(verb) follow a procedure or take a course; (adjective) functioning correctly and ready for action

(adjective) having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; (noun) benefit

(adjective) relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind; (noun) a person who has achieved distinction and honor in some field

(verb) come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; (noun) a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent

(verb) command as a general; (adjective) applying to all or most members of a category or group

(verb) arrange into a group or groups; (noun) any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

(verb) cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense; (noun) the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

(noun) the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

(noun) a man of such superior qualities that he seems like a deity to other people

(adjective) acknowledged as a supposition; (noun) an assumption that is taken for granted

(noun) advancing toward a goal

(adjective) greater in size or importance or degree

(noun) (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

(verb) confine or restrict to the ground; (noun) a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

(adverb) without distinction of one from others

(adjective) of or pertaining to or characteristic of Germany or its people or language; (noun) a person of German nationality

(noun) a young female

(verb) obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; (noun) the amount by which the revenue of a business exceeds its cost of operating

(verb) become larger, greater, or bigger; expand or gain

(noun) Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

(verb) attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; (noun) the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity; relatively great expansion and contraction with changes in pressure and temperature; the ability to diffuse readily; and the spontaneous tendency to become distributed uniformly throughout any container

(verb) turn or become green; (adjective) concerned with or supporting or in conformity with the political principles of the Green Party

(adjective) willing to face danger; (noun) a contest with rules to determine a winner

(noun) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

(noun) the act of giving

(adjective) drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

(noun) a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

(adjective) made from or covered with gold; (noun) coins made of gold

(noun) group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

(noun) the act of acquiring something

(verb) bestow, especially officially; (noun) any monetary aid

(adjective) relating to or suitable for growth; (noun) (electronics) the production of (semiconductor) crystals by slow crystallization from the molten state

(noun) a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated

(noun) the head of a state government

(adjective) highest in quality

(verb) work in the garden; (adjective) the usual or familiar type

(verb) furnish with glass; (noun) a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

(verb) be a guiding or motivating force or drive; (noun) someone who shows the way by leading or advising

(verb) bring into existence

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language; (noun) the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

(verb) shoot with a gun; (noun) a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

(noun) something acquired without compensation

(adjective) large and impressive in physical size or extent

(verb) to keep watch over; (noun) a person who keeps watch over something or someone

(noun) a man of refinement

(verb) level to the right gradient; (noun) a relative position or degree of value in a graded group

(adverb) to an extraordinary extent or degree

(noun) (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

(verb) paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood; (noun) a relatively small granular particle of a substance

(adjective) acknowledged as a supposition

(adverb) in a gradual manner

(noun) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

(adjective) involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope

(adjective) (of animals) fully developed

(noun) a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

(noun) a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

(verb) shoot down, of birds; (noun) narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay

(verb) give surety or assume responsibility; (noun) a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications

(noun) a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness

(verb) throw a glance at; take a brief look at; (noun) a quick look

(verb) rejoice proudly; (noun) a state of high honor

(adjective) marked by peace and prosperity

(verb) make an opening or gap in; (noun) a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures

(verb) earn before taxes, expenses, etc.; (adjective) before any deductions

(verb) put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; (noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

(noun) a visitor to whom hospitality is extended

(verb) receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies; (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

(adjective) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; (noun) death of a person

(verb) steady or support with a guy wire or cable; (noun) an informal term for a youth or man

(verb) supply with a gate; (noun) a movable barrier in a fence or wall

(noun) an unquestionable truth

(adjective) showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

(adjective) brought together in one place

(verb) look at with fixed eyes; (noun) a long fixed look

(noun) someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

(adjective) responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

(adjective) pertaining to or referring to origin

(verb) make grey; (adjective) of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

(noun) something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action

(noun) spectators at a golf or tennis match

(adjective) full of or showing high-spirited merriment

(adjective) not fake or counterfeit

(verb) stroke soothingly; (adjective) soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

(noun) any creature of exceptional size

(noun) any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

(noun) a group of persons together in one place

(noun) motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling

(verb) hold firmly

(verb) represent by means of a graph; (noun) a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities, represented as points, plotted with reference to a set of axes

(noun) (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface

(noun) a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

(noun) a light line that is used in lettering to help align the letters

(noun) an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

(noun) a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War

(verb) move like a ghost; (noun) a mental representation of some haunting experience

(adverb) in a gradual manner

(noun) the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)

(noun) the state of having committed an offense

(noun) United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

(verb) assemble or get together; (noun) sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

(adjective) willing to give and share unstintingly

(noun) a general kind of something

(adjective) responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws

(noun) intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

(adjective) of or relating to the science of geography

(adjective) relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state

(noun) study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation

(noun) the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

(noun) the father of your father or mother

(adjective) feeling or showing gratitude

(noun) a person who cares for persons or property

(noun) a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented

(adjective) having or deserving or conferring glory

(verb) make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand; (noun) a mechanical device for gripping an object

(adjective) proceeding in small stages; (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

(adjective) subject to guidance or control especially after launching

(verb) station (troops) in a fort or garrison; (noun) a fortified military post where troops are stationed

(verb) set the level or character of; (noun) a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion

(noun) a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

(exclamation) (as a substitution for "God!") expressing surprise, anger, etc.

(verb) direct or strongly influence the behavior of

(noun) a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

(noun) a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

(noun) a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

(verb) act as an organized group; (noun) an association of criminals

(noun) the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

(noun) a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation

(verb) hold fast or firmly; (noun) the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

(noun) an article of clothing

(noun) a kind of literary or artistic work

(noun) (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision

(noun) a female deity

(noun) the mother of your father or mother

(verb) express greetings upon meeting someone

(verb) rub to a uniform size; (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.

(noun) an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas

(noun) any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

(noun) United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)

(noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)

(noun) gin made in the Netherlands

(adjective) of or relating to or based on geology

(verb) catch a glimpse of or see briefly; (noun) a brief or incomplete view

(noun) the activity of putting things together in groups

(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

(adjective) not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment

(noun) a coming into being

(adjective) of or relating to the science of geography

(noun) a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

(verb) emit a steady even light without flames; (noun) a feeling of considerable warmth

(adjective) of or relating to the graphic arts; (noun) an image that is generated by a computer

(verb) to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

(noun) daughter of Nehru who served as prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 (1917-1984)

(verb) become a gel; (noun) a colloid in a more solid form than a sol

(adjective) relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; (noun) wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as 'vin rouge', 'vino rosso', 'rotwein', 'red wine', etc.), or by general class (as 'vin ordinaire', 'vin de table', 'vino da tavola', 'tafelwein', 'table wine', etc.)

(noun) a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

(adjective) characterized by gloom and mystery and the grotesque; (noun) extinct East Germanic language of the ancient Goths; the only surviving record being fragments of a 4th-century translation of the Bible by Bishop Ulfilas

(adjective) marked with or divided into degrees

(verb) cause to grow together parts from different plants; (noun) (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

(noun) plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

(noun) any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters

(verb) cover with gravel; (noun) rock fragments and pebbles

(noun) the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

(noun) an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice

(noun) United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters

(verb) publish in a gazette; (noun) a newspaper or official journal

(noun) a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

(noun) largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

(noun) handwear: covers the hand and wrist

(verb) play golf; (noun) a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

(noun) the act of governing; exercising authority

(noun) the drawings and photographs in the layout of a book

(noun) English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)

(noun) a small growth of trees without underbrush

(adjective) relating to or involving the stomach

(noun) the measure of an economy adopted by the United States in 1991; the total market values of goods and services produced by workers and capital within a nation's borders during a given period (usually 1 year)

(adjective) belonging to or characteristic of non-Jewish peoples; (noun) a person who is not a member of one's own religion; used in this sense by Mormons and Hindus

(adjective) endowed with talent or talents

(noun) a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

(verb) pinch in the buttocks; (noun) web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

(verb) dress in a gown; (noun) a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions

(noun) (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

(verb) indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure; (noun) an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

(adjective) arranged into groups

(adjective) prudent

(adjective) exerting control or influence

(noun) a formal association of people with similar interests

(verb) cover, fill, fix or smear with or as if with gum; (noun) any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

(noun) (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God

(noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people)

(noun) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)

(noun) the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet

(noun) a city in northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan; steel production

(noun) a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

(noun) a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open

(noun) the trait of being willing to give your money or time

(adjective) of or relating to or determined by geometry

(noun) a slowly moving mass of ice

(noun) German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)

(adjective) characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

(adjective) characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

(noun) a male grandchild

(noun) the act of brushing against while passing

(noun) English novelist and Catholic (1904-1991)

(adjective) not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

(noun) a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores

(noun) a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale

(adjective) unflinching in battle or action

(noun) an encapsulated neural structure consisting of a collection of cell bodies or neurons

(verb) keep or store in a garage; (noun) an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles

(noun) an entrance that can be closed by a gate

(noun) the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

(adjective) so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

(noun) a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

(verb) be sharply reflected; (noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted

(adjective) filled with melancholy and despondency

(adjective) highly enthusiastic

(verb) join or attach with or as if with glue; (noun) cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

(noun) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

(adjective) of or pertaining to grammar

(noun) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

(noun) material resulting from the process of grinding

(noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer

(noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

(verb) empty completely; destroy the inside of; (noun) a narrow channel or strait

(verb) ride at a galloping pace; (noun) a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

(noun) someone who takes care of a garden

(noun) United States collector and patron of art who built a museum in Boston to house her collection and opened it to the public in 1903 (1840-1924)

(noun) bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves

(adjective) of or relating to the stomach and intestines

(noun) art highly prized for its beauty or perfection

(noun) informal term for information

(noun) the ordering of genes in a haploid set of chromosomes of a particular organism; the full DNA sequence of an organism

(adverb) in accordance with truth or fact or reality

(noun) formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

(noun) United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the 'Gibson girl' (1867-1944)

(adverb) in a willing manner

(noun) liberal British statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)

(verb) shine brightly, like a star or a light; (noun) an appearance of reflected light

(noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale

(noun) a state of partial or total darkness

(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; (noun) a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)

(noun) the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

(noun) the successful completion of a program of study

(noun) a child of your son or daughter

(noun) a tiny grain

(noun) state of being gratified or satisfied

(noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil

(noun) a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable

(noun) an artful or simulated semblance

(noun) a stringed instrument usually having six strings; played by strumming or plucking

(noun) a Hindu or Buddhist religious leader and spiritual teacher

(noun) street names for marijuana; (verb) place a bet on

(verb) irritate or vex; (noun) a skin sore caused by chafing

(noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

(verb) adorn with bands of flowers or leaves; (noun) United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

(noun) the most powerful members of a society

(adjective) of or relating to or determined by geometry

(noun) a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea

(adjective) relating to or derived from a glacier

(noun) a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

(noun) an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field

(noun) a disposition to kindness and compassion

(noun) a parent of your father or mother

(adjective) of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; (noun) a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

(verb) make a groove in, or provide with a groove; (noun) a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)