(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Choose

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chop

(a.) Stout or plump; large.

(a.) Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.

(n.) Act of cutting by strokes.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chord

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Anger

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Affix

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Annex

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Annoy

(a.) That annoys; molesting; vexatious.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Array

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arrive

(n.) Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it for anything.

(n.) Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.

(adv.) In any measure; anywise; at all.

(n.) A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a word, but in the pronunciation having no sound.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Purple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Agree

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pursue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alarm

(a.) Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. -- A*larm"ing*ly, adv.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Putty

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puzzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paper

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of People

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chouse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chuck

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chum

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Churn

(n.) The act of one who churns.

(n.) The quantity of butter made at one operation.

(n.) A fish; the goldsinny.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Circle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Secure

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Seduce

(a.) Seductive.

(n.) A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one propagated by layers, buds, or the like.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Seethe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Create

(n.) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dandle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Freeze

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Effuse

(a.) Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in manner.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Excite

(a.) Calling or rousing into action; producing excitement; as, exciting events; an exciting story.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fret

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Excuse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eject

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elapse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elbow

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elect

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exert

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frill

(p. pr. & vb. a.) of Fringe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frisk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frit

(n.) The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient fusion.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Friz

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exhume

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exist

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flout

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thumb

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thump

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flunk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flush

(n.) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; -- commonly in the /

(n.) A surface formed of floating threads.

(a.) Heavy; large.

(n.) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so called.

(n.) A form of dredging machine.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Focus

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foist

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Admire

(a.) Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fondle

(n.) The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.

(n.) A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with foolish or doting affection.

(n.) A fool; a simpleton; a ninny.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Notch

(n.) The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.

(n.) The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.

(n.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.

(n.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also Gulleting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paint

(n.) The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Paddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scud

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scuff

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scull

(n.) Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scum

(n.) The act of taking off scum.

(n.) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used chiefly in the plural.

(n.) See 2d Scup.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Char

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burst

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Charge

(n.) of Bustle

(a.) Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity; as, a bustling crowd.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Charm

(a.) Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting; fascinating; attractive.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coach

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cheat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Check

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coast

(a.) Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.

(n.) A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.

(n.) Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cobble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cheer

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cockle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Coerce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Child

(v. i.) Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cohere

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chill

(a.) Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold; distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chinse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chip

(n.) A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving instrument; a fragment.

(n.) The act or process of cutting or breaking off small pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a timber or block of stone to shape.

(n.) The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's ware, porcelain, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chirp

(a.) Cheering; enlivening.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chivy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Colly

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Panel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Match

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Miaul

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slush

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smack

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dimple

(n.) A sharp, quick noise; a smack.

(a.) Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smart

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dowel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smear

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smell

(n.) The act of one who smells.

(n.) The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of smell.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smelt

() a. & n. from Smelt.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smirk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drab

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Draft

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drag

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drain

(v. t.) The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.

(n.) The practice of drinking drams.

(n.) The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into any desired shape.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drawl

(n.) The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dread

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dream

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smudge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Smut

(n.) Sorrow.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dredge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dress

(n.) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

(n.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.

(n.) Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.

(n.) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.

(n.) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.

(n.) Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

(n.) An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.

(n.) Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drib

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snag

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snap

() a. & n. from Snap, v.

(p. pr. & vvb. n.) of Snarl

() a. & n. from Snarl, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sneak

(a.) Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and courage; underhand; mean; crouching.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sneer

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sneeze

(n.) The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base of the tongue.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snick

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dirty

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dribble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sniff

(n.) A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and the air drawn in through the nose.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snift

() a. & n. from Snift.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snip

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drift

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drill

(n.) A little snob.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snooze

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snort

(n.) The act of piercing with a drill.

(n.) A training by repeated exercises.

(n.) The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.

(n.) A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drink

(n.) The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.

(n.) The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating liquors.

(n.) An entertainment with liquors; a carousal.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drip

(n.) A falling in drops, or the sound so made.

(n.) That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stalk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Droll

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stall

(n.) Stabling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drool

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Droop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Solace

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stamp

() a. & n. from Stamp, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stand

(a.) Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.

(a.) Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.

(a.) Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.

(a.) Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.

(a.) Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).

(n.) The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand.

(n.) Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing.

(n.) Place to stand in; station; stand.

(n.) Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Staple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Star

(n.) Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.

(n.) A California fish; the rock trout.

(n.) A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge for protection and support; -- called also sterling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Start

() a. & n. from Start, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Starve

(n.) Same as Souchong.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Soothe

() a. & n. from Soothe, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Statue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reduce

() a & n. from Reduce.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assay

(n.) The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Raffle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assize

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assume

(a.) Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assure

(a.) That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence.

(n.) A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or depreciatory.]

(n.) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia.

(n.) An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or a prince of the royal family.

(n.) An inferior bard.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Birch

(n.) A little bird; a nestling.

(n.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attire

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Attune

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Audit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Augur

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blab

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Black

(n.) Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.

(n.) The act or process of making black.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blank

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blast

(n.) A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious cause.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plank

(n.) The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the frame of a vessel.

(n.) The act of splicing slivers. See Plank, v. t., 4.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Apply

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quack

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allege

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quaff

(n.) The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allow

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alloy

(adv.) Altogether.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allude

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allure

(a.) That allures; attracting; charming; tempting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Queen

(n.) Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quell

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Alter

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abduce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Query

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amass

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amend

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Amerce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quill

(n.) A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.

(n.) One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quilt

(n.) The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt.

(n.) A quilting bee. See Bee, 2.

(n.) The material used for making quilts.

(n.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quip

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Quiz

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Arouse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rally

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rabble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ramble

(a.) Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk, or building.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aspire

(a.) That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind.

(n.) The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the business of one who blasts.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Battle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blear

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bleat

(a.) Crying as a sheep does.

(n.) The cry of, or as of, a sheep.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bleed

(a.) Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also, expressing anguish or compassion.

(n.) A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blend

(n.) The act of mingling.

(n.) The method of laying on different tints so that they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each other insensibly.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bless

(v. t.) The act of one who blesses.

(v. t.) A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish of happiness pronounces.

(v. t.) A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and welfare; a beneficent gift.

(v. t.) A gift.

(v. t.) Grateful praise or worship.

(n.) A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit.

(a.) See Bawbling.

(n.) See Bilimbi, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blind

(a.) Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.

(n.) A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved road. See Blind, v. t., 4.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beach

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avail

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avenge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aver

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Block

(n.) The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping with a block or blocks.

(n.) Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blood

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avert

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avoid

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bloom

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beard

(n.) The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.

(a.) Opening in blossoms; flowering.

(a.) Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Await

(a.) Missing; wanting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Award

(n.) The blue-winged teal. See Teal.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Become

(a.) Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.

(n.) That which is becoming or appropriate.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bluff

(n.) The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Babble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bedew

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blur

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blurt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blush

(a.) Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.

(n.) The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or flush upon the cheeks.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Board

(n.) The second crust formed in port and some other wines after long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar, supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Beetle

(n.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile or a friendly purpose.

(n.) The act of covering with boards; also, boards, collectively; or a covering made of boards.

(n.) The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings, for pay.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Boast

(n.) The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking; ostentatious display.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Behave

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Boggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abjure

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Baffle

(a.) Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Belly

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bemire

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bench

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Berate

(v. i.) To bully; to threaten.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Berry

(n.) A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow wild.

(n.) The European bearded titmouse (Panurus biarmicus); -- called also reed bunting, bearded pinnock, and lesser butcher bird.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refine

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reside

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resile

(n.) The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be reheated and wrought into bar iron.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cabin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cackle

(n.) The broken noise of a goose or a hen.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruffle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Resume

() a. & n. from Rumble, v. i.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rumor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rumple

(n.) A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cajole

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Retire

(a.) Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring modesty; retiring manners.

(a.) Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited to, or belonging to, retirement.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rustle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sabre

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revere

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revile

(n.) Reproach; abuse; vilification.

(a.) Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revive

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clack

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Saddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Claim

(p. pr & vb. n.) of Candy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Canoe

(n.) The act or art of using a canoe.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Berth

(n.) The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bandy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Boost

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betake

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Betide

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bosom

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bowel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bevel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bezzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Botch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brag

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bottle

(n.) The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as beer, mineral water, etc.) and corking the bottles.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bounce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Braid

(n.) The act of making or using braids.

(n.) Braids, collectively; trimming.

(a.) Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.

(a.) Excessive; big.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bound

(a.) Moving with a bound or bounds.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brain

(a. & n.) Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Revoke

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brand

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refuse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Refute

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Regale

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brawl

(a.) Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.

(a.) Making a loud confused noise. See Brawl, v. i., 3.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rankle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reign

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Riddle

(a.) Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Right

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relax

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rimple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shock

(a.) Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accrue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoot

(n.) The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of light.

(n.) A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.

(n.) A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.

(a.) Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shop

(n.) The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing.

(n.) A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a priest.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depone

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depose

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shout

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Depute

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shrive

(n.) Shrift; confession.

(n.) The festivity of Shrovetide.

(n.) Darling.

(n.) Darling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deride

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shuck

(n.) A forming in panels; panelwork.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shun

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shut

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Derive

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disuse

(adv.) Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.

(a.) Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping; inclined; as, sideling ground.

(adv.) Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.

(adv.) On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong.

(a.) Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong glance.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ditch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parade

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Desire

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sight

() a. & n. from Sight, v. t.

(n.) A notorious gambler.

(n.) A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes in the neck.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Savor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bridge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bridle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scab

(n.) A scamp; a scapegrace.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scald

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brim

(a.) Full to the brim; overflowing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bring

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brisk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scalp

() a. & n. from Scalp.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cavil

(a.) Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See Captious.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scan

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Broil

(a.) Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun.

(n.) The act of causing anything to broil.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scant

(a.) Petty; insignificant.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peddle

(v. t.) To outflank.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Preen

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scar

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scarf

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scarp

(n.) A scar; a mark.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scath

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scent

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scheme

(a.) Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing.

() of Centre

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bronze

(n.) The act or art of communicating to articles in metal, wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by chemical processes.

(n.) A material for bronzing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brood

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brook

(n.) See Centring.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brown

(n.) The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun barrels, etc.

(n.) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of plaster.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scoff

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scold

() a. & n. from Scold, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sconce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scoop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Browse

(n.) Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bruise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bruit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brush

(a.) Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.

(a.) Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scour

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scout

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bubble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scowl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Buckle

(a.) Wavy; curling, as hair.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrape

(n.) The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.

(n.) Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street.

(a.) Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Build

(n.) The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.

(n.) The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil architecture.

(n.) That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a house, a church, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bully

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Screw

(v. t.) Same as Bullirag.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chaff

(n.) The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or ridicule; raillery; banter.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chain

() a. & n. from Screw, v. t.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scribe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bunch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bundle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chair

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chalk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Champ

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chance

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Change

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chant

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bungle

(a.) Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman.

(n.) Distance northward from any point of departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to southing.

(n.) The distance of any heavenly body from the equator northward; north declination.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accuse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sinew

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Singe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Single

(n.) A very large species of frog (Rana Catesbiana), found in North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.

(n.) Same as Banxring.

(n.) The brans, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called also onstead, farmstead, farm offices, or farmery.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steal

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plash

(n.) The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.

(n.) The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tipple

(a.) Tired; fatigued.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tissue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hoist

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toady

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toast

() a. & n. from Toast, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Holla

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hollo

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adopt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adorn

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Homage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Toddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Index

(n.) A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Token

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indite

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Induce

(n.) A kind of boat or junk used in the seas of the Malay Archipelago.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tongue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tooth

(n.) The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.

(n.) Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a wall, in order that they may be bonded into a continuation of it when the remainder is carried up.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tackle

(n.) Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.

(n.) Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling.

(n.) The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he draws a carriage, or the like; harness.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Green

(n.) A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid flesh and its excellent keeping quality.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Greet

(n.) Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a compliment from one absent.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grieve

(a.) Sad; sorrowful; causing grief.

(n.) The act of causing grief; the state of being grieved.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grill

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grind

(a. & n.) from Grind.

(a.) Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; -- used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to vessels.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Taint

(p. pr. &, vb. n.) of Grit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Groan

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Groin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Groom

(n.) The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or collection of grooves.

(n.) The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.

(n.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter hours are struck upon bells of different tones.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tally

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Group

(n.) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grout

(n.) The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in.

(p. pr. & vb. e.) of Growl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grub

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tangle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grudge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swab

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Taper

(a.) Becoming gradually smaller toward one end.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swag

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swamp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sward

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Guess

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tarry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swarm

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swash

(a.) Swaggering; hectoring.

(a.) Resounding; crushing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swathe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swear

() a. & n. from Swear, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sweat

() a. & n. from Sweat, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sweep

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gully

(a.) Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tattle

(a.) Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gurgle

(n.) Sparling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stray

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Splice

(a.) Of or pertaining to a spline.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strew

(n.) The act of scattering or spreading.

(n.) Anything that is, or may be, strewed; -- used chiefly in the plural.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stride

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equal

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Equate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spoil

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strike

() a. & n. from Strike, v.

(a.) Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible; impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or image; a striking resemblance.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sponge

() a. & n. from Sponge, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spool

(n.) The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.

(n.) That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of animals.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drown

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drowse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sport

(a.) Of pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sporrts; exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that which, sports.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Erect

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drub

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drudge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drug

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Drum

(n.) The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum; also, the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring, by beating his wings upon his sides.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spout

(n.) A young or little duck.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spruce

(n.) A little or insignificant duke.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Escape

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spur

(n.) A tern.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spurn

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spurt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Couch

(n.) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.

(n.) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cough

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Count

(n.) The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Couple

(n.) The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.

(n.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling, which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which connects the ends of shafts.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Course

(n.) The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Court

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cover

(n.) Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Covet

(n.) One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cower

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cozen

(n.) The act or art of catching crabs.

(n.) The fighting of hawks with each other.

(n.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls in a machine.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crack

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cradle

(n.) The act of using a cradle.

(n.) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being afterward united and rehooped.

(n.) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which the laths are nailed.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abut

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Accede

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snub

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snuff

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snug

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cram

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cramp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sober

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crash

(n.) The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crawl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Creak

(n.) A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such a sound.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cream

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crease

(n.) A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clam

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clamp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Caper

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clang

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clank

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rattle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ravage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Relume

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ripen

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ripple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ravel

(n.) The act of untwisting or of disentangling.

(n.) That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a texture.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Raven

(n.) Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion.

(a.) Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rival

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rivel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rivet

(n.) The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or pressing.

(n.) The whole set of rivets, collectively.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Razee

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reach

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roast

() a. & n., from Roast, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remise

(n.) Any species of small marine fishes of the genera Onos and Rhinonemus (formerly Motella), allied to the cod. They have three or four barbels.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Remove

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Renew

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rebuke

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Abrade

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Recede

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Recite

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Roost

(a.) Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child.

(n.) A weak child or animal.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Reply

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rotate

(n.) Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus Archibuteo, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called also rough-legged hawk, and rough-legged buzzard.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Round

(a.) Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

(n.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.

(n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repute

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rowel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Rescue

(n.) The act or operation of setting in the ground for propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations, as of sugar, coffee, etc.

(n.) That which is planted; a plantation.

(n.) The laying of the first courses of stone in a foundation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Omit

(n.) A European mountain trout (Salvelinus alpinus); -- called also Bavarian charr.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Saint

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clasp

(n.) Vegetables for salad.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Class

(n.) A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of a steam engine.

(n.) The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clean

(n.) The act of making clean.

(n.) The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sally

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clear

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Salute

(n.) The act or process of making clear.

(n.) A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.

(n.) A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an exchange of checks held by each against the others, and settling differences of accounts.

(n.) The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing house.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleave

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cleave

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Click

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Climb

() p. pr. & vb. n. of Climb.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cling

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clip

(n.) The act of embracing.

(n.) The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the practice of clipping the edges of coins.

(n.) That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cloak

(n.) The act of covering with a cloak; the act of concealing anything.

(n.) The material of which of which cloaks are made.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clog

(n.) Anything which clogs.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Carol

(n.) A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Carry

(n.) The act or business of transporting from one place to another.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clothe

(n.) Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.

(n.) The art of process of making cloth.

(n.) A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

(n.) See Card clothing, under 3d Card.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cloud

(n.) A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.

(n.) A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Clout

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Break

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bream

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Club

(p pr. & vb. n.) of Cluck

(n.) The noise or call of a brooding hen.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Breed

(n.) The act or process of generating or bearing.

(n.) The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals; as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.

(n.) Nurture; education; formation of manners.

(n.) Deportment or behavior in the external offices and decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of society.

(n.) Descent; pedigree; extraction.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Brick

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Castle

(n.) That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.

(n.) A compound move of the king and castle. See Castle, v. i.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Catch

(a.) Infectious; contagious.

(a.) Captivating; alluring.

(n.) The act of seizing or taking hold of.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cater

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Color

(n.) The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.

(n.) Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Chock

(n.) A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Square

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Serry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Creep

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dangle

(a.) Crawling, or moving close to the ground.

(a.) Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall, etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dapple

(adv.) In the dark.

(p. pr. & a.) Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.

(p. pr. & a.) Dark; gloomy.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crest

(n.) An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Settle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crib

(n.) The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close quarters.

(n.) Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing.

(n.) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water, etc.

(n.) A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air into the stomach with a grunting sound.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Daunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crimp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cringe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dawdle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dazzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crisp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Croak

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crock

(n.) A darling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crook

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Debase

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Debate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Croon

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cross

(n.) The act of discussing or arguing; discussion.

(v. t.) The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of the ocean.

(v. t.) The act of making the sign of the cross.

(v. t.) The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.

(v. t.) Intersection, as of two paths or roads.

(v. t.) A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved walk across a street.

(v. t.) Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crowd

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crown

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cruise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crumb

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crush

(a.) That crushes; overwhelming.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crust

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Debit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decide

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decoy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cuddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Decry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deduce

(n.) The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding, adjusting, etc.

(n.) That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs; sediment.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sever

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Squire

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stab

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stable

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dwarf

(n.) The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a stable.

(n.) A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stack

() a. & n. from Stack.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dwell

(n.) Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Essay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stain

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Offer

(n.) The act of an offerer; a proffering.

(n.) That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.

(n.) A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Taunt

() a. & n. from Taunt, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adduce

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Guzzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gyrate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Habit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hackle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feign

(a.) That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Teach

(n.) The act or business of instructing; also, that which is taught; instruction.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Teeth

(n.) The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena attending their issue through the gums; dentition.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feoff

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Honey

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Topple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Honor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hopple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Touch

(a.) Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale.

(prep.) Concerning; with respect to.

(n.) The sense or act of feeling; touch.

(n.) Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel lengths with borders, etc.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tower

(a.) Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.

(a.) Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Advise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infix

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Track

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hound

(n.) The act of one who hounds.

(n.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the deck.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infuse

(n.) The act of going in; entrance.

(a.) Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mature

(a.) Approaching maturity; as, maturing fruits; maturing notes of hand.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jingle

(n.) The act or process of producing a jingle; also, the sound itself; a chink.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joggle

(a.) Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vapor

(a.) Talking idly; boasting; vaunting.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Warble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vault

(n.) The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.

(n.) Act of one who vaults or leaps.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vaunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lasso

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Latch

(n.) A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also latch and lasket.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Watch

(n.) A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to give notice of the approach of intruders.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Water

() a. & n. from Water, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wattle

(n.) The act or process of binding or platting with twigs; also, the network so formed.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waver

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Laugh

(a. & n.) from Laugh, v. i.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unsex

(v. t.) To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.

(v. t.) To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.

(v. t.) To relax the tension of; to loosen.

(v. t.) Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impede

(n.) The act, practice, or art of catching turtles.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tutor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twang

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twig

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twill

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twinge

(n.) A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.

(n.) The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other in accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure), the process by which this reversal is brought about.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twirl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twist

() a. & n. from Twist.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Twit

(n.) Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent.

(n.) An insurrection; a popular revolt.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jangle

(a.) Producing discordant sounds.

(n.) Idle babbling; vain disputation.

(n.) Wrangling; altercation.

(v. i.) To spring up.

(n.) An upstart.

(n.) A spring or leap into the air.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imply

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jaunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impose

(a.) Laying as a duty; enjoining.

(a.) Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as, an imposing air; an imposing spectacle.

(a.) Deceiving; deluding; misleading.

(n.) The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a sheet. See Impose, v. t., 4.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Usher

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Usurp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Utter

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vacate

(n.) A large, handsome squirrel (Sciurus Javensis), native of Java and Southern Asia; -- called also Java squirrel.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jelly

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Endow

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Garble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Endure

(a.) Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring disposition.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gargle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engage

(a.) Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as, engaging manners or address.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devil

(n.) A young devil.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Devote

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sizzle

() a. & n. from Sizzle.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skid

(n.) A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage.

(n.) A money od account in Sweden, Norwey, Denmark, and North Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in Lubeck.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skim

() of Dial

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Divide

(n.) The act of one who skims.

(n.) That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; -- chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skimp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skink

(a.) That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Divine

(a.) That divines; for divining.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skip

(n.) A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl.

(n.) A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skirt

(n.) A skirting board.

(n.) Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skulk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dizen

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dizzy

(a.) Adapted for forming slabs, or for dressing flat surfaces.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slacken

(n.) The beaked whale (Balaenoptera rostrata), from which doegling oil is obtained.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slam

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slang

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slant

(a.) Oblique; sloping.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slap

(a.) Very large; monstrous; big.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slash

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dibble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slat

() Slats, collectively.

(n.) The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sleave

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sled

(n.) The act of transporting or riding on a sled.

(n.) The state of the snow which admits of the running of sleds; as, the sledding is good.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sledge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sleek

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sleep

() a. & n. from Sleep.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sleet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sleeve

(n.) The act or process of smoothing.

(n.) Narrow veins of ore.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sling

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slip

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Donate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dight

() a. & n. from Slit.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slop

(n.) The act or process of making slots, or mortises.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slub

() a. & n. from Slub.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Double

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dilate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slug

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dilute

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sluice

(vb. n.) Visiting slums.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slump

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slur

(n.) The act of one that doubles; a making double; reduplication; also, that which is doubled.

(n.) A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare; shift; trick; artifice.

(n.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or escutcheon.

(n.) The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the strength and flavor.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Doubt

(a.) That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having doubts.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Perch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fancy

(n.) The act of taking feloniously the personal property of another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.

(n.) That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in the plural.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steam

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steel

(n.) The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel; specifically, acierage. See Steel, v.

(n.) A lining made of brick, stone, or other hard material, as for a well.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steep

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steer

() a. & n. from Steer, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Steeve

(n.) The act or practice of one who steeves.

(n.) See Steeve, n. (a).

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stem

(n.) A kind of black tea of a fine quality.

(n.) An opening in a wall in a coal mine.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Step

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sound

(a.) Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding words.

(n.) The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the senses of the several verbs).

(n.) measurement by sounding; also, the depth so ascertained.

(n.) Any place or part of the ocean, or other water, where a sounding line will reach the bottom; -- usually in the plural.

(n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of South

(n.) Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the sun.

(n.) The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes the meridian of a place.

(n.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the equator; south declination; south latitude.

(n.) Distance southward from any point departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to northing.

(n.) Same as Starling, 3.

(n.) Any English coin of standard value; coined money.

(n.) A certain standard of quality or value for money.

(a.) Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling; a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost, sterling value, are used.

(a.) Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling merit; a man of sterling good sense.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Span

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spank

(a.) Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing.

(a.) Large; considerable.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stick

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spar

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enjoy

() a. & n. from Stick, v.

(n.) The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus).

(n.) A young salmon.

(n.) A tern.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stifle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spawl

(n.) That which is spawled, or spit out.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spawn

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enrage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speak

(a.) Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a speaking animal; a speaking tube.

(a.) Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a speaking likeness.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Still

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spear

(n.) A stillion.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stilt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speck

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sting

(a.) Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon; pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enter

() a. & n. from Stink, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stint

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stir

(a.) Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in business; habitually employed in some kind of business; accustomed to a busy life.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Entice

(a.) That entices; alluring.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Speed

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stock

(n.) A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually knit or woven.

(n.) A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the sun; -- called also speldron.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spell

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spell

(n.) The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.

(a.) Of or pertaining to spelling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spend

(n.) The act of expending; expenditure.

(v. t.) To dress in GBs.

(n.) A smelt; a sparling.

(n.) A young herring.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sphere

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stook

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stoop

() a. & n. from Stoop.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spill

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spill

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Spin

(n.) Material for filling a cavity.

(n.) A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.

(n.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deface

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defame

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curdle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Curry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defile

(n.) Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for communicating motion.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Define

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shag

(n.) The unkempt and ragged part of the community.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sham

(n.) A scalloped or "pattypan" variety of summer squash.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deify

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deign

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shark

(n.) Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and dishonest devices.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sharp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delete

(v. t.) A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six sheadings.

(n.) The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.; sheal; shell.

(n.) Same as Sheeling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shear

(n.) The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dabble

(n.) The product of the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth.

(n.) Same as Shearling.

(n.) The act or operation of reaping.

(n.) The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the shearing of metal plates.

(n.) The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.

(n.) The process of making a vertical side cutting in working into a face of coal.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dadle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Daggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shed

(n.) The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out; as, the shedding of blood.

(n.) That which is shed, or cast off.

(n.) A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheer

(n.) The business of conducting a dairy.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dally

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sheet

(n.) Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is sometimes made of double width.

(n.) A lining of planks or boards (rarely of metal) for protecting an embankment.

(n.) The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces; also, material made into sheets.

(n.) See Sheeling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Delude

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Damage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deluge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shell

(n.) Groats; hulled oats.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shelve

(a.) Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore.

(n.) The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a closet.

(n.) The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.

(n.) Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shend

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Secede

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Demise

(n.) A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shift

(a.) Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.

(a.) Adapted or used for shifting anything.

(n.) A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of the United States currency.

(n.) In the United States, a denomination of money, differing in value in different States. It is not now legally recognized.

(n.) The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar, or 12/ cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some other States. See Note under 2.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Denote

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ship

(a.) Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns.

(a.) Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk.

(n.) The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the shipping of flour to Liverpool.

(n.) The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.

(n.) Navigation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shirk

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shirt

(n.) Cloth, specifically cotton cloth, suitable for making shirts.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shoal

(a.) Becoming shallow gradually.

(n.) A young strumpet.

(a.) Infamous; dastardly.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muzzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Storm

() a. & n. from Storm, v.

() a. & n. from Spin.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Story

(n.) A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese junk.

(n.) The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being a cent in United States currency.

(n.) A very small quantity or value.

(n.) A division of land.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trash

(n.) A suburb of French city; also, a district now within a city, but formerly without its walls.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tread

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fault

(n.) The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which a fault is produced.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Treat

(n.) A species of apple that ripens very early.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Favor

(a.) That favors.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Treble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Front

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frost

(n.) A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or ornament cake, pudding, etc.

(n.) A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of producing such a finish.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Froth

(n.) Exaggerated declamation; rant.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frown

(a.) Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.

(n.) The bearing of fruit.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fuddle

(p. pr & vb. n.) of Expire

(a.) Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath; dying; ending; terminating.

(a.) Pertaining to, or uttered at, the time of dying; as, expiring words; expiring groans.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Embay

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fumble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Expose

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emend

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emerge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Emit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empale

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gabble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exult

(a.) Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Empty

(n.) The act of making empty.

(n.) The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enable

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enact

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gaggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Facet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encore

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fagot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Faint

(n.) Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gamble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Niggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Feast

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stripe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trend

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Strive

() a. & n. from Strive.

(n.) The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing; a stroke.

(n.) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in regular order.

(n.) See Stripping, 2.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Giggle

(n.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t.

(p.a.) Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern.

() of Moult

(n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.

(n.) The searching of a ship for unentered goods.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wager

(a.) Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wagon

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waken

(n.) The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to sleep; an awakening.

(n.) The revival of an action.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waltz

() of Mould

(n.) A weak or feeble creature.

(a.) Weak; feeble.

() a. & n. from Wean, v.

(n.) A child or animal newly weaned; a wean.

(a.) Recently weaned.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weary

(n.) A propagating by layers.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leach

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of League

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Earth

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forgo

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Found

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Found

(n.) A song for the evening; the evening service or form of worship (in the Church of England including vespers and compline); also, the time of evensong.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evert

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evict

(n.) The art of smelting and casting metals.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evince

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Edify

(n.) One of four children born at the same time.

(n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.

(a.) Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Evolve

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Efface

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exact

(a.) Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh; severe.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Exalt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Excise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frank

(n.) A method of forming a joint at the intersection of window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a miter.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Frap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Freak

(a.) Freakish.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weigh

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Learn

(n.) The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of languages; the learning of telegraphy.

(n.) The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study; acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a man of great learning.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leash

() a. & n. from Weigh, v.

() of Vial

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Leech

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wench

(n.) A westerner.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whack

(a.) Very large; whapping.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Girdle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trick

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stub

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stud

(n.) Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists, collectively; studs.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Study

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stuff

(n.) That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing of a saddle or cushion.

(n.) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat; especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices, etc.; forcemeat; dressing.

(n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.

(a.) Given to tricks; tricky.

(n.) Dress; ornament.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trifle

(a.) Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a trifling debt; a trifling affair.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stum

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stump

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stun

(a.) Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses; especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding with noise.

(a.) Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on account of excellence; as, stunning poetry.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trill

(n.) One of tree children born at the same birth.

(n.) A compound crystal, consisting of three individuals.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glad

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glair

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glance

(a.) Shooting, as light.

(a.) Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a glancing shot.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glass

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Subdue

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gleam

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glean

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trim

(n.) The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected by gleaning.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glint

() a. from Trim, v.

(n.) The act of one who trims.

(n.) That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the pluraltrimmings. --.

(n.) The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.

(n.) Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening.

(n.) Sullenness; melancholy.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gloat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trip

(a.) Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.

(a.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant; -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used as a bearing.

(n.) Act of one who, or that which, trips.

(n.) A light dance.

(n.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means of its cable or buoy rope.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gloom

(n.) Twilight (of morning or evening); the gloaming.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glory

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gloss

(n.) One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now called riding.

(n.) One of the small branches of a stag's antler.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glut

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gnar

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gnarl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Troll

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Troop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Suckle

(v. t.) A young child or animal nursed at the breast.

(v. t.) A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gnash

(n.) A small gnat.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Truck

(n.) The business of conveying goods on trucks.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trudge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trump

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sugar

(n.) The act of covering or sweetening with sugar; also, the sugar thus used.

(n.) The act or process of making sugar.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gobble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Goggle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Truss

(n.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss, taken collectively.

(n.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc., till it has something of the character of a truss.

(n.) The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its quarry, and soaring with it into air.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sully

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trust

(a.) Having or exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting; trustful.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plat

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Medal

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Meddle

(a.) Meddlesome.

(n.) The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a willy, or willow.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wimble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wimple

(v. t.) To dig under or beneath; to undermine.

(a.) Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain; sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God.

(v. i.) To throng or collect together.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Intone

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ignite

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ignore

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Unify

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inurn

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invade

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illude

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Illume

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invite

(a.) Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Invoke

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Iodize

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Imbibe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Immure

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impale

(a.) Hawking; acting as a peddler.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joint

(n.) The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus produced.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Joist

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jostle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jounce

(n.) A million ergs; a megerg.

(n.) A lamb or a kid; an eanling.

(n.) An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; -- applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.

(a.) Being a year old.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yearn

(n.) The European yellow-hammer.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yield

(a.) Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant; accommodating; as, a yielding temper.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Yodle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Impute

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swerve

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swirl

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incase

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tickle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Incite

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Higgle

(a.) Coming in; accruing.

(a.) Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant.

(n.) The act of coming in; arrival.

(n.) Income; gain.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ferry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adhere

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ferule

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tempt

(a.) Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive; enticing; as, tempting pleasures.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Halloo

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fetch

(n.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.

(n.) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fever

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Handle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fiddle

(n.) A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands. See Handle, v. t.

(v. t.) The mode of using the pencil or brush, etc.; style of touch.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Field

(n.) The act of playing as a fielder.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fight

(a.) Qualified for war; fit for battle.

(a.) Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a fighting field.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Figure

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Filch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thank

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hatch

(n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals.

(n.) A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each other at angles more or less acute; -- called also crosshatching.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fizzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Haunt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flag

(n.) A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.

(a.) Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adjure

(n.) One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a mercenary.

(a.) Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary.

(n.) A timeserver.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hitch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hoard

(n.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials while builders are at work.

(n.) A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or concealing something.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hobble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hockle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tingle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tinkle

(n.) A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.

(n.) A grackle (Quiscalus crassirostris) native of Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and rids them of insects.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Menace

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Zinc

(n.) One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling.

(n.) Alt. of Zincing

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Witch

(a.) That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or witchcraft; bewitching.

(n.) A simpleton; a lunatic.

(n.) A young wolf.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Punch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Press

(a.) Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity.

(n.) Alt. of Polliwog

(n.) A tadpole; -- called also purwiggy and porwigle.

(n.) A polliwig.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Phrase

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prick

(n.) Method of expression; association of words.

(n.) The act or method of grouping the notes so as to form distinct musical phrases.

(n.) The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.

(n.) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to produce lameness.

(n.) Same as Nicking.

(n.) A sensation of being pricked.

(n.) The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also, the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks.

(n.) Dressing one's self for show; prinking.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prig

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prim

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Print

(n.) The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters, or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic prints.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pickle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Piddle

(a.) Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons and things.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pierce

(a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust.

(n.) A petty or deputy pope.

(n.) An adherent of the pope.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pilot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pinch

(n.) A pig; a porket.

(a.) Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold; a pinching parsimony.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prod

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inhale

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inhere

(a.) Sacramental; as, housling fire.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hovel

(n.) A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two of the sides higher than the other two.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hover

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Huddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inhume

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trail

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Injure

() a. & vb. n. from Trail.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Train

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inlace

(n.) The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising, disciplining, etc.; education.

(n.) An appointment; a tryst.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tumble

() a. & vb. n. from Tumble, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Supple

(n.) A sweet apple.

(n.) A darling; -- a word of endearment.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swell

(n.) The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.

(n.) A protuberance; a prominence

(n.) an unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous swelling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grab

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swill

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swim

(a.) That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.

(a.) Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.

(n.) The act of one who swims.

(a.) Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.

(n.) Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swing

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swink

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Graft

(n.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.

(n.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to a denuded surface; autoplasty.

(n.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to another.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swoon

() a. & n. from Swoon, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swoop

(n.) Slashing with a sword.

(n.) Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.

(n.) A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is softened and the grain raised.

(n.) Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood, atone, etc.

(n.) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.

(n.) A small European fresh-water fish (Leuciscus vulgaris); - called also dobule, and dace.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adapt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grant

(a.) Seizing; embracing; catching.

(a.) Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as, he is a grasping man.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grass

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tabby

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Repose

(a.) A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is valued as a game fish.

(a.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus, having similar habits to the above; one species (T. Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan; another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone region.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grease

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Taboo

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tabor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plant

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inlay

(n.) The act or process of forming trams. See 2d Tram.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tramp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Humor

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trance

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hunch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hurry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hurtle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Aerate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hustle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hutch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Huzza

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Insure

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nibble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Posit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Notice

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Model

(n.) The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.

(n.) Exhibition or representation of the muscles.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puddle

(n.) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore, etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything impervious to liquids by means of puddled material.

(n.) Puddle. See Puddle, n., 2.

(n.) The art or process of converting cast iron into wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed from a portion of its carbon and other impurities.

(n.) Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the genus Eriocnemis having large tufts of downy feathers on the legs.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prowl

(a.) Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for prey.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Praise

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prance

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prank

(n.) The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.

(n.) A pounded or pulverized substance.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pouch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pounce

(n.) The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.

(n.) Decorative perforation of cloth.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pound

(a. & adv.) Too long.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prop

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Prog

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lynch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luxate

(n.) A kind of glossy silk fabric. See Lutestring.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lurch

() of Lustre

(n.) See Lussheburgh.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lunch

(n.) The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.

(n.) An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.

(n.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of March

() a. & n., fr. March, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lower

(a.) Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or sky.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Manure

(n.) The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Metal

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lower

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mantle

(n.) The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around a coat of arms: -- called also lambrequin.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lounge

(n.) A little or insignificant lord.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mangle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Merit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Manage

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Limit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jewel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Liken

(n.) A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Light

(v. t.) To hang over; to jut or project over.

(n.) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.

(n.) Color laid on; paint.

(n.) A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.

(n.) The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.

(a.) Covered over; ornamented with hangings.

(a.) Suspended from above or from the top.

(n.) A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.

(imp. & p. p.) of Overhang

(v. t.) To impend or hang over.

(v. i.) To jut over.

(n.) In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.

(n.) Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.

(n.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Palsy

(n.) The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.

(n.) Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.

(a. & adv.) With the head foremost; as, to fall headlong.

(a. & adv.) Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.

(a. & adv.) Hastily; without delay or respite.

(a.) Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.

(a.) Steep; precipitous.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flam

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flange

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flank

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flash

(n.) The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also flushing.

(n.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting.

(n.) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.

(n.) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flat

(adv.) With the flat side downward; not edgewise.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thieve

(n.) The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out.

(n.) A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss.

(n.) A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.

(n.) The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thin

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Think

(a.) Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being.

(n.) The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination; cogitation; judgment.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fleck

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fledge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fleece

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thirl

(n.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects.

(n.) The Canadian porcupine.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fleer

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fleet

(a.) Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments.

(n.) Bad singing or poetry.

(n.) A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed song.

(a.) Drawling; monotonous.

(v. i.) To write poor poetry.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flesh

(n.) A person devoted to fleshly things.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flick

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fling

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flip

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flirt

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flit

(n.) A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.

(n.) A removal from one habitation to another.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Triple

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Thrive

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Float

(a.) Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air.

(a.) Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals.

(a.) Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt.

(n.) Floating threads. See Floating threads, above.

(n.) The second coat of three-coat plastering.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flock

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flog

(a. & n.) from Flog, v. t.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flood

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Throne

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Throw

() a. & n. from Throw, v.

(n.) The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess.

(n.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Floor

(n.) A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n.

(n.) Material for the construction of a floor or floors.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flop

(n.) The lapwing.

(n.) A young hedgehog.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flour

(p pr. & vb. n.) of Order

(n.) Disposition; distribution; management.

(n.) One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nuzzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oblige

(a.) Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whop

(a.) Alt. of Whopping

(a.) Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wharf

(n.) Wharfs, collectively.

(n.) A mode of facing sea walls and embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by ties.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wheel

(n.) The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle.

(n.) The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.

(n.) Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.

(n.) A turning, or circular movement.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wheeze

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whelm

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whelp

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whet

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiff

(n.) The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.

(n.) A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel, and the like.

(n.) A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt.

(n.) One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whip

() a & n. from Whip, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whir

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whirl

() a. & n. from Whirl, v. t.

(n.) A whirligig.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whisk

(a.) Sweeping along lightly.

(a.) Large; great.

(n.) A young full trout during its second season.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whiz

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Whoop

() a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Visit

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Widen

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Widow

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wield

() a. & vb. n. from Visit.

(n.) Power; authority; rule.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Level

(n.) The act or operation of making level.

(n.) The art or operation of using a leveling instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining the differences of level between different points of the earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or locating a line of railroad.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Libel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oppose

(a.) Whole; entire; long in passing; -- used of time, as day or night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of tediousness.

(a.) Lasting; durable.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vomit

(n.) The spasmodic ejection of matter from the stomach through the mouth.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Vouch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Voyage

(n.) A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Waddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wafer

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Loathe

(n.) Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence, or detestation.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lobby

(a.) Lasting or continuing through life.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Locate

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Light

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Patch

(n.) A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany.

(v. t.) To bring or bear out.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outdo

(n.) A gibe; a contemptuous remark.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outgo

(n.) The act or the state of going out.

(n.) That which goes out; outgo; outlay.

(n.) The extreme limit; the place of ending.

(a.) Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pebble

(a.) Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plain

(n.) Complaint.

(a.) Complaining.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plague

(n.) Plaid cloth.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Umpire

(n.) Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the genus Chrysopa and allied genera. They have delicate, lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larvae are useful in destroying aphids. Called also lace-winged fly, and goldeneyed fly.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Label

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Labor

(a.) That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse, heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor; as, laboring days.

(a.) Suffering pain or grief.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kotow

(n.) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knock

(n.) A beating; a rap; a series of raps.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knoll

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kneel

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knell

(n.) A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a half to four English miles.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peril

(n.) Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making hats or the like.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parch

(a.) Scorching; burning; drying.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plead

(n.) The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by arguments.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Please

(a.) Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion; agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing manners.

(n.) An object of pleasure.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pledge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plod

(a.) Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding student; a man of plodding habits.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plot

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Woold

(n.) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, as a mast.

(n.) A rope used for binding masts and spars.

(n.) An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a mortling.

(n.) Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.

(n.) A little worm.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Worry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Worst

(n.) Emotion of desire; inclination; velleity.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mottle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wound

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mingle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mound

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mount

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Juggle

(n.) The act of one that mounts.

(n.) That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mourn

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wreak

(n.) The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.

(n.) Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.

(a.) Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.

(a.) Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin, and the like.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mouth

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wreck

() a. & n. from Wreck, v.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrest

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wring

() a. & n. from Wring, v.

(a.) Cheating; tricky.

(n.) Jugglery; underhand practice.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Jumble

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Writhe

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Wrong

(n.) Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muddle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Misdo

(n.) A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my misdoing.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muddy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Muffle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Neigh

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mulch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mulct

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mumble

(a.) Low; indistinct; inarticulate.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mummy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Munch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nestle

(n.) A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.

(n.) A nest; a receptacle.

(a.) Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mitre

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nettle

(n.) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope.

(n.) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

(p. pr. & a.) Stinging; irritating.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mizzle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plait

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plan

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pitch

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parole

(n.) Alt. of Ploughgang

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pluck

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Parry

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plug

(n.) The act of stopping with a plug.

(n.) The material of which a plug or stopple is made.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plumb

(n.) The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing, fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage, etc.

(n.) The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.

(n.) The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial, the place where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work, or to find which way the lode inclines.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plump

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plunge

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peruse

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Poach

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pestle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peter

(v. i.) To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law business in a petty or tricky way.

(v. t.) To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to pettifog a claim.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Justle

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Keckle

(n.) Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Point

(n.) The act of sharpening.

(n.) The act of designating, as a position or direction, by means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.

(n.) The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.

(n.) The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.

(n.) The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the first process of high milling.

(n.) The act or process of measuring, at the various distances from the surface of a block of marble, the surface of a future piece of statuary; also, a process used in cutting the statue from the artist's model.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Phial

(n.) See Filibeg.

(n.) See Filibeg.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Police

(n.) The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of stone.

(n.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to prevent wear by tides or currents.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pivot

(n.) The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild pitching in baseball.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knit

(n.) The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting.

(n.) Union formed by knitting, as of bones.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knap

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Knead

(n.) Same as Kinglet, 1.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kindle

(n.) A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.

(n.) Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Puppy

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pirate