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H omonyms
A homonym is a word that has the same spelling and the same pronunciation as anotherword, but has a different meaning from it. For example, bill can be a noun meaning a writtenstatement of money owed, but it can also be a noun meaning a bird's beak. Similarly,faircan be anadjective meaning attractive, but it can also be a noun meaning a market. There are many moresuch words.
A
Adam The first man Relating to a decorative style of furniture
adder One who adds Common viper
advert To refer to Short for advertisement
affect
Have an effect upon
Pretend, feign
ajar
Partly open
At discord
alight Get down, dismount On fire
ament Thong or strap Person with amentia
amice
Piece of white linen worn byRoman Catholic priests
Hood, cap or cape worn by members of certainreligious orders
ancient Very old Flag, standard
angle
Inclination of two lines towardseach other
To fish with rod and line
arbor
Main shaft or axle
Bower
arch
Curved structure
Self-consciously teasing, roguish or mischievous
are 100 square meter units Present tense of "to be"
Arian
Follower of Arius of Alexandria
One born under the zodiacal constellation Aries
arm
A weapon
To take upweapons
Upper limb of the human body
armlesss Destitute of weapons Without arms
ash
Residue left after burning ofsomething
Forest tree
ashen
Ash-coloured
Relating to ashesOf or relating to the ash-tree
asses Plural of ass Plural of as (Roman copper coin)
axis
Central reference point
Asian deer
B
back
Opposite tothe front
To supportLarge tub used in brewing, distilling, dying, etc.
bail Security, guarantee Empty a boat of water
bale A package Evil, mischief, calamity
ball
A spherical body, globe
Social assembly for dancing
band Atransversestrip, strap
To fasten with aband
Company ofmusicians
Anassemblageof people
To form a band
bandy Pass or toss to and fro Crooked, bent outward
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bank Raised shelf or ridge Establishment which deal in money
bar
A straight
length ofanymaterial
To exclude
Unit of atmospheric pressure
barb A recurvedpoint
A stingA fine breed of horse/pigeon
bard A minstrel A poet A slice of bacon put on meat before roasting
bark Cry of a dog Exterior covering of a tree
barker
An auctiontout
Vocal advertiser fora circus, etc.
One who strips bark from a tree
barrack Atemporaryhut
Building used tohouse troops
To jeer
barring
Furnishingwith bars
Excluding
Except, omitting
base Lowest part; fundamental Low in moral scale, unworthy
bass
A type of fish
The inner bark of the lime tree
basset A type of dog To crop out at the surface
baste Moisten a roasting joint withliquid fat, grave, etc.
To sew, tack, fasten together with long stitches
bat Wooden instrument used tostrike ball in cricket or similargames
Small nocturnal flying mammal
bate With breath held in check Alkaline lye used in tanning
bath
Container for water or otherliquids
Ancient Hebrew liquid measureof about 6 gallons
batten A strip of wood To thrive, prosper
batter
Strike withsuccessiveblows
In cooking, amixture of severalingredients
To incline from the perpendicular with a recedingslope
battering The act of striking or beating Sloping inwards
battled Fought Embattled, protected with battlements
bear
Large mammal
To carry, wear, show or display
beaver
Amphibious rodent mammal
Lower part of a visor
beck A nod, gesture of the finger orhand
A brook, rivulet
beetle
An insect
A maul, heavywooden mallet
To jut out, hang over
bell
A musical instrument
Cry of a stag at rutting time
bennet
An herb
A dry grass stalk
bent Aninclination,bias
DispositionStiff rushlike grass
bergamot A citrus tree A juicy kind of pear
better
One who bets
Superior, more excellent
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bill Statement of particulars ofgoods delivered or servicesrendered
Horny beak ofbirds
An obsolete weapon
billet
Soldier's quarters
Small log or faggot
bit A small portion Part of a horse'sbridle
A binary unit
bittern
A wading bird
Liquid obtained when sea water is evaporated toobtain salt
blaze Bright glowing flame White mark on face of a horse, etc.
bleak
Bare ofvegetation
Cold, chilly,desolate
Small river fish
blot Spot or stain of ink or otherdiscolouring matter
An exposed piece at backgammon
blow Send directed air, especially
from mouth
A stroke with the fist or other weapon
bluff Having abroad,flattenedface orfront
Abrupt, blunt,frank
Blinker of ahorse
An excuse,a blind
To hoodwink
bogey In golf, one stroke over par A spectre; an awkward thing or circumstance
boil Agitated by the action of heat A hard, inflamed, suppurating tumour
bole
Stem or trunk of a tree
Clay containing iron oxide
bolt A shortarrow
Roll of fabric
Metal pin A sieve for separating bran fromflour
bombast
High-soundingwords
Inflated speech
To stuff out, inflate
bond Something that binds orconfines
In serfdom or slavery
bongo Small hand drum A rare antelope
boom Loud, deep, resonant sound Long spar to extend the foot of a particular sail
boon A benefit, blessing Close, intimate
bore
Perforate, make a hole through
High, fast tidalwave
A tiresome person
boss A protuberant part Foreman, manager, chief, leader
botch
A clumsy
patch
Bungled piece of
work
An ulcerous swelling
botcher
A mender, patcher, bungler
A young salmon
bottle A glass vessel A bundle of hay or straw
bound To leap,spring
A limit, boundryUnder obligation
Prepared, ready
bow Anornamentalknot
A weaponBend headforward
Rounded fore-end of a ship orboat
bower An arbour,shady
The knaves ineuchre
The anchors carried in the bows of a ship or boat
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retreat
bowl
A hollow vessel
Ball used in game of bowls
box
A case witha lid
A small evergreenshrub
To fight with fists or gloves
brack
A flaw or tear in a cloth or dress
Cake or bread containing dried fruit
brake Anappliancefor stoppingmotion
A mass ofbrushwood, thicket
Instrument for breaking flax or hemp
brash
Impertinent, cheeky; vulgarlyassertive
Disintegrated rock or rubble
bravo Well done! A hired assassin A bandit, desperado
brawl To quarrel noisily A French dance
bream A freshwater fish To clear a ship's bottom of ooze, seaweed, shellfish,etc.
breeze
A light wind
A gadfly
Small cinders and cinder dust
brent Small wild goose Steep, precipitous, lofty
bridge A structure for carrying traffic,etc. over water, ravines, etc.
A card game
brier A thorny shrub The white or tree heath
brocket A stag in its second year A small South American deer
brook
Small stream
To endure, support, put up with
buck The male of the fallow deer The body of awagon or cart
A sawhorse
budge
To move from one's place
Kind of fur made of lambskin
bug
Small insect
A hobgoblin, bugbear
bugle A huntinghorn
Long, slender glassbead
A creeping plant
bulk Magnitude of three dimensions Framework projecting in front of a shop fordisplaying goods
bull
Uncastrated male bovinemammal
A papal edict
A ludicrous contradiction
bump
A thump, dull, heavy blow
The cry of the bittern
bunt The middle part of a sail,formed into a cavity
A type of fungus
burn
Consume by fire
A small stream, brook
bush
A thick shrub
Metal lining of an axle-hole or similar
busk To perform in public for money Stiffening bone in a corset
bustle
Activity with noise andexcitement
Pad, cushion or framework to expand a woman'sdress
butt The hinderend of atool,weapon,etc.
A largecask
A goal,target
Type of flatfish
buzzard Large bird of prey Any large nocturnal insect
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C
cab Taxi Driver's
compartment in alorry, etc.
Ancient Jewish measure of capacity
calcar Glass-making furnace Spurlike process on a petal or a bird's leg
calender
Cloth or paper press
Mendicant dervish
calf
The young of any bovine animal
Fleshy part at the back of lower leg
calk To copy by rubbing and tracing To furnish with a calkin
came Past tense of COME Lead strip used in framing glass
camp Temporary quarters ofholidaymakers, explorers, etc.
Affectedly homosexual
can To be able to Metal vessel for preserving meat, fruit, etc.
cannon
Heavy mounted gun
A billiards stroke
cant
Hypocritical talk
Slope, inclination
canter One who uses speaks cant Easy gallop
canton A division of a country To divide into troops or cantons
cape
A sleeveless cloak
Headland projecting into the sea
caper A frolicsome leap A prickly shrub
capital Principal, chief, most important The head of a pillar
capsid
Any bug of the family Miridae
Outer case of some viruses
card Stiff paper or thin cardboard Toothed instrument for combing wool
carp Freshwater fish Talk querulously
case An instance, occurrence Box, chest or other container
cashier
A person in charge of cash
Dismiss from service
cassation Annulment, abrogation 18th-century instrumental composition
cat Any feline animal Coal and timber vessel
catty
Spiteful, malicious
South East Asian unit of weight
chafer A person who chafes A type of beetle
chaff The husks of grain Common European bird
channel Tube or duct, natural orartificial
A plank used for spreading the rigging of a ship
chap Cause to crack or open in longslits
A fellow (coll.); the jaws, mouth and cheeks, chops
char To burn slightly A small fish; a charwoman
charm
A power or gift of alluring
A confusion of voices
chase
To pursue
To engrave
A printing frame
A wide groove
chat Easy, familiar talk A small bird
chatty Talkative Indian earthen pitcher
check A test for accuracy, quality,etc.
A chequered pattern
chess A board game Parallel timber of a pontoon bridge
chick A young bird Bamboo door screen
chime
Sound of bells
Edge of a cask or tub
chine Spine of any Cut or break the A deep and narrow ravine
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animal backbone of
chink
A narrow cleft or crevice
A jingling sound
chit
A child
A voucher for money owed
chlorite A green silicate mineral A salt of chlorous acid
chop Cut with asharp blow
Suddenly changedirection
The jaw of ananimal
Eastern official stamp or seal
chord Simultaneous sounding of notesof different pitch
A straight line joining the extremities of an arc
chuck Holding device on a lathe ordrill
The call of a hen to her chickens
clamp
A frame for holding pieces ofwood, etc. together
A heap of turf
A heavy footstep or tread
cleave To split apart To stick, adhere
clinker
Vitrified slag
A clinch nail
clip Cut with shears or scissors An appliance for gripping
clock An instrument for measuringtime
Ornamental pattern on leg of a stocking
clove Dried flower bud of the treeEugenia aromaticaused as aspice
A bulblet of garlic, shallot, etc.
club A piece of wood used as aweapon
An association of persons
clutch A snatch, grip, grasp A set of eggs to be hatched
cobble Rounded stone or pebble usedfor paving
To mend or patch (especially shoes)
cock
The male ofbirds
Act ofturning/stickinganything upwards,e.g. a hat
A small conical pile of hay
cockle A bivalvemollusc
The corncockle
To curl, puckerup
A heating stove
cod
A deep-sea fish
A husk or pod
codling A young cod A long, tapering kind of apple
colon A punctuation mark Part of the intestinal canal
coma
A state of unconsciousness
Covering of the nucleus of a comet
companion
A comrade
Raised window frame on quarterdeck of a ship
conjugate
To inflect (a verb) by goingthrough the voices, moods,tenses
Joined in pairs, coupled
consociate Associated together To unite
continent
A large continuous tract of land
Able to control one's bladder and bowel movements
cope To dealwith
Ecclesisticalsleevelessvestment
To buy; barter
corn Grain; the seed of cerals A horny excrescence on hand or foot
cornet A brass musical instrument Lowest commissioned cavalry officer
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corona A halo round the sun or moon A long cigar
corporal
Non-commissioned army officer
Relating to the body
cosmos
The universe
Plant of genus Cosmos
couch A long upholstered seat Couch grass
count Reckon up in numbers A title of rank
counter
Table or desk over whichbusiness is conducted
The opposite, contrary
covert Disguised, secret, private A place which covers and shelters
cow
Any female bovine animal
To intimidate
crag A rugged rock Shelly deposits
cramp A spasmodic contraction A cramp-iron, clamp
crane A long-necked bird A hoisting machine
crank An elbow-
shapedbrace
An eccentric
Liable to capsize
crash To cause to hit something withgreat force
A coarse linen cloth
crawl Move slowly on hands and knees Enclosure for keeping fish, turtles, etc.
crew The sailors on a ship or boat Past tense of CROW
cricket An outdoorgame
A grasshpper-likeinsect
A low, wooden stool
crimp To curl or put waves into (hair) A decoy, disreputable agent
croup
The rump, buttocks
Inflammation of the larynx and trachea
crow A large black bird Make a loud cry like a cock
crowd
A number of persons or thingscollected closely together
An old violin-like instrument
cue A signal, hint, reminder Wooden rod used in snooker, pool, etc
cuff The fold or band at the end of asleeve
To strike with the open hand
culm A stem, especially of grass orsedge
Anthyracite coal
curate
An assistant to a parish priest
To act as a curator
curry A highly spiced Indian dish To groom (a horse) with a curry-comb
D
dab
To strike gently with some soft
substance
A small flatfish
dam A bank or mound for keepingback water
A female parent
dan A martialartproficiencygrade
A small deep-seabuoy
A title of respect
date A fixed point in time The fruit of the date palm
deal A bargain, a piece of business A plank of fir or pine
defer To put off, postpone To yield to the opinion of another
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demean To debase (oneself) To conduct (oneself), to behave
dent
A depression
A tooth of a wheel, cog
dib
To dap (letfall lightly)
A sheep's knuckle-bone
A children's game
dick
A fellow or person
A declaration
die To lose life, expire A dice
diet A prescribed course of food A legislative assembly
diligence Steady application or assiduity A public stagecoach
distemper
A coloured painting preparation
A catarrhal disorder affecting dogs, foxes, etc.
divine Relating the nature of God, agod, or gods
To find out by inspiration or magic
dock
An artificialbasin for
ships
Enclosure forprisoners in a court
Plant of thegenus Rumex To cut the tail off
dodder To shake, tremble, totter A plant of the genus Cuscuta
dole Unemployment benefit Sorrow, lamentation
don
Fellow or tutor of a college
To put on (clothing)
dong To make the sound of a largebell
Unit of currency of Vietnam
dory
A type of sea fish
Small flat-bottomed boat
dot A little mark, spot or speckmade with a pen, etc.
A dowry
double
Composed of two, in a pair orpairs
Twice as many
down
Towardsthe ground
Soft plumage ofyoung birds
A tract of upland
doxy A female lover Opinion, especially in religious matters
drake
The male ofthe duck
The mayflyA dragon
dredge Apparatus for draggingunderwater to bring up objects
To sprinkle (flour, etc.)
drum A musical instrument A long, narrow ridge of drift
dub Conferknighthoodupon
To give a newsoundtrack
A deep pool in a stream
duck
A water
bird
To dive, dip under
water
To bob the head
A kind of untwilled linen
dudgeon
Anger, sullen resentment,indignation
The root of the box tree
dug That has been dug A teat, a nipple of an animal
dump A pile of refuse A cointer used in playing chuck-farthing
dun To demand payment withpersistence
A hill, mound, earthwork
E
ear The organ of hearing A seed-bearing head of corn
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earnest Serious, grave A pledge, assurance or token of something to come
egg
An ovum or germ-cell
To incite, urge
elder
Older; senior in position
Tree of the genus Sambucus
embattle To array in order of battle To furnish with battlements
ember A smouldering piece of coal orwood
An anniversary, a recurring time or season
embrace To enfold in the arms To fasten or fix with a brace
embracer One who embraces One who tries to corrupt a jury by embracery
entrain
To draw after, to bring as aconsequence
To put into a railway train; to get into a train
erg A unit of work done An area of shifting sand dunes
ergotism
The disease of ergot in grasses
Arguing, wrangling
euro An Australian wallaby Currency of European Union
even
Level,smooth,uniform
To make smooth orlevel
To a like degree, equally
exact
Precisely agreeing in amount,number or degree
To compel to be paid or surrendered
exit A passage or door, a way out To depart, to leave a place
exon
A corporal of the Yeomen of theGuard
A segment of a gene consisting of codons
explicit Plainly expressed, distinctlystated
An old word equivalent to 'finis', 'the end'
express Direct, explicit, definitely showor stated
To set out, to represent, to put into words
eye
The organ of vision
To watch, to observe
F
faction
A body of persons combined oracting in union
Literary etc. work which blends fact with fiction
fail Not to succeed A turf, sod
fair
Just,reasonable,legitimate
Light in colourPassably good
A funfair; a market
fake To pretend, simulate One of the coils of a rope or cable when laid up
fallow Unused, neglected Of a pale brownish or reddish-yellow colour
fan
A ventilation or coolinginstrument
An enthusiastic admirer
fast Swift,rapid,movingquickly
Firmly fixed, firm,tight
To abstain from food
fawn A young deer To court in a servile manner, grovel, cringe
feat A notable act or performance Dexterous, skilful
feint
A sham attack; a pretence
(Of ruled lines on paper) light, faint
fell Past tense To hew or cut downThe hide or skin A rocky hill
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of FALL of an animal
felon
One who has committed a
felony
A whitlow or abscess close to the nail
felt Past tense of FEEL A kind of cloth
ferret
A variety of polecat
A tape made of silk or cotton
fetch To go for and bring back A wraith or double
feud Hostility between two tribes orfamilies
Land held on condition of performing certainservices
fig Fruit of the genus Ficus To dress, deck, rig
file A box or folder in whichdocuments are kept in order
An instrument for cutting and smoothing metal,wood, etc.
fine Excellent in quality, form orappearance
A sum of money imposed as a penalty
fingering
The act of touching with thefingers
A thick, loose, woolen yarn used for knitting
firm
Fixed, stable, steady
A business partnership
fish
A cold-bloodedvertebratewateranimal
To try to catch fish
A flat piece of wood or iron etc. used to strengthena beam etc.
fisk The Crown Treasury of Scotland To bustle
fit Adapted,suitable,appropriate
A violent seizure
A short canto or division of a poem
flag
A banner,ensign,standard
To losestrengthorvigour
A pavingstone
Plant of thegenus Iris
Quill-feather of a bird's wing
flageolet A small wind instrument A kind of French bean
flake
A thin piece peeled off; a thinscalelike fragment
A rack for drying fish
flanch A flange To slope inwards towards the top of a chimney
flat
Having a level and even surface
A set of rooms on one floor forming a residence
flatter More flat To praise falsely or unduly
flaw A defect, imperfection A sudden puff or gust
fleet A body ofships
Swift, nimble,rapid
ShallowA creek, inlet
flex To bend or cause to bend Flexible insulated wire
flicker
To shine unsteadily
North American woodpecker of genus Colaptes
flight
The act of flying through the air
The act of fleeing
flock A collection of animals A tuft of wool, cotton, hair, etc.
flounce
To move abruptly or violently
A gathered piece of cloth sewed into a dress,petticoat, etc.
flounder A flatfish, Pleuronectes flesus To struggle or stumble about violently
flue A passage Light down or fur A kind of fishing To widen or spread out
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or tube bywhichsmoke canescape
net
fluke A luckychance
A parasitic worm
The broad holding portion of an anchor
flush
To reddenup, blush
To flow swiftlyLevel, even
A hand ofcards
To take wing
fly A two winged insect To move through the air with wings
fob A chain by which a pocketwatch is carried
To cheat, to impose upon
fog
A dense watery vapour
A second growth of grass after first cutting
foil
Very thinsheet metal
To baffle, tofrustrate
A straight thin sword
fold
A pen or enclosure for sheep
To double or lay one part over another
font A baptism vessel A set of type face
fool A person without common sense A crushed fruit and cream dish
forge Tocounterfeit
To form by heatingand hammering
To move steadily (forward or ahead)
former Preceding in time A person or thing that forms
found
Past tenseof FIND
To set up orestablish
To cast by melting and moulding
founder A personwho founds
A person who castsmetal
(of a ship) to fill with water and sink
frail Fragile, delicate A rush basket used for packing figs, etc.
fray
To wear away by rubbing
A noisy quarrel, a brawl, riot
free
At liberty
To set at liberty
fret To beworried
To ornament
A ridge on the fingerboard of a guitar, etc.
frieze
Part of an entablature
A coarse woolen cloth
frizzle To form (into) crisp, tight curls To fry with a hissing noise
frog Anamphibianof the orderAnura
A spindle-shapedbutton
A tender horny substance on sole of a horse's foot
fry To cook with hot fat or oil in apan
Young fish
fudge
A soft sweet of chocolate,candy, etc.
To deal with in a makeshift way
full
Filled up, replete
To cleanse and thicken (cloth)
fuller
More full
A person who fullscloth
A blacksmith's tool
funny Amusing, causing mirth orlaughter
A narrow, clinker-built pleasure boat
further More remote; more advanced To help forward, to advance, promote
fuse
To melt; reduce to a liquid by A detonating device
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heat
fusil
An obsolete firelock, lighter
than a musket
A bearing resembling a lozenge
G
gad
To wanderidly
An expression ofsurprise
A pointed tool
gage
Something laid down assecurity
A greengage
gale A strongwind
The bog myrtle A periodic payment of rent
gall Self-assurance,cheek,impudence
An abnormalgrowth on plants
A sore, swelling or blister
gallant
Brave, high-spirited,courageous, chivalrous
A man of fashion, a beau
galley Cook-house of a ship, boat oraircraft
An oblong tray for setting out printing type
game An exercise for diversion Lame, crippled
gammon A curedham
Nonsense, humbug A defeat atbackgammon
To make fast to the stem ofa ship
gang A set of associates A plank used for boarding a vessel
garb
Dress, costume
A sheaf of grain
gate
A movable barrier
A street ( usually in combination, as Boargate,Kirkgate, etc.)
gaudy
Vulgarly ornate
A grand festival
gavel A small mallet A system of land tenure
geld To castrate An early form of tax
Georgian Relating to the period ofGeorge I-IV
Of or relating to Georgia
get To procure, obtain The act of begetting
gig
A lighttwo-wheeledvehicle
A booking for amusician
A type of fishing spear
gilt Gilded A young sow
gimp
Silk, wool or cotton twistinterlaced with wire
An awkward or clumsy person
gin Analcoholicdrink
A trap, snare Australian Aboriginal woman
gird
To bind round with band
To sneer, mock
girdle A female undergarment A round flat plate for baking cakes
glance To give a quick or cursory look Any mineral with a metallic lustre
gloss
The brightness from a polishedsurface
A comment, interpretation or explanation
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gnome A kind of misshapen sprite,dwarf, goblin
A pithy saying, a maxim
go
To move from one place toanother
A Japanese board game
gopher American burrowing animal The wood from which Noah's ark was made
gore Thick,clottedblood
To pierce, to stab A triangular piece in a dress, sail, balloon, etc.
graft Piece of transplanted livingtissue
Acquisition of gains by taking advantage ofposition
gram Metric unit of mass The chick-pea
graph A symbolic diagram In linguistics, a visual symbol
grate A frame of iron bars To rub, grind
grating Harsh, discordant, irritating An open framework or lattice
grave
A place ofburial, asepulchre
Important, serious,momentous
To clean (a ship's bottom) by scraping
graze To eat growing grass To brush slightly in passing
grease
Oily or fatty matter of anykind
To smear, lubricate, or soil with grease
grieve
To lament, sorrow over
An overseer, steward or bailiff
griffon
A variety of dog like a terrier
A vulture
grip To seize hold of A small ditch or furrow
grist Corn to be ground A size of rope
grizzle
To cry, complain
A grey colour
grouse
A game bird
To grumble
grout Thin fluid mortar (Of a pig) to turn (up) with the snout
gudgeon
A small freshwater fish
A type of wheel pivot
gum Fleshy tissue around roots ofthe teeth
A stcky substance
H
hack To cutirregularly
A hackney, horsefor hire
A rack or grated frame, a hatch
hackle
A cock's neck feather
To hack, to mangle
hail Frozen rain To call or signal to
hake
A fish of the genus Merlucius
A wooden frame for dryinghale
Sound and vigorous
To drag, to draw violently
halt A stop or interruption inactivity
Limping, lame, crippled
ham
The hind part of the thigh
A village, a town
hamper A large wickerwork basket To impede the movement of
harrier A variety of dog A person who harries or plunders
harrow A large rake To plunder, spoil, harry
hatch A smalldoor
To mark with finelines
To produce young from eggs
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haw The fruitof thehawthorn
An expression ofhesitation
The third eyelid of a horse, etc.
hawk
A bird ofprey
Clear the throat ina noisy manner
To carry aboutfor sale
A plasterer's board
hawker A person who practices thesport of hawking
A person who travels around selling goods
hay Grass cut and dried for fodder A country dance
haze A very fine mist or vapour To harass or punish with overwork
head
The foremost part of the body
To lead, to be the leader to
heel Roundedhinderpart of thefoot
Of a ship, to cantover
To plant in the ground
helm
A vessel's steering apparatus
A helmet
hem The edge of a garment or clothA voluntary short cough
hide To obscurefrom view
An animal skin A small portion of land
hind Relating tothe back
A female deer An agricultural labourer
hinder
To obstruct, impede
At the rear
hinny Offspring of male horse &female donkey
To neigh, whinny
hip
Upper partof the leg
Fruit of a roseplant
Interjection used to introduce cheers
hob
Part of a cooking stove
A hobgoblin or elfhobby
Any recreation or pursuit
A small species of falcon
hock Joint between knee & fetlockin hind leg
A kind of light wine
hockey A team ball game Harvest home
hold To grasp &retain
The act of seizing A cavity in a ship or aircraft
holm Flat ground, liable to flooding An evergreen oak
holt A wood, grove, copse The burrow of an animal
home
The place where one lives
To reach home accurately from a distance
hone
A whetstone
To moan, to whine
hooker
A person or thing that hooks
A two-masted fishing vesselhop
To spring, leap or skip on onefoot
A perennial climbing plant
hope An expectant desire A small enclosed valley
host A personwhoentertainsanother
A great number Consecrated bread used in the Eucharist
housing Lodging, shelter,accomodation
A cloth covering for a horse
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hoy Interjection used to drawattention
A one-masted coasting vessel
hull
The body of a ship
The outer covering of a nut
hum To make a murmuring soundlike a bee
Interjection used to express hesitation
hush To make silent, to repress thenoise of
A smooth, swift rush of water
I
illuminate To light up A person who claims to possess specialenlightenment
impost Something which is imposed asa tax, tribute, etc.
The upper member of a pillar
impregnable
Able to resist all attacks
Able to be impregnated
inch
The 12th part of a linear foot
An islandincontinent Unable to restrain one's desiresStraightaway, immediately
inform
To communicate knowledge to
Without regular form
infuriate To provoke fury Infuriated, enraged
interest Concern, attention To arouse the attention of
interline To insert (words) betweenlines
To insert an extra lining in a garment
J
jack
A devicefor liftingweights
A type of leatherjacket
A tropical Asian tree
jade
A broken-downhorse
To become weary
A green crystalline mineral
jam To wedge or squeeze (in orinto)
A fruit conserve
jar
To vibrateharshly
A glass orearthenware vessel
A state of partial closure
jargon
A specialized language
A variety of zircon
jay A chattering bird The letter J
jerk To pull, push or thrust sharply To cure (beef) by drying in the sun
jet A variety of lignite To spurt or shoot out
jetty
A landing pier
Of the nature of jetjib A large
triangularsail
To swing round (ofa sail etc.)
To move restively (of a horse etc.)
jigger Tackle used for holding a ship'scable
The flea Tunga penetrans
job A piece of work To stab, poke or prod with a sharp instrument
juba A man, as of a horse A type of dance
jug
A vessel for holding liquids
(Of the nightingale etc.) to make a sound like'jug'
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jumper A woolen upper garment Something that jumps
junk
Rubbish,
garbage
A Chinese flat-
bottomed boat
A lump or chunk of anything
jurat A person under oath A type of official statement
K
keel Lengthwise member of thebase of a ship
A lighter or flat-bottomed barge
keen
Enthusiastic, eager
A wailing lamentation
keep To hold, retain Subsistence, maintenance
kennel A shelter for a dog A gutter, watercourse at side of a street
kern
Part of a letter that overhangsmain body of type
A light-armed Irish foot soldier
key Instrument for moving bolt of a
lock
A low island
khan A Central Asian official or rulerA caravanserai
kibble A strong iron bucket Top grind coarsely
kick
To strike with the foot
The pushed-in base of a glass bottle
kid The youngof thegoat
To pretend, hoax(coll.)
A small wooden tub
kip A sleep(slang)
The hide of a calf Monetary unit ofLaos
A wooden bat(Austral.)
kit Pieces ofequipment
A type of smallviolin
A kitten
knap
A hill crest, rising ground
To break into piecesknoll A rounded hill, mound, hillock To ring or toll (a bell)
knot The interlacement of a rope,cord, etc.
A small sandpiper
L
lag To fallbehind
A convict The non-heat-conducting jacket of a boiler
lake A large sheet of water A crimson pigment
lame
Disabled in one or more limb
A thin plate, overlapping with others
lampas
A swelling of the roof of ahorse's mouth
A flowered silk or woolen cloth
lap
The partof thebody fromwaist tokneeswhensitting
One circuit of atrack etc.
To drink by lifting with the tongue
lark Any bird of the familyAlaudidae
A prank, frolic, spree
last
At theend,
To continue inexistence
A varying weight
A shoemaker's model
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closing,final
lathe
A cutting & shaping machine
A former division of Kent
launch To start or set going A large open pleasure-boat
lawn
A mowed grassy space
A cotton linen fabric
lay To causeto lie
Non-professional A lyric song or ballad
lea
A meadow
A certain length of yarn
league A union for mutual interests An old measure of distance
lean To incline Thin, without surplus fat
leave To go ordepartfrom
Permission To produce leaves
leech
An aquatic annelid worm
The perpendicular edge of a square sail
left Oppositeto right
Discarded or laidaside
Past tense of LEAVE
lek
The chief currency of Albania
Area where birds assemble for sexual display
lepton A modern Greek coin Any element that participates only in weakinteraction
let To permit, allow A hindrance, obstacle
levee A general reception orassembly of visitors
An artificial bank
lie An untruth Rest in a horizontal position
light Oppositeto dark
Of small weight To descend as from flight
lighten
To become light, brighten
To reduce in weight
lighter Person or thing which ignites A large, open boat
like
Similar to
To be pleased with
limb An arm, leg, wing, etc. The outermost edge of the sun, moon, etc.
limber Lithe,agile
Part of a guncarriage
A gutter on each side of keelson of a ship
lime A whitecausticalkalinesubstance
Tree of genus Tilia Tree of genus Citrus aurantifolia
line
A threadlike mark
To put a covering on the inside of
liner
A removable lining
A passenger ship or aircraft
ling A long slender fish Heather or heath
link
A ring or loop of a chain
A torch made of tow & pitch
list
A recordorcatalogue
The border or edgeof cloth
To lean over
liver A person who lives A glandular organ
loaf A shaped mass of bread To lounge or idle about
lock
A device for fastening doorsetc.
A tress of hair
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long Of great length Have an earnest desire (for)
loom
A weaving machine
To appear larger than actual size
lop
To trim by cutting
To hang down limply
lore Learning A straplike part
lout An ill-mannered person To bend, bow, stoop
low
Not high or tall
To utter the moo of a cow
lox A kind of smoked salmon Liquid oxygen
lug To drag, pull A projecting part
lumber
To move heavily
Discarded articles of furniture etc.
lunge
A sudden thrust
Long rein used to train horses
lurch To stagger A losing position in cribbage etc.
lustre Gloss, sheen A period of 5 years
lute
A stringed musical instrument
A composition of clay or cement
M
mace An ornamented staff of office A spice made from nutmeg
madder
More mad
A shrubby climbing-plant, Rubia tinctorum
Letters conveyed by post
Defensive body armour
main Principal,chief
A chief sewer,conduit
A throw at dice
mamma Mother (used by or to children)The milk secreting organ of females
manifest Not concealed, obvious List of a ship's cargo
march To move with regular steps Boundry of a territory
mark A visible sign or impression German unit of currency
marl
Soil containing clay & lime
Yarn with multicoloured threads
maroon Of a brownish-crimson colour To leave isolated
marque
A brand
Reprisals
mast Upright to which ship's sailsare attached
The fruit of the oak, beech etc.
match
A counterpart, facsimile
Taper for producing fire
mate A companion To checkmate
matte An impure metallic product A mask used to obscure part of an image
me
Personal pronoun
3rd note of tonic sol-fa scale
meal A repast The edible portion of grain
mean To intend Occupying a middleposition
Low in quality
media Means of communication The middle coat or tunic of a vessel
megrim A migraine A deep water flatfish
meld A declaration in certain cardgames
To mix, blend, combine
mensal Of, relating to or used at thetable
Monthly
mental Of or relating to the mind Of or relating to the chin
mere A lake, a Such and no more A boundry
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pool
mete
To allot, apportion
A limit, a boundry
metre
Standard metric unit of length
Rhythmical arrangement of syllables in a verse
mew The cry of a cat or seagull A cage for hawks
might Expressing possibility Strength, force
mine
Belonging to me
To dig into or burrow in
mint A place where money is coined Aromatic plant of genus Mentha
misprision A wrong act Undervaluing
miss
To fail to reach, hit, meet etc.
A title for an unmarried woman
mite
Arachnid of the order Acarida
A very small coin
mogul A powerful entrepreneur A mound on a ski slope
molar A grinding tooth Of or relating to mass
mole
A darkspot onthe skin
A small burrowingmammal
An artificialharbour
SI unit of substance
molly An effeminate man Freshwater fish of genus Poecilia
monopole An isolated electrical charge Exclusively supplied champagne
mood
A state of mind, disposition
A type of verb form
moor
To secure a ship, boat etc.
A tract of wild open land
morel An edible fungus The black nightshade
mother A female parent A substance formed during fermentation
mould
Hollowvessel forshaping
Fungoid growth
Fine soft earth
moulder
One who moulds
Turn to dust by natural decay
mound An artificial elevation of earth An orb
mount
To ascend, to climb
A high hill, mountain
mouse
A small quadruped rodent
To hint for or catch mice
mow To cut down grass, corn etc. A heap or pile of hay
muff A hand warmer To bungle or fail in
muffle
To wrap closely & warmly
Thick upper lip & nose of rodents
mug A drinkingvessel
To violently rob To study hard
mugger
One who violently robs
An Indian crocodile
mule Offspring of a male donkey &female horse
A backless shoe or slipper
mull
Toponder,consider
To warm & flavourwine, beer etc.
A layer of humus
A promontory
mullet A fish of genus Mullus A five-pointed star
muse The inspiring power of poetry To ponder (upon)
mush
A mash, soft, pulpy mass
A command to a team of sled dogs
must
To beobliged to
Mustiness, mould
New wine
A state of frenzy in maleelephants
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myrrh A resin used for incense,perfume etc.
An umbelliferous plant, Myrrhis odorata
N
nap To sleeplightly orbriefly
The smooth surfaceof cloth
A card game
nappy
A towelling wrap for a baby
(Of beer) foaming, strong, heady
natal Relating to birth Relating to the buttocks
nave The body of a church The central block of a wheel
net A mesh fabric Free from deductions
nightingale A small migratory bird A bedjacket for invalids
nip To pinch A small drink of spirits
nit The egg of
a louse
Unit of luminance Unit of information in computing
no Not any A word of denial
noisette A small round piece of mutton,veal etc.
A variety of rose
O
oblate
Flattened at the poles
One not under vows but dedicated to religiouswork
oratory The art of public speaking A small chapel
orderly
In order
A soldier who attends on an officer
ornament A thing or part that adorns To adorn, to decorate
orris Plant of the genus Iris A kind of gold or silver lace
ounce
A unit of weight
A wild cat, Panthera uncia
own
Belonging or proper to
To possess
P
pad A soft cushion To trudge
paddle
A broad short oar
To wade in shallow water
page A leaf of a book etc. A young male attendant
painter One who paints A bow-rope for fastening a boat
pale
Whitish, ashen, lacking incolour
A pointed stake
pall A large cloth thrown over a
coffin
To become vapid or insipid
palladium A greyish-white metallicelement
A defence, a safeguard
pallet A straw mattress A flat wooden structure used in transportation
palm A tree of family Palmae The inner part of the hand
pan A broad shallow dish A betel leaf
panic
Sudden, overpowering fear
A type of cereal grass
pannier A large basket A robed waiter at the Inns of Court
pants Breathes quickly Underpants
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pap Soft or semi-liquid food A teat, a nipple
papa
The pope
A blue clay found in New Zealand
parity
Equality of rank, value etc
The condition of having given birth
partisan An adherent of a faction,cause etc.
A pike or long-handled spear
party A social gathering Divided into coloured compartments
passage The act of passing A move in dressage
patter (Of rain) to fall with a quicksuccession of sharp sounds
Glib talk
pawn A chess piece Deposit as a pledge
pay To discharge (a bill etc.) To coat with hot pitch
peach
Fruit of the tree Prunuspersica
To inform (against or upon)
peak
A sharppoint ortop
To pine away
To raise (a gaff or yard) until nearly vertical
pearl
A lustrous whitesolid found inoyster shells
A picot
peck
To strike with a beak orpointed instrument
A measure of capacity
pedal A lever acted on by the foot Relating to a foot
peel
To stripthe skinbark orrind off
A wooden shovel
A square fortified tower
peep
To look slyly or furtively
A chirp, squeak etc.
peer
To look very closely at
A member of the nobility
pelt To throw The hide of a sheep or goat
pen An instrument for writing A small enclosure for cattle etc.
perch
A rest roost for birds
A spiny-finned freshwater fish
periwinkle
Plant of the genus Vinca
A winkle
pet An animal kept as a companionA fit of peevishness
pica A unit of type size An appetite affected by illness etc.
pick
To choose
An implement for picking
pie A pastry case filled with meatetc.
An Indian copper coin
pike
A large freshwater fish
A toll gate
piker A timid gambler A tramp
pile A heap A sharp stake orpost
The nap of cloth
pine A coniferous tree To languish, waste away
pinion A joint of a bird's wing A cogged spindle
pink
A pale redcolour
To pierce, stab
A yellowvegetablepigment
A young salmon
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pip A fruitseed
A short, high-pitched sound
A spot on aplaying card, diceetc.
A disease in poultry etc.
pique
To irritate
A score in the game of piquet
pitch To fix or plant in the ground A type of bituminous substance
pitcher A large earthenware vessel A person who or something which pitches
pitta A flat, round, slightly leavenedbread
A bird of the family Pittidae
placer A table setting A deposit containing valuable minerals
plane A flatsurface
A smoothing tool Tree of the genus Platanus
plantain A plant of the genus Plantago A tropical tree, Musa paradisiaca
plash A largepuddle
To cause (water) tosplash
To bend & intertwine (branches) to form ahedge
plumb
A weighted line used to testperpendicularity
To provide with plumbing
plump Well-rounded, chubby To plunge or fall suddenly & heavily
ply A thickness, a layer To wield, work at
poach
To cook in simmering liquid
To catch (game, fish etc.) illicitly
pod A seed vessel A gathering of whales, seals etc
poise Composure, equilibrium The cgs unit of viscosity
poke To jab,prod
A bag, sack A projecting front on a woman's hat
poker An iron rod used to stir a fire A card game
pole
A long slender piece of woodor metal
Each end of the axis of the earth
policy A courseof action
An insurancecontract
The pleasure grounds around a country house
poll The voting at an election (Of cattle) having had the horns cut off
pone A kind of bread made by NorthAmerican Indians
The player on dealer's right who cuts the cards
pontoon A card game A floating bridge
pool A small body of water A common supply of people, vehicles, etc.
pope
The head of the RomanCatholic church
A priest in the Greek or Russian OrthodoxChurch
pore A minute opening Be absorbed in studying
port
A harbour
A porthole
A fortified wine
The left-hand side of a shipetc.
portal
A door, gate, entrance
Relating to the porta
porter
A person employed to carryluggage etc.
A gatekeeper
pose Assume an attitude To puzzle
post An uprightpost
A fixed place System of letter conveyance
potter
A maker of pottery
Proceed in a leisurely fashion
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pounce An abrupt swoop, spring A fine powder for drying ink
pound
A unit of
weight
UK monetary unit
An enclosure for
stray cattle etc.
To crush, pulverize
press Apply steady force to To force into naval or military service
prime
Most important
Prepare for use
prion An infectious protein particle A type of seabird
prior Former, preceding A superior of a monastic house
prize A reward in a competition,etc.
Something taken from an enemy in war
prune A dried plum Trim by cutting
pry Look inquisitively To prise
pug
A small dog
Clay mixed for making bricks
pulse Rhythmic beating The edible seeds of leguminous plants
pump
A device for raising liquids
A plimsoll
pun
The playful use of words
To pound, crush
punch A tool formakingholes
To strike with thefist
A mixture of wines or spirits
puncheon A timber for supporting theroof in a mine
A large cask
punt A shallow,flat-bottomedboat
To stake againstthe bank in somecard games
To kick a ballafter dropping it
Monetary unit of Ireland
pupil
Being taught
Part of the eye
purl
A knitting stitch
To flow with a babbling sound
pursy Short-winded, asthmatic Like a purse
python
A large serpent
A familiar spirit or demon
Q
quack The cry of a duck An unqualified medicalpractitioner
quadrille A kind of dance A type of card game
quail To shrink back with fear, to be cowed A small migratory bird
quark
An hypothetical unit of subatomic particles
A low-fat soft cheese
quarrel A noisy dispute A short, heavy bolt or
arrowquarry
A place fron which stoneetc. is dug
Intended victim orprey
A square or diamond-shaped pane of glass
quart A measure of capacity A sequence of four cards ofsame suit
quitter A person who quits An ulcer of a horse's hoof
quiver To tremble with a rapid tremulous motion A portable case for arrows
R
rabble A noisy crowd, mob An iron tool for stirring
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molten metal
race
A contest of speed
A major division of
humankind
A root of ginger
rack An open framework Destruction To drawoff winefrom lees
Lightvapouryclouds
racket
Bat used for tennis, squash etc
A clamour, confusednoise
raddle To paint with ruddle (red ochre) A lath in a fence
raffle
A lottery
Rubbish, lumber,debris
rag A torn piece of cloth To tease Ragtimemusic
A hard,coarse,rough stone
rail
A bar of wood or metal
Complain strongly
A wading bird of thefamily Rallidae
rake A toothed implement A dissolute man Inclination, slope
rakish
Characteristic of a rake
With masts sharplyinclined
rally To reunite, bring together again To ridicule or tease ina good-humoured way
rand Monetary unit of South Africa A strip of leatherbetween sole & heel ofa boot
rank Relative degree of excellence etc. Excessively luxuriant ingrowth
rap
To strike with a slight, sharp blow
The least amount
rape Forced sexual intercourse The plant, Brassica napus The refuseof grapesafter wineisexpressed
A divisionof Sussex
rare
Exceptional, seldom existing
(Of meat) underdone
rate The proportional measure of something To chide angrily, toscold
rating The act of assessing A scolding, a harshreprimand
rattan
A type of palm
The beat of a drum, arataplan
rave To wander in mind, be delirious A cart-rail
ray
A beam of light
A type of marine fish
The second note of thetonic sol-fa scale
ream 500 sheets of paper To enlarge the bore ofa hole
rear The back or hindmost part To bring up, to breed
recession
A slump, especially in trade
The act of giving backto a former owner
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recoil To shrink back The act of recoiling
reef
A ridge of rock, coral, etc. in the sea
A horizontal strip
across the top of a sail
reefer A person who reefs A marijuana cigarette
reel
A cylindrical device for winding thread etc.
Tostagger,sway
A livelydance
reeve Chief magistrate of a district To pass through a ring The female of the ruff
refrain To abstain from A recurring phrase orline, a chorus
regal Relating to a king or queen A small portable reed-organ
regalia The insignia of royalty A superior Cuban cigar
relief Allevation of pain, discomfort etc. Method of carving,moulding etc
rennet
Curdled milk from a calf's stomach
A variety of apple
rent A periodic payment for use of land etc. A tear, slit or breach
repose Rest, cessation of activity etc. To place, to put
rest
To cease from exertion, motion or activity
The residue, remainder
retort Incisive, witty or angry reply A vessel used fordistilling liquids
reveal
To allow to appear
The depth of a wall asrevealed in side of adoor,etc.
revolute (Of a leaf) rolled backwards from the edge Bringing about great
changes
rhea
A flightless bird of the family Rheidae
The ramie plant
rick A stack of corn, hay etc. To wrench or sprain
riddle A puzzle, conundrum or enigma To pass through ariddle, to sift
riffle To ruffle, to flick rapidly through In gold mining, agroove or channel setin a sluice
rig To furnish or fit To manipulatefraudulently
ring A circlet To give a clearvibrating sound
rip
To tear or cut forcibly
An eddy
ripple To run in small waves or undulations A comb for removingseeds from flax
roach
A freshwater fish
A curved part of afore-and-aft sail
road A track or way for travelling on (Of a dog) to follow (agame bird) by its scent
roan (Of a horse) with coat interspersed with hairs of another colour A soft flexiblesheepskin leather
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rock The solid part of the earth's crust To move backwards &forwards
rocket
A type of forework or signal flare
A plant of the genusHesperis or Sisymbrium
rode Past tense of RIDE (Of a woodcock orwildfowl) to fly in theevening
roe Fish eggs A small species of deer
roost A bird's perch A powerful tidalcurrent
root Part of a plant that conveys nourishment Turn up (ground) withsnout etc.
rose
A flowering shrub
Past tense of RISE
rout An utter defeat and overthrow To root (up or out)
rove
To wander,ramble, roam
To draw out & twist (wooletc.)
Metal plate throughwhich a rivet is passed
row A line of people or things To propel by oars
rubber A soft, elastic substance A series of three gamesat whist etc.
ruck A multitude, a crowd To wrinkle, to crease
ruckle
To ruck
To make a rattling orgurgling noise
rue To grieve or be sorry for A plant of the genusRuta
ruff A broad pleated frill A small freshwater fish The act of trumping at
cardsrush
To drive, urge etc. with haste
A plant of the familyJuncaceae
rut
A deep track or groove
Periodic sexualexcitement of maledeer etc.
S
sac A pouch in an animal or vegetable An priviledge grantedto a lord of a manor
sack A large bag To plunder or pillage
saga A medieval prose narrative Plural of sagum
(Roman military cloak)
sage A grey-leaved aromatic plant Wise, discreet,prudent
Salian Relating to the Salti or ancient Roman priests of Mars Relating to an earlyFrankish tribe
sally
A military rush
The handle of a bell-ringer's rope
salve A healing ointment To save fromdesruction
salvo A discharge of guns etc. as a salute A saving clause, a
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proviso
sap
The vital juice of plants
To undermine
sash
An ornamental band
The frame holding theglass of a window
saw
A toothed cutting implement
A saying, proverb
Past tense of SEE
scale Protective plates of a fish A weighing machine A graded classificationsystem
scar
A mark left by a wound etc.
A cragg, cliff
A parrotfish
scarf A strip of material worn round the neck To join the ends of(timber) with a scarfjoint
scarp A steep slope In heraldry, adiminutive of the bendsinister
scat
Go away!, be off!
Excrement
Jazz singing inmeaningless syllables
school An educational institution A shoal of fish
sconce A flat candlestick with a handle A blockhouse, bulwark
scotch
To put an end to, frustrate
A block for a wheel orother round object
scour
To clean by friction
To rove, to range
scout
A person sent out to bring information
To treat with contemptand disdain
scribble
To write or draw carelessly
To card roughly
scrip A provisional certificate A small bag
scrub
Clean by hard rubbing
Brushwood,undergrowth
scuttle A coal container To hurry along, scurry A hole with a lid in ashp's side or deck
seal
An amphibious marine mammal
A die or stamp
second Next after the first 1/60th of a minute
see To perceive by the eye The diocese of abishop or archbishop
seer A person who sees, a prophet An Indian unit ofweight
septiform
Sevenfold
Shaped like a septum
service
The act of serving
The service treeset
To place, to put, to stand
A number of relatedthings
settle To place firmly A long, high-backedbench
shanty A rude hut or cabin A song sung by sailors
share A portion of a whole A ploughshare
shed To pour out, to let fall A slight simple building
sheet
A thin, flat broad piece of anything
A rope attached to theclew of a sail
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shelve To place on a shelf To slope gradually
shingle
Small rounded pebbles on seashore
A rectangular wooden
roofing tile
shiver To tremble or shake A tiny fragment, asliver
shoal A large number, multitude, crowd (Of water) shallow
shock A violent collision A thick mass of hair A collection of sheavesof grain
shore Land at the borders of a body of water A prop, a stay
shot A missile for a firearm That has been shot Areckoning,a bill
Past tenseof SHOOT
shrub A woody plant smaller than a tree A drink composed ofsweetened fruit juice
sick
Ill, affected by some disease
To chase or attack
size
Measurement, extent, etc.
A sticky solution usedto glaze paper
skate An ice-skate, roller-skate A fish of the genusRaja
skiff A small light boat To skim (as a stone onwater)
skip To progress by hopping from foot to foot A container forcollecting refuse
slab
A thin, flat piece of anything
Thick, slimy, viscous,sticky
slack
Not drawn tight
Small pieces of coalslam
To shut (a door etc.) suddenly & noisily
In whist etc. thewinning of every trick
slat
A thin narrow strip
To fling, to dash, toslap
slate A fine-grained laminated rock To criticize savagely
slew
Past tense of SLAY
To turn, twist or swingas on a pivot
sling
A strap etc. used to support or raise things
A sweetened drink ofspirits
slip To slide unintentionally A small piece of paper A creamy mixture ofclay and water
slop
To spill or allow to overflow
A workman's looseoverall
slot An aperture, slit The track of a deer A bar or bolt fasteninga door
slug
A shell-less gastropod
To hit hard
slum A squalid neighbourhood The non-lubricatingpart of crude oil
smack A blow with the flat of the hand A slight taste of A one-masted vessel
smelt Past tense of SMELL A small food fish To fuse ore so as toextract metal
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snarl To growl in a sharp tone with teeth bared To entangle
snook
A gesture of derision
A tropical American
fish
snuff The charred part of a candle wick Powdered tobacco
soil
The ground
To make dirty
To feed (cattle etc.)with green food
sole Underside of the foot A flatfish Single, only, unique
sorrel
A herb with acid leaves
Of a reddish- oryellowish-brown
sound The sensation produced through theear
Whole, unimpared Tomeasurethe depthof
A narrowpassage ofwater
spade A digging implement A suit of playing cards
span
Full extent from end to end
Nautically, a rope or chain
All new,brand new
Past tenseof SPIN
spar A stout pole Make motions of boxing Easily split crystallinemineral
spat A short gaiter A petty quarrel The spawnofshellfish
Past tenseof SPIT
spell To say or write the letters forming aword
A charm, incantation A shift orturn ofwork
A splinterof woodetc.
spelt Past tense of SPELL A variety of wheat
spencer
A short overcoat or jacket
A fore-and-aft trysail
spike
Any pointed object
Botanically, aninflorescence closelyattached to a stem
spill To cause (liquid etc.) to fall or run out A slip of paper or woodfor lighting candlesetc.
spire
A tapering, conical structure
A spiral, a coil
spit To eject (saliva etc.) A spade's depth of earth A rod for skeweringmeat for roasting
splat
A flat strip of wood forming part of a chair back
A sharp splatteringsound
spoke
A rod connecting hub & rim of a wheel
Past tense of SPEAKspray
Water etc. flying in small drops
A small branch or sprig
sprig A small branch, twig, or shoot A small headless nail
spruce Neat, trim, smart A conifer of the genusPicea
sprue A hole through which molten metal is poured into a mould A tropical disease
sprung Past tense of SPRING Provided with springs
spun Past tese of SPIN Produced by a spinningprocess
squash To crush, to press flat A fleshy edible
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gourdlike fruit
squinch
An arch across internal angle of a square tower
To screw (one's face or
eyes up)
stable Firmly fixed, established A building for horses
stadia
An instrument for measuring distance
Plural of stadium
staff A stick or pole to aid walking A type of mortar
stake A stout pointed stick or pole A wager in acompetition or gameetc.
stale Not fresh The urine of horses orcattle
stalk The stem or axis of a plant To pursue preystealthily
stall A booth or shed in a market etc. To play for time
staple
A U-shaped piece of metal for fixing
The principal article ofcommerce
staunch Loyal, constant, trustworthy To stop (blood) flowing
stay To continue in same place orcondition
A support, a prop A rope supporting amast
steep Sharply inclined To soak (in liquid)
steer To guide A young male of the oxkind
steeve Angle of elevation of a bowsprit A spar or derrick forstowing cargo
stem Main body or stalk of a plant To draw up, to check,
to hold back
stew
To cook by boiling slowly
An artificial oyster bed
stick A short slender length of wood To thrust the point of
stifle To smother, suffocate The stifle-joint
still
At rest, motionless
A distilling vessel
stole
A garment like a broad scarf
Past tense of STEAL
stove A fuel-burning apparatus for heating & cooking Past tense of STAVE
strain To stretch tight Race, stock, family,breed
strand To run or force aground Each of the threads ofa rope etc.
strip
To pull the covering from
A long narrow piece
stroke An act of striking To caress
strut
To walk with a pompous, conceited gait
A brace
stud
A large-headed nail
A number of horseskept for riding, racingetc.
sturdy Robust, lusty, vigorous A disease of sheep
sty A pen or enclosure for pigs An inflamed swellingon edge of eyelid
suffix A letter or syllable appended to the end of a word To add as a suffix
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summer A season of the year A heavy horizontalbeam or glider
surcharge
An extra charge or cost
To put an extra chargeon
swallow To take into the stomach Small migratory bird ofthe familyHirundinidae
swarm A cluster of bees issuing from a hive To climb up by claspingwith arms & legs
swash To make a noise as of splashing water Sloping
T
tack A small, sharp, flat-headed nail A horses' saddle,bridle, etc.
tail Hindmost part of an animal Limitation ofownership
taipan A large Australian snake The head of a foreignbusiness in China
take
To lay hold of, grasp
The act of taking
tamper Material used to tamp a hole To meddle (with)
tang A strong taste or flavour A ringing or clangingsound
tangle To knot together or intertwine in a confused mass A type of seaweed
tango A Latin American dance A bright orange colour
tap
To strike lightly or gently
A device for controllingthe flow of liquid or
gas
tare A vetch An allowance made forthe packing aroundgoods
tart A pie containing fruit etc. A prostitute (slang) Sharp to the taste,acid
tartan A chequered pattern A small Mediterraneanone-masted vessel
tassel
A pendant ornament
A small piece of woodor stone fixed into awall
tat Rubbish, rags To make by knotting
tattoo
The beat of drums recalling soldiers
To mark (the skin) bypricking & insertingpigments
taunt
To reproach sarcastically
(Of masts)exceptionally tall
taw To dress or make leather with mineral agents A game of marbles
tee
In golf, the area at the start of each hole
The 20th letter of thealphabet
teem To be prolific & abundant To pour (down) as rainetc.
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tell To relate, to recount In Middle Easternarchaeology, a mound
temple
A building for worship
Flat part of side of thehead
An attachment in aloom for keeping fabricstretched
temporal Of or relating to this life Positioned at thetemples
tend To have a bent, inclination or attitude To attend, look after
tender A person who tends Not tough or hard Offer, present
tense
Stretched tight
In grammer, a formtaken by a verb toindicate time
tent
A portable canvas shelter
A Spanish wine
A small roll of lint etc.inserted in a wound
tenter
A frame for stretching cloth
A person who is incharge
tern A small seabird Ternate; a set of three
terrier
A small active dog
A book in whichprivate lands aredescribed
test A critical trial A shell, exoskeleton
thing Any object or thought A Scandinavian publicassembly
thought The act or process of thinking Past tense of THINK
thrasher A person who thrashes A North Americansongbird
thrum
To play carelessly on a stringed instrument
The fringe of warpthreads left after webis cut off
thrush A bird of the family Turdidae A fungal disease
tick
The sound of a clock
A parasitic arachnid
A cover for the fillingof mattresses
till Up to, up to the time of A money drawer Tocultivatefor crops
Anunstratifiedclay
tip
The point, end or extremity
To cause to lean
tire To exhaust the strength of A band round the rim
of a wheeltoll
A tax or duty
(Of a bell) to ring withslow, uniform strokes
top The highest point of anything A spinning toy
tope
To drink excessively
A grove
A Buddhistmonument
A smallEuropeanshark
torse A wreath A surface generated bya continuously movingline
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tot A small child To add (up) To collect items forresale
totter
A person who tots
To walk or standunsteadily
tow To pull (a vehicle) behind another The course part ofhemp or flax aftercombing
trace A token, vestige or sign of something Strap etc. by which ahorse draws a vehicle
tract A stretch of territory A short treatise A Roman Catholicanthem
trap
A device for catching animals
To adorn
A dark igneous rock
traverse
To travel across
Lying or being across,transverse
tribune
A champion of popular rights & liberties
A bishop's throne in anapse
trice An instant Nautically, to haul
troll
To roll or reel out (a song) carelessly
A mythologicalScandinavian giant
tropic A parallel of latitude Relating to tropism
truck
A strong, four-wheeled vehicle
Exchange ofcommodities
tuck To press close together The beat or roll of adrum
tucker A person or thing which tucks An ornamental frillingof lace or muslin
tum-tum
The sound of a stringed instrument
A West Indian dish ofboiled plantain
tuna
A marine fish
A prickly pear
turbo A model of car fitted with a turbocharger A gastropod of thegenus Turbo
tutu A New Zealand shrub A ballet dancer's shortskirt
One who twits (reproaches with some fault etc.)
Utter a succession ofshort notes
U
unready
Not ready
Badly or insufficiently advised
utter Total, absolute To emit audibly
V
vamp
Part of a boot or shoe upper
A woman who exploits her sexualattractiveness
van
A covered motorvehicle
The forefront,vanguard
A test of ore quality
Vaudois A native of the Vaud canton of SwitzerlandAny of the Waldenses
vault
An arched roof
To leap, to spring
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venery Sexual indulgence Hunting, the chase
vent
A hole or aperture
A slit in a garment
verge
An ege, border or boundry
To move or incline in a particulardirection
vice
An immoral practice
In place of
A clamp with two jaws
virgate Long, straight and erect An ancient measure of land
vole A mouselike rodent The act of winning all the tricks in a deal
volt The SI unit of electric potential A circular tread
W
wad A small compact mass An earthy ore of manganese
wag To shake up & down or backwards &forwards
A facetious person, a wit
wahoo A North American
elm
A North American
shrub
A fast-swimming food fish
wake To be aroused from sleep The track left by a vessel passing throughwater
warble
To sing in a continuous trilling manner
A small hard tumour on a horse's back
warehouse A goods storage building To deposit in a warehouse
wax A substance secreted by bees To increase gradually in size & brilliance
weal
A ridge made by a rod or whip on the flesh
A sound, healthy or prosperous state
wear To have on the person as clothing etc. To bring a ship about
weave To form (threads etc.) into a fabric byinterlacing
To take a zigzag course
weld To join together by heat or compression A plant, Reseda luteola
well
In a good or right manner
A shaft bored into the ground to obtainwater, oil etc.
welter To roll, to tumble about A heavy boxer or rider
wen A sebaceous cyst A runic letter replaced by w
whelk
A marine gastropod
A small postule or pimple
whin Furze, gorse A very hard resistant rock
wick A strip or thread feeding a flame with fuel A town, village or municipal district
will To desire, to wish To resolve,determine
A mental faculty
wince To shrink, recoil, flinch A roller for moving fabric through dyeingvats
witch
A woman having dealings with evil spirits
An American shrub
wove Past tense of WEAVE (Of paper) having a uniform smoothsurface
Y
yak A long-haired ox Noisy, unceasing, trivial chatter
yard
A unit of length
A small piece of enclosed ground
yawl A small two-masted sailing boat To howl, to yell, to yowl
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