Commonly used words in written English - letter C with 1023 words, sorted by frequency
The list of words starting with the letter C that occur frequently in written English is based on an analysis of the Google Books Ngram (a collection compiled by Peter Norvig in 2012, containing close to one trillion words).
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Word Frequency is calculated as the number of occurrences in one million words.
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Word Definition is sourced from the WordNet dictionary. You'll have to look up each word page for its complete definition and Part of Speech (POS) categories.
| Word | Frequency | Definition |
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2,251 | (verb) preserve in a can or tin; (noun) airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. | |
1,192 | (verb) past of can; used to indicate possibility; used in making polite requests | |
972 | (verb) move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody | |
838 | (verb) look over, usually with the intention to rob; (noun) an occurrence of something | |
741 | (noun) a young person of either sex | |
689 | (verb) ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality; (noun) a telephone connection | |
575 | (noun) the territory occupied by a nation | |
554 | (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; (noun) an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another | |
412 | (verb) give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; (noun) events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something | |
409 | (noun) a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts | |
404 | (verb) be a companion to somebody; (noun) an institution created to conduct business | |
396 | (noun) a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled | |
396 | (verb) move swiftly through or over; (noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings | |
387 | (verb) engage in social activities leading to marriage; (noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | |
378 | (verb) exercise authoritative control or power over; (noun) power to direct or determine | |
354 | (verb) perform a special church rite or service for; (noun) one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship | |
343 | (adjective) certain to occur; destined or inevitable | |
327 | (noun) a general-purpose programing language closely associated with the UNIX operating system | |
322 | (noun) a period of 100 years | |
318 | (verb) have with oneself; have on one's person; (noun) the act of carrying something | |
315 | (adjective) belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public | |
282 | (noun) any small compartment | |
275 | (noun) a group of people living in a particular local area | |
274 | (verb) bring into existence | |
265 | (noun) a collection of things sharing a common attribute | |
253 | (verb) engrave or inscribe characters on; (noun) the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions | |
247 | (verb) feel concern or interest; (noun) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | |
245 | (noun) the prevailing context that influences the performance or the outcome of a process | |
225 | (verb) assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing; (noun) an assertion of a right (as to money or property) | |
222 | (adverb) completely; (verb) make a way or path by removing objects | |
220 | (verb) be divisible by | |
204 | (adjective) occurring in or belonging to the present time; (noun) a flow of electricity through a conductor | |
203 | (adjective) carefully weighed | |
199 | (adverb) in an attentive manner; (verb) move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut | |
198 | (verb) take into consideration for exemplifying purposes | |
196 | (verb) be priced at; (noun) the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor | |
192 | (adjective) in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; (noun) a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication | |
189 | (verb) grow in a special preparation; (noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | |
188 | (noun) a fractional monetary unit of several countries | |
183 | (noun) a special group delegated to consider some matter | |
178 | (noun) the body of faculty and students of a college | |
174 | (adjective) first-rate; (noun) assets available for use in the production of further assets | |
167 | (verb) move into the center; (adjective) of or belonging to neither the right nor the left politically or intellectually | |
166 | (verb) come or bring to a finish or an end; (adjective) having every necessary or normal part or component or step | |
166 | (adjective) without stop or interruption | |
165 | (noun) a body serving in an administrative capacity | |
160 | (noun) a person who is in charge; (adjective) most important element | |
159 | (verb) to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; (noun) an impetuous rush toward someone or something | |
155 | (verb) separate with or as if with an instrument; (adjective) separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument | |
154 | (adjective) typical or distinctive; (noun) a distinguishing quality | |
154 | (verb) establish a conditioned response; (noun) a state at a particular time | |
151 | (noun) an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances | |
142 | (verb) examine and note the similarities or differences of | |
141 | (verb) be in command of; (noun) an authoritative direction or instruction to do something | |
140 | (verb) have its essential character; be comprised or contained in; be embodied in | |
138 | (verb) continue a certain state, condition, or activity | |
137 | (adjective) following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ; (noun) a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination | |
136 | (verb) direct the course of; manage or control | |
135 | (noun) (United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government | |
134 | (verb) fold so as to resemble a cross; (noun) a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece | |
132 | (adjective) of superior grade; (noun) the person or thing chosen or selected | |
131 | (adverb) without doubt or question | |
128 | (noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | |
128 | (noun) any expected deliverer | |
128 | (adjective) of the relatively near future; (noun) the act of drawing spatially closer to something | |
126 | (verb) put into commission; equip for service; of ships; (noun) a fee for services rendered based on a percentage of an amount received or collected or agreed to be paid (as distinguished from a salary) | |
126 | (adjective) complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; (noun) a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts | |
125 | (verb) be on the mind of; (noun) something that interests you because it is important or affects you | |
124 | (noun) a meeting of elected or appointed representatives | |
124 | (noun) close interaction | |
123 | (adverb) definitely or positively ('sure' is sometimes used informally for 'surely') | |
122 | (adjective) not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others | |
120 | (verb) pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives | |
120 | (noun) a machine for performing calculations automatically | |
120 | (verb) enter into a contractual arrangement; (noun) a binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law | |
120 | (adjective) of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors | |
119 | (noun) a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) | |
118 | (noun) the process of giving careful thought to something | |
118 | (adjective) steadfast in purpose or devotion or affection; (noun) a quantity that does not vary | |
117 | (verb) attach a code to; (noun) a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) | |
117 | (noun) a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | |
116 | (noun) an abstract part of something | |
115 | (adjective) having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; (noun) a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) | |
115 | (noun) an intuitive assumption | |
115 | (noun) pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation | |
114 | (noun) King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574) | |
113 | (noun) the act of constructing something | |
112 | (noun) a hard ferromagnetic silver-white bivalent or trivalent metallic element; a trace element in plant and animal nutrition | |
112 | (adjective) feeling or showing worry or solicitude | |
111 | (noun) a person's financial situation (good or bad) | |
111 | (verb) be in conflict; (noun) an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) | |
110 | (noun) high quality porcelain originally made only in China | |
110 | (noun) several things grouped together or considered as a whole | |
108 | (verb) satisfy in a limited way; (noun) (usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something | |
107 | (adjective) large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree | |
106 | (noun) capability to perform or produce | |
106 | (verb) provide with a covering or cause to be covered; (noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | |
104 | (noun) a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state | |
103 | (noun) discourse that surrounds a language unit and helps to determine its interpretation | |
102 | (adjective) marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws | |
101 | (noun) a low-lying region in central France | |
101 | (verb) examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition; (noun) a written order directing a bank to pay money | |
100 | (adjective) of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; (noun) any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system | |
100 | (noun) a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | |
99 | (verb) be the case by chance; (noun) a risk involving danger | |
99 | (verb) put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; (noun) the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared | |
99 | (verb) copy down as is; (noun) a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing | |
97 | (noun) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | |
97 | (noun) the act of forming or establishing something | |
96 | (noun) a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community | |
96 | (noun) the strength of a solution; number of molecules of a substance in a given volume | |
95 | (adverb) so as to be complete; with everything necessary | |
94 | (adjective) made or become different in nature or form | |
93 | (verb) add color to; (adjective) having or capable of producing colors | |
92 | (verb) discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state; (noun) a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident | |
92 | (adjective) overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form | |
90 | (adjective) relating to or used in chemistry; (noun) material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules | |
90 | (noun) a line of units following one after another | |
89 | (noun) a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme | |
89 | (verb) determine the number or amount of; (noun) the total number counted | |
87 | (adjective) connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises; (noun) a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television | |
87 | (noun) the act of examining resemblances | |
86 | (noun) a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes | |
86 | (verb) travel around something; (noun) ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point | |
85 | (noun) a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer | |
85 | (verb) make right or correct; (adjective) free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth | |
85 | (verb) give someone credit for something; (noun) money available for a client to borrow | |
84 | (verb) be the captain of a sports team; (noun) an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant | |
84 | (verb) make or write a comment on; (noun) a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | |
84 | (noun) the effort contributed by a person in bringing about a result | |
83 | (verb) take exception to; (noun) a demanding or stimulating situation | |
82 | (verb) live in or as if in a tent; (adjective) providing sophisticated amusement by virtue of having artificially (and vulgarly) mannered or banal or sentimental qualities | |
82 | (adjective) free from provincial prejudices or attachments; (noun) a member of a Catholic church | |
82 | (preposition) pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as regards | |
82 | (noun) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act | |
81 | (noun) a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities | |
80 | (verb) move effortlessly; by force of gravity; (noun) a slope down which sleds may coast | |
80 | (verb) shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain; (noun) a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition | |
79 | (adjective) not open or affording passage or access | |
79 | (verb) make by combining materials and parts | |
76 | (noun) a large formal assembly | |
75 | (noun) largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan | |
75 | (verb) contribute to some cause | |
74 | (verb) move headlong at high speed; (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained | |
74 | (noun) the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole | |
73 | (verb) run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; (noun) a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end | |
73 | (noun) a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada | |
73 | (noun) someone who pays for goods or services | |
72 | (adjective) joined or linked together | |
71 | (verb) cause to go through a recurring sequence; (noun) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | |
70 | (noun) a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government | |
69 | (verb) unite with a common purpose; (noun) a formal association of people with similar interests | |
68 | (verb) make a circuit; (noun) an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow | |
68 | (adjective) relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients | |
68 | (noun) the human act of creating | |
67 | (noun) a city in Massachusetts just to the north of Boston; site of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
67 | (adverb) taking care or paying attention | |
67 | (noun) the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | |
66 | (verb) act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; (noun) a seat for one person, with a support for the back | |
66 | (adverb) in a close relation or position in time or space | |
66 | (adjective) gotten under control | |
66 | (verb) gain control over; (noun) a place off to the side of an area | |
66 | (noun) an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty | |
65 | (noun) an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation | |
65 | (noun) a person who uses goods or services | |
64 | (verb) cut short; (noun) the yield from plants in a single growing season | |
63 | (verb) deposit; (noun) the actors in a play | |
63 | (adjective) marked by continuous change or effective action | |
63 | (verb) link together; (noun) a pair who associate with one another | |
62 | (noun) one who is the object of choice; who is given preference | |
62 | (adjective) relating to or marked by communism; (noun) a socialist who advocates communism | |
62 | (noun) a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers | |
62 | (noun) a feeling of trust (in someone or something) | |
62 | (verb) form or compose | |
62 | (adjective) very opposed in nature or character or purpose; (noun) exact opposition | |
62 | (adjective) guilty of crime or serious offense; (noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime | |
62 | (noun) the ideal in terms of which something can be judged | |
62 | (noun) disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings | |
61 | (adjective) (usually followed by 'of') having capacity or ability | |
61 | (adjective) made or joined or united into one | |
61 | (verb) put or add together; (adjective) composed of more than one part | |
61 | (verb) invest with regal power; enthrone; (noun) the part of a tooth above the gum that is covered with enamel | |
60 | (verb) succeed in representing or expressing something intangible; (noun) the act of forcibly dispossessing an owner of property | |
60 | (adjective) characteristic of the present; (noun) a person of nearly the same age as another | |
59 | (adjective) (of a marriage) completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the ceremony | |
59 | (adjective) accompanying | |
58 | (verb) make reference to; (noun) a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | |
58 | (verb) change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy; (noun) a person who has been converted to another religious or political belief | |
57 | (noun) any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream | |
57 | (verb) exchange for cash; (noun) money in the form of bills or coins | |
56 | (adverb) completely; used as intensifiers; (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from | |
56 | (noun) a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter | |
56 | (verb) supply with coal; (noun) fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period | |
56 | (adjective) restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds | |
55 | (noun) the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon | |
54 | (noun) someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | |
53 | (verb) be characteristic of | |
53 | (adverb) under normal conditions | |
53 | (adjective) serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress | |
53 | (adverb) (sentence connectors) because of the reason given | |
53 | (noun) the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes | |
52 | (adjective) exercising caution or showing care or attention | |
52 | (verb) form into the shape of a cup; (noun) a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle | |
51 | (noun) ('cease' is a noun only in the phrase 'without cease') end | |
51 | (adjective) brought together in one place | |
51 | (noun) transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services) | |
50 | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony; (noun) a resident of a colony | |
50 | (noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) | |
50 | (adjective) continuing in time or space without interruption | |
50 | (verb) remove the core or center from; (noun) a small group of indispensable persons or things | |
49 | (verb) connect or arrange into a chain by linking; (noun) a series of things depending on each other as if linked together | |
49 | (verb) direct the flow of; (noun) a path over which electrical signals can pass | |
49 | (noun) a list of divisions (chapters or articles) and the pages on which they start | |
48 | (adjective) carefully thought out in advance | |
48 | (verb) billow up in the form of a cloud; (noun) any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible | |
48 | (adjective) bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude | |
47 | (noun) an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotropic forms: amorphous carbon and graphite and diamond; occurs in all organic compounds | |
47 | (noun) (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate functioning as a part of a complex sentence | |
47 | (verb) cover with cement; (adjective) capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary | |
46 | (adjective) of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge | |
46 | (noun) a group of people or things arranged by class or category | |
46 | (noun) a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general | |
46 | (noun) permission to do something | |
46 | (adjective) (sometimes followed by 'with') in agreement or consistent or reliable | |
46 | (verb) take a liking to; (noun) soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state | |
46 | (noun) a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art | |
45 | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | |
45 | (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained | |
45 | (verb) modify or bias; (adjective) having or capable of producing colors | |
45 | (adjective) of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup; (noun) a regular walk taken as a form of exercise | |
45 | (adjective) of or belonging to a corporation | |
45 | (noun) a human being; 'wight' is an archaic term | |
45 | (verb) fill or occupy to the point of overflowing; (noun) a large number of things or people considered together | |
44 | (adjective) of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc. | |
44 | (noun) a constant number that serves as a measure of some property or characteristic | |
44 | (noun) a government administrator | |
44 | (adjective) knowing and perceiving; having awareness of surroundings and sensations and thoughts | |
44 | (adjective) resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion; (noun) a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas | |
43 | (verb) place in a chamber; (noun) a natural or artificial enclosed space | |
43 | (noun) the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | |
43 | (noun) clothing in general | |
43 | (noun) someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others | |
43 | (noun) the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action | |
43 | (verb) become pregnant; undergo conception | |
43 | (adjective) having come or been brought to a conclusion | |
43 | (adverb) without variation or change, in every case | |
43 | (adverb) in the opposite direction; (verb) speak in response | |
42 | (verb) provide (a city) with a canal; (noun) (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion | |
42 | (verb) ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; (noun) one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes | |
42 | (verb) make a chart of; (noun) a visual display of information | |
42 | (verb) make a clicking or ticking sound; (noun) depression of a button on a computer mouse | |
42 | (verb) make cool or cooler; (adjective) neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat | |
41 | (verb) beat with a cat-o'-nine-tails; (noun) feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats | |
41 | (noun) a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired | |
41 | (noun) a person who closes something | |
41 | (verb) coat with a layer of copper; (noun) a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor | |
41 | (noun) a reciprocal relation between two or more things | |
41 | (noun) a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure | |
40 | (noun) a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior | |
40 | (adjective) forming a whole or aggregate; (noun) members of a cooperative enterprise | |
40 | (noun) (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow | |
40 | (adjective) (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; (noun) a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting | |
39 | (adjective) of or relating to Canada or its people; (noun) a native or inhabitant of Canada | |
39 | (verb) move the king two squares toward a rook and in the same move the rook to the square next past the king; (noun) a large building formerly occupied by a ruler and fortified against attack | |
39 | (noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; (verb) act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university | |
39 | (noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | |
39 | (noun) a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans | |
39 | (verb) bring to a close | |
39 | (noun) an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence | |
39 | (noun) joint operation or action | |
39 | (verb) exchange messages | |
38 | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | |
38 | (adverb) compare (used in texts to point the reader to another location in the text); (noun) a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles | |
38 | (noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.) | |
38 | (noun) a friend who is frequently in the company of another | |
38 | (noun) something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury) | |
38 | (verb) get or ask advice from | |
38 | (adjective) following accepted customs and proprieties | |
37 | (noun) a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals | |
37 | (noun) box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy | |
37 | (noun) the time of person's life when they are a child | |
37 | (adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering | |
37 | (noun) a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) | |
37 | (noun) disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably | |
37 | (verb) feed (cattle) with corn; (noun) tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times | |
37 | (adjective) having the ability or power to create | |
37 | (noun) accepted or habitual practice | |
36 | (noun) a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display | |
36 | (noun) someone whose employment involves carrying something | |
36 | (noun) an associate that one works with | |
36 | (verb) connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces | |
36 | (noun) an event that results in a transformation | |
36 | (verb) secure a copyright on a written work; (noun) a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work | |
35 | (verb) put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; (noun) an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors | |
35 | (verb) transmit information | |
35 | (verb) force somebody to do something | |
35 | (adjective) including all or everything | |
35 | (adverb) to a great extent or degree | |
35 | (adjective) remaining in force or being carried on without letup | |
35 | (adjective) having a strong belief or conviction | |
34 | (noun) the area of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina | |
34 | (noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion | |
34 | (adjective) of or being or relating to or involving cognition | |
34 | (noun) articles of commerce | |
34 | (verb) include or contain; have as a component | |
34 | (noun) the state of being physically constrained | |
34 | (verb) (of information) make known; pass on | |
34 | (verb) prepare a hot meal; (noun) someone who cooks food | |
34 | (noun) communication by the exchange of letters | |
34 | (noun) a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear | |
34 | (noun) money collected under a tariff | |
33 | (verb) lie at the top of; (noun) a tight-fitting headdress | |
33 | (noun) the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines) | |
33 | (verb) work as a clerk, as in the legal business; (noun) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | |
33 | (verb) give moral or emotional strength to; (noun) a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | |
33 | (adjective) relating to or based on or involving comparison; (noun) the comparative form of an adjective or adverb | |
33 | (adverb) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.; (noun) an argument opposed to a proposal | |
33 | (adjective) having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | |
33 | (noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; (verb) give advice to | |
33 | (noun) the metal or paper medium of exchange that is presently used | |
32 | (noun) equipment for taking photographs (usually consisting of a lightproof box with a lens at one end and light-sensitive film at the other) | |
32 | (verb) crack due to dehydration; (noun) a boy or man | |
32 | (adverb) for the most part | |
32 | (noun) a room in a school where lessons take place | |
32 | (adjective) difficult to analyze or understand | |
32 | (adjective) not invading healthy tissue | |
32 | (noun) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | |
32 | (adjective) eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns) | |
31 | (verb) grant a charter to; (noun) a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation | |
31 | (verb) make up; (noun) a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money | |
31 | (noun) a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring | |
31 | (verb) express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness | |
31 | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | |
31 | (noun) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | |
31 | (noun) a natural object that covers or envelops | |
31 | (verb) serve as a crew member on; (noun) the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.) | |
31 | (adverb) at this time or period; now | |
31 | (noun) an integrated course of academic studies | |
30 | (verb) send cables, wires, or telegrams; (noun) a telegram sent abroad | |
30 | (noun) the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally | |
30 | (noun) a game played with playing cards | |
30 | (verb) present someone with a certificate; (noun) a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts | |
30 | (adjective) relatively low in price or charging low prices | |
30 | (noun) a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | |
30 | (verb) get off the ground | |
30 | (verb) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | |
30 | (adjective) involving competition or competitiveness | |
30 | (verb) make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; (noun) a middle way between two extremes | |
30 | (adjective) having control over urination and defecation; (noun) one of the large landmasses of the earth | |
30 | (adjective) placed crosswise | |
29 | (verb) make calm or still; (adjective) (of weather) free from storm or wind | |
29 | (noun) the act of causing something to happen | |
29 | (verb) come together as in a cluster or flock | |
29 | (verb) break down, literally or metaphorically; (noun) an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion | |
29 | (noun) the quality of being intricate and compounded | |
29 | (verb) express strong disapproval of | |
29 | (verb) oppose, as in hostility or a competition | |
29 | (noun) any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma | |
29 | (adjective) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis | |
28 | (noun) a strip of land projecting into a body of water | |
28 | (noun) period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6 | |
28 | (verb) go upward with gradual or continuous progress; (noun) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
28 | (adjective) providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief ('comfy' is informal) | |
28 | (adjective) gathered together or made less diffuse | |
28 | (noun) an arrangement of parts or elements | |
27 | (adjective) describing a circle; moving in a circle; (noun) an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution | |
27 | (adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | |
27 | (noun) a flag that shows its nationality | |
27 | (verb) add together from different sources; (noun) harvester that heads and threshes and cleans grain while moving across the field | |
27 | (verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation | |
27 | (adjective) suited to your comfort or purpose or needs | |
27 | (verb) make by hand and with much skill; (noun) a vehicle designed for navigation in or on water or air or through outer space | |
26 | (adjective) of or relating to capitalism or capitalists; (noun) a conservative advocate of capitalism | |
26 | (noun) official routes of communication | |
26 | (noun) a place of worship that has its own altar | |
26 | (noun) United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838) | |
26 | (verb) cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution | |
26 | (verb) make denser, stronger, or purer; (noun) a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water | |
26 | (verb) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | |
26 | (noun) an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | |
26 | (adjective) done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; (noun) a jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners | |
26 | (noun) the child of your aunt or uncle | |
25 | (noun) a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals | |
25 | (adjective) widely known and esteemed | |
25 | (verb) conduct a census; (noun) a periodic count of the population | |
25 | (noun) a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals) | |
25 | (verb) speak impudently to; (noun) either side of the face below the eyes | |
25 | (noun) the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions | |
25 | (adjective) of a well-known type; remarkably typical; (noun) a creation of the highest excellence | |
25 | (adjective) final or ending; (noun) approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | |
25 | (adverb) make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; (verb) call for and obtain payment of | |
25 | (noun) the act of conquering | |
25 | (verb) serve oneself to, or consume regularly | |
25 | (noun) a courteous or respectful or considerate act | |
25 | (noun) traveling across | |
25 | (verb) prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve | |
25 | (noun) a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) | |
24 | (noun) a vehicle with wheels drawn by one or more horses | |
24 | (noun) an engagement fought between two military forces | |
24 | (noun) a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes | |
24 | (noun) the total amount and type of insurance carried | |
23 | (noun) space that is surrounded by something | |
23 | (adjective) easily frightened; (noun) the flesh of a chicken used for food | |
23 | (verb) have a conference in order to talk something over | |
23 | (verb) maintain or assert | |
23 | (verb) to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; (noun) an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants | |
23 | (adjective) able to control or determine policy | |
23 | (verb) make creamy by beating; (noun) the best people or things in a group | |
22 | (adjective) being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes | |
22 | (noun) the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin; (adjective) being one hundred more than three hundred | |
22 | (adjective) arranged into classes | |
22 | (noun) in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | |
22 | (verb) teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports; (noun) (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | |
22 | (noun) a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material | |
22 | (noun) a pasture subject to common use | |
22 | (noun) the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico) | |
22 | (adjective) able to be compared or worthy of comparison | |
22 | (noun) (American football) a successful forward pass in football | |
22 | (noun) the act or process of complicating | |
22 | (verb) establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts | |
22 | (adjective) mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently | |
22 | (noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | |
22 | (adjective) brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established | |
22 | (adjective) of or relating to or concerning the American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolutionary War | |
22 | (adverb) seemingly without interruption | |
22 | (noun) opposition between two conflicting forces or ideas | |
22 | (verb) bring into common action, movement, or condition; (adjective) of equal importance, rank, or degree | |
22 | (verb) stack in cords; (noun) a line made of twisted fibers or threads | |
22 | (verb) become fractured; break or crack on the surface only; (noun) a long narrow opening | |
22 | (noun) socialization through training and education to develop one's mind or manners | |
21 | (verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation | |
21 | (verb) warn strongly; put on guard; (noun) the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger | |
21 | (verb) make fast as if with cement; (noun) concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement | |
21 | (verb) control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft; (noun) something believed to bring good luck | |
21 | (noun) a steep high face of rock | |
21 | (verb) measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; (noun) a timepiece that shows the time of day | |
21 | (adverb) in a relative manner; by comparison to something else | |
21 | (adverb) in an accurate manner | |
21 | (verb) enter into a covenant; (noun) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action | |
20 | (noun) an economic system based on private ownership of capital | |
20 | (noun) social status or position conferred by a system based on class | |
20 | (verb) make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | |
20 | (adjective) relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; (noun) any large and important church | |
20 | (noun) the state of being certain | |
20 | (adjective) patterned with alternating squares of color | |
20 | (adjective) associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; (noun) a nonmilitary citizen | |
20 | (verb) contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement; (noun) a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging | |
20 | (verb) look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought | |
20 | (noun) decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) | |
20 | (noun) a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists | |
20 | (verb) appraise critically; (noun) an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play) | |
20 | (noun) a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies | |
19 | (verb) confine to a small space, such as a cabin; (noun) small room on a ship or boat where people sleep | |
19 | (adjective) of or relating to the heart | |
19 | (noun) the overhead upper surface of a covered space | |
19 | (verb) go after with the intent to catch; (noun) a rectangular metal frame used in letterpress printing to hold together the pages or columns of composed type that are printed at one time | |
19 | (noun) any compound containing a chlorine atom | |
19 | (adjective) of or relating to a coast | |
19 | (noun) the act of examining resemblances | |
19 | (adjective) properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient | |
19 | (noun) a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business | |
19 | (noun) an admission of misdeeds or faults | |
19 | (verb) overcome by conquest | |
19 | (noun) any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | |
19 | (noun) uninterrupted connection or union | |
19 | (noun) someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things | |
19 | (adjective) (of land or fields) prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing | |
19 | (noun) a state in which you want to learn more about something | |
18 | (noun) a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | |
18 | (noun) United States mythologist (1904-1987) | |
18 | (noun) a field on which the buildings of a university are situated | |
18 | (noun) a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy | |
18 | (noun) troops trained to fight on horseback | |
18 | (verb) hollow out as if making a cave or opening; (noun) a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea | |
18 | (adverb) of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians | |
18 | (noun) metal shackles; for hands or legs | |
18 | (noun) a threadlike strand of DNA in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order | |
18 | (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | |
18 | (noun) a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity | |
18 | (noun) the state of being combined into one body | |
18 | (verb) wind around something in coils or loops; (noun) a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | |
18 | (noun) a person who collects things | |
18 | (noun) light and humorous drama with a happy ending | |
18 | (noun) the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another | |
18 | (verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | |
18 | (adjective) being or characterized by concepts or their formation | |
18 | (noun) an uninflected function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases or clauses or sentences | |
18 | (noun) (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) | |
18 | (verb) find or declare guilty; (noun) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison | |
18 | (noun) the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat | |
18 | (noun) the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake; setting right | |
18 | (verb) act as a critic | |
18 | (adjective) overfilled or compacted or concentrated | |
18 | (adjective) not carefully or expertly made | |
18 | (adjective) (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering | |
17 | (noun) someone whose work is driving carts | |
17 | (adjective) involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct | |
17 | (verb) used in the imperative (get away, or stop it); (noun) a solid food prepared from the pressed curd of milk | |
17 | (adjective) rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush | |
17 | (noun) a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists | |
17 | (adjective) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles | |
17 | (noun) a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains | |
17 | (adjective) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | |
17 | (verb) have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; (adjective) closely and firmly united or packed together | |
17 | (verb) make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to; (noun) a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction | |
17 | (noun) someone who composes music as a profession | |
17 | (adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the plant family Compositae; (noun) considered the most highly evolved dicotyledonous plants, characterized by florets arranged in dense heads that resemble single flowers | |
17 | (noun) the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together | |
17 | (noun) the person who leads a musical group | |
17 | (noun) agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | |
17 | (adverb) in a systematic or consistent manner | |
17 | (noun) a conference (usually with someone important) | |
17 | (noun) the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | |
17 | (noun) a small house with a single story | |
17 | (noun) a communist state in the Caribbean on the island of Cuba | |
16 | (noun) a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold | |
16 | (verb) enter into a calendar; (noun) a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year | |
16 | (verb) examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light; (noun) stick of wax with a wick in the middle | |
16 | (noun) goods carried by a large vehicle | |
16 | (noun) a book or pamphlet containing an enumeration of things | |
16 | (noun) a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event | |
16 | (noun) English architect (1723-1796) | |
16 | (noun) the person who is head of government (in several countries) | |
16 | (verb) record in chronological order; make a historical record | |
16 | (verb) take into custody; (noun) a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over | |
16 | (noun) the act of gathering something together | |
16 | (noun) a distinguishing emblem | |
16 | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | |
16 | (noun) the contestant you hope to defeat | |
16 | (verb) form a confederation with; of nations; (noun) someone who assists in a plot | |
16 | (adjective) having or marked by confidence or assurance | |
16 | (verb) be similar, be in line with | |
16 | (noun) a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies | |
16 | (noun) an expert who gives advice | |
16 | (noun) lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike | |
16 | (noun) a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another | |
16 | (adjective) connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks | |
16 | (noun) female of domestic cattle: "'moo-cow' is a child's term" | |
16 | (noun) a person who grows or makes or invents things | |
16 | (noun) the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds) | |
16 | (verb) provide with drapery; (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | |
16 | (adjective) in accordance with convention or custom | |
15 | (noun) the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel | |
15 | (noun) first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536) | |
15 | (adjective) relating to cells | |
15 | (adjective) being or placed in the center | |
15 | (verb) protect or fight for as a champion; (adjective) holding first place in a contest | |
15 | (noun) English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) | |
15 | (noun) the status of a citizen with rights and duties | |
15 | (noun) the act of making something clean | |
15 | (verb) come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | |
15 | (noun) act of working jointly | |
15 | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | |
15 | (noun) the way of administering a business | |
15 | (verb) make cone-shaped; (noun) any cone-shaped artifact | |
15 | (adjective) of or relating to congress | |
15 | (noun) the property of holding together and retaining its shape | |
15 | (verb) make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something | |
15 | (verb) make barrels and casks; (noun) a craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs | |
15 | (noun) the skillful and effective interaction of movements | |
15 | (verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; (noun) a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions | |
15 | (noun) followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices | |
15 | (verb) utter obscenities or profanities; (noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | |
14 | (noun) conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC) | |
14 | (verb) cover with canvas; (noun) a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) | |
14 | (verb) have a celebration | |
14 | (adjective) pleasing or delighting | |
14 | (verb) raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar; (noun) the protruding part of the lower jaw | |
14 | (noun) group of people related by blood or marriage | |
14 | (verb) make clear and (more) comprehensible | |
14 | (noun) a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area | |
14 | (verb) roll into a ball; (noun) evidence that helps to solve a problem | |
14 | (noun) (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together | |
14 | (noun) a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | |
14 | (verb) use a computer program to translate source code written in a particular programming language into computer-readable machine code that can be executed | |
14 | (noun) a fellow member of the Communist Party | |
14 | (adverb) at every point | |
14 | (noun) the state of being suitable or opportune | |
14 | (noun) a collection of writings | |
14 | (adjective) having something undesirable neutralized | |
14 | (adjective) having a high price | |
14 | (verb) dress in a costume; (noun) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball | |
14 | (noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | |
14 | (noun) the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order | |
14 | (verb) fall or come down violently; (noun) a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles) | |
14 | (adjective) foolish; totally unsound; (noun) someone deranged and possibly dangerous | |
13 | (verb) make a cannon; (noun) a large artillery gun that is usually on wheels | |
13 | (noun) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | |
13 | (verb) transport something in a cart; (noun) a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal | |
13 | (adjective) made for or formed by carving ('carven' is archaic or literary) | |
13 | (adjective) involving or constituting a cause; causing | |
13 | (noun) a state of extreme confusion and disorder | |
13 | (noun) Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century) | |
13 | (adjective) of or relating or belonging to a city | |
13 | (noun) the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port | |
13 | (adjective) showing inventiveness and skill | |
13 | (noun) wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-) | |
13 | (verb) go with, fall together | |
13 | (noun) an occurrence that results in things being united | |
13 | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of comedy | |
13 | (adjective) used of a height or viewpoint | |
13 | (noun) sharing thoughts and feelings | |
13 | (noun) the procedure of calculating; determining something by mathematical or logical methods | |
13 | (adjective) hidden on any grounds for any motive | |
13 | (noun) additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct | |
13 | (adjective) obvious to the eye or mind | |
13 | (noun) a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act | |
13 | (noun) a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country | |
13 | (noun) the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal | |
13 | (noun) the appearance conveyed by a person's face | |
13 | (noun) any system of principles or beliefs | |
12 | (verb) confine in a cage; (noun) an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept | |
12 | (verb) beat with a cane; (noun) a stick that people can lean on to help them walk | |
12 | (verb) travel by canoe; (noun) small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle | |
12 | (adjective) of or relating to hair; (noun) a tube of small internal diameter; holds liquid by capillary action | |
12 | (noun) an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream | |
12 | (verb) work as a carpenter; (noun) a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | |
12 | (adjective) marked by blithe unconcern | |
12 | (noun) a tract of land used for burials | |
12 | (noun) the act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features | |
12 | (noun) a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard | |
12 | (verb) utter in unison; (noun) any utterance produced simultaneously by a group | |
12 | (adjective) having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | |
12 | (noun) a thin layer covering something | |
12 | (noun) tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice | |
12 | (noun) the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University | |
12 | (adjective) relating to a small administrative district or community | |
12 | (verb) adjust for | |
12 | (verb) include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | |
12 | (noun) an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result) | |
12 | (adjective) on bad terms | |
12 | (adjective) constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development | |
12 | (noun) a point asserted as part of an argument | |
12 | (adjective) possible but not certain to occur; (noun) a gathering of persons representative of some larger group | |
12 | (verb) form the contours of; (noun) a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height | |
12 | (noun) a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine | |
12 | (adjective) marked by or capable of arousing controversy | |
12 | (adjective) causing one to believe the truth of something | |
12 | (verb) work together on a common enterprise of project | |
12 | (noun) someone who communicates by means of letters | |
12 | (noun) someone who gives advice about problems | |
12 | (verb) grow or spread, often in such a way as to cover (a surface); (noun) someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric | |
12 | (noun) a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering | |
12 | (adjective) involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable | |
12 | (noun) an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech | |
12 | (verb) foster the growth of | |
11 | (noun) the largest city in India and one of the largest cities in the world; located in eastern India; suffers from poverty and overcrowding | |
11 | (noun) young of domestic cattle | |
11 | (verb) postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled | |
11 | (adjective) being in captivity; (noun) an animal that is confined | |
11 | (noun) an essential structural component of living cells and source of energy for animals; includes simple sugars with small molecules as well as macromolecular substances; are classified according to the number of monosaccharide groups they contain | |
11 | (verb) turn into a carbonate; (noun) a salt or ester of carbonic acid (containing the anion CO3) | |
11 | (adjective) feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others | |
11 | (verb) form a carpet-like cover (over); (noun) a natural object that resembles or suggests a carpet | |
11 | (noun) a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter; (adjective) being ten more than one hundred ninety | |
11 | (adjective) stimulating interest or thought | |
11 | (noun) a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast | |
11 | (verb) depress or discourage; (noun) coldness due to a cold environment | |
11 | (noun) a theater where films are shown | |
11 | (adverb) (superlative of 'near' or 'close') within the shortest distance | |
11 | (verb) terminate debate by calling for a vote; (noun) a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body | |
11 | (verb) tilt or slant to one side; (noun) obscene terms for penis | |
11 | (noun) a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light | |
11 | (noun) an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred | |
11 | (noun) a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering | |
11 | (adjective) able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination | |
11 | (adjective) required by rule | |
11 | (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | |
11 | (adjective) established by conditioning or learning | |
11 | (noun) a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment | |
11 | (noun) correspondence in form or appearance | |
11 | (adjective) occurring with or following as a consequence | |
11 | (noun) a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it | |
11 | (adjective) reduced in size or pulled together | |
11 | (noun) becoming infected | |
11 | (verb) be in contradiction with | |
11 | (adjective) tending to bring about; being partly responsible for | |
11 | (adjective) having been prepared for eating by the application of heat | |
11 | (adjective) mutually related | |
11 | (noun) an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it | |
11 | (verb) corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality; (adjective) lacking in integrity | |
11 | (noun) a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer | |
11 | (noun) rural regions | |
11 | (noun) a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects | |
11 | (noun) domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | |
11 | (noun) a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing | |
11 | (noun) the ability to create | |
11 | (verb) reach a high point; (noun) the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave | |
11 | (verb) drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure; (noun) an ocean trip taken for pleasure | |
11 | (adjective) treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance | |
11 | (adjective) increasing by successive addition | |
11 | (adjective) having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend | |
11 | (noun) holding by the police | |
10 | (noun) a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall | |
10 | (verb) enclose in a capsule; (noun) a small container | |
10 | (noun) someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement | |
10 | (adjective) of or relating to the cervix of the uterus | |
10 | (adjective) relating to or characterized by charity | |
10 | (noun) the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet | |
10 | (verb) break off (a piece from a whole); (noun) a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line | |
10 | (noun) a food made from roasted ground cacao beans | |
10 | (verb) play chords on (a stringed instrument); (noun) a straight line connecting two points on a curve | |
10 | (noun) a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second; (adjective) being one more than one hundred | |
10 | (verb) cause to become widely known | |
10 | (noun) free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | |
10 | (verb) arrange or order by classes or categories | |
10 | (noun) an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | |
10 | (noun) the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | |
10 | (adjective) marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts | |
10 | (noun) a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head | |
10 | (noun) a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country | |
10 | (noun) a space into which an area is subdivided | |
10 | (verb) bring about; accomplish; (noun) navigational instrument for finding directions | |
10 | (adjective) driving or forcing | |
10 | (adjective) of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other | |
10 | (verb) hold back; keep from being perceived by others | |
10 | (adjective) occurring at or forming an end or termination | |
10 | (adjective) imposing or depending on or containing a condition | |
10 | (noun) a bold challenge | |
10 | (adverb) with awareness | |
10 | (adjective) forming a solid mass | |
10 | (noun) combining into a solid mass | |
10 | (noun) the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches | |
10 | (verb) make sense of; assign a meaning to | |
10 | (noun) all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age | |
10 | (noun) the state of being contingent on something | |
10 | (adjective) recurring regularly or frequently in a prolonged and closely spaced series | |
10 | (adjective) of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true and both cannot be false; (noun) two propositions are contradictories if both cannot be true (or both cannot be false) at the same time | |
10 | (noun) a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book | |
10 | (verb) carry on a conversation; (adjective) of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other | |
10 | (adjective) surrounding like a crown (especially of the blood vessels surrounding the heart) | |
10 | (noun) the dead body of a human being | |
10 | (noun) a man from your own country | |
10 | (verb) stretch (the neck) so as to see better; (noun) lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | |
10 | (noun) a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) | |
10 | (verb) express pleasure verbally; (noun) black birds having a raucous call | |
10 | (verb) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; (noun) any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims | |
9 | (noun) a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers | |
9 | (adjective) acting with a specific goal | |
9 | (noun) cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions | |
9 | (noun) (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected | |
9 | (adjective) showing careful forethought | |
9 | (noun) the treasurer of a municipal corporation | |
9 | (noun) an informal conversation | |
9 | (verb) give encouragement to; (noun) a cry or shout of approval | |
9 | (adjective) being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits | |
9 | (noun) wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry | |
9 | (verb) sing in a choir; (noun) a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony | |
9 | (noun) an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues | |
9 | (noun) an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement | |
9 | (verb) be incompatible; be or come into conflict; (noun) a state of conflict between persons | |
9 | (noun) the distance by which one thing clears another; the space between them | |
9 | (noun) a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | |
9 | (adjective) of or relating to clerks | |
9 | (verb) confine to a small space, as for intensive work; (noun) a small private room for study or prayer | |
9 | (noun) an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental | |
9 | (verb) become coke; (noun) carbon fuel produced by distillation of coal | |
9 | (noun) a pass between mountain peaks | |
9 | (noun) the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted | |
9 | (noun) something that is commanded | |
9 | (noun) a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day | |
9 | (adjective) (of military officers) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second lieutenant or ensign or above | |
9 | (verb) communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity; (noun) the smallest administrative district of several European countries | |
9 | (noun) the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information | |
9 | (adjective) acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole) | |
9 | (adjective) present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development | |
9 | (noun) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence | |
9 | (noun) someone who is victorious by force of arms | |
9 | (noun) a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a sheriff | |
9 | (noun) the body of voters who elect a representative for their area | |
9 | (adjective) very strong; urgently felt | |
9 | (noun) a long and thoughtful observation | |
9 | (noun) a religious residence especially for nuns | |
9 | (noun) the occurrence of two or more things coming together | |
9 | (adverb) with the terms of the relation reversed | |
9 | (noun) brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | |
9 | (adjective) of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color; (noun) a variable color averaging a deep pink | |
9 | (noun) United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974) | |
9 | (verb) to bear a reciprocal or mutual relation; (noun) either of two or more related or complementary variables | |
9 | (adjective) of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe | |
9 | (verb) exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; (noun) a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | |
9 | (adjective) too numerous to be counted | |
9 | (noun) a brilliant and notable success | |
9 | (verb) form a crust or form into a crust; (noun) the outer layer of the Earth | |
9 | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Cuba or the people of Cuba; (noun) a native or inhabitant of Cuba | |
8 | (noun) a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits | |
8 | (noun) United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) | |
8 | (noun) Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949) | |
8 | (verb) sing carols; (noun) joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ | |
8 | (adjective) of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England | |
8 | (noun) tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults | |
8 | (adjective) (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection; (noun) (baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team | |
8 | (noun) a thin flexible tube inserted into the body to permit introduction or withdrawal of fluids or to keep the passageway open | |
8 | (adjective) of or relating to the sky | |
8 | (noun) harsh criticism or disapproval | |
8 | (adjective) made of grain or relating to grain or the plants that produce it; (noun) grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet | |
8 | (adjective) marked by pomp or ceremony or formality | |
8 | (adjective) endorsed authoritatively as having met certain requirements | |
8 | (verb) describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of | |
8 | (noun) a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building | |
8 | (noun) a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em | |
8 | (noun) a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river | |
8 | (adjective) passing from one to another | |
8 | (verb) fasten or fix with a clamp; (noun) a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together | |
8 | (noun) the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding | |
8 | (noun) a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments | |
8 | (verb) attach with a clip; (noun) any of various small fasteners used to hold loose articles together | |
8 | (verb) cover with or as if with a cloak; (noun) anything that covers or conceals | |
8 | (noun) a tense critical situation | |
8 | (noun) act of writing in code or cipher | |
8 | (verb) place into a coffin; (noun) box in which a corpse is buried or cremated | |
8 | (adjective) descended from a common ancestor but through different lines; (noun) a security pledged for the repayment of a loan | |
8 | (adjective) pressed tightly together | |
8 | (noun) (law) the act of condemning (as land forfeited for public use) or judging to be unfit for use (as a food product or an unsafe building) | |
8 | (verb) undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops | |
8 | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | |
8 | (noun) the transmission of heat or electricity or sound | |
8 | (adjective) entrusted with private information and the confidence of another | |
8 | (noun) a connecting shape | |
8 | (adjective) involving or characterized by harmony; (noun) a speech sound that is not a vowel | |
8 | (adjective) lacking spontaneity; not natural | |
8 | (noun) the state of being contaminated | |
8 | (noun) a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts | |
8 | (verb) take by theft; (noun) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | |
8 | (noun) the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders | |
8 | (noun) a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action | |
8 | (noun) a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing) | |
8 | (noun) an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings | |
8 | (verb) act as the coxswain, in a boat race | |
8 | (verb) move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground; (noun) a very slow movement | |
8 | (noun) English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) | |
8 | (adjective) having an (artificial) crown on a tooth | |
8 | (adjective) consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals | |
8 | (noun) a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor | |
8 | (verb) raise to the third power; (noun) a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces | |
8 | (verb) end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | |
8 | (noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | |
8 | (adjective) freed from illness or injury | |
8 | (noun) a closed sac that develops abnormally in some body structure | |
7 | (noun) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons) | |
7 | (noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune | |
7 | (noun) a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts | |
7 | (noun) a town in Kent in southeastern England; site of the cathedral where Thomas a Becket was martyred in 1170; seat of the archbishop and primate of the Anglican Church | |
7 | (verb) divide into cantons, of a country; (noun) a small administrative division of a country | |
7 | (adjective) of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels | |
7 | (adjective) marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful | |
7 | (noun) a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune | |
7 | (noun) any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars | |
7 | (noun) storage space where wines are stored | |
7 | (adjective) drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority | |
7 | (noun) the act of certifying or bestowing a franchise on | |
7 | (verb) write, draw, or trace with chalk; (noun) a soft whitish calcite | |
7 | (noun) a clergyman ministering to some institution | |
7 | (noun) archaic term for an itinerant peddler | |
7 | (verb) draw, trace, or represent with charcoal; (adjective) of a very dark grey | |
7 | (verb) dance the Charleston; (noun) state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river | |
7 | (noun) a scientist who specializes in chemistry | |
7 | (noun) wild goose having white adult plumage | |
7 | (noun) a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia) | |
7 | (noun) strips of potato fried in deep fat | |
7 | (adjective) prepared by cutting | |
7 | (adjective) relating to or arranged according to temporal order | |
7 | (noun) a roll of tobacco for smoking | |
7 | (noun) a particular society at a particular time and place | |
7 | (noun) a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water); (adjective) being ten more than one hundred forty | |
7 | (noun) someone who claims a benefit or right or title | |
7 | (verb) hold firmly and tightly; (noun) a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two things together | |
7 | (noun) study of the literary works of ancient Greece and Rome | |
7 | (noun) the state of being split or cleft | |
7 | (adjective) (of weather or climate) physically mild | |
7 | (adjective) of or relating to a climate | |
7 | (adjective) wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination | |
7 | (adjective) having a coating; covered with an outer layer or film; often used in combination | |
7 | (adverb) in conjunction with; combined | |
7 | (noun) a republic in northwestern South America with a coastline on the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; achieved independence from Spain in 1821 under the leadership of Simon Bolivar; Spanish is the official language | |
7 | (verb) express approval of | |
7 | (adjective) completely ordinary and unremarkable | |
7 | (verb) form the substance of | |
7 | (noun) a union of political organizations | |
7 | (noun) the act of restraining of a person's liberty by confining them | |
7 | (adjective) causing confusion or disorientation | |
7 | (noun) a republic in central Africa; achieved independence from Belgium in 1960 | |
7 | (adjective) connecting or tending to connect | |
7 | (noun) English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924) | |
7 | (adverb) in a consecutive manner; (adjective) in regular succession without gaps | |
7 | (noun) the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment | |
7 | (noun) a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system) | |
7 | (noun) the act of continuing an activity without interruption | |
7 | (adjective) operating as a unit | |
7 | (noun) an act of copying | |
7 | (verb) close a bottle with a cork; (noun) outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. | |
7 | (adjective) of or relating to a cortex | |
7 | (noun) female equivalent of a count or earl | |
7 | (verb) hold gently and carefully; (noun) a baby bed with sides and rockers | |
7 | (noun) a professional whose work is consistently of high quality | |
7 | (noun) the quality of being believable or trustworthy | |
7 | (adjective) (usually followed by 'to') given credit for | |
7 | (adverb) in a critical manner | |
7 | (adverb) with regard to a culture | |
7 | (adverb) with curiosity | |
7 | (noun) (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal | |
7 | (adjective) having the form of a cylinder | |
7 | (adjective) of or relating to Czechoslovakia or its people or their language; (noun) a native of inhabitant of the Czech Republic | |
6 | (noun) a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body | |
6 | (noun) the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument | |
6 | (adverb) with self-possession (especially in times of stress) | |
6 | (noun) a rotating disk shaped to convert circular into linear motion | |
6 | (noun) a building occupied by a state legislature | |
6 | (noun) United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955) | |
6 | (noun) English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) | |
6 | (verb) draw cartoons of; (noun) a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine | |
6 | (noun) a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape | |
6 | (noun) Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) | |
6 | (noun) a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device | |
6 | (noun) the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church | |
6 | (noun) a positively charged ion | |
6 | (noun) a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers | |
6 | (noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | |
6 | (adjective) of or relating to or made from a ceramic; (noun) an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures | |
6 | (noun) a stopping | |
6 | (noun) an island in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of India | |
6 | (noun) the longest river of Asia; flows eastward from Tibet into the East China Sea near Shanghai | |
6 | (verb) burn to charcoal; (noun) a charred substance | |
6 | (verb) transport in a chariot; (noun) a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage | |
6 | (verb) deprive somebody of something by deceit; (noun) a deception for profit to yourself | |
6 | (noun) the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or mental illness) | |
6 | (adjective) characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | |
6 | (noun) young bird especially of domestic fowl | |
6 | (noun) a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water) | |
6 | (noun) an arrangement of events in time | |
6 | (noun) an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council | |
6 | (noun) the size of something as given by the distance around it | |
6 | (noun) a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals | |
6 | (adjective) having an outer covering especially of thin metal | |
6 | (verb) move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; (noun) sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles | |
6 | (verb) make multiple identical copies of; (noun) a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction | |
6 | (noun) lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached | |
6 | (noun) the state of cohering or sticking together | |
6 | (noun) a company of companions or supporters | |
6 | (noun) English romantic poet (1772-1834) | |
6 | (adjective) accomplished by collaboration | |
6 | (noun) the act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies | |
6 | (verb) straighten with a comb; (noun) a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair | |
6 | (noun) (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit | |
6 | (adverb) in mental comfort; without stress | |
6 | (adverb) in a commercial manner | |
6 | (noun) an intensive examination testing a student's proficiency in some special field of knowledge | |
6 | (adjective) receiving or eligible for compensation | |
6 | (noun) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually | |
6 | (noun) something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) | |
6 | (verb) give a certain color to; (noun) the coloring of a person's face | |
6 | (verb) say something to someone that expresses praise; (noun) a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration | |
6 | (adjective) of or involving computation or computers | |
6 | (adjective) capable of being imagined | |
6 | (adjective) forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question | |
6 | (verb) happen simultaneously | |
6 | (adjective) occurring or operating at the same time | |
6 | (noun) (psychoanalysis) an unconscious process whereby two ideas or images combine into a single symbol; especially in dreams | |
6 | (noun) an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid | |
6 | (noun) the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 | |
6 | (verb) prevent from leaving or from being removed | |
6 | (verb) express congratulations | |
6 | (noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives | |
6 | (verb) unite into one | |
6 | (noun) Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337) | |
6 | (adjective) corrupted by contact or association | |
6 | (adjective) satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are | |
6 | (adjective) strikingly different; tending to contrast | |
6 | (adjective) showing effects of planning or manipulation | |
6 | (adverb) in a convenient manner | |
6 | (adjective) curving or bulging outward | |
6 | (noun) document effecting a property transfer | |
6 | (noun) any of various small flat sweet cakes ('biscuit' is the British term) | |
6 | (verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | |
6 | (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | |
6 | (noun) United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857) | |
6 | (verb) break into small pieces; (noun) a dense crowd of people | |
6 | (adjective) physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination | |
6 | (noun) a soft silver-white ductile metallic element (liquid at normal temperatures); the most electropositive and alkaline metal | |
6 | (adjective) attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness; (noun) crafty artfulness (especially in deception) | |
6 | (verb) keep to the curb; (noun) an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) | |
6 | (noun) English botanical writer and publisher (1746-1799) | |
6 | (verb) protect from impact; (noun) the layer of air that supports a hovercraft or similar vehicle | |
6 | (noun) someone who carves the meat | |
6 | (adjective) conforming to the Carnot cycle | |
6 | (noun) a former republic in central Europe; divided into Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993 | |
5 | (noun) an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge | |
5 | (verb) rush down in big quantities, like a cascade; (noun) a small waterfall or series of small waterfalls | |
5 | (adverb) as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact | |
5 | (noun) a widely known person | |
5 | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the Celts; (noun) a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era | |
5 | (noun) a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there | |
5 | (verb) recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; (noun) a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone | |
5 | (noun) English poet remembered as author of the Canterbury Tales (1340-1400) | |
5 | (verb) cut into pieces; (noun) the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide) | |
5 | (verb) laugh quietly or with restraint | |
5 | (adverb) in a clinical manner | |
5 | (noun) a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive | |
5 | (noun) the act of compelling by force of authority | |
5 | (noun) (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals) | |
5 | (noun) a person who compiles information (as for reference purposes) | |
5 | (adjective) expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment | |
5 | (verb) make more complicated | |
5 | (noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | |
5 | (verb) reveal in private; tell confidentially | |
5 | (noun) excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part | |
5 | (adjective) solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high or sacred purpose | |
5 | (noun) a configuration of stars as seen from the earth | |
5 | (adjective) disputed or made the object of contention or competition | |
5 | (adjective) relating to or part of a binding legal agreement | |
5 | (verb) meet formally | |
5 | (verb) be adjacent or come together | |
5 | (verb) escort in transit; (noun) a procession of land vehicles traveling together | |
5 | (noun) violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles | |
5 | (noun) a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines | |
5 | (noun) a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback | |
5 | (verb) find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws | |
5 | (verb) bend one's back forward from the waist on down; (noun) the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body | |
5 | (noun) a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters | |
5 | (verb) fall apart | |
5 | (adjective) marked by refinement in taste and manners | |
5 | (noun) English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765) | |
5 | (verb) form a curl, curve, or kink; (noun) American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933) | |
5 | (noun) a country on the island of Cyprus; 80% of the people are of Greek origin and 20% or Turkish origin |