressure <blew a gasket>\n12 : to foul up hopelessly <blew her lines> <blew his chance>\n13 : to leave hurriedly <blew town>\n14 : to propel with great force or speed <blew a fastball by the batter>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a blowing of wind especially when strong or violent\n2 : BRAG, BOASTING\n3 : an act or instance of blowing\n4 a : the time during which air is forced through molten metal to refine it b : the quantity of metal refined during that time\n5 slang : COCAINE\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: FLOWER, BLOOM\n\n<4> noun\n1 : BLOSSOMS


Words: blowout
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a festive social affair\n2 : a bursting of a container (as a tire) by pressure of the contents on a weak spot\n3 : an uncontrolled eruption of an oil or gas well\n4 : an easy or one-sided victory


Words: blowpipe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small tubular instrument for directing a jet of air or other gas into a flame so as to concentrate and increase the heat\n2 : BLOWGUN\n3 : a tubular instrument used for revealing or cleaning a bodily cavity by forcing air into it\n4 : a long metal tube on the end of which a glassmaker gathers a quantity of molten glass and through which he blows to expand and shape it


Words: blowsy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : having a sloppy appearance or aspect : FROWSY\n2 : being coarse and ruddy of complexion


Words: blowtorch
Meaning:
noun\n: a small burner having a device to intensify combustion by means of a blast of air or oxygen, usually including a fuel tank pressurized by a hand pump, and used especially in plumbing


Words: blubber
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to weep noisily\ntransitive senses\n1 : to swell, distort, or wet with weeping\n2 : to utter while weeping\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : the fat of whales and other large marine mammals b : excessive fat on the body\n2 : the action of blubbering\n\n<3> adjective\n: puffed out : THICK <blubber lips>


Words: blucher
Meaning:
noun\n: a shoe having the tongue and vamp cut in one piece and the quarters lapped over the vamp and laced together for closing


Words: bludgeon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon\n2 : something used to attack or bully <the bludgeon of satire>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to hit with heavy impact\n2 : to overcome by aggressive argument


Words: blue
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of the color blue\n2 a : BLUISH b : discolored by or as if by bruising <blue with cold> c : bluish gray <blue cat>\n3 a : low in spirits : MELANCHOLY b : marked by low spirits : DEPRESSING <a blue funk> <things looked blue>\n4 : wearing blue\n5 of a woman : LEARNED, INTELLECTUAL\n6 : PURITANICAL\n7 a : PROFANE, INDECENT <blue movie> b : OFF-COLOR, RISQU* <blue jokes>\n8 : of, relating to, or used in blues <a blue song>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a color whose hue is that of the clear sky or that of the portion of the color spectrum lying between green and violet\n2 a : a pigment or dye that colors blue b : BLUING\n3 a : blue clothing or cloth b plural : a blue costume or uniform\n4 a : a Union soldier in the Civil War b : the Union army\n5 a (1) : SKY (2) : the far distance b : SEA\n6 : a blue object\n7 : BLUESTOCKING\n8 : any of numerous small chiefly blue butterflies (family Lycaenidae)\n9 : BLUEFISH\n10 : BLUE CHEESE\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses : to make blue\nintransitive senses : to turn blue


Words: bluebell
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of various bellflowers; especially : HAREBELL\n2 : any of various plants bearing blue bell-shaped flowers: as a : a European herb (Endymion nonscriptus syn. Scilla nonscripta) of the lily family having scapose racemes of drooping bell-shaped flowers called also wild hyacinth b plural : a glabrous erect eastern U.S. herb (Mertensia virginica) of the borage family with entire leaves and showy blue flowers pink in the bud called also Virginia bluebells


Words: blueberry
Meaning:
noun\n: the edible blue or blackish berry of any of several plants (genus Vaccinium) of the heath family; also : a low or tall shrub producing these berries


Words: bluebird
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several small No. American thrushes (genus Sialia) that are blue above and reddish brown or pale blue below


Words: bluefish
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an active food and game marine fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) that is bluish above with silvery sides\n2 : any of various dark or bluish fishes (as the pollack)


Words: bluegrass
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of several grasses (genus Poa) of which some have bluish green culms; especially : KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS\n2 from the Blue Grass Boys, performing group, from Bluegrass state, nickname of Kentucky : country music played on unamplified stringed instruments (as banjo, fiddle, guitar, and mandolin) and characterized by free improvisation and close usually high-pitched harmony


Words: blueprint
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a photographic print in white on a bright blue ground or blue on a white ground used especially for copying maps, mechanical drawings, and architects’ plans\n2 : something resembling a blueprint; especially : a detailed plan or program of action <a blueprint for victory>


Words: blues
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : low spirits : MELANCHOLY\n2 : a song often of lamentation characterized by usually 12-bar phrases, 3-line stanzas in which the words of the second line usually repeat those of the first, and continual occurrence of blue notes in melody and harmony\n3 : jazz or popular music using harmonic and phrase structures of blues


Words: bluet
Meaning:
noun\n: a No. American plant (Hedyotis caerulea syn. Houstonia caerulea) of the madder family having tufted stems and bluish or white flowers with yellow centers


Words: bluff
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having a broad flattened front b : rising steeply with a broad flat or rounded front\n2 : good-naturedly frank and outspoken\n\n<2> noun\n: a high steep bank : CLIFF\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to deter or frighten by pretense or a mere show of strength b : DECEIVE c : FEIGN <the catcher bluffed a throw to first>\n2 : to deceive (an opponent) in cards by a bold bet on an inferior hand\nintransitive senses : to bluff someone : act deceptively\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : an act or instance of bluffing b : the practice of bluffing\n2 : one who bluffs


Words: blunder
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move unsteadily or confusedly\n2 : to make a mistake through stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter stupidly, confusedly, or thoughtlessly\n2 : to make a stupid, careless, or thoughtless mistake in\n\n<2> noun\n: a gross error or mistake resulting usually from stupidity, ignorance, or carelessness


Words: blunderbuss
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a muzzle-loading firearm with a short barrel and flaring muzzle to facilitate loading\n2 : a blundering person


Words: blunt
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : slow or deficient in feeling : INSENSITIVE b : obtuse in understanding or discernment : DULL\n2 : having an edge or point that is not sharp\n3 a : abrupt in speech or manner b : being straight to the point : DIRECT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make less sharp or definite\nintransitive senses : to become blunt


Words: blur
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a smear or stain that obscures\n2 : something vaguely or indistinctly perceived; especially : something moving or occurring too quickly to be clearly perceived\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to obscure or blemish by smearing\n2 : SULLY\n3 : to make dim, indistinct, or vague in outline or character\n4 : to make cloudy or confused\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make blurs\n2 : to become vague or indistinct


Words: blurb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a short publicity notice (as on a book jacket)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to describe or praise in a blurb


Words: blush
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : outward appearance : VIEW <at first blush>\n2 : a reddening of the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion\n3 : a red or rosy tint\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to become red in the face especially from shame, modesty, or confusion\n2 : to feel shame or embarrassment\n3 : to have a rosy or fresh color : BLOOM


Words: bluster
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats\n2 a : to blow in stormy noisy gusts b : to be windy and boisterous\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter with noisy self-assertiveness\n2 : to drive or force by blustering\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a violent boisterous blowing\n2 : violent commotion\n3 : loudly boastful or threatening speech


Words: boa
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large snake (as the boa constrictor, anaconda, or python) that kills by constriction\n2 : a long fluffy scarf of fur, feathers, or delicate fabric


Words: boar
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : an uncastrated male swine b : the male of any of several mammals (as a guinea pig or raccoon)\n2 : WILD BOAR


Words: board
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 obsolete : BORDER, EDGE\n2 : the side of a ship\n3 a : a piece of sawed lumber of little thickness and a length greatly exceeding its width b plural : STAGE 2a(2)\n4 a archaic : TABLE 3a b : a table spread with a meal c : daily meals especially when furnished for pay d : a table at which a council or magistrates sit e (1) : a group of persons having managerial, supervisory, investigatory, or advisory powers <board of directors> <board of examiners> (2) : an examination given by an examining board often used in plural <pass the medical boards> f : LEAGUE, ASSOCIATION g (1) : the exposed hands of all the players in a stud poker game (2) : an exposed dummy hand in bridge\n5 a : a flat usually rectangular piece of material (as wood) designed for a special purpose: as (1) : SPRINGBOARD 1 (2) : SURFBOARD b : BACKBOARD; also : a rebound in basketball c : a surface, frame, or device for posting notices d : BLACKBOARD e : SWITCHBOARD\n6 a : PAPERBOARD b : the stiff foundation piece for the side of a book cover\n7 : a securities or commodities exchange\n8 plural : the low wooden wall enclosing a hockey rink\n9 : a sheet of insulating material carrying circuit elements and terminals so that it can be inserted in an electronic apparatus (as a computer)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to come up against or alongside (a ship) usually to attack\n2 : ACCOST, ADDRESS\n3 a : to go aboard (as a ship, train, airplane, or bus) b : to put aboard <an airliner boarding passengers>\n4 : to cover with boards <board up a window>\n5 : to provide with regular meals and often also lodging usually for compensation\n6 : to check with a board check\nintransitive senses : to take one’s meals usually as a paying customer


Words: boast
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the act or an instance of boasting : BRAG\n2 : a cause for pride\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to puff oneself up in speech : speak vaingloriously\n2 archaic : GLORY, EXULT\ntransitive senses\n1 : to speak of or assert with excessive pride\n2 a : to possess and often call attention to (something that is a source of pride) <boasts a new stadium> b : HAVE, CONTAIN <a room boasting no more than a desk and a chair>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to shape (stone) roughly in sculpture and stonecutting as a preliminary to finer work


Words: boat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small vessel for travel on water b : SHIP\n2 : a boat-shaped container, utensil, or device <a gravy boat> <a laboratory boat>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to place in or bring into a boat\nintransitive senses : to go by boat


Words: boatswain
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a petty officer on a merchant ship having charge of hull maintenance and related work\n2 : a naval warrant officer in charge of the hull and all related equipment


Words: bob
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike with a quick light blow : RAP\n2 : to move up and down in a short quick movement <bob the head>\n3 : to polish with a bob : BUFF\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to move up and down briefly or repeatedly <a cork bobbed in the water> b : to emerge, arise, or appear suddenly or unexpectedly <the question bobbed up again>\n2 : to nod or curtsy briefly\n3 : to try to seize a suspended or floating object with the teeth <bob for apples>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a short quick down-and-up motion b Scottish : any of several folk dances\n2 obsolete : a blow or tap especially with the fist\n3 a : a modification of the order in change ringing b : a method of change ringing using a bob\n4 : a small polishing wheel of solid felt or leather with rounded edges\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 obsolete : DECEIVE, CHEAT\n2 obsolete : to take by fraud : FILCH\n\n<4> noun\n1 a (1) : BUNCH, CLUSTER (2) Scottish : NOSEGAY b : a knob, knot, twist, or curl especially of ribbons, yarn, or hair c : a short haircut on a woman or child\n2 : FLOAT 2a\n3 : a hanging ball or weight (as on a plumb line)\n4 : TRIFLE 1\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to cut shorter : CROP <bob a horse’s tail>\n2 : to cut (hair) in the style of a bob\n\n<6> noun\nslang British : SHILLING\n\n<7> noun\n: BOBSLED


Words: bobbin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a cylinder or spindle on which yarn or thread is wound (as in a sewing machine) b : any of various small round devices on which threads are wound for working handmade lace c : a coil of insulated wire or the reel it is wound on\n2 : a cotton cord formerly used by dressmakers for piping


Words: bobble
Meaning:
<1> verb\n1 : 1BOB\n2 : FUMBLE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a repeated bobbing movement\n2 : a small ball of fabric; especially : one in a series used on an edging <curtains with bobbles>\n3 : ERROR, MISTAKE; especially : a mishandling of the ball in baseball or football


Words: bobsled
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a short sled usually used as one of a pair joined by a coupling\n2 : a large usually metal sled used in racing and equipped with two pairs of runners in tandem, a long seat for two or more people, a steering wheel, and a hand brake


Words: bobwhite
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Colinus) of quail; especially : a popular game bird (C. virginianus) of the eastern and central U.S.


Words: bode
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : to announce beforehand : FORETELL\n2 : to indicate by signs : PRESAGE <this controversy will bode ill for both of us A. H. Lowe>


Words: bodily
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having a body : PHYSICAL\n2 : of or relating to the body <bodily comfort> <bodily organs>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 : in the flesh\n2 : as a whole : ALTOGETHER


Words: bodkin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : DAGGER, STILETTO b : a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth c : an ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto\n2 : a blunt needle with a large eye for drawing tape or ribbon through a loop or hem


Words: body
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the main part of a plant or animal body especially as distinguished from limbs and head : TRUNK b : the main, central, or principal part: as (1) : the nave of a church (2) : the bed or box of a vehicle on or in which the load is placed (3) : the enclosed or partly enclosed part of an automobile\n2 a : the organized physical substance of an animal or plant either living or dead: as (1) : the material part or nature of a human being (2) : the dead organism : CORPSE b : a human being : PERSON\n3 a : a mass of matter distinct from other masses <a body of water> <a celestial body> b : something that embodies or gives concrete reality to a thing; also : a sensible object in physical space c : AGGREGATE, QUANTITY <a body of evidence>\n4 a : the part of a garment covering the body or trunk b : the main part of a literary or journalistic work : TEXT 2b c : the sound box or pipe of a musical instrument\n5 : a group of persons or things: as a : a fighting unit : FORCE b : a group of individuals organized for some purpose <a legislative body>\n6 a : fullness and richness of flavor (as of wine) b : VISCOSITY, CONSISTENCY used especially of oils and grease c : compactness or firmness of texture d : fullness or resonance of a musical tone\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to give form or shape to : EMBODY\n2 : REPRESENT, SYMBOLIZE usually used with forth


Words: bog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: wet spongy ground; especially : a poorly drained usually acid area rich in accumulated plant material, frequently surrounding a body of open water, and having a characteristic flora (as of sedges, heaths, and sphagnum)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to sink into or as if into a bog : IMPEDE, MIRE usually used with down\nintransitive senses : to become impeded or stuck usually used with down


Words: bogey
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : SPECTER, PHANTOM\n2 : a source of fear, perplexity, or harassment\n3 a chiefly British : an average golfer’s score used as a standard for a particular hole or course b : one stroke over par on a hole in golf\n4 : a numerical standard of performance set up as a mark to be aimed at in competition\n5 : an unidentified aircraft; especially : one not positively identified as friendly and so assumed to be hostile\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to shoot (a hole in golf) in one over par


Words: bogeyman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children\n2 : a terrifying or dreaded person or thing : BUGBEAR


Words: Bohemian
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a native or inhabitant of Bohemia b : the group of Czech dialects used in Bohemia\n2 often not capitalized a : VAGABOND, WANDERER; especially : GYPSY b : a person (as a writer or an artist) living an unconventional life usually in a colony with others


Words: boil
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to come to the boiling point b : to generate bubbles of vapor when heated used of a liquid c : to cook in boiling water\n2 : to become agitated like boiling water : SEETHE\n3 : to be moved, excited, or stirred up <made his blood boil>\n4 a : to rush headlong b : to burst forth : ERUPT <water boiling from a spring>\n5 : to undergo the action of a boiling liquid\ntransitive senses\n1 : to subject to the action of a boiling liquid\n2 : to heat to the boiling point\n3 : to form or separate (as sugar or salt) by boiling\n\n<2> noun\n: a localized swelling and inflammation of the skin resulting from infection in a skin gland, having a hard central core, and forming pus\n\n<3> noun\n1 : the act or state of boiling\n2 : a swirling upheaval (as of water)


Words: boiler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that boils\n2 a : a vessel used for boiling b : the part of a steam generator in which water is converted into steam and which consists usually of metal shells and tubes c : a tank in which water is heated or hot water is stored


Words: boisterous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete a : COARSE b : DURABLE, STRONG c : MASSIVE\n2 a : noisily turbulent : ROWDY b : marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits\n3 : STORMY, TUMULTUOUS


Words: bold
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : fearless before danger : INTREPID b : showing or requiring a fearless daring spirit <a bold plan>\n2 : IMPUDENT, PRESUMPTUOUS\n3 obsolete : ASSURED, CONFIDENT\n4 : SHEER, STEEP <bold cliffs>\n5 : ADVENTUROUS, FREE <a bold thinker>\n6 : standing out prominently\n7 : being or set in boldface\n\n<2> noun\n: BOLDFACE


Words: bolero
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Spanish dance characterized by sharp turns, stamping of the feet, and sudden pauses in a position with one arm arched over the head; also : music in 34 time for a bolero\n2 : a loose waist-length jacket open at the front


Words: bologna
Meaning:
noun\n: a large smoked sausage of beef, veal, and pork; also : a sausage made (as of turkey) to resemble bologna


Words: Bolshevik
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of the extremist wing of the Russian Social Democratic party that seized power in Russia by the Revolution of November 1917\n2 : COMMUNIST 3


Words: bolster
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a long pillow or cushion\n2 : a structural part designed to eliminate friction or provide support or bearing\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to support with or as if with a bolster : REINFORCE\n2 : to give a boost to <news that bolstered his spirits>


Words: bolt
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a shaft or missile designed to be shot from a crossbow or catapult; especially : a short stout usually blunt-headed arrow b : a lightning stroke; also : THUNDERBOLT\n2 a : a wood or metal bar or rod used to fasten a door b : the part of a lock that is shot or withdrawn by the key\n3 : a roll of cloth or wallpaper of specified length\n4 : a metal rod or pin for fastening objects together that usually has a head at one end and a screw thread at the other and is secured by a nut\n5 a : a block of timber to be sawed or cut b : a short round section of a log\n6 : a metal cylinder that drives the cartridge into the chamber of a firearm, locks the breech, and usually contains the firing pin and extractor\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move suddenly or nervously : START\n2 : to move rapidly : DASH\n3 a : to dart off or away : FLEE b : to break away from control or a set course\n4 : to break away from or oppose one’s previous affiliation (as with a political party or candidate)\n5 : to produce seed prematurely\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : SHOOT, DISCHARGE b : FLUSH, START <bolt rabbits>\n2 : to say impulsively : BLURT\n3 : to secure with a bolt\n4 : to attach or fasten with bolts\n5 : to swallow hastily or without chewing\n6 : to break away from or refuse to support (as a political party)\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : in an erect or straight-backed position : RIGIDLY <sat bolt upright>\n2 archaic : DIRECTLY, STRAIGHT\n\n<4> noun\n: the act or an instance of bolting\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to sift (as flour) usually through fine-meshed cloth\n2 archaic : SIFT 2


Words: bolus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a rounded mass: as a : a large pill b : a soft mass of chewed food\n2 : a dose of a substance (as a drug) that is administered intravenously; specifically : a large dose given intravenously so that the desired therapeutic concentration in the blood is reached rapidly


Words: bomb
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an explosive device fused to detonate under specified conditions b : ATOMIC BOMB; also : nuclear weapons in general usually used with the\n2 : a vessel for compressed gases: as a : a pressure vessel for conducting chemical experiments b : a container for an aerosol : SPRAY CAN\n3 : a rounded mass of lava exploded from a volcano\n4 : a lead-lined container for radioactive material\n5 : FAILURE, FLOP <the play was a bomb>\n6 British : a large sum of money\n7 British : a great success : HIT\n8 : a long pass in football\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to attack with or as if with bombs : BOMBARD\n2 : to defeat decisively\nintransitive senses\n1 : to fall flat : FAIL\n2 slang : to move rapidly <bombed down the hill>


Words: bombard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to attack especially with artillery or bombers\n2 : to assail vigorously or persistently (as with questions)\n3 : to subject to the impact of rapidly moving particles (as electrons)


Words: bombardier
Meaning:
noun\n1 a archaic : ARTILLERYMAN b : a noncommissioned officer in the British artillery\n2 : a bomber-crew member who releases the bombs


Words: bombazine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a twilled fabric with silk warp and worsted filling\n2 : a silk fabric in twill weave dyed black


Words: bombshell
Meaning:
noun\n1 : BOMB 1a\n2 : one that is stunning, amazing, or devastating <the book was a political bombshell>


Words: bonanza
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an exceptionally large and rich mineral deposit (as of an ore, precious metal, or petroleum)\n2 a : something that is very valuable, profitable, or rewarding <a box-office bonanza> b : an extremely large amount <expected a bonanza of sympathy>


Words: bonbon
Meaning:
noun\n: a candy with chocolate or fondant coating and fondant center that sometimes contains fruits and nuts


Words: bond
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : something that binds or restrains : FETTER\n2 : a binding agreement : COVENANT\n3 a : a band or cord used to tie something b : a material or device for binding c : an attractive force that holds together the atoms, ions, or groups of atoms in a molecule or crystal d : an adhesive, cementing material, or fusible ingredient that combines, unites, or strengthens\n4 : a uniting or binding element or force : TIE <the bonds of friendship>\n5 a : an obligation made binding by a money forfeit; also : the amount of the money guarantee b : one who acts as bail or surety c : an interest-bearing certificate of public or private indebtedness d : an insurance agreement pledging surety for financial loss caused to another by the act or default of a third person or by some contingency over which the third person may have no control\n6 : the systematic lapping of brick in a wall\n7 : the state of goods made, stored, or transported under the care of bonded agencies until the duties or taxes on them are paid\n8 : a 100-proof straight whiskey aged at least four years under government supervision before being bottled called also bonded whiskey\n9 : BOND PAPER\ndice\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to lap (as brick) for solidity of construction\n2 a : to secure payment of duties and taxes on (goods) by giving a bond b : to convert into a debt secured by bonds c : to provide a bond for or cause to provide such a bond <bond an employee>\n3 a : to cause to adhere firmly b : to embed in a matrix c : to hold together in a molecule or crystal by chemical bonds\nintransitive senses : to hold together or solidify by or as if by means of a bond or binder : COHERE\n\n<3> adjective\narchaic : bound in slavery


Words: bondage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave\n2 : a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): as a : CAPTIVITY, SERFDOM b : servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force <young people in bondage to drugs>


Words: bone
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one of the hard parts of the skeleton of a vertebrate b : any of various hard animal substances or structures (as baleen or ivory) akin to or resembling bone c : the hard largely calcareous connective tissue of which the adult skeleton of most vertebrates is chiefly composed\n2 a : ESSENCE, CORE <cut costs to the bone> <a liberal to the bone> b : the most deeply ingrained part : HEART usually used in plural <knew in his bones that it was wrong>\n3 plural a (1) : SKELETON (2) : BODY <rested my weary bones> (3) : CORPSE <inter a person’s bones> b : the basic design or framework (as of a play or novel)\n4 : MATTER, SUBJECT <a bone of contention>\n5 a plural : thin bars of bone, ivory, or wood held in pairs between the fingers and used to produce musical rhythms b : a strip of whalebone or steel used to stiffen a corset or dress c plural : DICE\n6 : something that is designed to placate : SOP\n7 : a light beige\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to remove the bones from <bone a fish>\n2 : to provide (a garment) with stays\nintransitive senses : to study hard : GRIND <bone through medical school>\n\n<3> adverb\n: EXTREMELY, VERY <bone tired>; also : TOTALLY


Words: bongo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one of a pair of small connected drums of different sizes and pitches played with the hands\n\n<2> noun\n: an African antelope (Tragelaphus euryceros syn. Boocerus euryceros) that is chestnut-red with narrow white vertical stripes and is found in forests from Sierra Leone to Kenya


Words: bonito
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several scombroid fishes (especially genera Sarda and Euthynnus) intermediate between the smaller mackerels and the larger tunas


Words: bonnet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) chiefly Scottish : a man’s or boy’s cap (2) : a brimless Scottish cap of seamless woolen fabric compare TAM-O’-SHANTER 2 b : a cloth or straw hat tied under the chin and worn by women and children\n2 a British : an automobile hood b : a metal covering or cowl (as for a fireplace, valve chamber, or ventilator)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to provide with or dress in a bonnet


Words: bonsai
Meaning:
noun\n: a potted plant (as a tree) dwarfed and trained to an artistic shape by special methods of culture; also : the art of growing such a plant


Words: bonus
Meaning:
noun\n: something in addition to what is expected or strictly due: as a : money or an equivalent given in addition to an employee’s usual compensation b : a premium (as of stock) given by a corporation to a purchaser of its securities, to a promoter, or to an employee c : a government payment to war veterans d : a sum in excess of salary given an athlete for signing with a team


Words: boo
Meaning:
<1> interjection\n\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a shout of disapproval or contempt\n2 : any sound at all usually used in negative constructions <never said boo>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to deride especially by uttering boo\ntransitive senses : to express disapproval of by booing <the crowd booed the referee>\n\n<4> noun\n: MARIJUANA


Words: booby
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an awkward foolish person : DOPE\n2 : any of several tropical seabirds (family Sulidae, especially genus Sula)\n\n<2> noun\nsometimes vulgar : BREAST


Words: boodle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a collection or lot of persons : CABOODLE\n2 a : bribe money b : a large amount especially of money


Words: book
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a set of written sheets of skin or paper or tablets of wood or ivory b : a set of written, printed, or blank sheets bound together into a volume c : a long written or printed literary composition d : a major division of a treatise or literary work e : a record of a business’s financial transactions or financial condition often used in plural <the books show a profit>\n2 capitalized : BIBLE 1\n3 : something that yields knowledge or understanding <the great book of nature> <her face was an open book>\n4 a : the total available knowledge and experience that can be brought to bear on a task or problem <tried every trick in the book> <the book on him is that he can’t hit a curveball> b : the standards or authority relevant in a situation <run by the book>\n5 a : all the charges that can be made against an accused person <threw the book at him> b : a position from which one must answer for certain acts : ACCOUNT <bring criminals to book>\n6 a : LIBRETTO b : the script of a play c : a book of arrangements for a musician or dance orchestra : musical repertory\n7 : a packet of items bound together like a book <a book of stamps> <a book of matches>\n8 a : BOOKMAKER b : the bets registered by a bookmaker; also : the business or activity of giving odds and taking bets\n9 : the number of tricks a cardplayer or side must win before any trick can have scoring value\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : derived from books and not from practical experience <book learning>\n2 : shown by books of account <book assets>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to register (as a name) for some future activity or condition (as to engage transportation or reserve lodgings) <booked to sail on Monday> b : to schedule engagements for <book the band for a week> c : to set aside time for d : to reserve in advance <book two seats at the theater> <were all booked up>\n2 a : to enter charges against in a police register b chiefly British : to charge (as a soccer player) with an infraction of the rules\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a reservation <book through your


Words: bookish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to books b : fond of books and reading\n2 a : inclined to rely on book knowledge b of words : literary and formal as opposed to colloquial and informal c : given to literary or scholarly pursuits; also : affectedly learned


Words: bookmaker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a printer, binder, or designer of books\n2 : one who determines odds and receives and pays off bets


Words: bookmark
Meaning:
noun\n1 or bookmarker : a marker for finding a place in a book\n2 : a menu entry or icon on a computer that is most often created by the user and that serves as a shortcut to a previously viewed location (as an Internet address)


Words: bookplate
Meaning:
noun\n: a book owner’s identification label that is usually pasted to the inside front cover of a book


Words: boom
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a deep hollow sound\n2 a : to increase in importance or esteem b : to experience a sudden rapid growth and expansion usually with an increase in prices <business was booming> c : to develop rapidly in population and importance <California boomed when gold was discovered there>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to resound often used with out <his voice booms out the lyrics>\n2 : to cause a rapid growth or increase of : BOOST\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a booming sound or cry\n2 : a rapid expansion or increase: as a : a general movement in support of a candidate for office b : rapid settlement and development of a town or district c : a rapid widespread expansion of economic activity\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a long spar used to extend the foot of a sail\n2 a : a chain cable or line of connected floating timbers extended across a river, lake, or harbor (as to obstruct passage or catch floating objects) b : a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill\n3 a : a long beam projecting from the mast of a derrick to support or guide cargo b : a long more or less horizontal supporting arm or brace (as for holding a microphone or for supporting an antenna)\n4 : a spar or outrigger connecting the tail surfaces and the main supporting structure of an aircraft


Words: boomerang
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a bent or angular throwing club typically flat on one side and rounded on the other so that it soars or curves in flight; especially : one designed to return near the thrower\n2 : an act or utterance that backfires on its originator


Words: boon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : BENEFIT, FAVOR; especially : one that is given in answer to a request\n2 : a timely benefit : BLESSING\n\n<2> adjective\n1 archaic : FAVORABLE\n2 : CONVIVIAL <a boon companion>


Words: boost
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to push or shove up from below\n2 : INCREASE, RAISE <plans to boost production> <an extra holiday to boost morale>\n3 : to promote the cause or interests of : PLUG <a campaign to boost the new fashions>\n4 : to raise the voltage of or across (an electric circuit)\n5 slang : STEAL, SHOPLIFT\nintransitive senses , slang : SHOPLIFT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a push upward\n2 : an act that brings help or encouragement : ASSIST\n3 : an increase in amount


Words: boot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : DELIVERANCE\n2 chiefly dialect : something to equalize a trade\n3 obsolete : AVAIL\n\n<2> verb\narchaic : AVAIL, PROFIT\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a fitted covering (as of leather or rubber) for the foot and usually reaching above the ankle\n2 : an instrument of torture used to crush the leg and foot\n3 : something that resembles or is likened to a boot; especially : an enclosing or protective casing or sheath (as for a rifle or over an electrical or mechanical connection)\n4 : a navy or marine corps recruit undergoing basic training\n5 British : an automobile trunk\n6 a : a kick with the foot b : summary dismissal used with the c : momentary pleasure or enjoyment : BANG <got a big boot out of the joke>\n7 : a sheath enclosing the inflorescence\n\n<4> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put boots on\n2 a : KICK b : to eject or discharge summarily often used with out <was booted out of office>\n3 : to make an error on (a grounder in baseball); broadly : BOTCH\n4 : to ride (a horse) in a race <booted home three winners>\n5 2bootstrap a : to load (a program) into a computer from a disk b : to start or ready for use especially by booting a program <boot a computer> often used with up\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become loaded into a computer’s memory from a disk <the program boots automatically>\n2 : to become ready for use especially by booting a program <the computer boots quickly> often used with up\n\n<5> noun\narchaic : BOOTY, PLUNDER


Words: bootee
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually ankle-length boot, slipper, or sock; especially : an infant’s knitted or crocheted sock


Words: booth
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a temporary shelter for livestock or field workers\n2 a : a stall or stand (as at a fair) for the sale or exhibition of goods b (1) : a small enclosure affording privacy for one person at a time <a telephone booth> <polling booth> (2) : a small enclosure that isolates its occupant especially from patrons or customers <a ticket booth> (3) : an isolated enclosure used in sound recording or in broadcasting <a radio booth> c : a restaurant seating arrangement consisting of a table between two high-back benches


Words: bootleg
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the upper part of a boot\n2 : something bootlegged; specifically : MOONSHINE\n3 : a football play in which the quarterback fakes a handoff, hides the ball against his hip, and rolls out compare DRAW 8\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to carry (alcoholic liquor) on one’s person illegally b : to manufacture, sell, or transport for sale (alcoholic liquor) illegally\n2 a : to produce, reproduce, or distribute illicitly or without authorization b : SMUGGLE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to engage in bootlegging\n2 : to run a bootleg play in football


Words: booty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : plunder taken (as in war); especially : plunder taken on land as distinguished from prizes taken at sea\n2 : a rich gain or prize


Words: booze
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to drink intoxicating liquor especially to excess often used in the phrase booze it up\n\n<2> noun\n: intoxicating drink; especially : hard liquor


Words: borax
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a white crystalline compound that consists of a hydrated sodium borate Na2B4O7y10H2O, that occurs as a mineral or is prepared from other minerals, and that is used especially as a flux, cleansing agent, and water softener, as a preservative, and as a fireproofing agent\n\n<2> noun\n: cheap shoddy merchandise


Words: border
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an outer part or edge\n2 : an ornamental design at the edge of a fabric or rug\n3 : a narrow bed of planted ground along the edge of a garden or walk <a border of tulips>\n4 : BOUNDARY <crossed the border into Italy>\n5 : a plain or decorative margin around printed matter\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put a border on\n2 : to touch at the edge or boundary : BOUND <borders the city on the south>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to lie on the border <the U.S. borders on Canada>\n2 : to approach the nature of a specified thing : VERGE <borders on the ridiculous>


Words: borderland
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : territory at or near a border b : FRINGE 3a <lives on the borderland of society>\n2 : a vague intermediate state or region <the borderland between fantasy and reality>


Words: bore
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pierce with a turning or twisting movement of a tool\n2 : to make (as a cylindrical hole) by boring or digging away material <bored a tunnel>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a hole by or as if by boring b : to sink a mine shaft or well\n2 : to make one’s way steadily especially against resistance <we bored through the jostling crowd>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a usually cylindrical hole made by or as if by boring b chiefly Australian New Zealand : a borehole drilled especially to make an artesian well\n2 a : the long usually cylindrical hollow part of something (as a tube or gun barrel) b : the inner surface of a hollow cylindrical object\n3 : the size of a bore: as a : the interior diameter of a gun barrel; specifically chiefly British : GAUGE 1a(2) b : the diameter of an engine cylinder


Words: boreal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or located in northern regions <boreal waters>\n2 : of, relating to, or comprising the northern biotic area characterized especially by dominance of coniferous forests


Words: born
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : brought forth by or as if by birth b : NATIVE usually used in combination <American-born> c : deriving or resulting from usually used in combination <poverty-born crime>\n2 a : having from birth specified qualities <a born leader> b : being in specified circumstances from birth <nobly born> <born to wealth>\n3 : destined from or as if from birth <born to succeed>


Words: boron
Meaning:
noun\n: a trivalent metalloid element found in nature only in combination and used in metallurgy and in composite structural materials see ELEMENT table


Words: borough
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a medieval fortified group of houses forming a town with special duties and privileges b : a town or urban constituency in Great Britain that sends a member to Parliament c : an urban area in Great Britain incorporated for purposes of self-government\n2 a : a municipal corporation proper in some states (as New Jersey and Minnesota) corresponding to the incorporated town or village of the other states b : one of the five constituent political divisions of New York City\n3 : a civil division of the state of Alaska corresponding to a county in most other states


Words: borrow
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to receive with the implied or expressed intention of returning the same or an equivalent <borrow a book> <borrowed a dollar> b : to borrow (money) with the intention of returning the same plus interest\n2 a : to appropriate for one’s own use <borrow a metaphor> b : DERIVE, ADOPT\n3 : to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in arithmetical subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place\n4 : to adopt into one language from another\n5 dialect : LEND\nintransitive senses : to borrow something


Words: bosom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the human chest and especially the front part of the chest <hugged the child to his bosom> b : a woman’s breasts regarded especially as a single feature <a woman with an ample bosom>; also : BREAST\n2 a : the chest conceived of as the seat of the emotions and intimate feelings <a story you will take to your bosom> b : the security and intimacy of or like that of being hugged to someone’s bosom <lived in the bosom of her family>\n3 : the part of a garment that covers the chest or the breasts\n\n<2> adjective\n: CLOSE, INTIMATE <bosom friends>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : EMBRACE\n2 : to enclose or carry in the bosom


Words: boss
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a protuberant part or body <a boss of granite> <a boss on an animal’s horn> b : a raised ornamentation : STUD c : an ornamental projecting block used in architecture\n2 : a soft pad used in ceramics and glassmaking\n3 : the hub of a propeller\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to ornament with bosses : EMBOSS\n2 : to treat (as the surface of porcelain) with a boss\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a person who exercises control or authority; specifically : one who directs or supervises workers\n2 : a politician who controls votes in a party organization or dictates appointments or legislative measures\n\n<4> adjective\nslang : EXCELLENT, FIRST-RATE\n\n<5> transitive verb\n1 : to act as boss of\n2 : to give usually arbitrary orders to usually used with around\n\n<6> noun\n: COW, CALF


Words: botany
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a branch of biology dealing with plant life\n2 a : plant life b : the properties and life phenomena exhibited by a plant, plant type, or plant group\n3 : a botanical treatise or study; especially : a particular system of botany


Words: botch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an inflammatory sore\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to foul up hopelessly often used with up\n2 : to put together in a makeshift way\n\n<3> noun\n1 : something that is botched : MESS\n2 : PATCHWORK, HODGEPODGE


Words: both
Meaning:
<1> pronoun\n: the one as well as the other <both of us> <we are both well> <1000 fine or 30 days in jail, or both>\n\n<2> conjunction\n\n\n<3> adjective\n: being the two : affecting or involving the one and the other <both feet> <both his eyes> <both these armies>


Words: bother
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to annoy especially by petty provocation : IRK\n2 : to intrude upon : PESTER\n3 : to cause to be anxious or concerned often used interjectionally\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become concerned\n2 : to take pains : take the trouble\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a state of petty discomfort, annoyance, or worry b : something that causes petty annoyance or worry\n2 : FUSS


Words: bottle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a rigid or semirigid container typically of glass or plastic having a comparatively narrow neck or mouth and usually no handle b : a usually bottle-shaped container made of skin for storing a liquid\n2 : the quantity held by a bottle\n3 a : intoxicating drink : the practice of drinking b : liquid food (as milk) used in place of mother’s milk\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to confine as if in a bottle : RESTRAIN usually used with up <bottling up their anger>\n2 : to put into a bottle


Words: bottleneck
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: NARROW <bottleneck harbors>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a narrow route b : a point of traffic congestion\n2 a : a condition or situation that retards or halts free movement and progress b : IMPASSE\n3 : a style of guitar playing in which glissando effects are produced by sliding an object (as a knife blade or the neck of a bottle) along the strings\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to slow or halt by causing a bottleneck


Words: bottom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the underside of something b : a surface (as the seat of a chair) designed to support something resting on it c : the posterior end of the trunk : BUTTOCKS, RUMP\n2 : the surface on which a body of water lies\n3 a : the part of a ship’s hull lying below the water b : BOAT, SHIP\n4 a : the lowest part or place b : the remotest or inmost point c : the lowest or last place in point of precedence <started work at the bottom> d : the pants of pajamas usually used in plural e : the last half of an inning of baseball f : the bass or baritone instruments of a band\n5 : BOTTOMLAND usually used in plural\n6 : BASIS, SOURCE\n7 : capacity (as of a horse) to endure strain\n8 : a foundation color applied to textile fibers before dyeing\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish with a bottom\n2 : to provide a foundation for\n3 : to bring to the bottom\n4 : to get to the bottom of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become based\n2 : to reach the bottom\n3 : to reach a low point before rebounding usually used with out\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or situated at the bottom <bottom rock>\n2 : frequenting the bottom <bottom fish>\n3 : having a quantum characteristic that accounts for the existence and lifetime of upsilon particles and that has a value of zero for most known particles <bottom quark>


Words: bounce
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : BEAT, BUMP\n2 : to cause to rebound <bounce a ball>\n3 a : DISMISS, FIRE b : to expel precipitately from a place\n4 : to issue (a check) drawn on an account with insufficient funds\n5 : to present (as an idea) to another person to elicit comments or to gain approval usually used with off\nintransitive senses\n1 : to rebound after striking a surface (as the ground)\n2 : to recover from a blow or a defeat quickly usually used with back\n3 : to be returned by a bank because of insufficient funds in a checking account <his checks bounce>\n4 a : to leap suddenly : BOUND b : to walk with springing steps\n5 : to hit a baseball so that it hits the ground before it reaches an infielder\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sudden leap or bound b : REBOUND\n2 : BLUSTER\n3 : VERVE, LIVELINESS


Words: bound
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 archaic : READY\n2 : intending to go : GOING <bound for home> <college-bound>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a limiting line : BOUNDARY usually used in plural b : something that limits or restrains <beyond the bounds of decency>\n2 usually plural a : BORDERLAND b : the land within certain bounds\n3 : a number greater than or equal to every number in a set (as the range of a function); also : a number less than or equal to every number in a set


Words: bounden
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : being under obligation : BEHOLDEN\n2 : made obligatory : BINDING <our bounden duty>


Words: bountiful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : liberal in bestowing gifts or favors\n2 : given or provided abundantly <a bountiful harvest>


Words: bounty
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something that is given generously\n2 : liberality in giving : GENEROSITY\n3 : yield especially of a crop\n4 : a reward, premium, or subsidy especially when offered or given by a government: as a : an extra allowance to induce entry into the armed services b : a grant to encourage an industry c : a payment to encourage the destruction of noxious animals d : a payment for the capture of or assistance in the capture of an outlaw


Words: bouquet
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : flowers picked and fastened together in a bunch : NOSEGAY b : MEDLEY <bouquet of songs>\n2 : COMPLIMENT\n3 a : a distinctive and characteristic fragrance (as of wine) b : a subtle aroma or quality (as of an artistic performance)


Words: bourbon
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : a member of a French family founded in 1272 to which belong the rulers of France from 1589 to 1793 and from 1814 to 1830, of Spain from 1700 to 1808, from 1814 to 1868, from 1875 to 1931, and from 1975, of Naples from 1735 to 1805, and of the Two Sicilies from 1815 to 1860\n2 Bourbon (now R*union), French island in the Indian Ocean : a rose (Rosa borboniana) of compact upright growth with shining leaves, prickly branches, and clustered flowers\n3 Bourbon county, Kentucky : a whiskey distilled from a mash made up of not less than 51 percent corn plus malt and rye compare CORN WHISKEY\n4 often capitalized : a person who clings obstinately to old social and political ideas; specifically : an extremely conservative member of the U.S. Democratic party usually from the South


Words: bourgeois
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the townsman or of the social middle class\n2 : marked by a concern for material interests and respectability and a tendency toward mediocrity\n3 : dominated by commercial and industrial interests : CAPITALISTIC\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : BURGHER b : a middle-class person\n2 : a person with social behavior and political views held to be influenced by private-property interest : CAPITALIST\n3 plural : BOURGEOISIE


Words: bourse
Meaning:
noun\n1 : EXCHANGE 5a; specifically : a European stock exchange\n2 : a sale of numismatic or philatelic items on tables (as at a convention)


Words: bout
Meaning:
noun\n: a spell of activity: as a : an athletic match (as of boxing) b : OUTBREAK, ATTACK <a bout of lumbago> c : SESSION


Words: boutique
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a small fashionable specialty shop or business b : a small shop within a large department store\n2 : a small company that offers highly specialized services <an independent investment boutique>


Words: bovine
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow\n2 : having qualities (as placidity or dullness) characteristic of oxen or cows\n\n<2> noun\n: any of a subfamily (Bovinae) of bovids including oxen, bison, buffalo, and their close relatives


Words: bow
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cease from competition or resistance : SUBMIT, YIELD <refusing to bow to the inevitable John O’Hara>; also : to suffer defeat <bowed to the champion>\n2 : to bend the head, body, or knee in reverence, submission, or shame\n3 : to incline the head or body in salutation or assent or to acknowledge applause\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to incline\n2 : to incline (as the head) especially in respect or submission\n3 : to crush with a heavy burden\n4 a : to express by bowing b : to usher in or out with a bow\n\n<2> noun\n: a bending of the head or body in respect, submission, assent, or salutation; also : a show of respect or submission\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : something bent into a simple curve b : RAINBOW\n2 : a weapon that is made of a strip of flexible material (as wood) with a cord connecting the two ends and holding the strip bent and that is used to propel an arrow\n3 : ARCHER\n4 a : a metal ring or loop forming a handle (as of a key) b : a knot formed by doubling a ribbon or string into two or more loops c : BOW TIE d : a frame for the lenses of eyeglasses; also : the sidepiece of the frame passing over the ear\n5 a : a wooden rod with horsehairs stretched from end to end used in playing an instrument of the viol or violin family b : a stroke of such a bow\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to bend into a curve\n2 : to play a stringed musical instrument with a bow\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to bend into a curve\n2 : to play (a stringed instrument) with a bow\n\n<5> noun\n1 : the forward part of a ship\n2 : 2BOWMAN


Words: bowdlerize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to expurgate (as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar\n2 : to modify by abridging, simplifying, or distorting in style or content


Words: bowel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : INTESTINE, GUT; also : one of the divisions of the intestines usually used in plural except in medical use <the large bowel> <move your bowels>\n2 archaic : the seat of pity, tenderness, or courage usually used in plural\n3 plural : the interior parts; especially : the deep or remote parts <bowels of the earth>


Words: bower
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an attractive dwelling or retreat\n2 : a lady’s private apartment in a medieval hall or castle\n3 : a shelter (as in a garden) made with tree boughs or vines twined together : ARBOR\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: EMBOWER, ENCLOSE\n\n<3> noun\n: an anchor carried at the bow of a ship


Words: bowl
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a concave usually hemispherical vessel often used for holding liquids; especially : a drinking vessel (as for wine)\n2 : the contents of a bowl\n3 : a bowl-shaped or concave part: as a : the hollow of a spoon or tobacco pipe b : the receptacle of a toilet\n4 a : a natural formation or geographical region shaped like a bowl b : a bowl-shaped structure; especially : an athletic stadium\n5 : a postseason football game between specially invited teams\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a ball (as of lignum vitae) weighted or shaped to give it a bias when rolled in lawn bowling b plural but singular in construction : LAWN BOWLING\n2 : a delivery of the ball in bowling\n3 : a cylindrical roller or drum (as for a machine)\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to participate in a game of bowling b : to roll a ball in bowling\n2 : to travel smoothly and rapidly (as in a wheeled vehicle)\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to roll (a ball) in bowling b (1) : to complete by bowling <bowl a string> (2) : to score by bowling <bowls 150>\n2 : to strike with a swiftly moving object\n3 : to overwhelm with surprise


Words: bowler
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person who bowls; specifically : the player that delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket\n\n<2> noun\n: DERBY 3


Words: bowling
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several games in which balls are rolled on a green or down an alley at an object or group of objects


Words: box
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an evergreen shrub or small tree (genus Buxus of the family Buxaceae, the box family) with opposite entire leaves and capsular fruits; especially : a widely cultivated shrub (B. sempervirens) used for hedges, borders, and topiary figures\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a rigid typically rectangular container with or without a cover <a cigar box>: as a : an open cargo container of a vehicle b : COFFIN\n2 : the contents of a box especially as a measure of quantity\n3 : a box or boxlike container and its contents: as a British : a gift in a box b : an automobile transmission c : TELEVISION d : a signaling apparatus <alarm box> e : a usually self-contained piece of electronic equipment f : BOOM BOX\n4 : an often small space, compartment, or enclosure: as a : an enclosed group of seats for spectators (as in a theater or stadium) b : a driver’s seat on a carriage or coach c : a cell for holding mail d British : BOX STALL e : PENALTY BOX\n5 : a usually rectangular space that is frequently outlined or demarcated on a surface: as a : any of six spaces on a baseball diamond where the batter, coaches, pitcher, and catcher stand b : a space on a page for printed matter or in which to make a mark\n6 : PREDICAMENT, FIX\n7 : a cubical building\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to enclose in or as if in a box\n2 : to hem in (as an opponent) usually used with in, out, or up <boxed out the tackle>\n\n<4> noun\n: a punch or slap especially on the ear\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to hit (as the ears) with the hand\n2 : to engage in boxing with\nintransitive senses : to fight with the fists : engage in boxing\n\n<6> transitive verb\n: to name the 32 points of (the compass) in their order used figuratively in the phrase box the compass to describe making a complete reversal


Words: boxcar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a roofed freight car usually with sliding doors in the sides\n\n<2> adjective\n: very large <the judge awarded her a boxcar figure>


Words: boxer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person who engages in the sport of boxing\n2 plural : SHORT 4b\n\n<2> noun\n: one that makes boxes or packs things in boxes\n\n<3> noun\n: a compact medium-sized short-haired usually fawn or brindled dog of a breed originating in Germany


Words: boxing
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an act of enclosing in a box\n2 : a boxlike enclosure : CASING\n3 : material used for boxes and casings\n\n<2> noun\n: the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport


Words: boy
Meaning:
noun\n1 sometimes offensive : a male servant\n2 a : a male child from birth to puberty b : SON c : an immature male : YOUTH d : SWEETHEART, BEAU\n3 a : one native to a given place <local boy> b : FELLOW, PERSON <the boys at the office> c used interjectionally to express intensity of feeling <boy, what a game>


Words: boycott
Meaning:
transitive verb\n: to engage in a concerted refusal to have dealings with (as a person, store, or organization) usually to express disapproval or to force acceptance of certain conditions


Words: brace
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to fasten tightly : BIND\n2 a : to prepare for use by making taut b : PREPARE, STEEL <brace yourself for the shock> c : INVIGORATE, FRESHEN\n3 : to turn (a sail yard) by means of a brace\n4 a : to furnish or support with a brace <heavily braced against the wind> b : to make stronger : REINFORCE\n5 : to put or plant firmly <braces his foot in the stirrup>\n6 : to waylay especially with demands or questions\nintransitive senses\n1 : to take heart used with up\n2 : to get ready (as for an attack)\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something (as a clasp) that connects or fastens\n2 or plural brace : two of a kind : PAIR <several brace of quail>\n3 : a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit\n4 : something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: as a : a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (as a framework) b : a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship’s yard to swing it horizontally c plural : SUSPENDERS d : an appliance for supporting a body part e plural : dental appliances used to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth\n5 a : one of two marks used to connect words or items to be considered together b : one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs carrying parts to be performed simultaneously c : BRACKET 3a\n6 : a position of rigid attention\n7 : something that arouses energy or strengthens morale\nboxful noun


Words: bracelet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an ornamental band or chain worn around the wrist\n2 : something (as handcuffs) resembling a bracelet


Words: bracken
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a large coarse fern; especially : a nearly cosmopolitan brake (Pteridium aquilinum) found in most tropical and temperate regions\n2 : a growth of brakes


Words: bracket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an overhanging member that projects from a structure (as a wall) and is usually designed to support a vertical load or to strengthen an angle\n2 : a fixture (as for holding a lamp) projecting from a wall or column\n3 a : one of a pair of marks g used in writing and printing to enclose matter or in mathematics and logic as signs of aggregation called also square bracket b : one of the pair of marks used to enclose matter called also angle bracket c : PARENTHESIS 3 d : BRACE 5b\n4 : a section of a continuously numbered or graded series (as age ranges or income levels)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to place within or as if within brackets <editorial comments are bracketed> <news stories bracketed by commercials> b : to eliminate from consideration <bracket off politics> c : to extend around so as to encompass : INCLUDE <test pressures which bracket virtually the entire range of passenger-car tire pressures Consumer Reports>\n2 : to furnish or fasten with brackets\n3 : to put in the same category or group <bracketed in a tie for third>\n4 a : to get the range on (a target) by firing over and short <there were mortar rounds bracketing the area Ed Bradley> b : to establish the limits of <bracketed the problem neatly> c : to take photographs of at more than one exposure in order to ensure that the desired exposure is obtained


Words: brackish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : somewhat salty <brackish water>\n2 a : not appealing to the taste <brackish tea> b : REPULSIVE


Words: bract
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a leaf from the axil of which a flower or floral axis arises\n2 : a leaf borne on a floral axis; especially : one subtending a flower or flower cluster


Words: brad
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thin nail of the same thickness throughout but tapering in width and having a slight projection at the top of one side instead of a head\n2 : a slender wire nail with a small barrel-shaped head\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fasten with brads


Words: brag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a pompous or boastful statement\n2 : arrogant talk or manner : COCKINESS\n3 : BRAGGART\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to talk boastfully : engage in self-glorification\ntransitive senses : to assert boastfully\n\n<3> adjective\n: FIRST-RATE


Words: Brahman
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a Hindu of the highest caste traditionally assigned to the priesthood b : 1BRAHMA 2\n2 : any of an Indian breed of humped cattle : ZEBU; especially : a large vigorous heat-resistant and tick-resistant usually silvery gray animal developed in the southern U.S. from the zebu\n3 usually Brahmin : a person of high social standing and cultivated intellect and taste <Boston Brahmans>


Words: Brahmanism
Meaning:
noun\n: orthodox Hinduism adhering to the pantheism of the Vedas and to the ancient sacrifices and family ceremonies


Words: braid
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to make from braids <braid a rug> b : to form (three or more strands) into a braid\n2 : to do up (the hair) by interweaving three or more strands\n3 : MIX, INTERMINGLE <braid fact with fiction>\n4 : to ornament especially with ribbon or braid\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a length of braided hair b : a cord or ribbon having usually three or more component strands forming a regular diagonal pattern down its length; especially : a narrow fabric of intertwined threads used especially for trimming\n2 : high-ranking naval officers


Words: brain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system that constitutes the organ of thought and neural coordination, includes all the higher nervous centers receiving stimuli from the sense organs and interpreting and correlating them to formulate the motor impulses, is made up of neurons and supporting and nutritive structures, is enclosed within the skull, and is continuous with the spinal cord through the foramen magnum b : a nervous center in invertebrates comparable in position and function to the vertebrate brain\n2 a (1) : INTELLECT, MIND (2) : intellectual endowment : INTELLIGENCE often used in plural <plenty of brains in that family> b (1) : a very intelligent or intellectual person (2) : the chief planner of an organization or enterprise usually used in plural\n3 : something that performs the functions of a brain; especially : an automatic device (as a computer) for control or computation\n;ARTorale\nboxful noun\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to kill by smashing the skull\n2 : to hit on the head


Words: brainwashing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a forcible indoctrination to induce someone to give up basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting regimented ideas\n2 : persuasion by propaganda or salesmanship


Words: braise
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to cook slowly in fat and little moisture in a closed pot\n\n<2> noun\n: an item of braised food


Words: brakeman
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a freight or passenger train crew member who inspects the train and assists the conductor\n2 : the end man on a bobsled team who operates the brake


Words: bramble
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Rubus) of usually prickly shrubs of the rose family including the raspberries and blackberries; broadly : a rough prickly shrub or vine


Words: bran
Meaning:
noun\n: the edible broken seed coats of cereal grain separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting


Words: branch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a natural subdivision of a plant stem; especially : a secondary shoot or stem (as a bough) arising from a main axis (as of a tree)\n2 : something that extends from or enters into a main body or source: as a (1) : a stream that flows into another usually larger stream : TRIBUTARY (2) Southern Midland : CREEK 2 b : a side road or way c : a slender projection (as the tine of an antler) d : a distinctive part of a mathematical curve e : a part of a computer program executed as a result of a program decision\n3 : a part of a complex body: as a : a division of a family descending from a particular ancestor b : an area of knowledge that may be considered apart from related areas <pathology is a branch of medicine> c (1) : a division of an organization (2) : a separate but dependent part of a central organization d : a language group less inclusive than a family <the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to put forth branches : RAMIFY\n2 : to spring out (as from a main stem) : DIVERGE\n3 : to be an outgrowth used with from <poetry that branched from religious prose>\n4 : to extend activities usually used with out <the business is branching out>\n5 : to follow one of two or more branches (as in a computer program)\ntransitive senses\n1 : to ornament with designs of branches\n2 : to divide up : SECTION


Words: brand
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a charred piece of wood b : FIREBRAND 1 c : something (as lightning) that resembles a firebrand\n2 : SWORD\n3 a (1) : a mark made by burning with a hot iron to attest manufacture or quality or to designate ownership (2) : a printed mark made for similar purposes : TRADEMARK b (1) : a mark put on criminals with a hot iron (2) : a mark of disgrace : STIGMA <the brand of poverty>\n4 a : a class of goods identified by name as the product of a single firm or manufacturer : MAKE b : a characteristic or distinctive kind <a lively brand of theater>\n5 : a tool used to produce a brand\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to mark with a brand\n2 : to mark with disapproval : STIGMATIZE\n3 : to impress indelibly <brand the lesson on his mind>


Words: brandish
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to shake or wave (as a weapon) menacingly\n2 : to exhibit in an ostentatious or aggressive manner\n\n<2> noun\n: an act or instance of brandishing


Words: brandy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an alcoholic beverage distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to flavor, blend, or preserve with brandy


Words: brash
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : BRITTLE <brash wood>\n2 a : heedless of the consequences : AUDACIOUS <the brashest bush pilot of them all> b : done in haste without regard for consequences : RASH <brash acts>\n3 a : full of fresh raw vitality <a brash frontier town> b : uninhibitedly energetic or demonstrative : BUMPTIOUS <a brash comedian>\n4 a : lacking restraint and discernment : TACTLESS <brash remarks> b : aggressively self-assertive : IMPUDENT <brash to the point of arrogance>\n5 : piercingly sharp : HARSH <a brash squeal of brakes>\n6 : marked by vivid contrast : BOLD <brash colors>\n\n<2> noun\n: a mass of fragments (as of ice)


Words: brass
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions\n2 a : the brass instruments of an orchestra or band often used in plural b : a usually brass memorial tablet c : bright metal fittings, utensils, or ornaments d : empty cartridge shells\n3 : brazen self-assurance : GALL\n4 singular or plural in construction a : high-ranking members of the military b : persons in high positions (as in a business or the government)


Words: brat
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : CHILD; specifically : an ill-mannered annoying child b : an ill-mannered immature person\n2 : the son or daughter of a career military person


Words: bravado
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : blustering swaggering conduct b : a pretense of bravery\n2 : the quality or state of being foolhardy


Words: brave
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : having courage : DAUNTLESS\n2 : making a fine show : COLORFUL <brave banners flying in the wind>\n3 : EXCELLENT, SPLENDID <the brave fire soon had going J. F. Dobie>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to face or endure with courage\n2 obsolete : to make showy\nintransitive senses , archaic : to make a brave show\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : BRAVADO\n2 : one who is brave; specifically : an American Indian warrior\n3 archaic : BULLY, ASSASSIN


Words: bravo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: VILLAIN, DESPERADO; especially : a hired assassin\n\n<2> noun\n: a shout of approval often used interjectionally in applauding a performance\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to applaud by shouts of bravo


Words: bravura
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a musical passage requiring exceptional agility and technical skill in execution\n2 : a florid brilliant style\n3 : a show of daring or brilliance\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : marked by an ostentatious display of skill\n2 : ORNATE, SHOWY


Words: brawl
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to quarrel or fight noisily : WRANGLE\n2 : to make a loud confused noise\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a noisy quarrel or fight\n2 : a loud tumultuous noise


Words: brawn
Meaning:
noun\n1 a British : the flesh of a boar b : HEADCHEESE\n2 a : full strong muscles b : muscular strength


Words: bray
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey; also : to utter a sound like a donkey’s\ntransitive senses : to utter or play loudly, harshly, or discordantly\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to crush or grind fine <bray seeds in a mortar>\n2 : to spread thin <bray printing ink>


Words: braze
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\narchaic : HARDEN\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to solder with a nonferrous alloy having a lower melting point than the metals being joined


Words: brazen
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : made of brass\n2 a : sounding harsh and loud like struck brass b : of the color of polished brass\n3 : marked by contemptuous boldness\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to face with defiance or impudence usually used in the phrase brazen it out


Words: brazier
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that works in brass\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a pan for holding burning coals\n2 : a utensil in which food is exposed to heat through a wire grill


Words: breach
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard\n2 a : a broken, ruptured, or torn condition or area b : a gap (as in a wall) made by battering\n3 a : a break in accustomed friendly relations b : a temporary gap in continuity : HIATUS\n4 : a leap especially of a whale out of water\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a breach in\n2 : BREAK, VIOLATE <breach an agreement>\nintransitive senses : to leap out of water <a whale breaching>


Words: bread
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually baked and leavened food made of a mixture whose basic constituent is flour or meal\n2 : FOOD, SUSTENANCE <our daily bread>\n3 a : LIVELIHOOD <earns his bread as a laborer> b slang : MONEY\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with bread crumbs <a breaded pork chop>


Words: breadth
Meaning:
noun\n1 : distance from side to side : WIDTH\n2 : something of full width\n3 a : comprehensive quality : SCOPE <breadth of his learning> b : liberality of views or taste <breadth of mind>


Words: breadwinner
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a means (as a tool or craft) of livelihood\n2 : a member of a family whose wages supply its livelihood


Words: break
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to separate into parts with suddenness or violence b : FRACTURE <break an arm> c : RUPTURE <break the skin> d : to cut into and turn over the surface of <break the soil> e : to render inoperable <broke his watch>\n2 a : VIOLATE, TRANSGRESS <break the law> <break a promise> b : to invalidate (a will) by action at law\n3 a archaic : to force entry into b : to burst and force a way through <break the sound barrier> <break a racial barrier> c : to escape by force from <break jail> d : to make or effect by cutting, forcing, or pressing through <break a trail through the woods>\n4 : to disrupt the order or compactness of <break ranks>\n5 : to make ineffective as a binding force <break the spell>\n6 a : to defeat utterly and end as an effective force : DESTROY b : to crush the spirit of c : to make tractable or submissive: as (1) past part often broke : to train (an animal) to adjust to the service or convenience of humans <a halter-broke horse> (2) : INURE, ACCUSTOM d : to exhaust in health, strength, or capacity\n7 a : to stop or bring to an end suddenly : HALT <break a deadlock> b : INTERRUPT, SUSPEND <break the silence with a cry> c : to open and bring about suspension of operation <break an electric circuit> d : to destroy unity or completeness of <break a dining room set by buying a chair> e : to change the appearance of uniformity of <a dormer breaks the level roof> f : to split the surface of <fish breaking water> g : to cause to discontinue a habit <tried to break him of smoking>\n8 a : to make known : TELL <break the bad news gently> b : to bring to attention or prominence initially <radio stations breaking new musicians> <break a news story>\n9 a : to ruin financially b : to reduce in rank\n10 a : to split into smaller units, parts, or processes : DIVIDE b (1) : to give or get the equivalent of (a bill) in smaller denominations (2) : to use as the denomination in paying a bill <didn’t want to break a 20 bill> often used with into, up, or down\n11 a : to check the speed, force, or intens


Words: breakage
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the action or an instance of breaking b : a quantity broken\n2 : loss due to things broken


Words: breakdown
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action or result of breaking down: as a : a failure to function b : failure to progress or have effect : DISINTEGRATION <a breakdown of negotiations> c : a physical, mental, or nervous collapse d : the process of decomposing e : division into categories : CLASSIFICATION; also : an account analyzed into categories\n2 : a fast shuffling dance; also : music for such a dance


Words: breaker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : one that breaks b : a machine or plant for breaking rocks or coal c chiefly British : one who breaks up ships or cars for salvage\n2 : a wave breaking into foam (as against the shore)\n3 : a strip of fabric under the tread of a tire for extra protection of the carcass\n\n<2> noun\n: a small water cask


Words: breakfast
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the first meal of the day especially when taken in the morning\n2 : the food prepared for a breakfast <eat your breakfast>


Words: breakout
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a violent or forceful break from a restraining condition or situation; especially : a military attack to break from encirclement\n\n<2> adjective\n: being or relating to a sudden or smashing success especially in comparison to previous efforts <a breakout book>


Words: breakthrough
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an offensive thrust that penetrates and carries beyond a defensive line in warfare\n2 : an act or instance of breaking through an obstruction\n3 a : a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique <a medical breakthrough> b : a person’s first notable success


Words: bream
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama); broadly : any of various related fishes\n2 a : a porgy or related fish (family Sparidae) b : any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera); especially : BLUEGILL\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to clean (a ship’s bottom) by heating and scraping


Words: breast
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : either of the pair of mammary glands extending from the front of the chest in pubescent and adult human females and some other mammals; also : either of the analogous but rudimentary organs of the male chest especially when enlarged\n2 a : the fore or ventral part of the body between the neck and the abdomen b : the part of an article of clothing covering the breast\n3 : the seat of emotion and thought : BOSOM\n4 a : something (as a front, swelling, or curving part) resembling a breast b : FACE 6\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to contend with resolutely : CONFRONT <breasting the waves>\n2 chiefly British : CLIMB, ASCEND\n3 : to thrust the chest against <the sprinter breasted the tape>


Words: breastplate
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually metal plate worn as defensive armor for the breast see ARMOR illustration\n2 : a vestment worn in ancient times by a Jewish high priest and set with 12 gems bearing the names of the tribes of Israel\n3 : a piece against which a worker’s breast is pressed in operating a tool (as a breast drill)


Words: breaststroke
Meaning:
noun\n: a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by coordinating a kick in which the legs are brought forward with the knees together and the feet are turned outward and whipped back with a glide and a backward sweeping movement of the arms


Words: breath
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : air filled with a fragrance or odor b : a slight indication : SUGGESTION <the faintest breath of scandal>\n2 a : the faculty of breathing <recovering his breath after the race> b : an act of breathing <fought to the last breath> c : opportunity or time to breathe : RESPITE\n3 : a slight breeze\n4 a : air inhaled and exhaled in breathing <bad breath> b : something (as moisture on a cold surface) produced by breath or breathing c : INHALATION\n5 : a spoken sound : UTTERANCE\n6 : SPIRIT, ANIMATION


Words: breathe
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to draw air into and expel it from the lungs : RESPIRE; broadly : to take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through natural processes b : to inhale and exhale freely\n2 : LIVE\n3 a obsolete : to emit a fragrance or aura b : to become perceptible : be expressed <a personality that breathes and that distinguishes his work Bennett Schiff>\n4 : to pause and rest before continuing\n5 : to blow softly\n6 : to feel free of restraint <needs room to breathe>\n7 of wine : to develop flavor and bouquet by exposure to air\n8 a : to permit passage of air or vapor <a fabric that breathes> b of an internal combustion engine : to use air to support combustion\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to send out by exhaling b : to instill by or as if by breathing <breathe new life into the movement>\n2 : to give rest from exertion to\n3 : to take in in breathing <breathe the scent of pines>\n4 : to inhale and exhale <breathe air>\n5 a : UTTER, EXPRESS <don’t breathe a word of it to anyone> b : to make manifest : EVINCE <the novel breathes despair>


Words: breathtaking
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : making one out of breath\n2 a : EXCITING, THRILLING <a breathtaking stock car race> b : very great : ASTONISHING <his breathtaking ignorance>


Words: breech
Meaning:
noun\n1 plural a : short pants covering the hips and thighs and fitting snugly at the lower edges at or just below the knee b : PANTS\n2 a : the hind end of the body : BUTTOCKS b : BREECH PRESENTATION; also : a fetus that is presented breech first\n3 : the part of a firearm at the rear of the barrel


Words: breed
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation\n2 a : BEGET 1 b : PRODUCE, ENGENDER <despair often breeds violence>\n3 : to propagate (plants or animals) sexually and usually under controlled conditions <bred several strains of corn together to produce a superior variety>\n4 a : BRING UP, NURTURE <born and bred in the country> b : to inculcate by training <breed good manners into one’s children>\n5 a : 4MATE 3 b : to mate with : INSEMINATE c : IMPREGNATE 2\n6 : to produce (a fissionable element) by bombarding a nonfissionable element with neutrons from a radioactive element\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to produce offspring by sexual union b : COPULATE, MATE\n2 : to propagate animals or plants\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a group of animals or plants presumably related by descent from common ancestors and visibly similar in most characters; especially : such a group differentiated from the wild type under domestication\n2 : a number of persons of the same stock\n3 : CLASS, KIND <a new breed of athlete>


Words: breeding
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the action or process of bearing or generating\n2 : ANCESTRY\n3 a archaic : EDUCATION <she had her breeding at my father’s charge Shakespeare> b : training in or observance of the proprieties\n4 : the sexual propagation of plants or animals


Words: breeze
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a light gentle wind b : a wind of from 4 to 31 miles (6 to 50 kilometers) an hour\n2 : something easily done : CINCH\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to move swiftly and airily <breezed past the protesters>\n2 : to make progress quickly and easily <breezed through the exam> <breezed to victory>\n\n<3> noun\n: residue from the making of coke or charcoal


Words: breezeway
Meaning:
noun\n: a roofed often open passage connecting two buildings (as a house and garage) or halves of a building


Words: brevet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a commission giving a military officer higher nominal rank than that for which pay is received\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to confer rank upon by brevet


Words: breviary
Meaning:
noun\n1 often capitalized a : a book of the prayers, hymns, psalms, and readings for the canonical hours b : DIVINE OFFICE\n2 Latin breviarium : a brief summary


Words: brew
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to prepare (as beer or ale) by steeping, boiling, and fermentation or by infusion and fermentation\n2 a : to bring about : FOMENT <brew trouble> b : CONTRIVE\n3 : to prepare (as tea) by infusion in hot water\nintransitive senses\n1 : to brew beer or ale\n2 : to be in the process of forming <a storm is brewing>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a brewed beverage (as beer) b : a serving of a brewed beverage <quaff a few brews> c : something produced by or as if by brewing\n2 : the process of brewing


Words: bribe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust\n2 : something that serves to induce or influence\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to induce or influence by or as if by bribery\nintransitive senses : to practice bribery


Words: brick
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 plural bricks or brick : a handy-sized unit of building or paving material typically being rectangular and about 2 14 < 3 34 \n2 : a good-hearted person\n3 : a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)\n4 : a semisoft cheese with numerous small holes, smooth texture, and often mild flavor\n5 : GAFFE, BLUNDER used especially in the phrase drop a brick\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to close, face, or pave with bricks usually used with up, in, or over


Words: brickbat
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a fragment of a hard material (as a brick); especially : one used as a missile\n2 : an uncomplimentary remark


Words: bridal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a marriage festival or ceremony\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to a bride or a wedding : NUPTIAL\n2 : intended for a newly married couple <a bridal suite>


Words: bridge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a structure carrying a pathway or roadway over a depression or obstacle b : a time, place, or means of connection or transition\n2 : something resembling a bridge in form or function: as a : the upper bony part of the nose; also : the part of a pair of glasses that rests upon it b : a piece raising the strings of a musical instrument see VIOLIN illustration c : the forward part of a ship’s superstructure from which the ship is navigated d : GANTRY 2b e : the hand as a rest for a billiards or pool cue; also : a device used as a cue rest\n3 a : a musical passage linking two sections of a composition b : a partial denture anchored to adjacent teeth c : a connection (as an atom or group of atoms) that joins two different parts of a molecule (as opposite sides of a ring)\n4 : an electrical instrument or network for measuring or comparing resistances, inductances, capacitances, or impedances by comparing the ratio of two opposing voltages to a known ratio\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to make a bridge over or across <bridge the gap>; also : to join by a bridge\n2 : to provide with a bridge\n\n<3> noun\n: any of various card games for usually four players in two partnerships that bid for the right to declare a trump suit, seek to win tricks equal to the final bid, and play with the hand of declarer’s partner exposed and played by declarer; especially : CONTRACT BRIDGE


Words: bridgehead
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a fortification protecting the end of a bridge nearest an enemy b : an area around the end of a bridge\n2 : an advanced position seized in hostile territory


Words: bridle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit and reins\n2 : a length of line or cable attached to two parts of something to spread the force of a pull; especially : rigging on a kite for attaching line\n3 : CURB, RESTRAINT <set a bridle on his power>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put a bridle on\n2 : to restrain, check, or control with or as if with a bridle <bridle your tongue>\nintransitive senses : to show hostility or resentment (as to an affront to one’s pride or dignity) especially by drawing back the head and chin


Words: brief
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : short in duration, extent, or length\n2 a : CONCISE b : CURT, ABRUPT\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an official letter or mandate; especially : a papal letter less formal than a bull\n2 a : a concise article b : SYNOPSIS, SUMMARY c : a concise statement of a client’s case made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial at law\n3 : an outline of an argument; especially : a formal outline especially in law that sets forth the main contentions with supporting statements or evidence\n4 plural : short snug pants or underpants\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to make an abstract or abridgment of\n2 a : to give final precise instructions to b : to coach thoroughly in advance c : to give essential information to


Words: brier
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a plant (as of the genera Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax) with a woody and thorny or prickly stem; also : a mass or twig of these\n\n<2> noun\n: a heath (Erica arborea) of southern Europe whose roots and knotted stems are used for making briar tobacco pipes


Words: brig
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a 2-masted square-rigged ship\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a place (as on a ship) for temporary confinement of offenders in the U.S. Navy\n2 : GUARDHOUSE, PRISON\n\n<3> abbreviation\nbrigade, brigadier


Words: brigade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a large body of troops b : a tactical and administrative unit composed of a headquarters, one or more units of infantry or armor, and supporting units\n2 : a group of people organized for special activity\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to form or unite into a brigade


Words: brigadier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an officer in the British army commanding a brigade and ranking immediately below a major general\n2 : BRIGADIER GENERAL


Words: bright
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : radiating or reflecting light : SHINING, SPARKLING <bright lights> <bright eyes> b : SUNNY <a bright day>; also : radiant with happiness <bright smiling faces> <bright moments>\n2 : ILLUSTRIOUS, GLORIOUS <brightest star of the opera>\n3 : BEAUTIFUL\n4 : of high saturation or brilliance <bright colors>\n5 a : LIVELY, CHEERFUL <be bright and jovial among your guests Shakespeare> b : INTELLIGENT, CLEVER <a bright idea> <bright children>\n6 : AUSPICIOUS, PROMISING <bright prospects for the future>\n\n<2> noun\n: a bright color usually used in plural <rich earth tones and crisp brights Patricia Peterson>


Words: brighten
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to become bright or brighter\ntransitive senses : to make bright or brighter


Words: brilliant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : very bright : GLITTERING <a brilliant light>\n2 a : STRIKING, DISTINCTIVE <a brilliant example> b : distinguished by unusual mental keenness or alertness\n\n<2> noun\n: a gem (as a diamond) cut in a particular form with numerous facets so as to have special brilliance


Words: brilliantine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a light lustrous fabric that is similar to alpaca and is woven usually with a cotton warp and mohair or worsted filling\n2 : a preparation for making hair glossy


Words: brim
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : an upper or outer margin : VERGE (2) archaic : the upper surface of a body of water b : the edge or rim of a hollow vessel, a natural depression, or a cavity\n2 : the projecting rim of a hat\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to fill to the brim\nintransitive senses\n1 : to be or become full often to overflowing\n2 : to reach or overflow a brim


Words: brine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : water saturated or strongly impregnated with common salt b : a strong saline solution (as of calcium chloride)\n2 : the water of a sea or salt lake\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to treat (as by steeping) with brine


Words: bring
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to convey, lead, carry, or cause to come along with one toward the place from which the action is being regarded b : to cause to be, act, or move in a special way: as (1) : ATTRACT <her screams brought the neighbors> (2) : PERSUADE, INDUCE (3) : FORCE, COMPEL (4) : to cause to come into a particular state or condition <bring water to a boil> c dialect : ESCORT, ACCOMPANY\n2 : to cause to exist or occur: as a : to be the occasion of <winter brings snow> b : to result in c : INSTITUTE <bring legal action> d : ADDUCE <bring an argument>\n3 : PREFER <bring charges>\n4 : to procure in exchange : sell for\nintransitive senses , chiefly Midland : YIELD, PRODUCE


Words: brink
Meaning:
noun\n1 : EDGE; especially : the edge at the top of a steep place\n2 : a bank especially of a river\n3 : the point of onset : VERGE <on the brink of war>\n4 : the threshold of danger


Words: brisk
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : keenly alert : LIVELY\n2 a : pleasingly tangy <brisk tea> b : FRESH, INVIGORATING <brisk weather>\n3 : sharp in tone or manner\n4 : ENERGETIC, QUICK <a brisk pace>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make brisk\nintransitive senses : to become brisk usually used with up <business brisked up>


Words: brisket
Meaning:
noun\n: the breast or lower chest of a quadruped animal; also : a cut of beef from the brisket see BEEF illustration


Words: bristle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a short stiff coarse hair or filament\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish with bristles\n2 : to make bristly : RUFFLE\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to rise and stand stiffly erect <quills bristling> b : to raise the bristles (as in anger)\n2 : to take on an aggressive attitude or appearance (as in response to a slight)\n3 a : to be full of or covered with especially something suggestive of bristles <roofs bristled with chimneys> b : to be full of something specified <book bristles with detail and irony W. J. Broad>


Words: British
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the Celtic language of the ancient Britons b : BRITISH ENGLISH\n2 plural in construction : the people of Great Britain or the Commonwealth of Nations


Words: Briton
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a member of one of the peoples inhabiting Britain prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasions\n2 : a native or subject of Great Britain; especially : ENGLISHMAN


Words: brittle
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : easily broken, cracked, or snapped <brittle clay> <brittle glass> b : easily disrupted, overthrown, or damaged : FRAIL <a brittle friendship>\n2 a : PERISHABLE, MORTAL b : TRANSITORY, EVANESCENT\n3 : easily hurt or offended : SENSITIVE <a brittle personality>\n4 : SHARP <brittle staccato of snare drums>\n5 : lacking warmth, depth, or generosity of spirit : COLD <a brittle selfish person>\n6 : affected with or being a form of diabetes characterized by large and unpredictable fluctuations in blood glucose level\n\n<2> noun\n: a candy made with caramelized sugar and nuts spread in thin sheets <peanut brittle>


Words: broach
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : BROOCH\n2 : any of various pointed or tapered tools, implements, or parts: as a : a spit for roasting meat b : a tool for tapping casks c : a cutting tool for removing material from metal or plastic to shape an outside surface or a hole\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to pierce (as a cask) in order to draw the contents; also : to open for the first time b : to open up or break into (as a mine or stores)\n2 : to shape or enlarge (a hole) with a broach\n3 a : to make known for the first time b : to open up (a subject) for discussion\nintransitive senses : to break the surface from below\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n: to veer or yaw dangerously so as to lie broadside to the waves often used with to


Words: broad
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : having ample extent from side to side or between limits <broad shoulders> b : having a specified extension from side to side <made the path 10 feet broad>\n2 : extending far and wide : SPACIOUS <the broad plains>\n3 a : OPEN, FULL <broad daylight> b : PLAIN, OBVIOUS <a broad hint>\n4 : dialectal especially in pronunciation\n5 : marked by lack of restraint, delicacy, or subtlety: a obsolete : OUTSPOKEN b : COARSE, RISQU* <broad humor>\n6 of a vowel : OPEN used specifically of a pronounced as in father\n7 a : LIBERAL, TOLERANT <broad views> b : widely applicable or applied : GENERAL\n8 : relating to the main or essential points <broad outlines>\n\n<2> adverb\n: in a broad manner : FULLY\n\n<3> noun\n1 British : an expansion of a river often used in plural\n2 slang : WOMAN


Words: broadcast
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : cast or scattered in all directions\n2 : made public by means of radio or television\n3 : of or relating to radio or television broadcasting\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to scatter or sow (as seed) broadcast\n2 : to make widely known\n3 : to transmit or make public by means of radio or television\nintransitive senses\n1 : to transmit a broadcast\n2 : to speak or perform on a broadcast program\n\n<3> adverb\n: to or over a broad area\n\n<4> noun\n1 : the act of transmitting sound or images by radio or television\n2 : a single radio or television program


Words: broadcloth
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a twilled napped woolen or worsted fabric with smooth lustrous face and dense texture\n2 : a fabric usually of cotton, silk, or rayon made in plain and rib weaves with soft semigloss finish


Words: broadside
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a sizable sheet of paper printed on one side (2) : a sheet printed on one or both sides and folded b : something (as a ballad) printed on a broadside\n2 archaic : the side of a ship above the waterline\n3 a : all the guns on one side of a ship; also : their simultaneous discharge b : a volley of abuse or denunciation\n4 : a broad or unbroken surface\n\n<2> adjective\n: directed or placed broadside <a broadside attack>\n\n<3> adverb\n1 a : with the side forward or toward a given point : SIDEWAYS <turned broadside> b : directly from the side <the car was hit broadside>\n2 : in one volley\n3 : at random\n\n<4> transitive verb\n: to hit broadside <the car was broadsided>


Words: brocade
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a rich oriental silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver\n2 : a fabric characterized by raised designs


Words: broccoli
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly British : a large hardy cauliflower\n2 a : either of two garden vegetable plants closely related to the cabbage: (1) : one with a thick central stem and a compact head of dense usually green florets that is classified with the cauliflower (2) : one (Brassica oleracea italica) with slender stems and usually green or purple florets not arranged in a central head b : the stems and immature florets of broccoli used as food


Words: brogue
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stout coarse shoe worn formerly in Ireland and the Scottish Highlands\n2 : a heavy shoe often with a hobnailed sole : BROGAN\n3 : a stout oxford shoe with perforations and usually a wing tip\n\n<2> noun\n: a dialect or regional pronunciation; especially : an Irish accent


Words: broil
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : GRILL\nintransitive senses : to be subjected to great or oppressive heat <broiling in the sun>\n\n<2> noun\n: the act or state of broiling\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : BRAWL\ntransitive senses : EMBROIL\n\n<4> noun\n: a noisy disturbance : TUMULT; especially : BRAWL <a tavern row widens into a general broil J. R. Green>


Words: broiler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that broils\n2 : a bird fit for broiling; especially : a young chicken of up to 2 12 pounds (1.14 kilograms) dressed weight


Words: broken
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : violently separated into parts : SHATTERED\n2 : damaged or altered by breaking: as a : having undergone or been subjected to fracture <a broken leg> b of land surfaces : being irregular, interrupted, or full of obstacles c : violated by transgression <a broken promise> d : DISCONTINUOUS, INTERRUPTED e : disrupted by change f of a flower : having an irregular, streaked, or blotched pattern especially from virus infection\n3 a : made weak or infirm b : subdued completely : CRUSHED <a broken spirit> c : BANKRUPT d : reduced in rank\n4 a : cut off : DISCONNECTED b : imperfectly spoken or written <broken English>\n5 : not complete or full\n6 : disunited by divorce, separation, or desertion of one parent <children from broken homes> <a broken family>


Words: broker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one who acts as an intermediary: as a : an agent who arranges marriages b : an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale (as of real estate, commodities, or securities)\n2 : POWER BROKER


Words: bromine
Meaning:
noun\n: a nonmetallic halogen element that is isolated as a deep red corrosive toxic volatile liquid of disagreeable odor see ELEMENT table


Words: bronchus
Meaning:
noun\n: either of the two primary divisions of the trachea that lead respectively into the right and the left lung; broadly : BRONCHIAL TUBE


Words: bronze
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to give the appearance of bronze to <a bronzed sculpture>; also : TAN 2\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements b : any of various copper-base alloys with little or no tin\n2 : a sculpture or artifact of bronze\n3 : a moderate yellowish brown


Words: brood
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the young of an animal or a family of young; especially : the young (as of a bird or insect) hatched or cared for at one time\n2 : a group having a common nature or origin\n\n<2> adjective\n: kept for breeding <a brood flock>\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to sit on or incubate (eggs) b : to produce by or as if by incubation : HATCH\n2 of a bird : to cover (young) with the wings\n3 : to think anxiously or gloomily about : PONDER\nintransitive senses\n1 a of a bird : to brood eggs or young b : to sit quietly and thoughtfully : MEDITATE\n2 : HOVER, LOOM\n3 a : to dwell gloomily on a subject : WORRY b : to be in a state of depression


Words: brook
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: CREEK 2\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to stand for : TOLERATE <he would brook no interference with his plans>


Words: broom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various leguminous shrubs (especially genera Cytisus and Genista) with long slender branches, small leaves, and usually showy yellow flowers; especially : SCOTCH BROOM\n2 : a bundle of firm stiff twigs or fibers bound together on a long handle especially for sweeping\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to sweep with or as if with a broom\n2 : to finish (as a concrete surface) by means of a broom


Words: broth
Meaning:
noun\n1 : liquid in which meat, fish, cereal grains, or vegetables have been cooked : STOCK\n2 : a fluid culture medium


Words: brother
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a male who has the same parents as another or one parent in common with another\n2 : one related to another by common ties or interests\n3 : a fellow member used as a title for ministers in some evangelical denominations\n4 : one of a type similar to another\n5 a : KINSMAN b : one who shares with another a common national or racial origin; especially : SOUL BROTHER\n6 a capitalized : a member of a congregation of men not in holy orders and usually in hospital or school work b : a member of a men’s religious order who is not preparing for or is not ready for holy orders <a lay brother>


Words: brotherhood
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being brothers\n2 : FELLOWSHIP, ALLIANCE\n3 : an association (as a labor union) for a particular purpose\n4 : the whole body of persons engaged in a business or profession


Words: brow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : EYEBROW b : FOREHEAD\n2 : the projecting upper part or margin of a steep place\n3 : EXPRESSION, MIEN\n\n<2> noun\n: GANGPLANK


Words: brown
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: of the color brown; especially : of dark or tanned complexion\n\n<2> noun\n1 : any of a group of colors between red and yellow in hue, of medium to low lightness, and of moderate to low saturation\n2 : a brown-skinned person\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to become brown\ntransitive senses : to make brown


Words: brownie
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a legendary good-natured elf that performs helpful services at night\n2 capitalized : a member of a program of the Girl Scouts for girls in the first through third grades in school\n3 : a small square or rectangle of rich usually chocolate cake often containing nuts


Words: browse
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to consume as browse b : GRAZE\n2 : to look over casually : SKIM\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to feed on or as if on browse b : GRAZE\n2 a : to skim through a book reading passages that catch the eye b : to look over or through an aggregate of things casually especially in search of something of interest\n\n<2> noun\n1 : tender shoots, twigs, and leaves of trees and shrubs used by animals for food\n2 : an act or instance of browsing


Words: bruise
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : DISABLE b : BATTER, DENT\n2 : to inflict a bruise on : CONTUSE\n3 : to break down (as leaves or berries) by pounding : CRUSH\n4 : WOUND, INJURE; especially : to inflict psychological hurt on\nintransitive senses\n1 : to inflict a bruise\n2 : to undergo bruising\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : CONTUSION b : a similar injury to plant tissue\n2 : ABRASION, SCRATCH\n3 : an injury especially to the feelings


Words: bruit
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic a : NOISE, DIN b : REPORT, RUMOR\n2 French, literally, noise : any of several generally abnormal sounds heard on auscultation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to noise abroad : REPORT


Words: brunet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a person having brown or black hair and usually a relatively dark complexion\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : being a brunet\n2 : of a dark-brown or black color


Words: brush
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : BRUSHWOOD\n2 a : scrub vegetation b : land covered with scrub vegetation\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a device composed of bristles typically set into a handle and used especially for sweeping, smoothing, scrubbing, or painting\n2 : something resembling a brush: as a : a bushy tail b : a feather tuft worn on a hat\n3 : an electrical conductor that makes sliding contact between a stationary and a moving part (as of a generator or a motor)\n4 a : an act of brushing b : a quick light touch or momentary contact in passing\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to apply a brush to b : to apply with a brush\n2 a : to remove with passing strokes (as of a brush) b : to dispose of in an offhand way : DISMISS <brushed him off>\n3 : to pass lightly over or across : touch gently against in passing\n\n<4> noun\n: a brief encounter or skirmish <a brush with disaster> <a brush with the law>\n\n<5> intransitive verb\n: to move lightly or heedlessly <brushed past the well-wishers waiting to greet him>


Words: brusque
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : markedly short and abrupt\n2 : blunt in manner or speech often to the point of ungracious harshness


Words: brutal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic : typical of beasts : ANIMAL\n2 : befitting a brute: as a : grossly ruthless or unfeeling <a brutal slander> b : CRUEL, COLD-BLOODED <a brutal attack> c : HARSH, SEVERE <brutal weather> d : unpleasantly accurate and incisive <the brutal truth>


Words: brute
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : of or relating to beasts <the ways of the brute world>\n2 : INANIMATE 1a\n3 : characteristic of an animal in quality, action, or instinct: as a : CRUEL, SAVAGE <brute violence> b : not working by reason <brute instinct>\n4 : purely physical <brute strength>\n5 : unrelievedly harsh <brute facts> <brute necessity>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : BEAST\n2 : a brutal person


Words: brutish
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : befitting beasts <lived a short and brutish life as a slave>\n2 a : strongly and grossly sensual <brutish gluttony> b : showing little intelligence or sensibility <a brutish lack of understanding>


Words: bubble
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small globule typically hollow and light: as a : a small body of gas within a liquid b : a thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas c : a globule in a transparent solid d : something (as a plastic or inflatable structure) that is hemispherical or semicylindrical\n2 a : something that lacks firmness, solidity, or reality b : a delusive scheme\n3 : a sound like that of bubbling\n4 : MAGNETIC BUBBLE\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to form or produce bubbles b : to rise in or as if in bubbles usually used with up\n2 : to flow with a gurgling sound <a brook bubbling over rocks>\n3 a : to become lively or effervescent <bubbling with good humor> b : to speak in a lively and fluent manner\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter (as words) effervescently\n2 : to cause to bubble


Words: buccaneer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in the West Indies in the 17th century; broadly : PIRATE\n2 : an unscrupulous adventurer especially in politics or business


Words: buck
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 or plural buck : a male animal; especially : a male deer or antelope\n2 a : a male human being : MAN b : a dashing fellow : DANDY\n3 or plural buck : ANTELOPE\n4 a : BUCKSKIN; also : an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin b (1) : DOLLAR 3b (2) : a sum of money especially to be gained <make a quick buck>; also : MONEY usually used in plural\n5 short for sawbuck sawhorse a : a supporting rack or frame b : a short thick leather-covered block for gymnastic vaulting\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a archaic : 1BUTT b : OPPOSE, RESIST <bucking the system>\n2 : to throw (as a rider) by bucking\n3 : to charge into (as the opponent’s line in football)\n4 a : to pass especially from one person to another b : to move or load (as heavy objects) especially with mechanical equipment\nintransitive senses\n1 of a horse or mule : to spring into the air with the back arched\n2 : to charge against something (as an obstruction)\n3 a : to move or react jerkily b : to refuse assent : BALK\n4 : to strive for advancement sometimes without regard to ethical behavior <bucking for a promotion>\n\n<3> noun\n: an act or instance of bucking\n\n<4> noun\n1 : an object formerly used in poker to mark the next player to deal; broadly : a token used as a mark or reminder\n2 : RESPONSIBILITY used especially in the phrases pass the buck and the buck stops here\n\n<5> adjective\n: of the lowest grade within a military category <buck private>\n\n<6> adverb\n: STARK <buck naked>


Words: bucket
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a typically cylindrical vessel for catching, holding, or carrying liquids or solids\n2 : something resembling a bucket: as a : the scoop of an excavating machine b : one of the receptacles on the rim of a waterwheel c : one of the cups of an endless-belt conveyor d : one of the vanes of a turbine rotor\n3 : BUCKETFUL\n4 : BUCKET SEAT\n5 : BASKET 3b\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to draw or lift in buckets\n2 British a : to ride (a horse) hard b : to drive hurriedly or roughly\n3 : to deal with in a bucket shop\nintransitive senses\n1 : HUSTLE, HURRY\n2 a : to move about haphazardly or irresponsibly b : to move roughly or jerkily


Words: buckle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a fastening for two loose ends that is attached to one and holds the other by a catch\n2 : an ornamental device that suggests a buckle\n3 archaic : a crisp curl\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fasten with a buckle\n2 : to prepare with vigor\n3 : to cause to bend, give way, or crumple\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become fastened with a buckle\n2 : to apply oneself with vigor <buckles down to the job>\n3 : to bend, heave, warp, or kink usually under the influence of some external agency <wheat buckling in the wind>\n4 : COLLAPSE <the props buckled under the strain>\n5 : to give way : YIELD <he buckled under pressure>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a product of buckling\n2 : a coffee cake baked with berries and a crumbly topping <blueberry buckle>


Words: buckler
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small round shield held by a handle at arm’s length b : a shield worn on the left arm\n2 : one that shields and protects\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to shield or defend with a buckler


Words: buckram
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a stiff-finished heavily sized fabric of cotton or linen used for interlinings in garments, for stiffening in millinery, and in bookbinding\n2 archaic : STIFFNESS, RIGIDITY\n\n<2> adjective\n: suggesting buckram especially in stiffness\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to give strength or stiffness to (as with buckram)\n2 archaic : to make pretentious


Words: buckshot
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: lead shot that is from .24 to .33 inch (about 6.1 to 8.4 millimeters) in diameter\n\n<2> adjective\n: SCATTERSHOT


Words: buckskin
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the skin of a buck b : a soft pliable usually suede-finished leather\n2 a plural : buckskin breeches b archaic : a person dressed in buckskin; especially : an early American backwoodsman\n3 : a horse of a light yellowish dun color with black mane and tail


Words: buckwheat
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of a genus (Fagopyrum of the family Polygonaceae, the buckwheat family) of herbs with alternate leaves, clusters of apetalous pinkish white flowers, and triangular seeds; especially : either of two plants (F. esculentum and F. tartaricum) cultivated for their edible seeds\n2 : the seed of a buckwheat used as a cereal grain


Words: bucolic
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : PASTORAL\n2 : relating to or typical of rural life


Words: bud
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a small lateral or terminal protuberance on the stem of a plant that may develop into a flower, leaf, or shoot\n2 : something not yet mature or at full development: as a : an incompletely opened flower b : CHILD, YOUTH c : an outgrowth of an organism that differentiates into a new individual : GEMMA; also : PRIMORDIUM\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 of a plant a : to set or put forth buds b : to commence growth from buds\n2 : to grow or develop as if from a bud\n3 : to reproduce asexually especially by the pinching off of a small part of the parent\ntransitive senses\n1 : to produce or develop from buds\n2 : to cause (as a plant) to bud\n3 : to insert a bud from a plant of one kind into an opening in the bark of (a plant of another kind) usually in order to propagate a desired variety


Words: Buddhism
Meaning:
noun\n: a religion of eastern and central Asia growing out of the teaching of Gautama Buddha that suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by mental and moral self-purification


Words: buddy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : COMPANION, PARTNER b : FRIEND 1\n2 : FELLOW used especially in informal address\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to become friendly usually used with up or with\n\n<3> adjective\n: featuring a friendship or partnership between the two main usually male characters <a buddy movie>


Words: budge
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a fur formerly prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool outward\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : MOVE, SHIFT <the mule wouldn’t budge>\n2 : to give way : YIELD <wouldn’t budge on the issue>\ntransitive senses : to cause to move or change\n\n<3> adjective\narchaic : POMPOUS, SOLEMN


Words: budgerigar
Meaning:
noun\n: a small Australian parrot (Melopsittacus undulatus) usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred under domestication in many colors


Words: budget
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 chiefly dialect : a usually leather pouch, wallet, or pack; also : its contents\n2 : STOCK, SUPPLY\n3 : a quantity (as of energy or water) involved in, available for, or assignable to a particular situation; also : an account of gains and losses of such a quantity\n4 a : a statement of the financial position of an administration for a definite period of time based on estimates of expenditures during the period and proposals for financing them b : a plan for the coordination of resources and expenditures c : the amount of money that is available for, required for, or assigned to a particular purpose\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to put or allow for in a budget b : to require to adhere to a budget\n2 a : to allocate funds for in a budget <budget a new hospital> b : to plan or provide for the use of in detail <budgeting manpower>\nintransitive senses : to put oneself on a budget <budgeting for a vacation>\n\n<3> adjective\n: suitable for one on a budget : INEXPENSIVE


Words: buff
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a garment (as a uniform) made of buff leather\n2 : the state of being nude <sunbathing in the buff>\n3 a : a moderate orange yellow b : a light to moderate yellow\n4 : a device having a soft absorbent surface (as of cloth) by which polishing material is applied\n5 earlier buff an enthusiast about going to fires; perh. from the buff overcoats worn by volunteer firefighters in New York City ab1820 : FAN, ENTHUSIAST\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of the color buff\n2 or buffed : having a physique enhanced by bodybuilding exercises\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : POLISH, SHINE <waxed and buffed the floor>\n2 : to give a velvety surface to (leather)\n\n<4> abbreviation\nbuffalo


Words: buffalo
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of several wild bovids: as a : WATER BUFFALO b : CAPE BUFFALO c (1) : any of a genus (Bison) of bovids; especially : a large shaggy-maned No. American bovid (B. bison) that has short horns and heavy forequarters with a large muscular hump and that was formerly abundant on the central and western plains compare WISENT (2) : the flesh of the buffalo used as food\n2 : any of several suckers (genus Ictiobus) found mostly in the Mississippi valley called also buffalofish\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: BEWILDER, BAFFLE


Words: buffer
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various devices or pieces of material for reducing shock or damage due to contact\n2 : a means or device used as a cushion against the shock of fluctuations in business or financial activity\n3 : something that serves as a protective barrier: as a : BUFFER STATE b : a person who shields another especially from annoying routine matters c : MEDIATOR 1\n4 : a substance capable in solution of neutralizing both acids and bases and thereby maintaining the original acidity or basicity of the solution; also : a solution containing such a substance\n5 : a temporary storage unit (as in a computer); especially : one that accepts information at one rate and delivers it at another\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to lessen the shock of : CUSHION\n2 : to treat (as a solution or its acidity) with a buffer; also : to prepare (aspirin) with an antacid\n3 : to collect (as data) in a buffer\n\n<3> noun\n: one that buffs


Words: buffet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a blow especially with the hand\n2 : something that strikes with telling force\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike sharply especially with the hand : CUFF\n2 : to strike repeatedly : BATTER <the waves buffeted the shore>\n3 : to drive, force, move, or attack by or as if by repeated blows\nintransitive senses : to make one’s way especially under difficult conditions\n\n<3> noun\n1 : SIDEBOARD\n2 a : a counter for refreshments b chiefly British : a restaurant operated as a public convenience (as in a railway station) c : a meal set out on a buffet or table for ready access and informal service\n\n<4> adjective\n: served informally (as from a buffet)


Words: bug
Meaning:
<1> noun\nobsolete : BOGEY, BUGBEAR\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an insect or other creeping or crawling invertebrate b : any of several insects commonly considered obnoxious: as (1) : BEDBUG (2) : COCKROACH (3) : HEAD LOUSE c : any of an order (Hemiptera and especially its suborder Heteroptera) of insects that have sucking mouthparts, forewings thickened at the base, and incomplete metamorphosis and are often economic pests called also true bug\n2 : an unexpected defect, fault, flaw, or imperfection\n3 a : a germ or microorganism especially when causing disease b : an unspecified or nonspecific sickness usually presumed due to a bug\n4 : a sudden enthusiasm\n5 : ENTHUSIAST <a camera bug>\n6 : a prominent person\n7 : a concealed listening device\n8 from its designation by an asterisk on race programs : a weight allowance given apprentice jockeys\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : BOTHER, ANNOY <don’t bug me with petty details>\n2 : to plant a concealed microphone in\n\n<4> verb\nintransitive senses , of the eyes : PROTRUDE, BULGE often used with out\ntransitive senses : to cause to bug <his eyes were bugged with horror>


Words: bugaboo
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an imaginary object of fear\n2 : BUGBEAR 2; also : something that causes fear or distress out of proportion to its importance


Words: bugbear
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear\n2 a : an object or source of dread b : a continuing source of irritation : PROBLEM


Words: buggy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n: infested with bugs\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a light one-horse carriage made with two wheels in England and with four wheels in the U.S.\n2 : a small cart or truck for short transportations of heavy materials\n3 : BABY CARRIAGE


Words: bugle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of a genus (Ajuga) of plants of the mint family; especially : a European annual (A. reptans) that has spikes of blue flowers and is naturalized in the U.S.\n\n<2> noun\n: a valveless brass instrument that resembles a trumpet and is used especially for military calls\n\n<3> intransitive verb\n1 : to sound a bugle\n2 : to utter the characteristic rutting call of the bull elk\n\n<4> noun\n: a small cylindrical bead of glass or plastic used for trimming especially on women’s clothing


Words: build
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to form by ordering and uniting materials by gradual means into a composite whole : CONSTRUCT\n2 : to cause to be constructed\n3 : to develop according to a systematic plan, by a definite process, or on a particular base\n4 : INCREASE, ENLARGE\nintransitive senses\n1 : to engage in building\n2 a : to progress toward a peak (as of intensity) <build to a climax> b : to develop in extent <a crowd building>\n\n<2> noun\n: form or mode of structure : MAKE; especially : bodily conformation of a person or lower animal


Words: building
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually roofed and walled structure built for permanent use (as for a dwelling)\n2 : the art or business of assembling materials into a structure


Words: bulb
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a resting stage of a plant (as the lily, onion, hyacinth, or tulip) that is usually formed underground and consists of a short stem base bearing one or more buds enclosed in overlapping membranous or fleshy leaves b : a fleshy structure (as a tuber or corm) resembling a bulb in appearance c : a plant having or developing from a bulb\n2 : a bulb-shaped part; specifically : a glass envelope enclosing the light source of an electric lamp or such an envelope together with the light source it encloses\n3 : a rounded or swollen anatomical structure\n4 : a camera setting that indicates that the shutter can be opened by pressing on the release and closed by ending the pressure


Words: bulbul
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Persian songbird frequently mentioned in poetry that is prob. a nightingale (Erithacus megarhynchos)\n2 : any of a group of gregarious passerine birds (family Pycnonotidae) of Asia and Africa


Words: bulge
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to bulge\nintransitive senses\n1 archaic : BILGE\n2 a : to jut out : SWELL b : to bend outward c : to become swollen or protuberant\n3 : to be filled to overflowing\n\n<2> noun\n1 : BILGE 1, 2\n2 : a protuberant or swollen part or place\n3 : ADVANTAGE, UPPER HAND\n4 : sudden expansion


Words: bulk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : spatial dimension : MAGNITUDE b : material that forms a mass in the intestine; especially : FIBER 1d\n2 a : BODY; especially : a large or corpulent human body b : an organized structure especially when viewed primarily as a mass of material c : a ponderous shapeless mass\n3 : the main or greater part\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to swell or bulge : STUFF\n2 : to gather into a mass or aggregate\nintransitive senses\n1 : SWELL, EXPAND\n2 : to appear as a factor : LOOM <a consideration that bulks large in everyone’s thinking>\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : being in bulk <bulk cement>\n2 : of or relating to materials in bulk


Words: bulkhead
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an upright partition separating compartments\n2 : a structure or partition to resist pressure or to shut off water, fire, or gas\n3 : a retaining wall along a waterfront\n4 : a projecting framework with a sloping door giving access to a cellar stairway or a shaft


Words: bull
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a male bovine; especially : an adult uncastrated male ox b : a usually adult male of various large animals (as elephants, whales, or seals)\n2 : one who buys securities or commodities in expectation of a price rise or who acts to effect such a rise compare BEAR\n3 : one that resembles a bull (as in brawny physique)\n4 : BULLDOG\n5 slang : POLICE OFFICER, DETECTIVE\n6 capitalized : TAURUS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of or relating to a bull b : MALE c : suggestive of a bull\n2 : large of its kind\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses : to advance forcefully\ntransitive senses\n1 : to act on with violence\n2 : FORCE <bulled his way through the crowd>\n\n<4> noun\n1 : a solemn papal letter sealed with a bulla or with a red-ink imprint of the device on the bulla\n2 : EDICT, DECREE\n\n<5> verb\ntransitive senses , slang : to fool especially by fast boastful talk\nintransitive senses , slang : to engage in idle and boastful talk\n\n<6> noun\n1 : a grotesque blunder in language\n2 slang : empty boastful talk\n3 slang : NONSENSE 2\n\n<7> abbreviation\nbulletin


Words: bulldog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a breed of compact muscular short-haired dogs having widely separated forelegs and an undershot lower jaw that were developed in England to fight bulls\n2 : a handgun with a thick usually short barrel\n3 : a proctor’s attendant at an English university\n\n<2> adjective\n: suggestive of a bulldog <bulldog tenacity>\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: to throw (a steer) by seizing the horns and twisting the neck


Words: bulldoze
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to coerce or restrain by threats : BULLY\n2 : to move, clear, gouge out, or level off by pushing with or as if with a bulldozer\n3 : to force insensitively or ruthlessly <bulldozed the program through the legislature>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to operate a bulldozer\n2 : to force one’s way like a bulldozer


Words: bullet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a round or elongated missile (as of lead) to be fired from a firearm; broadly : CARTRIDGE 1a\n2 a : something resembling a bullet (as in curved form) b : a large dot placed in printed matter to call attention to a particular passage\n3 : a very fast and accurately thrown ball


Words: bulletin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a brief public notice issuing usually from an authoritative source; specifically : a brief news item intended for immediate publication or broadcast\n2 : PERIODICAL; especially : the organ of an institution or association\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make public by bulletin


Words: bullfight
Meaning:
noun\n: a spectacle in which men ceremonially fight with and in Hispanic tradition kill bulls in an arena for public entertainment


Words: bullfinch
Meaning:
noun\n: a European finch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) having in the male rosy red underparts, blue-gray back, and black cap, chin, tail, and wings; also : any of several other finches


Words: bullfrog
Meaning:
noun\n: a heavy-bodied deep-voiced frog (Rana catesbeiana) of the eastern U.S. and southern Canada that has been introduced elsewhere


Words: bullhead
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various large-headed fishes (as a sculpin); especially : any of several common freshwater catfishes (genus Ameiurus sometimes included in the genus Ictalurus) of the U.S.


Words: bullion
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : gold or silver considered as so much metal; specifically : uncoined gold or silver in bars or ingots b : metal in the mass <lead bullion>\n2 : lace, braid, or fringe of gold or silver threads


Words: bully
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic a : SWEETHEART b : a fine chap\n2 a : a blustering browbeating person; especially : one habitually cruel to others who are weaker b : PIMP\n3 : a hired ruffian\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : EXCELLENT, FIRST-RATE often used in interjectional expressions <bully for you>\n2 : resembling or characteristic of a bully\n\n<3> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to treat abusively\n2 : to affect by means of force or coercion\nintransitive senses : to use browbeating language or behavior : BLUSTER\n\n<4> noun\n: pickled or canned usually corned beef


Words: bulrush
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several large rushes or sedges growing in wetlands: as a : any of a genus of annual or perennial sedges (Scirpus, especially S. lacustris) that bear solitary or much-clustered spikelets containing perfect flowers with a perianth of six bristles b British : either of two cattails (Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia) c : PAPYRUS


Words: bulwark
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : RAMPART b : BREAKWATER, SEAWALL\n2 : a strong support or protection\n3 : the side of a ship above the upper deck usually used in plural\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to fortify or safeguard with a bulwark


Words: bum
Meaning:
<1> noun\nchiefly British , sometimes vulgar : BUTTOCKS\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : of poor quality or nature : INVALID, INFERIOR <bum advice> <a bum check> b : acutely disagreeable <a bum trip>\n2 : not functioning because of damage or injury : DISABLED <a bum knee>\n\n<3> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : LOAF\n2 : to spend time unemployed and often wandering often used with around\ntransitive senses : to obtain by begging : CADGE\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : one who sponges off others and avoids work b : one who performs a function poorly <called the umpire a bum> c : one who devotes his time to a recreational activity <a beach bum> <ski bums>\n2 : VAGRANT, TRAMP\n\n<5> noun\n: a drinking spree : BENDER


Words: bump
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a relatively abrupt convexity or protuberance on a surface: as a : a swelling of tissue b : a cranial protuberance\n2 a : a sudden forceful blow, impact, or jolt b : DEMOTION\n3 : an act of thrusting the hips forward in an erotic manner\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike or knock with force or violence\n2 : to collide with\n3 a (1) : to dislodge with a jolt (2) : to subject to a scalar change <rates being bumped up> b : to oust usually by virtue of seniority or priority <was bumped from the flight>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to knock against something with a forceful jolt\n2 : to proceed in or as if in a series of bumps\n3 : to encounter something that is an obstacle or hindrance <bumped up against a chair>


Words: bumper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a brimming cup or glass\n2 : something unusually large\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : unusually large <a bumper crop>\n2 : BANNER 2\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a device for absorbing shock or preventing damage (as in collision); specifically : a usually metal bar at either end of an automobile\n2 : one that bumps


Words: bumpkin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an awkward and unsophisticated rustic\n\n<2> noun\n: a spar projecting from a ship especially at the stern


Words: bun
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sweet or plain small bread; especially : a round roll\n2 : a knot of hair shaped like a bun\n3 plural : BUTTOCKS\n\n<2> noun\n: LOAD 4


Words: bunch
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : PROTUBERANCE, SWELLING\n2 a : a number of things of the same kind <a bunch of grapes> b : GROUP 2a <a bunch of friends> c : a considerable amount : LOT <a bunch of money>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : SWELL, PROTRUDE\n2 : to form a group or cluster often used with up\ntransitive senses : to form into a bunch


Words: bundle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a group of things fastened together for convenient handling b : PACKAGE, PARCEL c : a considerable number : LOT d : a sizable sum of money e : a person embodying a specified quality or characteristic <a bundle of energy>\n2 a : a small band of mostly parallel fibers (as of nerve or muscle) b : VASCULAR BUNDLE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make into a bundle or package : WRAP\n2 : to hustle or hurry unceremoniously <bundled the children off to school>\n3 : to include (a product or service) with a related product for sale at a single price <software is bundled with computer hardware>\nintransitive senses\n1 : HURRY, HUSTLE\n2 : to practice bundling


Words: bung
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the stopper especially in the bunghole of a cask; also : BUNGHOLE\n2 : the cecum or anus especially of a slaughtered animal\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to plug with or as if with a bung\n2 British : THROW, TOSS <bung a spanner into the works P. G. Wodehouse>


Words: bungle
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses : to act or work clumsily and awkwardly\ntransitive senses : MISHANDLE, BOTCH


Words: bunk
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : BUNK BED b : a built-in bed (as on a ship) that is often one of a tier of berths c : a sleeping place\n2 : a feeding trough for farm animals and especially cattle\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to occupy a bunk or bed : stay the night <bunked with a friend for the night>\ntransitive senses : to provide with a bunk or bed\n\n<3> noun\n: BUNKUM, NONSENSE\n\n<4> noun\nBritish : a hurried departure or escape usually used in the phrase do a bunk


Words: bunker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a bin or compartment for storage; especially : one on shipboard for the ship’s fuel\n2 a : a protective embankment or dugout; especially : a fortified chamber mostly below ground often built of reinforced concrete and provided with embrasures b : a sand trap or embankment constituting a hazard on a golf course\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fill a ship’s bunker with coal or oil\ntransitive senses\n1 : to place or store in a bunker\n2 : to hit (a golf ball or shot) into a bunker


Words: bunt
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the middle part of a square sail b : the part of a furled sail gathered up in a bunch at the center of the yard\n2 : the bagging part of a fishing net\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to strike or push with or as if with the head : BUTT\n2 : to push or tap (a baseball) lightly without swinging the bat\nintransitive senses : to bunt a baseball\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an act or instance of bunting\n2 : a bunted ball\n\n<4> noun\n: a destructive covered smut of wheat caused by a fungus (Tilletia foetida or T. caries)


Words: bunting
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: any of various stout-billed passerine birds (family Emberizidae) included with some of the finches compare INDIGO BUNTING\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a lightweight loosely woven fabric used chiefly for flags and festive decorations\n2 a : FLAGS b : decorations especially in the colors of the national flag\n\n<3> noun\n: an infant’s hooded sleeping bag made of napped fabric


Words: buoy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : FLOAT 2; especially : a floating object moored to the bottom to mark a channel or something (as a shoal) lying under the water\n2 : LIFE BUOY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to mark by or as if by a buoy\n2 a : to keep afloat b : SUPPORT, UPLIFT <an economy buoyed by the dramatic postwar growth of industry Time>\n3 : to raise the spirits of usually used with up <hope buoys him up>\nintransitive senses : FLOAT usually used with up


Words: buoyancy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the tendency of a body to float or to rise when submerged in a fluid b : the power of a fluid to exert an upward force on a body placed in it; also : the upward force exerted\n2 : the ability to recover quickly from depression or discouragement : RESILIENCE


Words: burden
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : something that is carried : LOAD b : DUTY, RESPONSIBILITY\n2 : something oppressive or worrisome\n3 a : the bearing of a load usually used in the phrase beast of burden b : capacity for carrying cargo <a ship of a hundred tons burden>\n4 : the amount of a deleterious parasite, growth, or substance present in a human or animal body <worm burden> <cancer burden>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: LOAD, OPPRESS <I will not burden you with a lengthy account>\n\n<3> noun\n1 archaic : a bass or accompanying part\n2 a : CHORUS, REFRAIN b : a central topic : THEME


Words: burdock
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Arctium) of coarse composite herbs bearing globular flower heads with prickly bracts


Words: bureau
Meaning:
noun\n1 a British : WRITING DESK; especially : one having drawers and a slant top b : a low chest of drawers for use in a bedroom\n2 a : a specialized administrative unit; especially : a subdivision of an executive department of a government b : a branch of a newspaper, newsmagazine, or wire service in an important news center c : a usually commercial agency that serves as an intermediary especially for exchanging information or coordinating activities <credit bureau>


Words: bureaucracy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a body of nonelective government officials b : an administrative policy-making group\n2 : government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority\n3 : a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation


Words: burgee
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a swallow-tailed flag used especially by ships for signals or identification\n2 : the usually triangular identifying flag of a yacht club


Words: burgeon
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 a : to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : SPROUT b : BLOOM\n2 : to grow and expand rapidly : FLOURISH


Words: burgess
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a citizen of a British borough b : a representative of a borough, corporate town, or university in the British Parliament\n2 : a representative in the popular branch of the legislature of colonial Maryland and Virginia


Words: burgh
Meaning:
noun\n: BOROUGH; specifically : an incorporated town in Scotland having local jurisdiction of certain services


Words: burgher
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inhabitant of a borough or a town\n2 : a member of the middle class : a prosperous solid citizen


Words: burglary
Meaning:
noun\n: the act of breaking and entering a dwelling at night to commit a felony (as theft); broadly : the entering of a building with the intent to commit a crime


Words: burlap
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a coarse heavy plain-woven fabric usually of jute or hemp used for bagging and wrapping and in furniture and linoleum manufacture\n2 : a lightweight material resembling burlap used in interior decoration or for clothing


Words: burlesque
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation\n2 : mockery usually by caricature\n3 : theatrical entertainment of a broadly humorous often earthy character consisting of short turns, comic skits, and sometimes striptease acts\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to imitate in a humorous or derisive manner : MOCK\nintransitive senses : to employ burlesque


Words: burly
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : strongly and heavily built : HUSKY\n2 : heartily direct and frank : BLUFF, FORTHRIGHT <an evocative story less burly than the real thing but entertaining E. A. Weeks>


Words: Burmese
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a native or inhabitant of Burma (Myanmar)\n2 : the Tibeto-Burman language of the Burmese people\n3 : any of a U.S.-developed breed of slender shorthaired cats having gold eyes and a usually dark brown coat


Words: burn
Meaning:
<1> noun\nBritish : CREEK 2\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to consume fuel and give off heat, light, and gases <a small fire burns on the hearth> b : to undergo combustion; also : to undergo nuclear fission or nuclear fusion c : to contain a fire <a little stove burning in the corner> d : to give off light : SHINE, GLOW <a light burning in the window>\n2 a : to be hot <the burning sand> b : to produce or undergo discomfort or pain <ears burning from the cold> c : to become emotionally excited or agitated: as (1) : to yearn ardently <burning to tell the story> (2) : to be or become very angry or disgusted <the remark made him burn>\n3 a : to undergo alteration or destruction by the action of fire or heat <the house burned down> <the potatoes burned to a crisp> b : to die in the electric chair\n4 : to force or make a way by or as if by burning <her words burned into his heart>\n5 : to receive sunburn <she burns easily>\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to undergo combustion; especially : to destroy by fire <burned the trash> b : to use as fuel <this furnace burns gas> c : to use up : CONSUME <burn calories>\n2 a : to transform by exposure to heat or fire <burn clay to bricks> b : to produce by burning <burned a hole in his sleeve>\n3 a : to injure or damage by or as if by exposure to fire, heat, or radiation : SCORCH <burned his hand> b : to execute by burning <burned heretics at the stake>; also : ELECTROCUTE\n4 a : IRRITATE, ANNOY often used with up <really burns me up> b : to take advantage of: as (1) : DECEIVE, CHEAT often used in passive (2) : OUTDO, BEAT <burned the defense with a touchdown pass>\n\n<3> noun\n1 : an act, process, instance, or result of burning: as a : injury or damage resulting from exposure to fire, heat, caustics, electricity, or certain radiations b : a burned area <a burn on the tabletop> c : an abrasion (as of the skin) having the appearance of a burn <rope burns> d : a burning sensation <the burn of iodine on a cut>\n2 : the firing of a spacecraft rocket engine in flight\n3 : ANGER; especially :


Words: burnish
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 a : to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing b : POLISH 3\n2 : to rub (a material) with a tool for compacting or smoothing or for turning an edge\n\n<2> noun\n: LUSTER, GLOSS


Words: burp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: BELCH\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : BELCH\ntransitive senses : to help (a baby) expel gas from the stomach especially by patting or rubbing the back


Words: burr
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 usually bur a : a rough or prickly envelope of a fruit b : a plant that bears burs\n2 a : something that sticks or clings <a burr in the throat> b : HANGER-ON\n3 : an irregular rounded mass; especially : a tree burl\n4 : a thin ridge or area of roughness produced in cutting or shaping metal\n5 a : a trilled uvular as used by some speakers of English especially in northern England and in Scotland b : a tongue-point trill that is the usual Scottish\n6 a : a small rotary cutting tool b usually bur : a bit used on a dental drill\n7 : a rough humming sound : WHIR\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to speak with a burr\n2 : to make a whirring sound\ntransitive senses\n1 : to pronounce with a burr\n2 a : to form into a projecting edge b : to remove burrs from


Words: burrow
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a hole or excavation in the ground made by an animal (as a rabbit) for shelter and habitation\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 archaic : to hide in or as if in a burrow\n2 a : to construct by tunneling b : to penetrate by means of a burrow\n3 : to make a motion suggestive of burrowing with : NESTLE <burrows her hand into mine>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to conceal oneself in or as if in a burrow\n2 a : to make a burrow b : to progress by or as if by digging\n3 : to make a motion suggestive of burrowing : SNUGGLE, NESTLE <burrowed against his back for warmth>


Words: burst
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to break open, apart, or into pieces usually from impact or from pressure from within\n2 a : to give way from an excess of emotion <my heart will burst> b : to give vent suddenly to a repressed emotion <burst into tears> <burst out laughing>\n3 a : to emerge or spring suddenly <burst out of the house> <burst onto the scene> b : LAUNCH, PLUNGE <burst into song>\n4 : to be filled to the breaking point <bursting with excitement> <a crate bursting with fruit>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to burst\n2 : to force open (as a door) by strong or vigorous action\n3 : to produce by or as if by bursting\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a sudden outbreak; especially : a vehement outburst (as of emotion) b : EXPLOSION, ERUPTION c : a sudden intense effort <a burst of speed> d : the duration of fire in one engagement of the mechanism of an automatic firearm\n2 : an act of bursting\n3 : a result of bursting; especially : a visible puff accompanying the explosion of a shell


Words: bury
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to dispose of by depositing in or as if in the earth; especially : to inter with funeral ceremonies\n2 a : to conceal by or as if by covering with earth b : to cover from view <buried her face in her hands>\n3 a : to have done with <burying their differences> b : to conceal in obscurity <buried the retraction among the classified ads> c : SUBMERGE, ENGROSS usually used with in <buried himself in his books>\n4 : to put (a playing card) out of play by placing it in or under the dealer’s pack\n5 : to succeed emphatically or impressively in making (a shot) <bury a jumper>\n6 : to defeat overwhelmingly


Words: bus
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a large motor vehicle designed to carry passengers usually along a fixed route according to a schedule b : AUTOMOBILE\n2 : a small hand truck\n3 a : BUS BAR b : a set of parallel conductors in a computer system that forms a main transmission path\n4 : a spacecraft or missile that carries one or more detachable devices (as warheads)\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to travel by bus\n2 : to work as a busboy\ntransitive senses\n1 : to transport by bus\n2 a : CLEAR 4d <bus dishes> b : to remove dirty dishes from <bus tables>\n\n<3> abbreviation\nbusiness


Words: busboy
Meaning:
noun\n: a waiter’s assistant; specifically : one who removes dirty dishes and resets tables in a restaurant


Words: busby
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a military full-dress fur hat with a pendent bag on one side usually of the color of regimental facings\n2 : the bearskin worn by British guardsmen not used by the guardsmen themselves


Words: bush
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : SHRUB; especially : a low densely branched shrub b : a close thicket of shrubs suggesting a single plant\n2 : a large uncleared or sparsely settled area (as in Australia) usually scrub-covered or forested : WILDERNESS usually used with the\n3 a archaic : a bunch of ivy formerly hung outside a tavern to indicate wine for sale b obsolete : TAVERN c : ADVERTISING <good wine needs no bush Shakespeare>\n4 : a bushy tuft or mass <a bush of hair>; especially : 2BRUSH 2a\n5 : MINOR LEAGUE usually used in plural\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to support, mark, or protect with bushes\nintransitive senses : to extend like a bush : resemble a bush\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : having a low-growing compact bushy habit used especially of cultivated beans <bush snap beans>\n2 : serving, occurring in, or used in the bush <bush planes>\n\n<4> noun\nchiefly British : BUSHING\n\n<5> adjective\n: falling below acceptable standards : UNPROFESSIONAL <bush behavior>


Words: bushel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of various units of dry capacity see WEIGHT table\n2 : a container holding a bushel\n3 : a large quantity : LOTS <makes bushels of money>\n\n<2> verb\n: REPAIR, RENOVATE


Words: bushing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually removable cylindrical lining for an opening (as of a mechanical part) used to limit the size of the opening, resist abrasion, or serve as a guide\n2 : an electrically insulating lining for a hole to protect a through conductor


Words: bushwhack
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : AMBUSH; broadly : to attack suddenly : ASSAULT\nintransitive senses : to clear a path through thick woods especially by chopping down bushes and low branches


Words: business
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : purposeful activity : BUSYNESS\n2 a : ROLE, FUNCTION <how the human mind went about its business of learning H. A. Overstreet> b : an immediate task or objective : MISSION <what is your business here> c : a particular field of endeavor <the best in the business>\n3 a : a usually commercial or mercantile activity engaged in as a means of livelihood : TRADE, LINE <in the restaurant business> b : a commercial or sometimes an industrial enterprise; also : such enterprises <the business district> c : usually economic dealings : PATRONAGE <took their business elsewhere>\n4 : AFFAIR, MATTER <the whole business got out of hand> <business as usual>\n5 : CREATION, CONCOCTION\n6 : movement or action (as lighting a cigarette) by an actor intended especially to establish atmosphere, reveal character, or explain a situation called also stage business\n7 a : personal concern <none of your business> b : RIGHT <you have no business speaking to me that way>\n8 a : serious activity requiring time and effort and usually the avoidance of distractions <got down to business> <she means business> b : maximum effort\n9 a : a damaging assault b : REBUKE, TONGUE-LASHING c : DOUBLE CROSS\n10 : a bowel movement used especially of pets


Words: buskin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a laced boot reaching halfway or more to the knee\n2 a : COTHURNUS 1 b : TRAGEDY; especially : tragedy resembling that of ancient Greek drama


Words: bust
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast\n2 : the upper part of the human torso between neck and waist; especially : the breasts of a woman\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to break or smash especially with force; also : to make inoperative <busted my watch> b : to bring an end to : BREAK UP <helped bust trusts Newsweek> often used with up <better not try to bust up his happy marriage Forbes> c : to ruin financially d : EXHAUST, WEAR OUT used in phrases like bust one’s butt to describe making a strenuous effort\n2 : TAME <bronco busting>\n3 : DEMOTE\n4 slang a : ARREST <busted for carrying guns Saul Gottlieb> b : RAID <busted the apartment>\n5 : HIT, SLUG\nintransitive senses\n1 : to go broke\n2 a : BURST <laughing fit to bust> b : BREAK DOWN\n3 a : to lose at cards by exceeding a limit (as the count of 21 in blackjack) b : to fail to complete a straight or flush in poker\n\n<3> noun\n1 a : SPREE b : a hearty drinking session <a beer bust>\n2 a : a complete failure : FLOP b : a business depression\n3 : PUNCH, SOCK\n4 slang a : a police raid b : ARREST 2\n\n<4> adjective\n: BANKRUPT, BROKE <go bust>


Words: bustle
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n1 : to move briskly and often ostentatiously\n2 : to be busily astir : TEEM\n\n<2> noun\n: noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity <the hustle and bustle of the big city>\n\n<3> noun\n: a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman’s skirt or dress; also : the drapery so supported


Words: busy
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : engaged in action : OCCUPIED b : being in use <found the telephone busy>\n2 : full of activity : BUSTLING <a busy seaport>\n3 : foolishly or intrusively active : MEDDLING\n4 : full of distracting detail <a busy design>\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to make busy : OCCUPY\nintransitive senses : BUSTLE <small boats busied to and fro Quentin Crewe>


Words: but
Meaning:
<1> conjunction\n1 a : except for the fact <would have protested but that he was afraid> b : THAT used after a negative <there is no doubt but he won> c : without the concomitant that <it never rains but it pours> d : if not : UNLESS e : THAN <no sooner started but it stopped> not often in formal use\n2 a : on the contrary : on the other hand : NOTWITHSTANDING used to connect coordinate elements <he was called but he did not answer> <not peace but a sword> b : YET <poor but proud> c : with the exception of used before a word often taken to be the subject of a clause <none but the brave deserves the fair John Dryden>\n\n<2> preposition\n1 a : with the exception of : BARRING <no one there but me> compare 1BUT 2c b : other than <this letter is nothing but an insult>\n2 Scottish a : WITHOUT, LACKING b : OUTSIDE\n\n<3> adverb\n1 : ONLY, MERELY <he is but a child>\n2 Scottish : OUTSIDE\n3 : to the contrary <who knows but that she may succeed>\n4 used as an intensive <get there but fast>\n\n<4> pronoun\n: that not : who not <nobody but has his fault Shakespeare>\n\n<5> noun\nScottish : the kitchen or living quarters of a 2-room cottage


Words: butcher
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a person who slaughters animals or dresses their flesh b : a dealer in meat\n2 : one that kills ruthlessly or brutally\n3 : one that bungles or botches\n4 : a vendor especially on trains or in theaters\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to slaughter and dress for market <butcher hogs>\n2 : to kill in a barbarous manner\n3 : BOTCH <butchered the play>


Words: butler
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a manservant having charge of the wines and liquors\n2 : the chief male servant of a household who has charge of other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services


Words: butt
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to thrust or push head foremost : strike with the head or horns\ntransitive senses : to strike or shove with the head or horns\n\n<2> noun\n: a blow or thrust usually with the head or horns\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a large cask especially for wine, beer, or water\n2 : any of various units of liquid capacity; especially : a measure equal to 108 imperial gallons (491 liters)\n\n<4> noun\n1 a : a backstop (as a mound or bank) for catching missiles shot at a target b : TARGET c plural : RANGE 5c d : a blind for shooting birds\n2 a obsolete : LIMIT, BOUND b archaic : GOAL <here is my journey’s end, here is my butt Shakespeare>\n3 : an object of abuse or ridicule : VICTIM <the butt of all their jokes>\n\n<5> noun\n1 : BUTTOCKS often used as a euphemism for ass in idiomatic expressions <get your butt over here> <kick butt> <saved our butts>\n2 : the large or thicker end part of something: a : a lean upper cut of the pork shoulder b : the base of a plant from which the roots spring c : the thicker or handle end of a tool or weapon\n3 : an unused remainder\n4 : the part of a hide or skin corresponding to the animal’s back and sides\n\n<6> verb\nintransitive senses : ABUT used with on or against\ntransitive senses\n1 : to place end to end or side to side without overlapping\n2 : to trim or square off (as a log) at the end\n3 : to reduce (as a cigarette) to a butt by stubbing or stamping


Words: butte
Meaning:
noun\n: an isolated hill or mountain with steep or precipitous sides usually having a smaller summit area than a mesa


Words: butter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a solid emulsion of fat globules, air, and water made by churning milk or cream and used as food\n2 : a buttery substance: as a : any of various fatty oils remaining nearly solid at ordinary temperatures b : a creamy food spread; especially : one made of ground roasted nuts <peanut butter>\n3 : FLATTERY\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to spread with or as if with butter


Words: buttercup
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Ranunculus of the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family) of herbs with yellow or white flowers and alternate leaves


Words: butterfat
Meaning:
noun\n: the natural fat of milk and chief constituent of butter consisting essentially of a mixture of glycerides (as those derived from butyric, capric, caproic, and caprylic acids)


Words: butterfly
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of numerous slender-bodied diurnal insects (order Lepidoptera) with broad often brightly colored wings\n2 : something that resembles or suggests a butterfly; especially : a person chiefly occupied with the pursuit of pleasure\n3 : a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by moving both arms in a circular motion while kicking both legs up and down\n4 plural : a feeling of hollowness or queasiness caused especially by emotional or nervous tension or anxious anticipation\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to split almost entirely and spread apart <a butterflied steak> <butterflied shrimp>


Words: buttermilk
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the liquid left after butter has been churned from milk or cream\n2 : cultured milk made by the addition of suitable bacteria to sweet milk


Words: butternut
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an eastern No. American tree of the walnut family with sweet egg-shaped nuts and light brown wood called also white walnut\n2 a : a light yellowish brown b plural : homespun overalls dyed brown with a butternut extract c : a soldier or partisan of the Confederacy during the Civil War


Words: butterscotch
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a candy made from brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, and water; also : the flavor of such candy\n2 : a moderate yellowish brown


Words: button
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a small knob or disk secured to an article (as of clothing) and used as a fastener by passing it through a buttonhole or loop b : a usually circular metal or plastic badge bearing a stamped design or printed slogan <campaign button>\n2 : something that resembles a button: as a : any of various parts or growths of a plant or of an animal: as (1) : an immature whole mushroom (2) : the terminal segment of a rattlesnake’s rattle b : a small globule of metal remaining after fusion (as in assaying) c : a guard on the tip of a fencing foil\n3 : PUSH BUTTON\n4 : the point of the chin especially as a target for a knockout blow\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to furnish or decorate with buttons\n2 a : to pass (a button) through a buttonhole or loop b : to close or fasten with buttons often used with up <button up your overcoat>\n3 a : to close (the lips) to prevent speech <button your lip> b : to close or seal tightly usually used with up <button up the house for winter>\nintransitive senses : to have buttons for fastening <this dress buttons at the back>


Words: buttonhook
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a hook for drawing small buttons through buttonholes\n2 : an offensive play in football in which the pass receiver runs straight downfield and then abruptly cuts back toward the line of scrimmage


Words: buttress
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building\n2 : something that resembles a buttress: as a : a projecting part of a mountain or hill b : a horny protuberance on a horse’s hoof at the heel see HOOF illustration c : the broadened base of a tree trunk or a thickened vertical part of it\n3 : something that supports or strengthens <a buttress of the cause of peace>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish or shore up with a buttress; also : SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN <arguments buttressed by solid facts>


Words: buxom
Meaning:
adjective\n1 obsolete a : OBEDIENT, TRACTABLE b : offering little resistance : FLEXIBLE, PLIANT <wing silently the buxom air John Milton>\n2 archaic : full of gaiety : BLITHE\n3 : vigorously or healthily plump; specifically : full-bosomed


Words: buy
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to acquire possession, ownership, or rights to the use or services of by payment especially of money : PURCHASE\n2 a : to obtain in exchange for something often at a sacrifice <they bought peace with their freedom> b : REDEEM 6\n3 : BRIBE, HIRE\n4 : to be the purchasing equivalent of <the dollar buys less today than it used to>\n5 : ACCEPT, BELIEVE <I don’t buy that hooey>\nintransitive senses : to make a purchase\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something of value at a favorable price; especially : BARGAIN <it’s a real buy at that price>\n2 : an act of buying : PURCHASE


Words: buzz
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make a low continuous humming sound like that of a bee\n2 a : MURMUR, WHISPER b : to be filled with a confused murmur <the room buzzed with excitement>\n3 : to make a signal with a buzzer\n4 : to go quickly : HURRY <buzzed around town in a sports car>; also : SCRAM usually used with off\ntransitive senses\n1 : to utter covertly by or as if by whispering\n2 : to cause to buzz\n3 : to fly fast and close to <planes buzz the crowd>\n4 : to summon or signal with a buzzer\n5 dialect English : to drink to the last drop <get some more port whilst buzz this bottle W. M. Thackeray>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a persistent vibratory sound\n2 a : RUMOR, GOSSIP b : a confused murmur c : a flurry of activity d : FAD, CRAZE\n3 : a signal conveyed by buzzer; specifically : a telephone call\n4 : HIGH 4


Words: buzzard
Meaning:
noun\n1 chiefly British : BUTEO\n2 : any of various usually large birds of prey (as the turkey vulture)\n3 : a contemptible or rapacious person


Words: buzzer
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that buzzes; specifically : an electric signaling device that makes a buzzing sound\n2 : the sound of a buzzer


Words: by
Meaning:
<1> preposition\n1 : in proximity to : NEAR <standing by the window>\n2 a : through or through the medium of : VIA <enter by the door> b : in the direction of : TOWARD <north by east> c : into the vicinity of and beyond : PAST <went right by him>\n3 a : during the course of <studied by night> b : not later than <by 2 p.m.>\n4 a : through the agency or instrumentality of <by force> b : born or begot of c : sired or borne by\n5 : with the witness or sanction of <swear by all that is holy>\n6 a : in conformity with <acted by the rules> b : ACCORDING TO <called her by name>\n7 a : on behalf of <did right by his children> b : with respect to <a lawyer by profession>\n8 a : in or to the amount or extent of <win by a nose> b chiefly Scottish : in comparison with : BESIDE\n9 used as a function word to indicate successive units or increments <little by little> <walk two by two>\n10 used as a function word in multiplication, in division, and in measurements <divide a by b> <multiply 10 by 4> <a room 15 feet by 20 feet>\n11 : in the opinion of <okay by me>\n\n<2> adverb\n1 a : close at hand : NEAR b : at or to another’s home <stop by>\n2 : PAST <saw him go by>\n3 : ASIDE, AWAY\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : being off the main route : SIDE\n2 : INCIDENTAL\n\n<4> noun\n: something of secondary importance : a side issue\n\n<5> interjection\n\n\n<6> abbreviation\nbillion years


Words: bye
Meaning:
noun\n: the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round without playing


Words: bylaw
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a rule adopted by an organization chiefly for the government of its members and the regulation of its affairs\n2 : a local ordinance


Words: bypass
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a passage to one side; especially : a deflected route usually around a town\n2 a : a channel carrying a fluid around a part and back to the main stream b (1) : SHUNT 1b (2) : SHUNT 1c; also : a surgical procedure for the establishment of a shunt <have a coronary bypass>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to avoid by means of a bypass b : to cause to follow a bypass\n2 a : to neglect or ignore usually intentionally b : CIRCUMVENT


Words: byplay
Meaning:
noun\n: action engaged in on the side while the main action proceeds (as during a dramatic production)


Words: byway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a little traveled side road\n2 : a secondary or little known aspect or field <meandering more and more in the fascinating byways of learning Times Literary Supplement>


Words: byword
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a proverbial saying : PROVERB\n2 a : one that personifies a type b : one that is noteworthy or notorious\n3 : EPITHET\n4 : a frequently used word or phrase


Words: c
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the 3rd letter of the English alphabet b : a graphic representation of this letter c : a speech counterpart of orthographic c\n2 a : one hundred see NUMBER table b slang : a sum of 100\n3 : the keynote of a C-major scale\n4 : a graphic device for reproducing the letter c\n5 : one designated c especially as the 3rd in order or class\n6 a : a grade rating a student’s work as fair or mediocre in quality b : one graded or rated with a C\n7 : something shaped like the letter C\n8 : a structured programming language designed to produce a compact and efficient translation of a program into machine language\n\n<2> abbreviation\ncalm, calorie, Canadian, canceled, candle, carat, case, castle, catcher, Catholic, cedi, cent, centavo, center, centi-, centime, centimeter, centum, century, chairman, chapter, circa, circuit, circumference, clockwise, cloudy, cocaine, codex, coefficient, college, colon, color, colt, Latin congius gallon; congress, conservative, contralto, copyright, cost, cubic, cup, curie


Words: cab
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: an ancient Hebrew unit of capacity equal to about two quarts (2.2 liters)\n\n<2> noun\n1 a (1) : CABRIOLET (2) : a similar light closed carriage (as a hansom) b : a carriage for hire\n2 : TAXICAB\n3 short for cabin a : the part of a locomotive that houses the engineer and operating controls b : a comparable shelter (as on a truck) housing operating controls


Words: cabal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united to bring about an overturn or usurpation especially in public affairs; also : a group engaged in such artifices and intrigues\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to unite in or form a cabal


Words: cabana
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a shelter resembling a cabin usually with an open side facing a beach or swimming pool\n2 : a lightweight structure with living facilities


Words: cabaret
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : a shop selling wines and liquors\n2 a : a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : NIGHTCLUB b : the show provided at a cabaret


Words: cabbage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a leafy garden plant (Brassica oleracea capitata) of European origin with a short stem and a dense globular head of usually green leaves that is used as a vegetable\n2 slang : PAPER MONEY, BANKNOTES\n\n<2> noun\nBritish : pieces of cloth left in cutting out garments and traditionally kept by tailors as perquisites\n\n<3> transitive verb\n: STEAL, FILCH


Words: cabin
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a private room on a ship or boat (2) : a compartment below deck on a boat used for living accommodations b : the passenger or cargo compartment of a vehicle (as an airplane or automobile) c : the crew compartment of an exploratory vehicle (as a spacecraft)\n2 : a small one-story dwelling usually of simple construction\n3 chiefly British : CAB 3\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to live in or as if in a cabin\ntransitive senses : CONFINE


Words: cabinet
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a case or cupboard usually having doors and shelves b : a collection of specimens especially of biological or numismatic interest c : CONSOLE 4a d : a chamber having temperature and humidity controls and used especially for incubating biological samples\n2 a archaic : a small room providing seclusion b : a small exhibition room in a museum\n3 a archaic (1) : the private room serving as council chamber of the chief councillors or ministers of a sovereign (2) : the consultations and actions of these councillors b (1) often capitalized : a body of advisers of a head of state (2) : a similar advisory council of a governor of a state or a mayor c British : a meeting of a cabinet\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to a governmental cabinet\n2 : suitable by reason of size for a small room or by reason of attractiveness or perfection for preservation and display in a cabinet\n3 a : used or adapted for cabinetmaking b : done or used by a cabinetmaker


Words: cable
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a strong rope especially of 10 inches (25 centimeters) or more in circumference b : a cable-laid rope c : a wire rope or metal chain of great tensile strength d : a wire or wire rope by which force is exerted to control or operate a mechanism\n2 : CABLE LENGTH\n3 a : an assembly of electrical conductors insulated from each other but laid up together usually by being twisted around a central core b : CABLEGRAM; also : a radio message or telegram\n4 : something resembling or fashioned like a cable <a fiber-optic cable>\n5 : CABLE TELEVISION\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to fasten with or as if with a cable\n2 : to provide with cables\n3 : to telegraph by submarine cable\n4 : to make into a cable or into a form resembling a cable\nintransitive senses : to communicate by a submarine cable


Words: caboose
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a ship’s galley\n2 : a freight-train car attached usually to the rear mainly for the use of the train crew\n3 : one that follows or brings up the rear


Words: cabriolet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a light 2-wheeled one-horse carriage with a folding leather hood, a large apron, and upward-curving shafts\n2 : a convertible coupe


Words: cacao
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the dried partly fermented fatty seeds of a So. American evergreen tree (Theobroma cacao of the family Sterculiaceae) that are used in making cocoa, chocolate, and cocoa butter called also cacao bean, cocoa bean\n2 : a tree having small yellowish flowers followed by fleshy pods with many seeds that bears cacao


Words: cache
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements b : a secure place of storage\n2 : something hidden or stored in a cache\n3 : a computer memory with very short access time used for storage of frequently used instructions or data called also cache memory\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to place, hide, or store in a cache


Words: cachet
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a seal used especially as a mark of official approval b : an indication of approval carrying great prestige\n2 a : a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige b : PRESTIGE <being rich doesn’t have the cachet it used to Truman Capote>\n3 : a medicinal preparation for swallowing consisting of a case usually of rice-flour paste enclosing a medicine\n4 a : a design or inscription on an envelope to commemorate a postal or philatelic event b : an advertisement forming part of a postage meter impression c : a motto or slogan included in a postal cancellation


Words: cackle
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 : to make the sharp broken noise or cry characteristic of a hen especially after laying\n2 : to laugh especially in a harsh or sharp manner\n3 : CHATTER


Words: cacophony
Meaning:
noun\n: harsh or discordant sound : DISSONANCE 2; specifically : harshness in the sound of words or phrases


Words: cactus
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a family (Cactaceae, the cactus family) of plants that have succulent stems and branches with scales or spines instead of leaves and are found especially in dry areas (as deserts)


Words: cad
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an omnibus conductor\n2 : a man who acts with deliberate disregard for another’s feelings or rights


Words: cadaverous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : of or relating to a corpse b : suggestive of corpses or tombs\n2 a : PALLID, LIVID b : GAUNT, EMACIATED


Words: caddie
Meaning:
noun\n1 Scottish : one that waits about for odd jobs\n2 a : one who assists a golfer especially by carrying the clubs b : a wheeled device for conveying things not readily carried by hand


Words: caddy
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a small box, can, or chest used especially to keep tea in\n2 : a container or device for storing or holding objects when they are not in use


Words: cadence
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a rhythmic sequence or flow of sounds in language b : the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity\n2 a : a falling inflection of the voice b : a concluding and usually falling strain; specifically : a musical chord sequence moving to a harmonic close or point of rest and giving the sense of harmonic completion\n3 : the modulated and rhythmic recurrence of a sound especially in nature


Words: cadenza
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a parenthetical flourish in an aria or other solo piece commonly just before a final or other important cadence\n2 : a technically brilliant sometimes improvised solo passage toward the close of a concerto\n3 : an exceptionally brilliant part of an artistic work


Words: cadet
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a younger brother or son b : youngest son c : a younger branch of a family or a member of it\n2 : one in training for a military or naval commission; especially : a student in a service academy\n3 slang : PIMP


Words: cadmium
Meaning:
noun\n: a bluish white malleable ductile toxic bivalent metallic element used especially in protective platings and in bearing metals see ELEMENT table


Words: cadre
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FRAME, FRAMEWORK\n2 : a nucleus or core group especially of trained personnel able to assume control and to train others; broadly : a group of people having some unifying relationship <a cadre of lawyers>\n3 : a cell of indoctrinated leaders active in promoting the interests of a revolutionary party\n4 : a member of a cadre


Words: caduceus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the symbolic staff of a herald; specifically : a representation of a staff with two entwined snakes and two wings at the top\n2 : an insignia bearing a caduceus and symbolizing a physician


Words: Caesar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of the Roman emperors succeeding Augustus Caesar used as a title\n2 a often not capitalized : a powerful ruler: (1) : EMPEROR (2) : AUTOCRAT, DICTATOR b from the reference in Matthew 22:21 : the civil power : a temporal ruler\n\n<2> biographical name\nGaius Julius 100*44 B.C. Roman general, statesman, writer; made military reputation in Gaul (58*50); led army across Rubicon (49) in defiance of senate and moved against Pompey; Roman dictator (from 49); murdered by group including Brutus and Cassius on ides of March (March 15, 44); wrote commentaries on the Gallic and civil wars


Words: caesura
Meaning:
noun\n1 in modern prosody : a usually rhetorical break in the flow of sound in the middle of a line of verse\n2 Greek Latin prosody : a break in the flow of sound in a verse caused by the ending of a word within a foot\n3 : BREAK, INTERRUPTION\n4 : a pause marking a rhythmic point of division in a melody


Words: cafeteria
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a restaurant in which the customers serve themselves or are served at a counter and take the food to tables to eat\n\n<2> adjective\n: providing a selection from which a choice may be made <cafeteria benefit plan> <a cafeteria curriculum>


Words: caffeine
Meaning:
noun\n: a bitter alkaloid C8H10N4O2 found especially in coffee, tea, and kola nuts and used medicinally as a stimulant and diuretic


Words: caftan
Meaning:
noun\n: a usually cotton or silk ankle-length garment with long sleeves that is common throughout the Levant


Words: cage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a box or enclosure having some openwork for confining or carrying animals (as birds)\n2 a : a barred cell for confining prisoners b : a fenced area for prisoners of war\n3 : a framework serving as support <the steel cage of a skyscraper>\n4 a : an enclosure resembling a cage in form or purpose <a cashier’s cage> b : an arrangement of atoms or molecules so bonded as to enclose a space in which another atom or ion (as of a metal) can reside\n5 a : a screen placed behind home plate to stop baseballs during batting practice b : a goal consisting of posts or a frame with a net attached (as in ice hockey)\n6 : a large building containing an area for practicing outdoor sports and often adapted for indoor events\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to confine or keep in or as if in a cage\n2 : to drive (as a puck) into a cage and score a goal


Words: cagey
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : hesitant about committing oneself\n2 a : wary of being trapped or deceived : SHREWD <a cagey consumer> b : marked by cleverness <a cagey reply>


Words: caisson
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a chest to hold ammunition b : a usually 2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber; also : a limber with its attached caisson\n2 a : a watertight chamber used in construction work under water or as a foundation b : a hollow floating box or a boat used as a floodgate for a dock or basin\n3 : COFFER 3


Words: cajole
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : COAX <had to cajole them into going>\n2 : to deceive with soothing words or false promises


Words: Cajun
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a Louisianian descended from French-speaking immigrants from Acadia\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Cajuns\n2 : of, relating to, or prepared in a style of cooking originating among the Cajuns and characterized by the use of hot seasonings (as cayenne pepper)


Words: cake
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened b : a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (as baking powder) c : a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried <a fish cake>\n2 a : a block of compacted or congealed matter <a cake of ice> b : a hard or brittle layer or deposit\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : ENCRUST <caked with dust>\n2 : to fill (a space) with a packed mass\nintransitive senses : to form or harden into a mass


Words: calabash
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) of the trumpet-creeper family; also : its hard globose fruit\n2 : GOURD; especially : one whose hard shell is used for a utensil\n3 : a utensil (as a bottle or dipper) made from the shell of a calabash


Words: calamine
Meaning:
noun\n: a mixture of zinc oxide with a small amount of ferric oxide used in lotions, liniments, and ointments


Words: calamity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a state of deep distress or misery caused by major misfortune or loss\n2 : an extraordinarily grave event marked by great loss and lasting distress and affliction


Words: calcareous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : resembling calcite or calcium carbonate especially in hardness b : consisting of or containing calcium carbonate; also : containing calcium\n2 : growing on limestone or in soil impregnated with lime


Words: calcify
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make calcareous by deposit of calcium salts\n2 : to make inflexible or unchangeable\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become calcareous\n2 : to become inflexible and changeless : HARDEN


Words: calcimine
Meaning:
noun\n: a white or tinted wash of glue, whiting or zinc white, and water that is used especially on plastered surfaces


Words: calcine
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses : to heat (as inorganic materials) to a high temperature but without fusing in order to drive off volatile matter or to effect changes (as oxidation or pulverization)\nintransitive senses : to undergo calcination\n\n<2> noun\n: a product (as a metal oxide) of calcination or roasting


Words: calcium
Meaning:
noun\n: a silver-white bivalent metallic element of the alkaline-earth group occurring only in combination see ELEMENT table


Words: calculate
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to determine by mathematical processes b : to reckon by exercise of practical judgment : ESTIMATE c : to solve or probe the meaning of : FIGURE OUT <trying to calculate his expression Hugh MacLennan>\n2 : to design or adapt for a purpose\n3 a : to judge to be true or probable b : INTEND <I calculate to do it or perish in the attempt Mark Twain>\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to make a calculation b : to forecast consequences\n2 : COUNT, RELY


Words: calculated
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : APT, LIKELY\n2 a : worked out by mathematical calculation b : engaged in, undertaken, or displayed after reckoning or estimating the statistical probability of success or failure <a calculated risk>\n3 a : planned or contrived to accomplish a purpose b : DELIBERATE, INTENDED


Words: calculating
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : making calculations <calculating machine>\n2 : marked by prudent analysis or by shrewd consideration of self-interest : SCHEMING


Words: calculation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the process or an act of calculating b : the result of an act of calculating\n2 a : studied care in analyzing or planning b : cold heartless planning to promote self-interest


Words: calculus
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a method of computation or calculation in a special notation (as of logic or symbolic logic) b : the mathematical methods comprising differential and integral calculus\n2 : CALCULATION\n3 a : a concretion usually of mineral salts around organic material found especially in hollow organs or ducts b : 1TARTAR 2\n4 : a system or arrangement of intricate or interrelated parts


Words: calendar
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a system for fixing the beginning, length, and divisions of the civil year and arranging days and longer divisions of time (as weeks and months) in a definite order see MONTH table\n2 : a tabular register of days according to a system usually covering one year and referring the days of each month to the days of the week\n3 : an orderly list: as a : a list of cases to be tried in court b : a list of bills or other items reported out of committee for consideration by a legislative assembly c : a list or schedule of planned events or activities giving dates and details\n4 British : a university catalog\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to enter in a calendar


Words: calender
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to press (as cloth, rubber, or paper) between rollers or plates in order to smooth and glaze or to thin into sheets\n\n<2> noun\n: a machine for calendering something\n\n<3> noun\n: a member of a Sufic order of wandering mendicant dervishes


Words: calends
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n: the first day of the ancient Roman month from which days were counted backward to the ides


Words: calf
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : the young of the domestic cow; also : that of a closely related mammal (as a bison) b : the young of various large animals (as the elephant or whale)\n2 plural calfs : the hide of the domestic calf; especially : CALFSKIN\n3 : an awkward or silly youth\n\n<2> noun\n: the fleshy back part of the leg below the knee


Words: caliber
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : degree of mental capacity or moral quality b : degree of excellence or importance\n2 a : the diameter of a bullet or other projectile b : the diameter of a bore of a gun usually expressed in hundredths or thousandths of an inch and typically written as a decimal fraction <.32 caliber>\n3 : the diameter of a round body; especially : the internal diameter of a hollow cylinder


Words: calibrate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to ascertain the caliber of (as a thermometer tube)\n2 : to determine, rectify, or mark the graduations of (as a thermometer tube)\n3 : to standardize (as a measuring instrument) by determining the deviation from a standard so as to ascertain the proper correction factors\n4 : to adjust precisely for a particular function


Words: calico
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : cotton cloth imported from India b British : a plain white cotton fabric that is heavier than muslin c : any of various cheap cotton fabrics with figured patterns\n2 : a blotched or spotted animal; especially : one that is predominantly white with red and black patches


Words: californium
Meaning:
noun\n: a radioactive element discovered by bombarding curium 242 with alpha particles see ELEMENT table


Words: caliper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : any of various measuring instruments having two usually adjustable arms, legs, or jaws used especially to measure diameter or thickness usually used in plural <a pair of calipers> b : a device consisting of two plates lined with a frictional material that press against the sides of a rotating wheel or disc in certain brake systems\n2 : thickness especially of paper, paperboard, or a tree\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to measure by or as if by calipers


Words: calisthenics
Meaning:
noun plural but singular or plural in construction\n1 : systematic rhythmic bodily exercises performed usually without apparatus\n2 usually singular in construction : the art or practice of calisthenics


Words: call
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to speak in a loud distinct voice so as to be heard at a distance : SHOUT <call for help> b : to make a request or demand <call for an investigation> c of an animal : to utter a characteristic note or cry d : to get or try to get into communication by telephone often used with up e : to make a demand in card games (as for a particular card or for a show of hands) f : to give the calls for a square dance\n2 : to make a brief visit <called to pay his respects> <called on a friend>\ntransitive senses\n1 a (1) : to utter in a loud distinct voice often used with out <call out a number> (2) : to announce or read loudly or authoritatively <call the roll> <call off a row of figures> b (1) : to command or request to come or be present <called to testify> (2) : to cause to come : BRING <calls to mind an old saying> c : to summon to a particular activity, employment, or office <was called to active duty> d : to invite or command to meet : CONVOKE <call a meeting> e : to rouse from sleep or summon to get up f (1) : to give the order for : bring into action <call a strike against the company> <call a pitchout> (2) : to manage by giving the signals or orders <that catcher calls a good game> g (1) : to make a demand in bridge for (a card or suit) (2) : to require (a player) to show the hand in poker by making an equal bet (3) : to challenge to make good on a statement (4) : to charge with or censure for an offense <deserves to be called on that> h : to attract (as game) by imitating the characteristic cry i : to \nhalt (as a baseball game) because of unsuitable conditions j : to rule on the status of (as a pitched ball or a player’s action) <call balls and strikes> <call a base runner safe> k : to give the calls for (a square dance) often used with off l (1) : to demand payment of especially by formal notice <call a loan> (2) : to demand presentation of (as a bond or option) for redemption m (1) : to get or try to get in communication with by telephone (2) : to generate signals for (a telephone nu


Words: calligraphy
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering b : the art of producing such writing\n2 : PENMANSHIP\n3 : an ornamental line in drawing or painting


Words: calling
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a strong inner impulse toward a particular course of action especially when accompanied by conviction of divine influence\n2 : the vocation or profession in which one customarily engages\n3 : the characteristic cry of a female cat in heat; also : the period of heat


Words: calliope
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized : the Greek Muse of heroic poetry\n2 : a keyboard musical instrument resembling an organ and consisting of a series of whistles sounded by steam or compressed air


Words: callosity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the quality or state of being callous: as a : marked or abnormal hardness and thickness b : lack of feeling or capacity for emotion\n2 : CALLUS 1


Words: callous
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : being hardened and thickened b : having calluses\n2 a : feeling no emotion b : feeling no sympathy for others\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make callous


Words: callus
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark\n2 : a mass of exudate and connective tissue that forms around a break in a bone and is converted into bone in healing\n3 : soft tissue that forms over a wounded or cut plant surface\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to form callus\ntransitive senses : to cause callus to form on


Words: calm
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough activity of water b : complete absence of wind or presence of wind having a speed no greater than one mile (1.6 kilometers) per hour see BEAUFORT SCALE table\n2 : a state of tranquillity\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to become calm usually used with down\ntransitive senses : to make calm often used with down\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : marked by calm : STILL <a calm sea>\n2 : free from agitation, excitement, or disturbance <a calm manner>


Words: calomel
Meaning:
noun\n: a white tasteless compound Hg2Cl2 used especially as a fungicide and insecticide and occasionally in medicine as a purgative called also mercurous chloride


Words: caloric
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a supposed form of matter formerly held responsible for the phenomena of heat and combustion\n2 archaic : HEAT\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or relating to heat\n2 : of or relating to calories


Words: calorie
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules called also gram calorie, small calorie; abbreviation cal b : the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius : 1000 gram calories or 3.968 Btu called also large calorie; abbreviation Cal\n2 a : a unit equivalent to the large calorie expressing heat-producing or energy-producing value in food when oxidized in the body b : an amount of food having an energy-producing value of one large calorie


Words: calorimeter
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several apparatuses for measuring quantities of absorbed or evolved heat or for determining specific heats


Words: calumniate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to utter maliciously false statements, charges, or imputations about\n2 : to injure the reputation of by calumny


Words: calumny
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a misrepresentation intended to blacken another’s reputation\n2 : the act of uttering false charges or misrepresentations maliciously calculated to damage another’s reputation


Words: calve
Meaning:
verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to give birth to a calf; also : to produce offspring\n2 of an ice mass : to separate or break so that a part becomes detached\ntransitive senses\n1 : to produce by birth\n2 of an ice mass : to let become detached


Words: Calvinism
Meaning:
noun\n: the theological system of Calvin and his followers marked by strong emphasis on the sovereignty of God, the depravity of mankind, and the doctrine of predestination


Words: calypso
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 capitalized : a sea nymph in Homer’s Odyssey who keeps Odysseus seven years on the island of Ogygia\n2 plural calypsos New Latin, genus name, probably from Latin : a bulbous bog orchid (Calypso bulbosa) of northern regions bearing a single white to purple flower\n\n<2> noun\n: a style of music originating in the West Indies, marked by lively duple meter, and having lyrics that are often improvised and usually satirize local personalities and events; also : a song in this style


Words: calyx
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the usually green outer whorl of a flower consisting of sepals\n2 : a cuplike animal structure (as the body wall of a crinoid or a division of the kidney pelvis)


Words: cam
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice versa\n\n<2> abbreviation\ncamera


Words: camber
Meaning:
<1> verb\nintransitive senses : to curve upward in the middle\ntransitive senses\n1 : to arch slightly\n2 : to impart camber to\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a slight convexity, arching, or curvature (as of a beam, deck, or road)\n2 : the convexity of the curve of an airfoil from the leading edge to the trailing edge\n3 : a setting of the wheels of an automotive vehicle closer together at the bottom than at the top


Words: cambium
Meaning:
noun\n: a thin formative layer between the xylem and phloem of most vascular plants that gives rise to new cells and is responsible for secondary growth


Words: camel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : either of two large ruminant mammals (genus Camelus) used as draft and saddle animals in desert regions especially of Africa and Asia: a : the one-humped camel (C. dromedarius) extant only as a domestic or feral animal called also dromedary b : the two-humped camel (C. bactrianus syn. C. ferus) of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia called also Bactrian camel\n2 : a watertight structure used especially to lift submerged ships\n3 : a light yellowish brown


Words: camellia
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Camellia) of shrubs or trees of the tea family; especially : an ornamental greenhouse shrub (C. japonica) with glossy leaves and roselike flowers


Words: cameo
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a gem carved in relief; especially : a small piece of sculpture on a stone or shell cut in relief in one layer with another contrasting layer serving as background b : a small medallion with a profiled head in relief\n2 : a carving or sculpture made in the manner of a cameo\n3 : a usually brief literary or filmic piece that brings into delicate or sharp relief the character of a person, place, or event\n4 : a small theatrical role usually performed by a well-known actor and often limited to a single scene; broadly : any brief appearance


Words: camera
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the treasury department of the papal curia\n2 a : CAMERA OBSCURA b : a device that consists of a lightproof chamber with an aperture fitted with a lens and a shutter through which the image of an object is projected onto a surface for recording (as on film) or for translation into electrical impulses (as for television broadcast)


Words: camouflage
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage; also : the disguise so applied\n2 a : concealment by means of disguise b : behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to conceal or disguise by camouflage\nintransitive senses : to practice camouflage\n\n<3> adjective\n: made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage <a camouflage jacket>


Words: camp
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers) <migrant labor camp> b : a group of tents, cabins, or huts <fishing camps along the river> c : a settlement newly sprung up in a lumbering or mining region d : a place usually in the country for recreation or instruction during the summer <goes to camp every July> <computer camp> <football camp>\n2 a : a body of persons encamped b (1) : a group of persons; especially : a group engaged in promoting or defending a theory, doctrine, position, or person (2) : an ideological position\n3 : military service or life\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make camp or occupy a camp\n2 : to live temporarily in a camp or outdoors often used with out\n3 : to take up one’s quarters : LODGE\n4 : to take up one’s position : settle down\ntransitive senses : to put into a camp; also : ACCOMMODATE\n\n<3> noun\n1 : exaggerated effeminate mannerisms exhibited especially by homosexuals\n2 : a homosexual displaying camp\n3 : something so outrageously artificial, affected, inappropriate, or out-of-date as to be considered amusing\n4 : something self-consciously exaggerated or theatrical\n\n<4> adjective\n: of, relating to, being, or displaying camp <camp send-ups of the songs of the fifties and sixties John Elsom>\n\n<5> intransitive verb\n: to engage in camp : exhibit the qualities of camp <he was camping, hands on hips, with a quick eye to notice every man who passed by R. M. McAlmon>


Words: campaign
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a connected series of military operations forming a distinct phase of a war\n2 : a connected series of operations designed to bring about a particular result <election campaign>\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to go on, engage in, or conduct a campaign


Words: camphor
Meaning:
noun\n: a tough gummy volatile aromatic crystalline compound C10H16O obtained especially from the wood and bark of the camphor tree and used as a liniment and mild topical analgesic in medicine, as a plasticizer, and as an insect repellent; also : any of several similar compounds (as some terpene alcohols and ketones)


Words: campus
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school\n2 : a university, college, or school viewed as an academic, social, or spiritual entity\n3 : grounds that resemble a campus <hospital campus> <landscaped corporate campus>


Words: can
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : KNOW, UNDERSTAND\n2 archaic : to be able to do, make, or accomplish\nintransitive senses , archaic : to have knowledge or skill\nverbal auxiliary\n1 a : know how to <she can read> b : be physically or mentally able to <he can lift 200 pounds> c used to indicate possibility <do you think he can still be alive> <those things can happen> sometimes used interchangeably with may d : be permitted by conscience or feeling to <can hardly blame her> e : be made possible or probable by circumstances to <he can hardly have meant that> f : be inherently able or designed to <everything that money can buy> g : be logically or axiologically able to <2 2 can also be written 3 1> h : be enabled by law, agreement, or custom to\n2 : have permission to used interchangeably with may <you can go now if you like>\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a usually cylindrical receptacle: a : a vessel for holding liquids; specifically : a drinking vessel b : a usually metal typically cylindrical receptacle usually with an open top, often with a removable cover, and sometimes with a spout or side handles (as for holding milk or trash) c : a container (as of tinplate) in which products (as perishable foods) are hermetically sealed for preservation until use d : a jar for packing or preserving fruit or vegetables\n2 : JAIL\n3 a : TOILET b : BATHROOM 1\n4 : BUTTOCKS\n5 : DESTROYER 2\n6 slang : an ounce of marijuana\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 a : to put in a can : preserve by sealing in airtight cans or jars b : to hit (a golf shot) into the cup c : to hit (a shot) in basketball\n2 : to discharge from employment\n3 slang : to put a stop or end to\n\n<4> abbreviation\ncanceled, cancellation, cannon, canto


Words: canal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a tubular anatomical passage or channel : DUCT\n2 : CHANNEL, WATERCOURSE\n3 : an artificial waterway for navigation or for draining or irrigating land\n4 : any of various faint narrow lines on the planet Mars seen through telescopes and once thought by some to be canals built by Martians\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to construct a canal through or across


Words: canalize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to provide with a canal or channel b : to make into or similar to a canal\n2 : to provide with an outlet; especially : to direct into preferred channels\nintransitive senses\n1 : to flow in or into a channel\n2 : to establish new channels


Words: canard
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a false or unfounded report or story; especially : a fabricated report\n2 : an airplane with horizontal stabilizing and control surfaces in front of supporting surfaces; also : a small airfoil in front of the wing of an aircraft that increases the aircraft’s stability


Words: canary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a lively 16th century court dance\n2 : a Canary Islands usually sweet wine similar to Madeira\n3 : a small finch (Serinus canarius) of the Canary Islands that is usually greenish to yellow and is kept as a cage bird and singer\n4 slang : INFORMER 2


Words: canasta
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a form of rummy using two full decks in which players or partnerships try to meld groups of three or more cards of the same rank and score bonuses for 7-card melds\n2 : a meld of seven cards of the same rank in canasta


Words: cancan
Meaning:
noun\n: a woman’s dance of French origin characterized by high kicking usually while holding up the front of a full ruffled skirt


Words: cancel
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to destroy the force, effectiveness, or validity of : ANNUL <cancel a magazine subscription> <a canceled check> b : to bring to nothingness : DESTROY c : to match in force or effect : OFFSET often used with out <his irritability canceled out his natural kindness Osbert Sitwell> d : to call off usually without expectation of conducting or performing at a later time <cancel a football game>\n2 a : to mark or strike out for deletion b : OMIT, DELETE\n3 a : to remove (a common divisor) from numerator and denominator b : to remove (equivalents) on opposite sides of an equation or account\n4 : to deface (a postage or revenue stamp) especially with a set of ink lines so as to invalidate for reuse\nintransitive senses : to neutralize each other’s strength or effect : COUNTERBALANCE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : CANCELLATION\n2 a : a deleted part or passage b (1) : a leaf containing matter to be deleted (2) : a new leaf or slip substituted for matter already printed


Words: cancer
Meaning:
noun\n1 capitalized a : a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo b (1) : the 4th sign of the zodiac in astrology see ZODIAC table (2) : one born under the sign of Cancer\n2 Latin, crab, cancer a : a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis b : an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors\n3 : something evil or malignant that spreads destructively <the cancer of hidden resentment Irish Digest>\n4 a : an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (as that of crown gall) b : a plant disease marked by such growths


Words: candid
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : WHITE <candid flames>\n2 : free from bias, prejudice, or malice : FAIR <a candid observer>\n3 a : marked by honest sincere expression b : indicating or suggesting sincere honesty and absence of deception c : disposed to criticize severely : BLUNT\n4 : relating to photography of subjects acting naturally or spontaneously without being posed


Words: candidate
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : one that aspires to or is nominated or qualified for an office, membership, or award b : one likely or suited to undergo or be chosen for something specified <a candidate for surgery>\n2 : a student in the process of meeting final requirements for a degree


Words: candle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually molded or dipped mass of wax or tallow containing a wick that may be burned (as to give light, heat, or scent or for celebration or votive purposes)\n2 : something resembling a candle in shape or use <a sulfur candle for fumigating>\n3 : required effort, expense, or trouble usually used in the phrase not worth the candle\n4 : CANDELA\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to examine by holding between the eye and a light; especially : to test (eggs) in this way for staleness, blood clots, fertility, and growth


Words: candlelight
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the light of a candle b : a soft artificial light\n2 : the time for lighting candles : TWILIGHT


Words: Candlemas
Meaning:
noun\n: February 2 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the presentation of Christ in the temple and the purification of the Virgin Mary


Words: candlepin
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a slender bowling pin tapering toward top and bottom\n2 plural but singular in construction : a bowling game using candlepins and a smaller ball than that used in tenpins


Words: candlewick
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the wick of a candle\n2 : a soft cotton embroidery yarn; also : embroidery made with this yarn usually in tufts


Words: candor
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : WHITENESS, BRILLIANCE b obsolete : unstained purity\n2 : freedom from prejudice or malice : FAIRNESS\n3 archaic : KINDLINESS\n4 : unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : FORTHRIGHTNESS <the candor with which he acknowledged a weakness in his own case Aldous Huxley>


Words: candy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup\n2 a : a confection made with sugar and often flavoring and filling b : a piece of such confection\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to encrust in or coat with sugar; specifically : to cook (as fruit or fruit peel) in a heavy syrup until glazed\n2 : to make attractive : SWEETEN\n3 : to crystallize into sugar\nintransitive senses : to become coated or encrusted with sugar crystals : become crystallized into sugar


Words: cane
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a hollow or pithy and usually slender and flexible jointed stem (as of a reed) (2) : any of various slender woody stems; especially : an elongated flowering or fruiting stem (as of a rose) usually arising directly from the ground b : any of various tall woody grasses or reeds: as (1) : any of a genus (Arundinaria) of coarse grasses (2) : SUGARCANE (3) : SORGHUM\n2 : cane dressed for use: as a : a cane walking stick; broadly : WALKING STICK b : a cane or rod for flogging c : RATTAN; especially : split rattan for wickerwork or basketwork\n3 : a tiny glass rod used in decorative glasswork (as in millefiori and paperweights)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to beat with a cane <he sat in a professor’s chair and caned sophomores for blowing spitballs H. L. Mencken>\n2 : to weave or furnish with cane <cane the seat of a chair>


Words: canine
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 Middle English, from Latin (dens) caninus canine tooth : a conical pointed tooth; especially : one situated between the lateral incisor and the first premolar see TOOTH illustration\n2 : CANID; also : DOG 1a\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : of or resembling that of a dog <canine loyalty>\n2 : of or relating to dogs or to the family (Canidae) including the canids


Words: canister
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an often cylindrical container for holding a usually specified object or substance <a film canister>\n2 : encased shot for close-range artillery fire\n3 : a perforated metal box for gas masks with material to adsorb, filter, or detoxify airborne poisons and irritants


Words: canker
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : an erosive or spreading sore (2) : an area of necrosis in a plant; also : a plant disease characterized by cankers b : any of various disorders of animals marked by chronic inflammatory changes\n2 archaic : a caterpillar destructive to plants\n3 chiefly dialect : RUST 1\n4 : a source of corruption or debasement\n5 chiefly dialect : DOG ROSE\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to infect with a spreading sore\n2 : to corrupt the spirit of\nintransitive senses\n1 : to become infested with canker\n2 : to become corrupted


Words: cankerworm
Meaning:
noun\n: either of two geometrid moths (Alsophila pometaria and Paleacrita vernata) and especially their larvae which are serious pests of fruit and shade trees


Words: canned
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : prepared or recorded in advance; especially : prepared in standardized form for nonspecific use or wide distribution <canned laughter> <canned music> <canned speeches> b : lacking originality or individuality as if mass-produced <canned sales pitch>\n2 slang : DRUNK 1a


Words: cannibalize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to take salvageable parts from (as a disabled machine) for use in building or repairing another machine b : to make use of (a part taken from one thing) in building or repairing something else\n2 : to deprive of an essential part or element in creating or sustaining another facility or enterprise <the energy system has begun cannibalizing the economic system it is supposed to fuel Barry Commoner>\n3 : to use or draw on material of (as another writer or an earlier work) <a volume that not only cannibalizes previous publications but is intended itself to be cannibalized R. M. Adams>\n4 : to take (sales) away from an existing product by selling or being sold as a similar but new product usually from the same manufacturer; also : to affect (as an existing product) adversely by cannibalizing sales\nintransitive senses\n1 : to practice cannibalism\n2 : to cannibalize one unit for the sake of another of the same kind


Words: cannon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 plural usually cannon a : a large heavy gun usually mounted on a carriage b : a heavy-caliber automatic aircraft gun firing explosive shells\n2 or canon : the projecting part of a bell by which it is hung : EAR\n3 : the part of the leg in which the cannon bone is found\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to discharge cannon\ntransitive senses : CANNONADE


Words: cannonade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a heavy fire of artillery\n2 : an attack (as with words) likened to artillery fire : BOMBARDMENT\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to attack with or as if with artillery\nintransitive senses : to deliver artillery fire


Words: cannonball
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a usually round solid missile made for firing from a cannon\n2 : a jump into water made with the arms holding the knees tight against the chest\n3 : a hard flat tennis service\n4 : an express train\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to travel with great speed


Words: canny
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : CLEVER, SHREWD; also : PRUDENT\n2 chiefly Scottish a : CAREFUL, STEADY; also : RESTRAINED b : QUIET, SNUG <then canny, in some cozy place, they close the day Robert Burns>\n\n<2> adverb\nScottish : in a canny manner : CAREFULLY


Words: canoe
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a light narrow boat with both ends sharp that is usually propelled by paddling\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to transport in a canoe; also : to travel by canoe down (a river)\nintransitive senses : to go or travel in a canoe


Words: canon
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a regulation or dogma decreed by a church council b : a provision of canon law\n2 Middle English, prob. from Old French, from Late Latin, from Latin, model : the most solemn and unvarying part of the Mass including the consecration of the bread and wine\n3 Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin, standard a : an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture b : the authentic works of a writer c : a sanctioned or accepted group or body of related works <the canon of great literature>\n4 a : an accepted principle or rule b : a criterion or standard of judgment c : a body of principles, rules, standards, or norms\n5 Late Greek kan*n, from Greek, model : a contrapuntal musical composition in two or more voice parts in which the melody is imitated exactly and completely by the successive voices though not always at the same pitch\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a clergyman belonging to the chapter or the staff of a cathedral or collegiate church\n2 : CANON REGULAR


Words: canonical
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : of, relating to, or forming a canon\n2 : conforming to a general rule or acceptable procedure : ORTHODOX\n3 : of or relating to a clergyman who is a canon\n4 : reduced to the canonical form <a canonical matrix>


Words: canonize
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 : to declare (a deceased person) an officially recognized saint\n2 : to make canonical\n3 : to sanction by ecclesiastical authority\n4 : to attribute authoritative sanction or approval to\n5 : to treat as illustrious, preeminent, or sacred


Words: canopy
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a cloth covering suspended over a bed b : a cover (as of cloth) fixed or carried above a person of high rank or a sacred object : BALDACHIN c : a protective covering: as (1) : the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest (2) : AWNING, MARQUEE\n2 : an ornamental rooflike structure\n3 a : the transparent enclosure over an airplane cockpit b : the fabric part of a parachute that catches the air\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover with or as if with a canopy


Words: cant
Meaning:
<1> adjective\ndialect English : LIVELY, LUSTY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to give a cant or oblique edge to : BEVEL\n2 : to set at an angle : TILT\n3 chiefly British : to throw with a lurch\nintransitive senses\n1 : to pitch to one side : LEAN\n2 : SLOPE\n\n<3> noun\n1 obsolete : CORNER, NICHE\n2 : an external angle (as of a building)\n3 : a log with one or more squared sides\n4 a : an oblique or slanting surface b : INCLINATION, SLOPE\n\n<4> adjective\n1 : having canted corners or sides\n2 : INCLINED 2\n\n<5> intransitive verb\n1 : to talk or beg in a whining or singsong manner\n2 : to speak in cant or jargon\n3 : to talk hypocritically\n\n<6> noun\n1 : affected singsong or whining speech\n2 a : the private language of the underworld b obsolete : the phraseology peculiar to a religious class or sect c : JARGON 2\n3 : a set or stock phrase\n4 : the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments; especially : the insincere use of pious words


Words: cantaloupe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a muskmelon (Cucumis melo reticulatus) having a rind with netted tracery and reddish orange flesh\n2 : any of several muskmelons resembling the cantaloupe; broadly : MUSKMELON


Words: cantata
Meaning:
noun\n: a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment


Words: canteen
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a portable chest with compartments for carrying bottles or for cooking and eating utensils b : a flask for carrying liquids (as on a hike) c : MESS KIT d British : a chest for storing flatware\n2 a : a bar at a military post or camp b : a general store at a military post : EXCHANGE c : an establishment that serves as an informal social club (as for soldiers or a community’s teenagers) d : a small cafeteria or snack bar


Words: canter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: one that uses cant: as a : BEGGAR, VAGABOND b : a user of professional or religious cant\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to move at or as if at a canter : LOPE\n2 : to ride a horse at a canter\ntransitive senses : to cause to go at a canter\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a 3-beat gait resembling but smoother and slower than the gallop\n2 : a ride at a canter


Words: canticle
Meaning:
noun\n: SONG; specifically : one of several liturgical songs (as the Magnificat) taken from the Bible


Words: cantilever
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a projecting beam or member supported at only one end: as a : a bracket-shaped member supporting a balcony or a cornice b : either of the two beams or trusses that project from piers toward each other and that when joined directly or by a suspended connecting member form a span of a cantilever bridge see BRIDGE illustration\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to support by a cantilever <a cantilevered shelf>\n2 : to build as a cantilever\nintransitive senses : to project as a cantilever


Words: cantle
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a segment cut off or out of something : PART, PORTION\n2 : the upward projecting rear part of a saddle


Words: canton
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a small territorial division of a country: as a : one of the states of the Swiss confederation b : a division of a French arrondissement\n\n<2> noun\n1 obsolete : DIVISION, SECTION\n2 : the top inner quarter of a flag\n3 : the dexter chief region of a heraldic field


Words: cantor
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a choir leader : PRECENTOR\n2 : a synagogue official who sings or chants liturgical music and leads the congregation in prayer


Words: canvas
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a firm closely woven cloth usually of linen, hemp, or cotton used for clothing and formerly much used for tents and sails\n2 : a set of sails : SAIL\n3 : a piece of canvas used for a particular purpose\n4 : TENT; also : a group of tents\n5 a : a piece of cloth backed or framed as a surface for a painting; also : the painting on such a surface b : the background, setting, or scope of an historical or fictional account or narrative\n6 : a coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for working with the needle\n7 : the canvas-covered floor of a boxing or wrestling ring\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to cover, line, or furnish with canvas


Words: canvasback
Meaning:
noun\n: a No. American wild duck (Aythya valisineria) that has a reddish brown head, black breast, and whitish body and is characterized especially by the elongate sloping profile of the bill and head


Words: canvass
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 obsolete : to toss in a canvas sheet in sport or punishment\n2 a : to examine in detail; specifically : to examine (votes) officially for authenticity b : DISCUSS, DEBATE\n3 : to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments\nintransitive senses : to seek orders or votes : SOLICIT\n\n<2> noun\n: the act or an instance of canvassing; especially : a personal solicitation of votes or survey of public opinion


Words: cap
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a head covering especially with a visor and no brim b : a distinctive head covering emblematic of a position or office: as (1) : a cardinal’s biretta (2) : MORTARBOARD\n2 : a natural cover or top: as a : an overlying rock layer that is usually hard to penetrate b (1) : PILEUS (2) : CALYPTRA c : the top of a bird’s head or a patch of distinctively colored feathers in this area\n3 a : something that serves as a cover or protection especially for a tip, knob, or end <a bottle cap> b : a fitting for closing the end of a tube (as a water pipe or electric conduit) c British : CERVICAL CAP\n4 : an overlaying or covering structure\n5 : a paper or metal container holding an explosive charge (as for a toy pistol)\n6 : an upper limit (as on expenditures) : CEILING\n7 : the symbol < indicating the intersection of two sets compare CUP 9\n8 : a cluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to provide or protect with a cap b : to give a cap to as a symbol of honor, rank, or achievement\n2 : to form a cap over : CROWN <the mountains were capped with mist John Buchan>\n3 a : to follow with something more noticeable or more significant : OUTDO b : CLIMAX\n4 : to form a chemical cap on\nintransitive senses : to form or produce a chemical cap\n\n<3> abbreviation\ncapacity, capital, capitalize, capitalized


Words: capable
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : SUSCEPTIBLE <a remark capable of being misunderstood>\n2 obsolete : COMPREHENSIVE\n3 : having attributes (as physical or mental power) required for performance or accomplishment <is capable of intense concentration>\n4 : having traits conducive to or features permitting <this woman is capable of murder by violence Robert Graves> <an outer coat of light color capable of reflecting solar heat Current Biography>\n5 : having legal right to own, enjoy, or perform\n6 : having general efficiency and ability


Words: capacity
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : legal competency or fitness\n2 a : the potential or suitability for holding, storing, or accommodating b : the maximum amount or number that can be contained or accommodated <a jug with a one-gallon capacity> <the auditorium was filled to capacity> see METRIC SYSTEM table, WEIGHT table\n3 a : an individual’s mental or physical ability : APTITUDE, SKILL b : the faculty or potential for treating, experiencing, or appreciating <capacity for love>\n4 : DUTY, POSITION, ROLE <will be happy to serve in any capacity>\n5 : the facility or power to produce, perform, or deploy : CAPABILITY <a plan to double the factory’s capacity>; also : maximum output <industries running at three-quarter capacity>\n6 a : CAPACITANCE b : the quantity of electricity that a battery can deliver under specified conditions\ncluster of molecules or chemical groups bound to one end or a region of a cell, virus, or molecule\n\n<2> adjective\n: equaling maximum capacity <a capacity crowd>


Words: caparison
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : an ornamental covering for a horse b : decorative trappings and harness\n2 : rich clothing : ADORNMENT\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering : ADORN


Words: cape
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point\n2 often capitalized : CAPE COD COTTAGE\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a sleeveless outer garment or part of a garment that fits closely at the neck and hangs loosely over the shoulders\n2 : the short feathers covering the shoulders of a fowl see DUCK illustration


Words: caper
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : any of a genus (Capparis of the family Capparidaceae, the caper family) of low prickly shrubs of the Mediterranean region; especially : one (C. spinosa) cultivated for its buds\n2 : one of the greenish flower buds or young berries of the caper pickled and used as a seasoning or garnish\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to leap or prance about in a playful manner\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a frolicsome leap\n2 : a capricious escapade : PRANK\n3 : an illegal or questionable act; especially : THEFT


Words: capeskin
Meaning:
noun\n: a light flexible leather made from sheepskins with the natural grain retained and used especially for gloves and garments


Words: capillarity
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the property or state of being capillary\n2 : the action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid (as in a capillary tube) is elevated or depressed depending on the relative attraction of the molecules of the liquid for each other and for those of the solid


Words: capillary
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form <capillary leaves> b : having a very small bore <a capillary tube>\n2 : involving, held by, or resulting from surface tension <capillary water in the soil>\n3 : of or relating to capillaries or capillarity\n\n<2> noun\n: a capillary tube; especially : any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body


Words: capital
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: the uppermost member of a column or pilaster crowning the shaft and taking the weight of the entablature see COLUMN illustration\n\n<2> adjective\n1 of a letter : of or conforming to the series A, B, C, etc. rather than a, b, c, etc.\n2 a : punishable by death <a capital crime> b : involving execution <capital punishment> c : most serious <a capital error>\n3 a : chief in importance or influence <capital ships> <the capital importance of criticism in the work of creation itself T. S. Eliot> b : being the seat of government\n4 : of or relating to capital; especially : relating to or being assets that add to the long-term net worth of a corporation <capital improvements>\n5 : EXCELLENT <a capital book>\n\n<3> noun\n1 a (1) : a stock of accumulated goods especially at a specified time and in contrast to income received during a specified period; also : the value of these accumulated goods (2) : accumulated goods devoted to the production of other goods (3) : accumulated possessions calculated to bring in income b (1) : net worth (2) : CAPITAL STOCK c : persons holding capital d : ADVANTAGE, GAIN <make capital of the situation>\n2 2capital a : a capital letter; especially : an initial capital letter b : a letter belonging to a style of alphabet modeled on the style customarily used in inscriptions\n3 2capital a : a city serving as a seat of government b : a city preeminent in some special activity <the fashion capital>


Words: capitalism
Meaning:
noun\n: an economic system characterized by private or corporate ownership of capital goods, by investments that are determined by private decision, and by prices, production, and the distribution of goods that are determined mainly by competition in a free market


Words: capitalist
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a person who has capital especially invested in business; broadly : a person of wealth : PLUTOCRAT\n2 : a person who favors capitalism\n\n<2> adjective\n1 : owning capital <the capitalist class>\n2 a : practicing or advocating capitalism <capitalist nations> b : marked by capitalism <capitalist period of history>


Words: capitalization
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : the act or process of capitalizing b : a sum resulting from a process of capitalizing c : the total liabilities of a business including both ownership capital and borrowed capital d : the total par value or the stated value of no-par issues of authorized capital stock\n2 : the use of a capital letter in writing or printing


Words: capitalize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to write or print with an initial capital or in capitals\n2 a : to convert into capital <capitalize the company’s reserve fund> b : to treat as capital rather than as an expense\n3 a : to compute the present value of (an income extended over a period of time) b : to convert (a periodic payment) into an equivalent capital sum <capitalized annuities>\n4 : to supply capital for\nintransitive senses : to gain by turning something to advantage : PROFIT <capitalize on an opponent’s mistake>


Words: capitation
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a direct uniform tax imposed on each head or person : POLL TAX\n2 : a uniform per capita payment or fee


Words: capitol
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a building in which a state legislative body meets b : a group of buildings in which the functions of state government are carried out\n2 capitalized : the building in which the U.S. Congress meets at Washington


Words: capitulate
Meaning:
intransitive verb\n1 archaic : PARLEY, NEGOTIATE\n2 a : to surrender often after negotiation of terms b : to cease resisting : ACQUIESCE


Words: capriccio
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FANCY, WHIMSY\n2 : CAPER, PRANK\n3 : an instrumental piece in free form usually lively in tempo and brilliant in style


Words: caprice
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action b : a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes <the caprices of the weather>\n2 : a disposition to do things impulsively\n3 : CAPRICCIO 3


Words: capriole
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a playful leap : CAPER\n2 of a trained horse : a vertical leap with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap


Words: capsize
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses : to cause to overturn <capsize a canoe>\nintransitive senses : to become upset or overturned : TURN OVER <the canoe capsized>


Words: capstan
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a machine for moving or raising heavy weights that consists of a vertical drum which can be rotated and around which cable is turned\n2 : a rotating shaft that drives tape at a constant speed in a recorder


Words: capsule
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a membrane or sac enclosing a body part b : either of two layers of white matter in the cerebrum\n2 : a closed receptacle containing spores or seeds: as a : a dry dehiscent usually many-seeded fruit composed of two or more carpels b : the spore case of a moss\n3 : a shell usually of gelatin for packaging something (as a drug or vitamins); also : a usually medicinal or nutritional preparation for oral use consisting of the shell and its contents\n4 : an often polysaccharide envelope surrounding a microorganism\n5 : an extremely brief condensation : OUTLINE, SURVEY\n6 a : a compact often sealed and detachable container or compartment b : a small pressurized compartment or vehicle (as for space flight or emergency escape)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to equip with or enclose in a capsule\n2 : to condense into or devise in a compact form\n\n<3> adjective\n1 : extremely brief\n2 : small and very compact


Words: captain
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a (1) : a military leader : the commander of a unit or a body of troops (2) : a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general (3) : a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major b (1) : a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship (2) : a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral c : a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplane d : an officer in a police department or fire department in charge of a unit (as a precinct or company) and usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief\n2 : one who leads or supervises: as a : a leader of a sports team or side b : HEADWAITER c : a person in charge of hotel bellhops called also bell captain\n3 : a person of importance or influence in a field <captains of industry>\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to be captain of : LEAD <captained the football team>


Words: caption
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed\n2 a : the heading especially of an article or document : TITLE b : the explanatory comment or designation accompanying a pictorial illustration c : a motion-picture subtitle\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to furnish with a caption


Words: captious
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections\n2 : calculated to confuse, entrap, or entangle in argument


Words: captivate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 archaic : SEIZE, CAPTURE\n2 : to influence and dominate by some special charm, art, or trait and with an irresistible appeal


Words: captive
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : taken and held as or as if a prisoner of war b : kept within bounds : CONFINED\n2 : held under control of another but having the appearance of independence; especially : owned or controlled by another concern and operated for its needs rather than for an open market <a captive mine>\n3 : being such involuntarily because of a situation that makes free choice or departure difficult <the airline passengers were a captive audience>


Words: capture
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an act or instance of capturing: as a : an act of catching, winning, or gaining control by force, stratagem, or guile b : a move in a board game (as chess or checkers) that gains an opponent’s piece c : the absorption by an atom, nucleus, or particle of a subatomic particle that often results in subsequent emission of radiation or in fission d : the act of recording in a permanent file <data capture>\n2 : one that has been taken (as a prize ship)\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 a : to take captive; also : to gain control of especially by force <capture a city> b : to gain or win especially through effort <captured 60 of the vote>\n2 : to emphasize, represent, or preserve (as a scene, mood, or quality) in a more or less permanent form <at any such moment as a photograph might capture C. E. Montague>\n3 : to captivate and hold the interest of\n4 : to take according to the rules of a game\n5 : to bring about the capture of (a subatomic particle)\n6 : to record in a permanent file (as in a computer)


Words: car
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a vehicle moving on wheels: as a archaic : CARRIAGE, CHARIOT b : a vehicle designed to move on rails (as of a railroad) c : AUTOMOBILE\n2 : the passenger compartment of an elevator\n3 : the part of an airship or balloon that carries the passengers and cargo


Words: caramel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an amorphous brittle brown and somewhat bitter substance obtained by heating sugar and used as a coloring and flavoring agent\n2 : a firm chewy usually caramel-flavored candy


Words: carapace
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (as a turtle or crab)\n2 : a protective, decorative, or disguising shell <the carapace of reserve he built around himself M. M. Mintz>


Words: caravan
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a company of travelers on a journey through desert or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals b : a group of vehicles traveling together in a file\n2 a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters b British : TRAILER 3b\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to travel in a caravan


Words: caravansary
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an inn surrounding a court in eastern countries where caravans rest at night\n2 : HOTEL, INN


Words: caravel
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several sailing ships; specifically : a small 15th and 16th century ship that has broad bows, high narrow poop, and usually three masts with lateen or both square and lateen sails


Words: caraway
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a biennial usually white-flowered aromatic herb (Carum carvi) of the carrot family\n2 : the pungent fruit of the caraway used in seasoning and medicine called also caraway seed


Words: carbine
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a short-barreled lightweight firearm orig. used by cavalry\n2 : a light short-barreled repeating rifle that is used as a supplementary military arm or for hunting in dense brush


Words: carbohydrate
Meaning:
noun\n: any of various neutral compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen (as sugars, starches, and celluloses) most of which are formed by green plants and which constitute a major class of animal foods


Words: carbon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a nonmetallic chiefly tetravalent element found native (as in the diamond and graphite) or as a constituent of coal, petroleum, and asphalt, of limestone and other carbonates, and of organic compounds or obtained artificially in varying degrees of purity especially as carbon black, lampblack, activated carbon, charcoal, and coke see ELEMENT table\n2 : a carbon rod used in an arc lamp\n3 a : a sheet of carbon paper b : CARBON COPY


Words: carbonate
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a salt or ester of carbonic acid\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to convert into a carbonate\n2 : to combine or impregnate with carbon dioxide <carbonated beverages>


Words: carboniferous
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : producing or containing carbon or coal\n2 capitalized : of, relating to, or being the period of the Paleozoic era between the Devonian and the Permian or the corresponding system of rocks that includes coal beds see GEOLOGIC TIME table


Words: carbuncle
Meaning:
noun\n1 a obsolete : any of several red precious stones b : the garnet cut cabochon\n2 : a painful local purulent inflammation of the skin and deeper tissues with multiple openings for the discharge of pus and usually necrosis and sloughing of dead tissue


Words: carburetor
Meaning:
noun\n: an apparatus for supplying an internal combustion engine with an explosive mixture of vaporized fuel and air


Words: carcass
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dead body : CORPSE; especially : the dressed body of a meat animal\n2 : the living, material, or physical body\n3 : the decaying or worthless remains of a structure <the carcass of an abandoned automobile>\n4 : the underlying structure or frame of something (as of a piece of furniture)


Words: card
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n: to cleanse, disentangle, and collect together (as fibers) by the use of cards preparatory to spinning\n\n<2> noun\n1 : an instrument or machine for carding fibers that consists usually of bent wire teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather fastened to a back\n2 : an implement for raising a nap on cloth\n\n<3> noun\n1 : PLAYING CARD\n2 plural but singular or plural in construction a : a game played with cards b : card playing\n3 : something compared to a valuable playing card in one’s hand\n4 : a usually clownishly amusing person : WAG\n5 : COMPASS CARD\n6 a : a flat stiff usually small and rectangular piece of material (as paper, paperboard, or plastic) usually bearing information: as (1) : POSTCARD (2) : VISITING CARD (3) : CREDIT CARD (4) : one bearing a picture (as of a baseball player) on one side and usually statistical data on the other (5) : one on which computer information is stored (as in the form of punched holes or magnetic encoding) (6) : one bearing electronic circuit components for insertion into a larger electronic device (as a computer) b : PROGRAM; especially : a sports program c (1) : a wine list (2) : MENU d : GREETING CARD <a birthday card>\n\n<4> transitive verb\n1 : to place or fasten on or by means of a card\n2 : to provide with a card\n3 : to list or record on a card\n4 : SCORE\n5 : to ask for identification (as in a bar)\n\n<5> abbreviation\ncardinal


Words: cardboard
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: PAPERBOARD\n\n<2> adjective\n1 a : made of or as if of cardboard b : FLAT, TWO-DIMENSIONAL\n2 : UNREAL, STEREOTYPED <a play with cardboard characters>


Words: cardiac
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 a : of, relating to, situated near, or acting on the heart b : of or relating to the cardia of the stomach\n2 : of, relating to, or affected with heart disease\n\n<2> noun\n: a person with heart disease


Words: cardinal
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals\n2 : CARDINAL NUMBER usually used in plural\n3 : a woman’s short hooded cloak orig. of scarlet cloth\n4 from its color, resembling that of the cardinal’s robes : a crested finch (Cardinalis cardinalis) of the eastern U.S. and adjacent Canada, the southwestern U.S., and Mexico to Belize which has a black face and heavy red bill in both sexes and is nearly completely red in the male\n\n<2> adjective\n: of basic importance : MAIN, CHIEF, PRIMARY


Words: care
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : suffering of mind : GRIEF\n2 a : a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility b : a cause for such anxiety\n3 a : painstaking or watchful attention b : MAINTENANCE <floor-care products>\n4 : regard coming from desire or esteem\n5 : CHARGE, SUPERVISION <under a doctor’s care>\n6 : a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to feel trouble or anxiety b : to feel interest or concern <care about freedom>\n2 : to give care <care for the sick>\n3 a : to have a liking, fondness, or taste <don’t care for your attitude> b : to have an inclination <would you care for some pie>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to be concerned about or to the extent of\n2 : WISH <if you care to go>


Words: careen
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull\n2 : to cause to heel over\nintransitive senses\n1 a : to careen a boat b : to undergo this process\n2 : to heel over\n3 : to sway from side to side : LURCH <a careening carriage being pulled wildly by a team of runaway horses J. P. Getty>\n4 : CAREER


Words: career
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : speed in a course <ran at full career> b : COURSE, PASSAGE\n2 : ENCOUNTER, CHARGE\n3 : a field for or pursuit of consecutive progressive achievement especially in public, professional, or business life <Washington’s career as a soldier>\n4 : a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling <a career diplomat>


Words: carefree
Meaning:
adjective\n: free from care: as a : having no worries or troubles b : IRRESPONSIBLE <is carefree with his money>


Words: careful
Meaning:
adjective\n1 archaic a : SOLICITOUS, ANXIOUS b : filling with care or solicitude\n2 : exercising or taking care\n3 a : marked by attentive concern and solicitude b : marked by wary caution or prudence <be very careful with knives> c : marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions often used with of or an infinitive <careful of money> <careful to adjust the machine>


Words: careless
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : free from care : UNTROUBLED <careless days> b : INDIFFERENT, UNCONCERNED <careless of the consequences>\n2 : not taking care\n3 : not showing or receiving care: a : NEGLIGENT, SLOVENLY <careless writing> b : UNSTUDIED, SPONTANEOUS <careless grace> c obsolete : UNVALUED, DISREGARDED


Words: caress
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an act or expression of kindness or affection : ENDEARMENT\n2 a : a light stroking, rubbing, or patting b : KISS\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness : CHERISH\n2 a : to touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner b : to touch or affect as if with a caress <echoes that caress the ear>


Words: caret
Meaning:
noun\n: a wedge-shaped mark made on written or printed matter to indicate the place where something is to be inserted


Words: caretaker
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that gives physical or emotional care and support <served as caretaker to the younger children>\n2 : one that takes care of the house or land of an owner who may be absent\n3 : one temporarily fulfilling the function of office <a caretaker government>


Words: caribou
Meaning:
noun\n: a large gregarious deer (Rangifer tarandus) of Holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes used especially for one of the New World; called also reindeer


Words: caricature
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics\n2 : a representation especially in literature or art that has the qualities of caricature\n3 : a distortion so gross as to seem like caricature\n\n<2> transitive verb\n: to make or draw a caricature of : represent in caricature <the portrait caricatured its subject>


Words: carillon
Meaning:
noun\n1 a : a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard b : an electronic instrument imitating a carillon\n2 : a composition for the carillon


Words: carload
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a load that fills a car\n2 : the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates


Words: carnal
Meaning:
adjective\n1 a : relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites b : marked by sexuality\n2 : BODILY, CORPOREAL\n3 a : TEMPORAL b : WORLDLY


Words: carnation
Meaning:
noun\n1 a (1) : the variable color of human flesh (2) : a pale to grayish yellow b : a moderate red\n2 : a plant of any of numerous often cultivated and usually double-flowered varieties or subspecies of an Old World pink (Dianthus caryophyllus) orig. flesh-colored but now found in many color variations


Words: carnauba
Meaning:
noun\n: a fan-leaved palm (Copernicia prunifera syn. C. cerifera) of Brazil that has an edible root and yields a useful leaf fiber and carnauba wax


Words: carnival
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a season or festival of merrymaking before Lent\n2 a : an instance of merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading b : an instance of riotous excess <a carnival of violence>\n3 a : a traveling enterprise offering amusements b : an organized program of entertainment or exhibition : FESTIVAL <a winter carnival>


Words: carnivore
Meaning:
noun\n1 : any of an order (Carnivora) of typically flesh-eating mammals that includes dogs, foxes, bears, raccoons, and cats; broadly : a carnivorous animal\n2 : a carnivorous plant


Words: carol
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an old round dance with singing\n2 : a song of joy or mirth <the carol of a bird Lord Byron>\n3 : a popular song or ballad of religious joy\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to sing especially in a joyful manner\n2 : to sing carols; specifically : to go about outdoors in a group singing Christmas carols\ntransitive senses\n1 : to praise in or as if in song\n2 : to sing especially in a cheerful manner : WARBLE


Words: carom
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a shot in billiards in which the cue ball strikes each of two object balls b : a shot in pool in which an object ball strikes another ball before falling into a pocket compare COMBINATION SHOT\n2 : a rebounding especially at an angle\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n1 : to strike and rebound : GLANCE <the car caromed off a tree>\n2 : to make a carom\n3 : to proceed by or as if by caroms


Words: carotene
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several orange or red crystalline hydrocarbon pigments C40H56 that occur in the chromoplasts of plants and in the fatty tissues of plant-eating animals and are convertible to vitamin


Words: carouse
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 archaic : a large draft of liquor : TOAST\n2 : a drunken revel\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses\n1 : to drink liquor deeply or freely\n2 : to take part in a carouse : engage in dissolute behavior\ntransitive senses , obsolete : to drink up : QUAFF


Words: carousel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a tournament or exhibition in which horsemen execute evolutions\n2 a : MERRY-GO-ROUND b : a circular conveyor <the luggage carousel at the airport> c : a revolving case used for storage or display


Words: carp
Meaning:
<1> intransitive verb\n: to find fault or complain querulously\n\n<2> noun\n: COMPLAINT\n\n<3> noun\n1 : a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. waters; also : any of various related fishes\n2 : a fish (as the European sea bream) resembling a carp


Words: carpel
Meaning:
noun\n: one of the ovule-bearing structures in an angiosperm that comprises the innermost whorl of a flower compare PISTIL


Words: carpenter
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a worker who builds or repairs wooden structures or their structural parts\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to follow the trade of a carpenter <carpentered when he was young>\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make by or as if by carpentry\n2 : to put together often in a mechanical manner <carpentered many television scripts>


Words: carpet
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a heavy often tufted fabric used as a floor covering; also : a floor covering made of this fabric\n2 : a surface resembling or suggesting a carpet


Words: carpetbag
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a traveler’s bag made of carpet and widely used in the U.S. in the 19th century\n\n<2> adjective\n: of, relating to, or characteristic of carpetbaggers <a carpetbag government>


Words: carpetbagger
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a Northerner in the South after the American Civil War usually seeking private gain under the reconstruction governments\n2 : OUTSIDER; especially : a nonresident or new resident who meddles in politics


Words: carrel
Meaning:
noun\n: a table that is often partitioned or enclosed and is used for individual study especially in a library


Words: carriage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the act of carrying\n2 a archaic : DEPORTMENT b : manner of bearing the body : POSTURE\n3 archaic : MANAGEMENT\n4 chiefly British : the price or expense of carrying\n5 obsolete : BURDEN, LOAD\n6 a : a wheeled vehicle; especially : a horse-drawn vehicle designed for private use and comfort b British : a railway passenger coach\n7 : a wheeled support carrying a burden\n8 obsolete : IMPORT, SENSE\n9 obsolete : a hanger for a sword\n10 : a movable part of a machine for supporting some other movable object or part <a typewriter carriage>


Words: carrier
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that carries : BEARER, MESSENGER\n2 a : an individual or organization engaged in transporting passengers or goods for hire b : a transportation line carrying mail between post offices c : a postal employee who delivers or collects mail d : one that delivers newspapers e : an entity (as a hole or an electron) capable of carrying an electric charge\n3 a : a container for carrying b : a device or machine that carries : CONVEYOR\n4 : AIRCRAFT CARRIER\n5 a : a bearer and transmitter of a causative agent of an infectious disease; especially : one who carries the causative agent of a disease (as typhoid fever) systemically but is immune to it b : an individual (as one heterozygous for a recessive) having a specified gene that is not expressed or only weakly expressed in its phenotype\n6 a : a usually inactive accessory substance : VEHICLE <a carrier for a drug or an insecticide> b : a substance (as a catalyst) by whose agency some element or group is transferred from one compound to another\n7 a : an electromagnetic wave or alternating current whose modulations are used as signals in radio, telephonic, or telegraphic transmission b : a telecommunication company\n8 : an organization acting as an insurer


Words: carrot
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a biennial herb (Daucus carota of the family Umbelliferae, the carrot family) with a usually orange spindle-shaped edible root; also : its root\n2 : a reward or advantage offered especially as an inducement


Words: carry
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to move while supporting : TRANSPORT <her legs refused to carry her further Ellen Glasgow>\n2 : to convey by direct communication <carry tales about a friend>\n3 chiefly dialect : CONDUCT, ESCORT\n4 : to influence by mental or emotional appeal : SWAY\n5 : to get possession or control of : CAPTURE <carried off the prize>\n6 : to transfer from one place (as a column) to another <carry a number in adding>\n7 : to contain and direct the course of <the drain carries sewage>\n8 a : to wear or have on one’s person b : to bear upon or within one <is carrying an unborn child>\n9 a : to have or bear especially as a mark, attribute, or property <carry a scar> b : IMPLY, INVOLVE <the crime carried a heavy penalty>\n10 : to hold or comport (as one’s person) in a specified manner\n11 : to sustain the weight or burden of <pillars carry an arch>\n12 : to bear as a crop\n13 : to sing with reasonable correctness of pitch <carry a tune>\n14 a : to keep in stock for sale b : to provide sustenance for <land carrying 10 head of cattle> c : to have or maintain on a list or record <carry a person on a payroll>\n15 : to be chiefly or solely responsible for the success, effectiveness, or continuation of <a player capable of carrying a team> <her performance carried the play>\n16 : to prolong in space, time, or degree <carry a principle too far>\n17 a : to gain victory for; especially : to secure the adoption or passage of b : to win a majority of votes in (as a legislative body or a state)\n18 : to present for public consumption <newspapers carry weather reports> <channel 9 will carry the game>\n19 a : to bear the charges of holding or having (as stocks or merchandise) from one time to another b : to keep on one’s books as a debtor <a merchant carries a customer>\n20 : to hold to and follow after (as a scent)\n21 : to hoist and maintain (a sail) in use\n22 : to pass over (as a hazard) at a single stroke in golf <carry a bunker>\n23 : to propel and control (a puck or ball) along a playing surface\nintransitive senses\n1 : to act as


Words: cart
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a heavy usually horse-drawn 2-wheeled vehicle used for farming or transporting freight\n2 : a lightweight 2-wheeled vehicle drawn by a horse, pony, or dog\n3 : a small wheeled vehicle\n\n<2> transitive verb\n1 : to carry or convey in or as if in a cart <buses to cart the kids to and from school L. S. Gannett>\n2 : to take or drag away without ceremony or by force usually used with off <they carted him off to jail>


Words: cartel
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a written agreement between belligerent nations\n2 : a combination of independent commercial or industrial enterprises designed to limit competition or fix prices\n3 : a combination of political groups for common action


Words: cartilage
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a usually translucent somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates\n2 : a part or structure composed of cartilage


Words: carton
Meaning:
<1> noun\n: a box or container usually made of paperboard and often of corrugated paperboard\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to pack or enclose in a carton\nintransitive senses : to shape cartons from paperboard sheets


Words: cartoon
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a preparatory design, drawing, or painting (as for a fresco)\n2 a : a drawing intended as satire, caricature, or humor <a political cartoon> b : COMIC STRIP\n3 : ANIMATED CARTOON\n4 : a ludicrously simplistic, unrealistic, or one-dimensional portrayal or version <the film’s villain is an entertaining cartoon>


Words: cartridge
Meaning:
noun\n: a case or container that holds a substance, device, or material which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle and that usually can be easily changed: as a : a tube (as of metal) containing a complete charge for a firearm and usually an initiating device (as a primer) b : a case containing an explosive charge for blasting c : an often cylindrical container for insertion into a larger mechanism or apparatus d : CASSETTE 2 e : a small case that contains a phonograph needle and transducer and is attached to a tonearm f : a case containing a reel of magnetic tape arranged for insertion into a recorder or player g : a removable case containing a magnetic tape or one or more disks and used as a computer storage medium h : a case for holding printed circuit chips containing a computer program <a video-game cartridge>


Words: cartwheel
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a large coin (as a silver dollar)\n2 : a lateral handspring with arms and legs extended\n\n<2> intransitive verb\n: to move like a turning wheel; specifically : to perform cartwheels


Words: carve
Meaning:
verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cut with care or precision <carved fretwork>\n2 : to make or get by or as if by cutting often used with out <carve out a career>\n3 : to cut into pieces or slices <carved the turkey>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to cut up and serve meat\n2 : to work as a sculptor or engraver


Words: cascade
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : a steep usually small fall of water; especially : one of a series\n2 a : something arranged or occurring in a series or in a succession of stages so that each stage derives from or acts upon the product of the preceding <blood clotting involves a biochemical cascade> b : a fall of material (as lace) that hangs in a zigzag line\n3 : something falling or rushing forth in quantity <a cascade of sound> <a cascade of events>\n\n<2> verb\nintransitive senses : to fall, pour, or rush in or as if in a cascade\ntransitive senses\n1 : to cause to fall like a cascade\n2 : to connect in a cascade arrangement


Words: case
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a set of circumstances or conditions <is the statement true in all three cases> b (1) : a situation requiring investigation or action (as by the police) (2) : the object of investigation or consideration\n2 : CONDITION; specifically : condition of body or mind\n3 Middle English cas, from Middle French, from Latin casus, translation of Greek pt*sis, literally, fall a : an inflectional form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective indicating its grammatical relation to other words b : such a relation whether indicated by inflection or not\n4 : what actually exists or happens : FACT\n5 a : a suit or action in law or equity b (1) : the evidence supporting a conclusion or judgment (2) : ARGUMENT; especially : a convincing argument\n6 a : an instance of disease or injury; also : PATIENT b : an instance that directs attention to a situation or exhibits it in action : EXAMPLE c : a peculiar person : CHARACTER\n7 : oneself considered as an object of harassment <get off my case>\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : a box or receptacle for holding something b : a box together with its contents c : SET; specifically : PAIR\n2 a : an outer covering or housing <a pastry case> b : a tube into which the components of a round of ammunition are loaded\n3 : a divided tray for holding printing type\n4 : the frame of a door or window : CASING\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to enclose in or cover with or as if with a case : ENCASE\n2 : to line (as a well) with supporting material (as metal pipe)\n3 : to inspect or study especially with intent to rob


Words: casein
Meaning:
noun\n: a phosphoprotein of milk: as a : one that is precipitated from milk by heating with an acid or by the action of lactic acid in souring and is used in making paints and adhesives b : one that is produced when milk is curdled by rennet, is the chief constituent of cheese, and is used in making plastics


Words: cash
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : ready money\n2 : money or its equivalent (as a check) paid for goods or services at the time of purchase or delivery\n\n<2> adjective\n: being a method of accounting that includes as income only what has been received in cash and as expenses only those paid in cash\n\n<3> transitive verb\n1 : to pay or obtain cash for <cash a check>\n2 : to lead and win a bridge trick with (a card that is the highest remaining card of its suit)\n\n<4> noun\n1 : any of various coins of small value in China and southern India; especially : a Chinese coin with a square hole in the center\n2 : a unit of value equivalent to one cash


Words: cashew
Meaning:
noun\n: a tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale of the family Anacardiaceae, the cashew family) grown for a phenolic oil and the edible kernel of its nut and for a gum from its stem; also : CASHEW NUT


Words: cashier
Meaning:
<1> transitive verb\n1 : to dismiss from service; especially : to dismiss dishonorably\n2 : REJECT, DISCARD\n\n<2> noun\n: one that has charge of money: as a : a high officer in a bank or trust company responsible for moneys received and expended b : one who collects and records payments


Words: cashmere
Meaning:
noun\n1 : fine wool from the undercoat of the cashmere goat; also : a yarn of this wool\n2 : a soft twilled fabric made orig. from cashmere


Words: casing
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something that encases : material for encasing: as a : an enclosing frame especially around a door or window opening b : a metal pipe used to case a well c : 4TIRE 2 d : a membranous case for processed meat\n2 : a space formed between two parallel lines of stitching through at least two layers of cloth into which something (as a rod or string) may be inserted


Words: casino
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a building or room used for social amusements; specifically : one used for gambling\n2 also cassino : a card game in which cards are won by matching or combining cards in a hand with those exposed on the table\n3 : SUMMERHOUSE 2


Words: cask
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a barrel-shaped vessel of staves, headings, and hoops usually for liquids\n2 : a cask and its contents; also : the quantity contained in a cask


Words: cassava
Meaning:
noun\n: any of several plants (genus Manihot and especially M. esculenta) of the spurge family grown in the tropics for their fleshy edible rootstocks which yield a nutritious starch; also : the rootstock


Words: casserole
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a dish in which food may be baked and served\n2 : food cooked and served in a casserole\n3 : a deep round usually porcelain dish with a handle used for heating substances in the laboratory


Words: cassette
Meaning:
noun\n1 : CASKET 1\n2 : a usually flat case or container that is used especially in a device or machine, that holds something which is difficult, troublesome, or awkward to handle, and that can be easily loaded or unloaded: as a : a lightproof magazine for holding film or plates for use in a camera b : a plastic cartridge containing magnetic tape with the tape on one reel passing to the other


Words: cassia
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a coarse cinnamon bark (as from Cinnamomum cassia)\n2 : any of a genus (Cassia) of leguminous herbs, shrubs, and trees of warm regions


Words: cassock
Meaning:
noun\n: a close-fitting ankle-length garment worn especially in Roman Catholic and Anglican churches by the clergy and by laymen assisting in services


Words: cast
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to cause to move or send forth by throwing <cast a fishing lure> <cast dice> b : DIRECT <cast a glance> c (1) : to put forth <the fire casts a warm glow> (2) : to place as if by throwing <cast doubt on their reliability> d : to deposit (a ballot) formally e (1) : to throw off or away <the horse cast a shoe> (2) : to get rid of : DISCARD <cast off all restraint> (3) : SHED, MOLT (4) : to bring forth; especially : to give birth to prematurely f : to throw to the ground especially in wrestling g : to build by throwing up earth\n2 a (1) : to perform arithmetical operations on : ADD (2) : to calculate by means of astrology b archaic : DECIDE, INTEND\n3 a : to dispose or arrange into parts or into a suitable form or order b (1) : to assign the parts of (a dramatic production) to actors (2) : to assign (as an actor) to a role or part\n4 a : to give a shape to (a substance) by pouring in liquid or plastic form into a mold and letting harden without pressure <cast steel> b : to form by this process\n5 : TURN <cast the scale slightly>\n6 : to make (a knot or stitch) by looping or catching up\n7 : TWIST, WARP <a beam cast by age>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to throw something; specifically : to throw out a lure with a fishing rod\n2 dialect British : VOMIT\n3 dialect English : to bear fruit : YIELD\n4 a : to perform addition b obsolete : ESTIMATE, CONJECTURE\n5 : WARP\n6 : to range over land in search of a trail used of hunting dogs or trackers\n7 : VEER\n\n<2> noun\n1 a : an act of casting b : something that happens as a result of chance c : a throw of dice d : a throw of a line (as a fishing line) or net\n2 a : the form in which a thing is constructed b (1) : the set of actors in a dramatic production (2) : a set (as in a narrative) of characters or persons c : the arrangement of draperies in a painting\n3 : the distance to which a thing can be thrown; specifically : the distance a bow can shoot\n4 a : a turning of the eye in a particular direction; also : EXPRESSION <this freakish, elfish cast came into the ch


Words: castaway
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : thrown away : REJECTED\n2 a : cast adrift or ashore as a survivor of a shipwreck b : thrown out or left without friends or resources


Words: caste
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes\n2 a : a division of society based on differences of wealth, inherited rank or privilege, profession, or occupation b : the position conferred by caste standing : PRESTIGE\n3 : a system of rigid social stratification characterized by hereditary status, endogamy, and social barriers sanctioned by custom, law, or religion\n4 : a specialized form (as the worker of an ant or bee) of a polymorphic social insect that carries out a particular function in the colony


Words: caster
Meaning:
noun\n1 : one that casts; especially : a machine that casts type\n2 or castor a : a usually silver table vessel with a perforated top for sprinkling a seasoning (as sugar or spice) b : a usually revolving metal stand bearing condiment containers (as cruets, mustard pot, and often shakers) for table use : a cruet stand\n3 : any of a set of wheels or rotating balls mounted in a swivel frame and used for the support and movement of furniture, trucks, and portable equipment\n4 : the slight usually backward tilt of the upper end of the kingbolt of an automobile for giving directional stability to the front wheels


Words: casting
Meaning:
noun\n1 : something (as excrement) that is cast out or off\n2 : the act of one that casts: as a : the throwing of a fishing line by means of a rod and reel b : the assignment of parts and duties to actors or performers\n3 : something cast in a mold


Words: castle
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a large fortified building or set of buildings b : a massive or imposing house\n2 : a retreat safe against intrusion or invasion\n3 : 3ROOK\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to establish in a castle\n2 : to move (the chess king) in castling\nintransitive senses : to move a chess king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king


Words: castrate
Meaning:
transitive verb\n1 a : to deprive of the testes : GELD b : to deprive of the ovaries : SPAY\n2 : to render impotent or deprive of vitality especially by psychological means


Words: casual
Meaning:
<1> adjective\n1 : subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance\n2 a : occurring without regularity : OCCASIONAL b : employed for irregular periods\n3 a : feeling or showing little concern : NONCHALANT b (1) : INFORMAL, NATURAL (2) : designed for informal use\n\n<2> noun\n1 : a casual or migratory worker\n2 : an officer or enlisted man awaiting assignment or transportation to a unit


Words: casualty
Meaning:
noun\n1 archaic : CHANCE, FORTUNE <losses that befall them by mere casualty Sir Walter Raleigh>\n2 : serious or fatal accident : DISASTER\n3 a : a military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action b : a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed : VICTIM <the ex-senator was a casualty of the last election>


Words: casuistry
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a resolving of specific cases of conscience, duty, or conduct through interpretation of ethical principles or religious doctrine\n2 : specious argument : RATIONALIZATION


Words: cat
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 a : a carnivorous mammal (Felis catus) long domesticated as a pet and for catching rats and mice b : any of a family (Felidae) of carnivorous usually solitary and nocturnal mammals (as the domestic cat, lion, tiger, leopard, jaguar, cougar, wildcat, lynx, and cheetah)\n2 : a malicious woman\n3 : a strong tackle used to hoist an anchor to the cathead of a ship\n4 a : CATBOAT b : CATAMARAN\n5 : CAT-O’-NINE-TAILS\n6 : CATFISH\n7 a : a player or devotee of jazz b : GUY\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to bring (an anchor) up to the cathead\nintransitive senses : to search for a sexual mate often used with around\n\n<3> abbreviation\ncatalog, catalyst


Words: cataclysm
Meaning:
noun\n1 : FLOOD, DELUGE\n2 : CATASTROPHE 3a\n3 : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition; broadly : an event that brings great changes


Words: catacomb
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a subterranean cemetery of galleries with recesses for tombs usually used in plural\n2 : something resembling a catacomb: as a : an underground passageway or group of passageways b : a complex set of interrelated things <the endless catacombs of formal education Kingman Brewster, Jr.>


Words: catafalque
Meaning:
noun\n1 : an ornamental structure sometimes used in funerals for the lying in state of the body\n2 : a pall-covered coffin-shaped structure used at requiem masses celebrated after burial


Words: catalepsy
Meaning:
noun\n: a condition of suspended animation and loss of voluntary motion in which the limbs remain in whatever position they are placed


Words: catalog
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : LIST, REGISTER\n2 a : a complete enumeration of items arranged systematically with descriptive details b : a pamphlet or book that contains such a list c : material in such a list\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 : to make a catalog of\n2 a : to enter in a catalog b : to classify (as books or information) descriptively\nintransitive senses\n1 : to make or work on a catalog\n2 : to become listed in a catalog at a specified price <this stamp catalogs at 2>


Words: catalpa
Meaning:
noun\n: any of a genus (Catalpa) of American and Asian trees of the trumpet-creeper family with pale showy flowers in terminal clusters


Words: catalysis
Meaning:
noun\n1 : a modification and especially increase in the rate of a chemical reaction induced by material unchanged chemically at the end of the reaction\n2 : a reaction between two or more persons or forces precipitated by a separate agent <a representative list of questions valuable for the catalysis of class discussions B. S. Meyer D. B. Anderson>


Words: catamaran
Meaning:
noun\n: a vessel (as a sailboat) with twin hulls and usually a deck or superstructure connecting the hulls


Words: catapult
Meaning:
<1> noun\n1 : an ancient military device for hurling missiles\n2 : a device for launching an airplane at flying speed (as from an aircraft carrier)\n\n<2> verb\ntransitive senses : to throw or launch by or as if by a catapult\nintransitive senses : to become catapulted


Words: cataract
Meaning:
noun\n1 Middle English, from Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French cataracte, from Medieval Latin cataracta, from Latin, portcullis : a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light\n2 a obsolete : WATERSPOUT b : WATERFALL; especially : a large one over a precipice c : steep rapids in a river d : DOWNPOUR, FLOOD <cataracts of rain> <cataracts of information>


Words: catarrh
Meaning:
noun\n: inflammation of a mucous membrane; especially : one chronically affecting the human nose and air passages


Words: catastrophe
Meaning:
noun\n1 : the final event of the dramatic action especially of a tragedy\n2 : a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin\n3 a : a violent and sudden change in a feature of the earth b : a violent usually destructive natural event (as a supernova)\n4 : utter failure : FIASCO


Words: catbird
Meaning:
noun\n: an American songbird (Dumetella carolinensis) that is dark gray in color with a black cap and reddish coverts under the tail and is related to the mockingbird


Words: catboat
Meaning:
noun\n: a sailboat having a cat rig and usually a centerboard and being of light draft and broad beam


Words: catch
Meaning:
<1> verb\ntransitive senses\n1 a : to capture or seize especially after pursuit b : to take or entangle in or as if in a snare c : DECEIVE d : to discover unexpectedly : FIND <caught in the act> e : to check (oneself) suddenly or momentarily f : to become suddenly aware of <caught me looking at him>\n2 a : to take hold of : SEIZE b : to affect suddenly c : INTERCEPT d : to avail oneself of : TAKE e : to obtain through effort : GET f : to get entangled <catch a sleeve on a nail>\n3 : to become affected by: as a : CONTRACT <catch a cold> b : to respond sympathetically to the point of being imbued with <catch the spirit of an occasion> c : to be struck by d : to be subjected to : RECEIVE <catch hell>\n4 a : to seize and hold firmly b : FASTEN\n5 : to take or get usually momentarily or quickly <catch a glimpse of a friend> <catch a nap>\n6 a : OVERTAKE b : to get aboard in time <catch the bus>\n7 : to attract and hold : ARREST, ENGAGE <caught my attention> <caught her eye>\n8 : to make contact with : STRIKE\n9 a : to grasp by the senses or the mind <you catch what mean> <didn’t catch the name> b : to apprehend and fix by artistic means\n10 a : SEE, WATCH <catch a game on TV> b : to listen to\n11 : to serve as a catcher for in baseball\n12 : to meet with socially <catch you later>\nintransitive senses\n1 : to grasp hastily or try to grasp\n2 : to become caught\n3 : to catch fire\n4 of a crop : to come up and become established\n5 : to play the position of catcher on a baseball team\n6 : KICK OVER\n\n<2> noun\n1 : something caught; especially : the total quantity caught at one time <a large catch of fish>\n2 a : the act, action, or fact of catching b : a game in which a ball is thrown and caught\n3 : something that checks or holds immovable <a safety catch>\n4 : one worth catching especially as a spouse\n5 : a round for three or more unaccompanied usually male voices often with suggestive or obscene lyrics\n6 : FRAGMENT, SNATCH\n7 : a concealed difficulty or complication <there must be a catch>\n8 : the germination of a field crop to such an extent


Words: catching
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : INFECTIOUS, CONTAGIOUS <the flu is catching> <his spirit is catching>\n2 : CATCHY, ALLURING


Words: catchy
Meaning:
adjective\n1 : tending to catch the interest or attention <a catchy title>\n2 : FITFUL, IRREGULAR <catchy breathing>\n3 : TRICKY <a catchy question>


