AAHED [v] AALII [n -S] AARGH /AARRGH AARRGHH [int] AARTI /ARTI [n -S] ABACA /ABAKA [n -S] ABACI

[n] ABACK [adv] ABAFT [adv] ABAKA /ABACA [n -S] ABAMP [n -S] ABAND [v ED/ING/S] ABASE [v ED/ING/S] ABASH [v ED/ING/ES] ABASK [adv] ABATE [v ED/ING/S] ABAYA /ABA [n -S] ABBEY [n -S] ABBOT [n -S] ABCEE /ABSEY [n -S] ABEAM [adv] ABEAR [v ABORE, ABORNE/ABEARING ABEARS] ABELE [n -S] ABHOR [v ED/ING/S] ABIDE [v ABID or ABODE/ABIDED ABIDDEN/ABIDING ABIDES] ABIES [n ABIES] ABLER [adj] ABLET [n -S] ABLOW [adv] ABMHO [n -S] ABODE [v ED/ING/S] ABOHM [n -S] ABOIL [adj] ABOMA [n -S] ABOON [adv] ABORD [v ED/ING/S] ABORE [v] ABORT [v ED/ING/S] ABOUT [adv] ABOVE [n -S] ABRAM [adj] ABRAY [v ED/ING/S] ABRIM [adv] ABRIN [n -S] ABSEY /ABCEE [n -S] ABSIT [n -S] ABUNA [n -S] ABUNE [prep] ABUSE [v ED/ING/S] ABUTS [v] ABUZZ [adj] ABYES [v] ABYSM [n -S] ABYSS [n -ES] ACAIS [n] ACARI [n] ACCAS [n] ACCOY [v ACCOYED or ACCOIED/ACCOIED ACCOYING/ACCOYS] ACERB [adj ACERBER, ACERBEST] ACETA [n] ACHAR [n -S] ACHOO [interj] ACIDY [adj ACIDIER, ACIDIEST] ACING [v] ACINI [n] ACKEE [n -S] ACKER /ACCA [n -S] ACMES [n] ACMIC [adj] ACOCK [adj] ACOLD [adj] ACORN [n -S] ACRED [adj] ACRID [adj ACRIDER, ACRIDEST] ACTIN [n -S] ACTON [n -S]

ACTOR [n -S] ACUTE [n -S] [adj ACUTER/ACUTEST] ADAGE [n -S] ADAPT [v ED/ING/S] ADAYS [adv] ADDAX [n -ES] ADDER [n -S] ADDIO [interj] ADDLE [v ED/ING/S] ADEEM [v ED/ING/S] ADEPT [n -S] [adj ADEPTER/ADEPTEST] ADHAN /AZAN [n -S] ADIEU [n ADIEUS or ADIEUX] ADIOS [interj] ADITS [n] ADMAN [n ADMEN] ADMEN [n] ADMIN [n -S] ADMIT [v ED/ING/S] ADMIX [v ADMIXED, ADMIXT/ADMIXED ADMIXING/ADMIXES] ADOBE [n -S] ADOBO [n -S] ADOPT [v ED/ING/S] ADORE [v ED/ING/S] ADORN [v ED/ING/S] ADOWN [adv] ADOZE [adj] ADRAD /ADRED [adj] ADRED /ADRAD [adj] ADSUM [interj] ADUKI /ADSUKI, ADZUKI/AZUKI [n-S] ADULT [n -S] ADUNC [adj] ADUST [v ED/ING/S] ADVEW [v ED/ING/S] ADYTA [n] AECIA [n] AEDES [n AEDES] AEGIS [n -ES] AERIE /EYRIE, EYRY [n -S] AEROS [n] AESIR [n] AFALD /AEFALD/AFAWLD AEFAULD [adj] AFARA [n -S] AFEAR /AFFEARE AFFEAR[v ED/ING/S] AFFIX [v ED/ING/ES] AFIRE [adj] AFLAJ [n] AFOOT [adv] AFORE [adv] AFOUL [adj] AFRIT /AFREET [n -S] AFROS [n] AFTER [prep] AGAIN /AGEN [adv] AGAMA [n -S] AGAMI [n -S] AGAPE [n AGAPES or AGAPAE/AGAPAI] AGAST /AGHAST [adj] AGATE [n -S] AGAVE [n -S] AGAZE [adj] AGENE [n -S] AGENT [v ED/ING/S] AGGER [n -S] AGGIE [n -S] AGGRI /AGGRY [adj] AGGRO [n -S] AGGRY /AGGRI [adj] AGILA [n -S] AGILE [adj AGILER, AGILEST] AGING [n -S] AGISM /AGEISM [n -S] AGIST [v ED/ING/S] AGITA [n -S]

AGLEE /AGLEY/AGLY [adv] AGLET/AIGLET [n -S] AGLEY /AGLEE/AGLY [adv] AGLOO /AGLU [n -S] AGLOW [adj] AGOGE [n -S] AGONE [adv] AGONY [n AGONIES] AGOOD [adv] AGORA [n AGORAS or AGORAE/AGOROT AGOROTH] AGREE [v ED/ING/S] AGRIA [n -S] AGRIN [adv] AGUED [adj] AGUNA /AGUNAH [n AGUNOT] AGUTI /AGOUTI, ACOUCHI/ACOUCHY AGOUTY [n -S] AHEAD [adv] AHEAP [adv] AHENT /AHINT/AHIND [adv] AHIGH [adv] AHIND /AHINT/AHENT [adv] AHING [v] AHINT /AHENT/AHIND [adv] AHOLD [n -S] AHULL [adj] AHURU [n -S] AIDER [n -S] AIDOI [n] AIDOS [n AIDOI] AIERY /EYRIE/AERIE AERY/AYRIE [n AIERIES] AIGHT [interj] AIMER [n -S] AINEE [adj] AINGA /AIGA [n -S] AIOLI [n -S] AIRER [n -S] AIRTH [v ED/ING/S] AISLE [n -S] AITCH [n -ES] AIVER [n -S] AIZLE [n -S] AJIVA [n -S] AJUGA [n -S] AJWAN /AJOWAN [n -S] AKELA [n -S] AKENE /ACHENE [n -S] AKING [v] AKITA [n -S] AKKAS [n] ALAAP /ALAP/ALAPA [n -S] ALACK [interj] ALAMO [n -S] ALAND /ALAN/ALANT [n -S] ALANE [adj] ALANG [n -S] ALANT /ALAN/ALAND [n -S] ALAPA /ALAAP/ALAP [n -S] ALARM [v ED/ING/S] ALARY [adj] ALATE [n -S] ALBEE [conj] ALBUM [n -S] ALCID [n -S] ALDEA [n -S] ALDER [n -S] ALDOL [n -S] ALECK [n -S] ALEFT [adv] ALEPH /ALEF [n -S] ALERT [v ED/ING/S]

[adj ALERTER, ALERTEST] ALEYE /ALLAY/ALAY [v ED/ING/S] ALGAE [n] ALGAL [adj] ALGID [adj] ALGIN [n -S] ALGOR [n -S] ALGUM [n -S] ALIAS [n -ES] ALIBI [v ALIBIED, ALIBIING/ALIBIES ALIBIS] ALIEN [v ED/ING/S] ALIGN [v ED/ING/S] ALIKE [adj] ALINE [v ED/ING/S] ALIST [adj] ALIVE [adj] ALIYA /ALIYAH [n ALIYAS/ALIYOS ALIYOT/ALIYOTH] ALKIE /ALKY [n -S] ALKYD [n -S] ALKYL [n -S] ALLAY /ALAY/ALEYE [v ED/ING/S] ALLEE [n -S] ALLEL [n -S] ALLEY /ALLEYWAY [n -S] ALLIS /ALLICE [n-ES] ALLOD [n -S] ALLOT [v ED/ING/S] ALLOW [v ED/ING/S] ALLOY [v ED/ING/S] ALLYL [n -S] ALMAH /ALMA/ALME, ALMEH [n -S] ALMEH /ALMA/ALMAH ALME [n -S] ALMUD /ALMUDE [n -S] ALMUG [n -S] ALOED [adj] ALOFT [adv] ALOHA [n -S] ALOIN [n -S] ALONE [adj] ALONG [adv] ALOOF [adj] ALOUD [adv] ALOWE [adv] ALPHA [n -S] ALTAR [n -S] ALTER [v ED/ING/S] ALTHO [conj] ALULA [n -S] ALURE [n -S] ALWAY [adv] AMAIN [adv] AMASS [v ED/ING/ES] AMATE [v ED/ING/S] AMAUT /AMOWT [n -S] AMAZE [v ED/ING/S] AMBAN [n -S] AMBER [n -S] AMBIT [n -S] AMBLE [v ED/ING/S] AMBRY /ALMERY ALMIRAH/AMBERY AUMBRY/AWMRIE AWMRY [n AMBRIES] AMEBA /AMOEBA [n AMEBAS/AMEBAE] AMEER /AMIR [n -S] AMEND [v ED/ING/S] AMENE [adj] AMENT [n -S] AMICE /AMIS [n -S] AMICI [n] AMIDE [n -S] AMIDO [adj] AMIGA [n -S] AMIGO [n -S] AMINE [n -S]

AMINO AMISS AMITY AMMAN AMMON AMNIA AMNIC AMNIO AMOLE AMONG

[adj] [n -ES] [n AMITIES] /AMTMAN [n -S] [n -S] [n] [adj] [n -S] [n -S] /EMONG, EMONGES [prep] AMORT [adj] AMOUR [n -S] AMOVE [v ED/ING/S] AMOWT /AMAUT [n -S] AMPLE [adj AMPLER, AMPLEST] AMPLY [adv] AMPUL /AMPOULE AMPULE [n -S] AMRIT [n -S] AMUCK /AMOK [n -S] AMUSE [v ED/ING/S] ANANA /ANANAS [n -S] ANATA /ANATMAN [n-S] ANCHO [n -S] ANCLE [n -S] ANCON [n ANCONES] ANDRO [n -S] ANEAR [v ED/ING/S] ANELE [v ED/ING/S] ANENT /ANENST [prep] ANGEL [v ED/ING/S] ANGER [v ED/ING/S] ANGLE [v ED/ING/S] ANGLO [n -S] ANGRY [n ANGRIES] [adj ANGRIER, ANGRIEST] ANGST [n -S] ANIGH [adv] ANILE [adj] ANIMA [n -S] ANIME /ANIMI [n -S] ANIMI/ANIME [n -S] ANION [n -S] ANISE [n -S] ANKER [n -S] ANKLE [v ED/ING/S] ANKUS /ANKUSH [n-ES] ANLAS [n -ES] ANNAL [n -S] ANNAT [n -S] ANNEX [v ED/ING/ES] ANNOY [v ED/ING/S] ANNUL [v ED/ING/S] ANOAS [n -S] ANOLE [n -S] ANOMY /ANOMIE [n ANOMIES] ANSAE [n] ANTAE [n] ANTAR [n -S] ANTIC [v ED/ING/S] ANTRA [n] ANTRE [n -S] ANTSY [adj ANTSIER, ANTSIEST] ANVIL [v ANVILED or ANVILLED/ANVILLING ANVILING/ANVILS] ANYON [n -S] AORTA [n AORTAS or AORTAE] APACE [adv] APAGE [interj] APAID [v] APART [adv] APAYD [v] APEAK [adv] APEEK [adv] APERT [adj] APERY [n APERIES] APGAR [adj] APHID [n -S] APHIS [n APHIDES]

APIAN [adj] APIOL [n -S] APISH [adj] APISM [n -S] APNEA /APNOEA [n -S] APODE /APOD [n -S] APOOP [adv] APORT [adv] APPAL [v ED/ING/S] APPAY /APAY [v APPAYD/APPAID APPAYING/APPAYS] APPEL [n -S] APPLE [n -S] APPLY [v ED/ING/S] APPRO [n -S] APPUI /APPUY [v -ED, -S] APPUY /APPUI [v ED /ING/S] APRES [prep] APRON [v ED/ING/S] APSIS [n APSIDES] APTER [adj] APTLY [adv] AQUAE [n] ARABA /ARBA/AROBA [n -S] ARAME [n -S] ARBOR [n ARBORS ARBORES/ARBOUR] ARCUS [n -ES] ARDEB [n -S] ARDOR /ARDOUR [n -S] ARDRI /ARDRIGH [n-S] AREAD /AREDE, ARREEDE [v ARED AREDD/AREADING AREADS] AREAE [n] AREAL [adj] AREAR /ARERE [adv] ARECA [n -S] AREDD [v] AREDE /AREAD, ARREEDE [v ARED AREDD/AREDING AREDES] AREFY [v AREFIED, AREFYING/AREFIES] AREIC [adj] ARENA [n -S] ARENE [n -S] AREPA [n -S] ARERE /AREAR [adv] ARETE [n -S] ARETT /ARET [v ED /ING/S] ARGAL /ARGOL [n -S] ARGAN [n -S] ARGIL [n -S] ARGLE [v ED/ING/S] ARGOL /ARGAL [n -S] ARGON [n -S] ARGOT [n -S] ARGUE [v ED/ING/S] ARGUS [n -ES] ARHAT /LOHAN [n -S] ARIEL [n -S] ARIKI [n -S] ARIOT [adv] ARISE [v AROSE, ARISEN/ARISING ARISES] ARISH /ARRISH [n-ES] ARMER [n -S] ARMET [n -S] ARMIL [n -S] ARMOR /ARMOUR [v ED /ING/S] ARNUT [n -S] AROBA /ARABA/ARBA [n -S] AROHA [n -S] AROID [n -S] AROMA [n -S]

ARPEN ARRAH ARRAS ARRAY ARRET ARRIS ARROW ARSEY

/ARPENT [n -S] [interj] [n -ES] [v ED/ING/S] [n -S] [n -ES] [v ED/ING/S] /ARSY/ARSIER, ARSIEST [adj] ARSIS [n ARSES] ARSON [n -S] ARTAL [n] ARTEL [n -S] ARTIC [n -S] ARTSY /ARTY [n ARTSIES]ARTY [adj ARTSIER, ARTSIEST] ARUHE [n -S] ARVAL [adj] ASANA [n -S] ASCOT [n -S] ASCUS [n ASCI] ASDIC [n -S] ASHEN [adj] ASHET [n -S] ASIDE [n -S] ASKER [n -S] ASKEW [adj] ASKOI [n] ASKOS [n ASKOI] ASPEN /ASPINE [n -S] ASPER [n -S] ASPIC [n -S] ASPIS [n -ES] ASPRO [n -S] ASSAI [n -S] ASSAM [n -S] ASSAY [v ED/ING/S] ASSET [n -S] ASSEZ [adv] ASSOT [v ED/ING/S] ASTER [n -S] ASTIR [adj] ASTUN [v ED/ING/S] ASWAY [adv] ASWIM [adv] ASYLA [n] ATAXY /ATAXIA [n ATAXIES] ATIGI [n -S] ATILT [adj] ATIMY [n ATIMIES] ATLAS [n ATLASES or ATLANTES] ATMAN /ATMA [n -S] ATOKE [n -S] ATOLL [n -S] ATOMY [n ATOMIES] ATONE [v ED/ING/S] ATONY /ATONIA [n ATONIES] ATOPY [n ATOPIES] ATRIA [n] ATRIP [adj] ATTAP [n -S] ATTAR [n -S] ATTIC [n -S] AUDAD /AOUDAD [n -S] AUDIO [n -S] AUDIT [v ED/ING/S] AUGER [n -S] AUGHT [n -S] AUGUR [v ED/ING/S] AULIC [adj] AULOI [n] AULOS [n AULOI] AUMIL /AMILDAR [n-S] AUNTY /AUNTIE [n AUNTIES] AURAE [n] AURAL [adj] AURAR [n] AUREI [n] AURIC [adj] AURIS [n AURES]

AURUM [n -S] AUXIN [n -S] AVAIL /AVAILE [v ED /ING/S] AVALE [v ED/ING/S] AVANT [prep] AVAST [interj] AVENS [n -ES] AVERT [v ED/ING/S] AVGAS [n AVGASES or AVGASSES] AVIAN [n -S] AVINE [adj] AVION [n -S] AVISE /AVIZE/AVYZE [v ED/ING/S] AVISO [n -S] AVIZE /AVISE/AVYZE [v ED/ING/S] AVOID [v ED/ING/S] AVYZE AVISE/AVIZE [v ED/ING/S] AWAIT [v ED/ING/S] AWAKE [v AWOKE or AWAKED/AWOKEN AWAKING/AWAKES] AWARD [v ED/ING/S] AWARE [adj AWARER, AWAREST] AWARN [v ED/ING/S] AWASH [adj] AWATO [n -S] AWAVE [adv] AWEEL [interj] AWETO /AWATO, AWHATO/AWHETO [n-S] AWFUL [adj AWFULLER, AWFULLEST] AWMRY /AMBRY, ALMERY/ALMIRAH AMBERY/AUMBRY AWMRIE [n AWMRIES] AWNED [adj] AWNER [n -S] AWOKE [v] AWORK [adv] AXIAL /AXAL [adj] AXILE [adj] AXIOM [n -S] AXION [n -S] AXITE [n -S] AXLED [adj] AXMAN /AXEMAN [n AXMEN] AXMEN [n] AXOID [n -S] AXONE [n -S] AYELP [adv] AYGRE [adj] AYONT [adv] AYRIE /EYRIE/AERIE AERY/AIERY [n -S] AZIDE [n -S] AZIDO [adj] AZINE [n -S] AZLON [n -S] AZOIC [adj] AZOLE [n -S] AZOTE [n -S] AZOTH [n -S] AZUKI /ADUKI, ADSUKI/ADZUKI [n-S] AZURE [n -S] AZURN /AZUREAN [adj] AZURY [adj] AZYGY [n AZYGIES] AZYME /AZYM [n -S] BABEL [n -S] BABKA [n -S] BABOO /BABU [n -S] BABUL [n -S] BACCA [n BACCAS or BACCAE] BACCO [n BACCOS or BACCOES] BACCY [n BACCIES]

BACHA BACON BADDY BADGE BADLY BAFFY BAGEL BAGGY

/BACHCHA [n-S] [n -S] [n BADDIES] [v ED/ING/S] [adv] [n BAFFIES] /BEIGEL [n -S] [adj BAGGIER, BAGGIEST] BAGIE [n -S] BAHUT [n -S] BAIRN [n -S] BAITH [adj] BAIZA [n -S] BAIZE [v ED/ING/S] BAJAN /BEJANT [n -S] BAJRA /BAJREE/BAJRI [n -S] BAJRI /BAJRA/BAJREE [n -S] BAKER [n -S] BAKRA [n -S] BALAS [n -ES] BALDY [n BALDIES] [adj BALDIER, BALDIEST] BALER [n -S] BALKY [adj BALKIER, BALKIEST] BALLY [n BALLIES] BALMY [adj BALMIER, BALMIEST] BALOO /BALU [n -S] BALSA [n -S] BALTI [n -S] BALUN [n -S] BAMBI [n -S] BANAK [n -S] BANAL [adj BANALER, BANALEST] BANCO [n -S] BANDA [n -S] BANDH /BUNDH [n -S] BANDY [v ED/ING/S] [adj BANDIER, BANDIEST] BANIA [n -S] BANJO [n BANJOS or BANJOES] BANNS [n] BANTU [n -S] BANTY [n BANTIES] BANYA [n -S] BARBE [n -S] BARBY /BARBIE [n BARBIES] BARCA [n -S] BARDE /BARD [v BARDED/BARDING, BARDES] BARDO [n -S] BARDY [adj BARDIER, BARDIEST] BARGE [v ED/ING/S] BARIC [adj] BARKY [adj BARKIER, BARKIEST] BARMY [adj BARMIER, BARMIEST] BARNY [adj BARNIER, BARNIEST] BARON [n -S] BARRA /BARRAMUNDI, [n -S] BARRE [n -S][v BARREED/BARRED BARREING/BARRES] BARRO [adj] BARRY [n BARRIES] BARRIE [adj BARRIER/BARRIEST] BARYE [n -S] BASAL /BASILAR, BASILARY [adj] BASAN [n -S] BASEN [n -S]

BASER BASHO BASIC BASIJ BASIL BASIN BASIS BASON BASSE BASSI BASSO

[adj] [n BASHO] [n -S] /BASEEJ [n] [n -S] /BASON [n -S] [n BASES] /BASIN [n -S] [v ED/ING/S] [n] [n BASSOS or BASSI] BASSY [adj BASSIER, BASSIEST] BASTA [interj] BASTE [v ED/ING/S] BASTI /BUSTI/BUSTEE [n -S] BASTO [n -S] BATCH [v ED/ING/S] BATHE [v ED/ING/S] BATIK /BATTIK [v ED /ING/S] BATON /BATOON [v ED /ING/S] BATTA [n -S] BATTU [adj] BATTY [n BATTIES] BAULK /BALK/BAUK [v ED/ING/S] BAVIN [n -S] BAWDY [n BAWDIES] [adj BAWDIER, BAWDIEST] BAWTY [n BAWTIES] BAYLE [n -S] BAYOU [n -S] BAZAR /BAZAAR [n -S] BAZOO [n -S] BEACH [v ED/ING/ES] BEADY [adj BEADIER, BEADIEST] BEAKY [adj BEAKIER, BEAKIEST] BEAMY [adj BEAMIER, BEAMIEST] BEANO [n -S] BEANY /BEANIE [n BEANIES] BEARD [v ED/ING/S] BEARE [n -S] BEAST [v ED/ING/S] BEATH [v ED/ING/S] BEATY [adj BEATIER, BEATIEST] BEAUT [n -S] BEAUX [n] BEBOP [v ED/ING/S] BECAP [v ED/ING/S] BECKE [n -S] BEDAD [interj] BEDEL /BEDELL [n -S] BEDEW [v ED/ING/S] BEDIM [v ED/ING/S] BEDYE [v BEDIDE or BEDYDE/BEDYED BEDYEING/BEDYES] BEECH [n -ES] BEEDI /BIDI [n BEEDIES] BEEFY [adj BEEFIER, BEEFIEST] BEERY [adj BEERIER, BEERIEST] BEFIT [v ED/ING/S] BEFOG [v ED/ING/S] BEGAD [interj] BEGAN [v] BEGAR [n -S] BEGAT [v] BEGEM [v ED/ING/S] BEGET [v BEGAT or BEGOT/BEGOTTEN BEGETTING/BEGETS] BEGIN [v BEGAN, BEGUN/BEGINNING

BEGINS] BEGOT ` <beget=v> [v] BEGUM a high ranking Muslim lady [n -S] BEGUN <begin=v> [v] BEIGE a tan colour [n -S] BEIGY relating to the color beige [adj BEIGIER, BEIGIEST] BEING something that exists [n -S] BEKAH a half-shekel [n -S] BELAH an Australian tree, also BELAR [n -S] BELAR an Australian tree, also BELAH [n -S] BELAY to make {fast=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BELCH to expel gas through the mouth [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BELEE to put on the lee side [v BELEED, BELEEING, BELEES] BELGA a former currency unit of Belgium [n -S] BELIE to misrepresent [v BELIED, BELYING, BELIES] BELLE a beautiful woman [n -S] BELLS <bell=v> [v] BELLY to swell out [v BELLIED, BELLYING, BELLIES] BELON a type of oyster [n -S] BELOW something that is beneath [n -S] BELTS <belt=v> [v] BEMAD to {madden=v} [v BEMADDED, BEMADDING, BEMADS] BEMAS <bema=n> [n] BEMIX to mix well [v BEMIXED, BEMIXT, BEMIXING, BEMIXES] BEMUD to spatter with mud [v BEMUDDED, BEMUDDING, BEMUDS] BENCH to take a player out of a game [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BENDS <bend=v> [v] BENDY a tropical plant [n BENDYS] / full of bends [adj BENDIER, BENDIEST] BENES <bene=n> [n] BENET to {net=v} [v BENETTED, BENETTING, BENETS] BENGA a form of Kenyan popular music featuring guitars [n -S] BENIS <beni=n> [n] BENNE the sesame plant, also BENI, BENNI [n -S] BENNI the sesame plant, also BENNE, BENI [n -S] BENNY an {overcoat=n} [n BENNIES] BENTO a Japanese meal packed in a

box, also OBENTO [n -S] BENTS <bent=n> [n] BENTY like wiry grass [adj BENTIER, BENTIEST] BEPAT to pat often [v BEPATTED, BEPATTING, BEPATS] BERAY to {befoul=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BERES <bere=n> [n] BERET a flat round woollen cap, also BERRET [n -S] BERGS <berg=n> [n] BERKO (Australian slang) berserk [adj] BERKS <berk=n> [n] BERME a ledge, also BERM [n -S] BERMS <berm=n> [n] BEROB to {rob=v} [v BEROBBED, BEROBBING, BEROBS] BERRY to produce a small succulent fruit [v BERRIED, BERRYING, BERRIES] BERTH to moor a ship [v -ED, -ING, -S] BERYL a precious stone [n -S] BESAT <besit=v> [v] BESAW <besee=v> [v] BESEE to look to [v BESAW, BESEEN, BESEEING, BESEES] BESES <bes=n> [n] BESET to {assail=v} [v BESET, BESETTING, BESETS] BESIT to {besiege=v} [v BESAT, BESITTING, BESITS] BESOM to {sweep=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BESOT to {stupefy=v} [v BESOTTED, BESOTTING, BESOTS] BESTI (Hinglish) in India, shame [n -S] BESTS <best=v> [v] BETAS <beta=n> [n] BETED <bete=v> [v] BETEL a climbing plant, also SIRI, SIRIH [n -S] BETES <bete=v> [v] BETHS <beth=n> [n] BETID <betide=v> [v] BETON lime concrete [n -S] BETTA a freshwater fish [n -S] BETTY a burglar's tool [n BETTIES] BEVEL to cut at an angle [v BEVELED or BEVELLED, BEVELING or BEVELLING, BEVELS] BEVER a snack taken between meals [n -S] BEVOR armor for the face [n -S] BEVUE a blunder [n -S] BEVVY an alcoholic drink [n BEVVIES] / to engage in a drinking session [v BEVVIED, BEVVYING, BEVVIES] BEWET to {wet=v} [v BEWETTED, BEWETTING,

BEWETS] BEWIG to dress in a wig [v BEWIGGED, BEWIGGING, BEWIGS] BEZEL a slanted surface, also BEZIL [n -S] BEZES <bez=n> [n] BEZIL a slanted surface, also BEZEL [n -S] BHAIS <bhai=n> [n] BHAJI in Indian cookery, an appetizer consisting of vegetables cooked in batter [n BHAJIS or BHAJIA] BHANG the hemp plant [n -S] BHELS <bhel=n> [n] BHOOT a small whirlwind, also BHUT [n -S] BHUNA (Urdu) an Indian sauce [n -S] BHUTS <bhut=n> [n] BIACH (slang) a bitch, also BIATCH [n -ES] BIALI an onion roll, also BIALY [n -S] BIALY an onion roll, also BIALI [n BIALIES or BIALYS] BIBBS <bibb=n> [n] BIBLE a book containing the Old and New Testaments [n -S] BICCY a {biscuit=n} [n BICCIES] BICEP an arm muscle, also BICEPS [n -S] BICES <bice=n> [n] BIDDY a {hen=n} [n BIDDIES] BIDED <bide=v> [v] BIDER one who {waits=v} [n -S] BIDES <bide=v> [v] BIDET a low basin used for washing [n -S] BIDIS <bidi=n> [n] BIDON a container for liquids [n -S] BIELD to {shelter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BIERS <bier=n> [n] BIFFO (Australian slang) fighting or aggressive behaviour [n -S] BIFFS <biff=v> [v] BIFFY a toilet [n BIFFIES] BIFID divided into two parts [adj] BIGAE <biga=n> [n] BIGGS <bigg=n> [n] BIGGY a large {thing=n} [n BIGGIES] BIGHA an Indian land measure, also BEEGAH [n -S] BIGHT to fasten with a loop of rope [v -ED, -ING, -S] BIGLY in a big manner [adv] BIGOS Polish stew [n BIGOSES] BIGOT a prejudiced person [n -S]

BIJOU a jewel [n BIJOUS or BIJOUX] BIKED <bike=v> [v] BIKER one who rides a bike [n -S] BIKES <bike=v> [v] BIKIE a motorcycle rider [n -S] BILBO a rapier, also BILBOA [n BILBOS or BILBOES] BILBY a burrowing marsupial [n BILBIES] BILED <bile=v> [v] BILES <bile=n> [n] BILGE to spring a leak [v BILGED, BILGING, BILGES] BILGY smelling like seepage [adj BILGIER, BILGIEST] BILKS <bilk=v> [v] BILLS <bill=v> [v] BILLY a short club [n BILLIES] BIMAH a platform in a synagogue, also BEMA, BIMA [n -S] BIMAS <bima=n> [n] BIMBO a woman who is attractive but dim witted, See also HIMBO [n BIMBOS or BIMBOES] BINAL twofold [adj] BINDI a dot worn on the forehead by Indian women, also BINDHI [n -S] BINDS <bind=v> [v] BINER short for KARABINER, a clip used by climbers [n -S] BINES <bine=n> [n] BINGE to eat or drink to excess [v BINGED, BINGEING, BINGES] BINGO a game of chance [n BINGOS or BINGOES] BINGS <bing=v> [v] BINGY the stomach [n BINGIES] BINIT a unit of computer information [n -S] BINKS <bink=n> [n] BINTS <bint=n> [n] BIOGS <biog=n> [n] BIOME an ecological community [n -S] BIONT living organism [n -S] BIOTA the flora and fauna of a region [n -S] BIPED an animal with two feet [n -S] BIPOD a two-legged stand [n -S] BIRCH to {flog=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BIRDS <bird=v> [v] BIRKS <birk=n> [n] BIRLE to pour out [v BIRLED, BIRLING, BIRLES] BIRLS <birl=v> [v] BIROS <biro=n> [n] BIRRS <birr=v> [v] BIRSE a bristle [n -S] BIRSY {bristly=adj}

[adj BIRSIER, BIRSIEST] BIRTH to originate [v -ED, -ING, -S] BISES <bise=n> [n] BISKS <bisk=n> [n] BISOM a term of reproach esp for a woman, implying slatternliness, laziness, impudence, or unscrupulous energy [n -S] BISON a large {ox=n} [n -S] BITCH to {complain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BITER that which bites [n -S] BITES <bite=v> [v] BITOS <bito=n> [n] BITOU as in bitou bush, a sprawling woody South African shrub. [adj] BITSY small and attractive [adj BITSIER, BITSIEST] BITTE please [interj] BITTS <bitt=v> [v] BITTY fragmented [adj BITTIER, BITTIEST] BIVIA <bivium=n> [n] BIVVY to go on a bivouac [v BIVVIED, BIVVYING, BIVVIES] BIZES <bize=n> [n] BIZZO (Australian slang) irrelevant talk [n -S] BIZZY a policeman [n BIZZIES] BLABS <blab=v> [v] BLACK to {blacken=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / being of the darkest colour [adj BLACKER, BLACKEST] BLADE the cutting part of a kife [n -S] BLADS <blad=v> [v] BLADY as in blady grass [adj BLADIER, BLADIEST] BLAER <blae=adj> [adj] BLAES hardened clay, also BLAISE, BLAIZE [n] BLAFF a West Indian stew [n -S] BLAGS <blag=v> [v] BLAHS <blah=v> [v] BLAIN a blister [n -S] BLAME to find fault with [v BLAMED, BLAMING, BLAMES] BLAMS <blam=n> [n] BLAND to become {bland=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / flat and uninteresting [adj BLANDER, BLANDEST] BLANK to {delete=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {empty=adj} [adj BLANKER, BLANKEST] BLARE to sound loudly [v BLARED, BLARING, BLARES] BLART to shout

loudly and harshly [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLASE indifferent [adj] BLASH a dash of liquid [n -ES] BLAST to use explosives [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLATE {boastful=adj} [adj BLATER, BLATEST] BLATS <blat=v> [v] BLATT a newspaper (slang) [n -S] BLAUD to {strike=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLAWN <blaw=v> [v] BLAWS <blaw=v> [v] BLAYS <blay=n> [n] BLAZE to burn with a strong flame [v BLAZED, BLAZING, BLAZES] BLEAK a freshwater fish [n -S] / {dreary=adj} [adj BLEAKER, BLEAKEST] BLEAR to {dim=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {watery=adj} [adj BLEARER, BLEAREST] BLEAT to cry like a sheep [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLEBS <bleb=n> [n] BLEED to lose blood [v BLED, BLEEDING, BLEEDS] BLEEP to emit a short high sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLEES <blee=n> [n] BLEND to mix together [v BLENT or BLENDED, YBLENT, BLENDING, BLENDS] BLENT <blend=v> [v] BLERT (colloquial) a foolish person [n -S] BLESS in invoke divine favour upon [v BLIST or BLESSED, BLEST, BLESSING, BLESSES] BLEST <bless=v> [v] BLETS <blet=v> [v] BLEYS <bley=n> [n] BLIMP a small airship [n -S] BLIMY expressing surprise [interj] BLIND to make sightless [v -ED, -ING, -S] / sightless [adj BLINDER, BLINDEST] BLING {flashy=adj} [adj BLINGER, BLINGEST] / ostentatious jewellery [n -S] BLINI a small buckwheat pancake, also BLINY [n -S] BLINK to open and shut the eyes quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLINS <blin=v> [v] BLINY a small buckwheat pancake, also BLINI [n pl.] BLIPS <blip=v> [v] BLISS to experience

ecstasy [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BLIST <bless=v> [v] BLITE a plant of the goosefoot family [n -S] BLITS <blit=v> [v] BLITZ to wage a bombing attack from the air [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BLIVE immediately, also BELIVE, BYLIVE [adv] BLOAT to {swell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLOBS <blob=v> [v] BLOCK to {obstruct=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLOCS <bloc=n> [n] BLOGS <blog=v> [v] BLOKE a fellow [n -S] BLOND a fair complexioned and haired person [n -S] / light coloured, also BLONDE [adj BLONDER, BLONDEST] BLOOD to {bleed=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLOOK a book serialized on a blog platform [n -S] BLOOM to bear flowers [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLOOP to hit a short fly ball [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLORE a violent gust of wind [n -S] BLOTS <blot=v> [v] BLOWN <blow=v> [v] BLOWS <blow=v> [v] BLOWY {windy=adj} [adj BLOWIER, BLOWIEST] BLUBS <blub=v> [v] BLUDE Scots form of BLOOD [n -S] BLUDY stained with blood, also BLOODY, BLUDIE, BLUIDY [adj BLUDIER, BLUDIEST] BLUED <blue=v> [v] BLUER <blue=adj> [adj] BLUES <blue=v> [v] BLUET a meadow flower [n -S] BLUEY someone with ginger hair [n -S] / somewhat blue [adj BLUIER, BLUIEST] BLUFF to {mislead=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / rough and hearty [adj BLUFFER, BLUFFEST] BLUID Scots form of BLOOD [n -S] BLUME to {blossom=v} [v BLUMED, BLUMING, BLUMES] BLUNK to {spoil=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLUNT to make {dull=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / not sharp [adj BLUNTER, BLUNTEST] BLURB to praise in a publicity notice [v -ED, -ING, -S]

BLURS <blur=v> [v] BLURT to utter unadvisedly [v -ED, -ING, -S] BLUSH to become {red=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BLYPE a shred [n -S] BOABS <boab=n> [n] BOAKS <boak=v> [v] BOARD to supply food and lodging for a fee [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOARS <boar=n> [n] BOART a low-quality diamond [n -S] BOAST to {brag=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOATS <boat=v> [v] BOBAC a type of marmot, also BOBAK [n -S] BOBAK a type of marmot, also BOBAC [n -S] BOBAS <boba=n> [n] BOBBY a policeman [n BOBBIES] BOBOL to commit a type of fraud carried out by one with access to public funds [v BOBOLLED, BOBOLLING, BOBOLS] BOCCA mouth [n -S] BOCCE an Italian bowling game, also BOCCI, BOCCIA, BOCCIE [n -S] BOCCI an Italian bowling game, also BOCCE, BOCCIA, BOCCIE [n -S] BOCHE offensive term for a German, also BOSCHE [n -S] BOCKS <bock=v> [v] BODED <bode=v> [v] BODES <bode=v> [v] BODGE to {botch=v} [v BODGED, BODGING, BODGES] BODHI as in bodhi tree, another name for the bo tree, a sacred Indian tree [adj] BODLE a former Scottish coin, also BODDLE [n -S] BOEPS <boep=n> [n] BOETS <boet=n> [n] BOEUF as in boeuf bourguignon, a casserole of beef, herbs etc cooked in red wine. [adj] BOFFO a hearty laugh, also BOFFOLA [n -S] BOFFS <boff=v> [v] BOGAN a backwater [n -S] BOGEY to shoot one over par in golf [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a goblin, also BOGIE, BOGY, BOGGARD, BOGGART, BOGLE [n -S] BOGGY {marshy=adj} [adj BOGGIER, BOGGIEST] BOGIE a goblin, also

BOGEY, BOGGARD, BOGGART, BOGLE, BOGY [n -S] / to {swim=v} [v BOGIED, BOGIEING, BOGIES] BOGLE to perform the bogle, a kind of rhythmic dance [v BOGLED, BOGLING, BOGLES] BOGUS fake [adj] BOHEA black tea [n -S] BOHOS <boho=n> [n] BOILS <boil=v> [v] BOING to reverberate by bouncing, also BOINK [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOINK to reverberate by bouncing, also BOING [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOITE a nightclub [n -S] BOKED <boke=v> [v] BOKES <boke=v> [v] BOKOS <boko=n> [n] BOLAR pertaining to a fine clay [adj] BOLAS a throwing weapon [n -ES] BOLDS <bold=n> [n] BOLES <bole=n> [n] BOLIX to make a mess of, also BOLLIX, BALLOCKS, BOLLOCKS, BOLLOX [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BOLLS <boll=v> [v] BOLOS <bolo=n> [n] BOLTS <bolt=v> [v] BOLUS a large pill [n -ES] BOMAS <boma=n> [n] BOMBE a frozen dessert [n -S] BOMBO cheap wine [n -S] BOMBS <bomb=v> [v] BONCE the head (slang) [n -S] BONDS <bond=v> [v] BONED <bone=v> [v] BONER one who {bones=v} [n -S] BONES <bone=v> [v] BONEY having bones [adj BONEYER, BONEYEST] BONGO a small drum [n BONGOS or BONGOES] BONGS <bong=v> [v] BONIE pretty or healthy, also BONNY [adj BONIER, BONIEST] BONKS <bonk=v> [v] BONNE a French maid [n -S] BONNY a sweetheart [n BONNIES] / pretty or healthy, also BONIE [adj BONNIER, BONNIEST] BONUS an additional payment [n -ES] BONZA very good, also BONZER [adj] BONZE a Buddhist priest [n -S] BOOAI a remote rural place, also BOOHAI, BOOAY [n -S] BOOAY a remote rural

place, also BOOAI, BOOHAI [n -S] BOOBS <boob=v> [v] BOOBY a {dolt=n} [n BOOBIES] BOODY to {sulk=v} [v BOODIED, BOODYING, BOODIES] BOOED <boo=v> [v] BOOFY uscular and strong but stupid [adj BOOFIER, BOOFIEST M] BOOGY to dance to rock music, also BOOGIE, BOOGEY [v BOOGIED, BOOGYING, BOOGIES] BOOHS <booh=v> [v] BOOKS <book=v> [v] BOOKY pertaining to books [adj BOOKIER, BOOKIEST] BOOLS <bool=v> [v] BOOMS <boom=v> [v] BOOMY prospering [adj BOOMIER, BOOMIEST] BOONG offensive word for a coloured person [n -S] BOONS <boon=n> [n] BOORD an old spelling of BOARD [n -S] BOORS <boor=n> [n] BOOSE to drink excessively, also BOOZE [v BOOSED, BOOSING, BOOSES] BOOST to {increase=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOOTH a small stall [n -S] BOOTS <boot=v> [v] BOOTY a rich prize [n BOOTIES] BOOZE to drink excessively, also BOOSE [v BOOZED, BOOZING, BOOZES] BOOZY inclined to booze, also BOOZEY, BOUSY [adj BOOZIER, BOOZIEST] BORAK {nonsense=n} [n -S] BORAL a mixture of boron carbide and aluminum [n -S] BORAS <bora=n> [n] BORAX a mineral [n BORAXES or BORACES] BORDE an old spelling of BOARD [n -S] BORDS <bord=n> [n] BORED <bore=v> [v] BOREE an Acacia tree [n -S] BOREL rustic, also BORREL, BORRELL [adj] BORER one that {bores=v} [n -S] BORES <bore=v> [v] BORGO a market-town [n -S] BORIC pertaining to {boron=n} [adj] BORKS <bork=v> [v] BORMS <borm=v> [v] BORNA s in borna disease, a type of viral disease. No -S

[adj A] BORNE <bear=v> [v] BORON a non-metallic element [n -S] BORTS <bort=n> [n] BORTY relating to bort [adj BORTIER, BORTIEST] BORTZ diamond fragments, also BORT [n -ES] BOSIE a {googly=n} [n -S] BOSKS <bosk=n> [n] BOSKY {woody=adj} [adj BOSKIER, BOSKIEST] BOSOM to {embrace=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOSON a subatomic particle [n -S] BOSSY a {cow=n} [n BOSSIES] / domineering [adj BOSSIER, BOSSIEST] BOSUN a boatswain [n -S] BOTAS <bota=n> [n] BOTCH to {bungle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BOTEL a waterside hotel, also BOATEL [n -S] BOTES <bote=n> [n] BOTHY a humble cottage [n BOTHIES] BOTTE a thrust in fencing [n -S] BOTTS <bott=n> [n] BOTTY a bottom [n BOTTIES] BOUGE to {budge=v} [v BOUGED, BOUGING, BOUGES] BOUGH a tree branch [n -S] BOUKS <bouk=n> [n] BOULE a type of furniture decoration, also BOULLE [n -S] BOULT to sieve through a cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOUND to {leap=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOUNS <boun=v> [v] BOURD a jest [n -S] BOURG a market-town [n -S] BOURN a stream [n -S] BOUSE to haul with tackle, also BOWSE [v BOUSED, BOUSING, BOUSES] BOUSY inclined to booze, also BOOZY, BOOZEY [adj BOUSIER, BOUSIEST] BOUTS <bout=n> [n] BOVID an animal of the cattle family [n -S] BOWAT a lantern, also BOWET, BUAT [n -S] BOWED <bow=v> [v] BOWEL to take out the entrails [v BOWELED or BOWELLED, BOWELING or BOWELLING, BOWELS] BOWER to {enclose=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BOWES {boughs=n} [n

pl.] BOWET a lantern, also BOWAT, BUAT [n -S] BOWIE as in bowie knife, a type of hunting knife [adj] BOWLS <bowl=v> [v] BOWNE to prepare, also BOUN [v BOWNED, BOWNING, BOWNES] BOWRS <bowr=n> [n] BOWSE to haul with tackle, also BOUSE [v BOWSED, BOWSING, BOWSES] BOXED <box=v> [v] BOXEN like boxwood [adj] BOXER one that packs boxes [n -S] BOXES <box=v> [v] BOXTY an Irish dish of potato griddlecakes, eaten with various fillings [n BOXTIES] BOYAR a former Russian aristocrat, also BOYARD [n -S] BOYAU a communication trench [n BOYAUX] BOYED <boy=v> [v] BOYFS <boyf=n> [n] BOYGS <boyg=n> [n] BOYLA a witch doctor [n -S] BOYOS <boyo=n> [n] BOYSY suited to or typical of boys or young man [adj BOYSIER, BOYSIEST] BOZOS <bozo=n> [n] BRAAI (South Africa) to grill or roast meat over open coals [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRACE to {support=v} [v BRACED, BRACING, BRACES] BRACH a hunting dog [n -S or -ES] BRACK a flaw in cloth [n -S] BRACT a leaf that bears a flower in it's axil [n -S] BRADS <brad=v> [v] BRAES <brae=n> [n] BRAGS <brag=v> [v] BRAID to {plait=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {broad=adj} [adj BRAIDER, BRAIDEST] BRAIL to haul in a sail [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRAIN to hit on the head [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRAKE to slow down or stop [v BRAKED, BRAKING, BRAKES] BRAKS <brak=n> [n] BRAKY abounding in shrubs or ferns [adj BRAKIER, BRAKIEST] BRAME fierce passion [n -S] BRAND to mark with a hot iron [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRANE a multidimensional surface embedded in a space

with extra dimensions [n -S] BRANK to {prance=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRANS <bran=v> [v] BRANT a wild goose, also BRENT [n -S] BRASH {rash=adj} [adj BRASHER, BRASHEST] / to {attack=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BRASS to coat with an alloy of copper and zinc [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BRAST to break open violently, also BURST, BRUST [v -ING, -S] BRATS <brat=n> [n] BRAVA a shout of approval to a woman [n -S] BRAVE to face with courage [v BRAVED, BRAVING, BRAVES] / showing courage [adj BRAVER, BRAVEST] BRAVI to shout" well done" to a number of persons [interj] BRAVO to applaud by shouting "bravo" [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a hired killer [n BRAVOS or BRAVOES] BRAWL to fight rowdily [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRAWN muscular strength [n -S] BRAWS fine clothes [n pl. pl] BRAXY a bacterial disease of sheep [n BRAXIES] BRAYS <bray=v> [v] BRAZA a Spanish unit of length [n -S] BRAZE to {solder=v} [v BRAZED, BRAZING, BRAZES] BREAD to cover with breadcrumbs [v -ED, -ING, -S] BREAK to shatter or damage [v -ING, -S] BREAM to clean a ship's bottom [v -ED, -ING, -S] BREDE to braid, to plait [v BREDED, BREDING, BREDES] BREDS <bred=n> [n] BREED to produce by giving birth [v BRED, BREEDING, BREEDS] BREEM {fierce=adj} [adj] BREER to sprout above ground, also BRAIRD [v -ED, -ING, -S] BREES <bree=n> [n] BREID bread [n -S] BREIS <brei=v> [v] BREME {fierce=adj} [adj] BRENS <bren=n> [n] BRENT {steep=adj} [adj BRENTER, BRENTEST] / a wild goose, also BRANT [n -S]

BRERE a prickly shrub, also BRIER, BREARE, BRIAR [n -S] BRERS <brer=n> [n] BREVE a symbol used to indicate a short vowel [n -S] BREWS <brew=v> [v] BREYS <brey=v> [v] BRIAR a prickly shrub, also BRIER, BREARE, BRERE [n -S] BRIBE to influence by offering a reward [v BRIBED, BRIBING, BRIBES] BRICK to build with blocks of clay [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRIDE to act the bride [v BRIDED, BRIDING, BRIDES] BRIEF to give instructions [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {short=adj} [adj BRIEFER, BRIEFEST] BRIER a prickly shrub, also BREARE, BRERE, BRIAR [n -S] BRIES <brie=n> [n] BRIGS <brig=n> [n] BRIKI the Greek name for a CEZVE, a small metal pot used for preparing coffee [n -S] BRIKS <brik=n> [n] BRILL a fish spotted with white [n -S] / brilliant [adj BRILLER, BRILLEST] BRIMS <brim=v> [v] BRINE to treat with salt water [v BRINED, BRINING, BRINES] BRING to {fetch=v} [v BROUGHT or BRUNG, BRINGING, BRINGS] BRINK an extreme edge [n -S] BRINS <brin=n> [n] BRINY the {sea=n} [n BRINIES] / {salty=adj} [adj BRINIER, BRINIEST] BRIOS <brio=n> [n] BRISE a ballet movement [n -S] BRISK to make {lively=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {lively=adj} [adj BRISKER, BRISKEST] BRISS (Hebrew) a Jewish circumcision rite, also BRITH, BRIS [n -ES] BRITH (Hebrew) a Jewish circumcision rite, also BRISS, BRIS [n -S] BRITS <brit=n> [n] BRITT a young herring, also BRIT [n -S] BRIZE a gadfly, also BREESE [n -S] BROAD an expansion of a river [n -S] / {wide=adj} [adj BROADER, BROADEST] BROCH to broach, to pierce [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a circular

tower, also BROGH, BROUGH [n -S] BROCK a badger [n -S] BRODS <brod=v> [v] BROGH a circular tower, also BROCH, BROUGH [n -S] BROGS <brog=v> [v] BROIL to cook over hot coals [v -ED, -ING, -S] BROKE to act as a stockbroker, also BROKER [v BROKED, BROKING, BROKES] BROME a tall grass [n -S] BROMO a medicinal compound [n -S] BRONC a wild horse [n -S] BROND a piece of burning wood [n -S] BROOD to ponder gloomily [v -ED, -ING, -S] BROOK to {tolerate=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BROOL a deep murmur [n -S] BROOM to {sweep=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BROOS <broo=n> [n] BROSE a {porridge=n} [n -S] BROSY smeared with brose [adj BROSIER, BROSIEST] BROTH a clear thin soup [n -S] BROWN to make {brown=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / of a dark colour [adj BROWNER, BROWNEST] BROWS <brow=n> [n] BRUGH an incorporated town, also BOROUGH [n -S] BRUIN a {bear=n} [n -S] BRUIT to spread by rumour [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRULE someone of mixed race, North American Indian and white [n -S] BRUME fog [n -S] BRUNG <bring=v> [v] BRUNT to bear the chief stress of [v -ED, -ING, -S] BRUSH to touch lightly [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BRUSK abrupt in manner, also BRUSQUE [adj BRUSKER, BRUSKEST] BRUST to break open violently, also BURST, BRAST [v -ING, -S] BRUTE to shape a diamond by rubbing it with another one [v BRUTED, BRUTING, BRUTES] BRUTS <brut=n> [n] BUATS <buat=n> [n] BUAZE an African shrub, also BWAZI [n -S]

BUBAL a large antelope, also BUBALE, BUBALIS [n -S] BUBAS <buba=n> [n] BUBBA (colloquial) an ordinary American person [n -S] BUBBY a baby [n BUBBIES] BUBUS <bubu=n> [n] BUCHU an African medicinal plant, also BUCKU [n -S] BUCKO a bully [n BUCKOS or BUCKOES] BUCKS <buck=v> [v] BUCKU an African medicinal plant, also BUCHU [n -S] BUDAS <buda=n> [n] BUDDY to become close friends [v BUDDIED, BUDDYING, BUDDIES] / having buds [adj BUDDIER, BUDDIEST] BUDGE to move or stir [v BUDGED, BUDGING, BUDGES] BUDIS <budi=n> [n] BUDOS <budo=n> [n] BUFFA a female operatic clown [n BUFFE] BUFFE <buffa=n> [n] BUFFI <buffo=n> [n] BUFFO an operatic clown [n BUFFOS or BUFFI] BUFFS <buff=v> [v] BUFFY of a yellowish-brown colour [adj BUFFIER, BUFFIEST] BUFOS <bufo=n> [n] BUFTY (Coll.) a homosexual, also BUFTIE [n BUFTIES] BUGGY a light carriage [n BUGGIES] / full of bugs [adj BUGGIER, BUGGIEST] BUGLE to play a brass wind instrument [v BUGLED, BUGLING, BUGLES] BUHLS <buhl=n> [n] BUHRS <buhr=n> [n] BUIKS <buik=n> [n] BUILD to construct [v BUILT or BUILDED, BUILDING, BUILDS] BUILT <build=v> [v] BUIST to brand livestock [v -ED, -ING, -S] BUKES <buke=n> [n] BULBS <bulb=v> [v] BULGE to swell out [v BULGED, BULGING, BULGES] BULGY bulging [adj BULGIER, BULGIEST] BULKS <bulk=v> [v] BULKY having bulk [adj BULKIER, BULKIEST] BULLA a large blister [n BULLAE] BULLS <bull=v> [v] BULLY to treat threateningly [v BULLIED, BULLYING, BULLIES] / wonderful

[adj BULLIER, BULLIEST] BULSE a small bag for diamonds [n -S] BUMBO a drink mixed from gin, water, sugar and nutmeg [n -S] BUMFS <bumf=n> [n] BUMPH paperwork, also BUMF [n -S] BUMPS <bump=v> [v] BUMPY of uneven surface [adj BUMPIER, BUMPIEST] BUNAS <buna=n> [n] BUNCE to disguise pilfering by overcharging customers [v BUNCED, BUNCING, BUNCES] BUNCH to gather together [v -ED, -ING, -ES] BUNCO to {swindle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BUNDE <bund=n> [n] BUNDH (Hindi) in India, a general strike, also BANDH [n -S] BUNDS <bund=v> [v] BUNDT a type of cake pan [n -S] BUNDU a remote uncultivated region [n -S] BUNDY to clock on or clock off work [v BUNDIED, BUNDYING, BUNDIES] BUNGS <bung=v> [v] BUNGY a strong rubber rope, also BUNGEE, BUNGEY, BUNGIE, BUNJE, BUNJEE, BUNJIE, BUNJY [n BUNGIES] BUNIA a Hindu merchant [n -S] BUNJE a strong rubber rope, also BUNGEE, BUNGEY, BUNGIE, BUNGY, BUNJEE, BUNJIE, BUNJY [n -S] BUNJY a strong rubber rope, also BUNGEE, BUNGEY, BUNGIE, BUNGY, BUNJE, BUNJEE, BUNJIE [n BUNJIES] BUNKO to {swindle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] BUNKS <bunk=v> [v] BUNNS <bunn=n> [n] BUNNY a rabbit [n BUNNIES] BUNTS <bunt=v> [v] BUNTY diseased [adj BUNTIER, BUNTIEST] BUNYA an evergreen tree [n -S] BUOYS <buoy=v> [v] BUPPY a black urban professional, also BUPPIE [n BUPPIES] BURAN a violent windstorm, also BURA [n -S] BURAS <bura=n> [n] BURBS the {suburbs=n} [n pl. pl] BURDS <burd=n> [n] BURET a glass

measuring tube for liquid, also BURETTE [n -S] BURGH a Scottish borough [n -S] BURGS <burg=n> [n] BURIN a chisel of tempered steel [n -S] BURKA a coverall worn by Muslim women, also BOORKA, BOURKHA, BURQA [n -S] BURKE to murder by suffocation [v BURKED, BURKING, BURKES] BURKS <burk=n> [n] BURLS <burl=v> [v] BURLY heavy and muscular [adj BURLIER, BURLIEST] BURNS <burn=v> [v] BURNT <burn=v> [v] BUROO a dole office [n -S] BURPS <burp=v> [v] BURQA a coverall worn by Muslim women, also BURKA, BOORKA, BOURKHA [n -S] BURRO a small {donkey=n} [n -S] BURRS <burr=v> [v] BURRY {prickly=adj} [adj BURRIER, BURRIEST] BURSA a bodily pouch [n BURSAS or BURSAE] BURSE a purse [n -S] BURST to break open violently (pa t BURST, BURSTED, BUSTED pa p BURSTEN), also BRAST, BRUST [v BURSTED, BURSTEN, BURSTING, BURSTS] BUSBY a tall fur hat [n BUSBIES] BUSED <bus=v> [v] BUSES <bus=v> [v] BUSHY one who lives in the bush, also BUSHIE [n BUSHIES] / having many bushes [adj BUSHIER, BUSHIEST] BUSKS <busk=v> [v] BUSKY {woody=adj} [adj] BUSSU a tropical American palm [n -S] BUSTI (India) a slum, also BASTI, BUSTEE [n -S] BUSTS <bust=v> [v] BUSTY full-bosomed [adj BUSTIER, BUSTIEST] BUTCH a lesbian with mannish traits [n -ES] / {tough=adj} [adj BUTCHER, BUTCHEST] BUTEO a hawk [n -S] BUTES <bute=n> [n] BUTLE to serve as a butler [v BUTLED, BUTLING, BUTLES] BUTTE an isolated hill [n -S] BUTTS <butt=v> [v] BUTTY a fellow

workman [n BUTTIES] BUTUT a monetary unit of Gambia [n -S] BUTYL a hydrocarbon radical [n -S] BUXOM healthily plump [adj BUXOMER, BUXOMEST] BUYER one who {buys=v} [n -S] BUZZY {drony=adj} [adj BUZZIER, BUZZIEST] BWANA master, boss [n -S] BWAZI an African shrub, also BUAZE [n -S] BYDED <byde=v> [v] BYDES <byde=v> [v] BYKED <byke=v> [v] BYKES <byke=v> [v] BYLAW a secondary law, also BYELAW [n -S] BYRES <byre=n> [n] BYRLS <byrl=v> [v] BYSSI <byssus=n> [n] BYTES <byte=n> [n] BYWAY a side road [n -S] CAAED <caa=v> [v] CABAL to {conspire=v} [v CABALLED, CABALLING, CABALS] CABAS <caba=n> [n] CABBY a driver of a taxicab, also CABBIE [n CABBIES] CABER a heavy pole thrown as a trial of strength, also KEBAR [n -S] CABIN to live in a roughly built house [v -ED, -ING, -S] CABLE to fasten with a heavy rope [v CABLED, CABLING, CABLES] CABOB to {skewer=v} [v CABOBBED, CABOBBING, CABOBS] CABOC a type of cheese [n -S] CABRE rearing [adj] CACAO a tropical tree [n -S] CACAS <caca=n> [n] CACHE to store in a hiding place [v CACHED, CACHING, CACHES] CACKS <cack=n> [n] CACKY of or like excrement [adj CACKIER, CACKIEST] CACTI <cactus=n> [n] CADDY to serve as a golfer's assistant, also CADDIE [v CADDIED, CADDYING, CADDIES] CADEE a caddie, also CADIE [n -S] CADES <cade=n> [n] CADET a person undergoing training [n -S] CADGE to get by begging [v CADGED, CADGING, CADGES] CADGY cheerful, also KIDGIE [adj CADGIER,

CADGIEST] CADIE a caddie, also CADEE [n -S] CADIS <cadi=n> [n] CADRE a nucleus of trained personnel [n -S] CAECA <caecum=n> [n] CAESE urging flight, also SESSA, CEAS [interj] CAFES <cafe=n> [n] CAFFS <caff=n> [n] CAGED <cage=v> [v] CAGER a basketball player [n -S] CAGES <cage=v> [v] CAGEY shrewd, also CAGY [adj CAGIER, CAGIEST] CAGOT a member of an outcast class [n -S] CAHOW a sea bird [n -S] CAIDS <caid=n> [n] CAINS <cain=n> [n] CAIRD a gypsy [n -S] CAIRN a mound of stones set up as a memorial, also CARN [n -S] CAJON a steep-sided canyon [n CAJONES] CAJUN pertaining to the Cajun traditions [adj] CAKED <cake=v> [v] CAKES <cake=v> [v] CAKEY lumpy, also CAKY [adj CAKIER, CAKIEST] CALFS <calf=n> [n] CALID {warm=adj} [adj] CALIF a Muslim leader, also CALIPH [n -S] CALIX a cup [n CALICES] CALKS <calk=v> [v] CALLA a tropical plant [n -S] CALLS <call=v> [v] CALMS <calm=v> [v] CALMY {clayey=adj} [adj CALMIER, CALMIEST] CALOS <calo=n> [n] CALPA a period of time [n -S] CALPS <calp=n> [n] CALVE to give birth to a calf [v CALVED, CALVING, CALVES] CALYX the outer protective covering of a flower [n CALYXES or CALYCES] CAMAN a club used in the game of shinty [n -S] CAMAS a perennial herb, also CAMASS [n -ES] CAMEL a large, humped mammal [n -S] CAMEO to portray in sharp, delicate relief [v -ED, -ING, -S] CAMES <came=n> [n] CAMIS a type of robe, also CAMISA, CAMISE, CAMISIA [n -ES] CAMOS <camo=n> [n]

CAMPI <campo=n> [n] CAMPO a level, grassy plain [n CAMPOS or CAMPI] CAMPS <camp=v> [v] CAMPY comically exaggerated [adj CAMPIER, CAMPIEST] CAMUS a type of robe, also CAMIS [n -ES] CANAL to dig an artificial waterway through [v CANALED or CANALLED, CANALLING or CANALING, CANALS] CANDY to coat with sugar [v CANDIED, CANDYING, CANDIES] CANED <cane=v> [v] CANEH a Hebrew measure of length [n -S] CANER one that {canes=v} [n -S] CANES <cane=v> [v] CANGS <cang=n> [n] CANID a dog [n -S] CANNA a tropical plant [n -S] CANNS <cann=v> [v] CANNY prudent, also CANNIE [adj CANNIER, CANNIEST] CANOE to paddle a small slender boat [v CANOED, CANOEING, CANOES] CANON a law decreed by a church council [n -S] CANSO a love song [n -S] CANST <can=v> [v] CANTO a division of a long poem [n -S] CANTS <cant=v> [v] CANTY {lively=adj} [adj CANTIER, CANTIEST] CAPAS <capa=n> [n] CAPED <cape=v> [v] CAPER to {frolic=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CAPES <cape=v> [v] CAPEX short for capital expenditure [n -ES] CAPHS <caph=n> [n] CAPIZ a type of shell [n -ES] CAPLE a horse, also CAPUL [n -S] CAPON a castrated cock [n -S] CAPOS <capo=n> [n] CAPOT to win all the tricks [v CAPOTTED, CAPOTTING, CAPOTS] CAPUL a horse, also CAPLE [n -S] CAPUT a head [n CAPITA] CARAP a type of tree [n -S] CARAT a gem weight [n -S] CARBO a carbohydrate [n -S] CARBS <carb=n> [n] CARBY the carburettor [n CARBIES] CARDI a short form of cardigan, a

woollen jacket which buttons in front, also CARDIE, CARDY [n -S] CARDS <card=v> [v] CARDY a short form of cardigan, a woollen jacket which buttons in front, also CARDI, CARDIE [n CARDIES] CARED <care=v> [v] CARER one who {cares=v} [n -S] CARES <care=v> [v] CARET a proofreaders' symbol [n -S] CAREX a marsh plant [n CARICES] CARGO to {load=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / conveyed merchandise [n -S or -ES] CARKS <cark=v> [v] CARLE a peasant, also CARL [n -S] CARLS <carl=n> [n] CARNS <carn=n> [n] CARNY to coax, also CARNEY [v CARNIED, CARNYING, CARNIES] / {cunning=adj} [adj CARNIER, CARNIEST] CAROB an evergreen tree [n -S] CAROL to sing joyously [v CAROLED or CAROLLED, CAROLLING, CAROLS] CAROM to collide with and rebound, also CARROM [v -ED, -ING, -S] CARON another name for a HACEK, an inverted circumflex [n -S] CARPI <carpus=n> [n] CARPS <carp=v> [v] CARRS <carr=n> [n] CARRY to convey from one place to another [v CARRIED, CARRYING, CARRIES] CARSE low, fertile land along a river [n -S] CARTA a charter, also CHARTA [n -S] CARTE a {menu=n} [n -S] CARTS <cart=v> [v] CARVE to form by cutting, also KERVE [v CARVED, CARVING, CARVES] CARVY a herb used in cooking, also CARAWAY, CARRAWAY [n CARVIES] CASAS <casa=n> [n] CASCO a type of barge [n -S] CASED <case=v> [v] CASES <case=v> [v] CASKS <cask=v> [v] CASKY resembling a cask [adj CASKIER, CASKIEST] CASTE a system of distinct social classes [n -S] CASTS <cast=v> [v] CASUS a legal occurrence [n CASUS]

CATCH to capture after pursuit [v CATCHT or CAUGHT or KEIGHT or CATCHED, CATCHING, CATCHES] CATER to provide food and service [v -ED, -ING, -S] CATES <cate=n> [n] CATTY {spiteful=adj} [adj CATTIER, CATTIEST] / an Asian unit of weight, also KATI, KATTI [n CATTIES] CAUDA the area behind an animal's anus [n CAUDAE] CAUKS <cauk=n> [n] CAULD {cold=n} [n -S] / {cold=adj} [adj CAULDER, CAULDEST] CAULK to make the seams of a ship watertight, also CALK [v -ED, -ING, -S] CAULS <caul=n> [n] CAUMS <caum=v> [v] CAUPS <caup=n> [n] CAUSA cause [n CAUSAE] CAUSE to bring about [v CAUSED, CAUSING, CAUSES] CAVAS <cava=n> [n] CAVED <cave=v> [v] CAVEL chance [n -S] CAVER one that {caves=v} [n -S] CAVES <cave=v> [v] CAVIE a hen coop, also KEAVIE [n -S] CAVIL to {carp=v} [v CAVILED or CAVILLED, CAVILLING or CAVILING, CAVILS] CAWED <caw=v> [v] CAWKS <cawk=n> [n] CAXON a type of wig [n -S] CEASE to {stop=v} [v CEASED, CEASING, CEASES] CEAZE to {seize=v} [v CEAZED, CEAZING, CEAZES] CEBID one of a family of monkeys, also CEBOID [n -S] CECAL pertaining to a {cecum=n} [adj] CECUM a bodily cavity with one opening, also CAECUM [n CECA] CEDAR an evergreen tree [n -S] CEDED <cede=v> [v] CEDER one that {cedes=v} [n -S] CEDES <cede=v> [v] CEDIS <cedi=n> [n] CEIBA a tropical tree [n -S] CEILI a night of song,story and dancing, also CEILIDH [n -S] CEILS <ceil=v> [v] CELEB a famous person, a celebrity [n -S] CELLA the interior of an ancient temple

[n CELLAE] CELLI <cello=n> [n] CELLO a stringed musical instrument [n CELLOS or CELLI] CELLS <cell=v> [v] CELOM a body cavity in some animals, also COELOM, COELOME [n CELOMS or CELOMATA] CELTS <celt=n> [n] CENSE to perfume with incense, also THURIFY [v CENSED, CENSING, CENSES] CENTO a literary work made up of parts from other works [n CENTOS or CENTONES] CENTS <cent=n> [n] CENTU a Lithuanian monetary unit [n CENTU] CEORL a freeman of low birth [n -S] CEPES <cepe=n> [n] CERCI <cercus=n> [n] CERED <cere=v> [v] CERES <cere=v> [v] CERGE a type of candle, also CIERGE [n -S] CERIA a chemical compound [n -S] CERIC containing cerium [adj] CERNE to {concern=v} [v CERNED, CERNING, CERNES] CEROS <cero=n> [n] CERTS <cert=n> [n] CERTY as in by my certy, Scots for assuredly, also CERTIE [n] CESSE to {cease=v} [v CESSED, CESSING, CESSES] CESTA a basket used in the game jai alai [n -S] CESTI <cestus=n> [n] CETES <cete=n> [n] CETYL a chemical compound [n -S] CEZVE a small metal pot, usually of copper, with a long metal handle, used for preparing Turkish, Arabic, or Greek style coffee [n -S] CHACE to {chase=v} [v CHACED, CHACING, CHACES] CHACK to {pinch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHACO a type of military hat [n CHACOS or CHACOES or CHACO] CHADO a Japanese tea ceremony, also CHANOYO, SADO, CHANOYU [n -S] CHADS <chad=n> [n] CHAFE to warm by rubbing [v CHAFED, CHAFING, CHAFES] CHAFF to poke fun at [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHAFT the jaw [n -S] CHAIN to bind with

linked rings [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHAIR to install in office [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHAIS <chai=n> [n] CHALK to mark with soft limestone [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHALS <chal=n> [n] CHAMP to chew noisily [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHAMS <cham=n> [n] CHANA in Indian cookery, the chickpea [n -S] CHANG an Asian unit of weight [n -S] CHANK a type of shell [n -S] CHANT to recite in a singing manner [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHAOS a state of total disorder [n -ES] CHAPE a part of a scabbard [n -S] CHAPS <chap=v> [v] CHAPT <chap=v> [v] CHARA a type of plant [n -S] CHARD a variety of beet [n -S] CHARE to do odd jobs [v CHARED, CHARING, CHARES] CHARK to {char=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHARM to {enchant=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHARR a small-scaled trout [n -S] CHARS <char=v> [v] CHART to map out [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHARY {cautious=adj} [adj CHARIER, CHARIEST] CHASE to {pursue=v} [v CHASED, CHASING, CHASES] CHASM a deep cleft in the earth [n -S] CHATS <chat=v> [v] CHAVE I have [pron] CHAVS <chav=n> [n] CHAWK (Cornish dialect) a jackdaw [n -S] CHAWS <chaw=v> [v] CHAYA a type of plant [n -S] CHAYS <chay=n> [n] CHEAP a market [n -S] / inexpensive [adj CHEAPER, CHEAPEST] / to take a cheap option [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEAT to {defraud=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHECK to {inspect=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEEK to speak impudently to [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEEP to {chirp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEER to applaud with shouts of approval [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEFS <chef=v> [v] CHEKA Russian secret

police [n -S] CHELA a pincerlike claw [n CHELAS or CHELAE] / the pupil of a guru [n CHELAS or CHELAE] CHELP (Northern English dialect) to speak out of turn, to twitter, CHELPING, CHELPED [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHEMO chemotherapy [n -S] CHERE {dear=adj} [adj] CHERT a compact rock [n -S] CHESS a weed [n -ES] CHEST to hit a ball with the upper part of the body [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHETH a Hebrew letter [n -S] CHEVY to chase about, also CHIVVY, CHIVY [v CHEVIED, CHEVYING, CHEVIES] CHEWS <chew=v> [v] CHEWY not easily chewed [adj CHEWIER, CHEWIEST] CHIAO a monetary unit of China, also JIAO [n CHIAO] CHIAS <chia=n> [n] CHIBS <chib=v> [v] CHICA a type of dye [n -S] CHICH a {chickpea=n} [n -ES] CHICK a young bird [n -S] CHICO a prickly shrub [n -S] CHICS <chic=n> [n] CHIDE to {scold=v} [v CHID or CHODE or CHIDED, CHIDDEN, CHIDING, CHIDES] CHIEF the highest in authority [n -S] / important [adj CHIEFER, CHIEFEST] CHIEL a young man, also CHIELD [n -S] CHIKS <chik=n> [n] CHILD to bring forth [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a young person [n CHILDS or CHILDER or CHILDREN] CHILE a hot pepper, also CHILI, CHILLI [n -S] CHILI a hot pepper [n CHILIS or CHILIES] / a hot dry wind, also CHILE, CHILLI [n CHILIS or CHILIES] CHILL to make {cold=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {cool=adj} [adj CHILLER, CHILLEST] CHIMB the rim of a cask [n -S] CHIME to ring in harmony [v CHIMED, CHIMING, CHIMES] CHIMO a {greeting=n} [interj] CHIMP a chimpanzee [n -S]

CHINA fine porcelain ware [n -S] CHINE to break the back of [v CHINED, CHINING, CHINES] CHINK to fill up cracks [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHINO a strong fabric [n -S] CHINS <chin=v> [v] CHIPS <chip=v> [v] CHIRK to {squeak=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {cheerful=adj} [adj CHIRKER, CHIRKEST] CHIRL to {warble=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHIRM to {chirp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHIRO a marine fish [n -S] CHIRP to utter a short, shrill sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHIRR to chirp like a cricket, also CHIRRE [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHIRT to {squeeze=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHIRU (Tibetan) a Tibetan antelope, having a dense woolly pinkish-brown fleece [n -S] CHITS <chit=v> [v] CHIVE to {knife=v} [v CHIVED, CHIVING, CHIVES] CHIVS <chiv=v> [v] CHIVY to chase about, also CHEVY, CHIVVY [v CHIVIED, CHIVYING, CHIVIES] CHIZZ to {cheat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CHOCK to secure with a block or wedge [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHOCO a type of conscript [n -S] CHOCS <choc=n> [n] CHODE <chide=v> [v] CHOGS <chog=n> [n] CHOIR to sing in chorus [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHOKE to {throttle=v} [v CHOKED, CHOKING, CHOKES] CHOKO a type of fruit [n -S] CHOKY a prison [n CHOKIES] / tending to cause choking [adj CHOKIER, CHOKIEST] CHOLA (Spanish) a Mexican-American girl [n -S] CHOLI a type of {bodice=n} [n -S] CHOLO a flashy Mexican-American youth [n -S] CHOMP to {munch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHOOF to go away [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHOOK a {hen=n} [n -S] / to make a sound like a chook [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHOOM an Englishman

[n -S] CHOON a piece of recorded music that one likes [n -S] CHOPS <chop=v> [v] CHORD to play a combination of three or more musical notes [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHORE to do small jobs [v CHORED, CHORING, CHORES] CHOSE a piece of personal property (law) [n -S] CHOTA {small=adj} [adj] CHOTT a saline lake, also SHOTT [n -S] CHOUT extortion [n -S] CHOUX <chou=n> [n] CHOWK (Hindi) a marketplace [n -S] CHOWS <chow=v> [v] CHUBS <chub=n> [n] CHUCK to {throw=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHUFA a European sedge [n -S] CHUFF to {chug=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {gruff=adj} [adj CHUFFER, CHUFFEST] CHUGS <chug=v> [v] CHUMP to {munch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHUMS <chum=v> [v] CHUNK to make a dull explosive sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHURL a rude person [n -S] CHURN to agitate to make butter [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHURR to make a vibrant sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CHUSE to {choose=v} [v CHOSE, CHUSING, CHUSES] CHUTE to convey by a vertical passage, also SHUTE [v CHUTED, CHUTING, CHUTES] CHYLE a digestive fluid [n -S] CHYME a selfdigested food [n -S] CHYND cut into chines [adj] CIBOL a variety of onion, also CIBOULE, SYBO, SYBOE, SYBOW [n -S] CIDED <cide=v> [v] CIDER a drink made from apples [n -S] CIDES <cide=v> [v] CIELS <ciel=v> [v] CIGAR a roll of tobacco leaves for smoking [n -S] CIGGY a cigarette [n CIGGIES] CILIA <cilium=n> [n] CILLS <cill=n> [n] CIMAR a type of loose coat [n -S] CIMEX a {bedbug=n} [n CIMICES] CINCH to bind firmly with a belt [v -ED,

-ING, -ES] CINCT surrounded [adj] CINES <cine=n> [n] CIONS <cion=n> [n] CIPPI <cippus=n> [n] CIRCA about [prep] CIRCS circumstances [n] CIRES <cire=n> [n] CIRLS <cirl=n> [n] CIRRI <cirrus=n> [n] CISCO a freshwater fish [n CISCOS or CISCOES] CISSY an effeminate boy [n CISSIES] / timid, also SISSY [adj CISSIER, CISSIEST] CISTS <cist=n> [n] CITAL a summons to appear [n -S] CITED <cite=v> [v] CITER one who {cites=v} [n -S] CITES <cite=v> [v] CIVES <cive=n> [n] CIVET a catlike mammal [n -S] CIVIC pertaining to a {city=n} [adj] CIVIE a {civilian=n} [n -S] CIVIL (esp. in names of companies) civil engineering [n -S] CIVVY a {civilian=n} [n CIVVIES] CLACH a hamlet, also CLACHAN [n -S] CLACK to make a noise of a hard flat thing flapping [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLADE a group of related organisms [n -S] CLADS <clad=v> [v] CLAES clothes [n] CLAGS <clag=v> [v] CLAIM to demand as one's due [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLAME a call [n -S] CLAMP to fasten with a device [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLAMS <clam=v> [v] CLANG to ring loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLANK to rattle as of chains [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLANS <clan=n> [n] CLAPS <clap=v> [v] CLAPT <clap=v> [v] CLARO a mild cigar [n -S or -ES] CLART to {dirty=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLARY an aromatic herb [n CLARIES] CLASH to meet in opposition [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CLASP to embrace tightly [v CLASPED or CLASPT, CLASPT, CLASPING, CLASPS] CLASS to {classify=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CLAST a fragment of rock [n -S] CLATS <clat=v> [v]

CLAUT to {scratch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLAVE one of a pair of percussion sticks [n -S] CLAVI <clavus=n> [n] CLAWS <claw=v> [v] CLAYS <clay=v> [v] CLEAN to rid of stain [v -ED, -ING, -S] / free from stain [adj CLEANER, CLEANEST] CLEAR to remove obstruction [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {undimmed=adj} [adj CLEARER, CLEAREST] CLEAT to strengthen with a piece of wood [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLECK to {hatch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLEEK to {clutch=v} [v CLAUCHT or CLEEKIT or CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] CLEEP to {call=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLEFS <clef=n> [n] CLEFT to make an opening made by splitting [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLEGS <cleg=n> [n] CLEIK a kind of golf club [n -S] CLEMS <clem=v> [v] CLEPE to call by name (pa p YCLEPED, YCLEPT, CLEPT), also YCLEEPE [v YCLEPED or CLEPED, CLEPT or YCLEPT, CLEPING, CLEPES] CLEPT <clepe=v> [v] CLERK to serve as an office worker [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLEVE a {cliff=n} [n -S] CLEWS <clew=v> [v] CLICK to make a short sharp sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLIED <cly=v> [v] CLIES <cly=v> [v] CLIFF a high, steep face of rock [n -S] CLIFT a {cliff=n} [n -S] CLIMB to {ascend=v} [v CLAMBE or CLOMB or CLIMBED, CLIMBING, CLIMBS] CLIME the atmosphere of an area [n -S] CLINE changes of form within a species [n -S] CLING to adhere to [v CLUNG or CLINGED, CLINGING, CLINGS] CLINK to make a short soft ringing sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLINT an outcrop of flinty rock [n -S] CLIPE to tell tales [v CLIPED, CLIPING, CLIPES] CLIPS <clip=v> [v] CLIPT <clip=v> [v] CLITS <clit=n> [n] CLOAK to {conceal=v}

[v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOAM earthenware [n -S] CLOCK to time with a stop-watch [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLODS <clod=v> [v] CLOFF a cleft [n -S] CLOGS <clog=v> [v] CLOKE to {cover=v} [v CLOKED, CLOKING, CLOKES] CLOMB <climb=v> [v] CLOMP to walk heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLONE to reproduce by asexual means [v CLONED, CLONING, CLONES] CLONK to make a dull thumping sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLONS <clon=n> [n] CLOOP the sound of a cork leaving a bottle [n -S] CLOOT a cloven hoof [n -S] CLOPS <clop=v> [v] CLOSE to make impassable [v CLOSED, CLOSING, CLOSES] / {near=adj} [adj CLOSER, CLOSEST] CLOTE the {burdock=n} [n -S] CLOTH fabric [n -S] CLOTS <clot=v> [v] CLOUD to make {obscure=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOUR to knock or bump [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOUS <clou=n> [n] CLOUT to hit with the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOVE a spice [n -S] CLOWN to act like a comic entertainer [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLOWS <clow=n> [n] CLOYE (Shakespeare) to claw [v CLOYED, CLOYING, CLOYES] CLOYS <cloy=v> [v] CLOZE a test of reading comprehension [n -S] CLUBS <club=v> [v] CLUCK to make the sound of a hen [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLUED <clue=v> [v] CLUES <clue=v> [v] CLUMP to form into a thick mass [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLUNG <cling=v> [v] CLUNK to {thump=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CLYPE to tell tales [v CLYPED, CLYPING, CLYPES] CNIDA a sting of a jellyfish [n CNIDAE] COACH to {tutor=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] COACT to act together [v -ED, -ING, -S] COALA an Australian mammal, also KOALA,

KOOLAH [n -S] COALS <coal=v> [v] COALY containing coal [adj COALIER, COALIEST] COAPT to {adjust=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COARB the head of a family, also COMARB [n -S] COAST to {glide=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COATE to cite as evidence [v COATED, COATING, COATES] COATI a tropical mammal [n -S] COATS <coat=v> [v] COBBS <cobb=n> [n] COBBY {stocky=adj} [adj COBBIER, COBBIEST] COBIA a large game fish [n -S] COBLE a small fishing boat [n -S] COBRA a venomous snake [n -S] COBZA a musical instrument [n -S] COCAS <coca=n> [n] COCCI <coccus=n> [n] COCCO an edible plant [n -S] COCKS <cock=v> [v] COCKY an Australian farmer [n COCKIES] / arrogantly selfconfident [adj COCKIER, COCKIEST] COCOA the seed of the cacao or chocolate tree [n -S] COCOS <coco=n> [n] CODAS <coda=n> [n] CODEC an integrated circuit [n -S] CODED <code=v> [v] CODEN a coding classification [n -S] CODER one that {codes=v} [n -S] CODES <code=v> [v] CODEX an ancient manuscript [n CODICES] CODON a triplet of basic DNA components [n -S] COEDS <coed=n> [n] COFFS <coff=v> [v] COGIE a small bowl [n -S] COGON a tall tropical grass [n -S] COGUE a type of wooden vessel [n -S] COHAB someone who cohabits [n -S] COHEN a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having certain privileges and obligations in the synagogue, also KOHEN [n -S] COHOE a type of {salmon=n} [n -S] COHOG an edible clam [n -S] COHOS <coho=n> [n] COIFS <coif=v> [v]

COIGN to secure with a type of wedge, also COIGNE [v -ED, -ING, -S] COILS <coil=v> [v] COINS <coin=v> [v] COIRS <coir=n> [n] COITS <coit=n> [n] COKED <coke=v> [v] COKES a simpleton [n -ES] COLAS <cola=n> [n] COLBY a type of mild-tasting hard cheese [n COLBYS or COLBIES] COLDS <cold=n> [n] COLED <colead=v> [v] COLES <cole=n> [n] COLEY a type of cod [n -S] COLIC severe abdominal pain [n -S] COLIN the {bobwhite=n} [n -S] COLLS <coll=v> [v] COLLY to blacken with coal dust [v COLLIED, COLLYING, COLLIES] COLOG the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number [n -S] COLON a section of the large intestine, also COLONE [n COLONS or COLONES] / a monetary unit of Costa Rica [n COLONS or COLONES] COLOR to paint, also COLOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] COLTS <colt=v> [v] COLZA a plant of the cabbage family [n -S] COMAE <coma=n> [n] COMAL bearing a tuft of silky hairs [adj] COMAS <coma=n> [n] COMBE a narrow valley, also COOMB, COOMBE [n -S] COMBI a vessel or vehicle which can carry passengers or cargo [n COMBIS or COMBIES] COMBO a small jazz band [n -S] COMBS <comb=v> [v] COMBY {wavy=adj} [adj COMBIER, COMBIEST] COMER one showing great promise [n -S] COMES <come=v> [v] COMET a celestial body [n -S] COMFY comfortable [adj COMFIER, COMFIEST] COMIC a {comedian=n} [n -S] COMIX comic books or strips [n] COMMA a phrase (rhetoric) [n COMMAS or COMMATA] COMMO a communist [n -S] COMMS <comm=n> [n] COMMY a Communist, also COMMIE [n

COMMIES] COMPO compensation for industrial injuries [n -S] COMPS <comp=v> [v] COMPT to {count=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COMTE a French nobleman [n -S] COMUS a revel [n -ES] CONCH a marine mollusk [n CONCHS or CONCHES] CONDO an individually owned unit in a multiunit structure [n CONDOS or CONDOES] CONED <cone=v> [v] CONES <cone=v> [v] CONEY a rabbit, also CONY [n -S] CONFS <conf=n> [n] CONGA to perform a Latin American dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] CONGE to take leave [v CONGED, CONGEING, CONGES] CONGO a Chinese tea, also CONGOU [n CONGOS or CONGOES] CONIA a {liquid=n} [n -S] CONIC a geometric curve [n -S] CONIN a poisonous alkaloid, also CONIINE, CONINE, CONICINE, CICUTINE [n -S] CONKS <conk=v> [v] CONKY full of a tree fungus [adj CONKIER, CONKIEST] CONNE to {know=v} [v CONNED, CONNING, CONNES] CONNS <conn=v> [v] CONTE a short story [n -S] CONTO a Portuguese money of account [n -S] CONUS an anatomical part in mammals [n CONI] CONVO a conversation [n -S] COOCH a sinuous dance [n -ES] COOED <coo=v> [v] COOEE to cry out shrilly, also COOEY [v COOEED, COOEEING, COOEES] COOER one that {coos=v} [n -S] COOEY to cry out shrilly, also COOEE [v -ED, -ING, -S] COOFS <coof=n> [n] COOKS <cook=v> [v] COOKY a small flat cake, also COOKIE, COOKEY [n COOKIES] COOLS <cool=v> [v] COOLY an Oriental labourer, also COOLIE [n COOLIES] COOMB a narrow valley, also COMBE, COOMBE [n -S] COOMS <coom=v> [v] COOMY {sooty=adj}

[adj COOMIER, COOMIEST] COONS <coon=n> [n] COOPS <coop=v> [v] COOPT to {appoint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COOST <cast=v> [v] COOTS <coot=n> [n] COOZE (colloquial) Italian-American taboo slang word for the female genitals [n -S] COPAL a resin [n -S] COPAY an amount payable by a person with medical insurance [n -S] COPED <cope=v> [v] COPEN a blue color [n -S] COPER to supply alcohol illegally [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a horse dealer [n -S] COPES <cope=v> [v] COPPY a small stool [n COPPIES] COPRA dried coconut meat, also COPPERAH, COPPRA, COPRAH [n -S] COPSE to cut back trees [v COPSED, COPSING, COPSES] COPSY like a coppice [adj COPSIER, COPSIEST] CORAL a rocklike substance on the sea bottom [n -S] CORAM {before=prep} [prep] CORBE a projection from a wall [n -S] CORBY a raven, a crow, also CORBIE [n CORBIES] CORDS <cord=v> [v] CORED <core=v> [v] CORER a gadget for coring apples [n -S] CORES <core=v> [v] COREY the penis, also CORY [n -S] CORGI a breed of dogs [n -S] CORIA <corium=n> [n] CORKS <cork=v> [v] CORKY like cork [adj CORKIER, CORKIEST] CORMS <corm=n> [n] CORNI <corno=n> [n] CORNO the French horn [n CORNI] CORNS <corn=v> [v] CORNU a hornlike bone formation [n CORNUS or CORNUA] CORNY {trite=adj} [adj CORNIER, CORNIEST] CORPS a military unit [n CORPSES or CORPS] CORSE a corpse [n -S] CORSO a race [n -S] COSEC a trigonometrical function of an angle, also COSECANT [n -S] COSED <cose=v> [v] COSES <cose=v> [v] COSET a mathematical

subset [n -S] COSEY a covering for a teapot, also COSIE, COZEY, COZIE [n -S] COSIE a covering for a teapot, also COSEY, COZEY, COZIE [n -S] COSTA a rib [n COSTAE] COSTE to {approach=v} [v COSTED, COSTING, COSTES] COSTS <cost=v> [v] COTAN a trigonometrical function of an angle [n -S] COTED <cote=v> [v] COTES <cote=v> [v] COTHS <coth=n> [n] COTTA a short surplice [n COTTAS or COTTAE] COTTS <cott=n> [n] COUCH to put into words [v -ED, -ING, -ES] COUDE pertaining to a type of telescope [adj] COUGH to expel air from the lungs noisily [v -ED, -ING, -S] COULD <can=v> [v] COUNT to {number=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COUPE a car with two doors [n -S] COUPS <coup=v> [v] COURB to {bend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COURD covered [adj] COURE to {cower=v} [v COURED, COURING, COURES] COURS <cour=v> [v] COURT to {woo=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COUTA a type of fishing boat used round the coast of Australia [n -S] COUTH refinement [n -S] / sophisticated [adj COUTHER, COUTHEST] COVED <cove=v> [v] COVEN a group of witches [n -S] COVER to spread something over [v -ED, -ING, -S] COVES <cove=v> [v] COVET to {desire=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COVEY a flock of birds [n -S] COVIN a conspiracy to injure or defraud [n -S] COWAL a shallow lake [n -S] COWAN someone who makes dry-stone walls [n -S] COWED <cow=v> [v] COWER to {cringe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] COWKS <cowk=v> [v] COWLS <cowl=v> [v] COWPS <cowp=v> [v] COWRY a glossy

seashell, also COWRIE [n COWRIES] COXAE <coxa=n> [n] COXAL pertaining to the hip bone [adj] COXED <cox=v> [v] COXES <cox=v> [v] COXIB a drug used in the treatment of osteoarthritis [n -S] COYED <coy=v> [v] COYER <coy=adj> [adj] COYLY in a bashful manner [adv] COYPU an aquatic rodent, also COYPOU [n -S] COZED <coze=v> [v] COZEN to cheat, also COOSEN, COOSIN [v -ED, -ING, -S] COZES <coz=n> [n] COZEY a covering for a teapot, also COSEY, COSIE, COZIE [n -S] COZIE a covering for a teapot, also COSEY, COSIE, COZEY [n -S] CRAAL to pen in an enclosure [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRABS <crab=v> [v] CRACK to {fracture=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRAFT to make by hand [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRAGS <crag=n> [n] CRAIC (Irish) pleasant conversation [n -S] CRAIG a {crag=n} [n -S] CRAKE to {boast=v} [v CRAKED, CRAKING, CRAKES] CRAME a booth for selling goods [n -S] CRAMP to confine or restrain [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRAMS <cram=v> [v] CRANE to stretch out one's neck [v CRANED, CRANING, CRANES] CRANK to start manually [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {lively=adj} [adj CRANKER, CRANKEST] CRANS <cran=n> [n] CRAPE to frizz the hair, also CREPE [v CRAPED, CRAPING, CRAPES] CRAPS <crap=v> [v] CRAPY like crape [adj CRAPIER, CRAPIEST] CRARE a trading vessel, also CRAYER [n -S] CRASH to collide noisily [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CRASS grossly vulgar [adj CRASSER, CRASSEST] CRATE to put in a packing box [v

CRATED, CRATING, CRATES] CRAVE to desire greatly [v CRAVED, CRAVING, CRAVES] CRAWL to move with the body close to the ground [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRAWS <craw=n> [n] CRAYS <cray=n> [n] CRAZE to make {insane=adj} [v CRAZED, CRAZING, CRAZES] CRAZY a crazy person [n CRAZIES] / {insane=adj} [adj CRAZIER, CRAZIEST] CREAK to {squeak=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CREAM to select the best from a group [v -ED, -ING, -S] CREDO a {creed=n} [n -S] CREDS <cred=n> [n] CREED a statement of belief [n -S] CREEK a watercourse smaller than a river [n -S] CREEL to put fish in a fish basket [v -ED, -ING, -S] CREEP to advance stealthily [v CREPT or CREEPED, CREEPING, CREEPS] CREES <cree=v> [v] CREME cream [n -S] CREMS <crem=n> [n] CRENA a notch [n -S] CREPE to frizz the hair, also CRAPE [v CREPED, CREPING, CREPES] CREPS an informal name for training shoes [n] CREPT <creep=v> [v] CREPY crinkly, also CREPEY [adj CREPIER, CREPIEST] CRESS a plant used in salads [n -ES] CREST to reach a peak [v -ED, -ING, -S] CREWE a pot [n -S] CREWS <crew=v> [v] CRIAS <cria=n> [n] CRIBS <crib=v> [v] CRICK to cause a spasm in the neck [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRIED <cry=v> [v] CRIER one that {cries=v} [n -S] CRIES <cry=v> [v] CRIME to convict over a breach of regulations [v CRIMED, CRIMING, CRIMES] CRIMP to {pleat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRIMS <crim=n> [n] CRINE to {shrink=v} [v CRINED, CRINING, CRINES] CRIOS (Irish) a multicoloured woollen belt traditionally worn by men in the Aran

Islands [n -ES] CRIPE used as a mild oath, also CRIPES [interj] CRISE an expression of surprise [interj] CRISP to make {brittle=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {brittle=adj} [adj CRISPER, CRISPEST] CRITH a small unit of mass [n -S] CRITS <crit=n> [n] CROAK to utter a low hoarse sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROCI <crocus=n> [n] CROCK to cover with dirt or smut [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROCS <croc=n> [n] CROFT to expose cloth to the elements in the course of bleaching it [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROGS <crog=v> [v] CROMB to draw by a crook [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROME to draw by a crook [v CROMED, CROMING, CROMES] CRONE a withered old woman [n -S] CRONK poor in quality [adj CRONKER, CRONKEST] CRONY a close friend [n CRONIES] CROOK to {bend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {ill=adj} [adj CROOKER, CROOKEST] CROOL (Australian slang) to spoil e.g. chances [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROON to sing softly [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROPS <crop=v> [v] CRORE a monetary unit of India [n -S] CROSS to intersect [v CROST or CROSSED, CROSSING, CROSSES] / ill-tempered [adj CROSSER, CROSSEST] CROST <cross=v> [v] CROUP to {croak=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROUT sauerkraut [n -S] CROWD to press closely together [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROWN to invest with royal dignity [v -ED, -ING, -S] CROWS <crow=v> [v] CROZE a tool used in barrel-making, also CROZER [n -S] CRUCK a curved roof timber [n -S] CRUDE unrefined petroleum [n -S] / unrefined [adj CRUDER, CRUDEST] CRUDS <crud=v> [v] CRUDY (Shakespeare) crude [adj] CRUEL disposed to inflict pain [adj CRUELER, CRUELEST,

CRUELLER, CRUELLEST] CRUES <crue=n> [n] CRUET a glass bottle [n -S] CRUMB to break into small pieces [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRUMP to {crunch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {crisp=adj} [adj CRUMPER, CRUMPEST] CRUNK a form of hiphop music originating in the southern states of the US [n -S] CRUOR clotted blood [n CRUORS or CRUORES or CRUOR] CRURA <crus=n> [n] CRUSE a small bottle [n -S] CRUSH to press out of shape [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CRUST to form a hardened outer surface [v -ED, -ING, -S] CRUSY a type of iron lamp, also CRUSIE, CRUISIE [n CRUSIES] CRUVE a pen or sty, also CROOVE, CRUIVE [n -S] CRWTH an ancient stringed musical instrument [n -S] CRYPT a burial vault [n -S] CTENE a comb-like swimming organ [n -S] CUBBY a snug enclosed space [n CUBBIES] / plump, squat [adj CUBBIER, CUBBIEST] CUBEB a woody vine [n -S] CUBED <cube=v> [v] CUBER one that {cubes=v} [n -S] CUBES <cube=v> [v] CUBIC a cubic equation [n -S] CUBIT an old measure of length [n -S] CUDDY a donkey, also CUDDIE [n CUDDIES] CUFFO without any admission charge [adv] CUFFS <cuff=v> [v] CUIFS <cuif=n> [n] CUING <cue=v> [v] CUISH a piece of armour for the thigh, also CUISSE [n -ES] CUITS <cuit=n> [n] CUKES <cuke=n> [n] CULCH clean trash eg string, paper, also CULTCH, SCULCH, SCULTCH [n -ES] CULET a piece of armour for the lower back [n -S] CULEX a mosquito, also CULICID, CULICINE [n CULEXES or CULICES] CULLS <cull=v> [v] CULLY to {trick=v} [v CULLIED,

CULLYING, CULLIES] CULMS <culm=v> [v] CULPA negligence for which one is liable [n CULPAE] CULTI <cultus=n> [n] CULTS <cult=n> [n] CULTY intended to appeal to a small group of fashionable people [adj CULTIER, CULTIEST] CUMEC a cubic metre [n -S] CUMIN seed used for flavouring, also CUMMIN [n -S] CUNDY a tunnel, also CONDIE [n CUNDIES] CUNEI <cuneus=n> [n] CUNTS <cunt=n> [n] CUPEL to refine gold or silver in a small vessel [v CUPELED or CUPELLED, CUPELLING or CUPELING, CUPELS] CUPID the Roman god of sexual love [n -S] CUPPA a cup of tea [n -S] CUPPY {cuplike=adj} [adj CUPPIER, CUPPIEST] CURAT a breastplate [n -S] CURBS <curb=v> [v] CURCH a {kerchief=n} [n -ES] CURDS <curd=v> [v] CURDY curdled [adj CURDIER, CURDIEST] CURED <cure=v> [v] CURER one that {cures=v} [n -S] CURES <cure=v> [v] CURET a surgical instrument [n -S] CURFS <curf=n> [n] CURIA a court of justice [n CURIAS or CURIAE] CURIE a unit of radioactivity [n -S] CURIO an unusual art object [n -S] CURLI Curled hairlike processes on the E. coli bacteria. No -S [n -ES] CURLS <curl=v> [v] CURLY tending to curl [adj CURLIER, CURLIEST] CURNS <curn=n> [n] CURNY granular, also CURNEY [adj CURNIER, CURNIEST] CURRS <curr=v> [v] CURRY to prepare leather [v CURRIED, CURRYING, CURRIES] CURSE to invoke evil upon [v CURST or CURSED, CURSING, CURSES] CURSI <cursus=n> [n] CURST <curse=v> [v] CURVE to {bend=v} [v CURVED, CURVING, CURVES] CURVY curved [adj CURVIER, CURVIEST] CUSEC short for cubic feet per

second [n -S] CUSHY {easy=adj} [adj CUSHIER, CUSHIEST] CUSKS <cusk=n> [n] CUSPS <cusp=n> [n] CUSPY of a computer program, well written and easy to use [adj CUSPIER, CUSPIEST] CUSSO an Ethiopian tree, also KOUSSO, KUSSO [n -S] CUSUM a statistical technique that attempts to identify individuals by their characteristic use of language [n -S] CUTCH a resin used in tanning, also CATECHU, CACHOU, CASHOO, KUTCH [n -ES] CUTER <cute=adj> [adj] CUTES <cutis=n> [n] CUTEY a cute person, also CUTIE [n -S] CUTIE a cute person, also CUTEY [n -S] CUTIN a waxy plant substance [n -S] CUTIS a skin layer, also CORIUM [n CUTISES or CUTES] CUTTO a large knife, also CUTTOE [n -ES] CUTTY a thickset girl [n CUTTIES] / {short=adj} [adj CUTTIER, CUTTIEST] CUTUP a mischievous person [n -S] CUVEE the blended wine [n -S] CWTCH (Welsh) to hide, to cuddle up, also COOTCH, CWTCHES, CWTCHING, CWTCHED. [v -ED, -ING, -ES] CYANO pertaining to {cyanogen=n} [adj] CYANS <cyan=n> [n] CYBER involving computers [adj] CYCAD a tropical plant [n -S] CYCAS a tropical plant [n -ES] CYCLE to ride a bicycle [v CYCLED, CYCLING, CYCLES] CYCLO a three wheeled motor vehicle [n -S] CYDER {cider=n} [n -S] CYLIX a drinking vessel, also KYLIX [n CYLICES] CYMAE <cyma=n> [n] CYMAR a woman's light jacket [n -S] CYMAS <cyma=n> [n] CYMES <cyme=n> [n] CYMOL a hydrocarbon, also CYMENE [n -S] CYNIC a cynical person [n -S] CYSTS <cyst=n> [n] CYTES <cyte=n> [n] CYTON the body of a nerve cell [n -S]

CZARS <czar=n> [n] DAALS <daal=n> [n] DABBA (Hindi) in Indian cookery, a round metal box used to transport hot food [n -S] DACES <dace=n> [n] DACHA a Russian cottage, also DATCHA [n -S] DACKS <dack=v> [v] DADAH (Australian slang) illegal drugs [n -S] DADAS <dada=n> [n] DADDY father [n DADDIES] DADOS <dado=n> [n] DAFFS <daff=v> [v] DAFFY short for daffodil [n DAFFIES] / {silly=adj} [adj DAFFIER, DAFFIEST] DAGGA marijuana [n -S] DAGGY {scruffy=adj} [adj DAGGIER, DAGGIEST] DAGOS <dago=n> [n] DAHLS <dahl=n> [n] DAIKO a large Japanese drum, also TAIKO [n -S] DAILY a newspaper published every day [n DAILIES] DAINE to condescend, also DEIGN [v DAINED, DAINING, DAINES] DAINT dainty, also DAYNT [adj DAINTIER, DAINTIEST] DAIRY a shop where dairy products are sold [n DAIRIES] DAISY a flowering plant [n DAISIES] DAKER to lounge, also DACKER [v -ED, -ING, -S] DALED the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also DALETH, DALEDH [n -S] DALES <dale=n> [n] DALIS <dali=n> [n] DALLE a river rapid [n -S] DALLY to waste time [v DALLIED, DALLYING, DALLIES] DALTS <dalt=n> [n] DAMAN a small {mammal=n} [n -S] DAMAR a hard resin [n -S] DAMES <dame=n> [n] DAMME damn me [interj] DAMNS <damn=v> [v] DAMPS <damp=v> [v] DAMPY {damp=adj} [adj DAMPIER, DAMPIEST] DANCE to move rhythmically to music [v DANCED, DANCING, DANCES] DANCY (Esp of electronic music) suitable for dancing to, also DANCEY [adj DANCIER, DANCIEST]

DANDY a fop [n DANDIES] / {fine=adj} [adj DANDIER, DANDIEST] DANGS <dang=v> [v] DANIO an aquarium fish [n -S] DANKS <dank=n> [n] DANNY the hand, also DONNY [n DANNIES] DANTS <dant=v> [v] DARAF an electrical inverse unit of capacitance [n -S] DARBS <darb=n> [n] DARCY a unit of geological permeability [n DARCIES or DARCYS] DARED <dare=v> [v] DARER one that {dares=v} [n -S] DARES <dare=v> [v] DARGA the tomb of a Muslim saint, also DARGAH, DURGAH [n -S] DARGS <darg=n> [n] DARIC an ancient Persian coin [n -S] DARIS <dari=n> [n] DARKS <dark=v> [v] DARKY a coloured person [n DARKIES] DARNS <darn=v> [v] DARRE to venture boldly, also DARE, DAUR [v DARRED, DARRING, DARRES] DARTS <dart=v> [v] DARZI a Hindu tailor, also DURZI [n -S] DASHI a fish broth [n -S] DASHY {stylish=adj} [adj DASHIER, DASHIEST] DATAL a daily reckoning, also DAYTALE [n -S] DATED <date=v> [v] DATER one that {dates=v} [n -S] DATES <date=v> [v] DATOS <dato=n> [n] DATTO a Philippine tribal chief, also DATO [n -S] DATUM something used as a basis for calculating [n DATUMS or DATA] DAUBE a braised meat stew [n -S] DAUBS <daub=v> [v] DAUBY {smeary=adj} [adj DAUBIER, DAUBIEST] DAUDS <daud=v> [v] DAULT a fosterchild, also DALT [n -S] DAUNT to frighten, also DANT [v -ED, -ING, -S] DAURS <daur=v> [v] DAUTS <daut=v> [v] DAVEN to utter Jewish prayers, also DOVEN [v -ED, -ING, -S] DAVIT a hoisting device on a ship [n -S] DAWAH (Arabic) the

practice of educating nonbelievers about the practice of Islam [n -S] DAWDS <dawd=v> [v] DAWED <daw=v> [v] DAWEN <daw=v> [v] DAWKS <dawk=n> [n] DAWNS <dawn=v> [v] DAWTS <dawt=v> [v] DAYAN (Hebrew) a senior rabbi, pl DAYANS or DAYANIM [n DAYANS or DAYANIM] DAYCH (English dialect) to thatch [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DAYNT dainty, also DAINT [adj] DAZED <daze=v> [v] DAZER something that dazes [n -S] DAZES <daze=v> [v] DEADS <dead=v> [v] DEAIR to remove air from [v -ED, -ING, -S] DEALS <deal=v> [v] DEALT <deal=v> [v] DEANS <dean=v> [v] DEARE to injure, also DERE [v DEARED, DEARING, DEARES] DEARN secrecy, also DERN [n -S] DEARS <dear=n> [n] DEARY {darling=n} [n DEARIES] DEASH to remove ash from [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DEATH the end of life [n -S] DEAVE to deafen, also DEEVE [v DEAVED, DEAVING, DEAVES] DEAWS <deaw=n> [n] DEAWY covered with dew, also DEWY, DEAWIE [adj] DEBAG to take someone's trousers off as a punishment [v DEBAGGED, DEBAGGING, DEBAGS] DEBAR to {exclude=v} [v DEBARRED, DEBARRING, DEBARS] DEBBY a debutante [n DEBBIES] / like a debutante [adj DEBBIER, DEBBIEST] DEBEL to conquer in war [v DEBELLED, DEBELLING, DEBELS] DEBES <debe=n> [n] DEBIT to charge with a debt [v -ED, -ING, -S] DEBTS <debt=n> [n] DEBUD to {disbud=v} [v DEBUDDED, DEBUDDING, DEBUDS] DEBUG to remove bugs from [v DEBUGGED, DEBUGGING, DEBUGS] DEBUR to remove rough edges from (a metal object, piece of wood, etc), also DEBURR [v DEBURRED, DEBURRING, DEBURS] DEBUS to get off a bus [v DEBUSSED or

DEBUSED, DEBUSSING or DEBUSING, DEBUSSES or DEBUSES] DEBUT to make a first public appearance in society [v -ED, -ING, -S] DEBYE a unit of measure for electric dipole moments [n -S] DECAD a period of ten years, also DECADE [n -S] DECAF decaffeinated coffee, also DECAFF [n -S] DECAL a design made to be transferred [n -S] / to transfer by decal [v DECALLED or DECALED, DECALLING or DECALING, DECALS] DECAY to {rot=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DECKO to {look=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DECKS <deck=v> [v] DECOR a style of decoration [n -S] DECOS <deco=n> [n] DECOY to lure into a trap [v -ED, -ING, -S] DECRY to {denounce=v} [v DECRIED, DECRYING, DECRIES] DEDAL inventive, also DAEDAL, DAEDALIC, DEDALIAN [adj] DEEDS <deed=v> [v] DEEDY industrious [adj DEEDIER, DEEDIEST] DEELY as in deely boppers, a hairband with two bobbing antennae-like projections [adj] DEEMS <deem=v> [v] DEENS <deen=n> [n] DEEPS <deep=n> [n] DEERE {grievous=adj} [adj] DEERS <deer=n> [n] DEETS <deet=n> [n] DEEVE to deafen, also DEAVE [v DEEVED, DEEVING, DEEVES] DEEVS <deev=n> [n] DEFAT to remove fat from [v DEFATTED, DEFATTING, DEFATS] DEFER to {postpone=v} [v DEFERRED, DEFERRING, DEFERS] DEFFO (colloquial) definitely [interj] DEFIS <defi=n> [n] DEFOG to remove fog from [v DEFOGGED, DEFOGGING, DEFOGS] DEGAS to remove gas from [v DEGASSED, DEGASSING, DEGASSES or DEGASES] DEGUM to free from gum [v DEGUMMED, DEGUMMING, DEGUMS] DEGUS <degu=n> [n] DEICE to free of ice

[v DEICED, DEICING, DEICES] DEIDS <deid=n> [n] DEIFY to make a god of [v DEIFIED, DEIFYING, DEIFIES] DEIGN to condescend, also DAINE [v -ED, -ING, -S] DEILS <deil=n> [n] DEISM a religious philosophy [n -S] DEIST an adherent of {deism=n} [n -S] DEITY a god or goddess [n DEITIES] DEKED <deke=v> [v] DEKES <deke=v> [v] DEKKO to {look=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DELAY to put off to a later time [v -ED, -ING, -S] DELED <dele=v> [v] DELES <dele=v> [v] DELFS <delf=n> [n] DELFT an earthenware, also DELF [n -S] DELIS <deli=n> [n] DELLS <dell=n> [n] DELLY a delicatessen, also DELI [n DELLIES] DELOS <delo=n> [n] DELPH a type of earthenware [n -S] DELTA an alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river [n -S] DELTS <delt=n> [n] DELVE to search in depth [v DELVED, DELVING, DELVES] DEMAN to reduce workers from [v DEMANNED, DEMANNING, DEMANS] DEMES <deme=n> [n] DEMIC of the people [adj] DEMIT to {resign=v} [v DEMITTED, DEMITTING, DEMITS] DEMOB to discharge from military service [v DEMOBBED, DEMOBBING, DEMOBS] DEMON an evil spirit [n -S] DEMOS the people of an ancient Greek state [n -ES] DEMPT <deem=v> [v] DEMUR to {object=v} [v DEMURRED, DEMURRING, DEMURS] DENAR a monetary unit of Macedonia, pl DENARI or DENARS [n DENARS or DENARI] DENAY to declare to be untrue, also DENY [v -ED, -ING, -S] DENES <dene=n> [n] DENET to market a book outside the constraints of the Net Book Agreement [v DENETTED, DENETTING, DENETS] DENIM a durable fabric [n -S] DENIS <deni=n> [n] DENSE {compact=adj} [adj DENSER,

DENSEST] DENTS <dent=v> [v] DEOXY having less oxygen than its parent compound, also DESOXY [adj] DEPOT a railway or bus station [n -S] DEPTH {deepness=n} [n -S] DERAT to rid of rats [v DERATTED, DERATTING, DERATS] DERAY to go wild [v -ED, -ING, -S] DERBY a type of hat [n DERBIES] DERED <dere=v> [v] DERES <dere=v> [v] DERIG to dismantle [v DERIGGED, DERIGGING, DERIGS] DERMA a layer of the skin, also DERM, DERMIS [n -S] DERMS <derm=n> [n] DERNS <dern=n> [n] DEROS <dero=n> [n] DERRO a derelict (Australian slang), also DERO [n -S] DERRY a feeling of resentment [n DERRIES] DERTH scarcity, also DEARTH [n -S] DERVS <derv=n> [n] DESEX to castrate or spay [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DESHI (Hinglish) local, authentic, also DESI [adj] DESKS <desk=n> [n] DESSE a {desk=n} [n -S] DETER to hinder or prevent [v DETERRED, DETERRING, DETERS] DETOX to remove a toxin from, also DETOXIFY [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DEUCE to even the score at tennis [v DEUCED, DEUCING, DEUCES] DEVAS <deva=n> [n] DEVEL to hit hard [v DEVELLED or DEVELED, DEVELLING or DEVELING, DEVELS] DEVIL to prepare food with pungent seasoning [v DEVILED or DEVILLED, DEVILLING, DEVILS] DEVON one of a breed of small, hardy cattle [n -S] DEVOT a {devotee=n} [n -S] DEWAN an Indian official, also DIWAN [n -S] DEWAR a doublewalled flask [n -S] DEWAX to remove wax from [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DEWED <dew=v> [v] DEXES <dex=n> [n] DEXIE a tablet of dex, also DEXY [n DEXIES] DHAKS <dhak=n> [n]

DHALS <dhal=n> [n] DHOBI an Indian laundry worker [n -S] DHOLE an Indian wild dog [n -S] DHOLL a pea-like plant [n -S] DHOLS <dhol=n> [n] DHOTI a loincloth worn by Indian men, also DHOOTI, DHOOTIE, DHUTI [n -S] DHOWS <dhow=n> [n] DHUTI a loincloth worn by Indian men, also DHOOTI, DHOOTIE, DHOTI [n -S] DIACT in zoology, two-rayed, also DIACTINE [adj] DIALS <dial=v> [v] DIANE as in steak diane, steak served in a rich seasoned sauce [adj] DIARY a personal journal [n DIARIES] DIAZO a type of photocopy [n DIAZOS or DIAZOES] DIBBS {money=n} [n] DICED <dice=v> [v] DICER a device that dices food [n -S] DICES <dice=v> [v] DICEY dangerous [adj DICIER, DICIEST] DICHT to {wipe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DICKS <dick=v> [v] DICKY poor in condition [adj DICKIER, DICKIEST] DICOT a plant with two seed leaves, also DICOTYL [n -S] DICTA <dictum=n> [n] DICTS <dict=v> [v] DICTY {snobbish=adj} [adj DICTIER, DICTIEST] DIDDY a female breast [n DIDDIES] / {small=adj} [adj DIDDIER, DIDDIEST] DIDIE a diaper [n -S] DIDOS <dido=n> [n] DIDST <do=v> [v] DIEBS <dieb=n> [n] DIENE a chemical compound [n -S] DIETS <diet=v> [v] DIFFS <diff=n> [n] DIGHT to prepare for action, also DITE [v -ED, -ING, -S] DIGIT a finger or a toe [n -S] DIKAS <dika=n> [n] DIKED <dike=v> [v] DIKER one that {dikes=v} [n -S] DIKES <dike=v> [v] DIKEY like a lesbian [adj DIKIER, DIKIEST] DILDO an object used as a penis substitute, also DILDOE [n -S] DILLI a small bag, also DILLY [n -S]

DILLS <dill=n> [n] DILLY a small bag [n DILLIES] / very pleasing, also DILLI [adj DILLIER, DILLIEST] DIMER a molecule compound with two identical molecules [n -S] DIMES <dime=n> [n] DIMLY in a dim manner [adv] DIMPS <dimp=n> [n] DINAR an ancient gold coin [n -S] DINED <dine=v> [v] DINER one who {dines=v} [n -S] DINES <dine=v> [v] DINGE the condition of being dingy [n -S] DINGO an Australian wild dog [n -ES] / to act cowardly [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DINGS <ding=v> [v] DINGY to ignore or avoid [v DINGIED, DINGYING, DINGIES] / grimy, also DINGEY [adj DINGIER, DINGIEST] DINIC a remedy for dizziness [n -S] DINKS <dink=v> [v] DINKY a small locomotive, also DINKEY [n DINKIES] / small, neat [adj DINKIER, DINKIEST] DINNA (Scots) do not (no inflections) [v] DINOS <dino=n> [n] DINTS <dint=v> [v] DIODE a type of electron tube [n -S] DIOLS <diol=n> [n] DIOTA an ancient two-handled vase [n -S] DIPPY {foolish=adj} [adj DIPPIER, DIPPIEST] DIPSO a person who craves alcoholic liquors [n -S] DIRAM a monetary unit of Tajikistan [n -S] DIRER <dire=adj> [adj] DIRGE a funeral song [n -S] DIRKE to {darken=v} [v DIRKED, DIRKING, DIRKES] DIRKS <dirk=v> [v] DIRLS <dirl=v> [v] DIRTS <dirt=v> [v] DIRTY soiled [adj DIRTIER, DIRTIEST] / to {soil=v} [v DIRTIED, DIRTYING, DIRTIES] DISAS <disa=n> [n] DISCI <discus=n> [n] DISCO to dance at a discotheque [v -ED, -ING, -S] DISCS <disc=v> [v] DISHY attractive [adj DISHIER, DISHIEST] DISKS <disk=v> [v]

DISME a former coin of U.S.A. [n -S] DITAL a device which raises a guitar string's pitch [n -S] DITAS <dita=n> [n] DITCH to dig a long, narrow excavation in the ground [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DITED <dite=v> [v] DITES <dite=v> [v] DITSY eccentric, also DITZY, WIFTY [adj DITSIER, DITSIEST] DITTO to {repeat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DITTS <ditt=n> [n] DITTY to put to music [v DITTIED, DITTYING, DITTIES] DITZY eccentric, also DITSY, WIFTY [adj DITZIER, DITZIEST] DIVAN a sofa or couch [n -S] DIVAS <diva=n> [n] DIVED <dive=v> [v] DIVER one that {dives=v} [n -S] DIVES <dive=v> [v] DIVIS <divi=v> [v] DIVNA (Scots) do not [v] DIVOS <divo=n> [n] DIVOT a piece of turf [n -S] DIVVY to {divide=v} [v DIVVIED, DIVVYING, DIVVIES] / {stupid=adj} [adj DIVVIER, DIVVIEST] DIWAN an Indian official, also DEWAN [n -S] DIXIE a camp-kettle, also DIXY [n -S] DIXIT a statement [n -S] DIYAS <diya=n> [n] DIZEN to dress in fine clothes [v -ED, -ING, -S] DIZZY to make {giddy=adj} [v DIZZIED, DIZZYING, DIZZIES] / {giddy=adj} [adj DIZZIER, DIZZIEST] DJINN a supernatural being in Muslim mythology, also DJIN, DJINNI, DJINNY, GENIE, JANN, JIN, JINN, JINNEE, JINNI [n -S] DJINS <djin=n> [n] DOABS <doab=n> [n] DOATS <doat=v> [v] DOBBY a loom attachment which can weave small figures, also DOBBIE [n DOBBIES] DOBIE an unburnt sun-dried brick, also DOBY [n -S] DOBLA a former gold coin of Spain, also DOBLON [n -S] DOBRA a former gold coin of Portugal [n -S]

DOBRO a type of acoustic guitar with a metal resonator built into the body [n -S] DOCHT <dow=v> [v] DOCKS <dock=v> [v] DOCOS <doco=n> [n] DODDY a hornless cow [n DODDIES] / {sulky=adj} [adj DODDIER, DODDIEST] DODGE to {evade=v} [v DODGED, DODGING, DODGES] DODGY {evasive=adj} [adj DODGIER, DODGIEST] DODOS <dodo=n> [n] DOEKS <doek=n> [n] DOERS <doer=n> [n] DOEST <do=v> [v] DOETH <do=v> [v] DOFFS <doff=v> [v] DOGES <doge=n> [n] DOGEY a stray calf, also DOGIE, DOGY [n -S] DOGGO in hiding [adv] DOGGY resembling a dog [adj DOGGIER, DOGGIEST] / a small dog [n DOGGIES] DOGIE a stray calf, also DOGEY, DOGY [n -S] DOGMA an authoritative belief [n DOGMAS or DOGMATA] DOHYO a sumo wrestling ring [n -S] DOILT {crazy=adj} [adj DOILTER, DOILTEST] DOILY an ornamental napkin, also DOYLEY, DOYLY [n DOILIES] DOING an action [n -S] DOITS <doit=n> [n] DOJOS <dojo=n> [n] DOLCE a soft-toned organ-stop [n DOLCES or DOLCI] DOLCI <dolce=n> [n] DOLED <dole=v> [v] DOLES <dole=v> [v] DOLIA <dolium=n> [n] DOLLS <doll=v> [v] DOLLY to move on a wheeled platform [v DOLLIED, DOLLYING, DOLLIES] DOLMA a stuffed grape leaf [n DOLMAS or DOLMADES] DOLOR grief, also DOLOUR [n -S] DOLOS a big spiky concrete block in the shape of a twisted H. Many of these tangle well to form a breakwater [n DOLOSSE] DOLTS <dolt=n> [n] DOMAL shaped like a dome, also DOMIC, DOMICAL [adj] DOMED <dome=v> [v] DOMES <dome=v> [v] DOMIC shaped like a dome, also DOMAL,

DOMICAL [adj] DONAH a sweetheart [n -S] DONAS <dona=n> [n] DONEE a recipient of a gift [n -S] DONER as in doner kebab, grilled meat and salad served in pita bread [adj] DONGA a gully in a veldt [n -S] DONGS <dong=v> [v] DONKO (New Zealand) an informal tearoom in a factory [n -S] DONNA an Italian lady [n -S] DONNE a given piece of data [n -S] DONNY the hand, also DANNY [n DONNIES] DONOR one that donates, also DONATOR [n -S] DONSY unlucky, also DONSIE [adj] DONUT to surround a parliamentary orator to impress TV audiences [v DONUTTED, DONUTTING, DONUTS] DOOBS <doob=n> [n] DOOCE to dismiss (an employee) as a result of unguarded remarks published on the World Wide Web [v DOOCED, DOOCING, DOOCES] DOODY childish word for excrement, also DOODOO [n DOODIES] DOOKS <dook=v> [v] DOOLE woe, also DULE [n -S] DOOLS <dool=n> [n] DOOLY a stretcher for the sick, also DOOLEE, DOOLIE [n DOOLIES] DOOMS <doom=v> [v] DOOMY depressed [adj DOOMIER, DOOMIEST] DOONA a light quilt filled with down, also DUVET [n -S] DOORN a thorn [n -S] DOORS <door=n> [n] DOOZY an extraordinary one of its kind, also DOOZER, DOOZIE [n DOOZIES] DOPAS <dopa=n> [n] DOPED <dope=v> [v] DOPER one that {dopes=v} [n -S] DOPES <dope=v> [v] DOPEY lethargic; stupid, also DOPY [adj DOPIER, DOPIEST] DORAD a South American walking fish [n -S] DORBA a fool, also DORB [n -S] DORBS <dorb=n> [n] DOREE a yellow mackerel, also DORY [n -S] DORES <dore=n> [n] DORIC rustic [adj] DORIS (slang) a

woman [n -ES] DORKS <dork=n> [n] DORKY {stupid=adj} [adj DORKIER, DORKIEST] DORMS <dorm=n> [n] DORMY being ahead in golf by as many holes to be played, also DORMIE [adj] DORPS <dorp=n> [n] DORRS <dorr=n> [n] DORSA <dorsum=n> [n] DORSE a small cod [n -S] DORTS <dort=v> [v] DORTY delicate [adj DORTIER, DORTIEST] DOSED <dose=v> [v] DOSEH an old Arabian religious ceremony [n -S] DOSER one that {doses=v} [n -S] DOSES <dose=v> [v] DOTAL pertaining to a {dowry=n} [adj] DOTED <dote=v> [v] DOTER one who dotes, also DOATER [n -S] DOTES <dote=v> [v] DOTTY {crazy=adj} [adj DOTTIER, DOTTIEST] DOUAR a type of tent village, also DUAR, DOWAR [n -S] DOUBT to be uncertain about [v -ED, -ING, -S] DOUCE {sedate=adj} [adj DOUCER, DOUCEST] DOUCS <douc=n> [n] DOUGH a flour mixture [n -S] DOUKS <douk=v> [v] DOULA (modern Greek) a woman trained to give support for childbirth [n -S] DOUMA a Russian council [n -S] DOUMS <doum=n> [n] DOUPS <doup=n> [n] DOURA a cereal grain, also DOURAH [n -S] DOUSE to plunge into water [v DOUSED, DOUSING, DOUSES] DOUTS <dout=v> [v] DOVED <dove=v> [v] DOVEN to utter Jewish prayers (pa t DOVENED), also DAVEN [v DOVENED, DOVENING, DOVENS] DOVER to {doze=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DOVES <dove=v> [v] DOVIE {stupid=adj} [adj DOVIER, DOVIEST] DOWAR a type of tent village, also DUAR, DOUAR [n -S] DOWDS <dowd=n> [n] DOWDY a woman who wears unstylish clothes [n DOWDIES] / dressed unstylishly, also DOWD [adj DOWDIER, DOWDIEST] DOWED <dow=v> [v]

DOWEL to fasten with wooden pins [v DOWELED or DOWELLED, DOWELING or DOWELLING, DOWELS] DOWER to provide with a dowry [v -ED, -ING, -S] DOWIE {dull=adj} [adj DOWIER, DOWIEST] DOWLE a piece of fluff, also DOWL [n -S] DOWLS <dowl=n> [n] DOWLY (English dialect) dull, lowspirited [adj DOWLIER, DOWLIEST] DOWNA cannot (no inflections) [v] DOWNS <down=v> [v] DOWNY fluffily soft, also DOWLNEY [adj DOWNIER, DOWNIEST] DOWPS <dowp=n> [n] DOWRY assets a wife brings to marriage, also DOWERY [n DOWRIES] DOWSE to search for water with a divining rod [v DOWSED, DOWSING, DOWSES] DOWTS <dowt=n> [n] DOXIE a doctrine, also DOXY [n -S] DOYEN the senior member of a group [n -S] DOYLY an ornamental napkin, also DOILY, DOYLEY [n DOYLIES] DOZED <doze=v> [v] DOZEN {twelve=n} [n -S] / to {stun=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DOZER one that {dozes=v} [n -S] DOZES <doze=v> [v] DRABS <drab=v> [v] DRACK unattractive (said of a woman), also DRAC [adj] DRACO as in draco lizard, a flying lizard. [adj] DRAFF the damp remains of malt after brewing [n -S] DRAFT to conscript for military service [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRAGS <drag=v> [v] DRAIL to dirty by dragging [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRAIN to draw off a liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRAKE a male duck [n -S] DRAMA a story showing life and action [n -S] DRAMS <dram=v> [v] DRANK <drink=v> [v] DRANT to {drone=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRAPE to arrange in graceful folds [v DRAPED, DRAPING, DRAPES] DRAPS <drap=v> [v] DRATS <drat=v> [v]

DRAVE <drive=v> [v] DRAWL to speak slowly with drawn out vowels [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRAWN <draw=v> [v] DRAWS <draw=v> [v] DRAYS <dray=v> [v] DREAD to fear greatly [v DREADED, YDRAD or YDRED or DREADED, DREADING, DREADS] DREAM to experience thoughts and images during sleep [v DREAMED, DREAMT, DREAMING, DREAMS] DREAR gloom [n -S] / dreary, also DREARE, DRERE [adj DREARER, DREAREST] DRECK rubbish, also DREK [n -S] DREED <dree=v> [v] DREES <dree=v> [v] DREGS <dreg=n> [n] DREKS <drek=n> [n] DRENT <drench=v> [v] DRERE gloom, also DREAR, DREARE [n -S] DRESS to {clothe=v} [v DREST or DRESSED, DRESSING, DRESSES] DREST <dress=v> [v] DREYS <drey=n> [n] DRIBS <drib=v> [v] DRICE dry ice [n -S] DRIED <dry=v> [v] DRIER one that dries [n -S] DRIES <dry=n> [n] DRIFT to drift along in a current [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRILL to bore a hole in [v -ED, -ING, -S] DRILY in a dry manner [adv] DRINK to swallow liquid [v DRANK, DRINKING, DRINKS] DRIPS <drip=v> [v] DRIPT <drip=v> [v] DRIVE to urge or convey forward [v DROVE or DRAVE, DRIVEN, DRIVING, DRIVES] DROID (colloquial) an android [n -S] DROIL to {drudge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROIT a legal right [n -S] DROLE a rogue [n -S] / amusing [adj DROLER, DROLEST] DROLL to {jest=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / amusing [adj DROLLER, DROLLEST] DROME an aerodrome [n -S] DRONE to make a monotonous humming sound [v DRONED, DRONING, DRONES] DRONY monotonous [adj DRONIER, DRONIEST] DROOB (Australian slang) a pathetic person [n -S] DROOG a gang-member [n -S]

DROOK to {drench=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROOL to let saliva flow from the mouth, also DRIBBLE, DRIVEL [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROOP to hang downward [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROPS <drop=v> [v] DROPT <drop=v> [v] DROSS waste matter [n -ES] DROUK to {drench=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROVE to drive sheep or cattle [v DROVED, DROVING, DROVES] DROWN to suffocate in water [v -ED, -ING, -S] DROWS <drow=n> [n] DRUBS <drub=v> [v] DRUGS <drug=v> [v] DRUID one of an ancient celtic order of priests [n -S] DRUMS <drum=v> [v] DRUNK intoxicated [adj DRUNKER, DRUNKEST] / an intoxicated person [n -S] DRUPE a fleshy fruit [n -S] DRUSE a crust of small crystals lining a rock cavity [n -S] DRUSY rough with minute crystals [adj DRUSIER, DRUSIEST] DRUXY of timber, having hidden decayed spots, also DRICKSIE [adj DRUXIER, DRUXIEST] DRYAD a nymph of the woods [n DRYADS or DRYADES] DRYER a machine that dries clothes [n -S] DRYLY in a dry manner [adv] DSOBO a male {DSO=n} [n -S] DSOMO a female {DSO=n} [n -S] DUADS <duad=n> [n] DUALS <dual=v> [v] DUANS <duan=n> [n] DUARS <duar=n> [n] DUBBO (Australian slang) a stupid person [n -S] DUCAL pertaining to a duke [adj] DUCAT a European gold coin [n -S] DUCES <duce=n> [n] DUCHY the domain of a duke, also DUKEDOM [n DUCHIES] DUCKS <duck=v> [v] DUCKY a {darling=n} [n DUCKIES] / excellent [adj DUCKIER, DUCKIEST] DUCTS <duct=v> [v] DUDDY {ragged=adj} [adj DUDDIER, DUDDIEST] DUDED <dude=v> [v] DUDES <dude=v> [v] DUELS <duel=v> [v] DUETS <duet=n> [n]

DUETT a musical performance by two people, also DUET, DUETTO [n -S] DUFFS <duff=v> [v] DUFUS a stupid person, also DOOFUS [n -ES] DUING <due=v> [v] DUITS <duit=n> [n] DUKAS <duka=n> [n] DUKED <duke=v> [v] DUKES <duke=v> [v] DUKKA a mix of ground nuts and spices, used as a dip, also DUKKAH [n -S] DULES <dule=n> [n] DULIA veneration of saints and angels [n -S] DULLS <dull=v> [v] DULLY somewhat dull [adj DULLIER, DULLIEST] DULSE edible seaweed [n -S] DUMAS <duma=n> [n] DUMBO a {dimwit=n} [n -S] DUMBS <dumb=v> [v] DUMKA a Slavic folk ballad [n DUMKY] DUMKY <dumka=n> [n] DUMMY {silent=adj} [adj DUMMIER, DUMMIEST] / to {feign=v} [v DUMMIED, DUMMYING, DUMMIES] DUMPS <dump=v> [v] DUMPY a dumpy person [n DUMPIES] / short and thick [adj DUMPIER, DUMPIEST] DUNAM an Israeli land measure [n -S] DUNCE a stupid person [n -S] DUNCH to nudge, also DUNSH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DUNES <dune=n> [n] DUNGS <dung=v> [v] DUNGY {filthy=adj} [adj DUNGIER, DUNGIEST] DUNKS <dunk=v> [v] DUNNO contracted form of "I don't know" [interj] DUNNY an outside lavatory [n DUNNIES] / stupid, also DONNIKER, DUNNAKIN [adj DUNNIER, DUNNIEST] DUNSH to nudge, also DUNCH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] DUNTS <dunt=v> [v] DUOMI <duomo=n> [n] DUOMO a cathedral [n DUOMOS or DUOMI] DUPED <dupe=v> [v] DUPER one who {dupes=v} [n -S] DUPES <dupe=v> [v] DUPLE having two parts or elements [adj] DUPLY to give a second reply in Scots law [v DUPLIED, DUPLYING,

DUPLIES] DUPPY a ghost [n DUPPIES] DURAL an aluminium alloy [n -S] DURAS <dura=n> [n] DURED <dure=v> [v] DURES <dure=v> [v] DURGY {dwarfish=adj} [adj DURGIER, DURGIEST] DURNS <durn=v> [v] DUROC a large red hog [n -S] DUROS <duro=n> [n] DUROY a coarse woollen fabric [n -S] DURRA Indian millet, also DARI, DHURRA [n -S] DURRS <durr=n> [n] DURRY (colloquial) a cigarette [n DURRIES] DURST <dare=v> [v] DURUM a kind of wheat [n -S] DURZI a Hindu tailor, also DARZI [n -S] DUSKS <dusk=v> [v] DUSKY somewhat dark [adj DUSKIER, DUSKIEST] DUSTS <dust=v> [v] DUSTY full of dust [adj DUSTIER, DUSTIEST] DUTCH a {wife=n} [n -ES] DUVET a light quilt filled with down, also DOONA [n -S] DUXES <dux=n> [n] DWAAL (South Africa) a state of befuddlement [n -S] DWALE deadly nightshade [n -S] DWALM to swoon, also DWAM, DWAUM [v -ED, -ING, -S] DWAMS <dwam=v> [v] DWANG a reinforcing strut [n -S] DWARF extremely small [adj DWARFER, DWARFEST] / to cause to appear small [v -ED, -ING, -S] / an extremely small person [n DWARFS or DWARVES] DWAUM to swoon, also DWAM, DWALM [v -ED, -ING, -S] DWEEB a fool [n -S] DWELL to {reside=v} [v DWELT or DWELLED, DWELLING, DWELLS] DWELT <dwell=v> [v] DWILE a mop [n -S] DWINE to pine or waste sway [v DWINED, DWINING, DWINES] DYADS <dyad=n> [n] DYERS <dyer=n> [n] DYING a passing out of existence [n -S] DYKED <dyke=v> [v] DYKES <dyke=v> [v] DYKEY like a lesbian [adj DYKIER, DYKIEST]

DYKON a celebrity, often a woman, who is much admired by lesbians [n -S] DYNEL a synthetic fibre [n -S] DYNES <dyne=n> [n] DZHOS <dzho=n> [n] EAGER a tidal flood [n -S] / full of keen desire, also EAGRE, EGER [adj EAGERER, EAGEREST] EAGLE a large bird of prey [n -S] / to score two under par in golf [v EAGLED, EAGLING, EAGLES] EAGRE a tidal flood, also EAGER, EGER [n -S] EALES <eale=n> [n] EANED <ean=v> [v] EARDS <eard=v> [v] EARED <ear=v> [v] EARLS <earl=n> [n] EARLY an early potato [n EARLIES] / before the due time [adj EARLIER, EARLIEST] EARNS <earn=v> [v] EARST formerly, also ERST [adv] EARTH to cover with soil [v -ED, -ING, -S] EASED <ease=v> [v] EASEL a three-legged frame [n -S] EASER one who {eases=v} [n -S] EASES <ease=v> [v] EASLE hot ashes [n -S] EASTS <east=v> [v] EATEN <eat=v> [v] EATER one that {eats=v} [n -S] EATHE easy, also EATH, ETHE [adj] EAVED having eaves [adj] EAVES <eave=n> [n] EBBED <ebb=v> [v] EBBET a common green newt [n -S] EBONS <ebon=n> [n] EBONY a hard wood like stone, also EBON, HEBEN [n EBONIES] EBOOK a book in electronic form [n -S] ECADS <ecad=n> [n] ECHED <eche=v> [v] ECHES <eche=v> [v] ECHOS <echo=n> [n] ECLAT general applause [n -S] ECRUS <ecru=n> [n] EDEMA an excessive accumulation of serous fluid [n EDEMAS or EDEMATA] EDGED <edge=v> [v] EDGER a tool used to trim lawn borders [n -S] EDGES <edge=v> [v] EDICT an order proclaimed by authority [n -S] EDIFY to enlighten [v EDIFIED,

EDIFYING, EDIFIES] EDILE a magistrate in ancient Rome, also AEDILE [n -S] EDITS <edit=v> [v] EDUCE to draw out [v EDUCED, EDUCING, EDUCES] EDUCT what is educed [n -S] EEJIT (colloquial) an idiot [n -S] EERIE {weird=adj} [adj EERIER, EERIEST] EEVEN the latter part of daylight hours, also EVENING, EEVN, EEVNING [n -S] EEVNS <eevn=n> [n] EFFED <eff=v> [v] EGADS a mild oath, also EGAD, ECOD, IGAD [interj] EGERS <eger=n> [n] EGEST to discharge from the body [v -ED, -ING, -S] EGGAR a kind of moth, also EGGER [n -S] EGGED <egg=v> [v] EGGER a kind of moth, also EGGAR [n -S] EGMAS <egma=n> [n] EGRET a wading bird [n -S] EHING <eh=v> [v] EIDER a large sea duck [n -S] EIDOS an {essence=n} [n EIDE] EIGHT a number [n -S] EIGNE first born [adj] EIKED <eik=v> [v] EIKON an {icon=n} [n EIKONS or EIKONES] EILDS <eild=n> [n] EISEL vinegar, also EISELL, ESILE [n -S] EJECT to throw out [v -ED, -ING, -S] EKING <eke=v> [v] EKKAS <ekka=n> [n] ELAIN a glyceride of oleic acid, also OLEIN, OLEINE, TRIOLEIN [n -S] ELAND a large {antelope=n} [n -S] ELANS <elan=n> [n] ELATE to raise the spirits of [v ELATED, ELATING, ELATES] ELBOW to {jostle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ELCHI an ambassador, also ELCHEE, ELTCHI [n -S] ELDER a shrub or tree [n -S] ELDIN fuel, also EILDING, ELDING, YEALDON [n -S] ELECT to select by vote [v -ED, -ING, -S] ELEGY a mournful poem for the dead [n ELEGIES] ELEMI a fragrant resin [n -S]

ELFED <elf=v> [v] ELFIN a little elf [n -S] ELIAD an amorous glance, also OEILLADE, EYELIAD, EYLIAD, ILLIAD [n -S] ELIDE to {omit=v} [v ELIDED, ELIDING, ELIDES] ELINT the gathering of electronic intelligence [n -S] ELITE a socially select group [n -S] ELMEN made of elm [adj] ELOGE a funeral oration, also ELOGIUM, ELOGY [n -S] ELOGY a funeral oration, also ELOGE, ELOGIUM [n ELOGIES] ELOIN to remove to a distant place, also ELOIGN, ESLOIN, ESLOYNE [v -ED, -ING, -S] ELOPE to run away to be married secretly [v ELOPED, ELOPING, ELOPES] ELOPS a type of sturgeon, also ELLOPS [n -ES] ELPEE a long-playing record [n -S] ELSIN an awl, also ELSHIN [n -S] ELUDE to {evade=v} [v ELUDED, ELUDING, ELUDES] ELUTE to remove by means of a solvent [v ELUTED, ELUTING, ELUTES] ELVAN a granular rock, also ELVANITE [n -S] ELVER a young eel [n -S] ELVES <elf=n> [n] EMACS a powerful computer program for editing text [n pl.] EMAIL to send electronic mail [v -ED, -ING, -S] EMBAR to {imprison=v} [v EMBARRED, EMBARRING, EMBARS] EMBAY to enclose in a bay [v -ED, -ING, -S] EMBED to plant firmly, also IMBED [v EMBEDDED, EMBEDDING, EMBEDS] EMBER a small piece of wood or coal from a dying fire [n -S] EMBOG to {bog=v} [v EMBOGGED, EMBOGGING, EMBOGS] EMBOW to bend or arch [v -ED, -ING, -S] EMBOX to set in a box [v -ED, -ING, -ES] EMBUS to board a bus [v EMBUSSED or EMBUSED, EMBUSSING

or EMBUSING, EMBUSSES or EMBUSES] EMCEE to serve as master of ceremonies [v EMCEED, EMCEEING, EMCEES] EMEER a chieftain's title, also EMIR [n -S] EMEND to correct, also EMENDATE [v -ED, -ING, -S] EMERY to coat with emery (a polishing powder) [v EMERIED, EMERYING, EMERIES] EMEUS <emeu=n> [n] EMIRS <emir=n> [n] EMITS <emit=v> [v] EMMAS <emma=n> [n] EMMER a type of {wheat=n} [n -S] EMMET an {ant=n} [n -S] EMMEW to confine, also ENMEW, IMMEW [v -ED, -ING, -S] EMMYS <emmy=n> [n] EMONG among, in the midst of, also EMONGES [prep] EMOTE to show exaggerated emotion [v EMOTED, EMOTING, EMOTES] EMOVE to affect emotionally, also EMMOVE, ENMOVE [v EMOVED, EMOVING, EMOVES] EMPTS <empt=v> [v] EMPTY to remove the contents of [v EMPTIED, EMPTYING, EMPTIES] / containing nothing [adj EMPTIER, EMPTIEST] EMULE to {emulate=v} [v EMULED, EMULING, EMULES] EMURE to enclose behind walls, also IMMURE [v EMURED, EMURING, EMURES] EMYDE a freshwater terrapin, also EMYS, EMYD [n -S] EMYDS <emyd=n> [n] ENACT to establish by law [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENARM to {arm=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENATE a relative in the mother's side [n -S] ENDED <end=v> [v] ENDER one that ends something [n -S] ENDEW to {endow=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENDOW to bequeath, also INDOW [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENDUE to provide with, also INDEW, INDUE [v ENDUED, ENDUING, ENDUES] ENEMA fluid injected into the rectum [n ENEMAS or ENEMATA] ENEMY a hostile foe [n ENEMIES] ENEWS <enew=v> [v] ENFIX to fix in,

also INFIX [v -ED, -ING, -ES] ENIAC an early computer [n -S] ENJOY to take pleasure in [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENLIT <enlight=v> [v] ENMEW to confine, also EMMEW, IMMEW [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENNOG (Mersey dialect) a back alley [n -S] ENNUI to {bore=v} [v ENNUIED, ENNUYED, ENNUIS] ENOKI a type of Japanese mushroom [n -S] ENOLS <enol=n> [n] ENORM huge, also ENORMOUS [adj] ENOWS <enow=n> [n] ENROL to insert on a register, also ENROLL [v ENROLLED, ENROLLING, ENROLS] ENSEW to follow, also ENSUE [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENSKY to raise in the skies [v ENSKIED, ENSKYED, ENSKYING, ENSKIES] ENSUE to follow, also ENSEW [v ENSUED, ENSUING, ENSUES] ENTER to go or come in [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENTIA <ens=n> [n] ENTRY a place of entrance [n ENTRIES] ENURE to {accustom=v} [v ENURED, ENURING, ENURES] ENURN to put into an urn, also INURN [v -ED, -ING, -S] ENVOI the concluding part of a poem or book [n -S] ENVOY a representative [n -S] ENZYM a complex protein, also ENZYME [n -S] EORLS <eorl=n> [n] EOSIN a red dye, also EOSINE [n -S] EPACT the moon's age on January 1st [n -S] EPEES <epee=n> [n] EPHAH a Hebrew unit of dry measure, also EPHA [n -S] EPHAS <epha=n> [n] EPHOD an ancient Hebrew vestment [n -S] EPHOR a magistrate of ancient Greece [n EPHORS or EPHORI] EPICS <epic=n> [n] EPOCH an important period of time, also EPOCHA, ERA [n -S] EPODE a poem with alternate long and short verses [n -S] EPOPT someone

initiated into the Eleusian mysteries [n -S] EPOXY to glue with a type of resin [v EPOXYED or EPOXIED, EPOXYING, EPOXIES] EPRIS captivated [adj] EQUAL to reach the same level of quantity or value [v EQUALED or EQUALLED, EQUALLING or EQUALING, EQUALS] EQUID a hoofed mammal [n -S] EQUIP to provide with what is needed [v EQUIPPED, EQUIPPING, EQUIPS] ERASE to efface or rub out [v ERASED, ERASING, ERASES] ERBIA erbium oxide [n -S] ERECT to build or raise up [v -ED, -ING, -S] / upright [adj] EREVS <erev=n> [n] ERGON {business=n} [n -S] ERGOS <ergo=n> [n] ERGOT a {fungus=n} [n -S] ERHUS <erhu=n> [n] ERICA a shrub of the heath family [n -S] ERICK a murderer's fine in old Irish law, also ERIC, ERIACH [n -S] ERICS <eric=n> [n] ERING <ere=v> [v] ERNED <erne=v> [v] ERNES <erne=v> [v] ERODE to wear away [v ERODED, ERODING, ERODES] EROSE {uneven=adj} [adj] ERRED <err=v> [v] ERROR a mistake [n -S] ERSES <ers=n> [n] ERUCT to belch out, also ERUCTATE [v -ED, -ING, -S] ERUGO a green film that forms on copper, also AERUGO [n -S] ERUPT to break out or through [v -ED, -ING, -S] ERUVS <eruv=n> [n] ERVEN <erf=n> [n] ERVIL a European vetch, also ERS [n -S] ESCAR a narrow ridge of gravel and sand, also ESKAR, ESKER [n -S] ESCOT to maintain financially [v ESCOTED or ESCOTTED, ESCOTTING or ESCOTING, ESCOTS] ESILE vinegar, also EISEL, EISELL [n -S] ESKAR a narrow ridge of gravel and sand, also ESCAR, ESKER [n -S]

ESKER a narrow ridge of gravel and sand, also ESCAR, ESKAR [n -S] ESNES <esne=n> [n] ESSAY to {attempt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ESSES <esse=n> [n] ESTER a chemical compound [n -S] ESTOC a short sword [n -S] ESTOP to hinder or preclude [v ESTOPPED, ESTOPPING, ESTOPS] ESTRO enthusiasm [n -S] ETAGE a floor storey [n -S] ETAPE a warehouse [n -S] ETATS <etat=n> [n] ETENS <eten=n> [n] ETHAL cetyl alcohol [n -S] ETHER a volatile liquid used as an anaesthetic [n -S] ETHIC a science of morals [n -S] ETHOS the fundamental character of a culture [n -ES] ETHYL a univalent chemical radical, also ETHINYL, ETHOXY, ETHOXYL, ETHYNYL [n -S] ETNAS <etna=n> [n] ETTIN a giant, also ETEN [n -S] ETTLE to {intend=v} [v ETTLED, ETTLING, ETTLES] ETUDE a composition to test technical skill [n -S] ETUIS <etui=n> [n] ETWEE a needle case, also ETUI [n -S] ETYMA <etymon=n> [n] EUGHS <eugh=n> [n] EUKED <euk=v> [v] EUPAD an antiseptic powder [n -S] EUROS <euro=n> [n] EUSOL an antiseptic solution [n -S] EVADE to escape or avoid by cunning [v EVADED, EVADING, EVADES] EVENS <even=v> [v] EVENT to ride in a horse-riding event [v -ED, -ING, -S] EVERT to turn inside out [v -ED, -ING, -S] EVERY each without exception [adj] EVETS <evet=n> [n] EVHOE expressing Bacchic frenzy, also EVOE, EUOI, EVOHE [interj] EVICT to dispossess by law [v -ED, -ING, -S] EVILS <evil=n> [n] EVITE to avoid, also EVITATE [v EVITED, EVITING, EVITES] EVOHE expressing

Bacchic frenzy, also EVOE, EUOI, EVHOE [interj] EVOKE to call forth [v EVOKED, EVOKING, EVOKES] EWERS <ewer=n> [n] EWEST {near=adj} [adj] EWHOW expressing regret [interj] EWKED <ewk=v> [v] EXACT to compel payment of [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {precise=adj} [adj EXACTER, EXACTEST] EXALT to place in a high position [v -ED, -ING, -S] EXAMS <exam=n> [n] EXCEL to surpass others [v EXCELLED, EXCELLING, EXCELS] EXEAT formal leave of absence [n -S] EXECS <exec=n> [n] EXEEM to release or exempt, also EXEME [v -ED, -ING, -S] EXEME to release or exempt, also EXEEM [v EXEMED, EXEMING, EXEMES] EXERT to make an effort [v -ED, -ING, -S] EXIES a fit of hysterics or ague [n] EXILE to banish from one's own country [v EXILED, EXILING, EXILES] EXINE the outer layer of some spores, also EXTINE [n -S] EXING <ex=v> [v] EXIST to have actual being, to live [v -ED, -ING, -S] EXITS <exit=v> [v] EXODE a farce [n -S] EXONS <exon=n> [n] EXPAT someone who lives abroad, an expatriate [n -S] EXPEL to force out [v EXPELLED, EXPELLING, EXPELS] EXPOS <expo=n> [n] EXTOL to praise highly (pa t EXTOLLED, EXTOLD), also EXTOLL [v EXTOLD or EXTOLLED, EXTOLLING, EXTOLS] EXTRA something additional [n -S] EXUDE to ooze forth [v EXUDED, EXUDING, EXUDES] EXULS <exul=n> [n] EXULT to rejoice greatly [v -ED, -ING, -S] EXURB a residential area beyond the suburbs in a city, also EXURBIA [n -S] EYASS an untrained young hawk, also EYAS, NYAS [n -ES] EYERS <eyer=n> [n] EYING <eye=v> [v]

EYOTS <eyot=n> [n] EYRAS <eyra=n> [n] EYRES <eyre=n> [n] EYRIE the nest of a bird of prey, also AERIE, EYRY [n -S] EYRIR a monetary unit of Iceland [n AURAR] FABBY excellent, marvellous [adj FABBIER, FABBIEST] FABLE to tell fictitious tales [v FABLED, FABLING, FABLES] FACED <face=v> [v] FACER one who {faces=v} [n -S] FACES <face=v> [v] FACET to cut small plane surfaces on [v FACETED or FACETTED, FACETTING or FACETING, FACETS] FACIA an architectural band, also FASCIA [n FACIAS or FACIAE] FACTS <fact=n> [n] FADDY inclined to take up fads, also FADDISH [adj FADDIER, FADDIEST] FADED <fade=v> [v] FADER one that {fades=v} [n -S] FADES <fade=v> [v] FADGE to {succeed=v} [v FADGED, FADGING, FADGES] FADOS <fado=n> [n] FAENA a series of passes made by a matador in a bull [n -S] FAERY a {fairy=n} [n FAERIES] FAFFS <faff=v> [v] FAGGY having the characteristics of a male homosexual, also FAGGOTY [adj FAGGIER, FAGGIEST] FAGIN one who instructs others in crime [n -S] FAGOT to bind together in a bundle, also FAGGOT [v -ED, -ING, -S] FAIKS <faik=v> [v] FAILS <fail=v> [v] FAINE to {feign=v} [v FAINED, FAINING, FAINES] FAINS <fain=v> [v] FAINT to lose consciousness [v -ED, -ING, -S] / lacking strength [adj FAINTER, FAINTEST] FAIRS <fair=v> [v] FAIRY a mythical small being [n FAIRIES] FAITH to believe or trust [v -ED, -ING, -S] FAKED <fake=v> [v] FAKER one that {fakes=v} [n -S] FAKES <fake=v> [v] FAKEY {phony=adj} [adj FAKIER,

FAKIEST] FAKIE (In skateboarding and snowboarding) the movement or act of riding backwards [n -S] FAKIR a religious ascetic in India, also FAQIR, FAQUIR [n -S] FALAJ water channel [n AFLAJ] FALLS <fall=v> [v] FALSE to {deceive=v} [v FALSED, FALSING, FALSES] / not genuine [adj FALSER, FALSEST] FAMED <fame=v> [v] FAMES <fame=v> [v] FANAL a lighthouse [n -S] FANCY to take a liking to [v FANCIED, FANCYING, FANCIES] / ornamental [adj FANCIER, FANCIEST] FANDS <fand=v> [v] FANES <fane=n> [n] FANGA a Spanish unit of dry measure, also FANEGA [n -S] FANGO a medicinal mud from thermal springs [n -S] FANGS <fang=v> [v] FANKS <fank=n> [n] FANNY as in to fanny about, to procrastinate [v FANNIED, FANNYING, FANNIES] FANON a cape worn by the Pope, also FANION, FANO [n -S] FANOS <fano=n> [n] FANUM a cape worn by the pope, also FANO [n -S] FAQIR a religious ascetic in India, also FAKIR, FAQUIR [n -S] FARAD a unit of electrical capacitance [n -S] FARCE to fill with stuffing [v FARCED, FARCING, FARCES] FARCI in cookery, stuffed, also FARCIE [adj] FARCY a chronic horse disease, also FARCIN [n FARCIES] FARDS <fard=v> [v] FARED <fare=v> [v] FARER a {traveler=n} [n -S] FARES <fare=v> [v] FARLE an oatmeal cake, also FARL, FARTHEL [n -S] FARLS <farl=n> [n] FARMS <farm=v> [v] FAROS <faro=n> [n] FARSE to expand a narrative by interpolation [v FARSED, FARSING, FARSES] FARTS <fart=v> [v] FASCI <fascio=n> [n] FASTI in Rome,

sanctioned trading days [n] FASTS <fast=v> [v] FATAL capable of causing death [adj] FATED <fate=v> [v] FATES <fate=v> [v] FATLY in the manner of one that is fat [adv] FATSO a fat person [n FATSOS or FATSOES] FATTY one that is fat [n FATTIES] / greasy or oily [adj FATTIER, FATTIEST] FATWA to threaten death by religious decree, also FATWAH [v -ING, -S] FAUGH used to express disgust [interj] FAULD a piece of armor below the breastplate [n -S] FAULT to criticize [v -ED, -ING, -S] FAUNA the animal life of a particular region [n FAUNAS or FAUNAE] FAUNS <faun=n> [n] FAURD favoured [adj] FAUTS <faut=v> [v] FAUVE a member of a group of expressionist painters, also FAUVIST [n -S] FAVAS <fava=n> [n] FAVEL light brown, also FAVELL [adj] FAVER <fave=adj> [adj] FAVES <fave=n> [n] FAVOR to regard with goodwill, also FAVOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] FAVUS a skin disease [n -ES] FAWNS <fawn=v> [v] FAWNY yellowishbrown color [adj FAWNIER, FAWNIEST] FAXED <fax=v> [v] FAXES <fax=v> [v] FAYED <fay=v> [v] FAYER <fay=adj> [adj] FAYNE to {feign=v} [v FAYNED, FAYNING, FAYNES] FAYRE a large market [n -S] FAZED <faze=v> [v] FAZES <faze=v> [v] FEALS <feal=v> [v] FEARE a companion, also FERE, FIER, FIERE, PHEER, PHEERE [n -S] FEARS <fear=v> [v] FEART (Scots) afraid [adj] FEASE to unsettle, also FAZE, FEAZE, FEESE, FEEZE, PHEESE, PHEEZE, PHESE [v FEASED, FEASING, FEASES] FEAST to dine sumptuously [v -ED, -ING, -S]

FEATS <feat=v> [v] FEAZE to unsettle, also FAZE, FEASE, FEESE, FEEZE, PHEESE, PHEEZE, PHESE [v FEAZED, FEAZING, FEAZES] FECAL pertaining to {feces=n} [adj] FECES bodily waste discharged through the anus, also FAECES [n] FECHT to {fight=v} [v FOUGHT, FECHTING, FECHTS] FECIT he/she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist [v] FECKS <feck=n> [n] FEDEX Federal Exprss [n -ES] / to send by Federal Express [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FEEBS <feeb=n> [n] FEEDS <feed=v> [v] FEELS <feel=v> [v] FEENS <feen=n> [n] FEERS <feer=v> [v] FEESE to unsettle, also FAZE, FEASE, FEAZE, FEEZE, PHEESE, PHEEZE, PHESE [v FEESED, FEESING, FEESES] FEEZE to unsettle, also FAZE, FEASE, FEAZE, FEESE, PHEESE, PHEEZE, PHESE [v FEEZED, FEEZING, FEEZES] FEHME <fehm=n> [n] FEIGN to {pretend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FEINT to make a pretence [v -ED, -ING, -S] / ruled with faint lines [adj FEINTER, FEINTEST] FEIST a small dog of mixed breed, also FICE, FYCE [n -S] FELCH to lick or suck ejaculated semen from the anus of a homosexual partner [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FELID a member of the cat family, also FELINE [n -S] FELLA a man or boy [n -S] FELLS <fell=v> [v] FELLY the rim of a wheel, also FELLOE [n FELLIES] FELON a person guilty of a felony [n -S] FELTS <felt=v> [v] FELTY matted like felt [adj FELTIER, FELTIEST] FEMAL a {female=n} [n -S] FEMES <feme=n> [n] FEMME a {woman=n} [n -S] FEMMY markedly feminine in appearance [adj FEMMIER, FEMMIEST]

FEMUR a bone in the leg [n FEMURS or FEMORA] FENCE to enclose with a barrier [v FENCED, FENCING, FENCES] FENDS <fend=v> [v] FENDY {thrifty=adj} [adj FENDIER, FENDIEST] FENIS <feni=n> [n] FENKS the refuse of whale-blubber [n FENKS] FENNY an alcoholic spirit made from coconuts, also FENI [n FENNIES] / having fens, also [adj FENNIER, FENNIEST] FENTS <fent=n> [n] FEODS <feod=n> [n] FEOFF to grant a feudal estate to [v -ED, -ING, -S] FERAL {wild=adj} [adj] / a person who abandons society's norms [n -S] FERER <fere=adj> [adj] FERES <fere=n> [n] FERIA a weekday which is neither a fast nor a festival [n FERIAS or FERIAE] FERLY a strange sight [n FERLIES] / {fearful=adj} [adj FERLIER, FERLIEST] / to wonder, also FERLIE [v FERLIED, FERLYING, FERLIES] FERMI a unit of length [n -S] FERMS <ferm=n> [n] FERNS <fern=n> [n] FERNY abounding in {ferns=n} [adj FERNIER, FERNIEST] FERRY to transport by a type of boat [v FERRIED, FERRYING, FERRIES] FESSE a horizontal band across the middle of a shield [n -S] FESTA a holiday [n -S] FESTS <fest=n> [n] FESTY (Australian slang) very bad [adj FESTIER, FESTIEST] FETAL pertaining to a fetus, also FOETAL [adj] FETAS <feta=n> [n] FETCH to go after and bring back [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FETED <fete=v> [v] FETES <fete=v> [v] FETID stinking, also FOETID [adj FETIDER, FETIDEST] FETOR a stench, also FOETOR [n -S] FETTA a crumbly white cheese, also FETA [n -S] FETTS <fett=v> [v] FETUS the unborn in the womb with distinctly formed

parts, also FOETUS [n -ES] FETWA a religious decree of death [n -S] FEUAR one granted land under Scottish feudal law [n -S] FEUDS <feud=v> [v] FEUED <feu=v> [v] FEVER to affect with an abnormally high body temperature [v -ED, -ING, -S] FEWER <few=adj> [adj] FEYED <fey=v> [v] FEYER <fey=adj> [adj] FEYLY in a fey manner [adv] FEZES <fez=n> [n] FEZZY like a FEZ, a red brimless cap [adj] FIARS <fiar=n> [n] FIATS <fiat=v> [v] FIBER a threadlike cell or filament, also FIBRE [n -S] FIBRE a threadlike cell or filament, also FIBER [n -S] FIBRO a wall board of compressed asbestos and cement [n -S] FICES <fice=n> [n] FICHE a sheet of microfilm, also FILMCARD [n -S] FICHU a woman's scarf [n -S] FICIN a medicinal product obtained from fig trees [n -S] FICOS <fico=n> [n] FICUS a tropical tree [n -ES] FIDES faith, trust [n FIDES] FIDGE to {fidget=v} [v FIDGED, FIDGING, FIDGES] FIDOS <fido=n> [n] FIEFS <fief=n> [n] FIELD to play as a fielder [v -ED, -ING, -S] FIEND a {demon=n} [n -S] FIENT a {fiend=n} [n -S] FIERE a companion, also FERE, FEARE, FIER, PHEER, PHEERE [n -S] FIERS <fier=n> [n] FIERY intensely hot [adj FIERIER, FIERIEST] FIEST <fie=adj> [adj] FIFED <fife=v> [v] FIFER one who plays the fife [n -S] FIFES <fife=v> [v] FIFTH one of five equal parts [n -S] FIFTY a number [n FIFTIES] FIGHT to contend in war, battle or single combat [v FOUGHT, FIGHTING,

FIGHTS] FIGOS <figo=n> [n] FIKED <fike=v> [v] FIKES <fike=v> [v] FILAR pertaining to a thread [adj] FILCH to {pilfer=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FILED <file=v> [v] FILER one who {files=v} [n -S] FILES <file=v> [v] FILET to cut boneless slices from, also FILLET [v -ED, -ING, -S] FILII <filius=n> [n] FILLE a {girl=n} [n -S] FILLO very thin pastry dough, also FILO [n -S] FILLS <fill=v> [v] FILLY a young female horse [n FILLIES] FILMI (Hinglish) relating to films or the cinema industry [n -S] FILMS <film=v> [v] FILMY {hazy=adj} [adj FILMIER, FILMIEST] FILOS <filo=n> [n] FILTH foul or dirty matter [n -S] FILUM a threadlike anatomical structure [n FILA] FINAL the last examination of an academic course [n -S] FINCA (Spanish) a Spanish villa [n -S] FINCH a small bird [n -ES] FINDS <find=v> [v] FINED <fine=v> [v] FINER a {refiner=n} [n -S] FINES <fine=v> [v] FINIS the end [n -ES] FINKS <fink=v> [v] FINNY having fins [adj FINNIER, FINNIEST] FINOS <fino=n> [n] FIORD a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs, also FJORD [n -S] FIQHS <fiqh=n> [n] FIQUE a tropical plant [n -S] FIRED <fire=v> [v] FIRER one that {fires=v} [n -S] FIRES <fire=v> [v] FIRIE (Australian slang) a firefighter [n -S] FIRKS <firk=v> [v] FIRMS <firm=v> [v] FIRNS <firn=n> [n] FIRRY abounding in {firs=n} [adj FIRRIER, FIRRIEST] FIRST one that precedes all others [n -S] FIRTH an inlet of the sea, also FRITH [n -S] FISCS <fisc=n> [n]

FISHY consisting of fish [adj FISHIER, FISHIEST] FISKS <fisk=v> [v] FISTS <fist=v> [v] FISTY like a fist [adj FISTIER, FISTIEST] FITCH a polecat, also FITCHET, FITCHEW [n -ES] FITLY in a more fitting manner [adv FITLIER, FITLIEST] FITNA a state of trouble or chaos [n -S] FITTE a song, also FITT [n -S] FITTS <fitt=n> [n] FIVER a five dollar bill, a five pound note [n -S] FIVES <five=n> [n] FIXED <fix=v> [v] FIXER one that {fixes=v} [n -S] FIXES <fix=v> [v] FIXIT involved with fixing things [adj] FIZZY fizzing [adj FIZZIER, FIZZIEST] FJELD a high barren plateau [n -S] FJORD a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs, also FIORD [n -S] FLABS <flab=n> [n] FLACK to work as a press agent [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLAFF to {flap=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLAGS <flag=v> [v] FLAIL to thresh about [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLAIR a natural skill [n -S] FLAKE to peel off in thin flat pieces [v FLAKED, FLAKING, FLAKES] FLAKS <flak=n> [n] FLAKY a fit of temper [n FLAKIES] / tending to form flakes [adj FLAKIER, FLAKIEST] FLAME to burn brightly [v FLAMED, FLAMING, FLAMES] FLAMM a custard, also FLAWN, FLAUNE [n -S] FLAMS <flam=v> [v] FLAMY flaming [adj FLAMIER, FLAMIEST] FLANK to be situated to the side of [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLANS <flan=n> [n] FLAPS <flap=v> [v] FLARE to display glaringly with a blaze [v FLARED, FLARING, FLARES] FLARY tending to flare [adj FLARIER, FLARIEST] FLASH to emit a sudden burst of light [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / {showy=adj} [adj FLASHER,

FLASHEST] FLASK a narrownecked container [n -S] FLATS <flat=v> [v] FLAVA (slang) a special style, flavour or feeling [n -S] FLAWN a custard, also FLAMM, FLAUNE [n -S] FLAWS <flaw=v> [v] FLAWY full of flaws [adj FLAWIER, FLAWIEST] FLAXY {flaxen=adj} [adj FLAXIER, FLAXIEST] FLAYS <flay=v> [v] FLEAM a lancet for bleeding horses [n -S] FLEAS <flea=n> [n] FLECK to mark with tiny streaks or spots [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLEER to deride by making a face [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLEES <flee=v> [v] FLEET to move swiftly [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {swift=adj} [adj FLEETER, FLEETEST] FLEGS <fleg=v> [v] FLEME to put to flight [v FLEMIT, FLEMING, FLEMES] FLESH to scrape soft body tissue from [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FLEWS <flew=n> [n] FLEXO a method of rotary letterpress printing, also FLEXOGRAPHY [n -S] FLEYS <fley=v> [v] FLICK to strike lightly with a fingernail [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLICS <flic=n> [n] FLIED <fly=v> [v] FLIER one that flies, also FLYER [n -S] FLIES <fly=v> [v] FLIMP to rob while diverted by an accomplice [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLIMS <flim=n> [n] FLING to throw with force [v FLUNG, FLINGING, FLINGS] FLINT to provide with a sparkproducing rock [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLIPS <flip=v> [v] FLIRS <flir=n> [n] FLIRT to engage in amorous banter [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLISK to {skip=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLITE to quarrel, also FLYTE [v FLITED, FLITING, FLITES] FLITS <flit=v> [v] FLITT {fleet=adj} [adj]

FLOAT to rest or move on the surface of liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOBS <flob=v> [v] FLOCK to gather or move in crowds [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOCS <floc=v> [v] FLOES <floe=n> [n] FLOGS <flog=v> [v] FLONG papier-mache for making stereotype moulds [n -S] FLOOD to {inundate=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOOR to supply with the lower supporting surface of a room [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOPS <flop=v> [v] FLORA the plant life of a particular region [n FLORAS or FLORAE] FLORS <flor=n> [n] FLORY {showy=adj} [adj FLORIER, FLORIEST] FLOSH fluff [n -ES] FLOSS to clean between the teeth with strong thread [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FLOTA a fleet of Spanish ships [n -S] FLOTE a wave [n -S] FLOUR to cover with a finely ground meal or grain [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOUT to treat with contempt [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLOWN <fly=v> [v] FLOWS <flow=v> [v] FLUBS <flub=v> [v] FLUED having a flue [adj] FLUES <flue=n> [n] FLUEY infected with the flu [adj FLUIER, FLUIEST] FLUFF to make {fluffy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLUID a liquid or gas that tends to flow freely [n -S] FLUKE to obtain by chance [v FLUKED, FLUKING, FLUKES] FLUKY lucky, by accidental success, also FLUKEY [adj FLUKIER, FLUKIEST] FLUME to convey by an artificial water channel [v FLUMED, FLUMING, FLUMES] FLUMP to fall or move heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLUNG <fling=v> [v] FLUNK to fail in an examination [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLUOR a mineral form of calcium fluoride, also FLUORITE [n -S] FLURR to {scatter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FLUSH to clean by a gush of water [v

-ED, -ING, -ES] / with ample money [adj FLUSHER, FLUSHEST] FLUTE to play on a woodwind instrument [v FLUTED, FLUTING, FLUTES] FLUTY resembling a flute in sound, also FLUTEY [adj FLUTIER, FLUTIEST] FLUYT a type of ship [n -S] FLYBY a flight, at low altitude or close range, also FLYPAST [n FLYBYS] FLYER one that flies, also FLIER [n -S] FLYPE to strip back [v FLYPED, FLYPING, FLYPES] FLYTE to quarrel, also FLITE [v FLYTED, FLYTING, FLYTES] FOALS <foal=v> [v] FOAMS <foam=v> [v] FOAMY covered with foam [adj FOAMIER, FOAMIEST] FOCAL pertaining to a {focus=n} [adj] FOCUS a point in which rays converge [n FOCUSES or FOCI] / to bring or adjust to a point [v FOCUSED, FOCUSING, FOCUSES or FOCUSSED, FOCUSSING, FOCUSSES] FOEHN a warm dry wind, also FOHN [n -S] FOGEY a person with an old-fashioned outlook, also FOGY, FOGIE, FOGRAM [n -S] FOGGY filled with fog [adj FOGGIER, FOGGIEST] FOGIE a person with an old-fashioned outlook, also FOGY, FOGEY, FOGRAM [n -S] FOGLE a silk handkerchief [n -S] FOGOU a man-made underground passage or chamber, found in Cornwall [n -S] FOHNS <fohn=n> [n] FOIDS <foid=n> [n] FOILS <foil=v> [v] FOINS <foin=v> [v] FOIST to bring in by stealth [v -ED, -ING, -S] FOLDS <fold=v> [v] FOLEY in filming, the footsteps editor [n -S] FOLIA <folium=n> [n] FOLIC a type of {acid=n} [n pl.] FOLIE {folly=n} [n -S] FOLIO to number the pages of [v -ED, -ING, -S] FOLKS <folk=n> [n] FOLKY a performer of folk music [n FOLKIES] / down to

earth, also FOLKIE [adj FOLKIER, FOLKIEST] FOLLY to act with folly [v FOLLIED, FOLLYING, FOLLIES] / a foolish idea or action [n FOLLIES] FOMES a substance capable of carrying infection, also FOMITE [n FOMITES] FONDA a {tavern=n} [n -S] FONDS <fond=v> [v] FONDU to cook a dish of melted cheese, also FONDUE [v FONDUED, FONDUING, FONDUS] FONLY foolishly [adv] FONTS <font=n> [n] FOODS <food=n> [n] FOODY an enthusiast for food and its preparation, also FOODIE [n FOODIES] FOOLS <fool=v> [v] FOOTS <foot=v> [v] FOOTY {paltry=adj} [adj FOOTIER, FOOTIEST] FORAM a marine protozoan [n -S] FORAY to {raid=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FORBS <forb=n> [n] FORBY close by, also FORBYE, FOREBY, FOREBYE [prep] FORCE to compel by strength [v FORCED, FORCING, FORCES] FORDO to destroy (pa t FORDID), also FOREDO [v FORDID, FORDONE, FORDOING, FORDOES] FORDS <ford=v> [v] FOREL a parchment used to cover books [n -S] FORES <fore=n> [n] FOREX short for foreign exchange [n -ES] FORGE to counterfeit for fraudulent purposes [v FORGED, FORGING, FORGES] FORGO to refrain from [v FORWENT, FORGONE, FORGOING, FORGOES] FORKS <fork=v> [v] FORKY resembling a fork [adj FORKIER, FORKIEST] FORME a body of type secured for printing in chase [n -S] FORMS <form=v> [v] FORTE a strong point [n -S] FORTH onward in time [adv] FORTS <fort=v> [v] FORTY a number [n FORTIES] FORUM a public meeting place [n FORUMS or FORA] FORZA (musical term) force, power, strength [n FORZE]

FORZE <forza=n> [n] FOSSA a anatomical depression [n FOSSAS or FOSSAE] / a Madagascan animal resembling a civet [n FOSSAS or FOSSAE] FOSSE a ditch, also FOSS [n -S] FOUAT a leek, also FOUET [n -S] FOUDS <foud=n> [n] FOUER <fou=adj> [adj] FOUET a leek, also FOUAT [n -S] FOULE fulled cloth [n -S] FOULS <foul=v> [v] FOUND to establish [v -ED, -ING, -S] FOUNT a fountain [n -S] FOURS <four=n> [n] FOUTH abundance, also FOWTH [n -S] FOVEA a shallow anatomical depression [n FOVEAS or FOVEAE] FOWLS <fowl=v> [v] FOWTH abundance, also FOUTH [n -S] FOXED <fox=v> [v] FOXES <fox=v> [v] FOXIE (colloquial) a fox-terrier [n -S] FOYER an entrance room [n -S] FOYLE to {foil=v} [v FOYLED, FOYLING, FOYLES] FOYNE to thrust with a spear or sword, also FOIN [v FOYNED, FOYNING, FOYNES] FRABS <frab=v> [v] FRACK {eager=adj} [adj] FRACT to {break=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRAGS <frag=v> [v] FRAIL a basket for holding dried fruit [n -S] / {fragile=adj} [adj FRAILER, FRAILEST] FRAIM a stranger, also FREMD, FREMIT [n -S] FRAME to enclose in a border [v FRAMED, FRAMING, FRAMES] FRANC a monetary unit of France [n -S] FRANK to mark mail for postage [v -ED, -ING, -S] / free and open [adj FRANKER, FRANKEST] FRAPE (Dial.) tightly bound [adj] FRAPS <frap=v> [v] FRASS the refuse of wood borers [n -ES] FRATE a Franciscan friar [n FRATI] FRATI <frate=n> [n] FRATS <frat=n> [n] FRAUD criminal deception [n -S] FRAUS <frau=n> [n] FRAYS <fray=v> [v] FREAK to spot or streak [v -ED, -ING,

-S] FREED <free=v> [v] FREER one that frees more FREE [n -S] FREES <free=v> [v] FREET an omen, also FREIT [n -S] FREIT an omen, also FREET [n -S] FREMD a stranger, also FRAIM, FREMIT [n -S] FRENA <frenum=n> [n] FRERE {brother=n} [n -S] FRESH to improve the condition of [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / new, also FRESHEN [adj FRESHER, FRESHEST] FRETS <fret=v> [v] FRIAR a member of a religious order [n -S] FRIBS <frib=n> [n] FRIED <fry=v> [v] FRIER one that fries, also FRYER [n -S] FRIES <fry=v> [v] FRIGS <frig=v> [v] FRILL to provide with a ruffled edge [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRISE a coarse woollen fabric [n -S] FRISK to gambol, or leap playfully [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRIST to {delay=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRITH an inlet of the sea, also FIRTH [n -S] FRITS <frit=v> [v] FRITT to fuse ceramically, also FRIT [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRITZ a non functioning state, out of order [n -ES] FRIZE a frieze [n -S] FRIZZ to curl hair tightly, also FRIZ, FRIZZLE [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FROCK to invest with priestly office [v -ED, -ING, -S] FROES <froe=n> [n] FROGS <frog=v> [v] FROND a type of {leaf=n} [n -S] FRONS the upper anterior portion of an insect's head [n FRONTES] FRONT to provide with a forward part [v -ED, -ING, -S] / articulated at the front of the oral passage [adj] FRORE frozen, also FROREN, FRORN, FRORNE, FRORY [adj] FRORN frozen, also FRORE, FROREN, FRORNE, FRORY [adj] FRORY frozen, also FRORE, FROREN, FRORN, FRORNE [adj] FROSH a {freshman=n}

[n -ES] FROST to cover with a deposit of minute ice crystals [v -ED, -ING, -S] FROTH to {foam=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FROWN to wrinkle the brow with displeasure [v -ED, -ING, -S] FROWS <frow=n> [n] FROWY of timber, soft and brittle, also FROUGHY [adj FROWIER, FROWIEST] FROZE <freeze=v> [v] FRUGS <frug=v> [v] FRUIT to produce an edible part of a plant [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRUMP to {snub=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] FRUSH to {bruise=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] FRUST a fragment [n -S] FRYER one that fries, also FRIER [n -S] FUBAR ucked Up Beyond All Repair, also FOOBAR [adj F] FUBBY chubby, also FUBSY [adj FUBBIER, FUBBIEST] FUBSY chubby, also FUBBY [adj FUBSIER, FUBSIEST] FUCKS <fuck=v> [v] FUCUS any of a genus of brown algae [n FUCUSES or FUCI] FUDDY an oldfashioned person [n FUDDIES] FUDGE to {falsify=v} [v FUDGED, FUDGING, FUDGES] FUELS <fuel=v> [v] FUERO a code of law [n -S] FUFFS <fuff=v> [v] FUFFY light and soft [adj FUFFIER, FUFFIEST] FUGAL being in the state of a fugue [adj] FUGGY {stuffy=adj} [adj FUGGIER, FUGGIEST] FUGIE a {runaway=n} [n -S] FUGIO a former coin of the United States [n -S] FUGLE to {lead=v} [v FUGLED, FUGLING, FUGLES] FUGLY an offensive word for very ugly, FUGLIER, FUGLIEST [n pl.] FUGUE to compose a type of musical composition [v FUGUED, FUGUING, FUGUES] FUGUS <fugu=n> [n] FUJIS <fuji=n> [n] FULLS <full=v> [v] FULLY in a full manner [adv] FUMED <fume=v> [v]

FUMER one that {fumes=v} [n -S] FUMES <fume=v> [v] FUMET the odour of meat while cooking, also FUMETTE [n -S] FUNDI an expert [n -S] FUNDS <fund=v> [v] FUNDY a radical within the German Green Party, also FUNDIE [n FUNDIES] FUNGI <fungus=n> [n] FUNGO a fly ball hit to a fielder in baseball practice [n FUNGOES] FUNGS <fung=n> [n] FUNKS <funk=v> [v] FUNKY {trendy=adj} [adj FUNKIER, FUNKIEST] FUNNY a comic strip [n FUNNIES] / amusing [adj FUNNIER, FUNNIEST] FURAL a liquid obtained from bran and acid, also FURFURAL, FURFUROL, FUROL, FUROLE [n -S] FURAN a chemical used in tanning, also FURANE, FURFURAN [n -S] FURCA Any forklike structure esp. in insects [n FURCAE] FURLS <furl=v> [v] FUROL a liquid obtained from bran and acid, also FURFURAL, FURAL, FURFUROL, FUROLE [n -S] FUROR an uproar, also FURORE [n -S] FURRS <furr=n> [n] FURRY covered in fur [adj FURRIER, FURRIEST] / a Cornish dance [n FURRIES] FURTH {forth=adv} [adv FURTHER, FURTHEST] FURZE a spiny shrub, also WHIN [n -S] FURZY abounding in {furze=n} [adj FURZIER, FURZIEST] FUSED <fuse=v> [v] FUSEE a large-headed friction match, also FUZEE [n -S] FUSEL an oily liquid [n -S] FUSES <fuse=v> [v] FUSIL a type of musket, also FUZIL [n -S] FUSSY overly concerned with small details [adj FUSSIER, FUSSIEST] FUSTS <fust=v> [v] FUSTY {musty=adj} [adj FUSTIER, FUSTIEST] FUTON a cotton filled mattress used as a bed [n -S] FUZED <fuze=v> [v] FUZEE a large-headed friction match, also

FUSEE [n -S] FUZES <fuze=v> [v] FUZIL a type of musket, also FUSIL [n -S] FUZZY {blurry=adj} [adj FUZZIER, FUZZIEST] FYCES <fyce=n> [n] FYKED <fyke=v> [v] FYKES <fyke=v> [v] FYLES <fyle=n> [n] FYRDS <fyrd=n> [n] FYTTE a division of a poem or song [n -S] GABBA a style of electronic dance music with a very fast heavy rhythm [n -S] GABBY talkative [adj GABBIER, GABBIEST] GABLE to form a gable (a triangular section of wall) [v GABLED, GABLING, GABLES] GADDI a hassock, also GADI [n -S] GADES <gade=n> [n] GADGE an instrument of torture [n -S] GADID a type of fish, also GADOID [n -S] GADIS <gadi=n> [n] GADJE a fellow, also GADGIE, GAUDGIE, GAUJE [n -S] GADJO a non-gypsy, also GORGIO, GAJO [n GADJO] GADSO expressing surprise, also GODSO [interj] GAFFE a social blunder [n -S] GAFFS <gaff=v> [v] GAGED <gage=v> [v] GAGER one that {gages=v} [n -S] GAGES <gage=v> [v] GAIDS <gaid=n> [n] GAILY in a gay manner [adv] GAINS <gain=v> [v] GAIRS <gair=n> [n] GAITA a Spanish bagpipe [n -S] GAITS <gait=v> [v] GAITT a {child=n} [n -S] GAJOS <gajo=n> [n] GALAH a {cockatoo=n} [n -S] GALAS <gala=n> [n] GALAX an evergreen herb [n -ES] GALEA a helmetshaped anatomical part [n GALEAS or GALEAE] GALES <gale=n> [n] GALLS <gall=v> [v] GALLY to {frighten=v} [v GALLIED, GALLYING, GALLIES] GALOP to dance a galop (a lively round dance) [v GALOPPED or GALOPED, GALOPPING or GALOPING, GALOPS] GALUT an exile, also

GALUTH [n -S] GALVO an instrument for measuring electric current [n -S] GAMAS <gama=n> [n] GAMAY a red grape [n -S] GAMBA a bass viol [n -S] GAMBE a leg, also GAMB [n -S] GAMBO a Welsh farmcart [n -ES] GAMBS <gamb=n> [n] GAMED <game=v> [v] GAMER a player who relishes competition [n -S] GAMES <game=v> [v] GAMEY plucky, also GAMY [adj] GAMIC requiring fertilisation [adj] GAMIN an {urchin=n} [n -S] GAMMA a Greek letter [n -S] GAMME a musical scale [n -S] GAMMY {lame=adj} [adj GAMMIER, GAMMIEST] GAMPS <gamp=n> [n] GAMUT an entire range [n -S] GANCH to impale, also GAUNCH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GANDY s in gandy dancer, a railway track maintenance worker [adj A] GANEF a thief, also GANEV, GANOF, GONEF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOF, GONOPH [n -S] GANEV a thief, also GANEF, GANOF, GONEF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOF, GONOPH [n -S] GANGS <gang=v> [v] GANJA cannabis used for smoking, also GANJAH [n -S] GANOF a thief, also GANEF, GANEV, GONEF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOF, GONOPH [n -S] GANTS <gant=v> [v] GAOLS <gaol=v> [v] GAPED <gape=v> [v] GAPER one that {gapes=v} [n -S] GAPES <gape=v> [v] GAPOS <gapo=n> [n] GAPPY having openings [adj GAPPIER, GAPPIEST] GARBE a sheaf of wheat [n -S] GARBO a {dustman=n} [n -S] GARBS <garb=v> [v] GARDA an Irish policeman [n GARDAI] GARIS <gari=n> [n] GARNI garnished [adj] GARRE to {cause=v} [v GARRED, GARRING, GARRES] GARTH a yard or garden [n -S] GARUM a thick sauce [n -S]

GASES <gas=v> [v] GASPS <gasp=v> [v] GASPY in a gasping manner [adj GASPIER, GASPIEST] GASSY containing gas [adj GASSIER, GASSIEST] GASTS <gast=v> [v] GATED <gate=v> [v] GATER an alligator, also GATOR [n -S] GATES <gate=v> [v] GATHS <gath=n> [n] GATOR an alligator, also GATER [n -S] GAUCY portly, also GAUCIE, GAWCY [adj GAUCIER, GAUCIEST] GAUDS <gaud=v> [v] GAUDY a {festival=n} [n GAUDIES] / tastelessly showy [adj GAUDIER, GAUDIEST] GAUGE to measure precisely [v GAUGED, GAUGING, GAUGES] GAUJE a fellow, also GADGIE, GADJE, GAUDGIE [n -S] GAULT a heavy thick clay soil [n -S] GAUMS <gaum=v> [v] GAUMY {sticky=adj} [adj GAUMIER, GAUMIEST] GAUNT to {yawn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / emaciated, also GANT [adj GAUNTER, GAUNTEST] GAUPS <gaup=v> [v] GAURS <gaur=n> [n] GAUSS a unit of magnetic induction [n -ES] GAUZE a transparent fabric [n -S] GAUZY resembling {gauze=n} [adj GAUZIER, GAUZIEST] GAVEL to signal for attention with a gavel (a small mallet) [v GAVELLED or GAVELED, GAVELLING or GAVELING, GAVELS] GAVOT a French dance [n -S] GAWCY portly, also GAUCIE, GAUCY [adj GAWCIER, GAWCIEST] GAWDS <gawd=n> [n] GAWKS <gawk=v> [v] GAWKY a tall awkward person [n GAWKIES] / {awkward=adj} [adj GAWKIER, GAWKIEST] GAWPS <gawp=v> [v] GAWSY well-fed and healthy looking, also GAWSIE [adj GAWSIER, GAWSIEST] GAYAL a domesticated ox [n -S] GAYER <gay=adj> [adj] GAYLY in a gay manner [adv] GAZAL a Persian or Arabic verse form, also GHAZAL, GHAZEL [n -S] GAZAR silk organza

[n -S] GAZED <gaze=v> [v] GAZER one that {gazes=v} [n -S] GAZES <gaze=v> [v] GAZON a sod in fortification, also GAZOON [n -S] GAZOO a toy musical instrument, also KAZOO, GAZOOKA [n -S] GEALS <geal=v> [v] GEANS <gean=n> [n] GEARE to jeer, to scoff [v GEARED, GEARING, GEARES] GEARS <gear=v> [v] GEATS <geat=n> [n] GEBUR a tenantfarmer [n -S] GECKO a small {lizard=n} [n GECKOS or GECKOES] GECKS <geck=v> [v] GEEKS <geek=n> [n] GEEKY socially awkward or unappealing [adj GEEKIER, GEEKIEST] GEEPS <geep=n> [n] GEESE <goose=n> [n] GEEST old alluvial matter [n -S] GEIST a spirit [n -S] GEITS <geit=n> [n] GELDS <geld=v> [v] GELEE a cosmetic gel [n -S] GELID {icy=adj} [adj GELIDER, GELIDEST] GELLY gelignite [n GELLIES] GELTS <gelt=n> [n] GEMEL a twin [n -S] GEMMA an asexual reproductive structure [n GEMMAE] GEMMY resembling a gem [adj GEMMIER, GEMMIEST] GEMOT a public meeting in AngloSaxon England, also GEMOTE [n -S] GENAL of the cheek [adj] GENAS <gena=n> [n] GENES <gene=n> [n] GENET a carnivorous mammal, also GENETTE [n -S] GENIC pertaining to {genes=n} [adj] GENIE a supernatural being in Muslim mythology, also DJIN, DJINN, DJINNI, DJINNY, JANN, JIN, JINN, JINNEE, JINNI [n -S] GENII <genius=n> [n] GENIP a tropical tree [n -S] GENNY a large triangular sail, also GENOA [n GENNIES] GENOA a large triangular sail, also GENNY [n -S] GENOM a haploid set of chromosomes, also GENOME [n -S] GENRE a type or kind

[n -S] GENRO a group of elder statesmen in Japan [n -S] GENTS <gent=n> [n] GENTY {neat=adj} [adj GENTIER, GENTIEST] GENUA <genu=n> [n] GENUS a kind, sort or class [n GENUSES or GENERA] GEODE a type of rock [n -S] GEOID a hypothetical surface of the earth [n -S] GERAH a Hebrew unit of weight [n -S] GERBE a fountain [n -S] GERES <gere=n> [n] GERLE {girl=n} [n -S] GERMS <germ=v> [v] GERMY full of germs [adj GERMIER, GERMIEST] GERNE to smile broadly, also GRIN [v GERNED, GERNING, GERNES] GESSE to {guess=v} [v GESSED, GESSING, GESSES] GESSO a plaster mixture [n GESSOES] GESTE a feat, also GEST [n -S] GESTS <gest=n> [n] GETAS <geta=n> [n] GETUP a costume [n -S] GEUMS <geum=n> [n] GEYAN considerably [adv] GEYER <gey=adj> [adj] GHAST to {frighten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GHATS <ghat=n> [n] GHAUT a passage leading down to a river, also GHAT [n -S] GHAZI a Muslim war hero [n GHAZIS or GHAZIES] GHEES <ghee=n> [n] GHEST <ghesse=v> [v] GHOST to {haunt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GHOUL a demon, also GHOULIE [n -S] GHYLL a {ravine=n} [n -S] GIANT a person or thing of great size [n -S] GIBED <gibe=v> [v] GIBEL a carp [n -S] GIBER one that {gibes=v} [n -S] GIBES <gibe=v> [v] GIBLI a hot desert wind, also GHIBLI [n -S] GIBUS an opera-hat [n -ES] GIDDY to make {dizzy=adj} [v GIDDIED, GIDDYING, GIDDIES] / {dizzy=adj} [adj GIDDIER, GIDDIEST]

GIFTS <gift=v> [v] GIGAS <giga=n> [n] GIGHE <giga=n> [n] GIGOT a leg of lamb [n -S] GIGUE a lively dance, also GIGA [n -S] GILAS <gila=n> [n] GILDS <gild=v> [v] GILET a waistcoat [n -S] GILLS <gill=v> [v] GILLY to transport on a type of wagon [v GILLIED, GILLYING, GILLIES] GILPY a boisterous girl, also GILPEY [n GILPIES] GILTS <gilt=n> [n] GIMEL a Hebrew letter [n -S] GIMME an easy golf putt conceded to an opponent, also GIMMIE [n -S] GIMPS <gimp=v> [v] GIMPY limping [adj GIMPIER, GIMPIEST] GINGE (colloquial) someone with ginger hair [n -S] GINGS <ging=n> [n] GINKS <gink=n> [n] GINNY affected with gin (a strong liquor) [adj GINNIER, GINNIEST] GINZO (colloquial) a person of Italian descent [n -ES] GIPON a tunic, also JUPON [n -S] GIPPO a gypsy (offensive slang), also GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPO, GYPPY [n GIPPOS or GIPPOES] GIPPY a gypsy (offensive slang), also GIPPO, GYPPIE, GYPPO, GYPPY [n GIPPIES] GIPSY to live like a gypsy (a wanderer), also GYPSY [v GIPSIED, GIPSYING, GIPSIES] GIRDS <gird=v> [v] GIRLS <girl=n> [n] GIRLY a girl, also GIRLIE [n GIRLIES] / like a girl [adj GIRLIER, GIRLIEST] GIRNS <girn=v> [v] GIRON a heraldic inverted vee, also GYRON [n -S] GIROS <giro=n> [n] GIRRS <girr=n> [n] GIRSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, also QURSH, GURSH, QURUSH [n -ES] GIRTH to {encircle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GIRTS <girt=v> [v] GISMO a gadget, also GIZMO [n -S] GISMS <gism=n> [n] GISTS <gist=n> [n] GITES <gite=n> [n] GIUST to {joust=v}

[v -ED, -ING, -S] GIVED <give=v> [v] GIVEN something assigned as a basis for calculation [n -S] GIVER one that {gives=v} [n -S] GIVES <give=v> [v] GIZMO a gadget, also GISMO [n -S] GLACE to cover with icing [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLADE an open space in a forest [n -S] GLADS <glad=v> [v] GLADY having glades [adj GLADIER, GLADIEST] GLAIK a flash [n -S] GLAIR to coat with egg white, also GLAIRE [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLAMS <glam=v> [v] GLAND a secreting organ [n -S] GLANS the tip of the penis or clitoris [n GLANDES] GLARE to shine with a harshly brilliant light [v GLARED, GLARING, GLARES] GLARY glaring [adj GLARIER, GLARIEST] GLASS to encase in glass (a transparent material) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GLAUM to {clutch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLAUR a mire [n -S] GLAZE to fit windows with glass panes [v GLAZED, GLAZING, GLAZES] GLAZY covered with a smooth, glossy coating [adj GLAZIER, GLAZIEST] GLEAM to shine with a soft radiance [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLEAN to gather little by little [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLEBA spore-bearing mass of some fungi [n GLEBAE] GLEBE the soil or earth [n -S] GLEBY {cloddy=adj} [adj GLEBIER, GLEBIEST] GLEDE a bird of prey, also GLED [n -S] GLEDS <gled=n> [n] GLEED a glowing coal [n -S] GLEEK to {gibe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLEES <glee=v> [v] GLEET to discharge mucus from the urethra [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLEIS <glei=n> [n] GLENS <glen=n> [n] GLENT to {glint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLEYS <gley=v> [v] GLIAL pertaining to glia (supporting

tissue) [adj] GLIAS <glia=n> [n] GLIBS <glib=v> [v] GLIDE to move effortlessly [v GLID or GLIDED or GLODE, GLIDING, GLIDES] GLIFF a brief moment [n -S] GLIFT a fright [n -S] GLIKE a jest [n -S] GLIME to glance slyly [v GLIMED, GLIMING, GLIMES] GLIMS <glim=n> [n] GLINT to {glitter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLISK a glimpse [n -S] GLITS <glit=n> [n] GLITZ gaudy showiness [n -ES] / to make {glitzy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GLOAM twilight, also GLOAMING, GLOOMING [n -S] GLOAT to regard with great or excessive satisfaction [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLOBE to form into a spherical body [v GLOBED, GLOBING, GLOBES] GLOBI <globus=n> [n] GLOBS <glob=n> [n] GLOBY like a globe [adj] GLODE <glide=v> [v] GLOGG an alcoholic beverage [n -S] GLOMS <glom=v> [v] GLOOM to become {dark=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLOOP to bubble slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLOPS <glop=v> [v] GLORY to rejoice proudly [v GLORIED, GLORYING, GLORIES] GLOSS to make {lustrous=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GLOST pottery coated with a glossy surface [n -S] GLOUT to {scowl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GLOVE to furnish with gloves (hand coverings) [v GLOVED, GLOVING, GLOVES] GLOWS <glow=v> [v] GLOZE to explain away [v GLOZED, GLOZING, GLOZES] GLUED <glue=v> [v] GLUER one that {glues=v} [n -S] GLUES <glue=v> [v] GLUEY resembling glue [adj GLUIER, GLUIEST] GLUGS <glug=v> [v] GLUME a leaf on grassy plants [n -S] GLUMS GLUM, gloomy feelings [n] GLUON a hypothetical binding particle [n -S]

GLUTE short for gluteus, a buttock muscle [n -S] GLUTS <glut=v> [v] GLYPH an ornamental groove [n -S] GNARL to twist into a state of deformity [v -ED, -ING, -S] GNARR to snarl, also GNAR, KNAR [v -ED, -ING, -S] GNARS <gnar=v> [v] GNASH to grind the teeth together [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GNATS <gnat=n> [n] GNAWN <gnaw=v> [v] GNAWS <gnaw=v> [v] GNOME a fabled little person [n GNOMES or GNOMAE] / a pithy saying [n GNOMES or GNOMAE] GNOWS <gnow=n> [n] GOADS <goad=v> [v] GOAFS <goaf=n> [n] GOALS <goal=n> [n] GOARY bloody, also GORY [adj] GOATS <goat=n> [n] GOATY like a goat [adj GOATIER, GOATIEST] GOBAN a Japanese board game, also GOBANG, GOMOKU [n -S] GOBAR as in gobar numeral, any of a set of numerals forming the stage between ancient Hindu numerals and present-day Arabic numerals, also GHUBAR [adj] GOBBI <gobbo=n> [n] GOBBO a hunchback [n GOBBI] GOBBY (colloquial) loudmouthed [adj GOBBIER, GOBBIEST] GOBIS <gobi=n> [n] GOBOS <gobo=n> [n] GODET a piece of cloth placed in a seam [n -S] GODLY {pious=adj} [adj GODLIER, GODLIEST] GODSO expressing surprise, also GADSO [interj] GOELS <goel=n> [n] GOERS <goer=n> [n] GOEST (Arch.) 2nd pers sing pres of GO [v] GOETH (Arch.) 3rd pers sing pres of GO [v] GOETY black magic [n GOETIES] GOFER someone who runs errands [n -S] GOFFS <goff=v> [v] GOGGA (South Africa) an insect, a creepycrawly [n -S] GOGOS <gogo=n> [n] GOIER <goey=adj> [adj] GOING an advance toward an objective [n -S]

GOJIS <goji=n> [n] GOLDS <gold=n> [n] GOLDY similar to gold [adj GOLDIER, GOLDIEST] GOLEM a legendary creature [n -S] GOLES <gole=n> [n] GOLFS <golf=v> [v] GOLLY a grotesque black doll [n GOLLIES] / used as a mild oath [interj] / to spit, also GOLLIWOG, GOLLYWOG [v GOLLIED, GOLLYING, GOLLIES] GOLPE a purple roundel, also GOLP [n -S] GOLPS <golp=n> [n] GOMBO the okra plant, also GUMBO, GOMBRO [n -S] GOMER an unwanted hospital patient [n -S] GOMPA a {temple=n} [n -S] GONAD a sex gland [n -S] GONEF a thief, also GANEF, GANEV, GANOF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOF, GONOPH [n -S] GONER one who is in a hopeless situation [n -S] GONGS <gong=v> [v] GONIA <gonion=n> [n] GONIF a thief, also GANEF, GANEV, GANOF, GONEF, GONIFF, GONOF, GONOPH [n -S] GONKS <gonk=n> [n] GONNA going to (no inflections) [v] GONOF a thief, also GANEF, GANEV, GANOF, GONEF, GONIF, GONIFF, GONOPH [n -S] GONYS a ridge [n -ES] GONZO bizarre [adj] GOOBY (New Zealand) spittle [n GOOBIES] GOODS <good=n> [n] GOODY a desirable thing [n GOODIES] / affectedly virtuous, also GOODIE [adj GOODIER, GOODIEST] GOOEY sticky or viscid [adj GOOIER, GOOIEST] GOOFS <goof=v> [v] GOOFY {silly=adj} [adj GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] GOOGS <goog=n> [n] GOOKS <gook=n> [n] GOOKY sticky or viscous [adj] GOOLD a flower, also GOOL [n -S] GOOLS <gool=n> [n] GOOLY a small stone, also GOOLEY, GOOLIE [n GOOLIES] GOONS <goon=n> [n] GOONY an albatross [n GOONIES] / stupid, also GOONEY, GOONIE [adj GOONIER, GOONIEST]

GOOPS <goop=n> [n] GOOPY sticky or gooey [adj GOOPIER, GOOPIEST] GOORS <goor=n> [n] GOORY (New Zealand) a mongrel, an extinct native dog, also GOORIE, KURI [n GOORIES] GOOSE to poke between the buttocks [v GOOSED, GOOSING, GOOSES] / a swimming bird [n GOOSES or GEESE] GOOSY a {goose=n} [n GOOSIES] / resembling a goose, also GOOSEY [adj GOOSIER, GOOSIEST] GOPAK a folk dance [n -S] GOPIK a monetary unit of Azerbaijan, 1/100 of a manat [n -S] GORAL a goat antelope, also GOORAL [n -S] GORAS <gora=n> [n] GORED <gore=v> [v] GORES <gore=v> [v] GORGE to stuff with food [v GORGED, GORGING, GORGES] GORIS <gori=n> [n] GORMS <gorm=v> [v] GORMY {sticky=adj} [adj GORMIER, GORMIEST] GORPS <gorp=v> [v] GORSE {furze=n} [n -S] GORSY abounding in {gorse=n} [adj GORSIER, GORSIEST] GOSHT {meat=n} [n -S] GOSSE {gorse=n} [n -S] GOTHS <goth=n> [n] GOTTA got to (no inflections) [v] GOUCH (slang) to enter a state of torpor, esp under the influence of a narcotic [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GOUGE to cut or scoop out [v GOUGED, GOUGING, GOUGES] GOUKS <gouk=n> [n] GOURA a pigeon [n -S] GOURD a hard-shelled fruit [n -S] GOUTS <gout=n> [n] GOUTY affected with gout [adj GOUTIER, GOUTIEST] GOWAN a {daisy=n} [n -S] GOWDS <gowd=n> [n] GOWFS <gowf=v> [v] GOWKS <gowk=n> [n] GOWLS <gowl=v> [v] GOWNS <gown=v> [v] GOXES <gox=n> [n] GOYIM <goy=n> [n] GOYLE (Dial.) a ravine [n -S] GRAAL the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, also

GRAIL, GRAYLE [n -S] GRABS <grab=v> [v] GRACE beauty [n -S] / to give beauty to [v GRACED, GRACING, GRACES] GRADE to arrange in steps or degrees [v GRADED, GRADING, GRADES] GRADS <grad=n> [n] GRAFF to unite with a growing plant by insertion, also GRAFT [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRAFT to unite with a growing plant by insertion, also GRAFF [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRAIL the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper, also GRAAL, GRAYLE [n -S] GRAIN to form into small particles [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRAIP a fork [n -S] GRAMA a pasture grass, also GRAMMA [n -S] GRAME anger [n -S] GRAMP grandfather [n -S] GRAMS <gram=n> [n] GRANA <granum=n> [n] GRAND a type of {piano=n} [n -S] / large and impressive [adj GRANDER, GRANDEST] GRANS <gran=n> [n] GRANT to bestow upon [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRAPE to {grope=v} [v GRAPED, GRAPING, GRAPES] GRAPH to represent by a diagram [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRAPY resembling grapes, also GRAPEY [adj GRAPIER, GRAPIEST] GRASP to seize firmly with the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRASS to cover with grass (herbaceous plants) [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GRATE to reduce to shreds by rubbing [v GRATED, GRATING, GRATES] GRAVE to {engrave=v} [v GRAVED, GRAVEN, GRAVING, GRAVES] / extremely serious [adj GRAVER, GRAVEST] GRAVS <grav=n> [n] GRAVY juices from cooked meat [n GRAVIES] GRAYS <gray=v> [v] GRAZE to feed on growing grass [v GRAZED, GRAZING, GRAZES] GREAT a distinguished or outstanding person [n -S] / {large=adj} [adj GREATER,

GREATEST] GREBE a diving bird [n -S] GREBO a devotee of heavy metal or grunge music, with unkempt hair and clothes, also GREEBO [n -S] GRECE a step, also GRECIAN, GREECE, GREESE, GREESING, GRESE, GRESSING, GRIECE, GRIZE [n -S] GREED excessive desire for gain or wealth [n -S] GREEK something unintelligible [n GREEK] GREEN to become {green=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / of the colour of growing foliage [adj GREENER, GREENEST] GREES <gree=v> [v] GREET to address courteously on meeting [v GRAT or GREETED, GRUTTEN, GREETING, GREETS] GREGE {undyed=adj} [adj] GREGO a hooded coat [n -S] GREIN to {long=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRENS <gren=v> [v] GRESE a step, also GRECE, GRECIAN, GREECE, GREESE, GREESING, GRESSING, GRIECE, GRIZE [n -S] GREVE a {thicket=n} [n -S] GREWS <grew=v> [v] GREYS <grey=v> [v] GRICE to spot trains, also GRYCE [v GRICED, GRICING, GRICES] GRIDE to scrape harshly, also GRYDE [v GRIDED, GRIDING, GRIDES] GRIDS <grid=n> [n] GRIEF intense mental stress [n -S] GRIFF the offspring of a black person and a mulatto, also GRIFFE [n -S] GRIFT to {swindle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRIGS <grig=v> [v] GRIKE a ravine, also GRYKE [n -S] GRILL to broil on a gridiron [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRIME to make {dirty=adj} [v GRIMED, GRIMING, GRIMES] GRIMY {dirty=adj} [adj GRIMIER, GRIMIEST] GRIND to wear, smooth or sharpen by friction [v GROUND or GRINDED, GROUNDEN, GRINDING, GRINDS] GRINS <grin=v> [v] GRIOT a tribal

entertainer in West Africa [n -S] GRIPE to keep on complaining [v GRIPED, GRIPING, GRIPES] GRIPS <grip=v> [v] GRIPT <grip=v> [v] GRIPY causing sharp pains in the bowels, also GRIPEY [adj] GRISE to {shudder=v} [v GRISED, GRISING, GRISES] GRIST grain for grinding [n -S] GRISY grim, also GRIESIE, GRIESY, GRYESY, GRYSIE [adj] GRITH sanctuary for a limited period of time [n -S] GRITS <grit=v> [v] GRIZE a step, also GRECE, GRECIAN, GREECE, GREESE, GREESING, GRESE, GRESSING, GRIECE [n -S] GROAN to utter a low mournful sound, also GRONE [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROAT an old English coin [n -S] GRODY {sleazy=adj} [adj GRODIER, GRODIEST] GROGS <grog=v> [v] GROIN to build with intersecting arches [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROKS <grok=v> [v] GROMA a surveying instrument [n -S] GRONE to utter a low mournful sound, also GROAN [v GRONED, GRONING, GRONES] GROOF the face, also GROUF, GRUFE [n -S] GROOM to clean and care for [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROPE to feel about with the hands [v GROPED, GROPING, GROPES] GROSS to earn exclusive of deductions [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / {flagrant=adj} [adj GROSSER, GROSSEST] GROSZ a Polish coin, also GROSZE [n GROSZY] GROTS <grot=n> [n] GROUF the face, also GROOF, GRUFE [n -S] GROUP to arrange in a group (a collection) [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROUT to fill a crack with thin mortar [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROVE a small forested area [n -S] GROWL to utter a deep harsh sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] GROWN <grow=v> [v] GROWS <grow=v> [v] GRRLS <grrl=n> [n]

GRRRL as in riot grrrl, a young woman who plays or enjoys an aggressively feminist style of punk rock music, also GRRL [n -S] GRUBS <grub=v> [v] GRUED <grue=v> [v] GRUEL to disable by hard work [v GRUELED or GRUELLED, GRUELING or GRUELLING, GRUELS] GRUES <grue=v> [v] GRUFE the face, also GROOF, GROUF [n -S] GRUFF to utter in a gruff voice [v -ED, -ING, -S] / low and harsh in speech [adj GRUFFER, GRUFFEST] GRUME a thick viscid substance [n -S] GRUMP to {complain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRUND as in Scots grund mail, payment for right of burial [adj] GRUNT to utter a deep guttural sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] GRYCE a little pig, also GRICE [n -S] GRYDE to scrape harshly, also GRIDE [v GRYDED, GRYDING, GRYDES] GRYKE a ravine, also GRIKE [n -S] GRYPE a {griffin=n} [n -S] GRYPT <grip=v> [v] GUACO a tropical plant [n -S] GUANA a large {lizard=n} [n -S] GUANO the accumulated excrement of sea birds [n -S] GUANS <guan=n> [n] GUARD to {protect=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] GUARS <guar=n> [n] GUAVA a tropical shrub [n -S] GUCKS <guck=n> [n] GUCKY {slimy=adj} [adj GUCKIER, GUCKIEST] GUDES <gude=n> [n] GUESS to form an opinion from little or no evidence [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GUEST to appear as a visitor [v -ED, -ING, -S] GUFFS <guff=n> [n] GUGAS <guga=n> [n] GUIDE to show the way [v GUIDED, GUIDING, GUIDES] GUIDS <guid=n> [n] GUILD an association of people of the same trade [n -S] GUILE to {beguile=v} [v GUILED, GUILING, GUILES] GUILT the fact of having committed an offence [n -S]

GUIMP to trim with yarn [v -ED, -ING, -S] GUIRO a percussion instrument [n -S] GUISE to {disguise=v} [v GUISED, GUISING, GUISES] GULAG a forcedlabour camp in the Soviet Union [n -S] GULAR of or pertaining to the throat [adj] GULAS <gula=n> [n] GULCH to swallow greedily [v -ED, -ING, -ES] GULES the colour red [n GULES] GULET a wooden Turkish sailing boat, traditionally used to carry freight, now used for pleasure trips [n -S] GULFS <gulf=n> [n] GULFY full of whirlpools [adj GULFIER, GULFIEST] GULLS <gull=v> [v] GULLY to form ravines by the action of water [v GULLIED, GULLYING, GULLIES] GULPH a deep chasm, also GULF [n -S] GULPS <gulp=v> [v] GULPY marked by gulping [adj GULPIER, GULPIEST] GUMBO the okra plant, also GOMBO, GOMBRO [n -S] GUMMA a soft tumour [n GUMMAS or GUMMATA] GUMMY resembling gum [adj GUMMIER, GUMMIEST] / a gummy shark (a kind of small shark) [n GUMMIES] GUMPS <gump=v> [v] GUNDY a {toffee=n} [n GUNDIES] GUNGE sticky substance [n -S] / to block or crust with gunge [v GUNGED, GUNGING, GUNGES] GUNGY sticky and messy [adj GUNGIER, GUNGIEST] GUNKS <gunk=n> [n] GUNKY covered in gunk [adj GUNKIER, GUNKIEST] GUNNY a coarse fabric [n GUNNIES] GUPPY a small tropical fish [n GUPPIES] GUQIN a kind of Chinese zither with silken strings, also QIN [n -S] GURGE to {swirl=v} [v GURGED, GURGING, GURGES] GURLS <gurl=v> [v] GURLY {grim=adj}

[adj GURLIER, GURLIEST] GURNS <gurn=v> [v] GURRY fish offal [n GURRIES] GURSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, also QURSH, GIRSH, QURUSH [n -ES] GURUS <guru=n> [n] GUSHY overly sentimental [adj GUSHIER, GUSHIEST] GUSLA a musical instrument, also GUSLE, GUSLI [n -S] GUSLE a musical instrument, also GUSLA, GUSLI [n -S] GUSLI a musical instrument, also GUSLA, GUSLE [n -S] GUSSY to dress up in fine or showy clothes, also GUSSIE [v GUSSIED, GUSSYING, GUSSIES] GUSTO vigorous enjoyment [n GUSTOS or GUSTOES] GUSTS <gust=v> [v] GUSTY blowing in gusts [adj GUSTIER, GUSTIEST] GUTSY {brave=adj} [adj GUTSIER, GUTSIEST] GUTTA latex, also GUTTY [n GUTTAS or GUTTAE] / a drop of liquid [n GUTTAS or GUTTAE] GUTTY latex, also GUTTA [n GUTTIES] / marked by courage [adj GUTTIER, GUTTIEST] GUYED <guy=v> [v] GUYLE to {beguile=v} [v GUYLED, GUYLING, GUYLES] GUYOT a flat-topped underwater mountain [n -S] GUYSE {pretence=n} [n -S] GWINE <go=v> [v] GYALS <gyal=n> [n] GYBED <gybe=v> [v] GYBES <gybe=v> [v] GYELD a {guild=n} [n -S] GYMPS <gymp=v> [v] GYNAE gynaecology [n -S] GYNIE gynaecology [n -S] GYNNY guinea hen, also GYNNEY [n GYNNIES] GYOZA (Japanese) a fried dumpling [n -S] GYPPO a gypsy (offensive slang), also GIPPO, GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPY [n -S] GYPPY a gypsy (offensive slang), also GIPPO, GIPPY, GYPPIE, GYPPO [n GYPPIES] GYPSY to live like a gypsy (a wanderer), also GIPSY [v

GYPSIED, GYPSYING, GYPSIES] GYRAL {gyratory=adj} [adj] GYRED <gyre=v> [v] GYRES <gyre=v> [v] GYRON a heraldic inverted vee, also GIRON [n -S] GYROS <gyro=n> [n] GYRUS a ridge in the brain [n GYRUSES or GYRI] GYTES <gyte=n> [n] GYVED <gyve=v> [v] GYVES <gyve=v> [v] HAAFS <haaf=n> [n] HAARS <haar=n> [n] HABIT to {clothe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HABLE {able=adj} [adj] HABUS <habu=n> [n] HACEK a mark placed over a letter to modify it [n -S] HACKS <hack=v> [v] HADAL pertaining to the ocean depths [adj] HADED <hade=v> [v] HADES <hade=v> [v] HADJI a person who has made a hadj, also HADJEE, HAJI, HAJJI [n -S] HADST <have=v> [v] HAEMS <haem=n> [n] HAETS <haet=n> [n] HAFFS <haff=n> [n] HAFIZ a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart [n HAFIZES] HAFTS <haft=v> [v] HAGGS <hagg=n> [n] HAHAS <haha=n> [n] HAICK an Arab head covering, also HAIK, HAIQUE, HYKE [n -S] HAIKA <haik=n> [n] HAIKS <haik=n> [n] HAIKU a Japanese poem, also HOKKU [n -S] HAILS <hail=v> [v] HAILY with hail falling [adj HAILIER, HAILIEST] HAINS <hain=v> [v] HAINT (Southern US dialect) a ghost [n -S] HAIRS <hair=v> [v] HAIRY covered with hair [adj HAIRIER, HAIRIEST] HAITH by my faith [interj] HAJES <haj=n> [n] HAJIS <haji=n> [n] HAJJI a person who has made a hadj, also HADJI, HADJEE, HAJI [n -S] HAKAM a {sage=n} [n -S] HAKAS <haka=n> [n] HAKEA an Australian shrub [n -S] HAKES <hake=n> [n] HAKIM a Muslim physician, also HAKEEM [n -S] HAKUS <haku=n> [n] HALAL to slaughter according to Muslim

law, also HALLAL [v HALALLED, HALALLING, HALALS] HALED <hale=v> [v] HALER a coin of the Czech Republic [n HALERS or HALERU] HALES <hale=v> [v] HALFA a type of grass [n -S] HALFS <half=n> [n] HALID a chemical compound, also HALIDE [n -S] HALLO to shout out a greeting, also HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] HALLS <hall=n> [n] HALMA a board game [n -S] HALMS <halm=n> [n] HALON a chemical used in fire extinguishers [n -S] HALOS <halo=v> [v] HALSE to embrace (pa t HALSED, HAULST), also HAUSE, HAWSE [v HAULST or HALSED, HALSING, HALSES] HALTS <halt=v> [v] HALVA a Turkish confection, also HALAVAH, HALVAH [n -S] HALVE to divide into two equal parts [v HALVED, HALVING, HALVES] HAMAL a porter in eastern countries, also HAMAUL, HAMMAL [n -S] HAMBA (South Africa) go away [v] HAMED <hame=v> [v] HAMES <hame=v> [v] HAMMY overly theatrical [adj HAMMIER, HAMMIEST] HAMZA an Arab diacritical mark, also HAMZAH [n -S] HANAP a medieval drinking goblet [n -S] HANCE a side of an arch [n -S] HANCH to snap with the jaws [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HANDS <hand=v> [v] HANDY convenient [adj HANDIER, HANDIEST] HANGI (Maori) an open air cooking pit also UMU [n -S] HANGS <hang=v> [v] HANKS <hank=v> [v] HANKY a square piece of material for wiping the nose, also HANKIE [n HANKIES] HANSA a guild of merchants, also HANSE [n -S] HANSE a guild of merchants, also

HANSA [n -S] HANTS <hant=v> [v] HAOLE one who is not a native Hawaiian [n -S] HAOMA a drink used in Zoroastrian ritual [n -S] HAPAX a word that occurs only once [n -ES] HAPLY by chance [adv] HAPPY to make {happy=adj} [v HAPPIED, HAPPYING, HAPPIES] / marked by joy [adj HAPPIER, HAPPIEST] HAPUS <hapu=n> [n] HARAM a group of wives and concubines, also HAREM, HAREEM, HARIM [n -S] HARDS the coarse refuse of flax, also HURDS [n] HARDY a blacksmith's chisel [n HARDIES] / very sturdy [adj HARDIER, HARDIEST] HARED <hare=v> [v] HAREM a group of wives and concubines, also HARAM, HAREEM, HARIM [n -S] HARES <hare=v> [v] HARIM a group of wives and concubines, also HAREM, HARAM, HAREEM [n -S] HARKS <hark=v> [v] HARLS <harl=v> [v] HARMS <harm=v> [v] HARNS <harn=n> [n] HAROS <haro=n> [n] HARPS <harp=v> [v] HARPY a shrewish person [n HARPIES] HARRY to {plunder=v} [v HARRIED, HARRYING, HARRIES] HARSH {severe=adj} [adj HARSHER, HARSHEST] / to cause (a state of elation) to be diminished or ended [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HARTS <hart=n> [n] HASHY thrown together in a mess [adj HASHIER, HASHIEST] HASKS <hask=n> [n] HASPS <hasp=v> [v] HASTA {until=prep} [prep] HASTE to {hasten=v} [v HASTED, HASTING, HASTES] HASTY {speedy=adj} [adj HASTIER, HASTIEST] HATCH to bring forth young from an egg [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HATED <hate=v> [v] HATER one who {hates=v} [n -S] HATES <hate=v> [v] HATHA (Sanskrit) as in hatha yoga, a

form of yoga [adj] HAUDS <haud=v> [v] HAUFS <hauf=n> [n] HAUGH a low-lying meadow [n -S] HAULD tenancy (Scots form of HOLD) [n -S] HAULM a plant stem, also HALM [n -S] HAULS <haul=v> [v] HAULT {haughty=adj} [adj] HAUNT to visit frequently [v -ED, -ING, -S] HAUSE to embrace, also HALSE, HAWSE [v HAUSED, HAUSING, HAUSES] HAUTE high-class (feminine form) [adj] HAVEN to {shelter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HAVER to hem and haw [v -ED, -ING, -S] HAVES <have=n> [n] HAVOC to {destroy=v} [v HAVOCKED, HAVOCKING, HAVOCS] HAWED <haw=v> [v] HAWKS <hawk=v> [v] HAWMS <hawm=v> [v] HAWSE to embrace, also HALSE, HAUSE [v HAWSED, HAWSING, HAWSES] HAYED <hay=v> [v] HAYER one that {hays=v} [n -S] HAYEY like hay [adj HAYIER, HAYIEST] HAYLE welfare (Spenser) [n -S] HAZAN a cantor, also CHAZAN, CHAZZAN, CHAZZEN [n HAZANS or HAZANIM] HAZED <haze=v> [v] HAZEL a shrub [n -S] HAZER one that {hazes=v} [n -S] HAZES <haze=v> [v] HEADS <head=v> [v] HEADY intoxicating [adj HEADIER, HEADIEST] HEALD to {incline=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HEALS <heal=v> [v] HEAME home (Spenser) [adv] HEAPS <heap=v> [v] HEAPY full of heaps [adj HEAPIER, HEAPIEST] HEARD herd [n -S] HEARE hair [n -S] HEARS <hear=v> [v] HEART to {hearten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HEAST behest, also HEST, HEASTE [n -S] HEATH an evergreen shrub [n -S] HEATS <heat=v> [v] HEAVE to lift forcefully [v HEFTE or HEAVED, HEAVING, HEAVES] HEAVY a {villain=n} [n HEAVIES] / {weighty=adj} [adj HEAVIER, HEAVIEST] HEBEN a hard wood like stone, also

EBON, EBONY [n -S] HEBES <hebe=n> [n] HECHT to command, also HIGHT, HETE [v -ING, -S] HECKS <heck=n> [n] HEDER a Jewish school [n HEDERS or HADARIM] HEDGE to enclose with a dense row of bushes [v HEDGED, HEDGING, HEDGES] HEDGY abounding in hedges [adj HEDGIER, HEDGIEST] HEEDS <heed=v> [v] HEEDY {careful=adj} [adj] HEELS <heel=v> [v] HEEZE to {hoist=v} [v HEEZED, HEEZING, HEEZES] HEFTE <heave=v> [v] HEFTS <heft=v> [v] HEFTY {heavy=adj} [adj HEFTIER, HEFTIEST] HEIDS <heid=n> [n] HEIGH used to attract attention [interj] HEILS <heil=v> [v] HEIRS <heir=v> [v] HEIST to {steal=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HEJAB a covering for a Muslim woman's head and face [n -S] HEJRA the flight of Mohammed from Mecca [n -S] HELED <hele=v> [v] HELES <hele=v> [v] HELIO a signaling mirror [n -S] HELIX something spiral in form [n HELIXES or HELICES] HELLO to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] HELLS <hell=v> [v] HELMS <helm=v> [v] HELOS <helo=n> [n] HELOT a slave or serf [n -S] HELPS <help=v> [v] HELVE to provide with a handle [v HELVED, HELVING, HELVES] HEMAL pertaining to the blood, also HAEMAL, HAEMATAL, HAEMIC, HAEMOID, HEMATAL, HEMIC, HEMOID [adj] HEMES <heme=n> [n] HEMIC pertaining to the blood, also HAEMAL, HAEMATAL, HAEMIC, HAEMOID, HEMAL, HEMATAL, HEMOID [adj] HEMIN a chloride of heme [n -S] HEMPS <hemp=n> [n] HEMPY a rogue [n HEMPIES] /

mischievous [adj HEMPIER, HEMPIEST] HENCE consequently [adv] HENDS <hend=v> [v] HENGE {axis=n} [n -S] HENNA to dye with a reddish colouring [v -ED, -ING, -S] HENNY a hen-like cock [n HENNIES] / hen-like [adj HENNIER, HENNIEST] HENRY a unit of inductance [n HENRIES or HENRYS] HENTS <hent=v> [v] HEPAR an old name for some sulphurs [n -S] HERBS <herb=n> [n] HERBY abounding with herbs [adj HERBIER, HERBIEST] HERDS <herd=v> [v] HERES an heir [n HEREDES] HERLS <herl=n> [n] HERMA a type of statue, also HERM [n HERMAE or HERMAI] HERMS <herm=n> [n] HERNS <hern=n> [n] HERON a wading bird [n -S] HEROS <hero=n> [n] HERRY to {harry=v} [v HERRIED, HERRYING, HERRIES] HERSE a harrow [n -S] HERTZ a unit of frequency [n -ES] HERYE to {praise=v} [v HERYED, HERYING, HERYES] HESPS <hesp=v> [v] HESTS <hest=n> [n] HETES <hete=v> [v] HETHS <heth=n> [n] HEUCH a steep cliff, also HEUGH [n -S] HEUGH a steep cliff, also HEUCH [n -S] HEVEA a type of rubber tree [n -S] HEWED <hew=v> [v] HEWER one that {hews=v} [n -S] HEWGH imitating the sound of an arrow [interj] HEXAD a group of six, also HEXADE [n -S] HEXED <hex=v> [v] HEXER one that {hexes=v} [n -S] HEXES <hex=v> [v] HEXYL a hydrocarbon radical [n -S] HEYED <hey=v> [v] HIANT gaping [adj] HICKS <hick=n> [n] HIDED <hide=v> [v] HIDER one that {hides=v} [n -S] HIDES <hide=v> [v] HIEMS winter [n HIEMS] HIGHS <high=v> [v] HIGHT to command, also HECHT, HETE [v -ED, -ING, -S] HIJAB a Muslim

woman's face covering [n -S] HIJRA an exodus, also HEGIRA, HEJIRA, HIJRAH [n -S] HIKED <hike=v> [v] HIKER one who {hikes=v} [n -S] HIKES <hike=v> [v] HIKOI (Maori) to take part in a protest march, HIKOIS, HIKOIING, HIKOIED [v -ED, -ING, -S] HILAR pertaining to a {hilum=n} [adj] HILCH to {lift=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HILLO to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLOA, HOLLA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] HILLS <hill=v> [v] HILLY abounding in hills [adj HILLIER, HILLIEST] HILTS <hilt=v> [v] HILUM a small opening in a bodily organ, also HILUS [n HILA] HILUS a small opening in a bodily organ, also HILUM [n HILI] HIMBO a superficial, stupid man, who is overly concerned with his looks [n -S] HINAU a New Zealand tree [n -S] HINDS <hind=n> [n] HINGE to attach a jointed device [v HINGED, HINGING, HINGES] HINGS <hing=n> [n] HINKY {strange=adj} [adj HINKIER, HINKIEST] HINNY to {whinny=v} [v HINNIED, HINNYING, HINNIES] HINTS <hint=v> [v] HIOIS <hioi=n> [n] HIPLY {trendily=adv} [adv] HIPPO a hippopotamus [n -S] HIPPY having big hips [adj HIPPIER, HIPPIEST] HIRED <hire=v> [v] HIREE one who is hired [n -S] HIRER one that {hires=v} [n -S] HIRES <hire=v> [v] HISSY a {tantrum=n} [n HISSIES] / temperamental [adj HISSIER, HISSIEST] HISTS <hist=v> [v] HITCH to {fasten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HITHE a small haven [n -S] HIVED <hive=v> [v] HIVER someone who

hives [n -S] HIVES <hive=v> [v] HIZEN a type of Japanese porcelain [n -S] HOAED <hoa=v> [v] HOAGY a long sandwich, also HOAGIE [n HOAGIES] HOARD to gather and store away [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOARS <hoar=v> [v] HOARY white with age [adj HOARIER, HOARIEST] HOAST to {cough=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOBBY a recreational pastime [n HOBBIES] HOBOS <hobo=v> [v] HOCKS <hock=v> [v] HOCUS to {cheat=v} [v HOCUSED or HOCUSSED, HOCUSSING or HOCUSING, HOCUSSES or HOCUSES] HODAD a nonsurfer, also HODADDY [n -S] HODJA a title of respect [n -S] HOERS <hoer=n> [n] HOGAN a Navaho Indian dwelling [n -S] HOGEN strong liquor [n -S] HOGGS <hogg=n> [n] HOGHS <hogh=n> [n] HOHED <hoh=v> [v] HOICK to hitch up, also HOIK [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOIKS <hoik=v> [v] HOING <ho=v> [v] HOISE to {hoist=v} [v HOISED, HOISING, HOISES] HOIST to raise with tackle [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOKAS <hoka=n> [n] HOKED <hoke=v> [v] HOKES <hoke=v> [v] HOKEY {false=adj} [adj HOKIER, HOKIEST] HOKIS <hoki=n> [n] HOKKU a Japanese poem, also HAIKU [n HOKKU] HOKUM {nonsense=n} [n -S] HOLDS <hold=v> [v] HOLED <hole=v> [v] HOLES <hole=v> [v] HOLEY full of holes [adj HOLEYER, HOLEYEST] HOLKS <holk=v> [v] HOLLA to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOLLO to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLA, HOLLOA, HOLLOO, HULLO [v HOLLOED, HOLLOING,

HOLLOES or HOLLOS] HOLLY a tree [n HOLLIES] HOLMS <holm=n> [n] HOLON an autonomous self-reliant unit, esp in manufacturing [n -S] HOLTS <holt=n> [n] HOMAS <homa=n> [n] HOMED <home=v> [v] HOMER to hit a home run [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOMES <home=v> [v] HOMEY {homelike=adj} [adj HOMIER, HOMIEST] / (coll.) a member of a youth gang, also HOMEBOY, HOMIE [n -S] HOMIE a member of a youth gang, also HOMEY, HOMEBOY [n -S] HOMME {man=n} [n -S] HOMOS <homo=n> [n] HONAN a fine silk [n -S] HONDA a part of a lariat [n -S] HONDS <hond=n> [n] HONED <hone=v> [v] HONER one that {sharpens=v} [n -S] HONES <hone=v> [v] HONEY to sweeten with a sweet thick fluid [v HONIED or HONEYED, HONEYING, HONEYS] HONGI to greet with a traditional Maori greeting (nose to nose) [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] HONGS <hong=v> [v] HONKS <honk=v> [v] HONKY a white man, also HONKEY, HONKIE [n HONKIES] HONOR to treat with respect, also HONOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOOCH cheap whiskey, also HOOTCH [n -ES] HOODS <hood=v> [v] HOODY resembling a {hoodlum=n} [adj HOODIER, HOODIEST] HOOEY something nonsensical [n -S] HOOFS <hoof=v> [v] HOOKA a water pipe, also HOOKAH [n -S] HOOKS <hook=v> [v] HOOKY {truancy=n} [n HOOKIES] / full of hooks [adj HOOKIER, HOOKIEST] HOOLY soft and careful [adj HOOLIER, HOOLIEST] HOONS <hoon=v> [v] HOOPS <hoop=v> [v] HOORD a hoard [n -S] HOORS <hoor=n> [n] HOOSH to shoo away [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HOOTS <hoot=v> [v] HOOTY sounding like the cry of an owl [adj HOOTIER, HOOTIEST] HOOVE to {hover=v} [v HOOVED, HOOVING,

HOOVES] HOPED <hope=v> [v] HOPER one who {hopes=v} [n -S] HOPES <hope=v> [v] HOPPY tasting of hops [adj HOPPIER, HOPPIEST] HORAH an Israeli dance, also HORA [n -S] HORAL {hourly=adj} [adj] HORAS <hora=n> [n] HORDE to gather in a large group [v HORDED, HORDING, HORDES] HORIS <hori=n> [n] HORME purposeful behaviour [n -S] HORNS <horn=v> [v] HORNY like horn [adj HORNIER, HORNIEST] HORSE to provide with a large hoofed mammal [v HORSED, HORSING, HORSES] HORST a block of the earth's crust, also HORSTE [n -S] HORSY resembling a horse [adj HORSIER, HORSIEST] HOSED <hose=v> [v] HOSEL a part of a golf club [n -S] HOSEN <hose=n> [n] HOSER a person who deceives or swindles others [n -S] HOSES <hose=v> [v] HOSEY to choose sides in a child's game [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOSTA a plantain lily [n -S] HOSTS <host=v> [v] HOTCH to {wriggle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HOTEL an inn [n -S] HOTEN <hete=v> [v] HOTLY in a hot manner [adv] HOTTY a hot-water bottle, a sexually attractive person, also HOTTIE [n HOTTIES] HOUFF to go often to a place [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOUFS <houf=v> [v] HOUGH to hamstring [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOUND to pursue relentlessly [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOURI a beautiful maiden in Muslim belief [n -S] HOURS <hour=n> [n] HOUSE to reside in a building [v HOUSED, HOUSING, HOUSES] HOUTS <hout=v> [v] HOVEA an Australian shrub with purple flowers [n -S] HOVED <hove=v> [v] HOVEL to live in a wretched dwelling [v HOVELED or HOVELLED, HOVELING or HOVELLING, HOVELS]

HOVEN relating to a cattle disease [adj] HOVER to hang suspended in the air [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOVES <hove=v> [v] HOWBE yet [conj] HOWDY to greet (how do you do) [v HOWDIED, HOWDYING, HOWDIES] HOWES <howe=n> [n] HOWFF to go often to a place, also HOWF [v -ED, -ING, -S] HOWFS <howf=v> [v] HOWKS <howk=v> [v] HOWLS <howl=v> [v] HOWRE an {hour=n} [n -S] HOWSO howsoever [adv] HOXED <hox=v> [v] HOXES <hox=v> [v] HOYAS <hoya=n> [n] HOYED <hoy=v> [v] HOYLE a rule book [n -S] HUBBY a husband [n HUBBIES] HUCKS <huck=v> [v] HUDNA (Arabic) in Islam, a truce or ceasefire for an agreed duration [n -S] HUDUD (Arabic) a set of laws and punishments specifed in the Koran [n -S] HUERS <huer=n> [n] HUFFS <huff=v> [v] HUFFY easily offended [adj HUFFIER, HUFFIEST] HUGER <huge=adj> [adj] HUGGY ensitive and caring [adj HUGGIER, HUGGIEST S] HUHUS <huhu=n> [n] HUIAS <huia=n> [n] HULAS <hula=n> [n] HULES <hule=n> [n] HULKS <hulk=v> [v] HULKY {massive=adj} [adj HULKIER, HULKIEST] HULLO to shout out a greeting, also HALLO, HALLOA, HALLOO, HELLO, HILLO, HILLOA, HOLLA, HOLLO, HOLLOA, HOLLOO [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] HULLS <hull=v> [v] HULLY having husks [adj HULLIER, HULLIEST] HUMAN a {person=n} [n -S] HUMAS <huma=n> [n] HUMFS <humf=v> [v] HUMIC of humus [adj] HUMID {moist=adj} [adj HUMIDER, HUMIDEST] HUMOR to {indulge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HUMPH to utter a grunt [v -ED, -ING, -S] HUMPS <hump=v> [v] HUMPY an Aboriginal

hut [n HUMPIES] / full of humps [adj HUMPIER, HUMPIEST] HUMUS decomposed organic matter [n -ES] HUNCH to arch forward [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HUNKS a surly old man [n HUNKSES] HUNKY an unskilled workman, also HUNKIE, HUNKEY [n HUNKIES] / {strong=adj} [adj HUNKIER, HUNKIEST] HUNTS <hunt=v> [v] HURDS the coarse refuse of flax, also HARDS [n] HURLS <hurl=v> [v] HURLY a large twowheeled barrow [n HURLIES] HURRA to {cheer=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HURRY to move swiftly [v HURRIED, HURRYING, HURRIES] HURST a small hill [n -S] HURTS <hurt=v> [v] HUSHY {secret=adj} [adj HUSHIER, HUSHIEST] HUSKS <husk=v> [v] HUSKY an Eskimo dog [n HUSKIES] / {hoarse=adj} [adj HUSKIER, HUSKIEST] HUSOS <huso=n> [n] HUSSY a brazen girl, also HUZZY [n HUSSIES] HUTCH to store away [v -ED, -ING, -ES] HUTIA the hog-rat [n -S] HUZZA to {cheer=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] HUZZY a brazen girl, also HUSSY [n HUZZIES] HWYLS <hwyl=n> [n] HYDRA a freshwater polyp [n HYDRAS or HYDRAE] HYDRO electricity produced by water power [n -S] HYENA a wolflike mammal [n -S] HYENS <hyen=n> [n] HYING <hye=v> [v] HYKES <hyke=n> [n] HYLAS <hyla=n> [n] HYLEG the ruling planet at the hour of birth [n -S] HYLES <hyle=n> [n] HYLIC material [adj] HYMEN a vaginal membrane [n -S] HYMNS <hymn=v> [v] HYNDE a type of {deer=n} [n -S] HYOID a bone of the tongue [n -S] HYPED <hype=v> [v] HYPER one that {hypes=v} [n -S] HYPES <hype=v> [v] HYPHA a threadlike element of a fungus [n HYPHAE]

HYPHY a style of hip-hop music originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco [n HYPHIES] HYPOS <hypo=v> [v] HYRAX a small, harelike mammal, also HYRACOID [n HYRAXES or HYRACES or HYRAX] HYSON a Chinese tea [n -S] HYTHE a small port [n -S] IAMBI <iambus=n> [n] IAMBS <iamb=n> [n] IBRIK the Arabic name for a CEZVE, a small metal pot used for preparing coffee [n -S] ICERS <icer=n> [n] ICHED <ich=v> [v] ICHES <ich=v> [v] ICHOR a watery discharge from a wound [n -S] ICIER <icy=adj> [adj] ICILY in an icy manner [adv] ICING a sweet mixture for covering cakes [n -S] ICKER a head of grain [n -S] ICKLE (colloquial) little [adj ICKLER, ICKLEST] ICONS <icon=n> [n] ICTAL pertaining to ictus, also ICTIC [adj] ICTIC pertaining to ictus, also ICTAL [adj] ICTUS rhythmic stress in a poem [n -ES] IDANT a chromosome which is an agregation of ids [n -S] IDEAL a standard of perfection [n -S] IDEAS <idea=n> [n] IDEES <idee=n> [n] IDENT a short visual image displayed between television programs that works as a logo to locate the viewer to the channel [n -S] IDIOM a mode of expression peculiar to a language [n -S] IDIOT a mentally deficient person [n -S] IDLED <idle=v> [v] IDLER one who {idles=v} [n -S] IDLES <idle=v> [v] IDOLA <idolon=n> [n] IDOLS <idol=n> [n] IDYLL a description in verse of country life, also IDYL [n -S] IDYLS <idyl=n> [n] IFTAR (Arabic) a meal eaten by Muslims to break

their fast after sunset during Ramadan [n -S] IGAPO a flooded forest, also GAPO [n -S] IGGED <igg=v> [v] IGLOO an Eskimo's ice dwelling, also IGLU [n -S] IGLUS <iglu=n> [n] IHRAM the dress worn of Muslim pilgrims [n -S] IKANS <ikan=n> [n] IKATS <ikat=n> [n] IKONS <ikon=n> [n] ILEAC pertaining to the ileum, also ILEAL [adj] ILEAL pertaining to the ileum, also ILEAC [adj] ILEUM a part of the small intestine [n ILEA] ILEUS an intestinal obstruction [n -ES] ILIAC pertaining to the ilium, also ILIAL [adj] ILIAD a long poem [n -S] ILIAL pertaining to the ilium, also ILIAC [adj] ILIUM a bone of the pelvis [n ILIA] ILLER <ill=adj> [adj] ILLTH the opposite of wealth [n -S] IMAGE to form a likeness of mentally [v IMAGED, IMAGING, IMAGES] IMAGO an adult insect [n IMAGOS or IMAGOES] IMAMS <imam=n> [n] IMARI a richly decorated Japanese porcelain [n -S] IMAUM a Muslim priest, also IMAM [n -S] IMBAR to shut in [v IMBARRED, IMBARRING, IMBARS] IMBED to plant firmly, also EMBED [v IMBEDDED, IMBEDDING, IMBEDS] IMBUE to inspire with [v IMBUED, IMBUING, IMBUES] IMIDE a chemical compound, also IMID [n -S] IMIDO containing an imide [adj] IMIDS <imid=n> [n] IMINE a chemical compound [n -S] IMINO containing an imine [adj] IMMEW to confine, also EMMEW, ENMEW [v -ED, -ING, -S] IMMIT to {insert=v} [v IMMITTED, IMMITTING, IMMITS] IMMIX to mix in [v -ED, -ING, -ES] IMPED <imp=v> [v] IMPEL to drive

forward [v IMPELLED, IMPELLING, IMPELS] IMPIS <impi=n> [n] IMPLY to insinuate [v IMPLIED, IMPLYING, IMPLIES] IMPOT a punishment task given to schoolchildren [n -S] IMSHI go away, also IMSHY [interj] IMSHY go away, also IMSHI [interj] INANE empty space [n -S] / senseless [adj INANER, INANEST] INAPT unsuitable [adj] INARM to encircle with the arms [v -ED, -ING, -S] INBOX (On a computer) a folder in a mailbox in which incoming messages are stored and displayed [n -ES] INBYE toward the interior [adv] INCLE a type of broad linen tape [n -S] INCOG a disguised person [n -S] INCUR to bring upon oneself [v INCURRED, INCURRING, INCURS] INCUS a bone in the middle ear [n INCUSES or INCUDES] INCUT inserted into gaps in printing [adj] INDEW to provide with, also ENDUE, INDUE [v -ED, -ING, -S] INDEX to provide with an index [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / a type of reference guide in a book [n INDEXES or INDICES] INDIA (In international radio communication) a code word for the letter i [n -S] INDIE an independent record company [n -S] INDOL a chemical compound, also INDOLE [n -S] INDOW to bequeath, also ENDOW [v -ED, -ING, -S] INDRI a short-tailed lemur, also INDRIS [n -S] INDUE to provide with, also ENDUE, INDEW [v INDUED, INDUING, INDUES] INEPT {clumsy=adj} [adj INEPTER, INEPTEST] INERM without thorns, also INERMOUS [adj] INERT something that lacks active properties [n -S] / passive [adj

INERTER, INERTEST] INFER to {deduce=v} [v INFERRED, INFERRING, INFERS] INFIX to fix in, also ENFIX [v -ED, -ING, -ES] INFOS <info=n> [n] INFRA below [adv] INGAN Scots form of ONION [n -S] INGLE a fireplace [n -S] INGOT to shape into a convenient form for storage [v -ED, -ING, -S] INION a part of the skull [n INIONS or INIA] INKED <ink=v> [v] INKER one that {inks=v} [n -S] INKLE to give a hint [v INKLED, INKLING, INKLES] INLAY to insert or imbed [v INLAID, INLAYING, INLAYS] INLET to {insert=v} [v INLET, INLETTING, INLETS] INNED <in=v> [v] INNER the part of a target near the bull's eye [n -S] INNIT an informal contraction of isn't it, used as a tag question [interj] INORB to {encircle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] INPUT to enter data into a computer [v INPUTTED, INPUTTING, INPUTS] INRUN the approach ramp of a ski jump [n -S] INSET to {insert=v} [v INSETTED, INSETTING, INSETS] INTEL military intelligence [n -S US] INTER to {bury=v} [v INTERRED, INTERRING, INTERS] INTIL {into=prep} [prep] INTIS <inti=n> [n] INTRA within [prep] INTRO an introduction [n -S] INULA a type of plant [n -S] INURE to accustom oneself to accept unpleasant things [v INURED, INURING, INURES] INURN to put in an urn [v -ED, -ING, -S] INUST burned in [adj] INVAR an iron-nickel alloy with very little heat expansion [n -S] INWIT inward knowledge [n -S] IODIC pertaining to {iodine=n} [adj] IODID a compound of

iodine, also IODIDE, PERIODID [n -S] IODIN a nonmetallic element, also IODINE [n -S] IONIC a style of type [n -S] IOTAS <iota=n> [n] IPPON a winning point in judo [n -S] IRADE a decree of a Muslim ruler [n -S] IRATE {angry=adj} [adj IRATER, IRATEST] IRIDS <irid=n> [n] IRING <ire=v> [v] IRKED <irk=v> [v] IROKO a large African timber tree [n -S] IRONE an aromatic oil [n -S] IRONS <iron=v> [v] IRONY words used to express the opposite of that stated [n IRONIES] / like iron [adj IRONIER, IRONIEST] ISBAS <isba=n> [n] ISHES <ish=n> [n] ISLED <isle=v> [v] ISLES <isle=v> [v] ISLET a small island [n -S] ISNAE is not (no inflections, also ISNA [v] ISSEI a Japanese immigrant to the United States [n -S] ISSUE to put into circulation [v ISSUED, ISSUING, ISSUES] ISTLE a strong fibre, also IXTLE [n -S] ITCHY affected with itching [adj ITCHIER, ITCHIEST] ITEMS <item=v> [v] ITHER other [adj] IVIED covered with ivy [adj] IVIES <ivy=n> [n] IVORY a hard white substance found in elephant tusks [n IVORIES] IXIAS <ixia=n> [n] IXORA a flowering plant [n -S] IXTLE a strong fibre, also ISTLE [n -S] IZARD a type of {ibex=n} [n -S] IZARS <izar=n> [n] IZZAT public esteem [n -S] JAAPS <jaap=n> [n] JABOT a decoration on a shirt [n -S] JACAL a hut [n JACALS or JACALES] JACKS <jack=v> [v] JACKY a {sailor=n} [n JACKIES] JADED <jade=v> [v] JADES <jade=v> [v] JAFAS <jafa=n> [n] JAFFA a well-bowled ball that is likely to take a wicket [n

-S] JAGAS <jaga=v> [v] JAGER a German army marksman, also JAEGER, YAGER [n -S] JAGGS <jagg=v> [v] JAGGY jagged, roughedged [adj JAGGIER, JAGGIEST] / a jagged computer image [n JAGGIES] JAGIR a land tax, also JAGHIR, JAGHIRE [n -S] JAGRA a coarse, dark sugar, also JAGGARY, JAGGERY, JAGGHERY [n -S] JAILS <jail=v> [v] JAKES a {privy=n} [n -ES] JAKEY (Scots) a homeless alcoholic [n -S] JALAP a Mexican plant, also JALOP [n -S] JALOP a Mexican plant, also JALAP [n -S] JAMBE armor for the legs below the knees, also JAMBART, JAMBEAU, JAMBER, JAMBIER [n -S] JAMBO an African salutation [interj] JAMBS <jamb=v> [v] JAMBU the rose-apple tree, also JAMBOLAN, JAMBOOL, JAMBUL [n -S] JAMES a short crowbar [n -ES] JAMMY like jam [adj JAMMIER, JAMMIEST] JAMON designating a variety of Spanish ham [adj] JANES <jane=n> [n] JANNS <jann=n> [n] JANNY (colloquial) a janitor [n JANNIES] JANTY briskly selfassured, also JAUNTY, JANTEE, JAUNTEE [adj JANTIER, JANTIEST] / one who is selfassured [n JANTIES] JAPAN to coat with a glossy black lacquer [v JAPANNED, JAPANNING, JAPANS] JAPED <jape=v> [v] JAPER one that {japes=v} [n -S] JAPES <jape=v> [v] JARKS <jark=n> [n] JARLS <jarl=n> [n] JARPS <jarp=v> [v] JARTA a term of endearment [n -S] JARUL a tree with purple blooms, also JAROOL [n -S] JASEY a wig, also JASY, JAZY [n -S] JASPE rayon cloth with a shaded effect [n -S] JASPS <jasp=n> [n] JATOS <jato=n> [n] JAUKS <jauk=v> [v] JAUNT to go on a pleasure trip [v

-ED, -ING, -S] JAUPS <jaup=v> [v] JAVAS <java=n> [n] JAVEL a worthless fellow [n -S] JAWAN an Indian soldier [n -S] JAWED <jaw=v> [v] JAXIE the posterior, also JAXY, JACKSIE, JACKSY [n -S] JAZZY {lively=adj} [adj JAZZIER, JAZZIEST] JEANS <jean=n> [n] JEATS <jeat=n> [n] JEBEL a {mountain=n} [n -S] JEDIS <jedi=n> [n] JEELS <jeel=v> [v] JEELY to make into a jelly, also JELLY, JEELIE [v JEELIED, JEELYING, JEELIES] JEEPS <jeep=v> [v] JEERS <jeer=v> [v] JEFES <jefe=n> [n] JEFFS <jeff=v> [v] JEHAD a Muslim holy war, also JIHAD [n -S] JEHUS <jehu=n> [n] JELAB a Middle Eastern hooded cloak, also DJELLABA, GALABEA, GALABEAH, GALABIA, GALABIAH, GALABIEH, GALABIYA, GALABIYAH, GALLABEA, GALLABIA, JELLABA, JELLABAH [n -S] JELLO a dessert made from flavoured gelatine [n -S] JELLS <jell=v> [v] JELLY to make into a jelly, also JEELIE, JEELY [v JELLIED, JELLYING, JELLIES] JEMBE (Swahili) a hoe [n -S] JEMMY to force open with a short crowbar [v JEMMIED, JEMMYING, JEMMIES] / {smart=adj} [adj JEMMIER, JEMMIEST] JENNY a female {donkey=n} [n JENNIES] JERID a wooden javelin, also JEREED, JERREED, JERRID [n -S] JERKS <jerk=v> [v] JERKY dried meat [n JERKIES] / spasmodic [adj JERKIER, JERKIEST] JERRY a German soldier [n JERRIES] JESSE to fasten straps to a hawk's legs, also JESS [v JESSED, JESSING, JESSES] JESTS <jest=v> [v] JESUS a size of paper [n JESUS] JETES <jete=n> [n] JETON a piece of metal used as a counter, also JETTON [n -S] JETTY to jut out [v

JETTIED, JETTYING, JETTIES] / jet black in colour [adj JETTIER, JETTIEST] JEUNE {young=adj} [adj] JEWED <jew=v> [v] JEWEL to adorn with precious stones [v JEWELED or JEWELLED, JEWELING or JEWELLING, JEWELS] JEWIE jewfish (Australian slang) [n -S] JHALA a section of a raga (Indian music) [n -S] JIAOS <jiao=n> [n] JIBBA a long loose outer garment worn by Muslims [n -S] JIBBS <jibb=v> [v] JIBED <jibe=v> [v] JIBER one that {jibes=v} [n -S] JIBES <jibe=v> [v] JIFFS <jiff=n> [n] JIFFY a short time, also JIFF [n JIFFIES] JIGGY with the rhythm of a jig (dance) [adj JIGGIER, JIGGIEST] JIGOT a leg of mutton [n -S] JIHAD a Muslim holy war, also JEHAD [n -S] JILLS <jill=n> [n] JILTS <jilt=v> [v] JIMMY to pry open with a crowbar, also JIMMIE [v JIMMIED, JIMMYING, JIMMIES] JIMPY {neat=adj} [adj JIMPIER, JIMPIEST] JINGO a zealous patriot, also JINGOIST [n JINGOES] JINKS <jink=v> [v] JINNE (Afrikaans) an exclamation expressive of surprise, admiration, shock, etc, also JIRRE [interj] JINNI a supernatural being in Muslim mythology, also DJIN, DJINN, DJINNI, DJINNY, GENIE, JANN, JIN, JINN, JINNEE [n -S] JINNS <jinn=n> [n] JIRDS <jird=n> [n] JIRGA a council of tribal headmen in Afghanistan [n -S] JIRRE (Afrikaans) an exclamation expressive of surprise, admiration, shock, etc, also JINNE [interj] JISMS <jism=n> [n] JIVED <jive=v> [v] JIVER one that {jive=v} [n -S] JIVES <jive=v> [v] JIVEY {jazzy=adj} [adj JIVIER,

JIVIEST] JNANA knowledge acquired through meditation [n -S] JOBED <jobe=v> [v] JOBES <jobe=v> [v] JOCKO a monkey [n -S] JOCKS <jock=n> [n] JODEL to sing with rapidly fluctuating pitch, also YODEL, YODLE [v JODELLED, JODELLING, JODELS] JOEYS <joey=n> [n] JOHNS <john=n> [n] JOINS <join=v> [v] JOINT to fit together [v -ED, -ING, -S] JOIST to support with beams [v -ED, -ING, -S] JOKED <joke=v> [v] JOKER one who {jokes=v} [n -S] JOKES <joke=v> [v] JOKEY amusing, also JOKY [adj] JOKOL certainly [adv] JOLED <jol=v> [v] JOLES <jole=v> [v] JOLLS <joll=v> [v] JOLLY to {amuse=v} [v JOLLIED, JOLLYING, JOLLIES] / {cheerful=adj} [adj JOLLIER, JOLLIEST] JOLTS <jolt=v> [v] JOLTY {jerky=adj} [adj JOLTIER, JOLTIEST] JOMON (Japanese) a particular era in Japanese history. No -S [n pl.] JOMOS <jomo=n> [n] JONES {heroin=n} [n -ES] / to have a strong desire [v -ED, -ING, -ES] JONGS <jong=n> [n] JONTY a naval master-at-arms, also JANTY [n JONTIES] JOOKS <jook=v> [v] JORAM a large drinking bowl, also JORUM [n -S] JORUM a large drinking bowl, also JORAM [n -S] JOTAS <jota=n> [n] JOTTY written down quickly [adj JOTTIER, JOTTIEST] JOTUN a giant, also JOTUNN [n -S] JOUAL a dialect of Canadian French [n -S] JOUGS a punishment using an iron collar [n] JOUKS <jouk=v> [v] JOULE to bump, also JOWL [v JOULED, JOULING, JOULES] JOURS <jour=n> [n] JOUST en engage in personal combat, also JUST [v -ED, -ING, -S] JOWAR durra (Indian millet), also

JAWARI, JOWARI [n -S] JOWED <jow=v> [v] JOWLS <jowl=v> [v] JOWLY having prominent jowls [adj JOWLIER, JOWLIEST] JOYED <joy=v> [v] JUBAS <juba=n> [n] JUBES <jube=n> [n] JUCOS <juco=n> [n] JUDAS a {peephole=n} [n -ES] JUDGE to {estimate=v} [v JUDGED, JUDGING, JUDGES] JUDOS <judo=n> [n] JUGAL the cheek bone [n -S] JUGUM a pair of opposite leaves [n JUGUMS or JUGA] JUICE to extract liquid from fruit or vegetables [v JUICED, JUICING, JUICES] JUICY full of juice [adj JUICIER, JUICIEST] JUJUS <juju=n> [n] JUKED <juke=v> [v] JUKES <juke=v> [v] JUKUS <juku=n> [n] JULEP a sweet drink [n -S] JUMAR to climb using ropes and clips [v JUMARRED or JUMARED, JUMARRING or JUMARING, JUMARS] JUMBO a large {specimen=n} [n -S] JUMBY a ghost, also JUMBIE [n JUMBIES] JUMPS <jump=v> [v] JUMPY {nervous=adj} [adj JUMPIER, JUMPIEST] JUNCO a small {finch=n} [n JUNCOS or JUNCOES] JUNKS <junk=v> [v] JUNKY worthless [adj JUNKIER, JUNKIEST] JUNTA a government council [n -S] JUNTO a political faction [n -S] JUPES <jupe=n> [n] JUPON a tunic, also GIPON [n -S] JURAL pertaining to law [adj] JURAT a statement on an affidavit [n -S] JUREL a food fish [n -S] JUROR a member of a jury, also JURYMAN [n -S] JUSTS <just=v> [v] JUTES <jute=n> [n] JUTTY to {jut=v} [v JUTTIED, JUTTYING, JUTTIES] JUVES <juve=n> [n] JUVIE (slang) a juvenile detention centre [n -S] KAAMA a large South African antelope (the hartebeest) [n -S] KABAB cubes of meat

cooked on a skewer [n -S] / to skewer, also KEBAB, KABOB, KEBOB [v KABABBED, KABABBING, KABABS] KABAR a heavy pole thrown as a feat of strength [n -S] KABOB cubes of meat cooked on a skewer [n -S] / to skewer, also KEBAB, KABAB, KEBOB [v KABOBBED, KABOBBING, KABOBS] KACHA makeshift, also KACHCHA, KUCHCHA, KUTCHA [adj] KACKS <kack=n> [n] KADES <kade=n> [n] KADIS <kadi=n> [n] KAFIR a cereal grass, also KAFFIR [n -S] KAGOS <kago=n> [n] KAGUS <kagu=n> [n] KAHAL the governing body of a Jewish community [n -S] KAIAK to travel in a kayak (light canoe), also KAYAK [v -ED, -ING, -S] KAIDS <kaid=n> [n] KAIES <kaie=n> [n] KAIFS <kaif=n> [n] KAIKA (New Zealand) the South Island dialect word for KAINGA, a Maori village, also KAIK [n -S] KAIKS <kaik=n> [n] KAILS <kail=n> [n] KAIMS <kaim=n> [n] KAING <ka=v> [v] KAINS <kain=n> [n] KAKAS <kaka=n> [n] KAKIS <kaki=n> [n] KALAM a type of Muslim theology [n -S] KALES <kale=n> [n] KALIF a Muslim leader, also KALIPH [n -S] KALIS <kali=n> [n] KALPA a period of time in Hindu religion [n -S] KAMAS <kama=n> [n] KAMES <kame=n> [n] KAMIK a type of boot [n -S] KAMIS a South Asian loose tunic [n -ES] KAMME awry, also KAM [adj] KANAE grey mullet [n -S] KANAS <kana=n> [n] KANDY an Indian weight [n KANDIES] KANEH a Hebrew measure of length [n -S] KANES <kane=n> [n] KANGA a coloured cotton cloth worn as a dress, also KANGHA, KHANGA [n -S] KANGS <kang=n> [n] KANJI a system of Japanese writing characters [n -S]

KANTS <kant=v> [v] KANZU a long white garment worn in parts of Africa [n -S] KAONS <kaon=n> [n] KAPAS <kapa=n> [n] KAPHS <kaph=n> [n] KAPOK a mass of silky fibres [n -S] KAPPA a Greek letter [n -S] KAPUT ruined [adj] KARAS <kara=n> [n] KARAT a unit of quality for gold [n -S] KARKS <kark=v> [v] KARMA the force generated by a person's actions [n -S] KARNS <karn=n> [n] KAROO a dry plateau, also KARROO [n -S] KAROS <karo=n> [n] KARRI a type of Australian gum tree [n -S] KARST a limestone region [n -S] KARSY a lavatory, also KHAZI, KAZI, CARSEY, KARZY, KARSEY [n KARSIES] KARTS <kart=n> [n] KARZY a lavatory, also KHAZI, KAZI, CARSEY, KARSY, KARSEY [n KARZIES] KASHA a cooked cereal [n -S] KASME (Hinglish) I swear [interj] KATAL a derived SI unit, the unit of catalytic activity, equal to one mole per second [n -S] KATAS <kata=n> [n] KATIS <kati=n> [n] KATTI an Asian unit of weight, also CATTY, KATI [n -S] KAUGH care or trouble, also KIAUGH [n -S] KAURI a timber tree, also KAURY [n -S] KAURU the edible stem of the New Zealand cabbage tree [n -S] KAURY a timber tree, also KAURI [n KAURIES] KAVAL a kind of flute, played esp in the Balkans [n -S] KAVAS <kava=n> [n] KAWAS <kawa=n> [n] KAWAU the black shag [n -S] KAWED <kaw=v> [v] KAYAK to travel in a kayak (light canoe), also KAIAK [v -ED, -ING, -S] KAYLE a {ninepin=n} [n -S] KAYOS <kayo=v> [v] KAZIS <kazi=n> [n] KAZOO a toy musical instrument, also GAZOO, GAZOOKA [n -S]

KBARS <kbar=n> [n] KEBAB cubes of meat cooked on a skewer [n -S] / to skewer, also KABAB, KABOB, KEBOB [v KEBABBED, KEBABBING, KEBABS] KEBAR a heavy pole thrown as a trial of strength, also CABER [n -S] KEBOB cubes of meat cooked on a skewer [n -S] / to skewer, also KEBAB, KABAB, KABOB [v KEBOBBED, KEBOBBING, KEBOBS] KECKS a dry stalk, also KEX, KECKSY, KEKSYE [n -ES] KEDGE to move by means of a small anchor [v KEDGED, KEDGING, KEDGES] KEDGY brisk, also KIDGE [adj KEDGIER, KEDGIEST] KEECH a lump of fat [n -ES] KEEFS <keef=n> [n] KEEKS <keek=v> [v] KEELS <keel=v> [v] KEEMA (Hindi) in Indian cookery, minced beef [n -S] KEENO a game of chance, also KENO, QUINO [n -S] KEENS <keen=v> [v] KEEPS <keep=v> [v] KEETS <keet=n> [n] KEEVE a large tub, also KIEVE [n -S] KEFIR a drink made from fermented cow's milk, also KEPHIR [n -S] KEHUA (Maori) a ghost or spirit [n -S] KEIRS <keir=n> [n] KELEP a stinging ant [n -S] KELIM an Eastern woven rug, also KILIM, KHILIM [n -S] KELLS <kell=n> [n] KELLY a bright green colour [n KELLIES] KELPS <kelp=v> [v] KELPY a water sprite [n KELPIES] KELTS <kelt=n> [n] KELTY a glass filled to the brim, also KELTIE [n KELTIES] KEMBO to set akimbo, also KIMBO [v -ED, -ING, -S] KEMBS <kemb=v> [v] KEMPS <kemp=v> [v] KEMPT neatly kept [adj] KEMPY of hair, coarse Like kemp [adj KEMPIER, KEMPIEST] KENAF an East Indian plant [n -S] KENCH a bin for salting fish [n -ES] KENDO a Japanese sport [n -S] KENOS <keno=n> [n] KENTE brightly coloured woven cloth

of Ghana, usually with some gold thread [n -S] KENTS <kent=v> [v] KEPIS <kepi=n> [n] KERBS <kerb=v> [v] KEREL (Afrikaans) a chap or fellow [n -S] KERFS <kerf=v> [v] KERKY {stupid=adj} [adj KERKIER, KERKIEST] KERMA a term in physics relating to kinetic energy [n -S] KERNE a medieval foot soldier [n -S] KERNS <kern=v> [v] KEROS <kero=n> [n] KERRY one of an Irish breed of cattle [n KERRIES] KERVE to form by cutting, also CARVE [v KERVED, KERVING, KERVES] KESAR an emperor, also KAISER, KEASAR [n -S] KESTS <kest=v> [v] KETAS <keta=n> [n] KETCH to {catch=v} [v -ING, -ES] KETES <kete=n> [n] KETOL a chemical compound [n -S] KEVEL a belaying cleat or peg, also KEVIL [n -S] KEVIL a belaying cleat or peg, also KEVEL [n -S] KEXES <kex=n> [n] KEYED <key=v> [v] KHADI a cotton cloth, also KHADDAR [n -S] KHAFS <khaf=n> [n] KHAKI a durable cloth [n -S] KHANS <khan=n> [n] KHAPH a Hebrew letter, also KAF, KAPH, KHAF [n -S] KHATS <khat=n> [n] KHAYA an African tree [n -S] KHAZI a lavatory, also KAZI, CARSEY, KARZY, KARSY, KARSEY [n -S] KHEDA an enclosure for elephants, also KEDDAH, KHEDAH [n -S] KHETH a Hebrew letter, also HET, HETH, KHET [n -S] KHETS <khet=n> [n] KHOJA a Middle Eastern title of respect, also KHODJA [n -S] KHORS <khor=n> [n] KHOUM a monetary unit of Mauritania [n -S] KHUDS <khud=n> [n] KIAAT (Afrikaans) a tropical African leguminous tree [n -S] KIANG a Tibetan wild ass, also KYANG [n

-S] KIBBE an Eastern dish of ground lamb and crushed wheat, also KIBBEH, KIBBI [n -S] KIBBI an Eastern dish of ground lamb and crushed wheat, also KIBBE, KIBBEH [n -S] KIBEI an American of immigrant Japanese educated in Japan [n -S] KIBES <kibe=n> [n] KIBLA the direction Muslims face when praying, also KEBLAH [n -S] KICKS <kick=v> [v] KICKY exciting [adj KICKIER, KICKIEST] KIDDO used as a form of familiar address [n KIDDOS or KIDDOES] KIDDY to {pretend=v} [v KIDDIED, KIDDYING, KIDDIES] KIDEL a stake fence for catching fish, also KIDDLE [n -S] KIDGE brisk, also KEDGY [adj] KIEFS <kief=n> [n] KIERS <kier=n> [n] KIEVE a large tub, also KEEVE [n -S] KIEVS <kiev=n> [n] KIGHT a bird of prey (kite) [n -S] KIKES <kike=n> [n] KIKOI in East Africa, a striped cloth worn around the waist [n -S] KILEY a boomerang, also KYLIE [n -S] KILIM an Eastern woven rug, also KELIM, KHILIM [n -S] KILLS <kill=v> [v] KILNS <kiln=v> [v] KILOS <kilo=n> [n] KILPS <kilp=n> [n] KILTS <kilt=v> [v] KILTY one who wears a kilt (a type of skirt), also KILTIE [n KILTIES] KIMBO to set akimbo, also KEMBO [v -ED, -ING, -S] KINAS <kina=n> [n] KINDA kind of [adv] KINDS <kind=v> [v] KINDY short form of kindergarten, also KINDIE [n KINDIES] KINES <kine=n> [n] KINGS <king=v> [v] KININ a {hormone=n} [n -S] KINKS <kink=v> [v] KINKY twisted [adj KINKIER, KINKIEST] KINOS <kino=n> [n] KIORE a small brown rat native to New Zealand [n -S] KIOSK an open booth [n -S] KIPES <kipe=n> [n] KIPPA a religious skullcap worn by

Jewish males [n -S] KIPPS <kipp=n> [n] KIRBY as in kirby grip, a kind of hair grip [adj] KIRKS <kirk=v> [v] KIRNS <kirn=v> [v] KIRRI a stick, also KIERIE [n -S] KISAN a peasant of India [n -S] KISSY inclined to kiss [adj KISSIER, KISSIEST] KISTS <kist=v> [v] KITED <kite=v> [v] KITER one who {kites=v} [n -S] KITES <kite=v> [v] KITHE to make known, also KYTHE [v KITHED, KITHING, KITHES] KITHS <kith=n> [n] KITTY a kitten [n KITTIES] KITUL the jaggery palm, also KITTUL [n -S] KIVAS <kiva=n> [n] KIWIS <kiwi=n> [n] KLANG a complex musical tone [n -S] KLAPS <klap=v> [v] KLETT a lightweight climbing boot, also KLETTERSCHUH [n -S] KLICK a kilometre, also KLIK [n -S] KLIEG as in klieg light, an intense carbon-arc light used for illumination in producing films [adj] KLIKS <klik=n> [n] KLONG a canal [n -S] KLOOF a {ravine=n} [n -S] KLUGE to fix by clumsy makeshift methods, also KLUDGE [v KLUGED, KLUGING, KLUGES] KLUTZ a clumsy person [n -ES] KNACK to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNAGS <knag=n> [n] KNAPS <knap=v> [v] KNARL a knot in a tree, also KNAUR [n -S] KNARS <knar=v> [v] KNAUR a knot in a tree, also KNARL [n -S] KNAVE a dishonest man [n -S] KNAWE a cornfield weed of the chickweed family, also KNAWEL [n -S] KNEAD to massage with the hands [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNEED <knee=v> [v] KNEEL to rest on the knees [v KNELT or KNEELED, KNEELING, KNEELS] KNEES <knee=v> [v] KNELL to sound a bell [v -ED, -ING,

-S] KNELT <kneel=v> [v] KNIFE to {stab=v} [v KNIFED, KNIFING, KNIFES] KNISH dough stuffed with filling and fried [n -ES] KNITS <knit=v> [v] KNIVE to {knife=v} [v KNIVED, KNIVING, KNIVES] KNOBS <knob=n> [n] KNOCK to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNOLL a rounded hillock, also KNOWE [n -S] / to sound a bell [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNOPS <knop=n> [n] KNOSP a {knob=n} [n -S] KNOTS <knot=v> [v] KNOUT to flog with a leather whip [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNOWE a rounded hillock, also KNOLL [n -S] KNOWN a mathematical quantity whose value is given [n -S] KNOWS <know=v> [v] KNUBS <knub=n> [n] KNURL to make grooves or ridges in [v -ED, -ING, -S] KNURR a knot of wood, also KNUR, NUR, NURR [n -S] KNURS <knur=n> [n] KNUTS <knut=n> [n] KOALA a small furry Australian marsupial, also KOOLAH, COALA [n -S] KOANS <koan=n> [n] KOAPS <koap=n> [n] KOBAN an old Japanese coin, also KOBANG [n -S] KOBOS <kobo=n> [n] KOELS <koel=n> [n] KOFFS <koff=n> [n] KOFTA fried balls of meat or vegetables [n -S] KOGAL (Japanese) a teenage girl or young woman noted for her busy social life and her purchase of expensive designer clothes and accessories and the latest electronic gadgets [n -S] KOHAS <koha=n> [n] KOHEN a member of the Jewish priestly class, descended from Aaron, having certain privileges and obligations in the synagogue, also COHEN [n KOHANIM] KOHLS <kohl=n> [n] KOINE a type of {dialect=n} [n -S] KOJIS <koji=n> [n] KOKAS <koka=n> [n] KOKER a sluice gate [n -S]

KOKRA the wood of a tree used for making flutes [n -S] KOKUM an East Indian tree whose nuts yield butter [n -S] KOLAS <kola=n> [n] KOLOS <kolo=n> [n] KOMBU a type of seaweed used to flavour stock, also KONBU [n -S] KONBU a type of seaweed used to flavour stock, also KOMBU [n -S] KONDO in Uganda, a thief or armed robber [n -S] KONKS <konk=v> [v] KOOKS <kook=v> [v] KOOKY eccentric [adj KOOKIER, KOOKIEST] : KOOKILY [adv] KOORI an Australian aborigine [n -S or -ES] KOPEK a Russian coin, also KOPECK [n -S] KOPHS <koph=n> [n] KOPJE a small hill, also KOPPIE [n -S] KOPPA a Greek letter [n -S] KORAI <kore=n> [n] KORAS <kora=n> [n] KORAT a cat with a silver-blue coat [n -S] KORES <kore=n> [n] KORMA (India) a mild curry, also QORMA [n -S] KOROS <koro=n> [n] KORUN <koruna=n> [n] KORUS <koru=n> [n] KOSES <kos=n> [n] KOTCH (South Africa) to vomit , KOTCHING, KOTCHED [v -ED, -ING, -ES] KOTOS <koto=n> [n] KOTOW to grovel, also KOWTOW [v -ED, -ING, -S] KOURA a New Zealand freshwater crayfish [n -S] KRAAL to pen in a type of enclosure [v -ED, -ING, -S] KRABS <krab=n> [n] KRAFT a strong paper [n -S] KRAIT a deadly Asian snake, also KARAIT [n -S] KRANG part of the remains of a whale, also KRENG [n -S] KRANS a precipice, also KRANTZ, KRANZ [n -ES] KRANZ a precipice, also KRANTZ, KRANS [n -ES] KRAUT sauerkraut (a dish of cabbage) [n -S] KREEP a basaltic lunar rock [n -S] KRENG part of the remains of a whale, also KRANG [n -S] KREWE a private

group participating in the New Orleans Mardi Gras [n -S] KRILL a species of shrimplike creatures [n -S] KRONA a monetary unit of Sweden [n KRONOR or KRONUR] / a monetary unit of Iceland [n KRONOR or KRONUR] KRONE a former monetary unit of Austria [n KRONEN or KRONER] / a monetary unit of Denmark [n KRONEN or KRONER] KROON a former monetary unit of Estonia [n KROONS or KROONI] KRUBI a tropical plant, also KRUBUT [n -S] KRUNK a form of hiphop music originating in the southern states of the US (C20 from cr(azy) and (dr)unk), also CRUNK [n -S] KSARS <ksar=n> [n] KUDOS honour, also KUDO [n -ES] KUDUS <kudu=n> [n] KUDZU an Asian vine [n -S] KUFIS <kufi=n> [n] KUGEL a baked pudding of potatoes [n -S] KUIAS <kuia=n> [n] KUKRI a sharp, curved Gurkha knife [n -S] KUKUS <kuku=n> [n] KULAK a rich Russian peasant [n KULAKS or KULAKI] KULAN the wild ass, also KOULAN [n -S] KULAS <kula=n> [n] KULFI an Indian dessert made by freezing milk which has been concentrated by boiling away some of the water in it, and flavoured with nuts and cardamom seeds [n -S] KUMYS a beverage made from camel's milk, also KOUMIS, KOUMISS, KOUMYS, KOUMYSS, KUMISS [n -ES] KURIS <kuri=n> [n] KURRE Spenserian word for cur [n -S] KURTA a loosefitting tunic of India, also KHURTA [n -S] KURUS <kuru=n> [n] KUSSO an Ethiopian tree, also CUSSO, KOUSSO [n -S] KUTAS <kuta=n> [n] KUTCH a resin used in tanning, also CATECHU, CACHOU, CASHOO, CUTCH [n

-ES] KUTIS <kuti=n> [n] KUTUS <kutu=n> [n] KUZUS <kuzu=n> [n] KVASS a Russian bear, also KVAS [n -ES] KVELL (Yiddish) to be happy [v -ED, -ING, -S] KWELA a Zulu folkmusic [n -S] KYACK a {packsack=n} [n -S] KYAKS <kyak=n> [n] KYANG a Tibetan wild ass, also KIANG [n -S] KYARS <kyar=n> [n] KYATS <kyat=n> [n] KYBOS <kybo=n> [n] KYDST <kythe=v> [v] KYLES <kyle=n> [n] KYLIE a boomerang, also KILEY [n -S] KYLIN a mythical animal depicted on Eastern pottery [n -S] KYLIX a two-handled drinking vessel, also CYLIX [n KYLICES or KYLIKES] KYLOE one of the small long-haired Scottish cattle [n -S] KYNDE to beget, also KYND [v KYNDED, KYNDING, KYNDES] KYNDS <kynd=v> [v] KYPES <kype=n> [n] KYRIE a religious petition for mercy [n -S] KYTES <kyte=n> [n] KYTHE to make known (pr t KYDST), also KITHE [v KYTHED, KYTHING, KYDST or KYTHES] LAARI the monetary unit of the Maldives [n -S] LABDA a Greek letter [n -S] LABEL to attach a tag to [v LABELLED or LABELED, LABELLING or LABELING, LABELS] LABIA <labium=n> [n] LABIS the eucharistic spoon [n -ES] LABOR to work, also LABOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] LABRA <labrum=n> [n] LACED <lace=v> [v] LACER one that {laces=v} [n -S] LACES <lace=v> [v] LACET a kind of lacework [n -S] LACEY resembling lacework, also LACY [adj LACIER, LACIEST] LACKS <lack=v> [v] LADED <lade=v> [v] LADEN to load with cargo, also LADE [v -ED, -ING, -S] LADER one that {lades=v} [n -S]

LADES <lade=v> [v] LADLE to serve with a large type of spoon [v LADLED, LADLING, LADLES] LAERS <laer=v> [v] LAEVO turning towards the left, also LEVO [adj] LAGAN goods thrown into the sea for future recovery, also LAGEND, LIGAN [n -S] LAGER to form a defensive encampment, also LAAGER [v -ED, -ING, -S] LAHAR a flowing mass of volcanic debris [n -S] LAICH a lowland, also LAIGH [n -S] LAICS <laic=n> [n] LAIDS <laid=v> [v] LAIGH a {lowland=n} [n -S] / sunken, also LAICH [adj LAIGHER, LAIGHEST] LAIKA a small dog [n -S] LAIKS <laik=v> [v] LAIRD the owner of a landed estate [n -S] LAIRS <lair=v> [v] LAIRY {flashy=adj} [adj LAIRIER, LAIRIEST] LAITH {loath=adj} [adj] LAITY the nonclerical membership of a religious faith [n LAITIES] LAKED subjected to the process of laking [adj] LAKER a lake fish [n -S] LAKES <lake=n> [n] LAKHS <lakh=n> [n] LAKIN a small lady, also LADYKIN [n -S] LAKSA (Malay) rice noodles served in curry or hot soup [n -S] LALDY vigorous action, also LALDIE [n LALDIES] LALLS <lall=v> [v] LAMAS <lama=n> [n] LAMBS <lamb=v> [v] LAMBY resembling a lamb [adj LAMBIER, LAMBIEST] LAMED a Hebrew letter, also LAMEDH [n -S] LAMER <lame=adj> [adj] LAMES <lame=v> [v] LAMIA a female {demon=n} [n LAMIAS or LAMIAE] LAMMY a thin jumper or coat, also LAMMIE [n LAMMIES] LAMPS <lamp=v> [v] LANAI a {veranda=n} [n -S] LANAS <lana=n> [n] LANCE to pierce with a spearlike weapon [v LANCED, LANCING,

LANCES] LANCH to {hurl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LANDE a sandy tract in France [n -S] LANDS <land=v> [v] LANES <lane=n> [n] LANKS <lank=v> [v] LANKY tall and thin [adj LANKIER, LANKIEST] LANTS <lant=n> [n] LAPEL an extension of the collar of a garment, also LAPPEL [n -S] LAPIN a rabbit [n -S] LAPIS a semiprecious stone [n LAPISES or LAPIDES] LAPJE a rag [n -S] LAPSE to pass into disuse [v LAPSED, LAPSING, LAPSES] LARCH a coniferous tree [n -ES] LARDS <lard=v> [v] LARDY like lard [adj LARDIER, LARDIEST] LAREE a monetary unit of Maldives, also LARI [n -S] LARES <lare=n> [n] LARGE generosity [n -S] / great in size [adj LARGER, LARGEST] LARGO a slow musical movement [n -S] LARIS <lari=n> [n] LARKS <lark=v> [v] LARKY {playful=adj} [adj LARKIER, LARKIEST] LARNS <larn=v> [v] LARUM an alarm [n -S] LARVA an animal in an immature but active state [n LARVAS or LARVAE] LASED <lase=v> [v] LASER a device that amplifies light waves [n -S] LASES <lase=v> [v] LASSI a cold drink of yoghurt or buttermilk [n -S] LASSO to catch with a long rope with a running noose, also LARIAT, LAZO [v -ED, -ING, -S or -ES] LASSU the slow movement of a Hungarian dance [n -S] LASTS <last=v> [v] LATAH a psychological condition, observed esp. in Malaysian cultures, in which an individual, after experiencing a shock, becomes anxious and suggestible, often imitating the actions of another person [n -S] LATCH to close a gate with a catch [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

LATED belated [adj] LATEN to become {late=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] LATER <late=adj> [adj] LATEX the milky juice of rubber trees [n LATEXES or LATICES] LATHE to shape or cut on a type of machine [v LATHED, LATHING, LATHES] LATHI an Indian stick or bamboo and iron [n -S] LATHS <lath=v> [v] LATHY long and slender [adj LATHIER, LATHIEST] LATKE a potato pancake [n -S] LATTE a white coffee [n -S] LAUAN a Philippine timber [n -S] LAUCH to {laugh=v} [v LEUCH or LEUGH, LEUCHEN or LEUGHEN, LAUCHING, LAUCHS] LAUDS <laud=v> [v] LAUFS <lauf=n> [n] LAUGH to express mirth by explosive inarticulate sounds [v -ED, -ING, -S] LAUND a {glade=n} [n -S] LAURA a type of monastery [n LAURAS or LAURAE] LAVAS <lava=n> [n] LAVED <lave=v> [v] LAVER a vessel used for ancient Hebrew ceremonial washing [n -S] LAVES <lave=v> [v] LAVRA a group of recluse's cells [n -S] LAVVY (Coll.) lavatory [n LAVVIES] LAWED <law=v> [v] LAWER <law=adj> [adj] LAWIN a bill of reckoning [n -S] LAWKS expressing surprise [interj] LAWNS <lawn=n> [n] LAWNY covered with lawn [adj LAWNIER, LAWNIEST] LAXER <lax=adj> [adj] LAXES <lax=n> [n] LAXLY in a lax manner [adv] LAYED <lay=v> [v] LAYER to form a single thickness [v -ED, -ING, -S] LAYIN a basketball score made by dropping the ball into the basket [n -S] LAYUP a shot in basketball [n -S] LAZAR a beggar afflicted with a loathsome disease [n -S] LAZED <laze=v> [v]

LAZES <laze=v> [v] LAZOS <lazo=v> [v] LAZZI <lazzo=n> [n] LAZZO a comic dialogue [n LAZZI] LEACH to allow a liquid to percolate [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LEADS <lead=v> [v] LEADY resembling lead [adj LEADIER, LEADIEST] LEAFS <leaf=v> [v] LEAFY abounding in leaves [adj LEAFIER, LEAFIEST] LEAKS <leak=v> [v] LEAKY inclined to leak [adj LEAKIER, LEAKIEST] LEAMS <leam=v> [v] LEANS <lean=v> [v] LEANT <lean=v> [v] LEANY {lean=adj} [adj] LEAPS <leap=v> [v] LEAPT <leap=v> [v] LEARE to {teach=v} [v LEARED, LEARING, LEARES] LEARN to be informed [v LEARNED, LEARNT, LEARNING, LEARNS] LEARS <lear=n> [n] LEARY suspicious [adj LEARIER, LEARIEST] LEASE to contract the loan of premises for rent [v LEASED, LEASING, LEASES] LEASH to hold by a lead or thong [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LEAST the smallest in size of degree [n -S] LEATS <leat=n> [n] LEAVE to {depart=v} [v LEAVED, LEAVING, LEAVES] LEAVY {leafy=adj} [adj LEAVIER, LEAVIEST] LEAZE a pasture [n -S] LEBEN a type of liquid food [n -S] LECCY (colloquial) electricity [n LECCIES] LEDGE a narrow, shelflike projection [n -S] LEDGY abounding in {ledges=n} [adj LEDGIER, LEDGIEST] LEDUM a plant of the Labrador tea genus [n -S] LEEAR a {liar=n} [n -S] LEECH to cling to and drain [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LEEKS <leek=n> [n] LEEPS <leep=v> [v] LEERS <leer=v> [v] LEERY suspicious [adj LEERIER, LEERIEST] LEESE to {lose=v} [v LORE, LORN, LEESING, LEESES] LEETS <leet=n> [n] LEEZE as in leeze

me, Scots for lief is me, an expression of affection [adj] LEFTE <lift=v> [v] LEFTS <left=n> [n] LEFTY a left-handed person [n LEFTIES] LEGAL an authorized investment made by investors [n -S] LEGER fishing bail made to lie on the bottom [n -S] LEGES <lex=n> [n] LEGGE the dregs of the people [n -S] LEGGY having long legs [adj LEGGIER, LEGGIEST] LEGIT a legitimate drama [n -S] LEHRS <lehr=n> [n] LEHUA a tropical tree [n -S] LEIRS <leir=v> [v] LEISH {supple=adj} [adj LEISHER, LEISHEST] LEMAN a {lover=n} [n -S] LEMED <leme=v> [v] LEMEL the dust and filings of metal, also LIMAIL [n -S] LEMES <leme=v> [v] LEMMA a type of proposition in logic [n LEMMAS or LEMMATA] LEMON to flavour with the juice of a citrus fruit [v -ED, -ING, -S] LEMUR an arboreal mammal related to monkeys [n -S] LENDS <lend=v> [v] LENES <lenis=n> [n] LENGS <leng=v> [v] LENIS a speech sound requiring little effort or breath [n LENES] LENOS <leno=n> [n] LENSE a lens, transparent material used to change convergence of light ray [n -S] LENTI <lento=n> [n] LENTO a slow musical movement [n LENTOS or LENTI] LEONE a monetary unit of Sierra Leone [n -S] LEPER one affected with leprosy [n -S] LEPID {pleasant=adj} [adj] LEPRA a chronic disease with skin lesions and deformities, also LEPROSY [n -S] LEPTA <lepton=n> [n] LERED <lere=v> [v] LERES <lere=v> [v] LERPS <lerp=n> [n] LESBO a {lesbian=n} [n -S] LESES <les=n> [n] LESTS <lest=v> [v] LETCH to engage in lechery, also LECH [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

LETHE forgetfulness [n -S] LETUP an easing off [n -S] LEUCH <lauch=v> [v] LEUCO as in leuco base, a colourless compound formed by reducing a dye [adj] LEUDS <leud=n> [n] LEUGH <lauch=v> [v] LEVEE to provide with an embankment [v LEVEED, LEVEEING, LEVEES] LEVEL to make {even=adj} [v LEVELED or LEVELLED, LEVELLING or LEVELING, LEVELS] LEVER to prise open [v -ED, -ING, -S] LEVES <leve=n> [n] LEVIN lightning [n -S] LEVIS denim trousers [n] LEWIS a hoisting device, also LEWISSON [n -ES] LEXES <lex=n> [n] LEXIS the total stock of words in a language [n -ES] LEZES <lez=n> [n] LEZZA a lesbian, also LEZ, LEZZ, LEZZIE, LEZZY [n -S] LEZZY a lesbian, also LEZ, LEZZ, LEZZA, LEZZIE [n LEZZIES] LIANA a tropical vine, also LIANE [n -S] LIANE a tropical vine, also LIANA [n -S] LIANG a Chinese unit of weight [n -S] LIARD a former silver coin of France [n -S] LIARS <liar=n> [n] LIART {grey=adj} [adj] LIBEL to make a defamatory statement about [v LIBELED or LIBELLED, LIBELLING, LIBELS] LIBER a book of public records [n LIBERS or LIBRI] LIBRA an ancient Roman unit of weight [n LIBRAS or LIBRAE] LIBRI <liber=n> [n] LICHI the edible fruit of a Chinese tree, also LITCHI, LICHEE, LYCHEE [n -S] LICHT to {light=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / not heavy [adj LICHTER, LICHTEST] LICIT {lawful=adj} [adj] LICKS <lick=v> [v] LIDAR an electronic locating device [n -S] LIDOS <lido=n> [n] LIEFS <lief=n> [n] LIEGE a feudal lord

[n -S] LIENS <lien=n> [n] LIERS <lier=n> [n] LIEUS <lieu=n> [n] LIEVE a {beloved=n} [n -S] LIFER a prisoner serving a life sentence [n -S] LIFES <life=n> [n] LIFTS <lift=v> [v] LIGAN goods thrown into the sea for future recovery, also LAGAN, LAGEND [n -S] LIGER the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger [n -S] LIGGE to lie (in position) [v LIGGED, LIGGING, LIGGES] LIGHT to illuminate [v -ED, -ING, -S] / having little weight [adj LIGHTER, LIGHTEST] LIGNE a measure of watch movements [n -S] LIKED <like=v> [v] LIKEN to {compare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] LIKER one who likes more LIKE [n -S] LIKES <like=v> [v] LIKIN an old Chinese transit duty [n -S] LILAC a flowering shrub, also LAYLOCK [n -S] LILLS <lill=v> [v] LILOS <lilo=n> [n] LILTS <lilt=v> [v] LIMAN a {lagoon=n} [n -S] LIMAS <lima=n> [n] LIMAX a slug [n LIMACES] LIMBA an African tree [n -S] LIMBI <limbus=n> [n] LIMBO a condition of neglect or oblivion [n -S] LIMBS <limb=v> [v] LIMBY having many large branches [adj LIMBIER, LIMBIEST] LIMED <lime=v> [v] LIMEN a sensory threshold [n LIMENS or LIMINA] LIMES a fortified boundary [n LIMITES] LIMEY a British sailor [n -S] LIMIT to {restrict=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] LIMMA a pause of one mora [n -S] LIMNS <limn=v> [v] LIMOS <limo=n> [n] LIMPA rye bread made with molasses [n -S] LIMPS <limp=v> [v] LINAC a linear accelerator [n -S] LINCH a boundary, also LINCHET [n -ES] LINDS <lind=n> [n] LINDY a lively dance [n LINDIES] LINED <line=v> [v] LINEN a fabric woven

from the fibres of flax [n -S] LINER a commercial ship or aeroplane [n -S] LINES <line=v> [v] LINEY resembling a line, also LINY [adj LINIER, LINIEST] LINGA a Hindu phallic symbol, also LINGAM [n -S] LINGO the jargon of a profession or class [n LINGOES] LINGS <ling=n> [n] LINGY covered with heaths [adj LINGIER, LINGIEST] LININ a substance in the nucleus of a cell [n -S] LINKS <link=v> [v] LINKY full of interlocking rings [adj LINKIER, LINKIEST] LINNS <linn=n> [n] LINNY a shed, also LINHAY, LINNEY [n LINNIES] LINOS <lino=n> [n] LINTS <lint=n> [n] LINTY covered with lint [adj LINTIER, LINTIEST] LINUM a plant of the flax family [n -S] LINUX a nonproprietary computer operating system for personal computers [n -ES] LIONS <lion=n> [n] LIPAS <lipa=n> [n] LIPID any of a class of fatty substances, also LIPIDE, LIPIN, LIPOID [n -S] LIPIN any of a class of fatty substances, also LIPID, LIPIDE, LIPOID [n -S] LIPOS <lipo=n> [n] LIPPY {impudent=adj} [adj LIPPIER, LIPPIEST] LIRAS <lira=n> [n] LIRKS <lirk=v> [v] LIROT <lira=n> [n] LISKS <lisk=n> [n] LISLE a fine, tightly twisted cotton thread [n -S] LISPS <lisp=v> [v] LISTS <list=v> [v] LITAI <litas=n> [n] LITAS a former monetary unit of Lithuania, also LIT [n LITAI or LITU] LITED <lite=v> [v] LITER a unit of capacity, also LITRE [n -S] LITES <lite=v> [v] LITHE to {listen=v} [v LITHED, LITHING, LITHES] / {supple=adj} [adj LITHER, LITHEST] LITHO to make prints by lithography [v -ED, -ING, -S] LITHS <lith=n> [n] LITRE a unit of

capacity, also LITER [n -S] LIVED <live=v> [v] LIVEN to make {lively=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] LIVER a secreting organ [n -S] / to thicken or gel [v -ED, -ING, -S] LIVES <live=v> [v] LIVID of bluish leaden colour [adj LIVIDER, LIVIDEST] LIVOR lividness of colour [n -S] LIVRE a former monetary unit of France [n -S] LLAMA a ruminant mammal [n -S] LLANO an open, grassy plain [n -S] LOACH a freshwater fish [n -ES] LOADS <load=v> [v] LOAFS <loaf=v> [v] LOAMS <loam=v> [v] LOAMY resembling loam [adj LOAMIER, LOAMIEST] LOANS <loan=v> [v] LOAST <lose=v> [v] LOATH unwilling, also LOTH [adj LOATHER, LOATHEST] LOAVE to form a head as in a cabbage [v LOAVED, LOAVING, LOAVES] LOBAR pertaining to a {lobe=n} [adj] LOBBY to canvass for support [v LOBBIED, LOBBYING, LOBBIES] LOBED having a lobe [adj] LOBES <lobe=n> [n] LOBOS <lobo=n> [n] LOBUS a small {lobe=n} [n LOBI] LOCAL a person belonging to a particular place [n -S] LOCHS <loch=n> [n] LOCKS <lock=v> [v] LOCOS <loco=v> [v] LOCUM a temporary substitute [n -S] LOCUS a place [n LOCA or LOCI] LODEN a thick, woollen fabric [n -S] LODES <lode=n> [n] LODGE to provide temporary accommodation [v LODGED, LODGING, LODGES] LOESS a soil deposit [n -ES] LOFTS <loft=v> [v] LOFTY very high [adj LOFTIER, LOFTIEST] LOGAN a rockingstone [n -S] LOGES <loge=n> [n] LOGGY sluggish, also LOGY [adj LOGGIER, LOGGIEST] LOGIA <logion=n> [n] LOGIC the science of reasoning correctly [n -S]

LOGIE the space in front of a kiln fire [n -S] LOGIN to access a computer system by name and password (no inflections), also LOGON [v -S] LOGOI <logos=n> [n] LOGON to access a computer system by name and password (no inflections), also LOGIN [v -S] LOGOS the rational principle that governs the universe in Greek philosophy [n LOGOI] LOHAN (Sanskrit) a Buddhist who has attained nirvana, also ARHAT [n -S] LOIDS <loid=v> [v] LOINS <loin=n> [n] LOIPE a track for cross-country skiing [n LOIPEN] LOIRS <loir=n> [n] LOKES <loke=n> [n] LOLLS <loll=v> [v] LOLLY a {lollipop=n} [n LOLLIES] LOLOG the logarithm of a logarithm, also LOGLOG [n -S] LOMAS <loma=n> [n] LOMED <lome=v> [v] LOMES <lome=v> [v] LONER one who avoids others [n -S] LONGA a long (music) [n -S] LONGE to guide a horse by means of a long rope [v LONGED, LONGEING, LONGES] LONGS <long=v> [v] LOOBY a large, awkward person [n LOOBIES] / clumsy or stupid [adj LOOBIER, LOOBIEST] LOOED <loo=v> [v] LOOEY a lieutenant of the armed forces, also LOOIE, LOUIE [n -S] LOOFA a tropical vine, also LOOFAH, LUFFA [n -S] LOOFS <loof=n> [n] LOOIE a lieutenant of the armed forces, also LOOEY, LOUIE [n -S] LOOKS <look=v> [v] LOOMS <loom=v> [v] LOONS <loon=n> [n] LOONY a crazy person, also LOONEY, LOONIE, LUNY [n LOONIES] / {crazy=adj} [adj LOONIER, LOONIEST] LOOPS <loop=v> [v] LOOPY full of loops [adj LOOPIER, LOOPIEST] LOORD a lout [n -S] LOOSE to set free [v LOOSED, LOSEN or LOOSED, LOOSING, LOOSES] / {slack=adj} [adj LOOSER, LOOSEST]

LOOTS <loot=v> [v] LOPED <lope=v> [v] LOPER one that {lopes=v} [n -S] LOPES <lope=v> [v] LOPPY hanging limply [adj LOPPIER, LOPPIEST] / a ranch handyman [n LOPPIES] LORAL pertaining to the head between the eye and the bill, also LOREAL [adj] LORAN a type of navigational system [n -S] LORDS <lord=v> [v] LORDY in the manner of a lord [adj] LOREL a scamp, also LORRELL, LOZELL [n -S] LORES <lore=n> [n] LORIC a leather corslet [n -S] LORIS an Asian lemur [n -ES] LORRY a vehicle used for transportation [n LORRIES] LOSED <lose=v> [v] LOSEL a worthless person [n -S] LOSEN <loose=v> [v] LOSER one who loses [n -S] LOSES <los=n> [n] LOSSY dissipating energy [adj LOSSIER, LOSSIEST] LOTAH a small water vessel used in India, also LOTA [n -S] LOTAS <lota=n> [n] LOTES <lote=n> [n] LOTIC pertaining to moving water [adj] LOTOS an aquatic plant, also LOTUS [n -ES] LOTTE a {monkfish=n} [n -S] LOTTO a game of chance [n -S] LOTUS an aquatic plant, also LOTOS [n -ES] LOUED <lou=v> [v] LOUGH a {lake=n} [n -S] LOUIE a lieutenant of the armed forces, also LOOIE, LOOEY [n -S] LOUIS a former gold coin of France [n LOUIS] LOUMA a weekly market in rural areas of developing countries [n -S] LOUND to calm, also LOUN [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOUNS <loun=v> [v] LOUPE a small magnifying glass [n -S] LOUPS <loup=v> [v] LOURE an old slow dance [n -S] LOURS <lour=v> [v] LOURY {sullen=adj} [adj LOURIER, LOURIEST]

LOUSE to spoil or bungle [v LOUSED, LOUSING, LOUSES] / a parasitic insect [n LOUSES or LICE] LOUSY infested with lice [adj LOUSIER, LOUSIEST] LOUTS <lout=v> [v] LOVAT a greyish or bluish-green colour in tweed [n -S] LOVED <love=v> [v] LOVER someone who loves [n -S] LOVES <love=v> [v] LOVEY a term of endearment [n -S] LOWAN an Australian mound-bird [n -S] LOWED <low=v> [v] LOWER to appear dark and threatening [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOWES <lowe=v> [v] LOWLY in a low position of rank [adj LOWLIER, LOWLIEST] LOWND to {calm=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] LOWNE a simpleton [n -S] LOWNS <lown=v> [v] LOWPS <lowp=v> [v] LOWRY a small parrot, also LORY, LOWRIE [n LOWRIES] LOWSE to {loose=v} [v LOWSIT or LOWSED, LOWSING, LOWSES] / {loose=adj} [adj LOWSER, LOWSEST] LOWTS <lowt=v> [v] LOXED <lox=v> [v] LOXES <lox=v> [v] LOYAL faithful [adj LOYALER, LOYALEST, LOYALLER, LOYALLEST] LOZEN a window-pane [n -S] LUACH (Judaism) an inscribed tablet of Commandments, pl LUCHOT or LUCHOTH [n LUCHOT or LUCHOTH] LUAUS <luau=n> [n] LUBED <lube=v> [v] LUBES <lube=n> [n] LUBRA an Aboriginal woman [n -S] LUCES <luce=n> [n] LUCID easily understood [adj LUCIDER, LUCIDEST] LUCKS <luck=v> [v] LUCKY having good fortune [adj LUCKIER, LUCKIEST] LUCRE monetary gain [n -S] LUDES <lude=n> [n] LUDIC aimlessly playful [adj] LUDOS <ludo=n> [n] LUFFA a tropical vine, also LOOFAH, LOOFA [n -S] LUFFS <luff=v> [v] LUGED <luge=v> [v] LUGER one that {luges=v} [n -S] LUGES <luge=v> [v] LULLS <lull=v> [v] LULUS <lulu=n> [n] LUMAS <luma=n> [n]

LUMEN the inner passage of a tubular organ [n LUMENS or LUMINA] LUMME expressing concern [interj] LUMMY excellent [adj LUMMIER, LUMMIEST] LUMPS <lump=v> [v] LUMPY full of lumps [adj LUMPIER, LUMPIEST] LUNAR the distance of the moon used for navigation [n -S] LUNAS <luna=n> [n] LUNCH to eat a midday meal [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LUNES <lune=n> [n] LUNET a crescentshaped object, also LUNETTE [n -S] LUNGE to make a sudden plunge forward [v LUNGED, LUNGEING or LUNGING, LUNGES] LUNGI a loincloth worn by men in India, also LUNGEE, LUNGYI [n -S] LUNGS <lung=n> [n] LUNKS <lunk=n> [n] LUNTS <lunt=v> [v] LUPIN a flowering plant, also LUPINE [n -S] LUPUS a skin disease [n -ES] LURCH to roll or pitch suddenly [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LURED <lure=v> [v] LURER one who {lures=v} [n -S] LURES <lure=v> [v] LUREX thin glittery thread [n -ES] LURGI a fictitious disease, also LURGY [n -S] LURGY a fictitious disease, also LURGI [n LURGIES] LURID {ghastly=adj} [adj LURIDER, LURIDEST] LURKS <lurk=v> [v] LURRY any garbled formula [n LURRIES] LURVE love as depicted soppily in films and music [n -S] LUSER a user of a computer system as perceived by a technical support group [n -S] LUSHY {tipsy=adj} [adj LUSHIER, LUSHIEST] LUSKS <lusk=v> [v] LUSTS <lust=v> [v] LUSTY full of vigour [adj LUSTIER, LUSTIEST] LUSUS an abnormality [n -ES] LUTEA <luteum=n> [n] LUTED <lute=v> [v] LUTER a player of the lute [n -S] LUTES <lute=v> [v] LUVVY an

entertainer, especially a camp one, also LUVVIE [n LUVVIES] LUXES <luxe=n> [n] LWEIS <lwei=n> [n] LYAMS <lyam=n> [n] LYARD streaked with gray, also LYART [adj] LYART streaked with gray, also LYARD [adj] LYASE an {enzyme=n} [n -S] LYCEA <lyceum=n> [n] LYCEE a French secondary school [n -S] LYCRA a type of synthetic elastic fabric [n -S] LYING the act of telling lies [n -S] LYMES <lyme=n> [n] LYMPH a body fluid containing white blood cells [n -S] LYNCH to judge and put to death without legal sanction [v -ED, -ING, -ES] LYNES <lyne=n> [n] LYRES <lyre=n> [n] LYRIC a lyrical poem [n -S] LYSED <lyse=v> [v] LYSES <lyse=v> [v] LYSIN a substance capable of disintegrating bacteria [n -S] LYSIS the disintegration of cells by lysins [n LYSES] LYSOL a poisonous disinfectant [n -S] LYSSA {rabies=n} [n -S] LYTED <lyte=v> [v] LYTES <lyte=v> [v] LYTHE a common fish of the cod family [n -S] LYTIC pertaining to {lysis=n} [adj] LYTTA a fibrous band in the tongue of certain carnivorous mammals [n LYTTAS or LYTTAE] MAAED <maa=v> [v] MAARE <maar=n> [n] MAARS <maar=n> [n] MABES <mabe=n> [n] MACAW a large parrot [n -S] MACED <mace=v> [v] MACER an official who carries a ceremonial staff [n -S] MACES <mace=v> [v] MACHE a European herb [n -S] MACHI (Hinglish) as in machi chips, fish and chips [adj] MACHO one who exhibits machismo [n -S] MACHS <mach=n> [n] MACKS <mack=n> [n] MACLE a dark spot in a crystal [n -S]

MACON a red or white French wine [n -S] MACRO a type of computer instruction [n -S] MADAM to address as madam [v -ED, -ING, -S] MADGE a lead hammer [n -S] MADID {wet=adj} [adj] MADLY in a mad manner [adv] MADRE mother [n -S] MAERL (A mass of) calcified red seaweed [n -S] MAFIA a secret criminal organization, also MAFFIA [n -S] MAFIC a term for minerals rich in magnesium and iron [n -S] MAGES <mage=n> [n] MAGGS <magg=v> [v] MAGIC to work spells [v MAGICKED, MAGICKING, MAGICS] MAGMA the molten matter from which igneous rock is formed [n MAGMAS or MAGMATA] MAGOT a tailless ape [n -S] MAGUS a magician, also MAGIAN [n MAGI] MAHOE a small, bushy white-barked tree of New Zealand, also HINAHINA [n -S] MAHUA a kind of butter-tree, also MAHWA [n -S] MAHWA a kind of butter-tree, also MAHUA [n -S] MAIDS <maid=v> [v] MAIKO an apprentice geisha [n -S] MAIKS <maik=n> [n] MAILE a Pacific island vine [n -S] MAILL a {payment=n} [n -S] MAILS <mail=v> [v] MAIMS <maim=v> [v] MAINS <main=v> [v] MAIRE major [n -S] MAIRS <mair=n> [n] MAISE a measure of five `hundreds' of herrings [n -S] MAIST {most=n} [n -S] MAIZE an American cereal grass [n -S] MAJOR to pursue a specific principal course of study [v -ED, -ING, -S] MAKAR a {poet=n} [n -S] MAKER one who {makes=v} [n -S] MAKES <make=v> [v] MAKIS <maki=n> [n] MAKOS <mako=n> [n] MALAM a Muslim scholar, used as title, also MALLAM [n -S] MALAR the cheekbone

[n -S] MALAS <mala=n> [n] MALAX to soften by kneading, also MALAXATE [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MALES <male=n> [n] MALIC pertaining to {apples=n} [adj] MALIK the head of a village, also MELIK [n -S] MALIS <mali=n> [n] MALLS <mall=v> [v] MALMS <malm=n> [n] MALMY resembling {malm=n} [adj MALMIER, MALMIEST] MALTS <malt=v> [v] MALTY resembling malt [adj MALTIER, MALTIEST] MALVA a plant of the marrow genus [n -S] MALWA (Rutooro) a Ugandan drink brewed from millet [n -S] MAMAS <mama=n> [n] MAMBA a venomous snake [n -S] MAMBO to perform a ballroom dance [v MAMBOED, MAMBOING, MAMBOES or MAMBOS] MAMEE a fruit of the West Indies [n -S] MAMEY a tropical tree, also MAMIE, MAMMEE, MAMMEY [n MAMEYS or MAMEYES] MAMIE a tropical tree, also MAMEY, MAMMEE, MAMMEY [n -S] MAMMA mother, also MAMA [n MAMMAS or MAMMAE] MAMMY mother, also MAMMIE [n MAMMIES] MANAS <mana=n> [n] MANAT a standard monetary unit of Azerbaijan, containing 100 GOPIK [n -S] MANDI (Hindi) a big market [n -S] MANED having a mane [adj] MANEH a Greek weight [n -S] MANES <mane=n> [n] MANET a stage direction [n MANENT] MANGA an adult comic book [n -S] MANGE a skin disease of domestic animals [n -S] MANGO an edible fruit [n MANGOS or MANGOES] MANGS <mang=v> [v] MANGY affected with mange, also MANGEY [adj MANGIER, MANGIEST] MANIA an excessive or unreasonable desire; a craze [n -S] MANIC one who is affected with mania [n -S] MANIS <mani=n> [n] MANKY {filthy=adj}

[adj MANKIER, MANKIEST] MANLY having the qualities of a man [adj MANLIER, MANLIEST] MANNA anything seemingly miraculously provided [n -S] MANOR the land belonging to a nobleman [n -S] MANOS <mano=n> [n] MANSE a clergyman's house [n -S] MANTA a cotton fabric [n -S] MANTO a 17c loose ladies gown, also MANTUA [n MANTOS or MANTOES] MANTY a ladies outer garment worn in the 17c [n MANTIES] MANUL a Central Asian wild cat [n -S] MANUS the end of the forelimb in vertebrates [n MANUS] MAPAU a small New Zealand tree with reddish bark [n -S] MAPLE a hardwood tree [n -S] MAQUI a thick underbrush, also MAQUIS [n -S] MARAE a Maori meeting-place [n -S] MARAH bitterness [n -S] MARAS <mara=n> [n] MARCH to walk in a military manner [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MARCS <marc=n> [n] MARDY to behave like a spoilt child [v MARDIED, MARDYING, MARDIES] / {petulant=adj} [adj MARDIER, MARDIEST] MARES <mare=n> [n] MARGE a margin [n -S] MARGS <marg=n> [n] MARIA <mare=n> [n] MARID a powerful jinn [n -S] MARKA the standard unit of currency in Bosnia-Herzegovina [n -S] MARKS <mark=v> [v] MARLE to wonder at [v MARLED, MARLING, MARLES] MARLS <marl=v> [v] MARLY abounding with marl [adj MARLIER, MARLIEST] MARMS <marm=n> [n] MARON a freshwater crustacean [n -S] MAROR a dish of bitter herbs [n -S] MARRI (Aborig.) a eucalyptus of West Australia, with coloured flowers [n -S] MARRY to enter into marriage [v MARRIED,

MARRYING, MARRIES] MARSE master [n -S] MARSH a tract of low, wet land, also MARISH [n -ES] MARTS <mart=v> [v] MARVY marvellous [adj MARVIER, MARVIEST] MASAS <masa=n> [n] MASED <mase=v> [v] MASER a device for amplifying electrical impulses [n -S] MASES <mase=v> [v] MASHY of the nature of a mash [adj MASHIER, MASHIEST] MASKS <mask=v> [v] MASON to build with stone or brick [v -ED, -ING, -S] MASSA master [n -S] MASSE a type of shot in billiards [n -S] MASSY {massive=adj} [adj MASSIER, MASSIEST] MASTS <mast=v> [v] MASTY of the nature of masts [adj MASTIER, MASTIEST] MASUS <masu=n> [n] MATAI (Maori) a coniferous evergreen tree of New Zealand, aka black pine [n -S] MATCH to be equal to [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MATED <mate=v> [v] MATER mother [n MATERS or MATRES] MATES <mate=v> [v] MATEY a friend [n -S] MATHS <math=n> [n] MATIN a morning bird song, also MATTIN [n -S] MATLO a seaman, also MATLOW [n -S] MATTE to produce a dull finish on, also MATT [v MATTED, MATTING, MATTES] MATTS <matt=v> [v] MATZA an unleavened bread, also MATZO, MATSAH, MATZAH, MATZOH [n -S] MATZO an unleavened bread, also MATSAH, MATZA, MATZAH, MATZOH [n MATZOS or MATZOT or MATZOTH] MAUBY a frothy beverage, also MOBBIE, MOBBY [n MAUBIES] MAUDS <maud=n> [n] MAULS <maul=v> [v] MAUND to {beg=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MAURI (Maori) the soul [n -S] MAUTS <maut=n> [n] MAUVE a purple colour [n -S] / coloured mauve [adj MAUVER, MAUVEST] MAVEN an expert, also MAVIN, MAYVIN [n -S] MAVIE a songbird,

also MAVIS [n -S] MAVIN an expert, also MAVEN, MAYVIN [n -S] MAVIS a songbird, also MAVIE [n -ES] MAWED <maw=v> [v] MAWKS <mawk=n> [n] MAWKY {maggoty=adj} [adj MAWKIER, MAWKIEST] MAWRS <mawr=n> [n] MAXED <max=v> [v] MAXES <max=n> [n] MAXIM a pithy saying; a proverb [n -S] MAXIS <maxi=n> [n] MAYAN pertaining to {maya=n} [adj] MAYAS <maya=n> [n] MAYBE an uncertainty [n -S] MAYED <may=v> [v] MAYOR the chief magistrate of a city [n -S] MAYOS <mayo=n> [n] MAYST <may=v> [v] MAZED <maze=v> [v] MAZER a large drinking bowl [n -S] MAZES <maze=v> [v] MAZEY {dizzy=adj} [adj MAZIER, MAZIEST] MAZUT a petroleum residue, also MAZOUT [n -S] MBIRA an African musical instrument [n -S] MEADS <mead=n> [n] MEALS <meal=v> [v] MEALY covered with meal [adj MEALIER, MEALIEST] MEANE to {lament=v} [v MEANED, MEANING, MEANES] MEANS <mean=v> [v] MEANT <mean=v> [v] MEANY a nasty person, also MEANIE [n MEANIES] MEARE to {bound=v} [v MEARING, MEARES] MEASE to make less severe, also MITIGATE [v MEASED, MEASING, MEASES] MEATH an alcoholic drink, also MEATHE [n -S] MEATS <meat=n> [n] MEATY full of meat [adj MEATIER, MEATIEST] MEBOS dried apricots [n -ES] MECCA a place visited by many people, also MEKKA [n -S] MECKS <meck=n> [n] MEDAL to honour with a commemorative piece of metal [v MEDALED or MEDALLED, MEDALLING or MEDALING, MEDALS] MEDIA the middle layer of a blood vessel [n MEDIAS or MEDIAE] MEDIC one engaged in

medical work [n -S] MEDII <medius=n> [n] MEDLE to interfere, also MEDDLE [v MEDLED, MEDLING, MEDLES] MEEDS <meed=n> [n] MEERS <meer=v> [v] MEETS <meet=v> [v] MEFFS <meff=n> [n] MEINS <mein=v> [v] MEINT <ming=v> [v] MEINY a retinue, also MEINEY, MEINIE, MENYIE [n MEINIES] MEITH a {landmark=n} [n -S] MEKKA a place visited by many people, also MECCA [n -S] MELAS <mela=n> [n] MELBA applied to several foods named after Dame Nellie Melba (1861-1931), Australian opera singer, such as melba toast, very thin crisp toast, and melba sauce a sauce for puddings, made from raspberries [adj] MELDS <meld=v> [v] MELEE a confused fight, also MELLAY [n -S] MELIC a grass of the fescue family [n -S] MELIK the head of a village, also MALIK [n -S] MELLS <mell=v> [v] MELON any of the various gourds [n -S] MELTS <melt=v> [v] MELTY liable to melt [adj MELTIER, MELTIEST] MEMES <meme=n> [n] MEMOS <memo=n> [n] MENAD a female follower of Bacchus, also MAENAD [n -S] MENDS <mend=v> [v] MENED <mene=v> [v] MENES <mene=v> [v] MENGE to {mix=v} [v MENGED, MENGING, MENGES] MENGS <meng=v> [v] MENSA the grinding surface of a tooth [n MENSAS or MENSAE] MENSE to do honour to [v MENSED, MENSING, MENSES] MENSH to {remark=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MENTA <mentum=n> [n] MENTO a traditional Jamaican form of song [n -S] MENUS <menu=n> [n] MEOUS <meou=v> [v] MEOWS <meow=v> [v] MERCH (colloquial) merchandise [n -ES] MERCS <merc=n> [n] MERCY compassion and clemency [n MERCIES] MERDE excrement [n -S] MERED <mere=v> [v]

MEREL a counter used in a game of merils, also MERELL, MERIL [n -S] MERER <mere=adj> [adj] MERES <mere=v> [v] MERGE to {combine=v} [v MERGED, MERGING, MERGES] MERIL a counter used in a game of merils, also MEREL, MERELL [n -S] MERIS <meri=n> [n] MERIT to {earn=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MERKS <merk=n> [n] MERLE a blackbird, also MERL [n -S] MERLS <merl=n> [n] MERRY the European wild cherry [n MERRIES] / {cheerful=adj} [adj MERRIER, MERRIEST] MERSE low, flat marshland [n -S] MESAL middle [adj] MESAS <mesa=n> [n] MESEL a leper, also MEAZEL [n -S] MESES <mese=n> [n] MESHY formed like network [adj MESHIER, MESHIEST] MESIC relating to a moderate supply of moisture [adj] MESNE a feudal lord holding land from a superior [n -S] MESON a subatomic particle, also MESOTRON [n -S] MESSY dirty or untidy [adj MESSIER, MESSIEST] MESTO sad (music) [adj] METAL to provide with any ductile, fusible or lustrous substances [v METALED or METALLED, METALLING or METALING, METALS] METED <mete=v> [v] METER to measure of mechanical means, also METRE [v -ED, -ING, -S] METES <mete=v> [v] METHO (colloquial) methylated spirits [n -S] METHS <meth=n> [n] METIC a resident alien in an ancient Greek city [n -S] METIF a child of a white and a quadroon [n -S] METIS a person of mixed ancestry [n METIS] METOL pmethylaminophenol sulphate [n -S] METRE to measure of mechanical means, also METER [v METRED, METRING, METRES] METRO a subway [n -S]

MEUSE to pass through [v MEUSED, MEUSING, MEUSES] MEVED <meve=v> [v] MEVES <meve=v> [v] MEWED <mew=v> [v] MEWLS <mewl=v> [v] MEYNT <ming=v> [v] MEZES <meze=n> [n] MEZZE a Greek or Middle Eastern appetizer, also MEZE [n -S] MEZZO a female voice of a full, deep quality [n -S] MHORR a West African gazelle [n -S] MIAOU to make the sound of a crying cat, also MEOW, MEOU, MIAOW, MIAUL [v -ED, -ING, -S] MIAOW to make the sound of a crying cat, also MEOW, MEOU, MIAOU, MIAUL [v -ED, -ING, -S] MIASM a noxious vapor, also MIASMA [n -S] MIAUL to make the sound of a crying cat, also MEOW, MEOU, MIAOU, MIAOW [v -ED, -ING, -S] MICAS <mica=n> [n] MICHE to play truant, also MICH, MITCH [v MICHED, MICHING, MICHES] MICHT (Scots) might, power [n -S] MICKS <mick=n> [n] MICKY an Irishman, also MICK [n MICKIES] MICOS <mico=n> [n] MICRA <micron=n> [n] MICRO short for microprocessor [n -S] MIDDY a medium sized beer glass, larger than a pony, smaller than a schooner, also MIDDIE [n MIDDIES] MIDGE a small winged insect [n -S] MIDGY full of midges [adj MIDGIER, MIDGIEST] MIDIS <midi=n> [n] MIDST in the middle [n -S] MIENS <mien=n> [n] MIEVE to {move=v} [v MIEVED, MIEVING, MIEVES] MIFFS <miff=v> [v] MIFFY easily annoyed [adj MIFFIER, MIFFIEST] MIFTY {touchy=adj} [adj] MIGGS <migg=n> [n] MIGHT {strength=n} [n -S] MIHAS <miha=n> [n] MIHIS <mihi=v> [v] MIKED <mike=v> [v] MIKES <mike=v> [v] MIKRA <mikron=n> [n] MILCH giving milk [adj]

MILDS <mild=n> [n] MILER one who runs in mile races [n -S] MILES <mile=n> [n] MILFS <milf=n> [n] MILIA <milium=n> [n] MILKO a man who sells or delivers milk, also MILKMAN [n -S] MILKS <milk=v> [v] MILKY like milk [adj MILKIER, MILKIEST] MILLE a {thousand=n} [n -S] MILLS <mill=v> [v] MILOR a term of address [n -S] MILOS <milo=n> [n] MILPA a field that is cleared from a jungle for farming purposes [n -S] MILTS <milt=v> [v] MILTY full of milt [adj MILTIER, MILTIEST] MILTZ Jewish cookery [n -ES] MIMED <mime=v> [v] MIMEO to copy by mimeograph [v -ED, -ING, -S] MIMER one who {mimes=v} [n -S] MIMES <mime=v> [v] MIMIC to {imitate=v} [v MIMICKED, MIMICKING, MIMICS] MIMSY {prim=adj} [adj MIMSIER, MIMSIEST] MINAE <mina=n> [n] MINAR a tower [n -S] MINAS <mina=n> [n] MINCE to cut into very small pieces [v MINCED, MINCING, MINCES] MINCY affectedly dainty [adj MINCIER, MINCIEST] MINDS <mind=v> [v] MINED <mine=v> [v] MINER one who {mines=v} [n -S] MINES <mine=v> [v] MINGE (offensive) the female genitalia [n -S] MINGS <ming=v> [v] MINGY mean and stingy [adj MINGIER, MINGIEST] MINIM a unit of liquid measure [n -S] MINIS <mini=n> [n] MINKE a small whale [n -S] MINKS <mink=n> [n] MINNY a small fish, also MINNOW [n MINNIES] MINOR to study a subsidiary subject at college [v -ED, -ING, -S] MINOS <mino=n> [n] MINTS <mint=v> [v] MINTY having the flavour of an aromatic herb [adj MINTIER, MINTIEST] MINUS a negative quantity [n -ES]

MIRED <mire=v> [v] MIRES <mire=v> [v] MIREX an insecticide [n -ES] MIRIN sweet rice wine [n -S] MIRKS <mirk=n> [n] MIRKY dark, also MURKY [adj MIRKIER, MIRKIEST] MIRLY marbled [adj MIRLIER, MIRLIEST] MIROS <miro=n> [n] MIRTH merriness [n -S] MIRVS <mirv=v> [v] MIRZA a Persian title of honour [n -S] MISCH as in misch metal, an alloy of cerium and other rare earth metals, used esp as a flint in cigarette lighters [adj] MISDO to do wrongly [v MISDID, MISDONE or MISDONNE, MISDOING, MISDOES] MISER one who hoards money greedily [n -S] MISES <mise=n> [n] MISGO to go astray [v MISGONE, MISWENT, MISGOING, MISGOES] MISOS <miso=n> [n] MISSA the Mass [n MISSAE] MISSY a young girl [n MISSIES] / {missish=adj} [adj MISSIER, MISSIEST] MISTS <mist=v> [v] MISTY {blurry=adj} [adj MISTIER, MISTIEST] MITCH to play truant, also MICH, MICHE [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MITER to raise to the rank of a bishop, also MITRE [v -ED, -ING, -S] MITES <mite=n> [n] MITIS a type of wrought iron [n -ES] MITRE to raise to the rank of a bishop, also MITER [v MITRED, MITRING, MITRES] MITTS <mitt=n> [n] MIXED <mix=v> [v] MIXEN a {dunghill=n} [n -S] MIXER one that {mixes=v} [n -S] MIXES <mix=v> [v] MIXTE denoting a type of bicycle frame. No -S [adj] MIXUP a state of confusion [n -S] MIZEN a type of sail, also MIZZEN [n -S] MIZZY as in mizzy maze, dialect for a state of confusion [adj] MNEME a memory capacity [n -S] MOANS <moan=v> [v]

MOATS <moat=v> [v] MOBBY a frothy beverage, also MOBBIE, MAUBY [n MOBBIES] MOBES <mobe=n> [n] MOBEY a mobile device, esp a telephone [n -S] MOBIE a mobile phone, also MOBE, MOBY [n -S] MOBLE to {muffle=v} [v MOBLED, MOBLING, MOBLES] MOCHA a choice, pungent coffee [n -S] MOCHS <moch=n> [n] MOCHY {damp=adj} [adj MOCHIER, MOCHIEST] MOCKS <mock=v> [v] MODAL a modal auxiliary [n -S] MODEL to form a plan or design [v MODELED or MODELLED, MODELLING, MODELS] MODEM to transmit by electronic device [v -ED, -ING, -S] MODER a layer of humus [n -S] MODES <mode=n> [n] MODGE (Dial.) to do shoddy work , MODGING, MODGED [v MODGED, MODGING, MODGES] MODII <modius=n> [n] MODUS a {mode=n} [n MODI] MOERS <moer=v> [v] MOFOS <mofo=n> [n] MOGGY a cat, also MOGGIE [n MOGGIES] MOGUL an important person, also MOGHUL, MUGHAL [n -S] MOHEL a person who performs Jewish circumcisions [n MOHELS or MOHALIM or MOHELIM] MOHRS <mohr=n> [n] MOHUA a small New Zealand bird with yellow head and breast [n -S] MOHUR a former gold coin of India [n -S] MOILS <moil=v> [v] MOIRA fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion [n MOIRAI] MOIRE a fabric having a wavy pattern [n -S] MOIST to wet slightly [v -ED, -ING, -S] / slightly wet [adj MOISTER, MOISTEST] MOITS <moit=n> [n] MOJOS <mojo=n> [n] MOKES <moke=n> [n] MOKIS <moki=n> [n] MOKOS <moko=n> [n] MOLAL pertaining to a {mole=n} [adj] MOLAR a grinding tooth [n -S] MOLAS <mola=n> [n] MOLDS <mold=v> [v]

MOLDY {musty=adj} [adj MOLDIER, MOLDIEST] MOLES <mole=n> [n] MOLLA a Muslim learned in theology, also MOLLAH [n -S] MOLLS <moll=n> [n] MOLLY a tropical fish, also MOLLIE [n MOLLIES] MOLTO very (music) [adv] MOLTS <molt=v> [v] MOMES <mome=n> [n] MOMMA mother [n -S] MOMMY mother [n MOMMIES] MOMUS a carping person [n MOMUSES or MOMI] MONAD a singlecelled organism [n -S] MONAL a Himalayan pheasant, also MONAUL [n -S] MONAS a {monad=n} [n MONASES or MONADES] MONDE the {world=n} [n -S] MONDO a Zen Buddhism question and answer technique [n -S] MONER an evolution theory, also MONERON [n MONERA] MONEY a medium of exchange [n MONEYS or MONIES] MONGO the waste produced in a woollen-mill from felted cloth, also MUNGO, MONGOE [n -S] MONGS <mong=n> [n] MONIE {many=adj} [adj] MONKS <monk=n> [n] MONOS <mono=n> [n] MONTE a card game [n -S] MONTH a period of approximately 30 days [n -S] MONTY the whole damn lot, as in the phrase 'the full monty' [n MONTIES] MOOBS overdeveloped breasts on a man, caused by excess weight or lack of exercise [n] MOOCH to skulk, also MOUCH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MOODS <mood=n> [n] MOODY to persuade by flattery [v MOODIED, MOODYING, MOODIES] / given to changing attitudes [adj MOODIER, MOODIEST] MOOED <moo=v> [v] MOOKS <mook=n> [n] MOOLA money, also MOOLAH [n -S] MOOLI an East African vegetable [n -S] MOOLS <mool=v> [v] MOOLY a hornless cow, also MULEY, MOOLEY, MULLEY [n MOOLIES]

MOONG as in moong bean, a kind of bean [adj] MOONS <moon=v> [v] MOONY a noodle [n MOONIES] / resembling the moon [adj MOONIER, MOONIEST] MOOPS <moop=v> [v] MOORS <moor=v> [v] MOORY {marshy=adj} [adj MOORIER, MOORIEST] MOOSE a ruminant mammal [n MOOSE] MOOTS <moot=v> [v] MOOVE to {move=v} [v MOOVED, MOOVING, MOOVES] MOPED a type of motorbike [n -S] MOPER one who {mopes=v} [n -S] MOPES <mope=v> [v] MOPEY dejected, also MOPY [adj MOPIER, MOPIEST] MOPPY {drunk=adj} [adj MOPPIER, MOPPIEST] MOPSY a woman who wears dowdy clothes [n MOPSIES] MOPUS a small coin [n -ES] MORAE <mora=n> [n] MORAL to {moralize=v} [v MORALLED, MORALLING, MORALS] MORAS <mora=n> [n] MORAT a drink [n -S] MORAY a tropical eel, also MURAENID, MURRAY, MURRY [n -S] MOREL an edible mushroom [n -S] MORES the characteristic customs of a community [n] MORIA {folly=n} [n -S] MORNE the blunt end of a jousting lance [n -S] MORNS <morn=n> [n] MORON a mentally deficient person [n -S] MORPH to gradually change shape and features, especially with computer graphics [v -ED, -ING, -S] MORRA a game played with the fingers [n -S] MORRO a rounded elevation [n -S] MORSE the fastening of a cope [n -S] MORTS <mort=n> [n] MOSED <mose=v> [v] MOSES <mose=v> [v] MOSEY to {saunter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOSKS <mosk=n> [n] MOSSO rapidly (music) [adv] MOSSY covered with moss [adj MOSSIER, MOSSIEST] MOSTE <mote=v> [v]

MOSTS <most=n> [n] MOTED having a mote [adj] MOTEL a roadside hotel [n -S] MOTEN <mote=n> [n] MOTES <mote=n> [n] MOTET a type of choral composition [n -S] MOTEY full of motes [adj MOTIER, MOTIEST] MOTHS <moth=n> [n] MOTHY full of moths [adj MOTHIER, MOTHIEST] MOTIF a recurrent theme in an artistic work [n -S] MOTIS <moti=n> [n] MOTOR to travel by automobile [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOTTE a small growth of trees on a prairie, also MOTT [n -S] MOTTO a short expression representing a principle [n MOTTOS or MOTTOES] MOTTS <mott=n> [n] MOTTY containing motes [adj MOTTIER, MOTTIEST] / (Irish) a target at which coins are aimed in pitch-and-toss [n MOTTIES] MOTUS <motu=n> [n] MOTZA a large amount of money, also MOTSER [n -S] MOUCH to skulk, also MOOCH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MOUES <moue=n> [n] MOULD to work into a particular shape, also MOLD [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOULS soil rich in decayed matter [n] MOULT to shed feathers or fur, also MOLT [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOUND to heap in a pile [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOUNT to {climb=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOUPS <moup=v> [v] MOURN to {grieve=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOUSE to catch mice [v MOUSED, MOUSING, MOUSES] / a small {rodent=n} [n MOUSES or MICE] MOUST to {powder=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOUSY resembling a mouse, also MOUSEY [adj MOUSIER, MOUSIEST] MOUTH to feed into an opening in the head [v -ED, -ING, -S] MOVED <move=v> [v] MOVER one that {moves=v} [n -S] MOVES <move=v> [v]

MOVIE a motion picture [n -S] MOWAS <mowa=n> [n] MOWED <mow=v> [v] MOWER one that {mows=v} [n -S] MOWRA a butter tree, also MOWA [n -S] MOXAS <moxa=n> [n] MOXIE spirit or courage [n -S] MOYAS <moya=n> [n] MOYLE to {wet=v} [v MOYLED, MOYLING, MOYLES] MOYLS <moyl=n> [n] MOZED <moze=v> [v] MOZES <moze=v> [v] MOZOS <mozo=n> [n] MPRET a former Albanian title [n -S] MUCHO (Spanish) very [adj] MUCIC s in mucic acid, a colourless crystalline solid carboxylic acid [adj A] MUCID {musty=adj} [adj] MUCIN a protein secreted by the mucous membranes [n -S] MUCKS <muck=v> [v] MUCKY {filthy=adj} [adj MUCKIER, MUCKIEST] MUCOR a type of {fungus=n} [n -S] MUCRO a sharp point at the end of certain plant and animal organs [n MUCROS or MUCRONES] MUCUS a viscid bodily fluid [n -ES] MUDDY to cover with mud [v MUDDIED, MUDDYING, MUDDIES] / covered with mud [adj MUDDIER, MUDDIEST] MUDGE to {blur=v} [v MUDGED, MUDGING, MUDGES] MUDIR a local governor [n -S] MUDRA a hand gesture in East Indian classical dancing [n -S] MUFFS <muff=v> [v] MUFTI civilian dress [n -S] MUGGA an Australian eucalyptus, also known as red ironbark [n -S] MUGGS <mugg=v> [v] MUGGY hot and humid [adj MUGGIER, MUGGIEST] MUHLY a perennial grass [n MUHLIES] MUIDS <muid=n> [n] MUILS <muil=n> [n] MUIRS <muir=n> [n] MUIST to {powder=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MUJIK a Russian peasant, also MUZHIK, MOUJIK, MUZJIK [n -S] MULCH to provide

with a protective covering for the soil [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MULCT to {defraud=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] MULED <mule=v> [v] MULES to remove anal wrinkles of a sheep to prevent flystrike [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MULEY a hornless cow, also MOOLEY, MOOLY, MULLEY [n -S] MULGA an acacia tree [n -S] MULLA a Muslim religious leader or teacher, also MULLAH [n -S] MULLS <mull=v> [v] MULSE a drink of honey with wine or water [n -S] MULSH to pack with loose material [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MUMMS <mumm=v> [v] MUMMY to preserve by embalming, also MUMMIFY [v MUMMIED, MUMMYING, MUMMIES] MUMPS <mump=v> [v] MUMSY {maternal=adj} [adj MUMSIER, MUMSIEST] MUMUS <mumu=n> [n] MUNCH to chew noisily [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MUNGA (New Zealand) an army canteen [n -S] MUNGE to create a strong, secure password through character substitution [v MUNGED, MUNGING, MUNGES] MUNGO the waste produced in a woollen-mill from felted cloth, also MONGO, MONGOE [n MUNGOS or MUNGOES] MUNGS <mung=v> [v] MUNIS <muni=n> [n] MUNTS <munt=n> [n] MUNTU a black African, also MUNT [n -S] MUONS <muon=n> [n] MURAL a painting on a wall or ceiling [n -S] MURAS <mura=n> [n] MURED <mure=v> [v] MURES <mure=v> [v] MUREX a marine mollusc [n MUREXES or MURICES] MURID any of the family of small rodents, also MURINE [n -S] MURKS <murk=n> [n] MURKY dark, also MIRKY [adj MURKIER, MURKIEST] MURLS <murl=v> [v] MURLY {crumbly=adj} [adj MURLIER, MURLIEST] MURRA an ancient Roman substance used

to make fine cups and vases, also MURRHA [n -S] MURRE a diving bird, also MURR [n -S] MURRI a native Australian, also MURREE [n -S] MURRS <murr=n> [n] MURRY a tropical eel, also MORAY, MURAENID, MURRAY [n MURRIES] MURTI (Sanskrit) an image of a deity which is itself considered divine once consecrated [n -S] MURVA a bowstring hemp, also MOORVA [n -S] MUSAR (Yiddish) Rabbinic literature concerned with ethics, right conduct etc [n -S] MUSCA any of a genus of flies, also MUSCID [n MUSCAE] MUSED <muse=v> [v] MUSER one who {muses=v} [n -S] MUSES <muse=v> [v] MUSET a gap in a fence through which animals pass, also MUSIT [n -S] MUSHA expressing surprise [interj] MUSHY {pulpy=adj} [adj MUSHIER, MUSHIEST] MUSIC to perform the art of expression in sound [v MUSICKED, MUSICKING, MUSICS] MUSIT a gap in a fence through which animals pass, also MUSET [n -S] MUSKS <musk=v> [v] MUSKY resembling musk [adj MUSKIER, MUSKIEST] MUSOS <muso=n> [n] MUSSE to disarrange [v MUSSED, MUSSING, MUSSES] MUSSY {messy=adj} [adj MUSSIER, MUSSIEST] MUSTH a state of frenzy occurring in male elephants [n -S] MUSTS <must=v> [v] MUSTY having a stale odour [adj MUSTIER, MUSTIEST] MUTCH a closefitting cap [n -ES] / to {cadge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] MUTED <mute=v> [v] MUTER <mute=adj> [adj] MUTES <mute=v> [v] MUTHA (slang) a motherfucker [n -S] MUTIS <muti=n> [n] MUTON a unit of nucleic acid [n -S] MUTTS <mutt=n> [n] MUXED <mux=v> [v] MUXES <mux=v> [v]

MUZZY confused [adj MUZZIER, MUZZIEST] MVULE an African tree [n -S] MYALL a traditionally living Australian Aborigine [n -S] MYLAR strong polyester film [n -S] MYNAH an Asian bird, also MYNA [n -S] MYNAS <myna=n> [n] MYOID resembling muscle [adj] MYOMA a tumour composed of muscle tissue [n MYOMAS or MYOMATA] MYOPE one who is affected by myopia [n -S] MYOPS a shortsighted person, also MYOPIC [n -ES] MYOPY a visual defect, also MYOPIA [n MYOPIES] MYRRH an aromatic gum resin [n -S] MYSID a small crustacean [n -S] MYTHI <mythus=n> [n] MYTHS <myth=n> [n] MYTHY resembling {myth=n} [adj MYTHIER, MYTHIEST] MYXOS <myxo=n> [n] MZEES <mzee=n> [n] NAAMS <naam=n> [n] NAANS <naan=n> [n] NABES <nabe=n> [n] NABIS a group of French artists [n NABIS] NABKS <nabk=n> [n] NABLA a mathematical symbol [n -S] NABOB a person of great wealth, also NAWAB [n -S] NACHE the rump [n -S] NACHO a dish of tortilla chips, cheese and sauce [n -S] NACRE mother-ofpearl [n -S] NADAS <nada=n> [n] NADIR the lowest point of the heavens [n -S] NAEVE a birthmark [n -S] NAEVI <naevus=n> [n] NAFFS <naff=v> [v] NAGAS <naga=n> [n] NAGGY given to nagging [adj NAGGIER, NAGGIEST] NAGOR a West African antelope [n -S] NAHAL a military agricultural settlement in Israel [n -S] NAIAD a water nymph [n NAIADS or NAIADES] NAIFS <naif=n> [n] NAIKS <naik=n> [n] NAILS <nail=v> [v] NAIRA a Nigerian currency unit [n -S]

NAIRU acronym for Non-Accelerating Inflation Rate of Unemployment [n -S] NAIVE an unsophisticated person [n -S] / lacking sophistication [adj NAIVER, NAIVEST] NAKED without clothes [adj NAKEDER, NAKEDEST] NAKER a small kettledrum [n -S] NAKFA the standard currency unit of Eritrea [n -S] NALAS <nala=n> [n] NALED an insecticide [n -S] NALLA a ravine, also NULLA, NALLAH [n -S] NAMED <name=v> [v] NAMER one who {names=v} [n -S] NAMES <name=v> [v] NAMMA as in namma hole, an Australian term for a natural well in rock, also GNAMMA [adj] NAMUS <namu=n> [n] NANAS <nana=n> [n] NANCE an effeminate young man, also NANCY [n -S] NANCY an effeminate young man, also NANCE [n NANCIES] NANDU a South American ostrich, also NANDOO, NHANDU [n -S] NANNA a she-goat [n -S] NANNY to {nurse=v} [v NANNIED, NANNYING, NANNIES] NANUA a New Zealand sea fish [n -S] NAPAS <napa=n> [n] NAPED <nape=v> [v] NAPES <nape=n> [n] NAPOO to {kill=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] NAPPA a soft leather, also NAPA [n -S] NAPPE a type of rock formation [n -S] NAPPY {kinky=adj} [adj NAPPIER, NAPPIEST] NARAS a melonlike fruit, also NARRAS [n -ES] NARCO an undercover drug agent, also NARC [n -S] NARCS <narc=n> [n] NARDS <nard=v> [v] NARES <nare=n> [n] NARIC relating to naris [adj] NARIS a {nostril=n} [n pl.] NARKS <nark=v> [v] NARKY irritable [adj NARKIER, NARKIEST] NARRE closer [adv] NASAL a sound uttered through the nose [n -S] NASHI (Japanese) an Asian pear [n -S]

NASTY something that is offensive [n NASTIES] / illnatured [adj NASTIER, NASTIEST] NATAL pertaining to one's birth [adj] NATCH the rump [n -ES] NATES <natis=n> [n] NATIS (Latin) a buttock [n NATES] NATTY neatly dressed [adj NATTIER, NATTIEST] NAUCH a dancing exhibition in India, also NAUTCH [n -ES] NAUNT {aunt=n} [n -S] NAVAL pertaining to ships [adj] NAVAR a system of air navigation [n -S] NAVEL a depression in the abdomen [n -S] NAVES <nave=n> [n] NAVEW a wild Swedish turnip [n -S] NAVVY to work as a labourer [v NAVVIED, NAVVYING, NAVVIES] NAWAB a person of great wealth, also NABOB [n -S] NAZES <naze=n> [n] NAZIR an Indian court official [n -S] NAZIS <nazi=n> [n] NEAFE the fist, also NIEVE, NEAFFE, NEIVE, NIEF [n -S] NEALS <neal=v> [v] NEAPS <neap=v> [v] NEARS <near=v> [v] NEATH {beneath=prep} [prep] NEATS <neat=n> [n] NEBEK a prickly shrub, the Christ'sthorn, also NABK, NEBBUK, NEBECK [n -S] NEBEL an old Hebrew harp [n -S] NECKS <neck=v> [v] NEDDY a {donkey=n} [n NEDDIES] / like a ned, a hooligan [adj NEDDIER, NEDDIEST] NEEDS <need=v> [v] NEEDY in a state of poverty [adj NEEDIER, NEEDIEST] NEELD a needle, also NEELE [n -S] NEELE a needle, also NEELD [n -S] NEEMB an East Indian tree [n -S] NEEMS <neem=n> [n] NEEPS <neep=n> [n] NEESE to sneeze, also NEEZE [v NEESED, NEESING, NEESES] NEEZE to sneeze, also NEESE [v NEEZED, NEEZING, NEEZES] NEGRO a dark-skinned African [n -ES] NEGUS an alcoholic

beverage, also NEGRONI [n -ES] NEIFS <neif=n> [n] NEIGH to utter the cry of a horse [v -ED, -ING, -S] NEIST next [adj] NEIVE the fist, also NIEVE, NEAFE, NEAFFE, NIEF [n -S] NELIS a winter pear, also NELIES [n NELIS] NELLY an effeminate male, also NELLIE [n NELLIES] NEMAS <nema=n> [n] NEMNS <nemn=v> [v] NEMPT <nemn=v> [v] NENES <nene=n> [n] NEONS <neon=n> [n] NEPER an electrical ratio unit [n -S] NEPIT a unit of computer information [n -S] NERAL the transisomer of CITRAL [n -S] NERDS <nerd=n> [n] NERDY socially inept, also NURDY, NURDISH, NERDISH [adj NERDIER, NERDIEST] NERKA the sockeye salmon [n -S] NERKS <nerk=n> [n] NEROL a fragrant alcohol [n -S] NERTS used to express defiance, also NERTZ [interj] NERTZ used to express defiance, also NERTS [interj] NERVE to give courage to [v NERVED, NERVING, NERVES] NERVY {nervous=adj} [adj NERVIER, NERVIEST] NESTS <nest=v> [v] NETES <nete=n> [n] NETOP a friend [n -S] NETTS <nett=v> [v] NETTY resembling a net [adj NETTIER, NETTIEST] NEUKS <neuk=n> [n] NEUME a sign used in musical notation, also NEUM [n -S] NEUMS <neum=n> [n] NEVEL to pound with the fists, also KNEVELL [v NEVELLED, NEVELLING, NEVELS] NEVER at no time [adv] NEVES <neve=n> [n] NEVUS a birthmark [n NEVI] NEWED <new=v> [v] NEWEL an end stair post [n -S] NEWER <new=adj> [adj] NEWIE something new [n -S] NEWLY {recently=adv} [adv] NEWSY full of news [adj NEWSIER,

NEWSIEST] NEWTS <newt=n> [n] NEXTS <next=n> [n] NEXUS a link [n -ES] NGAIO a New Zealand tree [n -S] NGANA a horse disease, also NAGANA [n -S] NGATI (Maori) a tribe or clan [n -S] NGOMA (Swahili) a type of drum [n -S] NGWEE a monetary unit of Zambia [n NGWEE] NICAD nickel cadmium [n -S] NICER <nice=adj> [adj] NICHE to place in a hollow [v NICHED, NICHING, NICHES] NICHT (Scots) night [n -S] NICKS <nick=v> [v] NICOL a type of {prism=n} [n -S] NIDAL pertaining to a {nidus=n} [adj] NIDED <nide=v> [v] NIDES <nide=v> [v] NIDOR a strong smell [n -S] NIDUS a breeding place [n NIDUSES or NIDI] NIECE a daughter of one's brother of sister [n -S] NIEFS <nief=n> [n] NIEVE the fist, also NEAFE, NEAFFE, NEIVE, NIEF [n -S] NIFES <nife=n> [n] NIFFS <niff=v> [v] NIFFY {smelly=adj} [adj NIFFIER, NIFFIEST] NIFTY something that is stylish [n NIFTIES] / {stylish=adj} [adj NIFTIER, NIFTIEST] NIGER a {Negro=n} [n -S] NIGHS <nigh=v> [v] NIGHT the period from sunset to sunrise [n -S] NIHIL {nothing=n} [n -S] NIKAB a veil covering the face, worn by Muslim women, also NIQAB [n -S] NIKAH in Islamic marriage, the contract between bride and bridegroom [n -S] NIKAU a New Zealand palm tree [n -S] NILLS <nill=v> [v] NIMBI <nimbus=n> [n] NIMBS <nimb=n> [n] NIMPS (Liverpool dialect) easy [adj] NINES <nine=n> [n] NINJA a feudal Japanese warrior [n -S] NINNY a fool [n NINNIES] NINON a sheer fabric

[n -S] NINTH one of nine equal parts [n -S] NIPAS <nipa=n> [n] NIPPY {quick=adj} [adj NIPPIER, NIPPIEST] NIQAB (Arabic) a type of veil worn by some Muslim women that is made of lightweight opaque fabric and leaves only the eyes uncovered [n -S] NIRLS <nirl=v> [v] NIRLY {knotty=adj} [adj NIRLIER, NIRLIEST] NISEI one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents [n -S] NISSE a friendly goblin, also NIS [n -S] NISUS an {effort=n} [n NISUS] NITER a chemical salt, also NITRE [n -S] NITES <nite=n> [n] NITID {bright=adj} [adj] NITON a gaseous radioactive element [n -S] NITRE a chemical salt, also NITER [n -S] NITRO a nitrated product [n -S] NITRY containing nitre [adj] NITTY full of nits [adj NITTIER, NITTIEST] NIVAL pertaining to snow [adj] NIXED <nix=v> [v] NIXER (Australian slang) a spare-time job [n -S] NIXES <nix=v> [v] NIXIE a female water sprite [n -S] NIZAM a former sovereign of India [n -S] NKOSI (South Africa) term of address to a superior [n -S] NOAHS <noah=n> [n] NOBBY {elegant=adj} [adj NOBBIER, NOBBIEST] NOBLE a person of high birth, rank, or title [n -S] / possessing qualities of excellence [adj NOBLER, NOBLEST] NOBLY in a noble manner [adv] NOCKS <nock=v> [v] NODAL of the nature of a node [adj] NODDY a fool [n NODDIES] / easy to understand [adj NODDIER, NODDIEST] NODES <node=n> [n] NODUS a difficulty [n NODI] NOELS <noel=n> [n] NOGGS <nogg=n> [n]

NOHOW in no way [adv] NOILS <noil=n> [n] NOILY pertaining to a {noil=n} [adj NOILIER, NOILIEST] NOINT to {anoint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] NOIRS <noir=n> [n] NOISE to spread as a rumour or report [v NOISED, NOISING, NOISES] NOISY making loud sounds [adj NOISIER, NOISIEST] NOLES <nole=n> [n] NOLLS <noll=n> [n] NOLOS <nolo=n> [n] NOMAD a wanderer, also NOMADE [n -S] NOMAS <noma=n> [n] NOMEN the second name of an ancient Roman [n NOMINA] NOMES <nome=n> [n] NOMIC customary [adj] NOMOI <nomos=n> [n] NOMOS law [n NOMOI] NONAS <nona=n> [n] NONCE the present occasion [n -S] NONES <none=n> [n] NONET a musical piece for nine players, also NONETTE, NONETTO [n -S] NONGS <nong=n> [n] NONIS <noni=n> [n] NONNY a meaningless word in ballads [n NONNIES] NONYL a alkyl radical [n -S] NOOBS <noob=n> [n] NOOIT (South Africa) expressing pleased or shocked surprise [interj] NOOKS <nook=n> [n] NOOKY resembling a {nook=n} [adj NOOKIER, NOOKIEST] NOONS <noon=v> [v] NOOPS <noop=n> [n] NOOSE to secure with a type of loop [v NOOSED, NOOSING, NOOSES] NOPAL a {cactus=n} [n NOPALS or NOPALES] NORIA a type of waterwheel [n -S] NORIS <nori=n> [n] NORKS <nork=n> [n] NORMA a device for measuring right angles [n -S] NORMS <norm=n> [n] NORTH to head northwards [v -ED, -ING, -S] NOSED <nose=v> [v] NOSER a thump on the nose [n -S] NOSES <nose=v> [v] NOSEY a prying person [n -S] / unduly curious [adj NOSIER, NOSIEST] NOTAL pertaining to a {notum=n} [adj] NOTCH to make an

angular cut in [v -ED, -ING, -ES] NOTED <note=v> [v] NOTER one that {notes=v} [n -S] NOTES <note=v> [v] NOTUM part of the thorax of an insect [n NOTA] NOULD <nill=v> [v] NOULE the top of the head, also NOLL, NOLE, NOUL, NOWL [n -S] NOULS <noul=n> [n] NOUNS <noun=n> [n] NOUNY having many nouns [adj NOUNIER, NOUNIEST] NOUPS <noup=n> [n] NOVAE <nova=n> [n] NOVAS <nova=n> [n] NOVEL a fictitious prose narrative [n -S] NOVUM a dice game whre nine and five are important [n NOVUMS] NOWAY in no way, also NOWAYS [adv] NOWED knotted [adj] NOWLS <nowl=n> [n] NOWTS <nowt=n> [n] NOWTY bad-tempered [adj NOWTIER, NOWTIEST] NOXAL pertaining to wrongful injury [adj] NOXES <nox=n> [n] NOYAU a flavoured brandy [n -S] NOYED <noy=v> [v] NOYES noise [n NOYESES] NUBBY having little lumps, also KNUBBLY, KNUBBY [adj NUBBIER, NUBBIEST] NUBIA a woman's scarf [n -S] NUCHA the nape of the neck [n NUCHAE] NUDDY (Australian slang) state of nakedness (eg in the nuddy) [n NUDDIES] NUDER <nude=adj> [adj] NUDES <nude=n> [n] NUDGE to poke gently [v NUDGED, NUDGING, NUDGES] NUDIE a movie featuring nude performers [n -S] NUDZH to nag, also NOODGE [v -ED, -ING, -ES] NUFFS <nuff=n> [n] NUGAE trifling matters [n] NUKED <nuke=v> [v] NUKES <nuke=v> [v] NULLA a ravine, also NALLA, NALLAH [n -S] NULLS <null=v> [v] NUMBS <numb=v> [v] NUMEN a {deity=n} [n NUMINA] NUNNY as in nunny bag, a small sealskin haversack [adj] NURDS <nurd=n> [n]

NURDY socially inept, also NERDY, NURDISH, NERDISH [adj NURDIER, NURDIEST] NURLS <nurl=v> [v] NURRS <nurr=n> [n] NURSE to care for the sick [v NURSED, NURSING, NURSES] NUTSO (Australian slang) insane [adj] NUTSY {crazy=adj} [adj NUTSIER, NUTSIEST] NUTTY {crazy=adj} [adj NUTTIER, NUTTIEST] NYAFF to {yelp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] NYALA an {antelope=n} [n -S] NYING <nye=v> [v] NYLON a synthetic material [n -S] NYMPH a female spirit [n -S] NYSSA a small American tree [n -S] OAKED (of wine) stored for a time in oak barrels before bottling [adj] OAKEN like an oak [adj] OAKER a pigment derived from natural clays [n -S] OAKUM loosely twisted hemp fiber [n -S] OARED <oar=v> [v] OASES <oasis=n> [n] OASIS a green area in a desert region [n OASES] OASTS <oast=n> [n] OATEN pertaining to {oats=n} [adj] OATER a cowboy movie [n -S] OATHS <oath=n> [n] OAVES <oaf=n> [n] OBANG an old Japanese coin [n -S] OBEAH to bewitch with obia, also OBI [v -ED, -ING, -S] OBELI <obelus=n> [n] OBESE very fat [adj OBESER, OBESEST] OBEYS <obey=v> [v] OBIAS <obia=n> [n] OBIED <obi=v> [v] OBIIT he/she died (Latin) [v] OBITS <obit=n> [n] OBJET an object [n -S] OBOES <oboe=n> [n] OBOLE a medieval French coin [n -S] OBOLI <obolus=n> [n] OBOLS <obol=n> [n] OCCAM a computer programming language [n -S] OCCUR to take place [v OCCURRED, OCCURRING, OCCURS] OCEAN vast sections of salt water over most of the world [n -S] OCHER a reddish pigment [n -S] / to

colour with ocher [v -ED, -ING, -S] OCHES <oche=n> [n] OCHRE a reddish pigment [n -S] / to colour with a ochre, also OCHER [v OCHRED, OCHRING, OCHRES] OCHRY resembling ochre, also OCHERY, OCHREY [adj] OCKER a boorish Australian [n -S] OCREA a sheathing plant part, also OCHREA [n OCREAE] OCTAD a group of eight [n -S] OCTAL a number system with a base of eight [n -S] OCTAN a fever recurring every eight day [n -S] OCTAS <octa=n> [n] OCTET a composition for eight players, also OCTETT, OCTETTE [n -S] OCTYL a univalent radical [n -S] OCULI <oculus=n> [n] ODAHS <odah=n> [n] ODALS <odal=n> [n] ODDER <odd=adj> [adj] ODDLY in a odd manner [adv] ODEON a concert hall, also ODEUM [n -S] ODEUM a concert hall, also ODEON [n ODEUMS or ODEA] ODISM belief in the power of od, also ODYLISM [n -S] ODIST one who writes odes [n -S] ODIUM {hatred=n} [n -S] ODORS <odor=n> [n] ODOUR smell, also ODOR [n -S] ODYLE a mystical pervasive force, also OD, ODYL [n -S] ODYLS <odyl=n> [n] OFAYS <ofay=n> [n] OFFAL waste material [n -S] OFFED <off=v> [v] OFFER to present for consideration [v -ED, -ING, -S] OFFIE (slang) an off-licence, also OFFY [n -S] OFLAG a prisoner of war camp for officers [n -S] OFTEN frequently [adv OFTENER, OFTENEST] OFTER <oft=adv> [adv] OGAMS <ogam=n> [n] OGEED having an OGEE [adj] OGEES <ogee=n> [n] OGGIN the {sea=n} [n -S] OGHAM an ancient alphabet, also OGAM [n -S]

OGIVE a pointed arch [n -S] OGLED <ogle=v> [v] OGLER one who {ogles=v} [n -S] OGLES <ogle=v> [v] OGMIC written using ogam, also OGAMIC [adj] OGRES <ogre=n> [n] OHIAS <ohia=n> [n] OHING <oh=v> [v] OHMIC relating to a ohm [adj] OHONE expressing lamentation [interj] OIDIA <oidium=n> [n] OILED <oil=v> [v] OILER one that {oils=v} [n -S] OINKS <oink=v> [v] OINTS <oint=v> [v] OJIME a bead on a cord which fastens a Japanese container [n -S] OKAPI an African ruminant mammal [n -S] OKAYS <okay=v> [v] OKEHS <okeh=n> [n] OKRAS <okra=n> [n] OKTAS <okta=n> [n] OLDEN to {age=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] OLDER <old=adj> [adj] OLDIE a popular song of an earlier day, also OLDY [n -S] OLEIC pertaining to oil [adj] OLEIN a glyceride of oleic acid, also ELAIN, OLEINE, TRIOLEIN [n -S] OLENT having a smell [adj] OLEOS <oleo=n> [n] OLEUM oil [n OLEUMS or OLEA] / a corrosive liquid [n OLEUMS or OLEA] OLIOS <olio=n> [n] OLIVE small oval fruit of a Mediterranean tree [n -S] OLLAS <olla=n> [n] OLLAV a learned man in ancient Ireland, also OLLAMH [n -S] OLLER (Liverpool dialect) waste ground [n -S] OLLIE a jump into the air in skateboarding [n -S] OLOGY a branch of knowledge [n OLOGIES] OLPAE <olpe=n> [n] OLPES <olpe=n> [n] OMASA <omasum=n> [n] OMBER a card game, also OMBRE [n -S] OMBRE a card game, also OMBER [n -S] OMBUS <ombu=n> [n] OMEGA a Greek letter [n -S] OMENS <omen=v> [v] OMERS <omer=n> [n] OMITS <omit=v> [v] OMLAH an Indian staff of officials

[n -S] OMOVS <omov=n> [n] OMRAH a Muslim lord [n -S] ONCER a one pound note [n -S] ONCES <once=n> [n] ONCET (Southern US dialect) once [adv] ONCUS bad, also ONKUS [adj] ONELY standing alone, also ONLY [adj] ONERS <oner=n> [n] ONERY stubborn and mean-spirited [adj ONERIER, ONERIEST] ONION to apply an edible bulb to [v -ED, -ING, -S] ONIUM a salt like ammonium [n -S] ONKUS bad, also ONCUS [adj] ONLAY an artificial veneer for a tooth [n -S] ONNED <on=v> [v] ONSET a beginning [n -S] ONTIC having real existence [adj] OOBIT a hairy caterpillar, also WOUBIT, OUBIT [n -S] OOHED <ooh=v> [v] OOMPH spirited vigor [n -S] OONTS <oont=n> [n] OOPED <oop=v> [v] OORIE dingy, also OURIE, OWRIE [adj OORIER, OORIEST] OOSES <oose=n> [n] OOTID one of the four sections into which a mature ovum divides [n -S] OOZED <ooze=v> [v] OOZES <ooze=v> [v] OPAHS <opah=n> [n] OPALS <opal=n> [n] OPENS <open=v> [v] OPEPE a West African tree [n -S] OPERA a form of musical drama [n -S] OPINE to hold as an opinion [v OPINED, OPINING, OPINES] OPING <ope=v> [v] OPIUM an addictive narcotic [n -S] OPPOS <oppo=n> [n] OPSIN a type of {protein=n} [n -S] OPTED <opt=v> [v] OPTER someone who opts [n -S] OPTIC an {eye=n} [n -S] ORACH a cultivated plant, also ORACHE [n -ES] ORACY skill in oral communication [n ORACIES] ORALS <oral=n> [n] ORANG a large ape, also OURANG [n -S] ORANT a worshipping figure in ancient Roman art [n -S] ORATE to speak formally [v ORATED,

ORATING, ORATES] ORBED <orb=v> [v] ORBIT to revolve around [v -ED, -ING, -S] ORCAS <orca=n> [n] ORCIN a chemical compound [n -S] ORDER to give a command to [v -ED, -ING, -S] ORDOS <ordo=n> [n] OREAD a mountain nymph [n OREADS or OREADES] ORFES <orfe=n> [n] ORGAN a musical instrument [n -S] ORGIA a revel of debauchery, also ORGY [n -S] ORGIC of the nature of an orgy, also ORGIAC [adj] ORGUE a multibarreled weapon [n -S] ORIBI an African antelope, also OUREBI [n -S] ORIEL a type of projecting window [n -S] ORIXA a Yoruba deity, also ORISHA [n -S] ORLES <orle=n> [n] ORLON a creaseresistant acrylic fabric used for clothing, furnishing etc [n -S] ORLOP the lowest deck of a ship [n -S] ORMER an {abalone=n} [n -S] ORNIS the collection of birds of a region [n ORNISES or ORNITHES] ORPIN a perennial herb, also ORPINE [n -S] ORRIS a flowering plant, also ORRICE [n -ES] ORTHO short for orthochromatic plate (a photographic plate) [n -S] ORVAL a plant of the sage genus [n -S] ORZOS <orzo=n> [n] OSCAR (Australian slang) cash, money, rhyming slang, Oscar Ashe [n -S] OSHAC the ammoniac plant [n -S] OSIER a European tree [n -S] OSMIC pertaining to {osmium=n} [adj] OSMOL a unit of osmotic pressure, also OSMOLE [n -S] OSSIA or (giving an alternative in music) [conj] OSTIA <ostium=n> [n] OTAKU young computer nerds [n] OTARY a big-eared seal [n OTARIES] OTHER one that

remains of two or more [n -S] OTTAR a fragrant oil, also OTTO [n -S] OTTER to fish with a board of baited lines [v -ED, -ING, -S] OTTOS <otto=n> [n] OUBIT a hairy caterpillar, also WOUBIT, OOBIT [n -S] OUCHT {anything=n} [n -S] OUENS <ou=n> [n] OUGHT to {owe=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] OUIJA a board used in seances [n -S] OULKS <oulk=n> [n] OUMAS <ouma=n> [n] OUNCE a unit of weight [n -S] OUNDY {wavy=adj} [adj] OUPAS <oupa=n> [n] OUPED <oup=v> [v] OUPHE an {elf=n} [n -S] OUPHS <ouph=n> [n] OURIE dingy, also OORIE, OWRIE [adj OURIER, OURIEST] OUSEL a European bird [n -S] OUSTS <oust=v> [v] OUTBY outdoors [adv] OUTDO to exceed in performance [v OUTDID, OUTDONE, OUTDOING, OUTDOES] OUTED <out=v> [v] OUTER a part of a target [n -S] OUTGO to go beyond [v OUTWENT, OUTGONE, OUTGOING, OUTGOES] OUTRE deviating from what is right or proper [adj] OUTRO an instrumental passage that concludes a piece of music [n -S] OUZEL a European bird [n -S] OUZOS <ouzo=n> [n] OVALS <oval=n> [n] OVARY a female reproduction gland [n OVARIES] OVATE to receive with an ovation [v OVATED, OVATING, OVATES] OVELS <ovel=n> [n] OVENS <oven=n> [n] OVERS <over=v> [v] OVERT open to view [adj] OVINE a sheep or similar animal [n -S] OVIST a believer that the ovum has the germ of all future generations [n -S] OVOID an egg-shaped body [n -S] OVOLI <ovolo=n> [n] OVOLO a convex moulding [n OVOLOS or OVOLI]

OVULE a rudimentary seed [n -S] OWCHE a setting for a precious stone, also OUCH [n -S] OWING <owe=v> [v] OWLED <owl=v> [v] OWLER a smuggler of wool or sheep [n -S] OWLET a young nocturnal bird [n -S] OWNED <own=v> [v] OWNER one who {owns=v} [n -S] OWRES <owre=n> [n] OWRIE dingy, also OURIE, OORIE [adj OWRIER, OWRIEST] OWSEN <owse=n> [n] OXBOW a U-shaped piece of wood in a yoke [n -S] OXERS <oxer=n> [n] OXEYE a flowering plant [n -S] OXIDE a compound of oxygen [n -S] OXIDS <oxid=n> [n] OXIES <oxy=n> [n] OXIME a chemical compound, also OXIM [n -S] OXIMS <oxim=n> [n] OXLIP a flower, also OXSLIP [n -S] OXTER to take under the arm [v -ED, -ING, -S] OYERS <oyer=n> [n] OZEKI a champion sumo wrestler [n -S] OZONE a form of oxygen [n -S] OZZIE (Dial.) a hospital [n -S] PAALS <paal=n> [n] PAANS <paan=n> [n] PACAS <paca=n> [n] PACED <pace=v> [v] PACER a horse whose gait is a pace [n -S] PACES <pace=v> [v] PACEY fast, also PACY [adj] PACHA a former Turkish high official, also PASHA [n -S] PACKS <pack=v> [v] PACOS <paco=n> [n] PACTA <pactum=n> [n] PACTS <pact=n> [n] PADDY a rice field, also PADI [n PADDIES] PADIS <padi=n> [n] PADLE a hoe [n -S] PADMA the sacred lotus [n -S] PADRE a Christian clergyman [n PADRES or PADRI] PADRI <padre=n> [n] PAEAN a song of joy [n -S] PAEDO short for paedophile [n -S] PAEON a rhythm pattern in verse, also PAEONIC [n -S] PAGAN an irreligious person [n -S] PAGED <page=v> [v] PAGER a {beeper=n}

[n -S] PAGES <page=v> [v] PAGLE the cowslip, also PAIGLE [n -S] PAGOD a {pagoda=n} [n -S] PAGRI a turban, also PUGGERY [n -S] PAIKS <paik=v> [v] PAILS <pail=n> [n] PAINS <pain=v> [v] PAINT to apply colour with a brush [v -ED, -ING, -S] PAIRE to damage or weaken, also IMPAIR [v PAIRED, PAIRING, PAIRES] PAIRS <pair=v> [v] PAISA a coin of Pakistan [n PAISAS or PAISE] PAISE <paisa=n> [n] PAKKA durable, also PUKKA, PUCKA [adj] PALAS the dhak tree [n -ES] PALAY the ivory-tree [n -S] PALEA a small bract, also PALET [n PALEAE] PALED <pal=v> [v] PALER <pale=adj> [adj] PALES <pale=v> [v] PALET a small bract, also PALEA [n -S] PALKI a palanquin (a carried passengerbox), also PALKEE [n -S] PALLA a Roman woman's mantle [n PALLAE] PALLS <pall=v> [v] PALLY marked by close friendship [adj PALLIER, PALLIEST] / is in to pally up with, to become friends [v PALLIED, PALLYING, PALLIES] PALMS <palm=v> [v] PALMY a stroke on the palm with a strap [n PALMIES] / marked by prosperity, also PALMIE [adj PALMIER, PALMIEST] PALPI <palpus=n> [n] PALPS <palp=v> [v] PALSY to {paralyze=v} [v PALSIED, PALSYING, PALSIES] / overfriendly [adj PALSIER, PALSIEST] PAMPA a treeless plain, also PAMPAS [n -S] PANAX a tree [n -ES] PANCE a pansy flower, also PAUNCE, PAWNCE [n -S] PANDA a bear-like carnivorous mammal [n -S] PANDS <pand=n> [n] PANDY to punish by striking the hand [v PANDIED, PANDYING, PANDIES] PANED <pane=v> [v]

PANEL to decorate with thin sheets of material [v PANELED or PANELLED, PANELLING, PANELS] PANES <pane=v> [v] PANGA a large knife [n -S] PANGS <pang=v> [v] PANIC to experience great terror [v PANICKED, PANICKING, PANICS] PANIM a heathen, also PAYNIM, PAINIM [n -S] PANKO a variety of breadcrumb from Japanese and French cuisine used to create a crunchy coating for fried foods [n -S] PANNE a lustrous velvet [n -S] PANSY a flowering plant [n PANSIES] PANTO a pantomime [n -S] PANTS <pant=v> [v] PANTY a woman's or child's undergarment, also PANTIE [n PANTIES] PAOLI <paolo=n> [n] PAOLO an obsolete papal coin, also PAUL [n PAOLI] PAPAL pertaining to the pope [adj] PAPAS <papa=n> [n] PAPAW a fleshy fruit, also PAWPAW [n -S] PAPER to cover with a thin sheet material made of cellulose pulp [v -ED, -ING, -S] PAPES <pape=n> [n] PAPPI <pappus=n> [n] PAPPY a father [n PAPPIES] / resembling pap [adj PAPPIER, PAPPIEST] PARAE a New Zealand fish, also PORAE [n PARAE] PARAS <para=n> [n] PARCH to make very dry [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PARDI used as a mild oath, also PARDEE, PARDIE, PARDY, PERDIE, PERDY [interj] PARDS <pard=n> [n] PARDY used as a mild oath, also PARDI, PARDEE, PARDIE, PERDIE, PERDY [interj] PARED <pare=v> [v] PAREO a Polynesian skirt, also PAREU [n -S] PARER one that {pares=v} [n -S] PARES <pare=v> [v] PAREU a Polynesian skirt, also PAREO [n -S] PAREV made without meat or milk, also PAREVE, PARVE [adj]

PARGE to cover with plaster, also PARGET [v PARGED, PARGING, PARGES] PARGO a food fish [n -S] PARIS a European herb [n -ES] PARKA a wind-proof coat, also PARKEE, PARKI [n -S] PARKI a wind-proof coat, also PARKA, PARKEE [n -S] PARKS <park=v> [v] PARKY {chilly=adj} [adj PARKIER, PARKIEST] PARLE to discuss terms with an enemy, also PARLEY [v PARLED, PARLING, PARLES] PARLY a rectangular gingerbread biscuit [n PARLIES] PAROL an utterance [n -S] PARPS <parp=v> [v] PARRA (Australian slang) a tourist or non-resident on a beach [n -S] PARRS <parr=n> [n] PARRY to ward off a blow [v PARRIED, PARRYING, PARRIES] PARSE to describe and analyze grammatically [v PARSED, PARSING, PARSES] PARTI a group of people [n -S] PARTS <part=v> [v] PARTY to attend a social gathering [v PARTIED, PARTYING, PARTIES] PARVE made without meat or milk also PAREV, PAREVE [adj] PARVO a contagious disease of dogs [n -S] PASEO a leisurely stroll [n -S] PASES <pase=n> [n] PASHA a former Turkish high official, also PACHA [n -S] PASHM fine goat underfleece used for rugs, also PASHIM, PASHMINA [n -S] PASPY a Breton dance [n PASPIES] PASSE outmoded [adj] PASTA a food made of dough [n -S] PASTE to fasten with a sticky mixture [v PASTED, PASTING, PASTES] PASTS <past=n> [n] PASTY a meat pie [n PASTIES] / pale and unhealthy in appearance, also PASTIE [adj PASTIER, PASTIEST] PATCH to mend or cover a hole [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PATED having a pate

[adj] PATEN a plate, also PATIN [n -S] PATER a father [n -S] PATES <pate=n> [n] PATHS <path=v> [v] PATIN a plate, also PATEN [n -S] PATIO an outdoor paved area adjoining a house [n -S] PATKA a scarf worn as a head-covering by Sikh men in place of a turban [n -S] PATLY {suitably=adv} [adv] PATSY a person who is easily fooled [n PATSIES] PATTE a narrow band keeping a belt in place [n -S] PATTY a small, flat cake of chopped food, also PATTIE [n PATTIES] PATUS <patu=n> [n] PAUAS <paua=n> [n] PAULS <paul=n> [n] PAUSE to stop temporarily [v PAUSED, PAUSING, PAUSES] PAVAN a slow, stately dance, also PAVIN [n -S] PAVED <pave=v> [v] PAVEN a slow formal dance, also PAVANE [n -S] PAVER one that paves, also PAVIOR, PAVIOUR [n -S] PAVES <pave=v> [v] PAVID {timid=adj} [adj] PAVIN a slow, stately dance, also PAVAN [n -S] PAVIS a large medieval shield, also PAVISSE, PAVISE [n PAVISES or PAVISSES] PAWAS <pawa=n> [n] PAWAW to confer, also POWWOW [v -ED, -ING, -S] PAWED <paw=v> [v] PAWER one that {paws=v} [n -S] PAWKS <pawk=n> [n] PAWKY {sly=adj} [adj PAWKIER, PAWKIEST] PAWLS <pawl=n> [n] PAWNS <pawn=v> [v] PAXES <pax=n> [n] PAYED <pay=v> [v] PAYEE one to whom money is paid [n -S] PAYER one who {pays=v} [n -S] PAYOR {prayer=n} [n -S] PAYSD <peise=v> [v] PEACE to be or become silent [v PEACED, PEACING, PEACES] PEACH to inform against someone [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PEAGE a form of currency once used

by North American Indians, also PEAG, WAMPUM [n -S] PEAGS <peag=n> [n] PEAKS <peak=v> [v] PEAKY {sickly=adj} [adj PEAKIER, PEAKIEST] PEALS <peal=v> [v] PEANS <pean=v> [v] PEARE an equal, a peer [n -S] PEARL to adorn with a milky-white concretion of nacre [v -ED, -ING, -S] PEARS <pear=n> [n] PEART {lively=adj} [adj PEARTER, PEARTEST] PEASE to {weigh=v} [v PEASED, PEASING, PEASES] / a pea, also PEISE, PEAZE, PEIZE, PEYSE [n PEASES or PEASEN] PEATS <peat=n> [n] PEATY resembling {peat=n} [adj PEATIER, PEATIEST] PEAVY a lever used to move logs, also PEAVEY [n PEAVIES] PEAZE to weigh, also PEISE, PEASE, PEIZE, PEYSE [v PEAZED, PEAZING, PEAZES] PEBAS <peba=n> [n] PECAN a nut-bearing tree [n -S] PECHS <pech=v> [v] PECKE to {pitch=v} [v PECKED, PECKING, PECKES] PECKS <peck=v> [v] PECKY marked by decay caused by fungi [adj PECKIER, PECKIEST] PEDAL to operate by means of foot levers [v PEDALED or PEDALLED, PEDALLING or PEDALING, PEDALS] PEDES <pes=n> [n] PEDRO a card game [n -S] PEECE a piece [n -S] PEEKS <peek=v> [v] PEELS <peel=v> [v] PEENS <peen=v> [v] PEEOY a home-made firework, also PIOY, PIOYE [n -S] PEEPE a spot on dice [n -S] PEEPS <peep=v> [v] PEERS <peer=v> [v] PEERY a wooden spinning top, also PEERIE [n PEERIES] PEEVE to {annoy=v} [v PEEVED, PEEVING, PEEVES] PEGGY a small {warbler=n} [n PEGGIES] PEGHS <pegh=v> [v] PEINS <pein=v> [v] PEISE to weigh (pa t PEISED, PAYSD), also PEASE, PEAZE, PEIZE, PEYSE [v PAYSD or PEISED, PEISING, PEISES] PEIZE to weigh, also

PEISE, PEASE, PEAZE, PEYSE [v PEIZED, PEIZING, PEIZES] PEKAN a carnivorous mammal [n -S] PEKES <peke=n> [n] PEKIN a silk fabric [n -S] PEKOE a black tea [n -S] PELAS <pela=n> [n] PELES <pele=n> [n] PELFS <pelf=n> [n] PELLS <pell=n> [n] PELMA the sole of the foot [n -S] PELON hairless [adj] PELTA an ancient small shield [n PELTAS or PELTAE] PELTS <pelt=v> [v] PENAL pertaining to punishment [adj] PENCE in the United Kingdom, a new penny [n -S] PENDS <pend=v> [v] PENDU (Hinglish) culturally backward [adj] PENED <pene=v> [v] PENES <pene=v> [v] PENGO a former monetary unit of Hungary [n -S] PENIE a penny, also PENI [n -S] PENIS the male organ used for copulation [n PENISES or PENES] PENKS <penk=n> [n] PENNA any of the feathers that determine a bird's shape [n PENNAE] PENNE a pen [n -S] PENNI a Finnish coin [n PENNIS or PENNIA] PENNY a coin of the United Kingdom [n PENNIES or PENCE] PENTS <pent=n> [n] PEONS <peon=n> [n] PEONY a showy flower, also PAEONY, PINY, PIONEY, PIONY [n PEONIES] PEPLA <peplum=n> [n] PEPOS <pepo=n> [n] PEPPY full of energy [adj PEPPIER, PEPPIEST] PERAI a ferocious, carnivorous South American fish, also PIRANHA, PIRAI, PIRANA, PIRAYA [n -S] PERCE to pierce, also PEARCE, PERSE [v PERCED, PERCING, PERCES] PERCH to sit in an elevated place [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PERDU a soldier sent on a dangerous mission [n -S] PERDY used as a mild oath, also PARDI, PARDEE, PARDIE, PARDY, PERDIE [interj] PEREA <pereon=n> [n] PERES <pere=n> [n] PERIL to put in

danger, also IMPERIL [v PERILLED or PERILED, PERILLING or PERILING, PERILS] PERIS <peri=n> [n] PERKS <perk=v> [v] PERKY {jaunty=adj} [adj PERKIER, PERKIEST] PERMS <perm=v> [v] PERNS <pern=n> [n] PERPS <perp=n> [n] PERRY a beverage of pear juice often fermented [n PERRIES] PERSE to pierce (pa t PERST), also PERCE, PEARCE [v PERST, PERSING, PERSES] PERST <perse=v> [v] PERTS <pert=n> [n] PERVE to look at lustfully, also PERV [v PERVED, PERVING, PERVES] PERVS <perv=v> [v] PERVY perverted [adj PERVIER, PERVIEST] PESKY annoying [adj PESKIER, PESKIEST] PESOS <peso=n> [n] PESTO a sauce of basil, garlic and olive oil [n -S] PESTS <pest=n> [n] PESTY annoying [adj PESTIER, PESTIEST] PETAL a leaflike part of a corolla [n -S] PETAR an explosive device, also PETARD [n -S] PETER to diminish gradually [v -ED, -ING, -S] PETIT small, minor [adj] PETRE saltpetre (potassium nitrate) [n -S] PETRI as in petri dish, a shallow glass dish with an overlapping cover used for cultures of bacteria [adj] PETTI <petto=n> [n] PETTO the breast [n PETTI] PETTY a junior schoolboy [n PETTIES] / insignificant [adj PETTIER, PETTIEST] PEWEE a small bird [n -S] PEWIT the lapwing, also PEEWIT [n -S] PEYSE to weigh, also PEISE, PEASE, PEAZE, PEIZE [v PEYSED, PEYSING, PEYSES] PHAGE an organism that destroys bacteria [n -S] PHANG to seize, also FANG [v -ED, -ING, -S] PHARE a lighthouse [n -S] PHARM to redirect computer users from legitimate websites

to counterfeit sites in order to gain confidential information about them [v -ED, -ING, -S] PHASE to carry out in distinct stages or development [v PHASED, PHASING, PHASES] PHEER a companion, also FERE, FEARE, FIER, FIERE, PHEERE [n -S] PHENE an old name for benzene [n -S] PHEON a heraldic arrowhead [n -S] PHESE to unsettle, also FAZE, FEASE, FEAZE, FEESE, FEEZE, PHEESE, PHEEZE [v PHESED, PHESING, PHESES] PHIAL to keep in a small bottle [v PHIALLED, PHIALLING, PHIALS] PHLOX a flowering plant [n -ES] PHOCA a type of sea monster or a seal [n PHOCAS or PHOCAE] PHONE to telephone [v PHONED, PHONING, PHONES] PHONO a record player [n -S] PHONS <phon=n> [n] PHONY to alter, so as to appear genuine [v PHONIED, PHONYING, PHONIES] / not genuine or real, also PHONEY [adj PHONIER, PHONIEST] PHOTO to photograph [v -ED, -ING, -S] PHOTS <phot=n> [n] PHPHT used as an expression of annoyance, also PHT [interj] PHUTS <phut=v> [v] PHYLA <phylum=n> [n] PHYLE an ancient Greek tribe [n PHYLAE] PIANI <piano=n> [n] PIANO a soft passage in music [n PIANI] PIANS <pian=n> [n] PIBAL a small balloon for determining wind direction and speed [n -S] PICAL resembling a {pica=n} [adj] PICAS <pica=n> [n] PICCY a photograph [n PICCIES] PICKS <pick=v> [v] PICKY {fussy=adj} [adj PICKIER, PICKIEST] PICOT to edge with ornamental loops [v -ED, -ING, -S] PICRA a purgative made from aloes and bark [n -S] PICUL a Chinese weight, also PIKUL [n -S]

PIECE to join into a whole [v PIECED, PIECING, PIECES] PIEND an outward pointing angle in a fortification [n -S] PIERS <pier=n> [n] PIERT a small plant with small greenish flowers [n -S] PIETA the Virgin with the dead Christ (art) [n -S] PIETS <piet=n> [n] PIETY the state of being pious, also PIETISM [n PIETIES] PIEZO produced by piezoelectricity (straining a crystal) [adj] PIGGY a small pig [n PIGGIES] / piggish, also PIGGIE [adj PIGGIER, PIGGIEST] PIGHT to pitch (eg a tent) [v -ED, -ING, -S] PIGMY a small person, also PYGMY [n PIGMIES] PIING <pi=v> [v] PIKAS <pika=n> [n] PIKAU (Maori) a rucksack [n -S] PIKED <pike=v> [v] PIKER a {shirker=n} [n -S] PIKES <pike=v> [v] PIKEY derogatory word for a gypsy or vagrant [n -S] PIKIS <piki=n> [n] PIKUL a Chinese weight, also PICUL [n -S] PILAF a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAU, PILAFF, PILAW, PILOW, PILLAU, PULAO [n -S] PILAO a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAU, PILAFF, PILAF, PILAW, PILOW, PILLAU, PULAO [n -S] PILAR pertaining to hair [adj] PILAU a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAFF, PILAF, PILAW, PILOW, PILLAU, PULAO [n -S] PILAW a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAU, PILAFF, PILAF, PILOW, PILLAU, PULAO [n -S] PILCH a light saddle [n -ES] PILEA {pileum=n} [n -S] PILED <pile=v> [v] PILEI <pileus=n> [n] PILER one that {piles=v} [n -S] PILES <pile=v> [v] PILIS <pili=n> [n] PILLS <pill=v> [v] PILOT to control the

course of [v -ED, -ING, -S] PILOW a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAU, PILAFF, PILAF, PILAW, PILLAU, PULAO [n -S] PILUM a heavy javelin [n PILA] PILUS a hair [n PILI] PIMAS <pima=n> [n] PIMPS <pimp=v> [v] PINAS <pina=n> [n] PINCH to squeeze between two surfaces [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PINED <pine=v> [v] PINES <pine=v> [v] PINEY covered with pine trees, also PINY [adj PINIER, PINIEST] PINGO a cone-shaped mound [n -S or -ES] PINGS <ping=v> [v] PINKO a person who holds radical political views [n PINKOS or PINKOES] PINKS <pink=v> [v] PINKY a small narrow-sterned ship [n PINKIES] / slightly pink, also PINKEY, PINKIE [adj PINKIER, PINKIEST] PINNA a leaflet, wing or feather [n PINNAS or PINNAE] PINNY a {pinafore=n} [n PINNIES] PINON a pine tree, also PINYON [n PINONS or PINONES] PINOT a red or white grape [n -S] PINTA a skin disease [n -S] PINTO a spotted horse [n PINTOS or PINTOES] PINTS <pint=n> [n] PINUP a picture that may be pinned on a wall [n -S] PIONS <pion=n> [n] PIONY a showy flower, also PEONY, PAEONY, PINY, PIONEY [n PIONIES] PIOUS marked by religious reverence [adj] PIOYE a home-made firework, also PEEOY, PIOY [n -S] PIOYS <pioy=n> [n] PIPAL a fig tree from India, also PEEPUL, PIPUL [n -S] PIPAS <pipa=n> [n] PIPED <pipe=v> [v] PIPER one who plays on a tubular musical instrument [n -S] PIPES <pipe=v> [v] PIPET to measure liquid with a calibrated tube, also PIPETTE [v PIPETTED, PIPETTING, PIPETS] PIPIS <pipi=n> [n]

PIPIT a {songbird=n} [n -S] PIPPY having pips [adj PIPPIER, PIPPIEST] PIPUL a fig tree from India, also PIPAL, PEEPUL [n -S] PIQUE to arouse anger or resentment [v PIQUED, PIQUING, PIQUES] PIRAI a ferocious, carnivorous South American fish, also PIRANHA, PERAI, PIRANA, PIRAYA [n -S] PIRLS <pirl=n> [n] PIRNS <pirn=n> [n] PIROG a large Russian pastry [n PIROGEN or PIROGHI or PIROGI] PISCO a Peruvian brandy [n -S] PISES <pise=n> [n] PISKY a small fairy, also PIXIE [n PISKIES] PISOS <piso=n> [n] PISTE a downhill ski trail [n -S] PITAS <pita=n> [n] PITCH to {throw=v} [v PITCHED, YPIGHT or PITCHED, PITCHING, PITCHES] PITHS <pith=v> [v] PITHY {concise=adj} [adj PITHIER, PITHIEST] PITON a metal spike used in mountain climbing [n -S] PITTA slightly leavened bread [n -S] PIUMS <pium=n> [n] PIVOT to turn on a shaft or rod [v -ED, -ING, -S] PIXEL a basic unit of a video image [n -S] PIXES <pix=n> [n] PIXIE a small fairy, also PISKY [n -S] PIZED <pize=v> [v] PIZES <pize=v> [v] PIZZA an Italian open pie [n -S] PLAAS (Afrikaans) a farm [n -ES] PLACE to assign to a position [v PLAST or PLACED, PLASTE or YPLAST, PLACING, PLACES] PLACK a former coin of Scotland [n -S] PLAGE a bright region on the sun [n -S] PLAID a tartan scarf [n -S] PLAIN to {complain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {clear=adj} [adj PLAINER, PLAINEST] PLAIT to {braid=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLANE to make smooth and even [v PLANED, PLANING, PLANES]

PLANK to cover with long, flat pieces of timber [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLANS <plan=v> [v] PLANT to place in the ground for growing [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLAPS <plap=v> [v] PLASH to weave together [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PLASM the liquid part of the blood, also PLASMA [n -S] PLAST <place=v> [v] PLATE to cover with a thin layer of metal [v PLATED, PLATING, PLATES] PLATS <plat=v> [v] PLATY a small tropical fish [n PLATIES or PLATYS] / split into thin, flat pieces [adj PLATIER, PLATIEST] PLAYA the bottom of a desert basin [n -S] PLAYS <play=v> [v] PLAZA a public square [n -S] PLEAD to beg for earnestly [v PLED or PLEADED, PLEADING, PLEADS] PLEAS <plea=v> [v] PLEAT to fold in an even manner [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLEBE a freshman at a military or naval academy [n -S] PLEBS <pleb=n> [n] PLENA <plenum=n> [n] PLEON the abdomen of a crustacean [n -S] PLESH a pool [n -ES] PLEWS <plew=n> [n] PLICA a fold of skin [n PLICAE] PLIED <ply=v> [v] PLIER one who plies, also PLYER [n -S] PLIES <plie=n> [n] PLIMS <plim=v> [v] PLING an exclamation mark [n -S] PLINK to shoot at a tin can or the like [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLOAT to {scald=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLODS <plod=v> [v] PLONG to plunge (pa t PLONGED, PLONGD), also PLONGE [v PLONGD or PLONGED, PLONGING, PLONGS] PLONK to fall or drop heavily, also PLUNK, PLOP [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLOOK a pimple, also PLOUK [n -S] PLOPS <plop=v> [v] PLOTS <plot=v> [v] PLOTZ to be overwhelmed by an emotion [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PLOUK a pimple, also PLOOK [n -S] PLOWS <plow=v> [v]

PLOYS <ploy=v> [v] PLUCK to pull out or off [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLUES <plue=n> [n] PLUFF to {puff=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLUGS <plug=v> [v] PLUMB to determine the depth of [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLUME to cover with feathers [v PLUMED, PLUMING, PLUMES] PLUMP to make well rounded and full in form [v -ED, -ING, -S] / somewhat fat [adj PLUMPER, PLUMPEST] PLUMS <plum=n> [n] PLUMY covered with feathers [adj PLUMIER, PLUMIEST] PLUNK to fall or drop heavily, also PLONK, PLOP [v -ED, -ING, -S] PLUSH a fabric with a long pile [n -ES] / luxurious [adj PLUSHER, PLUSHEST] PLYER one who plies, also PLIER [n -S] POACH to trespass to hunt game [v -ED, -ING, -ES] POAKA a New Zealand bird [n -S] POAKE a bag [n -S] POBOY a New Orleans sandwich [n -S] POCKS <pock=v> [v] POCKY covered with pock marks [adj POCKIER, POCKIEST] PODAL of the feet [adj] PODDY a young calf [n PODDIES] / corpulent [adj PODDIER, PODDIEST] PODEX the rump [n -ES] PODGE a fat and flabby thing [n -S] PODGY short and fat, also PUDGY, PUDSEY, PUDSY [adj PODGIER, PODGIEST] PODIA <podium=n> [n] POEMS <poem=n> [n] POEPS <poep=n> [n] POESY to utter poetry [v POESIED, POESYING, POESIES] POETS <poet=n> [n] POGEY an form of government relief [n -S] POGGE a fish with bony scales [n -S] POGOS <pogo=v> [v] POILU a French soldier [n -S] POIND to seize property to pay a debt [v -ED, -ING, -S] POINT to indicate direction with the finger [v -ED, -ING, -S] POISE to {hover=v} [v POISED, POISING,

POISES] POKAL an ornamental drinking-vessel [n -S] POKED <poke=v> [v] POKER one that {pokes=v} [n -S] POKES <poke=v> [v] POKEY a jail, also POKY [n -S] POKIE a poker machine [n -S] POLAR a straight line related to a point [n -S] POLED <pole=v> [v] POLER one who {poles=v} [n -S] POLES <pole=v> [v] POLEY hornless cattle [n -S] POLIO an infectious virus disease [n -S] POLIS police [n -ES] POLJE (Serbo-Croat) a large elliptical depression in karst regions, sometimes containing a marsh or lake [n -S] POLKA to perform a lively dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] POLKS <polk=v> [v] POLLS <poll=v> [v] POLLY a type of mineral water [n POLLIES] POLOS <polo=n> [n] POLTS <polt=v> [v] POLYP an animal with many tentacles, also POLYPE, POLYPIDE [n -S] POLYS <poly=n> [n] POMBE an African alcoholic drink [n -S] POMES <pome=n> [n] POMMY an immigrant from the British Isles, also POM, POMMIE [n POMMIES] POMOS <pomo=n> [n] POMPS <pomp=n> [n] PONCE to solicit clients for a prostitute, also PIMP [v PONCED, PONCING, PONCES] PONCY effeminate, also PONCEY [adj PONCIER, PONCIEST] PONDS <pond=v> [v] PONES <pone=n> [n] PONEY a pony [n -S] PONGA a New Zealand tree fern, also PUNGA [n -S] PONGO a monkey [n -S or -ES] PONGS <pong=v> [v] PONGY {smelly=adj} [adj PONGIER, PONGIEST] PONKS <ponk=v> [v] PONTS <pont=n> [n] PONTY an iron supporting rod used in glassmaking, also PUNTY, PONTIE, PONTIL, PONTILE, PUNTEE [n PONTIES] PONZU (Japanese) a type of sauce made from orange juice,

sake, sugar, soy sauce and red pepper [n -S] POOCH to {bulge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] POODS <pood=n> [n] POOED <poo=v> [v] POOFS <poof=n> [n] POOFY effeminate, also POOVY, POUFFY [adj POOFIER, POOFIEST] POOHS <pooh=v> [v] POOJA a Hindu worship practice, also PUJA, POOJAH, PUJAH [n -S] POOKA a malevolent goblin [n -S] POOKS <pook=v> [v] POOLS <pool=v> [v] POONS <poon=n> [n] POOPS <poop=v> [v] POORI a light, flat wheat cake, also PURI [n -S] POORT a mountain pass [n -S] POOTS <poot=v> [v] POOVE (offensive) a male homosexual, also POOF, POOFTER, POOFTAH, POUFTAH, POUFTER, WOOFTER [n -S] POOVY effeminate, also POOFY, POUFFY [adj POOVIER, POOVIEST] POPES <pope=n> [n] POPPA {papa=n} [n -S] POPPY a brightly coloured flower [n POPPIES] / like pop music [adj POPPIER, POPPIEST] POPSY a girlfriend, also POPSIE [n POPSIES] PORAE a large edible seafish of New Zealand waters [n -S] PORAL pertaining to pores [adj] PORCH a covered structure at the entrance of a building [n -ES] PORED <pore=v> [v] PORER one who {ponders=v} [n -S] PORES <pore=v> [v] PORGE to cleanse by Jewish ritual [v PORGED, PORGING, PORGES] PORGY an American sea fish, also PORGIE [n PORGIES] PORKS <pork=n> [n] PORKY a porcupine [n PORKIES] / resembling {pork=n} [adj PORKIER, PORKIEST] PORNO pornography, also PORN [n -S] PORNS <porn=n> [n] PORNY pornographic [adj PORNIER, PORNIEST] PORTA a gate-like structure in zoology [n -S]

PORTS <port=v> [v] PORTY of the taste of port [adj PORTIER, PORTIEST] POSED <pose=v> [v] POSER one who {poses=v} [n -S] POSES <pose=v> [v] POSEY adopting poses for effects, also POSY [adj POSIER, POSIEST] POSHO (Swahili) corn meal [n -S] POSIT to {place=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] POSSE a body of men summoned to aid a peace officer [n -S] POSTS <post=v> [v] POTAE (Maori) a hat [n -S] POTCH to trample in mud [v -ED, -ING, -ES] POTED <pote=v> [v] POTES <pote=v> [v] POTIN a type of alloy [n -S] POTOO a type of bird [n -S] POTSY a children's game, also POTSIE [n POTSIES] POTTO a lemur or kinkajou [n -S] POTTS <pott=n> [n] POTTY a child's chamber pot [n POTTIES] / {crazy=adj} [adj POTTIER, POTTIEST] POUCH to put in a pocket-like receptacle [v -ED, -ING, -ES] POUFF to give a puffed shape to the hair (pa t POUFFED, POUFFED), also POUF, POUFFE [v -ED, -ING, -S] POUFS <pouf=v> [v] POUKE a {goblin=n} [n -S] POUKS <pouk=v> [v] POULE a {hen=n} [n -S] POULP the {octopus=n} [n -S] POULT a young domestic fowl [n -S] POUND to strike heavily and repeatedly [v -ED, -ING, -S] POUPE to {befool=v} [v POUPED, POUPT, POUPING, POUPES] POUPT <poupe=v> [v] POURS <pour=v> [v] POUTS <pout=v> [v] POUTY tending to pout [adj POUTIER, POUTIEST] POWAN a species of whitefish [n -S] POWER to equip with mechanical force [v -ED, -ING, -S] POWIN a peacock [n -S] POWND to beat with the fists [v -ED, -ING, -S] POWNS <pown=n> [n]

POWNY a pony, also POWNEY, POWNIE [n POWNIES] POWRE to {pour=v} [v POWRED, POWRING, POWRES] POXED <pox=v> [v] POXES <pox=v> [v] POYNT to {point=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] POYOU an armadillo [n -S] POYSE to {poise=v} [v POYSED, POYSING, POYSES] POZZY a position [n POZZIES] PRAAM a flatbottomed boat, also PRAM [n -S] PRADS <prad=n> [n] PRAHU a swift Malaysian sailing vessel, also PRAU, PRAO, PROA [n -S] PRAMS <pram=n> [n] PRANA the breath of life [n -S] PRANG to cause to crash [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRANK to pleat, also PRANCK, PRANCKE [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRAOS <prao=n> [n] PRASE a mineral [n -S] PRATE to {chatter=v} [v PRATED, PRATING, PRATES] PRATS <prat=n> [n] PRATT to beat on the buttocks [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRATY a potato, also PRATIE [n PRATIES] PRAUS <prau=n> [n] PRAWN to fish for edible shellfish [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRAYS <pray=v> [v] PREDY to make {ready=adj} [v PREDIED, PREDYING, PREDIES] PREED <pree=v> [v] PREEN to clean and arrange the feathers with the beak [v -ED, -ING, -S] PREES <pree=v> [v] PREIF a proof, also PREIFE, PRIEF, PRIEFE [n -S] PREMS <prem=n> [n] PREMY a premature baby, also PREEMIE, PREMIE [n PREMIES] PRENT to {print=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] PREON a hypothetical particle, a possible constituent of a quark [n -S] PREOP a patient prepared for surgery [n -S] PREPS <prep=v> [v] PRESA a musical symbol marking an entry point [n PRESE] PRESE <presa=n> [n] PRESS to compress or squeeze [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

PREST to {lend=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] PREVE to prove, also PREEVE, PRIEVE [v PREVED, PREVING, PREVES] PREXY a president, also PREX [n PREXIES] PREYS <prey=v> [v] PRIAL a set of three, also PAIRIAL [n -S] PRICE to set a value on [v PRICED, PRICING, PRICES] PRICK to puncture slightly, also PRICKLE [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRICY expensive [adj PRICIER, PRICIEST] PRIDE to feel selfesteem [v PRIDED, PRIDING, PRIDES] PRIED <pry=v> [v] PRIEF a proof, also PREIF, PREIFE, PRIEFE [n -S] PRIER one who pries, also PRYER [n -S] PRIES <pry=v> [v] PRIGS <prig=v> [v] PRILL to convert into pellets [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRIMA the main part in a musical piece, also PRIMO [n -S] PRIME to make {ready=adj} [v PRIMED, PRIMING, PRIMES] PRIMI <primo=n> [n] PRIMO the main part in a musical piece, also PRIMA [n PRIMOS or PRIMI] PRIMP to dress or adorn carefully [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRIMS <prim=v> [v] PRIMY blooming [adj] PRINK to dress or adorn in a showy manner [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRINT to produce by pressed type on a surface [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRION a type of {petrel=n} [n -S] PRIOR an officer in a monastery [n -S] PRISE to raise or force with a lever [v PRISED, PRISING, PRISES] PRISM a solid which disperses light into a spectrum [n -S] PRISS to act in a prissy manner [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PRIVY an {outhouse=n} [n PRIVIES] / {private=adj} [adj PRIVIER, PRIVIEST] PRIZE to value highly [v PRIZED, PRIZING, PRIZES] PROAS <proa=n> [n] PROBE to examine thoroughly [v

PROBED, PROBING, PROBES] PROBS <prob=n> [n] PRODS <prod=v> [v] PROEM an introductory statement [n -S] PROFS <prof=n> [n] PROGS <prog=v> [v] PROIN to prune, also PROINE, PROYN, PROYNE [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROKE to {poke=v} [v PROKED, PROKING, PROKES] PROLE to prowl, also PROLL, PROUL [v PROLED, PROLING, PROLES] PROLL to prowl, also PROLE, PROUL [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROMO a promotional presentation [n -S] / to give a promo [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROMS <prom=n> [n] PRONE a {homily=n} [n -S] / {ready=adj} [adj PRONER, PRONEST] PRONG to pierce with a pointed object [v -ED, -ING, -S] PRONK to show off [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROOF to examine for errors [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROPS <prop=v> [v] PRORE a ship [n -S] PROSE to write without metrical structure [v PROSED, PROSING, PROSES] PROSO {millet=n} [n -S] PROSS a prostitute [n -ES] PROST used in a drinking toast, also PROSIT [interj] PROSY pertaining to prose, also PROSAIC [adj PROSIER, PROSIEST] PROTO as in proto team, a team of people trained to deal with underground rescues, etc [adj] PROUD having or displaying pride [adj PROUDER, PROUDEST] PROUL to prowl, also PROLE, PROLL [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROVE to establish as certain or true [v PROVED, PROVEN, PROVING, PROVES] PROWL to move about stealthily [v -ED, -ING, -S] PROWS <prow=n> [n] PROXY a person authorised to act for another [n PROXIES] PROYN to prune, also PROIN, PROINE, PROYNE [v -ED, -ING,

-S] PRUDE a prudish person [n -S] PRUNE to trim and shape by cutting back [v PRUNED, PRUNING, PRUNES] PRUNT a glass ornamentation upon glassware [n -S] PRUTA a monetary unit of Israel, also PRUTAH [n PRUTOT] PRYER one who pries, also PRIER [n -S] PRYSE to {prize=v} [v PRYSED, PRYSING, PRYSES] PSALM to praise in sacred song [v -ED, -ING, -S] PSEUD a person pretending to be intellectual, also PSEUDO [n -S] PSHAW to utter an expression of contempt or disapproval [v -ED, -ING, -S] PSION a particle formed by collision of a positron and an electron [n -S] PSOAE <psoas=n> [n] PSOAI <psoas=n> [n] PSOAS a muscle of the pelvic region [n PSOASES or PSOAE or PSOAI] PSORA an itch, scabies [n -S] PSYCH to stimulate to a proper frame of mind [v -ED, -ING, -S] PSYOP an operation in psychological warfare [n -S] PUBCO a company that operates a chain of pubs [n -S] PUBES the lower part of the abdomen [n pl.] PUBIC pertaining to the pubis [adj] PUBIS a bone of the pelvis [n -ES] PUCAN (Irish) a traditional Connemara open sailing boat [n -S] PUCER <puce=adj> [adj] PUCES <puce=n> [n] PUCKA durable, also PUKKA, PAKKA [adj] PUCKS <puck=n> [n] PUDDY a paw [n PUDDIES] PUDGE a squat thing [n -S] PUDGY short and fat, also PODGY, PUDSEY, PUDSY [adj PUDGIER, PUDGIEST] PUDIC to the pudendum [adj] PUDOR sense of shame [n -S] PUDSY short and fat, also PUDGY, PODGY, PUDSEY [adj PUDSIER, PUDSIEST] PUDUS <pudu=n> [n]

PUERS <puer=v> [v] PUFFS <puff=v> [v] PUFFY swollen [adj PUFFIER, PUFFIEST] PUGGY somewhat stubby [adj PUGGIER, PUGGIEST] PUGIL a small {handful=n} [n -S] PUHAS <puha=n> [n] PUJAH a Hindu worship practice, also PUJA, POOJA, POOJAH [n -S] PUJAS <puja=n> [n] PUKAS <puka=n> [n] PUKED <puke=v> [v] PUKER an {emetic=n} [n -S] PUKES <puke=v> [v] PUKEY reminiscent of or resembling vomit [adj PUKIER, PUKIEST] PUKKA durable, also PAKKA, PUCKA [adj] PUKUS <puku=n> [n] PULAO a dish made from seasoned rice and meat, also PILAO, PILAU, PILAFF, PILAF, PILAW, PILOW, PILLAU [n -S] PULAS <pula=n> [n] PULED <pule=v> [v] PULER one that {pules=v} [n -S] PULES <pule=v> [v] PULIK <puli=n> [n] PULIS <puli=n> [n] PULKA a Laplander's sledge, also PULK, PULKHA [n -S] PULKS <pulk=n> [n] PULLI <pullus=n> [n] PULLS <pull=v> [v] PULMO a {lung=n} [n PULMONES] PULPS <pulp=v> [v] PULPY resembling pulp [adj PULPIER, PULPIEST] PULSE to expand and contract rhythmically, also PULSATE [v PULSED, PULSING, PULSES] PULUS <pulu=n> [n] PUMAS <puma=n> [n] PUMIE a pebble, also PUMY [n -S] PUMPS <pump=v> [v] PUNAS <puna=n> [n] PUNCE to prod or poke [v PUNCED, PUNCING, PUNCES] PUNCH to perforate with a type of tool [v -ED, -ING, -ES] PUNGA a New Zealand tree fern, also PONGA [n -S] PUNGS <pung=n> [n] PUNJI a sharpened bamboo stick [n -S] PUNKA a ceiling fan used in India, also PUNKAH [n -S] PUNKS <punk=n> [n] PUNKY resembling {punk=n} [adj PUNKIER, PUNKIEST] PUNNY involving a pun [adj PUNNIER, PUNNIEST]

PUNTO a hit or thrust in fencing [n -S] PUNTS <punt=v> [v] PUNTY an iron supporting rod used in glassmaking, also PONTIE, PONTIL, PONTILE, PONTY, PUNTEE [n PUNTIES] PUPAE <pupa=n> [n] PUPAL pertaining to a {pupa=n} [adj] PUPAS <pupa=n> [n] PUPIL a student under the close supervision of a teacher [n -S] PUPPY to {pup=v} [v PUPPIED, PUPPYING, PUPPIES] PUPUS <pupu=n> [n] PURDA a curtain used in India to seclude women, also PURDAH, PARDAH [n -S] PURED <pur=v> [v] PUREE to reduce to a thick pulp by cooking and sieving [v PUREED, PUREEING, PUREES] PURER <pure=adj> [adj] PURES <pure=v> [v] PURGE to {purify=v} [v PURGED, PURGING, PURGES] PURIN a chemical compound, also PURINE [n -S] PURIS <puri=n> [n] PURLS <purl=v> [v] PURPY a herb used in salads, also PURSLANE, PURPIE, PURSLAIN, PUSLEY, PUSSLEY, PUSSLY [n PURPIES] PURRS <purr=v> [v] PURSE to {pucker=v} [v PURSED, PURSING, PURSES] PURSY short of breath [adj PURSIER, PURSIEST] PURTY {pretty=adj} [adj PURTIER, PURTIEST] PUSES <pus=n> [n] PUSHY offensively aggressive [adj PUSHIER, PUSHIEST] PUSLE to {puzzle=v} [v PUSLED, PUSLING, PUSLES] PUSSY a cat [n PUSSIES] / full of pus, also POUSSIE [adj PUSSIER, PUSSIEST] PUTID {foul=adj} [adj] PUTON a hoax or deception [n -S] PUTTI <putto=n> [n] PUTTO an infant boy in art [n PUTTI] PUTTS <putt=v> [v] PUTTY to fill with a type of cement [v PUTTIED, PUTTYING, PUTTIES] PUZEL a maid, also PUCELLE [n -S] PYATS <pyat=n> [n]

PYETS <pyet=n> [n] PYGAL the posterior median plate of a chelonian carapace [n -S] PYGMY a small person, also PIGMY [n PYGMIES] PYINS <pyin=n> [n] PYLON a structure for supporting power-cables [n -S] PYNED <pyne=v> [v] PYNES <pyne=v> [v] PYOID {puslike=adj} [adj] PYOTS <pyot=n> [n] PYRAL pertaining to a {pyre=n} [adj] PYRAN a chemical compound [n -S] PYRES <pyre=n> [n] PYREX heat-resistant glassware [n -ES] PYRIC pertaining to {burning=n} [adj] PYROS <pyro=n> [n] PYXED <pyx=v> [v] PYXES <pyx=n> [n] PYXIE an evergreen shrub [n -S] PYXIS a type of seed vessel, also PYXIDIUM [n PYXIDES] PZAZZ flamboyance, also BAZAZZ, BEZZAZZ, BIZAZZ, PAZAZZ, PAZZAZZ, PIZAZZ, PIZZAZ, PIZZAZZ, PIZZAZZ [n -ES] QADIS <qadi=n> [n] QAIDS <qaid=n> [n] QANAT an underground water tunnel [n -S] QIBLA the direction Muslims face when praying, also KIBLAH, KEBLAH [n -S] QOPHS <qoph=n> [n] QORMA (India) a mild curry, also KORMA [n -S] QUACK to make the sound of a duck [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUADS <quad=v> [v] QUAFF to drink deeply [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUAGS <quag=n> [n] QUAIL to {cower=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUAIR a twentieth part of a ream [n -S] QUAIS <quai=n> [n] QUAKE to {shake=v} [v QUOOKE or QUAKED, QUAKING, QUAKES] QUAKY tending to quake [adj QUAKIER, QUAKIEST] QUALE a property or quality of something [n QUALIA] QUALM a feeling of doubt [n -S] QUANT to propel with a pole [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUARE {queer=adj} [adj QUARER, QUAREST] QUARK an imagined

atomic particle [n -S] QUART a liquid measure [n -S] QUASH to {suppress=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] QUASI similar in appearance [adj] QUASS a Russian beer [n -ES] QUATE {quiet=adj} [adj] QUATS <quat=n> [n] QUAYD daunted [adj] QUAYS <quay=n> [n] QUBIT in computing, a quantum bit [n -S] QUEAN a worthless woman, also QUINE, QUINIE [n -S] QUEEN to make a queen [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUEER to {spoil=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {odd=adj} [adj QUEERER, QUEEREST] QUELL to {subdue=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUEME to {please=v} [v QUEMED, QUEMING, QUEMES] QUENA a bamboo flute [n -S] QUERN a hand operated stone mill for grinding corn [n -S] QUERY to {question=v} [v QUERIED, QUERYING, QUERIES] QUEST to {search=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUEUE to line up for service [v QUEUED, QUEUEING, QUEUES] QUEYN a worthless woman, also QUEYNIE [n -S] QUEYS <quey=n> [n] QUICH to {stir=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] QUICK part of the fingernail flesh [n -S] / {speedy=adj} [adj QUICKER, QUICKEST] QUIDS <quid=n> [n] QUIET to {silence=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / free from noise [adj QUIETER, QUIETEST] QUIFF a forelock [n -S] QUILL to {crimp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUILT to stitch together with padding in between [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUIMS <quim=n> [n] QUINA tree bark [n -S] QUINE a worthless woman, also QUEAN, QUINIE [n -S] QUINO a game of chance, also KENO, KEENO [n -S] QUINS <quin=n> [n] QUINT a group of five [n -S] QUIPO a device to help memory, also

QUIPPU, QUIPU [n -S] QUIPS <quip=v> [v] QUIPU a device to help memory, also QUIPO, QUIPPU [n -S] QUIRE to arrange paper in sets of twenty four [v QUIRED, QUIRING, QUIRES] QUIRK to move jerkily [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUIRT to strike with a horse whip [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUIST a pigeon, also CUSHAT, QUEEST, QUOIST [n -S] QUITE to depart from or stop, also QUIT [v QUITED, QUITING, QUITES] QUITS <quit=v> [v] QUOAD so far as [conj] QUODS <quod=v> [v] QUOIF to dress to hair [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUOIN to {wedge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUOIT to play a game with a heavy flat ring [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUOLL an Australian marsupial [n -S] QUONK to make an accidental disturbing noise [v -ED, -ING, -S] QUOPS <quop=v> [v] QUOTA a share, also QUOTUM [n -S] QUOTE to {repeat=v} [v QUOTED, QUOTING, QUOTES] QUOTH <quethe=v> [v] QURSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, also GIRSH, GURSH, QURUSH [n -ES] QUYTE to depart from [v QUYTED, QUYTING, QUYTES] RABAT a dickey attached to a clerical collar [n -S] RABBI a Jewish spiritual leader, also RABBIN, REBBE [n RABBIS or RABBIES] RABIC pertaining to {rabies=n} [adj] RABID affected with rabies [adj RABIDER, RABIDEST] RABIS <rabi=n> [n] RACED <race=v> [v] RACER one that {races=v} [n -S] RACES <race=v> [v] RACHE a dog that hunts by scent [n -S] RACKS <rack=v> [v] RACON a type of radar transmitter [n -S] RADAR an electronic locating device [n -S]

RADGE a bad temper [n -S] / {angry=adj} [adj RADGER, RADGEST] RADII <radius=n> [n] RADIO to transmit by wireless [v -ED, -ING, -S] RADIX the root of a plant [n RADIXES or RADICES] RADON a radioactive element [n -S] RAFFS <raff=n> [n] RAFTS <raft=v> [v] RAGAS <raga=n> [n] RAGDE {ragged=adj} [adj] RAGED <rage=v> [v] RAGEE an East Indian cereal grass, also RAGI, RAGGEE, RAGGY [n -S] RAGER one who {rages=v} [n -S] RAGES <rage=v> [v] RAGGA a type of rap music developed from reggae [n -S] RAGGS <ragg=n> [n] RAGGY an East Indian cereal grass, also RAGI, RAGEE, RAGGEE [n RAGGIES] / tattered [adj RAGGIER, RAGGIEST] RAGIS <ragi=n> [n] RAGUS <ragu=n> [n] RAHED <rah=v> [v] RAHUI (Maori) a Maori prohibition [n -S] RAIAS <raia=n> [n] RAIDS <raid=v> [v] RAIKS <raik=v> [v] RAILE to {flow=v} [v RAILED, RAILING, RAILES] RAILS <rail=v> [v] RAINE a {kingdom=n} [n -S] RAINS <rain=v> [v] RAINY marked by rain [adj RAINIER, RAINIEST] RAIRD an uproar [n -S] RAISE to {lift=v} [v RAISED, RAISING, RAISES] RAITA an Indian vegetable dish [n -S] RAITS <rait=v> [v] RAJAH a king or prince in India, also RAJA [n -S] RAJAS <raja=n> [n] RAJES <raj=n> [n] RAKED <rake=v> [v] RAKEE a Turkish liqueur, also RAKI [n -S] RAKER one that {rakes=v} [n -S] RAKES <rake=v> [v] RAKIA a kind of fruit brandy produced by distillation of fermented fruit, popular throughout the Balkans, also RAKIJA [n -S] RAKIS <raki=n> [n] RAKUS <raku=n> [n]

RALES <rale=n> [n] RALLY to call together for a common purpose [v RALLIED, RALLYING, RALLIES] RALPH to {vomit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RAMAL of a branch [adj] RAMEE an Asian shrub, also RAMIE, RAMI [n -S] RAMEN Japanese broth [n -S] RAMET an independent member of a clone [n -S] RAMIE an Asian shrub, also RAMEE, RAMI [n -S] RAMIN a Malaysian tree [n -S] RAMIS <rami=n> [n] RAMMY resembling a male sheep [adj RAMMIER, RAMMIEST] / a row, also RAMMISH [n RAMMIES] RAMPS <ramp=v> [v] RAMUS a branch-like part of a structure [n RAMI] RANAS <rana=n> [n] RANCE to {prop=v} [v RANCED, RANCING, RANCES] RANCH to work at an establishment for raising livestock [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RANDS <rand=v> [v] RANDY {lustful=adj} [adj RANDIER, RANDIEST] / a rude person [n RANDIES] RANEE the wife of a rajah, also RANI [n -S] RANGA (Maori) a person with red hair [n -S] RANGE to place in a particular order [v RANGED, RANGING, RANGES] RANGI (Maori) sky [n -S] RANGY tall and slender [adj RANGIER, RANGIEST] RANID any of a large family of frogs [n -S] RANIS <rani=n> [n] RANKE a jog-trot [n -S] RANKS <rank=v> [v] RANTS <rant=v> [v] RAPED <rape=v> [v] RAPER one who {rapes=v} [n -S] RAPES <rape=v> [v] RAPHE a seamlike ridge between two halves or an organ or part, also RHAPHE [n RAPHES or RAPHAE] RAPID a fast-moving part of a river [n -S] / {swift=adj} [adj RAPIDER, RAPIDEST] RAPPE a Canadian dish of grated potatoes and pork or

chicken [n -S] RARED <rare=v> [v] RAREE as in raree show, a street show or carnival. No -S [adj] RARER <rare=adj> [adj] RARES <rare=v> [v] RARKS <rark=v> [v] RASED <rase=v> [v] RASER one that {rases=v} [n -S] RASES <rase=v> [v] RASPS <rasp=v> [v] RASPY {rough=adj} [adj RASPIER, RASPIEST] RASSE a small {civet=n} [n -S] RASTA a member of a West Indian cult [n RASTA] RATAL an amount on which rates are assessed [n -S] RATAN a climbing plant with long thin stems, also ROTAN, RATTAN [n -S] RATAS <rata=n> [n] RATCH to {prowl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RATED <rate=v> [v] RATEL a carnivorous mammal [n -S] RATER one that {rates=v} [n -S] RATES <rate=v> [v] RATHA (Hindi) a four-wheeled carriage drawn by horses or bullocks [n -S] RATHE quick, also RATH [adj RATHER, RATHEST] RATHS <rath=n> [n] RATIO a proportional relationship [n -S] RATOO a local chief in Fiji, also RATU [n -S] RATOS <rato=n> [n] RATTY infested with rats [adj RATTIER, RATTIEST] RATUS <ratu=n> [n] RAUNS <raun=n> [n] RAUPO the New Zealand bulrush [n -S] RAVED <rave=v> [v] RAVEL to {untwist=v} [v RAVELED or RAVELLED, RAVELLING, RAVELS] RAVEN to devour greedily, also RAVIN [v -ED, -ING, -S] RAVER one who {raves=v} [n -S] RAVES <rave=v> [v] RAVIN to devour greedily, also RAVEN [v -ED, -ING, -S] RAWER <raw=adj> [adj] RAWIN a wind measurement made by tracking a balloon with radar [n -S] RAWLY in a raw manner [adv] RAWNS <rawn=n> [n] RAXED <rax=v> [v]

RAXES <rax=v> [v] RAYAH a non-Muslim inhabitant of Turkey, also RAIA, RAYA [n -S] RAYAS <raya=n> [n] RAYED <ray=v> [v] RAYLE to {flow=v} [v RAYLED, RAYLING, RAYLES] RAYNE a {kingdom=n} [n -S] RAYON a synthetic fibre [n -S] RAZED <raze=v> [v] RAZEE to cut down by removing the upper deck, as a ship [v RAZEED, RAZEEING, RAZEES] RAZER one that {razes=v} [n -S] RAZES <raze=v> [v] RAZOO a coin of little value [n -S] RAZOR to shave with a sharp instrument [v -ED, -ING, -S] REACH to stretch out the hand [v RAUGHT or REACHED, REACHING, REACHES] REACT to respond to a stimulus [v -ED, -ING, -S] READD to add again [v -ED, -ING, -S] READS <read=v> [v] READY to make preparation [v READIED, READYING, READIES] / prepared [adj READIER, READIEST] REAKS <reak=v> [v] REALM {kingdom=n} [n -S] REALO a member of the German green party [n -S] REALS <real=n> [n] REAME a {kingdom=n} [n -S] REAMS <ream=v> [v] REAMY {creamy=adj} [adj REAMIER, REAMIEST] REANS <rean=n> [n] REAPS <reap=v> [v] REARM to arm again [v -ED, -ING, -S] REARS <rear=v> [v] REAST to become {rancid=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] REATA a lasso, also RIATA [n -S] REATE water-crowfoot [n -S] REAVE to {plunder=v} [v REAVED, REFT, REAVING, REAVES] REBAR a steel rod for use in reinforced concrete [n -S] REBBE a Jewish spiritual leader, also RABBI, RABBIN [n -S] REBEC an ancient stringed instrument, also REBECK, RIBIBE, RIBIBLE [n -S] REBEL to oppose authority [v

REBELLED, REBELLING, REBELS] REBID to bid again [v REBID, REBIDDEN, REBIDDING, REBIDS] REBIT <rebite=v> [v] REBOP a type of music [n -S] REBUS a type of puzzle [n -ES] REBUT to prove to be false or erroneous, also REFUTE [v REBUTTED, REBUTTING, REBUTS] REBUY to buy again [v REBOUGHT, REBUYING, REBUYS] RECAL to call back, also RECALL [v RECALLED, RECALLING, RECALS] RECAP to review by a brief summary [v RECAPPED, RECAPPING, RECAPS] RECCE to make a preliminary survey (pa p RECCEED), also RECCY [v RECCED, RECCEED, RECCEING, RECCES] RECCO reconnaissance [n -S] RECCY to make a preliminary survey, also RECCE [v RECCIED, RECCYING, RECCIES] RECIT a narrative [n -S] RECKS <reck=v> [v] RECON to conduct a preliminary survey [v RECONNED, RECONNING, RECONS] RECTA <rectum=n> [n] RECTI <rectus=n> [n] RECTO a right-hand page of a book [n -S] RECUR to come around at intervals [v RECURRED, RECURRING, RECURS] RECUT to cut again [v RECUT, RECUTTING, RECUTS] REDAN a type of fortification [n -S] REDDS <redd=v> [v] REDDY somewhat red [adj REDDIER, REDDIEST] REDED <rede=v> [v] REDES <rede=v> [v] REDIA the larva or certain flatworms [n REDIAS or REDIAE] REDID <redo=v> [v] REDIP to dip again [v REDIPPED, REDIPT, REDIPPING, REDIPS] REDLY with red colour [adv] REDON to don again [v REDONNED, REDONNING, REDONS] REDOS <redo=v> [v] REDOX a type of chemical reaction [n -ES] REDRY to dry again [v REDRIED, REDRYING, REDRIES] REDUB to dub again

[v REDUBBED, REDUBBING, REDUBS] REDUX brought back [adj] REDYE to dye again [v REDYED, REDYEING, REDYES] REECH to emit smoke [v -ED, -ING, -ES] REEDE to {advise=v} [v REEDED, REEDING, REEDES] REEDS <reed=v> [v] REEDY abounding in reeds [adj REEDIER, REEDIEST] REEFS <reef=v> [v] REEFY abounding in ridges of rock [adj REEFIER, REEFIEST] REEKS <reek=v> [v] REEKY reeking [adj REEKIER, REEKIEST] REELS <reel=v> [v] REENS <reen=n> [n] REEST to {balk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] REEVE to fasten by passing through or around something [v REEVED or ROVE, ROVEN, REEVING, REEVES] REFED <refeed=v> [v] REFEL to {reject=v} [v REFELLED, REFELLING, REFELS] REFER to direct to a source for help or information [v REFERRED, REFERRING, REFERS] REFFO a {refugee=n} [n -S] REFIT to fit out afresh and repair [v REFITTED, REFITTING, REFITS] REFIX to fix again [v -ED, -ING, -ES] REFLY to fly again [v REFLEW, REFLOWN, REFLYING, REFLIES] REFRY to fry again [v REFRIED, REFRYING, REFRIES] REGAL a small portable organ [n -S] REGAR rich, black cotton soil of India, also REGUR [n -S] REGES <rex=n> [n] REGGO motor registration, also REGO [n -S] REGIE a system of government monopoly [n -S] REGMA a type of fruit [n REGMATA] REGNA <regnum=n> [n] REGOS <rego=n> [n] REGUR rich, black cotton soil of India, also REGAR [n -S] REHAB to restore to a good condition [v REHABBED, REHABBING, REHABS] REHEM to take up the hem once more [v REHEMMED, REHEMMING, REHEMS]

REIFS <reif=n> [n] REIFY to regard as real or concrete [v REIFIED, REIFYING, REIFIES] REIGN to exercise sovereign power [v -ED, -ING, -S] REIKI a Japanese natural therapy using gentle massage [n -S] REIKS <reik=n> [n] REINK to ink again [v -ED, -ING, -S] REINS <rein=v> [v] REIRD an uproar [n -S] REIST to become {rancid=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] REIVE to {plunder=v} [v REIVED, REIVING, REIVES] REJIG to re-equip [v REJIGGED, REJIGGING, REJIGS] REJON a bullfighting lance [n REJONES] REKED <reke=v> [v] REKES <reke=v> [v] REKEY to re-enter information [v -ED, -ING, -S] RELAX to make less tense or rigid [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RELAY to put down new flooring [v RELAID or RELAYED, RELAYING, RELAYS] / to send along by using fresh sets to replace tired ones [v RELAID or RELAYED, RELAYING, RELAYS] RELET to let again [v RECUT, RELETTING, RELETS] RELIC a surviving memorial of something past, also RELIQUE [n -S] RELIE to {assemble=v} [v RELIED, RELIDE, RELIES] RELIT <relight=v> [v] REMAN to supply a fresh group of men [v REMANNED, REMANNING, REMANS] REMAP to map again [v REMAPPED, REMAPPING, REMAPS] REMEN a unit of measurement [n -S] REMET <remeet=v> [v] REMEX a flight feather of a bird's wing [n REMIGES] REMIT to send payment [v REMITTED, REMITTING, REMITS] REMIX to mix again [v REMIXED, REMIXT or REMIXED, REMIXING, REMIXES] RENAL pertaining to the kidneys [adj] RENAY to {renounce=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RENDS <rend=v> [v]

RENEW to make new again [v -ED, -ING, -S] RENEY to renounce, also RENEGUE [v -ED, -ING, -S] RENGA a form of Japanese verse [n -S] RENIG to fail to carry out a promise, also RENEGE [v RENIGGED, RENIGGING, RENIGS] RENIN an {enzyme=n} [n -S] RENNE to {run=v} [v RENNED, RENNING, RENNES] RENTE annual income under French law [n -S] RENTS <rent=v> [v] REOIL to oil again [v -ED, -ING, -S] REPAY to pay back [v REPAID, REPAYING, REPAYS] REPEG to peg again [v REPEGGED, REPEGGING, REPEGS] REPEL to drive back [v REPELLED, REPELLING, REPELS] REPIN to pin again [v REPINNED, REPINNING, REPINS] REPLA <replum=n> [n] REPLY to {answer=v} [v REPLIED, REPLYING, REPLIES] REPOS <repo=n> [n] REPOT to put in a new pot [v REPOTTED, REPOTTING, REPOTS] REPPS <repp=n> [n] REPRO reproduction proof [n -S] RERAN <rerun=v> [v] RERIG to rig again [v RERIGGED, RERIGGING, RERIGS] RERUN to show a repetition of a recorded performance [v RERAN, RERUNNING, RERUNS] RESAT <resit=v> [v] RESAW to saw again [v RESAWED, RESAWN, RESAWING, RESAWS] RESAY to say again [v RESAID, RESAYING, RESAYS] RESEE to see again [v RESAW or RESEED, RESEEN, RESEEING, RESEES] RESES <res=n> [n] RESET to set again [v RESET or RESETTED, RESETTING, RESETS] / to harbour knowing it to be stolen [v RESET or RESETTED, RESETTING, RESETS] RESEW to sew again [v RESEWED, RESEWN, RESEWING, RESEWS] RESID a type of fuel oil [n -S] RESIN to treat with a viscous substance, also RESINATE [v -ED, -ING, -S]

RESIT to sit again after failing [v RESAT, RESITTING, RESITS] RESOD to put down new turf [v RESODDED, RESODDING, RESODS] RESOW to sow again [v RESOWED, RESOWN, RESOWING, RESOWS] RESTO (Australian slang) a restored antique, vintage car etc [n -S] RESTS <rest=v> [v] RESTY difficult to control, also RESTIVE [adj RESTIER, RESTIEST] RETAG to tag again [v RETAGGED, RETAGGING, RETAGS] RETAX to tax again [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RETCH to make an effort to vomit [v -ED, -ING, -ES] RETEM a desert shrub [n -S] RETIA <rete=n> [n] RETIE to tie again [v RETIED, RETIEING or RETYING, RETIES] RETRO a rocket that produces thrust in the opposite direction [n -S] RETRY to try again [v RETRIED, RETRYING, RETRIES] REUSE to use again [v REUSED, REUSING, REUSES] REVEL to engage in noisy merrymaking [v REVELLED or REVELED, REVELLING or REVELING, REVELS] REVET to face with masonry [v REVETTED, REVETTING, REVETS] REVIE to stake higher [v REVIED, REVYING, REVIES] REVUE a type of musical show [n -S] REWAN <rewin=v> [v] REWAX to wax again [v -ED, -ING, -ES] REWED to wed again [v REWEDDED, REWEDDING, REWEDS] REWET to wet again [v REWETTED, REWETTING, REWETS] REWIN to win again [v REWAN or REWON, REWINNING, REWINS] REWON <rewin=v> [v] REWTH pity [n -S] REXES <rex=n> [n] RHEAS <rhea=n> [n] RHEME the constituent of a sentence that adds the most new information [n -S] RHEUM a watery discharge from the nose or eyes, also RUME [n -S] RHIES <rhy=n> [n] RHIME a verse with corresponding terminal sounds [n

-S] RHINE a watercourse, also RHYNE [n -S] RHINO a rhinoceros [n -S] RHODY a rhododendron, also RHODIE [n RHODIES] RHOMB a type of geometric figure, also RHOMBUS [n -S] RHONE a roof-gutter [n -S] RHUMB in marine navigation, a line of constant direction [n -S] RHYME to compose verse with corresponding terminal sounds, also RIME [v RHYMED, RHYMING, RHYMES] RHYNE a watercourse, also RHINE [n -S] RHYTA <rhyton=n> [n] RIADS <riad=n> [n] RIALS <rial=n> [n] RIANT {cheerful=adj} [adj] RIATA a lasso, also REATA [n -S] RIBAS <riba=n> [n] RIBBY marked by ribs [adj RIBBIER, RIBBIEST] RIBES a flowering shrub [n RIBES] RICED <rice=v> [v] RICER a kitchen utensil for sieving [n -S] RICES <rice=v> [v] RICEY like rice [adj RICIER, RICIEST] RICHT {straight=adj} [adj RICHTER, RICHTEST] / to become {erect=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RICIN a poisonous protein [n -S] RICKS <rick=v> [v] RIDER one who {rides=v} [n -S] RIDES <ride=v> [v] RIDGE to form into long, narrow elevations [v RIDGED, RIDGING, RIDGES] RIDGY having ridges [adj RIDGIER, RIDGIEST] RIELS <riel=n> [n] RIEMS <riem=n> [n] RIEVE to {rob=v} [v REFT, RIEVING, RIEVES] RIFER <rife=adj> [adj] RIFFS <riff=v> [v] RIFLE to search through and rob [v RIFLED, RIFLING, RIFLES] RIFTE <rive=v> [v] RIFTS <rift=v> [v] RIFTY having fissures [adj RIFTIER, RIFTIEST] RIGGS <rigg=n> [n] RIGHT to make {correct=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / in accordance with what

is true and fitting [adj RIGHTER, RIGHTEST] RIGID one who is unyielding [n -S] / {stiff=adj} [adj RIGIDER, RIGIDEST] RIGOL a water channel, also RIGOLL [n -S] RIGOR failure to react to stimulus, also RIGOUR [n -S] RILED <rile=v> [v] RILES <rile=v> [v] RILEY {angry=adj} [adj RILIER, RILIEST] RILLE a valley on the moon's surface [n -S] RILLS <rill=v> [v] RIMAE <rima=n> [n] RIMED <rime=v> [v] RIMER one that rimes, also RIMESTER [n -S] RIMES <rime=v> [v] RIMUS <rimu=n> [n] RINDS <rind=v> [v] RINDY covered in rind [adj RINDIER, RINDIEST] RINES <rine=n> [n] RINGS <ring=v> [v] RINKS <rink=v> [v] RINSE to cleanse with clear water [v RINSED, RINSING, RINSES] RIOJA a dry red Spanish wine [n -S] RIOTS <riot=v> [v] RIPED <ripe=v> [v] RIPEN to become {ripe=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RIPER one who {robs=v} [n -S] RIPES <ripe=v> [v] RIPPS <ripp=n> [n] RISEN <rise=v> [v] RISER one that {rises=v} [n -S] RISES <rise=v> [v] RISHI a Hindu sage [n -S] RISKS <risk=v> [v] RISKY dangerous, also RISKFUL [adj RISKIER, RISKIEST] RISPS <risp=v> [v] RISUS a grin or laugh [n -ES] RITES <rite=n> [n] RITTS <ritt=v> [v] RITZY {elegant=adj} [adj RITZIER, RITZIEST] RIVAL to strive to equal or surpass [v RIVALLED or RIVALED, RIVALLING or RIVALING, RIVALS] RIVAS <riva=n> [n] RIVED <rive=v> [v] RIVEL to {wrinkle=v} [v RIVELLED, RIVELLING, RIVELS] RIVEN <rive=v> [v] RIVER a large natural stream of water [n -S] RIVES <rive=v> [v] RIVET to fasten with a type of metal bolt

[v RIVETTED or RIVETED, RIVETTING or RIVETING, RIVETS] RIYAL a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia [n -S] RIZAS <riza=n> [n] ROACH to cause to arch [v -ED, -ING, -ES] ROADS <road=n> [n] ROAMS <roam=v> [v] ROANS <roan=n> [n] ROARS <roar=v> [v] ROARY noisy, also RORIE [adj ROARIER, ROARIEST] ROAST to {bake=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROATE learning by repetition, also ROTE [n -S] / to learn by repetition, also ROTE [v ROATED, ROATING, ROATES] ROBED <robe=v> [v] ROBES <robe=v> [v] ROBIN a {songbird=n} [n -S] ROBLE an oak tree [n -S] ROBOT a man-like machine that can performs many human functions [n -S] ROCKS <rock=v> [v] ROCKY shaky, or unsteady [adj ROCKIER, ROCKIEST] RODED <rode=v> [v] RODEO to perform a public exhibition of cowboy skills [v -ED, -ING, -S] RODES <rode=v> [v] ROGER to copulate with [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROGUE to cheat or defraud [v ROGUED, ROGUEING or ROGUING, ROGUES] ROGUY pertaining to a rogue [adj] ROILS <roil=v> [v] ROILY {muddy=adj} [adj ROILIER, ROILIEST] ROINS <roin=v> [v] ROIST to {revel=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROJAK (Malay) a salad dish served in chilli sauce [n -S] ROJIS <roji=n> [n] ROKED <roke=v> [v] ROKER any ray other than the skate [n -S] ROKES <roke=v> [v] ROLAG sheep's wool for spinning [n -S] ROLES <role=n> [n] ROLFS <rolf=v> [v] ROLLS <roll=v> [v] ROMAL a handkerchief [n -S] ROMAN a metrical narrative of medieval France [n -S] ROMEO a male {lover=n} [n -S] ROMPS <romp=v> [v] RONDE a script printing type [n -S]

RONDO a type of musical composition [n -S] RONEO to copy with a duplicator [v -ED, -ING, -S] RONES <rone=n> [n] RONIN (Japanese) a lordless samurai [n -S] RONNE to {run=v} [v RONNING] RONTE the smallest of a litter, also RUNT, RONT [n -S] RONTS <ront=n> [n] ROODS <rood=n> [n] ROOFS <roof=v> [v] ROOFY having a roof [adj ROOFIER, ROOFIEST] ROOKS <rook=v> [v] ROOKY abounding in rooks [adj ROOKIER, ROOKIEST] ROOMS <room=v> [v] ROOMY {spacious=adj} [adj ROOMIER, ROOMIEST] ROONS <roon=n> [n] ROOPS <roop=v> [v] ROOPY {hoarse=adj} [adj ROOPIER, ROOPIEST] ROOSA an Indian grass [n -S] ROOSE to {praise=v} [v ROOSED, ROOSING, ROOSES] ROOST to prepare for sleep by perching [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROOTS <root=v> [v] ROOTY full of roots [adj ROOTIER, ROOTIEST] / military slang for bread [n ROOTIES] ROPED <rope=v> [v] ROPER one who {ropes=v} [n -S] ROPES <rope=v> [v] ROPEY resembling rope, also ROPY [adj ROPIER, ROPIEST] ROQUE a form of croquet [n -S] RORAL {dewy=adj} [adj] RORES <rore=n> [n] RORIC {dewy=adj} [adj] RORID {dewy=adj} [adj] RORIE noisy, also ROARY [adj] RORTS <rort=v> [v] RORTY {rowdy=adj} [adj RORTIER, RORTIEST] ROSED <rose=v> [v] ROSES <rose=v> [v] ROSET to {rosin=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROSHI (Japanese) a teacher of Zen Buddhism [n -S] ROSIN to treat with a brittle resin, also ROSET [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROSIT to {rosin=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROSTI (Swiss German) a cheese-topped fried Swiss dish

consisting of grated potato and onion [n -S] ROSTS <rost=v> [v] ROTAL pertaining to a {rota=n} [adj] ROTAN a climbing plant with long thin stems, also RATAN, RATTAN [n -S] ROTAS <rota=n> [n] ROTCH a seabird, also ROTCHE [n -ES] ROTED <rote=v> [v] ROTES <rote=n> [n] ROTIS <roti=n> [n] ROTLS <rotl=n> [n] ROTON a quantum of vortex motion [n -S] ROTOR a rotating part of a machine [n -S] ROTOS <roto=n> [n] ROTTE a medieval stringed instrument [n -S] ROUEN any of a breed of domestic ducks [n -S] ROUES <roue=n> [n] ROUGE to colour with a red cosmetic [v ROUGED, ROUGING, ROUGES] ROUGH to make the surface uneven [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {uneven=adj} [adj ROUGHER, ROUGHEST] ROULE a scroll, also ROUL [n -S] ROULS <roul=n> [n] ROUMS <roum=n> [n] ROUND to shape like a ball [v -ED, -ING, -S] / shaped like a ball [adj ROUNDER, ROUNDEST] ROUPS <roup=v> [v] ROUPY hoarse, also ROUPET [adj ROUPIER, ROUPIEST] ROUSE to disturb or awaken [v ROUSED, ROUSING, ROUSES] ROUST to arouse and drive out [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROUTE to send on a particular course [v ROUTED, ROUTEING or ROUTING, ROUTES] ROUTH an abundance, also ROWTH [n -S] ROUTS <rout=v> [v] ROVED <rove=v> [v] ROVEN <reeve=v> [v] ROVER one who {roves=v} [n -S] ROVES <rove=v> [v] ROWAN an Eurasian tree [n -S] ROWDY a rowdy person [n ROWDIES] / disorderly in behavior [adj ROWDIER, ROWDIEST] ROWED <row=v> [v] ROWEL to prick with a spiked wheel in order to urge forward [v ROWELLED or ROWELED, ROWELLING or ROWELING, ROWELS] ROWEN a second

growth of grass [n -S] ROWER one who {rows=v} [n -S] ROWME a room [n -S] ROWND to {whisper=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROWTH an abundance, also ROUTH [n -S] ROWTS <rowt=v> [v] ROYAL relating to a king or queen [adj ROYALLER, ROYALLEST] / a size of printing paper [n -S] ROYNE to {mutter=v} [v ROYNED, ROYNING, ROYNES] ROYST to {roister=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROZET to {rosin=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] ROZIT to {rosin=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] RUANA a woollen poncho [n -S] RUBAI a Persian verse [n RUBAIYAT] RUBBY (Canadian slang) rubbing alcohol, esp when mixed with cheap red wine [n RUBBIES] RUBEL a currency unit of Belarus [n -S] RUBES <rube=n> [n] RUBIN a ruby, a precious stone, also RUBINE [n -S] RUBLE a monetary unit of the Soviet Union, also ROUBLE [n -S] RUBUS a plant of the rose family [n RUBUS] RUCHE a pleated strip of fine fabric, also ROUCHE, RUCHING [n -S] RUCKS <ruck=v> [v] RUDAS a foul-mouthed old woman [n -ES] RUDDS <rudd=n> [n] RUDDY to make {red=adj} [v RUDDIED, RUDDYING, RUDDIES] / having a reddish colour [adj RUDDIER, RUDDIEST] RUDER <rude=adj> [adj] RUDES <rude=n> [n] RUDIE a rude boy [n -S] RUEDA a Cuban street dance, performed in a circle, featuring many turns and changes of partner [n -S] RUERS <ruer=n> [n] RUFFE a freshwater fish, also RUFFIN [n -S] RUFFS <ruff=v> [v] RUGAE <ruga=n> [n] RUGAL pertaining to a {ruga=n} [adj] RUGBY a form of football, also RUGGER [n RUGBIES] RUGGY rough and uneven [adj RUGGIER, RUGGIEST]

RUING repentance [n -S] RUINS <ruin=v> [v] RUKHS <rukh=n> [n] RULED <rule=v> [v] RULER to strike with an implement for ruling lines [v -ED, -ING, -S] RULES <rule=v> [v] RUMAL a handkerchief [n -S] RUMBA to perform a dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] RUMBO rum-punch [n -S] RUMEN a part of the stomach of a ruminant [n RUMENS or RUMINA] RUMES <rume=n> [n] RUMLY in a rum manner [adv] RUMMY a card game [n RUMMIES] / {odd=adj} [adj RUMMIER, RUMMIEST] RUMOR to spread by hearsay, also RUMOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] RUMPO (slang) sexual intercourse [n -S] RUMPS <rump=v> [v] RUMPY a Manx cat [n RUMPIES] RUNCH a wild radish [n -ES] RUNDS <rund=n> [n] RUNED having a rune [adj] RUNES <rune=n> [n] RUNGS <rung=n> [n] RUNIC pertaining to a {rune=n} [adj] RUNNY tending to drip [adj RUNNIER, RUNNIEST] RUNTS <runt=n> [n] RUNTY {small=adj} [adj RUNTIER, RUNTIEST] RUPEE a monetary unit of India [n -S] RUPIA a skin ulcer [n -S] RURAL a country dweller [n -S] RURPS <rurp=n> [n] RURUS <ruru=n> [n] RUSAS <rusa=n> [n] RUSES <ruse=n> [n] RUSHY abounding in rushes [adj RUSHIER, RUSHIEST] RUSKS <rusk=n> [n] RUSMA a depilatory [n -S] RUSSE as in charlotte russe, a cold dessert made from whipped cream, custard etc, surrounded by sponge fingers [adj] RUSTS <rust=v> [v] RUSTY covered with rust [adj RUSTIER, RUSTIEST] RUTHS <ruth=n> [n] RUTIN a chemical compound [n -S] RUTTY marked by ruts [adj RUTTIER, RUTTIEST] RYALS <ryal=n> [n]

RYBAT a dressed building stone [n -S] RYKED <ryke=v> [v] RYKES <ryke=v> [v] RYMME to provide with a rim [v RYMMED, RYMMING, RYMMES] RYNDS <rynd=n> [n] RYOTS <ryot=n> [n] RYPER <rype=n> [n] SAAGS <saag=n> [n] SABAL a variety of palm tree [n -S] SABED <sabe=v> [v] SABER to strike with a type of sword, also SABRE [v -ED, -ING, -S] SABES <sabe=v> [v] SABHA a set of beads used by Muslims during prayer [n -S] SABIN a unit of acoustic absorption [n -S] SABIR a French-based pidgin language [n -S] SABLE to {darken=v} [v SABLED, SABLING, SABLES] SABOT a wooden shoe [n -S] SABRA a native Israeli [n -S] SABRE to strike with a type of sword, also SABER [v SABRED, SABRING, SABRES] SACKS <sack=v> [v] SACRA <sacrum=n> [n] SADDO an unsociable person [n SADDOS or SADDOES] SADES <sade=n> [n] SADHE a Hebrew letter, also SADE, SADI, TSADE, TSADI [n -S] SADHU a Hindu holy man, also SADDHU [n -S] SADIS <sadi=n> [n] SADLY in a sad manner [adv] SADOS <sado=n> [n] SADZA African porridge [n -S] SAFED <safe=v> [v] SAFER <safe=adj> [adj] SAFES <safe=v> [v] SAGAS <saga=n> [n] SAGER <sage=adj> [adj] SAGES <sage=n> [n] SAGGY characterized by sagging [adj SAGGIER, SAGGIEST] SAGOS <sago=n> [n] SAGUM a cloak worn by Roman soldiers [n SAGA] SAHEB a term of respect in colonial India, also SAHIB [n -S] SAHIB a term of respect in colonial India, also SAHEB [n -S] SAICE a male servant in India, also SYCE,

SICE [n -S] SAICK a ketch-like vessel, also SAIC [n -S] SAICS <saic=n> [n] SAIDS <said=n> [n] SAIGA a small {antelope=n} [n -S] SAILS <sail=v> [v] SAIMS <saim=n> [n] SAINE to say (Spencer), also SAYNE [v SAINED, SAINING] SAINS <sain=v> [v] SAINT to hail as a person of exceptional holiness [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAIRS <sair=v> [v] SAIST <say=v> [v] SAITH the coalfish, also SAITHE [n -S] SAJOU a long-tailed monkey, also CAPUCHIN, SAPAJOU [n -S] SAKAI (Malay) a Malaysian aborigine [n -S] SAKER an Eurasian falcon [n -S] SAKES <sake=n> [n] SAKIA an Eastern water wheel, also SAKIEH, SAKIYEH [n -S] SAKIS <saki=n> [n] SALAD a dish of green raw vegetables, also SALLAD [n -S] SALAL a small shrub, also SHALLON [n -S] SALEP a starch meal ground from the roots of orchids [n -S] SALES <sale=n> [n] SALET an armoured helmet [n -S] SALIC pertaining to a group of igneous rocks [adj] SALIX a willow tree [n SALICES] SALLE a {hall=n} [n -S] SALLY to rush out suddenly [v SALLIED, SALLYING, SALLIES] SALMI a dish of roasted game birds [n -S] SALOL a chemical compound [n -S] SALON a large room in which guests are received [n -S] SALOP a hot drink made from herbs, also SALOOP [n -S] SALPA a freeswimming small marine animal, also SALP, SALPIAN, SALPID [n SALPAS or SALPAE] SALPS <salp=n> [n] SALSA to dance to rhythmic LatinAmerican music [v -ED, -ING, -S] SALSE a mud volcano [n -S] SALTO to perform a

daring leap [v -ED, -ING, -S] SALTS <salt=v> [v] SALTY tasting of salt [adj SALTIER, SALTIEST] SALUE to {salute=v} [v SALEWD or SALUED, SALUING, SALUES] SALVE to {soothe=v} [v SALVED, SALVING, SALVES] SALVO to discharge firearms simultaneously [v SALVOED, SALVOING, SALVOES or SALVOS] SAMAN {samaan=n} [n -S] SAMAS <sama=n> [n] SAMBA to perform a Brazilian dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAMBO a LatinAmerican of mixed black and Indian ancestry, also ZAMBO [n -S] SAMEK a Hebrew letter, also SAMECH, SAMEKH [n -S] SAMEL underburnt brick [adj] SAMEN identical [adj] SAMES <same=n> [n] SAMEY monotonous [adj SAMIER, SAMIEST] SAMFU a Chinese woman's outfit, also SAMFOO [n -S] SAMMY an Indian fruit and vegetable seller who goes from house to house [n SAMMIES] SAMPI a supposed name of a Greek numerical character [n -S] SAMPS <samp=n> [n] SANDS <sand=v> [v] SANDY covered with sand [adj SANDIER, SANDIEST] SANED <sane=v> [v] SANER <sane=adj> [adj] SANES <sane=v> [v] SANGA a temporary fortification for two or three men, also SANGAR [n -S] SANGH an association promoting unity between Hindus [n -S] SANGO a sandwich, also SANGER [n -S] SANGS <sang=n> [n] SANKO a West African guitar [n -S] SANSA an African musical instrument [n -S] SANTO a wooden image of a saint [n -S] SANTS <sant=n> [n] SAOLA a small oxlike mammal found in Vietnam and Laos [n -S] SAPAN a brazil-wood [n -S] SAPID pleasant to

the taste [adj] SAPOR flavour, also SAPOUR [n -S] SAPPY {silly=adj} [adj SAPPIER, SAPPIEST] SARAN a thermoplastic resin [n -S] SARDS <sard=n> [n] SARED <sar=v> [v] SAREE an outer garment worn by Hindu women, also SARI [n -S] SARGE {sergeant=n} [n -S] SARGO a fish [n -S] SARIN a toxic gas [n -S] SARIS <sari=n> [n] SARKS <sark=n> [n] SARKY sarcastic [adj SARKIER, SARKIEST] : SARKILY [adv] SAROD a lute of Northern India, also SARODE [n -S] SAROS the eclipse cycle of the sun and moon [n -ES] SARUS an Indian crane [n -ES] SASER a device for amplifying ultrasound [n -S] SASIN an antelope of India [n -S] SASSE a sluice or lock [n -S] SASSY an African tree [n SASSIES] / impudent, also SASSWOOD [adj SASSIER, SASSIEST] SATAI marinated meat, barbecued on skewers, also SATAY [n -S] SATAY marinated meat, barbecued on skewers, also SATAI [n -S] SATED <sate=v> [v] SATEM pertaining to a group of IndoEuropean languages [adj] SATES <sate=v> [v] SATIN to make smooth like satin material [v -ED, -ING, -S] SATIS <sati=n> [n] SATYR a woodland deity of Greek mythology [n -S] SAUBA a South American ant [n -S] SAUCE to serve with a liquid dressing [v SAUCED, SAUCING, SAUCES] SAUCH a willow tree, also SAUGH [n -S] SAUCY {impudent=adj} [adj SAUCIER, SAUCIEST] SAUGH a willow tree, also SAUCH [n -S] SAULS <saul=n> [n] SAULT a waterfall [n -S] SAUNA a Finnish steam bath [n -S] / to have a sauna [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SAUNT to make a saint of [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAURY a marine fish [n SAURIES] SAUTE to fry in a small amount of fat [v SAUTED or SAUTEED, SAUTEING or SAUTEEING, SAUTES] SAUTS <saut=v> [v] SAVED <save=v> [v] SAVER one that {saves=v} [n -S] SAVES <save=v> [v] SAVEY to understand, also SAVVEY [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAVIN an evergreen shrub, also SABINE, SAVINE [n -S] SAVOR to taste or smell with pleasure, also SAVOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] SAVOY a variety of cabbage [n -S] SAVVY to understand [v SAVVIED, SAVVYING, SAVVIES] / {shrewd=adj} [adj SAVVIER, SAVVIEST] SAWAH a paddy-field [n -S] SAWED <saw=v> [v] SAWER one that {saws=v} [n -S] SAXES <sax=n> [n] SAYED a title of respect for a Muslim dignitary, also SAYID, SAID, SAIYID [n -S] SAYER one who {says=v} [n -S] SAYID a title of respect for a Muslim dignitary, also SAYYID, SAIYID, SAID [n -S] SAYNE to say (Spenser), also SAINE [v] SAYON a jacket [n -S] SAYST <say=v> [v] SAZES <saz=n> [n] SCABS <scab=v> [v] SCADS <scad=n> [n] SCAFF {food=n} [n -S] SCAGS <scag=n> [n] SCAIL to {scatter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCALA a ladder-like structure [n SCALAE] SCALD to burn with hot liquid or steam [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCALE to climb up or over [v SCALED, SCALING, SCALES] SCALL a scaly eruption of the skin [n -S] SCALP to remove the covering from the top of the skull [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCALY peeling off in flakes [adj SCALIER, SCALIEST] SCAMP to perform carelessly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCAMS <scam=v> [v]

SCAND <scan=v> [v] SCANS <scan=v> [v] SCANT to provide with a meagre portion [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {meagre=adj} [adj SCANTER, SCANTEST] SCAPA to {escape=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCAPE to {escape=v} [v SCAPED, SCAPING, SCAPES] SCAPI <scapus=n> [n] SCARE to {frighten=v} [v SCARED, SCARING, SCARES] SCARF to cover with a scarf [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a piece of cloth worn for warmth or protection [n SCARFS or SCARVES] SCARP to make into a steep slope [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCARS <scar=v> [v] SCART to {scratch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCARY frightening, also SCAREY [adj SCARIER, SCARIEST] SCATH to {injure=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCATS <scat=v> [v] SCATT a tax [n -S] SCAUD to burn with water [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCAUP to cut the scalp from [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCAUR to {frighten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCAWS <scaw=n> [n] SCEAT a small coin, also SCEATT [n SCEATTAS] SCENA an elaborate composition for a single voice [n -S] SCEND to pitch into the trough of the sea, also SEND [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCENE to set in a place of action [v SCENED, SCENING, SCENES] SCENT to fill with a perfume [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCHAV a chilled soup [n -S] SCHMO a stupid person, also SCHMOCK, SCHMOE, SHMO [n -S] SCHUL a synagogue, also SHUL [n SCHULS or SCHULN] SCHWA a type of vowel sound [n -S] SCION a child or descendant, also SIEN, SIENT [n -S] SCLIM to {climb=v} [v SCLIMMED, SCLIMMING, SCLIMS] SCODY (New Zealand) unkempt, dirty [adj SCODIER, SCODIEST] SCOFF to express

rudely doubt or derision [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOGS <scog=v> [v] SCOLD to rebuke harshly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCONE a round flat cake [n -S] SCOOG to {shelter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOOP to lift with a spoonlike utensil [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOOT to go quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOPA the hair on bee's legs [n SCOPAE] SCOPE to examine with a viewing instrument [v SCOPED, SCOPING, SCOPES] SCOPS <scop=n> [n] SCORE to achieve a success [v SCORED, SCORING, SCORES] SCORN to treat with contempt [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOTS <scot=n> [n] SCOUG to {shelter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOUP to {scamper=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOUR to cleanse by hard rubbing [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOUT to reconnoitre [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOWL to frown angrily [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOWP to {scamper=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCOWS <scow=v> [v] SCRAB to {scratch=v} [v SCRABBED, SCRABBING, SCRABS] SCRAE weathered rock [n -S] SCRAG to wring the neck of [v SCRAGGED, SCRAGGING, SCRAGS] SCRAM to leave quickly [v SCRAMMED, SCRAMMING, SCRAMS] SCRAN {food=n} [n -S] SCRAP to {discard=v} [v SCRAPPED, SCRAPPING, SCRAPS] SCRAT to {scratch=v} [v SCRATTED, SCRATTING, SCRATS] SCRAW thin turf [n -S] SCRAY the tern, also SCRAYE [n -S] SCREE a mass of rocks at the foot of a slope [n -S] SCREW to attach with a type of metal fastener [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCRIM a cotton fabric [n -S] SCRIP a small piece of paper [n -S] SCROD a young cod, also SCHROD [n -S] SCROG a disease of the lymph glands [n -S]

SCROW a scroll [n -S] SCRUB to rub hard in order to clean [v SCRUBBED, SCRUBBING, SCRUBS] SCRUM to mill around the ball in rugby [v SCRUMMED, SCRUMMING, SCRUMS] SCUBA an underwater breathing device [n -S] / to dive using scuba equipment [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCUDI <scudo=n> [n] SCUDO a former Italian coin [n SCUDI] SCUDS <scud=v> [v] SCUFF to scrape the feet [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCUFT the nape of the neck [n -S] SCUGS <scug=v> [v] SCULK to move about stealthily, also SKULK [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCULL to propel with a type of oar, also SKULL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCULP to form an image from solid material, also SCULPT [v -ED, -ING, -S] SCULS <scul=n> [n] SCUMS <scum=v> [v] SCUPS <scup=n> [n] SCURF scaly or shredded dry skin [n -S] SCURS <scur=v> [v] SCUSE to {excuse=v} [v SCUSED, SCUSING, SCUSES] SCUTA <scutum=n> [n] SCUTE a horny plate or scale, also SCUTUM [n -S] SCUTS <scut=n> [n] SCUZZ dirt [n -ES] SCYES <scye=n> [n] SDAYN to {disdain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SDEIN to {disdain=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SEALS <seal=v> [v] SEAME grease [n -S] SEAMS <seam=v> [v] SEAMY unpleasant [adj SEAMIER, SEAMIEST] SEANS <sean=v> [v] SEARE withered, dry [adj SEARER, SEAREST] SEARS <sear=v> [v] SEASE to grasp suddenly [v SEASED, SEASING, SEASES] SEATS <seat=v> [v] SEAZE to grasp suddenly [v SEAZED, SEAZING, SEAZES] SEBUM fatty matter secreted by glands, also SMEGMA [n -S] SECCO the art of painting on dry plaster [n -S] SECHS <sech=n> [n] SECTS <sect=n> [n]

SEDAN a type of automobile [n -S] SEDER a Jewish ceremonial dinner [n SEDERS or SEDARIM] SEDES a seat [n SEDES] SEDGE a marsh plant [n -S] SEDGY bordered by sedge [adj SEDGIER, SEDGIEST] SEDUM a flowering plant [n -S] SEEDS <seed=v> [v] SEEDY inferior in quality [adj SEEDIER, SEEDIEST] SEEKS <seek=v> [v] SEELD {rare=adj} [adj] SEELS <seel=v> [v] SEELY fortunate [adj SEELIER, SEELIEST] SEEMS <seem=v> [v] SEEPS <seep=v> [v] SEEPY oozing with water [adj SEEPIER, SEEPIEST] SEERS <seer=n> [n] SEFER (Hebrew) any book of Hebrew religious literature [n SIFREI] SEGAR a {cigar=n} [n -S] SEGNI <segno=n> [n] SEGNO a musical sign [n SEGNOS or SEGNI] SEGOL a Hebrew vowel-point, also SEGHOL [n -S] SEGOS <sego=n> [n] SEGUE to proceed from one musical theme to another without pause [v SEGUED, SEGUEING, SEGUES] SEHRI a meal eaten before sunrise by those fasting during Ramadan, also SOHUR, SUHUR [n -S] SEIFS <seif=n> [n] SEILS <seil=v> [v] SEINE to catch fish with a hanging net [v SEINED, SEINING, SEINES] SEIRS <seir=n> [n] SEISE to take hold of suddenly and forcibly, also SEIZE [v SEISED, SEISING, SEISES] SEISM an earthquake [n -S] SEITY personal identity [n SEITIES] SEIZE to take hold of suddenly and forcibly, also SEISE [v SEIZED, SEIZING, SEIZES] SEKOS a sacred enclosure [n -ES] SEKTS <sekt=n> [n] SELAH a Hebrew word probably meaning pause [n -S] SELES <sele=n> [n] SELFS <self=v> [v] SELLA an area in the sphenoid bone [n SELLAS or SELLAE]

SELLE a saddle [n -S] SELLS <sell=v> [v] SELVA a tropical rain forest [n -S] SEMEE strewn [adj] SEMEN the liquid that carries spermatozoa [n SEMENS or SEMINA] SEMES <seme=n> [n] SEMIE only a part of [n -S] SEMIS a coin of ancient Rome [n -ES] SENAS <sena=n> [n] SENDS <send=v> [v] SENES <sene=n> [n] SENGI a monetary unit of Zaire [n SENGI] SENNA a medicinal plant [n -S] SENOR a Spanish gentleman [n SENORS or SENORES] SENSA <sensum=n> [n] SENSE to have an impression or inward feeling [v SENSED, SENSING, SENSES] SENSI a teacher of Japanese martial arts, also SENSEI [n -S] SENTE a monetary unit of Lesotho, pl LICENTE or LISENTE [n LICENTE or LISENTE] SENTI a former monetary unit of Tanzania [n SENTI] SENTS <sent=v> [v] SENVY {mustard=n} [n SENVIES] SENZA without [prep] SEPAD to {suppose=v} [v SEPADDED, SEPADDING, SEPADS] SEPAL one of the leaves of a calyx [n -S] SEPIA a brown pigment [n -S] SEPIC pertaining to {sepia=n} [adj] SEPOY a native of India serving in the British army [n -S] SEPTA <septum=n> [n] SEPTS <sept=n> [n] SERAC a large mass of ice broken off a glacier [n -S] SERAI a Turkish palace [n -S] SERAL pertaining to a series of ecological changes [adj] SERED <sere=v> [v] SERER <sere=adj> [adj] SERES <sere=v> [v] SERFS <serf=n> [n] SERGE to sew over a seam to prevent fraying [v SERGED, SERGING, SERGES] SERIC silken [adj] SERIF a line used to finish the main stroke of a letter [n -S] SERIN a European

finch [n -S] SERKS <serk=n> [n] SERON a crate, also SEROON [n -S] SEROW an Asian antelope [n -S] SERRA a saw-like organ [n SERRAS or SERRAE] SERRE to press close, also SERR [v SERRED, SERRING, SERRES] SERRS <serr=v> [v] SERRY to crowd together [v SERRIED, SERRYING, SERRIES] SERUM the watery portion of whole blood [n SERUMS or SERA] SERVE to work for [v SERVED, SERVING, SERVES] SERVO an automatic device used to control another mechanism [n -S] SESEY disputed meaning [interj] SESSA urging flight, also CAESE, CEAS [interj] SETAE <seta=n> [n] SETAL pertaining to a {seta=n} [adj] SETON a type of surgical thread [n -S] SETTS <sett=n> [n] SETUP the way something is arranged [n -S] SEVEN a number [n -S] SEVER to divide or cut into parts [v -ED, -ING, -S] SEWAN former form of currency used by N.American Indians, also SEAWAN, SEAWANT [n -S] SEWAR a medieval servant [n -S] SEWED <sew=v> [v] SEWEL a scarecrow [n -S] SEWEN a sea-trout, also SEWIN [n -S] SEWER to clean or maintain underground conduits for waste [v -ED, -ING, -S] SEWIN a sea-trout, also SEWEN [n -S] SEXED <sex=v> [v] SEXER one who sexes fowls [n -S] SEXES <sex=v> [v] SEXTO a paper size, also SIXMO [n -S] SEXTS <sext=n> [n] SEYEN an offshoot, also SEYSURE [n -S] SHACK a {shanty=n} [n -S] / as in the phrase shack up, to live in a house with [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHADE to screen from light or heat [v SHADED, SHADING, SHADES] SHADS <shad=n> [n] SHADY underhand [adj

SHADIER, SHADIEST] SHAFT to propel with a pole [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHAGS <shag=v> [v] SHAHS <shah=n> [n] SHAKE to {tremble=v} [v SHAKED or SHOOK, SHAKEN or SHAKT, SHAKING, SHAKES] SHAKO a type of military hat, also SHACKO [n SHAKOS or SHAKOES] SHAKT <shake=v> [v] SHAKY shaking [adj SHAKIER, SHAKIEST] SHALE to {shell=v} [v SHALED, SHALING, SHALES] SHALL to express debt or moral obligation [v present sing. 2d person SHALL or SHALT, past sing. 2d person SHOULD, SHOULDST, or SHOULDEST] SHALM a musical instrument [n -S] SHALT <shall=v> [v] SHALY resembling shale, also SHALEY [adj SHALIER, SHALIEST] SHAMA an Indian songbird [n -S] SHAME to cause to feel guilt [v SHAMED, SHAMING, SHAMES] SHAMS <sham=v> [v] SHAND a counterfeit coin, also SHAN [n -S] SHANK to hit sharply to the right, as a golf ball [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHANS <shan=n> [n] SHAPE to fashion into a form [v SHOPE or SHAPED, SHAPEN, SHAPING, SHAPES] SHAPS a cowboy's leather riding leggings [n] SHARD a fragment of broken pottery, also SHAIRD, SHERD [n -S] SHARE to use in common with others [v SHARED, SHARING, SHARES] SHARK to obtain by swindling [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHARN cow dung, also SHAIRN [n -S] SHARP to raise in pitch, as a musical note [v -ED, -ING, -S] / capable of cutting or piercing [adj SHARPER, SHARPEST] SHASH to provide with sashes [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SHAUL to become shallow, also SHOAL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHAVE to remove hair with a razor [v SHAVED, SHAVEN,

SHAVING, SHAVES] SHAWL to wrap the shoulders in a covering [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHAWM an early woodwind instrument [n -S] SHAWN <shaw=v> [v] SHAWS <shaw=v> [v] SHAYA an Indian plant [n -S] SHAYS <shay=n> [n] SHCHI cabbage soup [n -S] SHEAF to gather into a bundle, also SHEAVE [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEAL to {shell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEAR to cut the wool or hair from [v SHEARED or SHORE, SHORN, SHEARING, SHEARS] SHEAS <shea=n> [n] SHEDS <shed=v> [v] SHEEL to {shell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEEN to {shine=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEEP a ruminant wool-growing mammal [n SHEEP] SHEER to {swerve=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / of very thin texture [adj SHEERER, SHEEREST] SHEET to cover with a large piece of material [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEIK an Arab chief, also SHEIKH [n -S] SHELF to put on a supporting board [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a flat rigid board used to support articles [n -S] SHELL to remove the outer covering from nuts [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHEND to {disgrace=v} [v SHENT, SHENDING, SHENDS] SHENT <shend=v> [v] SHEOL hell [n -S] SHERD a fragment of broken pottery, also SHARD, SHAIRD [n -S] SHERE {bright=adj} [adj] SHETS <shet=v> [v] SHEVA a sign under a consonant [n -S] SHEWN <shew=v> [v] SHEWS <shew=v> [v] SHIAI (Japanese) a judo contest [n -S] SHIED <shy=v> [v] SHIEL to {shell=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHIER a horse who has a tendency to shy [n -S] SHIES <shy=v> [v] SHIFT to move from one position to another [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHILL to act as a

decoy [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHILY in a shy manner [adv] SHIMS <shim=v> [v] SHINE to emit light [v SHONE or SHINED, SHINING, SHINES] SHINS <shin=v> [v] SHINY a bright object [n SHINIES] / filled with light [adj SHINIER, SHINIEST] SHIPS <ship=v> [v] SHIRE a rural district having its own elected council [n -S] / (Irish) to refresh or rest [v SHIRED, SHIRING, SHIRES] SHIRK to avoid work or a duty [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHIRR to pucker, also SHIR [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHIRS <shir=v> [v] SHIRT to don a garment for the upper body [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHISH (Turkish) as in shish kebab, a dish of meat and vegetables threaded on to skewers and grilled [n pl.] SHISO (Japanese) an Asian plant with aromatic leaves that are used in cooking [n -S] SHIST a metamorphic rock, also SCHIST [n -S] SHITE to evacuate the bowels [v SHITED, SHITING, SHITES] SHITS <shit=v> [v] SHIUR (Hebrew) a lesson, esp. one in which a passage of the Talmud is studied together by a group of people [n SHIURIM] SHIVA a period of mourning, also SHIBAH, SHIVAH [n -S] SHIVE a thin fragment [n -S] SHIVS <shiv=v> [v] SHLEP to drag, also SCHLEP, SCHLEPP, SHLEPP [v SHLEPPED, SHLEPPING, SHLEPS] SHLUB (Yiddish) a stupid or unattractive person, also SCHLUB [n -S] SHMEK a taste [n -S] SHOAL to become {shallow=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / shallow, also SHAUL [adj SHOALER, SHOALEST] SHOAT a young hog, also SHOTE [n -S] SHOCK to outrage feelings [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SHOED <shoe=v> [v] SHOER one who shoes horses [n -S] SHOES <shoe=v> [v] SHOGI Japanese chess [n -S] SHOGS <shog=v> [v] SHOJI a Japanese paper screen [n -S] SHOLA a jungle in India [n -S] SHONE <shine=v> [v] SHOOK a bundle of sheaves a pa t of SHAKE [n -S] SHOOL to {shovel=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHOON <shoe=n> [n] SHOOS <shoo=v> [v] SHOOT to hit, injure or kill with a missile [v SHOT, SHOOTING, SHOOTS] SHOPE <shape=v> [v] SHOPS <shop=v> [v] SHORE to prop up a pa t of SHEAR [v SHORED, SHORING, SHORES] SHORL a mineral, also SCHORL [n -S] SHORN <shear=v> [v] SHORT to cause an electrical malfunction [v -ED, -ING, -S] / having little length [adj SHORTER, SHORTEST] SHOTE a young hog, also SHOAT [n -S] SHOTS <shot=v> [v] SHOTT a saline lake, also CHOTT [n -S] SHOUT to yell loudly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHOVE to push roughly [v SHOVED, SHOVING, SHOVES] SHOWD (Scots) to rock to and fro [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHOWN <show=v> [v] SHOWS <show=v> [v] SHOWY making a brilliant display [adj SHOWIER, SHOWIEST] SHOYU a soy sauce [n -S] SHRED to cut into fine strips [v SHREDDED, SHREDDING, SHREDS] SHREW to {curse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHRIS <shri=n> [n] SHROW to {curse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHRUB to lop, pl RAMI [v SHRUBBED, SHRUBBING, SHRUBS] SHRUG to raise and contract the shoulders [v SHRUGGED, SHRUGGING, SHRUGS] SHTIK a corny comedy routine, also SHTICK, SCHTICK [n -S] SHTUM {quiet=adj} [adj] SHTUP to {copulate=v} [v SHTUPPED, SHTUPPING, SHTUPS]

SHUCK to remove husks or shells [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHULE to {educate=v} [v SHULED, SHULING, SHULES] SHULN <shul=n> [n] SHULS <shul=n> [n] SHUNS <shun=v> [v] SHUNT to turn aside [v -ED, -ING, -S] SHURA an Islamic consultative lawmaking body, also SHOORA [n -S] SHUSH to {silence=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SHUTE to convey by a vertical passage, also CHUTE [v SHUTED, SHUTING, SHUTES] SHUTS <shut=v> [v] SHWAS <shwa=n> [n] SHYER a horse tending to shy [n -S] SHYLY in a shy manner [adv] SIALS <sial=n> [n] SIBBS <sibb=n> [n] SIBYL a female {prophet=n} [n -S] SICES <sice=n> [n] SICHT (Scots) to sight [v -ED, -ING, -S] SICKO an emotionally sick person, also SICKIE, SICKEE [n -S] SICKS <sick=v> [v] SIDAS <sida=n> [n] SIDED <side=v> [v] SIDER one who takes a side [n -S] SIDES <side=v> [v] SIDHA one who has attained perfection, also SIDDHA [n -S] SIDHE fairy people (Irish), also SIDH [n] SIDLE to move sideways [v SIDLED, SIDLING, SIDLES] SIEGE to attack and surround, also BESIEGE [v SIEGED, SIEGING, SIEGES] SIELD ceiled [adj] SIENS <sien=n> [n] SIENT a child or descendant, also SCION, SIEN [n -S] SIETH scythe, a long bladed instrument for cropping [n -S] SIEUR an old French title of respect for a man [n -S] SIEVE to pass through a strainer, also SIFT [v SIEVED, SIEVING, SIEVES] SIFTS <sift=v> [v] SIGHS <sigh=v> [v] SIGHT to {view=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SIGIL an official seal [n -S] SIGLA a list of symbols used in a book [n -S] SIGMA a Greek letter [n -S]

SIGNA (imperative only) write on the label [v] SIGNS <sign=v> [v] SIJOS <sijo=n> [n] SIKAS <sika=n> [n] SIKER {secure=adj} [adj] SIKES <sike=n> [n] SILDS <sild=n> [n] SILED <sile=v> [v] SILEN a woodland god [n -S] SILER a {strainer=n} [n -S] SILES <sile=v> [v] SILEX a form of silicon, also SILICA [n -ES] SILKS <silk=v> [v] SILKY resembling silk [adj SILKIER, SILKIEST] SILLS <sill=n> [n] SILLY a silly person [n SILLIES] / showing a lack of common sense [adj SILLIER, SILLIEST] SILOS <silo=v> [v] SILTS <silt=v> [v] SILTY full of silt [adj SILTIER, SILTIEST] SILVA the forest trees of an area, also SYLVA [n SILVAS or SILVAE] SIMAR a woman's light jacket or robe [n -S] SIMAS <sima=n> [n] SIMBA (Swahili) a lion [n -S] SIMIS <simi=n> [n] SIMPS <simp=n> [n] SIMUL simultaneous [n -S] SINCE from then until now [adv] SINDS <sind=v> [v] SINED <sine=v> [v] SINES <sine=v> [v] SINEW to strengthen [v -ED, -ING, -S] SINGE to burn slightly [v SINGED, SINGEING, SINGES] SINGS <sing=v> [v] SINHS <sinh=n> [n] SINKS <sink=v> [v] SINKY yielding underfoot [adj SINKIER, SINKIEST] SINUS a cranial cavity [n -ES] SIPED <sipe=v> [v] SIPES <sipe=v> [v] SIPPY as in sippy cup, an infant's drinking cup [adj] SIRED <sire=v> [v] SIREE sir, also SIRREE [n -S] SIREN a device that produces a piercing warning sound [n -S] SIRES <sire=v> [v] SIRIH a climbing plant, also BETEL, SIRI [n -S] SIRIS <siri=n> [n] SIROC a hot, gusty wind [n -S] SIRRA a form of address used to

inferiors, also SIRRAH [n -S] SIRUP to make into syrup [v -ED, -ING, -S] SISAL a strong fibre used for rope [n -S] SISES <sis=n> [n] SISSY an effeminate boy, also CISSY [n SISSIES] / timid, also CISSY [adj SISSIER, SISSIEST] SISTS <sist=v> [v] SITAR an Indian lute, also SITTAR [n -S] SITED <site=v> [v] SITES <site=v> [v] SITHE to cut with a single-bladed cutting implement, also SCYTHE [v SITHED, SITHING, SITHES] SITKA as in sitka spruce, a tall North American spruce tree. No -S [adj] SITUP an exercise for the stomach [n -S] SITUS a {location=n} [n -ES] SIVER a sewer [n -S] SIXER anything counting for six [n -S] SIXES <six=n> [n] SIXMO a paper size, also SEXTO [n -S] SIXTE a fencing parry [n -S] SIXTH one of six equal parts [n -S] SIXTY a number [n SIXTIES] SIZAR a British student who receives financial assistance, also SIZER [n -S] SIZED <size=v> [v] SIZEL metal clippings [n -S] SIZER a British student who receives financial assistance, also SIZAR [n -S] SIZES <size=v> [v] SKAGS <skag=n> [n] SKAIL to {disperse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKALD an ancient Scandinavian poet [n -S] SKANK to dance to reggae music [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKART a cormorant, also SCARTH, SKARTH [n -S] SKATE to glide over ice with blades or wheels [v SKATED, SKATING, SKATES] SKATS <skat=n> [n] SKATT a blow [n -S] SKAWS <skaw=n> [n] SKEAN a type of dagger, also SKEEN, SKENE [n -S] SKEAR to {scare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SKEED <skee=v> [v] SKEEF (South Africa) at an oblique angle [adj] SKEEN a type of dagger, also SKEAN, SKENE [n -S] SKEER to {scare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKEES <skee=v> [v] SKEET the sport of clay bird shooting [n -S] SKEGG a short length of keel [n -S] SKEGS <skeg=n> [n] SKEIN to wind into long, loose coils [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKELF a splinter of wood [n -S] SKELL a homeless person [n -S] SKELM a rascal, also SKELLUM [n -S] SKELP to {slap=v} [v SKELPED, SKELPIT, SKELPING, SKELPS] SKENE a type of dagger, also SKEAN, SKEEN [n -S] SKENS <sken=v> [v] SKEOS <skeo=n> [n] SKEPS <skep=v> [v] SKERS <sker=v> [v] SKETS <sket=v> [v] SKEWS <skew=v> [v] SKIDS <skid=v> [v] SKIED <ski=v> [v] SKIER one who {skis=v} [n -S] SKIES <sky=v> [v] SKIEY resembling the sky, also SKYEY [adj SKIEYER, SKIEYEST] SKIFF to {skim=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKILL the ability to do something well [n -S] SKIMO an Eskimo [n -S] SKIMP to {scrimp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKIMS <skim=v> [v] SKINK to pour out [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKINS <skin=v> [v] SKINT having no money [adj SKINTER, SKINTEST] SKIOS <skio=n> [n] SKIPS <skip=v> [v] SKIRL to produce a shrill sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKIRR to move rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKIRT to pass along the border [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKITE to {boast=v} [v SKITED, SKITING, SKITES] SKITS <skit=n> [n] SKIVE to pare or split leather [v SKIVED, SKIVING, SKIVES] SKIVY inclined to slack off [adj SKIVIER, SKIVIEST] SKLIM to {climb=v} [v SKLIMMED, SKLIMMING, SKLIMS]

SKOAL to down a drink in one gulp, also SKOL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKOFF to {devour=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKOLS <skol=v> [v] SKOOL (colloquial) school [n -S] SKORT a pair of shorts with a front panel that gives the appearance of a skirt [n -S] SKOSH a small amount [n -ES] SKRAN {food=n} [n -S] SKRIK a fright [n -S] SKUAS <skua=n> [n] SKUGS <skug=v> [v] SKULK to move about stealthily, also SCULK [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKULL the framework of the head [n -S] / to propel with a type of oar, also SCULL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKUNK a foulsmelling mammal [n -S] / to defeat overwhelmingly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SKYED <sky=v> [v] SKYER a high hit into the air [n -S] SKYEY resembling the sky, also SKIEY [adj SKYIER, SKYIEST] SKYFS <skyf=v> [v] SKYRE to {shine=v} [v SKYRED, SKYRING, SKYRES] SKYRS <skyr=n> [n] SKYTE to {dart=v} [v SKYTED, SKYTING, SKYTES] SLABS <slab=v> [v] SLACK to loosen or retard [v -ED, -ING, -S] / not tight or taut, also SLACKEN [adj SLACKER, SLACKEST] SLADE a little valley [n -S] SLAES <slae=n> [n] SLAGS <slag=v> [v] SLAID <slide=v> [v] SLAIN <slay=v> [v] SLAKE to {quench=v} [v SLAKED, YSLAKED or SLAKED, SLAKING, SLAKES] SLAMS <slam=v> [v] SLANE a turf-cutting spade [n -S] SLANG to use extremely informal language [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLANK <slink=v> [v] SLANT to deviate from the horizontal or vertical [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLAPS <slap=v> [v] SLART (Northern English dialect) to spill , SLARTING, SLARTED [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SLASH to cut with violent sweeping strokes [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SLATE to cover with rock [v SLATED, SLATING, SLATES] SLATS <slat=v> [v] SLATY resembling slate, also SLATEY [adj SLATIER, SLATIEST] SLAVE to work like a drudge [v SLAVED, SLAVING, SLAVES] SLAWS <slaw=n> [n] SLAYS <slay=v> [v] SLEBS <sleb=n> [n] SLEDS <sled=v> [v] SLEEK to make smooth or glossy [v -ED, -ING, -S] / smooth and glossy, also SLEEKEN [adj SLEEKER, SLEEKEST] SLEEP to be in a natural, periodic state of rest [v SLEPT, SLEEPING, SLEEPS] SLEER <slee=adj> [adj] SLEET to shower frozen rain [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLEPT <sleep=v> [v] SLEWS <slew=v> [v] SLEYS <sley=n> [n] SLICE to cut in pieces [v SLICED, SLICING, SLICES] SLICK to tidy up, polish [v -ED, -ING, -S] / smooth and slippery [adj SLICKER, SLICKEST] SLIDE to move smoothly along a surface [v SLAID or SLID or SLIDED, SLIDDEN, SLIDING, SLIDES] SLIER <sly=adj> [adj] SLILY in a sly manner [adv] SLIME to cover with viscous mud [v SLIMED, SLIMING, SLIMES] SLIMS <slim=v> [v] SLIMY resembling slime [adj SLIMIER, SLIMIEST] SLING to throw with a sudden motion [v SLUNG, SLINGING, SLINGS] SLINK to move stealthily [v SLANK or SLINKED, SLUNK, SLINKING, SLINKS] SLIPE to {peel=v} [v SLIPED, SLIPING, SLIPES] SLIPS <slip=v> [v] SLIPT <slip=v> [v] SLISH a cut [n -ES] SLITS <slit=v> [v] SLIVE to {slip=v} [v SLOVE or SLIVED, SLIVEN, SLIVING, SLIVES] SLOAN a snub [n -S] SLOBS <slob=n> [n] SLOES <sloe=n> [n]

SLOGS <slog=v> [v] SLOID a Swedish system of manual training, also SLOYD, SLOJD [n -S] SLOJD a Swedish system of manual training, also SLOYD, SLOID [n -S] SLOOM to {slumber=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLOOP a type of sailing vessel [n -S] SLOOT a narrow water channel [n -S] SLOPE to slant or incline [v SLOPED, SLOPING, SLOPES] SLOPS <slop=v> [v] SLOPY sloping [adj SLOPIER, SLOPIEST] SLORM to wipe carelessly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLOSH to move with a splashing motion [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SLOTH to be lazy [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLOTS <slot=v> [v] SLOVE <slive=v> [v] SLOWS <slow=v> [v] SLOYD a Swedish system of manual training, also SLOID, SLOJD [n -S] SLUBB to draw out and twist slightly, also SLUB [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLUBS <slub=v> [v] SLUED <slue=v> [v] SLUES <slue=v> [v] SLUFF to discard a card or cards [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLUGS <slug=v> [v] SLUIT a narrow water channel [n -S] SLUMP to sink suddenly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLUMS <slum=v> [v] SLUNG <sling=v> [v] SLUNK <slink=v> [v] SLURB a poorly planned suburban area [n -S] SLURP to drink noisily [v -ED, -ING, -S] SLURS <slur=v> [v] SLUSE a floodgate [n -S] SLUSH to splash with partly melted snow [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SLUTS <slut=n> [n] SLYER <sly=adj> [adj] SLYLY in a sly manner [adv] SLYPE a narrow passage in an English cathedral [n -S] SMAAK (South Africa) to like or love [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMACK to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMAIK a {rascal=n} [n -S] SMALL to make little

in size [v -ED, -ING, -S] / little in size [adj SMALLER, SMALLEST] SMALM to {smear=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMALT a blue pigment [n -S] SMARM to {smear=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMART to cause a sharp, stinging pain [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {clever=adj} [adj SMARTER, SMARTEST] SMASH to shatter violently [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SMAZE an atmospheric mixture of smoke and haze [n -S] SMEAR to spread with something oily or sticky [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMEEK to {smoke=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMEES <smee=n> [n] SMEIK (Scots) to smoke [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMEKE (Scots) to smoke [v SMEKED, SMEKING, SMEKES] SMELL to sense with the nose [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMELT to melt or fuse, as ores [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMERK to smile in a smug manner, also SMIRK [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMEWS <smew=n> [n] SMILE to look joyful [v SMILED, SMILING, SMILES] SMIRK to smile in a smug manner, also SMERK [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMIRR to {drizzle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMIRS <smir=v> [v] SMITE to strike heavily [v SMOTE, SMIT or SMITTEN, SMITING, SMITES] SMITH to forge metal, also SMITHY [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMITS <smit=v> [v] SMOCK to put on a loose outer garment [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMOGS <smog=n> [n] SMOKE to emit a gas or vapour due to burning [v SMOKED, SMOKING, SMOKES] SMOKO time-out for a smoke, also SMOKEHO [n -S] SMOKY a smoked haddock [n SMOKIES] / filled with smoke, also SMOKEY [adj SMOKIER, SMOKIEST] SMOLT a young salmon [n -S] SMOOR to {smother=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMOOT to work as a compositor doing odd

jobs, also SMOUT [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMORE to {smother=v} [v SMORED, SMORING, SMORES] SMOTE <smight=v> [v] SMOUT to work as a compositor doing odd jobs, also SMOOT [v -ED, -ING, -S] SMOWT a small {person=n} [n -S] SMUGS <smug=v> [v] SMURS <smur=v> [v] SMUSH to {crush=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SMUTS <smut=v> [v] SNABS <snab=n> [n] SNACK to eat a light meal [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNAFU to cause confusion [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNAGS <snag=v> [v] SNAIL to move slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNAKE to slither like a limbless reptile [v SNAKED, SNAKING, SNAKES] SNAKY resembling a snake, also SNAKEY [adj SNAKIER, SNAKIEST] SNAPS <snap=v> [v] SNARE to {trap=v} [v SNARED, SNARING, SNARES] SNARF (colloquial) to eat or drink greedily [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNARK an imaginary animal [n -S] SNARL to {growl=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNARS <snar=v> [v] SNARY in danger of entrapment [adj SNARIER, SNARIEST] SNASH to talk abusively [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SNATH the handle of a scythe, also SNATHE [n -S] SNAWS <snaw=v> [v] SNEAD the shaft of a scythe, also SNEATH [n -S] SNEAK to move stealthily [v SNEAKED or SNUCK, SNUCK, SNEAKING, SNEAKS] SNEAP to {chide=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNEBS <sneb=v> [v] SNECK to fasten with a latch [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNEDS <sned=v> [v] SNEED <snee=v> [v] SNEER to curl the lip in contempt [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNEES <snee=v> [v] SNELL to attach a short line to a fishhook [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {keen=adj} [adj SNELLER, SNELLEST] SNIBS <snib=v> [v] SNICK to {nick=v} [v

-ED, -ING, -S] SNIDE one who is mean [n -S] / maliciously derogatory, also SNIDEY [adj SNIDER, SNIDEST] / to fill or load [v SNIDED, SNIDING, SNIDES] SNIES <sny=n> [n] SNIFF to inhale audibly through the nose [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNIFT to {sniff=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNIGS <snig=v> [v] SNIPE to shoot from a concealed place [v SNIPED, SNIPING, SNIPES] SNIPS <snip=v> [v] SNIPY snipe-beaked [adj SNIPIER, SNIPIEST] SNIRT a smothered laugh [n -S] SNITS <snit=n> [n] SNOBS <snob=n> [n] SNODS <snod=v> [v] SNOEK the barracouta [n -S] SNOEP (Afrikaans) tight-fisted [adj] SNOGS <snog=v> [v] SNOKE to prowl or sneak about, also SNOWK [v SNOKED, SNOKING, SNOKES] SNOOD to wear a net or fabric cap on the hair [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOOK to {sniff=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOOL to yield meekly [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOOP to pry about [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOOT to treat with disdain [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNORE to breath noisily while sleeping [v SNORED, SNORING, SNORES] SNORT to exhale noisily through the nostrils [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOTS <snot=v> [v] SNOUT to provide with a nozzle [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOWK to prowl or sneak about, also SNOKE [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNOWS <snow=v> [v] SNOWY abounding in snow [adj SNOWIER, SNOWIEST] SNUBS <snub=v> [v] SNUCK <sneak=v> [v] SNUFF to inhale powdered tobacco [v -ED, -ING, -S] SNUGS <snug=v> [v] SNUSH to {snuff=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SNYES <snye=n> [n] SOAKS <soak=v> [v] SOAPS <soap=v> [v] SOAPY resembling soap [adj SOAPIER,

SOAPIEST] SOARE a hawk in its first year [n -S] SOARS <soar=v> [v] SOAVE an Italian wine [n -S] SOBAS <soba=n> [n] SOBER to make {sober=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / temperate [adj SOBERER, SOBEREST] SOCAS <soca=n> [n] SOCKO strikingly impressive [adj] SOCKS <sock=v> [v] SOCLE a block used as a base for a pedestal [n -S] SODAS <soda=n> [n] SODDY a house made of sod [n SODDIES] / covered with sod [adj SODDIER, SODDIEST] SODIC pertaining to {sodium=n} [adj] SODOM a place notorious for vice and corruption [n -S] SOFAR a system for locating underwater explosions [n -S] SOFAS <sofa=n> [n] SOFTA a Muslim theological student [n -S] SOFTS <soft=v> [v] SOFTY a sentimental person, also SOFTIE [n SOFTIES] SOGER a soldier [n -S] SOGGY heavy with moisture [adj SOGGIER, SOGGIEST] SOHUR a meal eaten before sunrise by those fasting during Ramadan, also SEHRI, SUHUR [n -S] SOILS <soil=v> [v] SOILY {dirty=adj} [adj SOILIER, SOILIEST] SOJAS <soja=n> [n] SOKAH Calypso music [n -S] SOKEN a district [n -S] SOKES <soke=n> [n] SOKOL an international group promoting physical fitness [n -S] SOLAH an Indian plant [n -S] SOLAN a large sea bird, also GANNET [n -S] SOLAR an upper room [n -S] SOLAS <sola=n> [n] SOLDE remuneration, also SOLD [n -S] SOLDI <soldo=n> [n] SOLDO a former coin of Italy [n SOLDI] SOLDS <sold=n> [n] SOLED <sole=v> [v] SOLEI <soleus=n> [n] SOLER an upper room [n -S] SOLES <sole=v> [v] SOLID a substance

with particles firmly cohering [n -S] / having definite shape and volume [adj SOLIDER, SOLIDEST] SOLON a wise lawgiver [n -S] SOLOS <solo=v> [v] SOLUM a soil layer [n SOLUMS or SOLA] SOLUS {alone=adj} [adj] SOLVE to find the answer to [v SOLVED, SOLVING, SOLVES] SOMAN a nerve agent developed for chemical warfare [n -S] SOMAS <soma=n> [n] SONAR an underwater locating device [n -S] SONCE good luck, also SONSE [n -S] SONDE a device for observing atmospheric phenomena [n -S] SONES <sone=n> [n] SONGS <song=n> [n] SONIC pertaining to sound [adj] SONLY pertaining to a {son=n} [adj] SONNE a {son=n} [n -S] SONNY a small boy [n SONNIES] SONSE good luck, also SONCE [n -S] SONSY comely, also SONSIE [adj SONSIER, SONSIEST] SOOEY used for calling pigs [interj] SOOKS <sook=n> [n] SOOLE to pull by the ears [v SOOLED, SOOLING, SOOLES] SOOLS <sool=v> [v] SOOMS <soom=v> [v] SOOPS <soop=v> [v] SOOTE a sweet person [n -S] SOOTH {truth=n} [n -S] / {true=adj} [adj SOOTHER, SOOTHEST] SOOTS <soot=v> [v] SOOTY covered with soot [adj SOOTIER, SOOTIEST] SOPHS <soph=n> [n] SOPHY a ruler of Persia [n SOPHIES] SOPOR an abnormally deep sleep [n -S] SOPPY very wet [adj SOPPIER, SOPPIEST] SOPRA above [adv] SORAL pertaining to {sorus=n} [adj] SORAS <sora=n> [n] SORBO as in sorbo rubber, a spongy form of rubber. No -S [adj] SORBS <sorb=v> [v] SORDA muted [adj] SORDO muted [adj] SORDS <sord=n> [n] SORED <sore=v> [v] SOREE a South

American bird [n -S] SOREL a reddishbrown colour, also SORREL, SORELL [n -S] SORER <sore=adj> [adj] SORES <sore=v> [v] SOREX the common shrew [n -ES] SORGO a variety of sorghum, also SORGHO [n -S] SORNS <sorn=v> [v] SORRA sorrow or grief [n -S] SORRY feeling regret or grief [adj SORRIER, SORRIEST] SORTA (colloquial) sort of [adv] SORTS <sort=v> [v] SORUS a cluster of plant reproductive bodies [n SORI] SOTHS <soth=n> [n] SOTOL a flowering plant [n -S] SOUCE to {pickle=v} [v SOUCT or SOUCED, SOUCING, SOUCES] SOUCT <souce=v> [v] SOUGH to make a moaning or sighing sound, also SUGH [v -ED, -ING, -S] SOUKS <souk=v> [v] SOULS <soul=n> [n] SOUMS <soum=v> [v] SOUND to make a noise [v -ED, -ING, -S] / being in good condition [adj SOUNDER, SOUNDEST] SOUPS <soup=v> [v] SOUPY {foggy=adj} [adj SOUPIER, SOUPIEST] SOURS <sour=v> [v] SOUSE to {immerse=v} [v SOUSED, SOUSING, SOUSES] SOUTH to move toward a cardinal point of the compass [v -ED, -ING, -S] SOUTS <sout=n> [n] SOWAR a mounted native soldier in India [n -S] SOWCE to {pickle=v} [v SOWCED, SOWCING, SOWCES] SOWED <sow=v> [v] SOWER one that {sows=v} [n -S] SOWFF to whistle softly, also SOWF [v -ED, -ING, -S] SOWFS <sowf=v> [v] SOWLE to pull by the ears, also SOWL [v SOWLED, SOWLING, SOWLES] SOWLS <sowl=v> [v] SOWMS <sowm=v> [v] SOWND to {faint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SOWNE the sensation of hearing [n -S] SOWPS <sowp=n> [n] SOWSE to {pickle=v} [v SOWSED, SOWSING, SOWSES] SOWTH to {whistle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SOYAS <soya=n> [n] SOYLE body or prey (Spens) [n -S] SOYUZ a Soviet manned spacecraft [n -ES] SOZIN a type of protein, also SOZINE [n -S] SPACE to arrange at intervals apart [v SPACED, SPACING, SPACES] SPACY weird in behaviour, also SPACEY [adj SPACIER, SPACIEST] SPADE to dig with an implement [v SPADED, SPADING, SPADES] SPADO a castrated male [n SPADOS or SPADOES or SPADONES] SPAED <spae=v> [v] SPAER a fortune teller [n -S] SPAES <spae=v> [v] SPAGS <spag=n> [n] SPAHI a Turkish cavalryman, also SPAHEE [n -S] SPAIL a splinter or chip, also SPALE [n -S] SPAIN to {wean=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPAIT a sudden overflow of a stream [n -S] SPAKE <speak=v> [v] SPALD the shoulder [n -S] SPALE a splinter or chip, also SPAIL [n -S] SPALL to break up into fragments [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPALT to {split=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPAMS <spam=n> [n] SPANE to {wean=v} [v SPANED, SPANING, SPANES] SPANG to {bound=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPANK to slap on the buttocks [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPANS <span=v> [v] SPARD <spare=v> [v] SPARE to abstain from punishing or harming, pa t SPARED, SPARD [v SPARD or SPARED, SPARING, SPARES] / {meagre=adj} [adj SPARER, SPAREST] SPARK to emit small fiery particles [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPARS <spar=v> [v] SPART a Spanish broom [n -S] SPASM to {convulse=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPATE a flood of fresh water, also FRESHET [n -S] SPATS <spat=v> [v] SPAUL the shoulder, also SPAULD [n -S] SPAWL to {spit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S]

SPAWN to deposit eggs [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPAWS <spaw=n> [n] SPAYD a male deer in his third year, also SPAYAD [n -S] SPAYS <spay=v> [v] SPAZA (South Africa) as in spaza shop, a small shop in a township. No -S [adj] SPAZZ to lapse into a state of incompetence [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SPEAK to {utter=v} [v SPAKE or SPOKE or SPOKEN, SPEAKING, SPEAKS] SPEAL the shoulder [n -S] SPEAN to {wean=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEAR to pierce with a long pointed weapon [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEAT a flood [n -S] SPECK to mark with small spots, also SPECKLE [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPECS <spec=v> [v] SPEED to move swiftly [v SPEEDED, SPED, SPEEDING, SPEEDS] SPEEL to climb, also SPEIL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEER to inquire, also SPEIR, SPIER [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEIL to climb, also SPEEL [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEIR to inquire, also SPEER, SPIER [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPEKS <spek=n> [n] SPELD to spread open, also SPELDER [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPELK a splinter [n -S] SPELL to read or write laboriously, letter by letter [v SPELLED, SPELT, SPELLING, SPELLS] SPELT a variety of wheat [n -S] SPEND to expend, to pay out [v SPENT, SPENDING, SPENDS] SPENT <spend=v> [v] SPEOS a tomb [n -ES] SPERM a male {gamete=n} [n -S] SPETS <spet=v> [v] SPEUG (Scots) a house sparrow, also SPUG, SPUGGY [n -S] SPEWS <spew=v> [v] SPEWY {boggy=adj} [adj SPEWIER, SPEWIEST] SPIAL observation [n -S] SPICA an ear of grain [n SPICAS or SPICAE] SPICE to season with an aromatic

vegetable substance [v SPICED, SPICING, SPICES] SPICK a SpanishAmerican person [n -S] / tidy, also SPIC, SPIK [adj SPICKER, SPICKEST] SPICS <spic=n> [n] SPICY containing spices, also SPICEY [adj SPICIER, SPICIEST] SPIDE a young Irishman who dresses in daggy sports clothes [n -S] SPIED <spy=v> [v] SPIEL to talk at length [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPIER to inquire, also SPEER, SPEIR [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPIES <spy=v> [v] SPIFF to make {stylish=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPIFS <spif=n> [n] SPIKE to fasten with a long, thick nail [v SPIKED, SPIKING, SPIKES] SPIKS <spik=n> [n] SPIKY resembling a spike, also SPIKEY [adj SPIKIER, SPIKIEST] SPILE to stop up with a wooden peg [v SPILED, SPILING, SPILES] SPILL to overflow from a container [v SPILLED, SPILT, SPILLING, SPILLS] SPILT <spill=v> [v] SPIMS <spim=n> [n] SPINA the spinal column [n SPINAS or SPINAE] SPINE the vertebral column [n -S] SPINK a {finch=n} [n -S] SPINS <spin=v> [v] SPINY covered with thorns, also SPINOSE, SPINOUS [adj SPINIER, SPINIEST] SPIRE to rise in a tapering manner [v SPIRED, SPIRING, SPIRES] SPIRT to {spurt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPIRY tall, slender and tapering [adj SPIRIER, SPIRIEST] SPITE to treat with malice [v SPITED, SPITING, SPITES] SPITS <spit=v> [v] SPITZ a breed of dogs with long hair [n -ES] SPIVS <spiv=n> [n] SPLAT to flatten on impact [v SPLATTED, SPLATTING, SPLATS] SPLAY to spread out [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPLIT to separate lengthwise [v SPLITTED, SPLITTING,

SPLITS] SPLOG a spam blog, an artificially created weblog site which the author uses to promote affiliated websites or to increase the search engine rankings of associated sites [n -S] SPODE a fine china [n -S] SPODS <spod=n> [n] SPOIL to {mar=v} [v SPOILT or SPOILED, SPOILING, SPOILS] SPOKE to supply with rods for the rim of wheels [v SPOKED, SPOKING, SPOKES] SPOOF to ridicule in fun [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOOK to {scare=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOOL to wind on a small cylinder [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOOM to scud before the wind [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOON to eat with a scooping eating utensil [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOOR to {track=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOOT the razorshell mollusc [n -S] SPORE to produce an asexual reproductive body [v SPORED, SPORING, SPORES] SPORK a spoon-like shallow scoop with the addition of the tines of a fork [n -S] SPORT to {frolic=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPOSH slush [n -ES] SPOTS <spot=v> [v] SPOUT to eject in a rapid stream [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPRAD <spread=v> [v] SPRAG to {prop=v} [v SPRAGGED, SPRAGGING, SPRAGS] SPRAT a small {herring=n} [n -S] SPRAY to disperse in fine particles [v SPRAYED, SPRAID, SPRAYING, SPRAYS] SPRED to {spread=v} [v SPREDDEN or SPREAD, SPREDDING, SPREDS] SPREE to {carouse=v} [v SPREED, SPREEING, SPREES] SPREW inferior asparagus [n -S] SPRIG to fasten with small, thin nails [v SPRIGGED, SPRIGGING, SPRIGS] SPRIT a ship's spar [n -S] SPROD a young salmon [n -S] SPROG a {child=n} [n -S]

SPRUE a tropical disease [n -S] SPRUG a {sparrow=n} [n -S] SPUDS <spud=v> [v] SPUED <spue=v> [v] SPUER One who spues [n -S] SPUES <spue=v> [v] SPUGS <spug=n> [n] SPULE the shoulder [n -S] SPUME to {foam=v} [v SPUMED, SPUMING, SPUMES] SPUMY {foamy=adj} [adj SPUMIER, SPUMIEST] SPUNK to begin to burn [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPURN to reject with contempt [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPURS <spur=v> [v] SPURT to gush forth [v -ED, -ING, -S] SPUTA <sputum=n> [n] SPYAL a spy [n -S] SPYRE a spire [n -S] SQUAB to upholster thickly [v SQUABBED, SQUABBING, SQUABS] / {clumsy=adj} [adj SQUABBER, SQUABBEST] SQUAD to form into small, organised groups [v SQUADDED, SQUADDING, SQUADS] SQUAT to sit on one's heels [v SQUATTED, SQUATTING, SQUATS] SQUAW an American Indian woman [n -S] SQUEG to oscillate in an irregular manner [v SQUEGGED, SQUEGGING, SQUEGS] SQUIB to {lampoon=v} [v SQUIBBED, SQUIBBING, SQUIBS] SQUID to fish for ten-armed marine mollusks [v SQUIDDED, SQUIDDING, SQUIDS] SQUIT a contemptible person [n -S] SQUIZ a quick close look [n SQUIZZES] STABS <stab=v> [v] STACK to pile a pa t of STICK [v -ED, -ING, -S] STADE an ancient Greek unit of length [n -S] STAFF to provide with a body of assistants [v -ED, -ING, -S] STAGE to produce for public viewing [v STAGED, STAGING, STAGES] STAGS <stag=v> [v] STAGY having a theatrical quality, also STAGEY [adj STAGIER, STAGIEST] STAID sober and sedate [adj STAIDER, STAIDEST] STAIG a {colt=n} [n -S]

STAIN to discolour [v -ED, -ING, -S] STAIR a series of steps [n -S] STAKE to fasten with a pointed piece of wood or metal [v STAKED, STAKING, STAKES] STALE to become past its best [v STALED, STALING, STALES] / not fresh [adj STALER, STALEST] STALK to pursue stealthily [v -ED, -ING, -S] STALL to come to a standstill [v -ED, -ING, -S] STAMP to bring the foot down heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S] STAND to assume an upright position [v STOOD, STOODEN or STUDDEN, STANDING, STANDS, STAND or STANDEN] STANE to {stone=v} [v STANED, STANING, STANES] STANG to {sting=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STANK to {dam=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STAPH any of various spherical bacteria [n -S] STAPS <stap=v> [v] STARE to gaze fixedly [v STARED, STARING, STARES] STARK to {stiffen=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / harsh in appearance [adj STARKER, STARKEST] STARN to row backwards [v -ED, -ING, -S] STARR a Jewish deed or bond [n -S] STARS <star=v> [v] START to {begin=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STASH to store in a secret place [v -ED, -ING, -ES] STATE to {affirm=v} [v STATED, STATING, STATES] STATS <stat=n> [n] STAUN (Scots) to stand [v STOOD or STUDE, STAUNING, STAUNS] STAVE to drive or thrust away [v STAVED, STAVING, STAVES] STAWS <staw=v> [v] STAYS <stay=v> [v] STEAD to be of advantage to [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEAK a slice of beef [n -S] STEAL to take by theft [v STEALT or STOLE or STAW or STEALED, STOLEN or STOLN or STOWN, STEALING, STEALS] STEAM to cook by water in the form of

vapour [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEAN to line with stone [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEAR to {steer=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEDD to {help=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEDE to {help=v} [v STEDED, STEDING, STEDES] STEDS <sted=v> [v] STEED to {help=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEEK to {shut=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEEL to cover with a tough iron alloy [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEEM to {esteem=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEEN to line with stone [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEEP to soak in a liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] / precipitous [adj STEEPER, STEEPEST] STEER to guide or direct [v STEARD or STEERED, STEERING, STEERS] STEIL a handle [n -S] STEIN to line with stone [v -ED, -ING, -S] STELA an inscribed slab used as a monument [n STELAE or STELAI] STELE the central cylinder in stems and roots of plants [n -S] STELL to establish [v STELLED, STEELD, STELLING, STELLS] STEME to evaporate [v STEMED, STEMING, STEMES] STEMS <stem=v> [v] STEND to {bound=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STENO a stenographer [n -S] STENS <sten=v> [v] STENT to {stint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STEPS <step=v> [v] STEPT <step=v> [v] STERE a unit of volume [n -S] STERN to row backwards [v -ED, -ING, -S] / unyielding [adj STERNER, STERNEST] STETS <stet=v> [v] STEWS <stew=v> [v] STEWY like a stew [adj STEWIER, STEWIEST] STICH a line of poetry [n -S] STICK to support with slender pieces of wood [v STUCK or STICKED, STICKIT, STICKING, STICKS] / to pierce with a pointed object [v STUCK or STICKED, STICKIT or STUCK,

STICKING, STICKS] STIED <sty=v> [v] STIES <sty=v> [v] STIFF to cheat by not paying [v -ED, -ING, -S] / not easily bent [adj STIFFER, STIFFEST] STILB a unit of intrinsic brightness [n -S] STILE to designate [v STILED, STILING, STILES] STILL to make motionless [v -ED, -ING, -S] / free from sound or motion [adj STILLER, STILLEST] STILT to raise on long slender poles [v -ED, -ING, -S] STIME to {peer=v} [v STIMED, STIMING, STIMES] STIMS <stim=n> [n] STIMY to thwart, also STYMIE, STYMY [v STIMIED, STIMYING, STIMIES] STING to prick painfully [v STONG or STINGED, STUNG, STINGING, STINGS] STINK to emit a foul odour [v STUNK, STINKING, STINKS] STINT to {limit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STIPA a grass [n -S] STIPE a slender supporting part of a plant, also STIPES [n -S] STIRE to set in motion [v STIRED, STIRING, STIRES] STIRK a young cow [n -S] STIRP direct descent from an ancestor [n -S] STIRS <stir=v> [v] STIVE to {stifle=v} [v STIVED, STIVING, STIVES] STIVY {stuffy=adj} [adj STIVIER, STIVIEST] STOAE <stoa=n> [n] STOAI <stoa=n> [n] STOAS <stoa=n> [n] STOAT a weasel with a black-tipped tail [n -S] STOBS <stob=v> [v] STOCK to keep for future sale or use [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOEP an open porch [n -S] STOGY a long, slender cigar, also STOGEY, STOGIE [n STOGIES] STOIC one who is indifferent to pleasure or pain [n -S] STOIT to {bounce=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOKE to supply a furnace with fuel [v STOKED, STOKING, STOKES]

STOLE a long, wide scarf [n -S] STOLN <steal=v> [v] STOMA a minute opening in the epidermis of a plant organ, also STOMATE [n STOMAS or STOMATA] STOMP to tread heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOND stand [n -S] STONE to pelt with pieces or mineral matter [v STONED, STONING, STONES] STONG <sting=v> [v] STONK to bombard intensively [v -ED, -ING, -S] STONN to stun, also STONNE [v -ED, -ING, -S] STONY to {astonish=v} [v STONIED, STONYING, STONIES] / abounding in small rocks, also STONEY [adj STONIER, STONIEST] STOOD <staun=v> [v] STOOK to stack grain upright in a field for drying [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOOL to {defecate=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOOP to bend the body forward and down [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOOR a battle [n -S] STOPE to excavate in layers [v STOPED, STOPING, STOPES] STOPS <stop=v> [v] STOPT <stop=v> [v] STORE to put away for future use [v STORED, STORING, STORES] STORK a wading bird [n -S] STORM to blow violently [v -ED, -ING, -S] STORY to relate an account of an event [v STORIED, STORYING, STORIES] STOSS a crag facing the flow of a glacier [n -ES] STOTS <stot=v> [v] STOTT to bound, also STOT [v -ED, -ING, -S] STOUN to {stun=v} [v STOUND, STOUNING, STOUNS] STOUP a basin for holy water, also STOWP [n -S] STOUR dust, also STOURE [n -S] STOUT a strong, dark ale [n -S] / {robust=adj} [adj STOUTER, STOUTEST] STOVE to dry in a heating or cooking apparatus [v STOVED, STOVING, STOVES]

STOWN <steal=v> [v] STOWP a basin for holy water, also STOUP [n -S] STOWS <stow=v> [v] STRAD a Stradivarius violin [n -S] STRAE straw [n -S] STRAG a straggler [n -S] STRAK (Obs.) Scots pt. of STRIKE [v] STRAP to fasten with a narrow strip of flexible material [v STRAPPED, STRAPPING, STRAPS] STRAW to cover with stalks of threshed grain [v STRAWN or STRAWED, STRAWED or STRAWN, STRAWING, STRAWS] STRAY to wander from the proper course [v -ED, -ING, -S] STREP any of various spherical bacteria [n -S] STREW to scatter (pa p STREWN), also STROW [v STREWED, STREWN, STREWING, STREWS] STRIA a thin groove, stripe or streak [n STRIAE] STRIG to remove the stalks from [v STRIGGED, STRIGGING, STRIGS] STRIM to cut grass with a Strimmer [v STRIMMED, STRIMMING, STRIMS] STRIP to remove the outer covering [v STRIPT or STRIPPED, STRIPPING, STRIPS] STROP to sharpen on a strip of leather [v STROPPED, STROPPING, STROPS] STROW to scatter (pa p STROWN), also STREW [v STROWED, STROWN, STROWING, STROWS] STROY to {destroy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STRUM to play a stringed instrument with the fingers [v STRUMMED, STRUMMING, STRUMS] STRUT to walk with a pompous air, also STRUNT [v STRUTTED, STRUTTING, STRUTS] STUBS <stub=v> [v] STUCK a thrust [n -S] STUDE <staun=v> [v] STUDS <stud=v> [v] STUDY to apply oneself to learning [v STUDIED, STUDYING, STUDIES] STUFF to fill or pack tightly [v -ED, -ING, -S] STULL a supporting timber in a mine [n -S] STULM a mine opening, also ADIT

[n -S] STUMM {quiet=adj} [adj] STUMP to {baffle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STUMS <stum=v> [v] STUNG <sting=v> [v] STUNK <stink=v> [v] STUNS <stun=v> [v] STUNT to hinder from growth [v -ED, -ING, -S] STUPA a Buddhist shrine [n -S] STUPE to treat with a medicated cloth [v STUPED, STUPING, STUPES] STURE {great=adj} [adj] STURT to {annoy=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] STYED <sty=v> [v] STYES <stye=n> [n] STYLE to {name=v} [v STYLED, STYLING, STYLES] STYLI <stylus=n> [n] STYLO short for stylograph [n -S] STYME to {peer=v} [v STYMED, STYMING, STYMES] STYMY to thwart, also STYMIE, STIMY [v STYMIED, STYMYING, STYMIES] STYRE to {move=v} [v STYRED, STYRING, STYRES] STYTE to {bounce=v} [v STYTED, STYTING, STYTES] SUAVE sophisticated and smoothly affable [adj SUAVER, SUAVEST] SUBAH a province of India, also SUBA [n -S] SUBAS <suba=n> [n] SUBBY a subcontractor, also SUBBIE [n SUBBIES] SUBER a layer of plant cells [n -S] SUBHA (Arabic) a string of beads used in meditation and prayer [n -S] SUCCI <succus=n> [n] SUCKS <suck=v> [v] SUCKY not good [adj SUCKIER, SUCKIEST] SUCRE a monetary unit of Ecuador [n -S] SUDDS <sudd=n> [n] SUDOR sweat [n -S] SUDSY {foamy=adj} [adj SUDSIER, SUDSIEST] SUEDE to finish leather with a soft, napped surface [v SUEDED, SUEDING, SUEDES] SUENT (dialect) smooth and evenly spread [adj] SUERS <suer=n> [n] SUETS <suet=n> [n] SUETY resembling suet, also SUETTY [adj SUETIER, SUETIEST]

SUGAN (Irish) a straw rope [n -S] SUGAR to sweeten with a carbohydrate [v -ED, -ING, -S] SUGHS <sugh=v> [v] SUGOS <sugo=n> [n] SUHUR a meal eaten before sunrise by those fasting during Ramadan, also SEHRI, SOHUR [n -S] SUIDS <suid=n> [n] SUING the act of suing [n -S] SUINT a natural grease found in the wool of sheep [n -S] SUITE a series of things forming a unit [n -S] SUITS <suit=v> [v] SUJEE a ship cleaning agent [n -S] SUKHS <sukh=n> [n] SUKUK a financial certificate that conforms to Muslim strictures on the charging or paying of interest [n -S] SULCI <sulcus=n> [n] SULFA a bacteriainhibiting drug, also SULPHA [n -S] SULFO containing a certain univalent radical, also SULFONIC [adj] SULKS <sulk=v> [v] SULKY a light horsedrawn vehicle [n SULKIES] / sullenly aloof and withdrawn [adj SULKIER, SULKIEST] SULLY to {soil=v} [v SULLIED, SULLYING, SULLIES] SULPH (slang) amphetamine sulphate [n -S] SULUS <sulu=n> [n] SUMAC a flowering tree or shrub, also SUMACH [n -S] SUMMA a comprehensive work covering a specific subject [n SUMMAS or SUMMAE] SUMOS <sumo=n> [n] SUMPH a bog [n -S] SUMPS <sump=n> [n] SUNIS <suni=n> [n] SUNKS <sunk=n> [n] SUNNA the body of traditional Muslim law, also SUNNAH [n -S] SUNNS <sunn=n> [n] SUNNY filled with sunlight [adj SUNNIER, SUNNIEST] SUNUP {sunrise=n} [n -S] SUPER to reinforce with a thin cotton mesh, as a book [v -ED, -ING, -S] SUPES <supe=n> [n] SUPRA above [adv] SURAH a silk fabric [n -S] SURAL pertaining to

the calf of the leg [adj] SURAS <sura=n> [n] SURAT a coarse uncoloured cloth [n -S] SURDS <surd=n> [n] SURED <sure=v> [v] SURER <sure=adj> [adj] SURES <sure=v> [v] SURFS <surf=v> [v] SURFY abounding in breaking waves [adj SURFIER, SURFIEST] SURGE to move in a swelling manner [v SURGED, SURGING, SURGES] SURGY surging [adj SURGIER, SURGIEST] SURLY sullenly rude [adj SURLIER, SURLIEST] SURRA a disease of domestic animals [n -S] SUSES <sus=n> [n] SUSHI a dish of cold rice cakes topped with raw fish [n -S] SUSUS <susu=n> [n] SUTOR a {cobbler=n} [n -S] SUTRA a Hindu aphorism, also SUTTA [n -S] SUTTA a Hindu aphorism, also SUTRA [n -S] SWABS <swab=v> [v] SWACK {nimble=adj} [adj] SWADS <swad=n> [n] SWAGE to shape with a hammering tool [v SWAGED, SWAGING, SWAGES] SWAGS <swag=v> [v] SWAIL a tract of low, marshy ground, also SWALE [n -S] SWAIN a country boy [n -S] SWALE a tract of low, marshy ground, also SWAIL [n -S] / to {sway=v} [v SWALED, SWALING, SWALES] SWALY {shady=adj} [adj SWALIER, SWALIEST] SWAMI a Hindu religious teacher, also SWAMY [n -S] SWAMP to {inundate=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWAMY a Hindu religious teacher, also SWAMI [n SWAMIES] SWANG <swing=v> [v] SWANK to {swagger=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / imposingly opulent [adj SWANKER, SWANKEST] SWANS <swan=v> [v] SWAPS <swap=v> [v] SWAPT <swap=v> [v] SWARD to cover with turf [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWARE <swear=v> [v]

SWARF to {faint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWARM to move in a large group [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWART {swarthy=adj} [adj SWARTHIER, SWARTHIEST] SWASH to {swagger=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SWATH a row of cut grass or grain [n -S] SWATS <swat=v> [v] SWAYL to {scorch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWAYS <sway=v> [v] SWEAL to {scorch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEAR to utter a solemn oath [v SWARE or SWORE, SWORN, SWEARING, SWEARS] SWEAT to {perspire=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEDE a vegetable like a turnip [n -S] SWEED <swee=v> [v] SWEEL to {scorch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEEP to clean with a broom [v SWEPT, SWEEPING, SWEEPS] SWEER {lazy=adj} [adj] / to {swear=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEES <swee=v> [v] SWEET to {sweeten=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / pleasing to the taste [adj SWEETER, SWEETEST] SWEIR {slothful=adj} [adj SWEIRER, SWEIREST] / [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWELL to increase in size or volume [v SWELLED, SWOLLEN or SWOLN, SWELLING, SWELLS] / stylish, SWELLER, SWELLEST (a pa p SWOLN) [adj SWELLEST, SWELLER] SWELT to {swelter=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEPT <sweep=v> [v] SWERF to {faint=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWEYS <swey=v> [v] SWIES <swy=n> [n] SWIFT to tighten with a rope [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {speedy=adj} [adj SWIFTER, SWIFTEST] SWIGS <swig=v> [v] SWILL to {swig=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWIMS <swim=v> [v] SWINE a domestic pig [n SWINES or SWINE] SWING to move freely back and forth [v SWANG or SWINGED, SWUNG, SWINGING, SWINGS] SWINK to {toil=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWIPE to strike with a sweeping blow [v SWIPED, SWIPING, SWIPES] SWIRE a hollow between two hills [n

-S] SWIRL to move with a whirling motion [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWISH to move with a prolonged hissing sound [v -ED, -ING, -ES] / {smart=adj} [adj SWISHER, SWISHEST] SWISS a cotton fabric [n -ES] SWITH quickly, also SWITHE, SWITHLY [adv] SWITS a long flexible twig [n -ES] SWIVE to copulate with [v SWIVED, SWIVING, SWIVES] SWIZZ to defraud, also SWIZZ [v -ED, -ING, -ES] SWOBS <swob=v> [v] SWOLN <swell=v> [v] SWOON to faint, also SWOUN, SWOUND [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWOOP to make a sudden descent [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWOPS <swop=v> [v] SWOPT <swop=v> [v] SWORD a weapon with a long blade [n -S] / to wield a sword [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWORE <swear=v> [v] SWORN <swear=v> [v] SWOTS <swot=v> [v] SWOUN to faint, also SWOON, SWOUND [v -ED, -ING, -S] SWUNG <swing=v> [v] SYBBE {kinship=n} [n -S] SYBIL a female oracle [n -S] SYBOE a variety of onion, also CIBOL, CIBOULE, SYBO, SYBOW [n -S] SYBOW a variety of onion, also CIBOL, CIBOULE, SYBO, SYBOE [n -S] SYCEE fine uncoined silver once used in China as money [n -S] SYCES <syce=n> [n] SYENS <syen=n> [n] SYKER {surely=adv} [adv] SYKES <syke=n> [n] SYLIS <syli=n> [n] SYLPH a slender, graceful girl or woman [n -S] SYLVA the forest trees of an area, also SILVA [n SYLVAS or SYLVAE] SYMAR a loose coat [n -S] SYNCH to cause to operate in unison, also SYNC [v -ED, -ING, -S] SYNCS <sync=v> [v] SYNDS <synd=v> [v] SYNED <syne=v> [v] SYNES <syne=v> [v] SYNOD a church

council [n -S] SYNTH a synthesizer [n -S] SYPED <sype=v> [v] SYPES <sype=v> [v] SYPHS <syph=n> [n] SYRAH a red wine grape [n -S] SYREN a {siren=n} [n -S] SYRUP to make into a thick, sweet liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] SYSOP the administrator of a computer bulletin board [n -S] SYTHE time [n -S] SYVER a drain [n -S] TAALS <taal=n> [n] TAATA (East Africa) father [n -S] TABBY to give a wavy appearance to [v TABBIED, TABBYING, TABBIES] TABER to beat on a small drum, also TABOR, TABOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] TABES a syphilitic disease [n TABES] TABID affected with tabes [adj] TABLA a small drum [n -S] TABLE to place on furniture having a large flat surface [v TABLED, TABLING, TABLES] TABOO to exclude or prohibit by social influence, also TABU [v -ED, -ING, -S] TABOR to beat on a small drum, also TABER, TABOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] TABUN an organic phosphorus compound [n -S] TABUS <tabu=v> [v] TACAN a system of air navigation [n -S] TACES <tace=n> [n] TACET a musical direction to be silent [adv] TACHE a fastening or clasp [n -S] TACHO a tachometer [n -S] TACHS <tach=n> [n] TACIT unspoken [adj] TACKS <tack=v> [v] TACKY an illconditioned horse [n TACKIES] / adhesive [adj TACKIER, TACKIEST] TACOS <taco=n> [n] TACTS <tact=n> [n] TAELS <tael=n> [n] TAFFY a chewy candy [n TAFFIES] TAFIA an inferior rum, also TAFFIA [n -S] TAGGY matted into tags [adj TAGGIER, TAGGIEST] TAGMA a region of the body [n TAGMATA] TAHAS <taha=n> [n]

TAHRS <tahr=n> [n] TAIGA a subarctic evergreen forest [n -S] TAIGS <taig=n> [n] TAIKO a large Japanese drum, also DAIKO [n -S] TAILS <tail=v> [v] TAINS <tain=n> [n] TAINT to stain or blemish [v -ED, -ING, -S] TAIRA a weasel [n -S] TAISH second sight, also TAISCH [n -ES] TAITS <tait=n> [n] TAJES <taj=n> [n] TAKAS <taka=n> [n] TAKEN <take=v> [v] TAKER one that {takes=v} [n -S] TAKES <take=v> [v] TAKHI a wild horse, also TAKI [n -S] TAKIN a goatlike mammal [n -S] TAKIS <taki=n> [n] TALAK a form of divorce [n -S] TALAQ a form of divorce [n -S] TALAR a long cloak [n -S] TALAS <tala=n> [n] TALCS <talc=v> [v] TALCY pertaining to talc [adj TALCIER, TALCIEST] TALEA a recurring rhythmic pattern [n TALEAE] TALER a small German coin, also THALER [n -S] TALES <tale=n> [n] TALKS <talk=v> [v] TALKY tending to talk a great deal [adj TALKIER, TALKIEST] TALLS <tall=n> [n] TALLY to {count=v} [v TALLIED, TALLYING, TALLIES] TALMA a loose cloak [n -S] TALON a claw of a bird of prey [n -S] TALPA the mole genus [n TALPAS or TALPAE] TALUK an estate in India, also TALOOKA, TALUKA [n -S] TALUS a slope formed by an accumulation of rock debris [n TALUSES or TALI] / a bone of the foot [n TALUSES or TALI] TAMAL a Mexican dish, also TAMALE [n -S] TAMED <tame=v> [v] TAMER one who {tames=v} [n -S] TAMES <tame=v> [v] TAMIN a fabric [n -S] TAMIS a strainer made of cloth mesh [n -ES] TAMMY a rough cloth [n TAMMIES] / to strain eg soup

through a tammy [v TAMMIED, TAMMYING, TAMMIES] TAMPS <tamp=v> [v] TANAS <tana=n> [n] TANGA brief bikinis [n -S] TANGI a Maori funeral [n -S] TANGO to perform a Latin-American dance [v -ED, -ING, -S] TANGS <tang=v> [v] TANGY {pungent=adj} [adj TANGIER, TANGIEST] TANHS <tanh=n> [n] TANKA a Japanese verse form [n -S] TANKS <tank=v> [v] TANKY a hard line communist [n TANKIES] TANNA an Indian police station, also TANA, TANNAH, THANA, THANAH, THANNA, THANNAH [n -S] TANSY a perennial herb [n TANSIES] TANTI worth while [adj] TANTO so much (a musical direction) [adv] TAPAS <tapa=n> [n] TAPED <tape=v> [v] TAPEN made of tape [adj] TAPER to become gradually narrower [v -ED, -ING, -S] TAPES <tape=n> [n] TAPET a piece of tapestry [n -S] TAPIR a hoofed mammal [n -S] TAPIS material used for wall and floor coverings [n -ES] TAPPA a bark fabric [n -S] TAPUS <tapu=v> [v] TARAS <tara=n> [n] TARDO slow (music) [adj] TARDY to {retard=v} [v TARDIED, TARDYING, TARDIES] / {slow=adj} [adj TARDIER, TARDIEST] TARED <tar=v> [v] TARES <tare=v> [v] TARGA as in targa top, a removable hard roof on a car, which fits into the boot when not in use [adj] TARGE to crossexamine [v TARGED, TARGING, TARGES] TARNS <tarn=n> [n] TAROC a card game, also TAROK [n -S] TAROK a card game, also TAROC [n -S] TAROS <taro=n> [n] TAROT playing cards used for fortunetelling [n -S] TARPS <tarp=n> [n] TARRE to urge to action [v TARRED, TARRING, TARRES] TARRY to {linger=v}

[v TARRIED, TARRYING, TARRIES] / resembling tar [adj TARRIER, TARRIEST] TARSI <tarsus=n> [n] TARTS <tart=v> [v] TARTY like a prostitute [adj TARTIER, TARTIEST] TASAR a fawn coloured silk [n -S] TASER to stun with a taser gun [v -ED, -ING, -S] TASKS <task=v> [v] TASSE a piece of armour for the upper thigh, also TASSET, TACE, TUILLE [n -S] TASTE to savour with the tongue [v TASTED, TASTING, TASTES] TASTY pleasant to the taste [adj TASTIER, TASTIEST] TATAR a ferocious person [n -S] TATER a {potato=n} [n -S] TATES <tate=n> [n] TATHS <tath=v> [v] TATIE a {potato=n} [n -S] TATOU an armadillo [n -S] TATTS <tatt=v> [v] TATTY {shabby=adj} [adj TATTIER, TATTIEST] TATUS <tatu=v> [v] TAUBE a German plane [n -S] TAULD <tell=v> [v] TAUNT to goad or provoke [v -ED, -ING, -S] TAUON an elementary particle [n -S] TAUPE a dark grey colour [n -S] TAUTS <taut=v> [v] TAVAH an Indian griddle, also TAVA [n -S] TAVAS <tava=n> [n] TAVER to {wander=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TAWAI (Maori) a New Zealand beech, also TAWHAI [n -S] TAWAS <tawa=n> [n] TAWED <taw=v> [v] TAWER one that {taws=v} [n -S] TAWIE {docile=adj} [adj TAWIER, TAWIEST] TAWNY light brown, also TAWNEY [n TAWNIES] / light brown, also TAWNEY [adj TAWNIER, TAWNIEST] TAWSE to {flog=v} [v TAWSED, TAWSING, TAWSES] TAWTS <tawt=v> [v] TAXED <tax=v> [v] TAXER one who taxes, also TAXOR [n -S] TAXES <tax=v> [v] TAXIS <taxi=v> [v] TAXOL a drug [n -S] TAXON a unit of scientific

classification [n TAXONS or TAXA] TAXOR one who taxes, also TAXER [n -S] TAXUS an evergreen tree or shrub [n TAXUS] TAYRA a type of weasel [n -S] TAZZA an ornamental bowl [n TAZZAS or TAZZE] TAZZE <tazza=n> [n] TEACH to {instruct=v} [v TAUGHT, TEACHING, TEACHES] TEADE a torch, also TEAD [n -S] TEADS <tead=n> [n] TEAED <tea=v> [v] TEAKS <teak=n> [n] TEALS <teal=n> [n] TEAMS <team=v> [v] TEARS <tear=v> [v] TEARY {tearful=adj} [adj TEARIER, TEARIEST] TEASE to make fun of [v TEASED, TEASING, TEASES] TEATS <teat=n> [n] TEAZE to make fun of [v TEAZED, TEAZING, TEAZES] TECHS <tech=n> [n] TECHY irritable, also TETCHY [adj TECHIER, TECHIEST] TECTA <tectum=n> [n] TEDDY a furry stuffed teddy bear [n TEDDIES] TEELS <teel=n> [n] TEEMS <teem=v> [v] TEEND to {kindle=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TEENE to {allot=v} [v TEENED, TEENING, TEENES] TEENS <teen=n> [n] TEENY {tiny=adj} [adj TEENIER, TEENIEST] TEERS <teer=v> [v] TEETH <tooth=n> [n] TEFFS <teff=n> [n] TEGGS <tegg=n> [n] TEGUA a type of {moccasin=n} [n -S] TEGUS <tegu=n> [n] TEHRS <tehr=n> [n] TEIID a tropical American lizard [n -S] TEILS <teil=n> [n] TEIND to {assess=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TEINS <tein=n> [n] TELAE <tela=n> [n] TELCO a telecommunications company [n -S] TELES <tele=n> [n] TELEX to send a message by a type of telegraphic system [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TELIA <telium=n> [n] TELIC directed toward a goal [adj] TELLS <tell=v> [v] TELLY a television set [n TELLIES or TELLYS] TELOI <telos=n> [n]

TELOS an ultimate end [n TELOI] TEMED harnessed in a team [adj] TEMES <teme=n> [n] TEMPI <tempo=n> [n] TEMPO the rate of speed of a musical piece [n TEMPOS or TEMPI] TEMPS <temp=v> [v] TEMPT to {entice=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TEMSE to {sift=v} [v TEMSED, TEMSING, TEMSES] TENCH a freshwater fish [n -ES] TENDS <tend=v> [v] TENDU a position in ballet [n -S] TENES <tene=n> [n] TENET an opinion, principle or doctrine held to be true [n -S] TENGE the standard monetary unit of Kazakhstan [n -S] TENIA a {tapeworm=n} [n TENIAS or TENIAE] TENNE orange-brown [n -S] TENNO the formal title of the emperor of Japan as divine leader [n -S] TENNY the colour orange-brown [n TENNIES] TENON to affix with a projection at the end of a piece of wood [v -ED, -ING, -S] TENOR a high male singing voice, also TENOUR [n -S] TENSE to make {taut=adj} [v TENSED, TENSING, TENSES] / {taut=adj} [adj TENSER, TENSEST] TENTH one of ten equal parts [n -S] TENTS <tent=v> [v] TENTY watchful, also TENTIE [adj TENTIER, TENTIEST] TENUE a manner of dress [n -S] TEPAL a division of a perianth [n -S] TEPAS <tepa=n> [n] TEPEE a conical tent of the North American Indians, also TEEPEE, TIPI [n -S] TEPID {lukewarm=adj} [adj TEPIDER, TEPIDEST] TEPOY a small table used in serving tea, also TEAPOY [n -S] TERAI a sun hat [n -S] TERAS a monstrosity [n TERATA] TERCE a period for prayer and devotion, also TIERCE [n -S] TEREK a sandpiper [n -S] TERES a muscle of

the shoulder blade [n TERETES] TERFE {turf=n} [n -S] TERFS <terf=n> [n] TERGA <tergum=n> [n] TERMS <term=v> [v] TERNE to cover with an alloy of lead and tin [v TERNED, TERNING, TERNES] TERNS <tern=n> [n] TERRA earth or land [n TERRAS or TERRAE] TERRY an absorbent fabric [n TERRIES] TERSE {succinct=adj} [adj TERSER, TERSEST] TERTS tetrachlorethylene, pl TERTS [n TERTS] TESLA a unit of magnetic induction [n -S] TESTA the hard outer covering of a seed [n TESTAE] TESTE a witness [n -S] TESTS <test=v> [v] TESTY irritable [adj TESTIER, TESTIEST] TETES <tete=n> [n] TETHS <teth=n> [n] TETRA a tropical fish [n -S] TETRI a currency unit of Georgia [n -S] TEUCH tough, also TEUGH [adj TEUCHER, TEUCHEST] TEUGH tough, also TEUCH [adj TEUGHER, TEUGHEST] TEWED <tew=v> [v] TEWEL the {rectum=n} [n -S] TEWIT a shore bird, also TEUCHAT, TEWHIT [n -S] TEXAS the uppermost structure on a steamboat [n -ES] TEXES <tex=n> [n] TEXTS <text=n> [n] THACK to {thatch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] THAGI a ruffian [n -S] THAIM {them=pron} [pron] THALE as in thale cress, a cruciferous wall plant [adj] THALI (Hindi) a meal consisting of several small meat or vegetable dishes accompanied by rice, bread, etc., and sometimes by a starter or a sweet [n -S] THANA an Indian police station, also TANA, TANNA, TANNAH, THANAH, THANNA, THANNAH [n -S] THANE a king's companion in AngloSaxon England, also THEGN [n -S] THANG (Coll.) thing [n -S]

THANK to express gratitude [v -ED, -ING, -S] THANS <than=n> [n] THARM the belly, also THAIRM [n -S] THARS <thar=n> [n] THAWS <thaw=v> [v] THAWY inclined to melt [adj THAWIER, THAWIEST] THEBE a monetary unit of Botswana [n -S] THECA a protective anatomical covering [n THECAE] THEED <thee=v> [v] THEEK to {thatch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] THEES <thee=v> [v] THEFT the act of stealing [n -S] THEGN a king's companion in AngloSaxon England, also THANE [n -S] THEIC one who drinks too much tea [n -S] THEIN caffeine, also THEINE [n -S] THEIR possessive form of THEY [pron] THELF the {elf=n} [n THELVES] THEMA theme [n THEMATA] THEME to plan according to a central subject [v THEMED, THEMING, THEMES] THENS <then=n> [n] THEOW a slave [n -S] THERE that place [n -S] THERM a unit for reckoning payment for gas, also THERME [n -S] THESE <this=pron> [pron] THESP a thespian, a member of the acting profession [n -S] THETA a Greek letter [n -S] THETE a {serf=n} [n -S] THEWS <thew=n> [n] THEWY {muscular=adj} [adj THEWIER, THEWIEST] THICK to make {dense=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {viscous=adj} [adj THICKER, THICKEST] THIEF one who {steals=v} [n THIEVES] THIGH a part of the leg from knee to hip [n -S] THIGS <thig=v> [v] THILK the {same=n} [adj] THILL the shaft of a vehicle [n -S] THINE possessive form of THOU [pron] THING an inanimate object [n -S] THINK to formulate in the mind [v THOUGHT, THINKING,

THINKS] THINS <thin=v> [v] THIOL a sulphur compound [n -S] THIRD to divide by three [v -ED, -ING, -S] THIRL to {trill=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] THOFT a rowing-bench [n -S] THOLE to {endure=v} [v THOLED, THOLING, THOLES] THOLI <tholus=n> [n] THONG a narrow strip of leather used for binding [n -S] THORN to prick with a sharp projection on a plant [v -ED, -ING, -S] THORO thorough [adj] THORP a small village, also THORPE [n -S] THOSE <that=pron> [pron] THOUS <thou=v> [v] THOWL an oar pin, also THOWEL [n -S] THRAE away [adv] THRAW to {twist=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] THREE a number [n -S] THREW <throw=v> [v] THRID to {thread=v} [v THRIDDED, THRIDDING, THRIDS] THRIP a British coin [n -S] THROB to {pulsate=v} [v THROBBED, THROBBING, THROBS] THROE to suffer violent spasms of pain [v THROED, THROEING, THROES] THROW to fling in the air [v THREW, THROWN, THROWING, THROWS] THRUM to play a stringed instrument monotonously [v THRUMMED, THRUMMING, THRUMS] THUDS <thud=v> [v] THUGS <thug=n> [n] THUJA an evergreen tree or shrub, also THUYA [n -S] THUMB to leaf through with the short, thick digit of the hand [v -ED, -ING, -S] THUMP to beat with a heavy blow [v -ED, -ING, -S] THUNK to make a sudden, muffled sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] THURL the hip joint in cattle [n -S] THUYA an evergreen tree or shrub, also THUJA [n -S] THYME an aromatic herb [n -S] THYMI <thymus=n> [n] THYMY abounding in thyme, also THYMEY [adj THYMIER,

THYMIEST] TIANS <tian=n> [n] TIARA a jewelled headpiece [n -S] TIARS <tiar=n> [n] TIBIA a bone of the leg [n TIBIAS or TIBIAE] TICAL a former Thai unit of weight [n -S] TICCA hired [adj] TICED <tice=v> [v] TICES <tice=v> [v] TICHY {small=adj} [adj TICHIER, TICHIEST] TICKS <tick=v> [v] TICKY a former South African coin, also TICKEY [n TICKIES] TIDAL pertaining to tides [adj] TIDDY the four of trumps at gleek [n TIDDIES] / very small [adj TIDDIER, TIDDIEST] TIDED <tide=v> [v] TIDES <tide=v> [v] TIERS <tier=v> [v] TIFFS <tiff=v> [v] TIFTS <tift=v> [v] TIGER a fierce, striped Asiatic animal [n -S] TIGES <tige=n> [n] TIGHT {taut=adj} [adj TIGHTER, TIGHTEST] TIGON the offspring of a male tiger and a female lion, also TIGLON [n -S] TIKAS <tika=n> [n] TIKES <tike=n> [n] TIKIS <tiki=n> [n] TIKKA a red forehead mark on a Hindu woman, also TIKA, TILAK [n -S] TILAK a red forehead mark on a Hindu woman, also TIKA, TIKKA [n -S] TILDE a mark placed over a letter to indicate it's sound [n -S] TILED <tile=v> [v] TILER one who {tiles=v} [n -S] TILES <tile=v> [v] TILLS <till=v> [v] TILLY {clayey=adj} [adj TILLIER, TILLIEST] TILTH cultivated land, also TILLAGE [n -S] TILTS <tilt=v> [v] TIMBO a South American plant [n -S] TIMED <time=v> [v] TIMER one that {times=v} [n -S] TIMES <time=v> [v] TIMID lacking courage or selfconfidence [adj TIMIDER, TIMIDEST] TIMON a helm [n -S] TIMPS a kettle drum [n] TINAS <tina=n> [n]

TINCT to {tinge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TINDS <tind=v> [v] TINEA a fungous skin disease [n -S] TINED <tine=v> [v] TINES <tine=v> [v] TINGE to colour slightly [v TINGED, TINGEING, TINGES] TINGS <ting=v> [v] TINKS <tink=v> [v] TINNY resembling tin [adj TINNIER, TINNIEST] TINTS <tint=v> [v] TINTY unevenly tinted [adj TINTIER, TINTIEST] TIPIS <tipi=n> [n] TIPPY {unsteady=adj} [adj TIPPIER, TIPPIEST] TIPSY slightly drunk [adj TIPSIER, TIPSIEST] TIRED exhausted [adj TIREDER, TIREDEST] TIRES <tire=v> [v] TIRLS <tirl=v> [v] TIROS <tiro=n> [n] TIRRS <tirr=v> [v] TITAN a person of great size [n -S] TITCH a very small person [n -ES] TITER the strength of a chemical solution, also TITRE [n -S] TITHE to pay a tenth part used as a small tax, also TYTHE [v TITHED, TITHING, TITHES] TITIS <titi=n> [n] TITLE to designate or give a name to [v TITLED, TITLING, TITLES] TITRE the strength of a chemical solution, also TITER [n -S] TITTY a {teat=n} [n TITTIES] TITUP to {prance=v} [v TITUPPED or TITUPED, TITUPPING or TITUPING, TITUPS] TIYIN a monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, one hundredth of the standard unit of currency, also TYIYN [n -S] TIZZY a state of nervous confusion [n TIZZIES] TOADS <toad=n> [n] TOADY to fawn on or flatter [v TOADIED, TOADYING, TOADIES] TOAST to brown by exposing to heat [v -ED, -ING, -S] TOAZE to tease out [v TOAZED, TOAZING, TOAZES] TOCKS <tock=v> [v] TOCKY {muddy=adj} [adj TOCKIER, TOCKIEST] TOCOS <toco=n> [n] TODAY the present

day [n -S] TODDE to yield a tod [v TODDED, TODDING, TODDES] TODDY an alcoholic beverage [n TODDIES] TOEAS <toea=n> [n] TOFFS <toff=n> [n] TOFFY a chewy candy [n TOFFIES] / stuck up, also TOFFEE [adj TOFFIER, TOFFIEST] TOFTS <toft=n> [n] TOFUS <tofu=n> [n] TOGAE <toga=n> [n] TOGAS <toga=n> [n] TOGED clad in a toga [adj] TOGES <toge=n> [n] TOGUE a freshwater fish [n -S] TOILE a sheer linen fabric [n -S] TOILS <toil=v> [v] TOING as in toing and froing [n -S] TOISE an old French measure [n -S] TOITS <toit=v> [v] TOKAY a Malaysian gecko [n -S] TOKED <toke=v> [v] TOKEN to be a sign or mark of [v -ED, -ING, -S] TOKER one who {tokes=v} [n -S] TOKES <toke=v> [v] TOKOS <toko=n> [n] TOLAN a chemical compound, also TOLANE [n -S] TOLAR (Slovene) the standard monetary unit of Slovenia, pl TOLARS, TOLARJI or TOLARJEV [n TOLARS or TOLARJEV or TOLARJI] TOLAS <tola=n> [n] TOLED <tole=v> [v] TOLES <tole=v> [v] TOLLS <toll=v> [v] TOLLY a castrated calf, also TOLLIE [n TOLLIES] TOLTS <tolt=n> [n] TOLUS <tolu=n> [n] TOLYL a chemical radical derived from toluic acid, also TOLUYL [n -S] TOMAN a coin of Iran [n -S] TOMBS <tomb=v> [v] TOMES <tome=n> [n] TOMIA <tomium=n> [n] TOMMY to oppress by the truck system [v TOMMIED, TOMMYING, TOMMIES] TOMOS <tomo=n> [n] TONAL pertaining to tone [adj] TONDI <tondo=n> [n] TONDO a circular painting [n TONDOS or TONDI] TONED <tone=v> [v] TONER one that {tones=v} [n -S] TONES <tone=v> [v] TONEY {stylish=adj} [adj TONIER, TONIEST] TONGA a light Indian

cart [n -S] TONGS <tong=v> [v] TONIC something that refreshes [n -S] TONKA (Tupi) as in tonka bean, a tall leguminous African tree with fragrant black almond-shaped seeds. No -S [adj] TONKS <tonk=v> [v] TONNE a unit of weight [n -S] TONUS the normal state of tension in muscle tissue [n -ES] TOOLS <tool=v> [v] TOOMS <toom=v> [v] TOONS <toon=n> [n] TOOTH to supply with toothlike projections [v -ED, -ING, -S] / a hard, bonelike enamelcoated structure embedded in th jawbones [n TOOTHS or TEETH] TOOTS to say tut [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TOPAZ a mineral [n -ES] TOPED <tope=v> [v] TOPEE a sun-helmet, also TOPI [n -S] TOPEK a tent of animal skin [n -S] TOPER one who {topes=v} [n -S] TOPES <tope=v> [v] TOPHE a porous limestone, also TUFA, TOPH [n -S] TOPHI <tophus=n> [n] TOPHS <toph=n> [n] TOPIC a subject of discourse [n -S] TOPIS <topi=n> [n] TOPOI <topos=n> [n] TOPOS a stock rhetorical theme [n TOPOI] TOPPY of audio reproduction, dominated by highfrequency sounds [adj TOPPIER, TOPPIEST] TOQUE a closefitting woman's hat, also TOQUET [n -S] TORAH the body of Jewish law, also TORA [n TORAHS or TOROT or TOROTH] TORAN an arched gateway, also TORANA [n -S] TORAS <tora=n> [n] TORCH to set on fire [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TORCS <torc=n> [n] TORES <tore=n> [n] TORIC pertaining to a {torus=n} [adj] / a rounded swelling [n -S] TORII the gateway of a Japanese temple [n TORII] TOROS <toro=n> [n] TOROT <torah=n> [n] TORRS <torr=n> [n] TORSE a wreath of twisted silks [n -S]

TORSI <torso=n> [n] TORSK a marine food fish [n -S] TORSO the trunk of the human body [n TORSOS or TORSI] TORTA in mining, a flat circular pile of silver ore [n -S] TORTE a rich cake [n TORTES or TORTEN] TORTS <tort=n> [n] TORUS a large convex moulding, also TORE [n TORI] TOSAS <tosa=n> [n] TOSED <tose=v> [v] TOSES <tose=v> [v] TOSHY full of twaddle [adj TOSHIER, TOSHIEST] TOSSY {pert=adj} [adj TOSSIER, TOSSIEST] TOTAL to amount to [v TOTALLED or TOTALED, TOTALLING or TOTALING, TOTALS] TOTED <tote=v> [v] TOTEM the symbol of a family, clan or tribe [n -S] TOTER one that {totes=v} [n -S] TOTES <tote=v> [v] TOTTY dazed [adj TOTTIER, TOTTIEST] TOUCH to come into contact with [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TOUGH to endure hardship [v -ED, -ING, -S] / strong and resilient [adj TOUGHER, TOUGHEST] TOUKS <touk=v> [v] TOUNS <toun=n> [n] TOURS <tour=v> [v] TOUSE to dishevel, also TOUSLE, TOUZLE [v TOUSED, TOUSING, TOUSES] TOUSY {shaggy=adj} [adj TOUSIER, TOUSIEST] TOUTS <tout=v> [v] TOUZE to {haul=v} [v TOUZED, TOUZING, TOUZES] TOUZY {shaggy=adj} [adj TOUZIER, TOUZIEST] TOWED <tow=v> [v] TOWEL to wipe with an absorbent cloth [v TOWELED or TOWELLED, TOWELLING, TOWELS] TOWER to rise to a great height [v -ED, -ING, -S] TOWIE a form of contact bridge for three players [n -S] TOWNS <town=n> [n] TOWNY {townish=adj} [adj TOWNIER, TOWNIEST] TOWSE to {haul=v} [v TOWSED, TOWSING, TOWSES] TOWSY {shaggy=adj} [adj TOWSIER, TOWSIEST] TOWTS <towt=v> [v] TOWZE to {haul=v} [v

TOWZED, TOWZING, TOWZES] TOWZY {shaggy=adj} [adj TOWZIER, TOWZIEST] TOXIC a toxic substance [n -S] TOXIN a poisonous substance, also TOXINE [n -S] TOYED <toy=v> [v] TOYER one who {toys=v} [n -S] TOYON an ornamental evergreen shrub [n -S] TOYOS <toyo=n> [n] TOZED <toze=v> [v] TOZES <toze=v> [v] TOZIE a shawl [n -S] TRABS (Liverpool dialect) sports footwear, training shoes [n] TRACE to follow the course of [v TRACED, TRACING, TRACES] TRACK to follow the marks of an animal or vehicle [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRACT to {trace=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRADE to have dealing with [v TRADED, TRADING, TRADES] TRADS <trad=n> [n] TRAGI <tragus=n> [n] TRAIK to {trudge=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAIL to draw along behind [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAIN to instruct systematically [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAIT a distinguishing characteristic [n -S] TRAMP to tread heavily [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAMS <tram=v> [v] TRANK a drug that tranquilizes, also TRANQ [n -S] TRANQ a drug that tranquilizes, also TRANK [n -S] TRANS pertaining to arrangement of atoms in relation to molecules [adj] TRANT to {hawk=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAPE to walk in an aimless manner, also TRAIPSE, TRAPES [v TRAPED, TRAPING, TRAPES] TRAPS <trap=v> [v] TRAPT <trap=v> [v] TRASH to wreck or vandalize [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TRASS a volcanic rock, also TERRAS [n -ES] TRATS <trat=n> [n] TRATT an Italian restaurant, also TRAT [n -S] TRAVE a frame for confining a horse [n

-S] TRAWL to fish by dragging a net along the bottom of the sea [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRAYS <tray=n> [n] TREAD to walk on, over, or along [v TREADED or TROD or TRODE, TRODDEN, TREADING, TREADS] TREAT to deal with [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRECK to {tramp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TREED <tree=v> [v] TREEN an article made of wood [n -S] TREES <tree=v> [v] TREFA not kosher, also TREF, TREFAH, TREIFA [adj] TREIF not kosher, also TREF, TEREFAH [adj] TREKS <trek=v> [v] TREMA an {orifice=n} [n -S] TREND to have a tendency for [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRESS to form into long locks of hair [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TREST a {trestle=n} [n -S] TRETS <tret=n> [n] TREWS <trew=n> [n] TREYS <trey=n> [n] TRIAC an electronic device used to control power [n -S] TRIAD a group of three [n -S] TRIAL to {test=v} [v TRIALLED, TRIALLING, TRIALS] TRIBE a group of people with common ancestry, language and culture [n -S] TRICE to haul up with a rope [v TRICED, TRICING, TRICES] TRICK to {deceive=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRIDE <try=v> [v] TRIED <trie=v> [v] TRIER one who {tries=v} [n -S] TRIES <trie=v> [v] TRIFF {terrific=adj} [adj TRIFFER, TRIFFEST] TRIGO {wheat=n} [n -S] TRIGS <trig=v> [v] TRIKE a tricycle, also TRYKE [n -S] TRILD <trill=v> [v] TRILL to play with a tremulous sound [v TRILD or TRILLED, TRILLING, TRILLS] TRIMS <trim=v> [v] TRINE to place in a particular astrological position [v TRINED, TRINING, TRINES] TRINS <trin=n> [n] TRIOL a type of chemical compound [n -S]

TRIOR a person who tries [n -S] TRIOS <trio=n> [n] TRIPE a part of the stomach of a ruminant used as food [n -S] TRIPS <trip=v> [v] TRIPY worthless [adj TRIPIER, TRIPIEST] TRIST {dismal=adj} [adj] TRITE the third string of the lyre [n -S] / hackneyed [adj TRITER, TRITEST] TROAD a track, also TROADE [n -S] TROAK to exchange, also TROKE, TROCK [v -ED, -ING, -S] TROAT to {bellow=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TROCK to exchange, also TROKE, TROAK [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRODE a path [n -S] TRODS <trod=n> [n] TROGS <trog=v> [v] TROIS the number three [n TROIS] TROKE to exchange, also TROAK, TROCK [v TROKED, TROKING, TROKES] TROLL to fish with a slowly trailing line [v -ED, -ING, -S] TROMP to {tramp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRONA a mineral [n -S] TRONC waiters tips collectively [n -S] TRONE a weighing device [n -S] TRONK (Afrikaans) jail [n -S] TRONS <tron=n> [n] TROOP to move in a crowd [v -ED, -ING, -S] TROOZ {trews=n} [n] TROPE to provide with a metaphor [v TROPED, TROPING, TROPES] TROTH to promise to marry, also BETROTH [v -ED, -ING, -S] TROTS <trot=v> [v] TROUT a freshwater fish [n -S] TROVE a valuable discovery [n -S] TROWS <trow=v> [v] TROYS <troy=n> [n] TRUCE to suspend hostilities by mutual agreement [v TRUCED, TRUCING, TRUCES] TRUCK to transport in a large vehicle for carrying goods [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRUED <true=v> [v] TRUER <true=adj> [adj] TRUES <true=v> [v] TRUGO (Australian) a game similar to croquet [n -S] TRUGS <trug=n> [n] TRULL a prostitute

[n -S] TRULY in a true manner [adv] TRUMP to {outdo=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRUNK the main stem of a tree [n -S] TRUSS to secure tightly [v -ED, -ING, -ES] TRUST to place confidence in [v -ED, -ING, -S] TRUTH conformity to fact or reality [n -S] TRYER one who strives to win [n -S] TRYKE a tricycle, also TRIKE [n -S] TRYMA a type of nut [n TRYMATA] TRYPS <tryp=n> [n] TRYST to make an appointment with [v -ED, -ING, -S] TSADE a Hebrew letter, also SADE, SADHE, SADI, TSADI [n -S] TSADI a Hebrew letter, also SADE, SADHE, SADI, TSADE [n -S] TSARS <tsar=n> [n] TSKED <tsk=v> [v] TSUBA a part of a Japanese sword [n -S] TUANS <tuan=n> [n] TUART a eucalyptus [n -S] TUATH a people (Irish history) [n -S] TUBAE <tuba=n> [n] TUBAL pertaining to a tube [adj] TUBAR shaped like a tube, also TUBULAR, TUBATE, TUBIFORM, TUBULOSE, TUBULOUS [adj] TUBAS <tuba=n> [n] TUBBY round like a tub [adj TUBBIER, TUBBIEST] TUBED <tube=v> [v] TUBER a thick underground stem [n -S] TUBES <tube=v> [v] TUCKS <tuck=v> [v] TUFAS <tufa=n> [n] TUFFE a tuft [n -S] TUFFS <tuff=n> [n] TUFTS <tuft=v> [v] TUFTY abounding in tufts [adj TUFTIER, TUFTIEST] TUGRA the ornamental monogram of the Turkish Sultan, also TUGHRA [n -S] TUINA a Chinese massage using vigorous hand movements [n -S] TUISM an apostrophe [n -S] TUKTU (Inuit) a caribou, also TUKTOO [n -S] TULES <tule=n> [n] TULIP a flowering

plant [n -S] TULLE a silk material [n -S] TULPA (Tibetan) a being or object created by willpower and visualization techniques [n -S] TUMID swollen [adj] TUMMY the stomach [n TUMMIES] TUMOR an abnormal swelling [n -S] TUMPS <tump=v> [v] TUMPY {hummocky=adj} [adj TUMPIER, TUMPIEST] TUNAS <tuna=n> [n] TUNDS <tund=v> [v] TUNED <tune=v> [v] TUNER one who {tunes=v} [n -S] TUNES <tune=v> [v] TUNGS <tung=n> [n] TUNIC a loosefitting garment [n -S] TUNNY a tuna fish [n TUNNIES] TUPEK an Inuit animal-skin tent, also TUPIK [n -S] TUPIK an Inuit animal-skin tent, also TUPEK [n -S] TUPLE in mathematics, a set of values [n -S] TUQUE a knitted woollen cap [n -S] TURBO a type of engine, also TURBINE [n -S] TURDS <turd=n> [n] TURFS <turf=v> [v] TURFY covered with turf [adj TURFIER, TURFIEST] TURKS <turk=n> [n] TURME a troop, also TURM [n -S] TURMS <turm=n> [n] TURNS <turn=v> [v] TURPS turpentine [n TURPS] TUSHY the buttocks, also TUSHIE [n TUSHIES] TUSKS <tusk=v> [v] TUSKY having prominent tusks [adj TUSKIER, TUSKIEST] TUTEE one who is being tutored [n -S] TUTOR to instruct privately [v -ED, -ING, -S] TUTTI a musical passage performed by all the performers [n -S] TUTTY an impure zinc oxide [n TUTTIES] TUTUS <tutu=n> [n] TUXES <tux=n> [n] TUYER a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace, also TUYERE, TWIER, TWYER, TWYERE [n -S] TWAES <twae=n> [n] TWAIN a set of two, also TWAY [n -S] TWALS <twal=n> [n] TWANG to make a

sharp, vibrating sound, also TWANGLE [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWANK a slap [n -S] TWATS <twat=n> [n] TWAYS <tway=n> [n] TWEAK to pinch and twist sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWEED a coarse woollen fabric [n -S] TWEEL to weave with a twill [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWEEN a preteen, between childhood and teenage [n -S] TWEER to {peer=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWEET to {chirp=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWERP a small, impudent person, also TWIRP [n -S] TWICE two times [adv] TWIER a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace, also TUYERE, TUYER, TWYER, TWYERE [n -S] TWIGS <twig=v> [v] TWILL to weave with a diagonal pattern [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWILT to {quilt=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWINE to entangle together [v TWINED, TWINING, TWINES] TWINK to {blink=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWINS <twin=v> [v] TWINY resembling strong string [adj TWINIER, TWINIEST] TWIRE to {peer=v} [v TWIRED, TWIRING, TWIRES] TWIRL to rotate rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWIRP a small impudent person, also TWERP [n -S] TWIST to force around [v -ED, -ING, -S] TWITE a mountain linnet [n -S] TWITS <twit=v> [v] TWIXT between [prep] TWOER the score of two [n -S] TWYER a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace, also TUYERE, TUYER, TWIER, TWYERE [n -S] TYEES <tyee=n> [n] TYERS <tyer=n> [n] TYING <tie=v> [v] TYIYN a monetary unit in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, one hundredth of the standard unit of currency [n -S] TYKES <tyke=n> [n] TYLER a maker of tiles [n -S] TYMPS <tymp=n> [n] TYNDE <tind=v> [v]

TYNED <tyne=v> [v] TYNES <tyne=v> [v] TYPAL {typical=adj} [adj] TYPED <type=v> [v] TYPES <type=v> [v] TYPEY conforming to the strict characteristics of a group, also TYPY [adj TYPIER, TYPIEST] TYPIC {typical=adj} [adj] TYPOS <typo=n> [n] TYPPS <typp=n> [n] TYPTO to conjugate the Greek verb [v -ED, -ING, -S] TYRAN to play the oppressor, also TYRANNE, TYRANT [v -ED, -ING, -S] TYRED <tyre=v> [v] TYRES <tyre=v> [v] TYROS <tyro=n> [n] TYTHE to pay a tenth part used as a small tax, also TITHE [v TYTHED, TYTHING, TYTHES] TZARS <tzar=n> [n] UDALS <udal=n> [n] UDDER a mammary gland [n -S] UDONS <udon=n> [n] UGALI (Swahili) an African type of stiff porridge [n -S] UGGED <ug=v> [v] UHLAN one of a body of Prussian cavalry, also ULAN [n -S] UHURU national independence [n -S] UKASE a {edict=n} [n -S] ULAMA a Muslim scholar, also ULEMA [n -S] ULANS <ulan=n> [n] ULCER to affect with a type of lesion, also ULCERATE [v -ED, -ING, -S] ULEMA a Muslim scholar, also ULAMA [n -S] ULMIN a gum from trees [n -S] ULNAD toward the ulna [adv] ULNAE <ulna=n> [n] ULNAR pertaining to the ulna [adj] ULNAS <ulna=n> [n] ULPAN a school in Israel for teaching Hebrew [n ULPANIM] ULTRA an advocate of extreme measures, also ULTRAIST [n -S] ULVAS <ulva=n> [n] ULYIE oil, also ULZIE [n -S] ULZIE oil, also ULYIE [n -S] UMAMI (Japanese) a savoury flavour, the taste of monosodium glutamate [n -S] UMBEL a type of flower cluster [n -S] UMBER to colour with

a brown pigment [v -ED, -ING, -S] UMBLE as in umble pie, a pie made from the heart, entrails etc. of a deer [n -S] UMBOS <umbo=n> [n] UMBRA a dark area [n UMBRAS or UMBRAE] UMBRE an African bird [n -S] UMIAC an open Eskimo boat, also UMIAK, UMIACK, UMIAQ [n -S] UMIAK an open Eskimo boat, also UMIAC, UMIACK, UMIAQ [n -S] UMIAQ an open Eskimo boat, also UMIAK, UMIAC, UMIACK [n -S] UMMAH the body of Muslim believers considered as one community, also UMMA [n -S] UMMAS <umma=n> [n] UMMED <um=v> [v] UMPED <ump=v> [v] UMPIE (Australian) an umpire, also UMPY [n -S] UMPTY being of a large number [adj] UMRAH a lesser pilgrimage to Mecca made separately or at the same time as the hajj, and consisting of a number of devotional rituals performed within the city, also UMRA [n -S] UMRAS <umra=n> [n] UNAIS <unai=n> [n] UNAPT not apt [adj] UNARM to deprive of arms [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNARY consisting of a single element [adj] UNAUS <unau=n> [n] UNBAG to let out of a bag [v UNBAGGED, UNBAGGING, UNBAGS] UNBAN to remove a prohibition against [v UNBANNED, UNBANNING, UNBANS] UNBAR to become unbarred [v UNBARRED, UNBARRING, UNBARS] UNBED to {rouse=v} [v UNBEDDED, UNBEDDING, UNBEDS] UNBID {unbidden=adj} [adj] UNBOX to remove from a box [v -ED, -ING, -ES] UNCAP to remove the cap from [v UNCAPPED, UNCAPPING, UNCAPS] UNCES <unce=n> [n] UNCIA a coin of ancient Rome [n UNCIAE] UNCLE to address as uncle [v UNCLED, UNCLING, UNCLES] UNCOS <unco=n> [n] UNCOY not coy [adj]

UNCUS a hook-shaped anatomical part [n UNCI] UNCUT not cut [adj] UNDAM to free water from a dam [v UNDAMMED, UNDAMMING, UNDAMS] UNDEE wavy, also UNDE, UNDY [adj] UNDER in a lower position than [prep] UNDID <undo=v> [v] UNDUE exceeding what is appropriate or normal [adj] UNDUG not dug [adj] UNETH difficult [adv] UNFED not fed [adj] UNFIT to make unsuitable [v UNFITTED, UNFITTING, UNFITS] / not fit [adj UNFITTER, UNFITTEST] UNFIX to {unfasten=v} [v UNFIXED, UNFIXT or UNFIXED, UNFIXING, UNFIXES] UNGAG to remove a gag [v UNGAGGED, UNGAGGING, UNGAGS] UNGET to {disown=v} [v UNGOT, UNGOTTEN, UNGETTING, UNGETS] UNGOD to make {godless=adj} [v UNGODDED, UNGODDING, UNGODS] UNGOT {ungotten=adj} [adj] UNGUM to free from gum [v UNGUMMED, UNGUMMING, UNGUMS] UNHAT to remove a hat [v UNHATTED, UNHATTING, UNHATS] UNHIP not hip [adj UNHIPPER, UNHIPPEST] UNIFY to make into a coherent whole [v UNIFIED, UNIFYING, UNIFIES] UNION the state of being united [n -S] UNITE to join together [v UNITED, UNITING, UNITES] UNITS <unit=n> [n] UNITY the state of being one single entity [n UNITIES] UNJAM to free from jamming [v UNJAMMED, UNJAMMING, UNJAMS] UNKED {strange=adj} [adj] UNKET {strange=adj} [adj] UNKID {strange=adj} [adj] UNLAW to {annul=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNLAY to {untwist=v} [v UNLAID, UNLAYING, UNLAYS] UNLED not led [adj] UNLET not rented [adj] UNLID to {uncover=v} [v UNLIDDED, UNLIDDING, UNLIDS] UNLIT not lit [adj] UNMAN to deprive of

courage [v UNMANNED, UNMANNING, UNMANS] UNMET not met [adj] UNMEW to set free [v -ED, -ING, -S] UNMIX to separate from a mixture [v UNMIXED, UNMIXT, UNMIXING, UNMIXES] UNPAY to make good, do away by payment [v UNPAID, UNPAYING, UNPAYS] UNPEG to remove the pegs from [v UNPEGGED, UNPEGGING, UNPEGS] UNPEN to release from confinement [v UNPENNED, UNPENT, UNPENNING, UNPENS] UNPIN to remove the pins from [v UNPINNED, UNPINNING, UNPINS] UNRED {untold=adj} [adj] UNRID {unridden=adj} [adj] UNRIG to divest of rigging [v UNRIGGED, UNRIGGING, UNRIGS] UNRIP to rip open [v UNRIPPED, UNRIPPING, UNRIPS] UNSAY to retract something said [v UNSAID, UNSAYING, UNSAYS] UNSET to {unsettle=v} [v UNSET, UNSETTING, UNSETS] UNSEW to undo the sewing of [v UNSEWED, UNSEWN or UNSEWING, UNSEWS] UNSEX to deprive of sexual power [v -ED, -ING, -ES] UNSOD not sodden [adj] UNTAX to remit a tax on [v -ED, -ING, -ES] UNTIE to free from shackles, pr p UNTYING, UNTIEING [v UNTIED, UNTIEING, UNTIES] UNTIL up to the time of [prep] UNTIN to take the tin from [v UNTINNED, UNTINNING, UNTINS] UNWED not wed [adj] UNWET not wet [adj] UNWIT to make unsane [v UNWITTED, UNWITTING, UNWITS] UNWON not won [adj] UNZIP to open the zipper of [v UNZIPPED, UNZIPPING, UNZIPS] UPBOW a type of stroke in playing a bowed instrument [n -S] UPBYE a little further on, also UPBY [adv] UPDOS <updo=n> [n] UPDRY to dry completely [v

UPDRIED, UPDRYING, UPDRIES] UPEND to turn upside down [v -ED, -ING, -S] UPJET to spout up [v UPJETTED, UPJETTING, UPJETS] UPLAY to {hoard=v} [v UPLAID, UPLAYING, UPLAYS] UPLED <uplead=v> [v] UPLIT <uplight=v> [v] UPPED <up=v> [v] UPPER the part of a boot or shoe above the sole [n -S] UPRAN <uprun=v> [v] UPRUN to run up [v UPRAN, UPRUNNING, UPRUNS] UPSEE a carousal, also UPSY, UPSEY [n -S] UPSET to {overturn=v} [v UPSET, UPSETTING, UPSETS] UPSEY a carousall, also UPSY, UPSEE [n -S] UPTAK the act of being quick to understand [n -S] UPTER (Australian slang) of poor quality, also UPTA [adj] UPTIE to tie up [v UPTIED, UPTYING, UPTIES] URAEI <uraeus=n> [n] URALI a plant which yields curare, also OURALI, WOURALI [n -S] URAOS <urao=n> [n] URARE an arrow poison, also CURARI, CURARE, URARI [n -S] URARI an arrow poison, also CURARI, CURARE, URARE [n -S] URASE an enzyme that converts urea to a salt, also UREASE [n -S] URATE a chemical salt [n -S] URBAN pertaining to a {city=n} [adj URBANER, URBANEST] URBIA cities collectively [n -S] URDEE pointed [adj] UREAL resembling {urea=n} [adj] UREAS <urea=n> [n] UREDO rust in plants [n UREDOS or UREDINES] UREIC pertaining to {urea=n} [adj] URENA any plant of the marrow family [n -S] URENT burning [adj] URGED <urge=v> [v] URGER one who {urges=v} [n -S] URGES <urge=v> [v] URIAL a Himalayan sheep, also OORIAL [n -S] URINE to discharge a

liquid containing body wastes [v URINED, URINING, URINES] URITE an abdominal segment [n -S] URMAN a swampy pine forest [n -S] URNAL pertaining to an urn [adj] URNED <urn=v> [v] URPED <urp=v> [v] URSAE <ursa=n> [n] URSID a {meteor=n} [n -S] URSON a porcupine [n -S] URUBU a {vulture=n} [n -S] URVAS <urva=n> [n] USAGE a generally accepted practice or procedure, also USANCE, USAUNCE [n -S] USERS <user=n> [n] USHER one who escorts people to seats [v -ED, -ING, -S] USING <use=v> [v] USNEA a genus of lichens [n -S] USQUE whiskey, also USQUEBAE, USQUABAE [n -S] USUAL something that is the accepted norm [n -S] USURE to practise usury [v USURED, USURING, USURES] USURP to seize and hold without legal authority [v -ED, -ING, -S] USURY the lending of money at an exorbitant interest rate [n USURIES] UTERI <uterus=n> [n] UTILE {useful=adj} [adj] UTTER to give voice to [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {extreme=adj} [adj UTTERER, UTTEREST] UVEAL resembling a {uvae=n} [adj] UVEAS <uvea=n> [n] UVULA the pendent fleshy portion of the soft palate [n UVULAS or UVULAE] VACUA <vacuum=n> [n] VADED <vade=v> [v] VADES <vade=v> [v] VAGAL pertaining to the vagus nerve [adj] VAGUE to be indefinite [v VAGUED, VAGUING, VAGUES] / not clearly expressed or understood [adj VAGUER, VAGUEST] VAGUS a cranial nerve [n VAGI] VAILS <vail=v> [v] VAIRE variegated with vair, also VAIRY [adj] VAIRS <vair=n> [n] VAIRY variegated with vair, also

VAIRE [adj VAIRIER, VAIRIEST] VAKAS a kind of mantle worn by priests in the Armenian church [n -ES] VAKIL a native lawyer in India, also VAKEEL [n -S] VALES <vale=n> [n] VALET to act as a personal servant to [v -ED, -ING, -S] VALID sound, legally adequate [adj VALIDER, VALIDEST] VALIS <vali=n> [n] VALOR courage, also VALIANCE, VALIANCY, VALOUR [n -S] VALSE to {waltz=v} [v VALSED, VALSING, VALSES] VALUE to estimate the worth of [v VALUED, VALUING, VALUES] VALVE to provide with a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas [v VALVED, VALVING, VALVES] VAMPS <vamp=v> [v] VAMPY like a vamp [adj VAMPIER, VAMPIEST] VANDA a tropical orchid [n -S] VANED having a vane [adj] VANES <vane=n> [n] VANGS <vang=n> [n] VANTS <vant=n> [n] VAPID {insipid=adj} [adj VAPIDER, VAPIDEST] VAPOR mist, fume or smoke [n -S] / to turn into vapor also VAPOUR [v -ED, -ING, -S] VARAN a {lizard=n} [n -S] VARAS <vara=n> [n] VARDY a {verdict=n} [n VARDIES] VAREC kelp, also VARECH [n -S] VARES <vare=n> [n] VARIA a collection of various literary works [n -S] VARIX a varicose vein [n VARICES] VARNA any of the four main Hindu social classes [n -S] VARUS a malformation of a bone or joint [n -ES] VARVE a deposit of sedimentary material [n -S] VASAL pertaining to a {vas=n} [adj] VASES <vase=n> [n] VASTS <vast=n> [n] VASTY of great extent or size [adj VASTIER, VASTIEST] VATIC pertaining to a prophet, also VATICAL [adj]

VATUS <vatu=n> [n] VAUCH (Devonshire dialect) to move quickly [v -ED, -ING, -ES] VAULT to attain great success, also VAUT, VAUTE, VAWTE [v -ED, -ING, -S] VAUNT to {brag=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] VAUTE to attain great success, also VAULT, VAUT, VAWTE [v VAUTED, VAUTING, VAUTES] VAUTS <vaut=v> [v] VAWTE to attain great success, also VAULT, VAUT, VAUTE [v VAWTED, VAWTING, VAWTES] VEALE a veil [n -S] VEALS <veal=v> [v] VEALY immature [adj VEALIER, VEALIEST] VEENA a stringed instrument of India, also VINA [n -S] VEEPS <veep=n> [n] VEERS <veer=v> [v] VEERY a song bird [n VEERIES] VEGAN one that eats only plant products, also VEGETIST [n -S] VEGAS <vega=n> [n] VEGES <veg=n> [n] VEGIE a vegetable, also VEGETIVE, VEGGIE [n -S] VEGOS <vego=n> [n] VEHME <vehm=n> [n] VEILS <veil=v> [v] VEILY like a veil [adj VEILIER, VEILIEST] VEINS <vein=v> [v] VEINY full of veins [adj VEINIER, VEINIEST] VELAR a sound produced by the back of the tongue [n -S] VELDS <veld=n> [n] VELDT a grassland in southern Africa, also VELD [n -S] VELES <vele=n> [n] VELLS <vell=n> [n] VELUM a thin membranous covering or partition, also VELAMEN [n VELA] VENAE <vena=n> [n] VENAL open to bribery [adj] VENDS <vend=v> [v] VENEY the chosen location for an event, also VENUE, VENEWE, VISNE [n -S] VENGE to take retribution for, also AVENGE [v VENGED, VENGING, VENGES] VENIN a toxin found in snake venom, also VENINE, VENENE [n -S] VENOM to inject with a poisonous secretion [v -ED, -ING, -S] VENTS <vent=v> [v]

VENUE the chosen location for an event, also VENEWE, VENEY, VISNE [n -S] VENUS a shell or mollusc [n -ES] VERBS <verb=n> [n] VERGE to come near [v VERGED, VERGING, VERGES] VERRA (Scots) very [adv] VERRY variegated with vair, also VERREY [adj] VERSE to {versify=v} [v VERSED, VERSING, VERSES] VERSO a left-hand page of a book, also REVERSO [n -S] VERST a Russian measure of distance, also VERSTE [n -S] VERTS <vert=v> [v] VERTU a love or taste for the fine arts, also VIRTU [n -S] VERVE the state of being lively, also VIVACITY [n -S] VESPA a common wasp [n -S] VESTA a short friction match [n -S] VESTS <vest=v> [v] VETCH a climbing plant [n -ES] VEXED <vex=v> [v] VEXER one that {vexes=v} [n -S] VEXES <vex=v> [v] VEXIL the web or vane of a feather, also VEXILLUM [n -S] VEZIR a minister [n -S] VIALS <vial=v> [v] VIAND an article of food [n -S] VIBES <vibe=n> [n] VIBEX a streak under the skin [n VIBICES] VIBEY lively, vibrant [adj VIBIER, VIBIEST] VICAR a church official [n -S] VICED <vice=v> [v] VICES <vice=v> [v] VICHY a type of mineral water [n VICHIES] VIDEO to make a video recording [v -ED, -ING, -S] VIERS <vier=n> [n] VIEWS <view=v> [v] VIEWY {showy=adj} [adj VIEWIER, VIEWIEST] VIFDA meat hung and dried without salt, also VIVDA [n -S] VIGAS <viga=n> [n] VIGIA a danger warning on a chart [n -S] VIGIL a watch, usually taken at night [n -S] VIGOR active strength or force, also VIGOUR [n -S]

VILDE {vile=adj} [adj] VILER <vile=adj> [adj] VILLA an agricultural estate of ancient Rome [n VILLAS or VILLAE] VILLI <villus=n> [n] VILLS <vill=n> [n] VIMEN a long, flexible branch of a plant [n VIMINA] VINAL a synthetic textile fibre [n -S] VINAS <vina=n> [n] VINCA a flowering plant [n -S] VINED <vine=v> [v] VINER a wine grower [n -S] VINES <vine=v> [v] VINEW to become {mouldy=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] VINIC derived from wine [adj] VINOS <vino=n> [n] VINTS <vint=v> [v] VINYL a type of {plastic=n} [n -S] VIOLA a stringed instrument, also VIOL [n -S] VIOLD contained in a vial [adj] VIOLS <viol=n> [n] VIPER a venomous snake [n -S] VIRAL caused by a virus [adj] VIRED <vire=v> [v] VIREO a small bird [n -S] VIRES <vire=v> [v] VIRGA cloud drops that do not reach the ground [n -S] VIRGE the {brink=n} [n -S] VIRID {verdant=adj} [adj] VIRLS <virl=n> [n] VIRTU a love or taste for the fine arts, also VERTU [n -S] VIRUS a pathogenic agent [n -ES] VISAS <visa=v> [v] VISED <vise=v> [v] VISES <vise=v> [v] VISIE to look at closely [v VISIED, VISIEING, VISIES] VISIT to call upon someone [v -ED, -ING, -S] VISNE the chosen location for an event, also VENUE, VENEWE, VENEY [n -S] VISON an American mink [n -S] VISOR to provide with a projecting brim, also VIZOR [v -ED, -ING, -S] VISTA to see in a distant view [v -ED, -ING, -S] VISTO a view [n -S] VITAE <vita=n> [n] VITAL necessary to life [adj] VITAS <vita=n> [n]

VITEX a genus of tropical plants [n -ES] VITTA a streak or bank of colour [n VITTAE] VIVAS <viva=v> [v] VIVAT an expression of applause [n -S] VIVDA meat hung and dried without salt, also VIFDA [n -S] VIVER a fish-pond [n -S] VIVES a disease of horses [n VIVES] VIVID strikingly bright or intense [adj VIVIDER, VIVIDEST] VIXEN a shrewish woman [n -S] VIZIR a minister, also VISIER [n -S] VIZOR to provide with a projecting brim, also VISOR [v -ED, -ING, -S] VLEIS <vlei=n> [n] VLIES <vly=n> [n] VLOGS <vlog=n> [n] VOARS <voar=n> [n] VOCAB vocabulary [n -S] VOCAL a sound produced with the voice [n -S] VOCES <vox=n> [n] VODDY (Coll.) vodka [n VODDIES] VODKA a liquor [n -S] VODOU a primitive religion, also VODUN, VOUDON, VODOUN, VOUDOUN [n -S] / to bewitch, also VOODOO, VAUDOO, VAUDOUX, VOUDOU [v -S] VODUN a primitive religion, also VODUN, VOUDON, VOUDOUN, VOODOO, VODOU, VAUDOO, VAUDOUX, VOUDOU [n -S] VOEMA (South Africa) vigour [n -S] VOGIE {vain=adj} [adj VOGIER, VOGIEST] VOGUE to imitate poses of fashion models [v VOGUED, VOGUEING, VOGUES] VOICE to {utter=v} [v VOICED, VOICING, VOICES] VOIDS <void=v> [v] VOILA used to call attention to something [interj] VOILE a sheer fabric [n -S] VOIPS <voip=n> [n] VOLAE <vola=n> [n] VOLAR pertaining to flight [adj] VOLED <vole=v> [v] VOLES <vole=v> [v] VOLET a short veil [n -S] VOLKS <volk=n> [n] VOLTA a {turning=n} [n VOLTE]

VOLTE a fencing movement [n -S] VOLTI used to direct musicians to turn the page [interj] VOLTS <volt=v> [v] VOLVA a sac that encloses certain immature mushrooms [n VOLVAS or VOLVAE] VOLVE to turn over [v VOLVED, VOLVING, VOLVES] VOMER a bone of the skull [n -S] VOMIT to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth [v -ED, -ING, -S] VOTED <vote=v> [v] VOTER one who {votes=v} [n -S] VOTES <vote=v> [v] VOUCH to give one's personal guarantee [v -ED, -ING, -ES] VOUGE a footsoldier's weapon, also VOULGE [n -S] VOULU deliberate [adj] VOWED <vow=v> [v] VOWEL to use as a speech sound [v VOWELLED, VOWELLING, VOWELS] VOWER one who {vows=v} [n -S] VOXEL a three dimensional equivalent to a pixel (a point in a computer image) [n -S] VOZHD a supreme Russian leader [n -S] VRAIC a seaweed used as a fertiliser [n -S] VRILS <vril=n> [n] VROOM to run an engine at high speed, also VAROOM [v -ED, -ING, -S] VROUS <vrou=n> [n] VROUW a Dutch woman, also VROU, VROW [n -S] VROWS <vrow=n> [n] VUGGS <vugg=n> [n] VUGGY abounding in vugs, also VUGHY [adj VUGGIER, VUGGIEST] VUGHS <vugh=n> [n] VUGHY abounding in vugs, also VUGGY [adj VUGHIER, VUGHIEST] VULGO {commonly=adv} [adv] VULNS <vuln=v> [v] VULVA the external genital organs of a female [n VULVAS or VULVAE] VUTTY (Devonshire dialect) dirty [adj VUTTIER, VUTTIEST] VYING an act of vying [n -S] WAACS <waac=n> [n] WACKE decomposed basalt [n -S]

WACKO an eccentric person, also WACK [n -S] WACKS <wack=n> [n] WACKY irrational [adj WACKIER, WACKIEST] WADDS <wadd=n> [n] WADDY to strike with a thick club [v WADDIED, WADDYING, WADDIES] WADED <wade=v> [v] WADER one that {wades=v} [n -S] WADES <wade=v> [v] WADIS <wadi=n> [n] WADTS <wadt=n> [n] WAFER to fasten with an adhesive strip [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAFFS <waff=v> [v] WAFTS <waft=v> [v] WAGED <wage=v> [v] WAGER to make a bet [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAGES <wage=v> [v] WAGGA (Australian) a blanket or bed covering made out of sacks stitched together [n -S] WAGON to transport in a four wheeled horse-drawn vehicle, also WAGGON [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAGYU (Japanese) a Japanese breed of beef cattle [n -S] WAHOO a flowering shrub [n -S] WAIDE <weigh=v> [v] WAIFS <waif=v> [v] WAIFT cast up goods [n -S] WAILS <wail=v> [v] WAINS <wain=v> [v] WAIRS <wair=v> [v] WAIST the narrowest part of the human trunk [n -S] WAITE to be on guard [v WAITED, WAITING, WAITES] WAITS <wait=v> [v] WAIVE to refrain from claiming [v WAIVED, WAIVING, WAIVES] WAKAS <waka=n> [n] WAKED <wake=v> [v] WAKEN to {wake=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAKER one that wakens, also WAKENER [n -S] WAKES <wake=v> [v] WAKFS <wakf=n> [n] WALDO a gadget for manipulating objects remotely [n -S or -ES] WALDS <wald=n> [n] WALED <wale=v> [v] WALER an Australianbred horse [n -S] WALES <wale=v> [v] WALIS <wali=n> [n] WALKS <walk=v> [v] WALLA a person employed in a specific type of work, also WALLAH [n -S] WALLS <wall=v> [v]

WALLY a fool [n WALLIES] / excellent [adj WALLIER, WALLIEST] WALTY {unsteady=adj} [adj WALTIER, WALTIEST] WALTZ to dance in three-four time [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WAMED having a belly [adj] WAMES <wame=n> [n] WAMUS a heavy jacket, also WAMMUS, WAMPUS [n -ES] WANDS <wand=n> [n] WANED <wane=v> [v] WANES <wane=v> [v] WANEY waning in some parts, also WANY [adj WANIER, WANIEST] WANGS <wang=n> [n] WANKS <wank=v> [v] WANKY contemptible [adj WANKIER, WANKIEST] WANLE {supple=adj} [adj] WANLY {palely=adv} [adv] WANNA want to (no inflections) [v] WANTS <want=v> [v] WANTY a horse's belt [n WANTIES] WANZE to {decrease=v} [v WANZED, WANZING, WANZES] WAQFS <waqf=n> [n] WARBS <warb=n> [n] WARBY worn-out [adj WARBIER, WARBIEST] WARDS <ward=v> [v] WARED <ware=v> [v] WARES <ware=v> [v] WAREZ illegally copied computer software which has had its protection codes de-activated [n] WARKS <wark=v> [v] WARMS <warm=v> [v] WARNS <warn=v> [v] WARPS <warp=v> [v] WARRE worse [adj] WARST <bad=adj> [adj] WARTS <wart=n> [n] WARTY covered with warts [adj WARTIER, WARTIEST] WASES <wase=n> [n] WASHY overly diluted [adj WASHIER, WASHIEST] WASPS <wasp=n> [n] WASPY {waspish=adj} [adj WASPIER, WASPIEST] WASTE to consume lavishly or thoughtlessly, also WAST [v WASTED, WASTING, WASTES] WASTS <wast=v> [v] WATAP a thread made from tree roots, also WATAPE, WATTAPE [n -S] WATCH to keep in view [v -ED, -ING, -ES]

WATER to sprinkle with a transparent, odourless, tasteless liquid [v -ED, -ING, -S] WATTS <watt=n> [n] WAUFF to {wave=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAUGH to {bark=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAUKS <wauk=v> [v] WAULK to full cloth [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAULS <waul=v> [v] WAURS <waur=v> [v] WAVED <wave=v> [v] WAVER to move to and fro [v -ED, -ING, -S] WAVES <wave=v> [v] WAVEY the snow goose, also WAVY [n -S] WAWAS <wawa=v> [v] WAWES <wawe=n> [n] WAWLS <wawl=v> [v] WAXED <wax=v> [v] WAXEN covered with wax [adj] WAXER one that {waxes=v} [n -S] WAXES <wax=v> [v] WAYED <way=v> [v] WAZIR a high official in some Muslim countries [n -S] WAZOO (slang) a person's bottom [n -S] WEALD a {woodland=n} [n -S] WEALS <weal=n> [n] WEAMB the womb [n -S] WEANS <wean=v> [v] WEARS <wear=v> [v] WEARY to make {tired=adj} [v WEARIED, WEARYING, WEARIES] / {tired=adj} [adj WEARIER, WEARIEST] WEAVE to form by crossing threads [v WOVE or WEAVED, WOVEN, WEAVING, WEAVES] WEBBY {weblike=adj} [adj WEBBIER, WEBBIEST] WEBER a unit of magnetic flux [n -S] WECHT an instrument for measuring grain [n -S] WEDEL to perform a skiing technique, also WEDELN [v -ED, -ING, -S] WEDGE to force apart with wood or metal [v WEDGED, WEDGING, WEDGES] WEDGY resembling a wedge [adj WEDGIER, WEDGIEST] WEEDS <weed=v> [v] WEEDY resembling weeds [adj WEEDIER, WEEDIEST] WEEKE a wick [n -S] WEEKS <week=n> [n] WEELS <weel=n> [n] WEEMS <weem=n> [n] WEENS <ween=v> [v]

WEENY {tiny=adj} [adj WEENIER, WEENIEST] WEEPS <weep=v> [v] WEEPY tending to weep [adj WEEPIER, WEEPIEST] : WEEPILY [adv] WEEST <wee=adj> [adj] WEETE to detect, also WEETEN [v WEETED, WEETING] WEETS <weet=v> [v] WEFTE a waif [n -S] WEFTS <weft=v> [v] WEIDS <weid=n> [n] WEIGH to determine the weight of [v WAID or WAIDE or WEIGHED, WEIGHED or WAID or WAIDE, WEIGHING, WEIGHS] WEILS <weil=n> [n] WEIRD to destine or doom [v -ED, -ING, -S] / {strange=adj} [adj WEIRDER, WEIRDEST] WEIRS <weir=v> [v] WEISE to guide in a certain direction, also WEIZE [v WEISED, WEISING, WEISES] WEIZE to guide in a certain direction, also WEISE [v WEIZED, WEIZING, WEIZES] WEKAS <weka=n> [n] WELCH to fail to pay a debt, also WELSH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WELDS <weld=v> [v] WELKE to wither, also WELK [v WELKED, WELKING, WELKES] WELKS <welk=v> [v] WELKT twisted [adj] WELLS <well=v> [v] WELLY a Wellington boot, also WELLIE [n WELLIES] WELSH to fail to pay a debt, also WELCH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WELTS <welt=v> [v] WEMBS <wemb=n> [n] WENCH to consort with prostitutes [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WENDS <wend=v> [v] WENGE a type of tree found in central and West Africa [n -S] WENNY resembling a wen, also WENNISH [adj WENNIER, WENNIEST] WENTS <went=n> [n] WEROS <wero=n> [n] WERSH tasteless, also WAIRSH [adj WERSHER, WERSHEST] WESTS <west=v> [v] WETAS <weta=n> [n] WETLY in a wet manner [adv] WEXED <wex=v> [v] WEXES <wex=v> [v] WHACK to strike sharply [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHALE to engage in the hunting of large

mammals [v WHALED, WHALING, WHALES] WHAMO whammo [interj] WHAMS <wham=v> [v] WHANG to beat with a whip [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHAPS <whap=v> [v] WHARE a house [n -S] WHARF to moor to a landing [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHATA a building on stilts or a raised platform for storing provisions [n -S] WHATS <what=n> [n] WHAUP a European bird [n -S] WHAUR Scots form of where [n -S] WHEAL a welt [n -S] WHEAR where [adv] WHEAT a cereal grass [n -S] WHEEL to cause to revolve [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHEEN a good many [n -S] WHEEP to give a prolonged whistle, also WHEEPLE [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHEFT an ensign, flag or signal [n -S] WHELK a marine gasteropod [n -S] WHELM to cover with water [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHELP to give birth [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHENS <when=n> [n] WHERE the location of [n -S] WHETS <whet=v> [v] WHEWS <whew=v> [v] WHEYS <whey=n> [n] WHICH what particular one [pron] WHIDS <whid=v> [v] WHIFF to blow with slight gusts of air [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHIFT a slight puff [n -S] WHIGS <whig=v> [v] WHILE to pass time pleasantly [v WHILED, WHILING, WHILES] WHILK {which=pron} [pron] WHIMS <whim=v> [v] WHINE to {whimper=v} [v WHINED, WHINING, WHINES] WHINS <whin=n> [n] WHINY tending to whine [adj WHINIER, WHINIEST] WHIOS <whio=n> [n] WHIPS <whip=v> [v] WHIPT <whip=v> [v] WHIRL to revolve rapidly [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHIRR to spin with a humming noise [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHIRS <whir=v> [v] WHISH to move with a

hissing sound [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WHISK to move quickly [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHISS to {hiss=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WHIST to {hush=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHITE to {whiten=v} [v WHITED, WHITING, WHITES] / the colour of pure snow [adj WHITER, WHITEST] WHITS <whit=n> [n] WHITY a white person [n WHITIES] / {whitish=adj} [adj WHITIER, WHITIEST] WHIZZ to move rapidly with a hissing sound, also WHIZ [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WHOLE the entire thing [n -S] WHOMP to defeat decisively [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHOOF to make a deep snorting sound [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHOOP to utter loud cries [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHOOT to {hoot=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHOPS <whop=v> [v] WHORE to consort with prostitutes [v WHORED, WHORING, WHORES] WHORL a circular arrangement of similar parts, also VERTICIL [n -S] WHORT an edible berry, also WHORTLE [n -S] WHOSE possessive case of WHO [pron] WHOSO {whoever=pron} [pron] WHUMP to {thump=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WHUPS <whup=v> [v] WICCA witchcraft [n -S] WICKS <wick=v> [v] WICKY the mountainash, also WICKEN [n WICKIES] WIDDY a hangman's noose, also WIDDIE [n WIDDIES] WIDEN to make {wide=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WIDER <wide=adj> [adj] WIDES <wide=n> [n] WIDOW to deprive of a husband [v -ED, -ING, -S] WIDTH the extent from side to side [n -S] WIELD to use, also WILD [v -ED, -ING, -S] WIELS <wiel=n> [n] WIFED <wife=v> [v] WIFES <wife=v> [v] WIFEY an endearment for wife, also WIFIE [n -S]

WIFIE an endearment for wife, also WIFEY [n -S] WIFTY eccentric, also DITSY, DITZY [adj WIFTIER, WIFTIEST] WIGAN a stiff fabric [n -S] WIGGA (derogatory) a white youth who adopts black youth culture, also WIGGER [n -S] WIGGY {crazy=adj} [adj WIGGIER, WIGGIEST] WIGHT to {blame=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WIKIS <wiki=n> [n] WILCO I will comply [interj] WILDS <wild=v> [v] WILED <wile=v> [v] WILES <wile=v> [v] WILGA a small, white flowered tree [n -S] WILIS <wili=n> [n] WILJA an Aboriginal shelter, also WILTJA [n -S] WILLS <will=v> [v] WILLY to clean in a willowing-machine, also WILLEY [v WILLIED, WILLYING, WILLIES] WILTS <wilt=v> [v] WIMPS <wimp=n> [n] WIMPY ineffectual, also WIMPISH [adj WIMPIER, WIMPIEST] WINCE to {flinch=v} [v WINCED, WINCING, WINCES] WINCH to raise with a hoist [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WINDS a small ventilating shaft [n -ES] WINDY marked by strong wind [adj WINDIER, WINDIEST] WINED <wine=v> [v] WINES <wine=v> [v] WINEY having the qualities of wine [adj WINIER, WINIEST] WINGE to {whine=v} [v WINGED, WINGEING, WINGES] WINGS <wing=v> [v] WINGY {swift=adj} [adj WINGIER, WINGIEST] WINKS <wink=v> [v] WINNA will not (no inflections) [v] WINNS <winn=n> [n] WINOS <wino=n> [n] WINZE a ventilating shaft [n -S] WIPED <wipe=v> [v] WIPER one that {wipes=v} [n -S] WIPES <wipe=v> [v] WIRED <wire=v> [v] WIRER one who {wires=v} [n -S] WIRES <wire=v> [v] WIRRA used to express sorrow [interj] WISED <wise=v> [v]

WISER <wise=adj> [adj] WISES <wise=v> [v] WISHA used to express surprise [interj] WISHT to keep silent, also WHISHT, WHIST [v] WISPS <wisp=v> [v] WISPY resembling a small bundle, also WISPISH, WISPLIKE [adj WISPIER, WISPIEST] WISTS <wist=v> [v] WITAN an old English council of advisers to the king [n -S] WITCH to {bewitch=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WITED <wite=v> [v] WITES <wite=v> [v] WITHE to bind with flexible twigs [v WITHED, WITHING, WITHES] WITHS <with=n> [n] WITHY a flexible twig [n WITHIES] / flexible and tough [adj WITHIER, WITHIEST] WITTY humorously clever [adj WITTIER, WITTIEST] WIVED <wive=v> [v] WIVER in heraldry, a dragon with wings, the tail of a snake and two legs, also WIVERN, WYVERN [n -S] WIVES <wive=v> [v] WIZEN to {shrivel=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WIZES <wiz=n> [n] WOADS <woad=n> [n] WOALD yellow pigment [n -S] WOCKS <wock=n> [n] WODGE a chunk [n -S] WOFUL full of grief, also WOEFUL [adj WOFULLER, WOFULLEST] WOKEN <wake=v> [v] WOKKA (Australian) as in wokka board, a piece of fibreboard used as a musical instrument [adj] WOLDS <wold=n> [n] WOLFS <wolf=v> [v] WOLLY a raw, young constable [n WOLLIES] WOLVE to hunt for wolves [v WOLVED, WOLVING, WOLVES] WOMAN to play the part of a woman [v -ED, -ING, -S] / an adult female human [n WOMEN] WOMBS <womb=v> [v] WOMBY {hollow=adj} [adj WOMBIER, WOMBIEST] WOMEN <woman=n> [n] WOMYN an attempt by American feminists to create a word for women without the man element, also WIMMIN [n] WONGA {money=n} [n

-S] WONGI to {chat=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WONKS <wonk=n> [n] WONKY {shaky=adj} [adj WONKIER, WONKIEST] WONTS <wont=v> [v] WOODS <wood=v> [v] WOODY a woodpanelled station wagon [n WOODIES] / resembling wood, also WOODIE [adj WOODIER, WOODIEST] WOOED <woo=v> [v] WOOER one who {woos=v} [n -S] WOOFS <woof=v> [v] WOOFY dense in texture [adj WOOFIER, WOOFIEST] WOOLD to wind a rope or chain around [v -ED, -ING, -S] WOOLS <wool=n> [n] WOOLY resembling wool, also WOOLLY, WOOLIE [adj WOOLIER, WOOLIEST] WOONS <woon=v> [v] WOOPS to {vomit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WOOSE a wimp, also WUSS [n -S] WOOSH to move with a hissing sound, also WHOOSH [v -ED, -ING, -ES] WOOTZ steel made in India [n -ES] WOOZY fuddled [adj WOOZIER, WOOZIEST] WORDS <word=v> [v] WORDY using many words [adj WORDIER, WORDIEST] WORKS <work=v> [v] WORLD the world and it's inhabitants [n -S] WORMS <worm=v> [v] WORMY infested with worms [adj WORMIER, WORMIEST] WORRY to cause to be anxious [v WORRIED, WORRYING, WORRIES] WORSE to defeat, also WORST [v WORSED, WORSING, WORSES] WORST to defeat, also WORSE [v -ED, -ING, -S] WORTH to {befall=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WORTS <wort=n> [n] WOULD the desired or intended [n -S] WOUND to inflict an injury upon [v -ED, -ING, -S] WOVEN a woven fabric [n -S] WOWED <wow=v> [v] WOWEE a more intense wow [interj] WOXEN <wax=v> [v] WRACK to {wreck=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRANG a wrong [n -S] / to {wrong=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRAPS <wrap=v> [v] WRAPT <wrap=v> [v]

WRAST to take away by force, also WREST [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRATE <write=v> [v] WRATH to become {angry=adj} [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRAWL to caterwaul [v -ED, -ING, -S] WREAK to {inflict=v} [v WROKE or WREAKED, WROKEN or YWROKE, WREAKING, WREAKS] WRECK to cause the ruin of [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRENS <wren=n> [n] WREST to take away by force, also WRAST [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRICK to twist or sprain [v -ED, -ING, -S] WRIED <wry=v> [v] WRIER <wry=adj> [adj] WRIES <wry=v> [v] WRING to twist so as to compress [v WRINGED, WRUNG, WRINGING, WRINGS] WRIST the junction between the hand and forearm [n -S] WRITE to form characters on a surface with an instrument [v WRATE or WROTE, WRITTEN, WRITING, WRITES] WRITS <writ=n> [n] WROKE <wreak=v> [v] WRONG to treat unjustly [v -ED, -ING, -S] / incorrect [adj WRONGER, WRONGEST] WROOT to turn up with the snout [v -ED, -ING, -S] WROTE <write=v> [v] WROTH wrathful, also WROTHFUL [adj] WRUNG <wring=v> [v] WRYER <wry=adj> [adj] WRYLY in a wry manner [adv] WUDUS <wudu=n> [n] WULLS <wull=v> [v] WURST a German sausage [n -S] WUSES <wus=n> [n] WUSHU kung fu [n -S] WUSSY a {wimp=n} [n WUSSIES] / {wimpy=adj} [adj WUSSIER, WUSSIEST] WUXIA (Chinese) a genre of Chinese fiction involving the adventures of sword-wielding heroes [n -S] WYLED <wyle=v> [v] WYLES <wyle=v> [v] WYNDS <wynd=n> [n] WYNNS <wynn=n> [n] WYTED <wyte=v> [v] WYTES <wyte=v> [v] XEBEC a sailing ship [n -S] XENIA the influence of pollen on plants [n -S] XENIC of a culture

medium, growing with unknown other microbiota [adj] XENON a heavy gas [n -S] XERIC requiring only a small amount of moisture [adj] XEROX to produce by a xerox copying machine [v -ED, -ING, -ES] XERUS an African ground squirrel [n -ES] XOANA <xoanon=n> [n] XRAYS <xray=n> [n] XYLAN a substance found in cell walls of plants [n -S] XYLEM a woody tissue in trees or plants, also XYLOGEN [n -S] XYLIC relating to xylem [adj] XYLOL a flammable hydrocarbon, also XYLENE [n -S] XYLYL a univalent radical [n -S] XYSTI <xystus=n> [n] XYSTS <xyst=n> [n] YAARS <yaar=n> [n] YABAS <yaba=n> [n] YABBA a methamphetamine, a stimulant drug [n -S] YABBY to fish for small freshwater crayfish [v YABBIED, YABBYING, YABBIES] YACCA the black boy, a tall plant with a tall stem and thick leaves, also YACKA [n -S] YACHT to {sail=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] YACKA the black boy, a tall plant with a tall stem and thick leaves, also YACCA [n -S] YACKS <yack=v> [v] YAFFS <yaff=v> [v] YAGER a German army marksman, also JAEGER, JAGER [n -S] YAGIS <yagi=n> [n] YAHOO a lout [n -S] YAIRD a garden [n -S] YAKKA hard toil, also YACKER [n -S] YAKOW a crossbred of a cow and yak [n -S] YALES <yale=n> [n] YAMEN the residence of a Chinese official, also YAMUN [n -S] YAMPY (Midlands slang) a lower class uneducated person [n YAMPIES] YAMUN the residence of a Chinese official, also YAMEN [n -S] YANGS <yang=n> [n] YANKS <yank=v> [v] YAPOK the South American opossum, also YAPOCK [n -S] YAPON an evergreen

shrub [n -S] YAPPS <yapp=n> [n] YAPPY inclined to yap [adj YAPPIER, YAPPIEST] YARCO (Australian slang) a young working-class person who wears casual sports clothes [n -S] YARDS <yard=v> [v] YARER <yare=adj> [adj] YARFA a peat-bog, also YARPHA [n -S] YARKS <yark=v> [v] YARNS <yarn=v> [v] YARRS <yarr=n> [n] YARTA an endearment, also YARTO [n -S] YARTO an endearment, also YARTA [n -S] YATES <yate=n> [n] YAUDS <yaud=n> [n] YAULD {nimble=adj} [adj] YAUPS <yaup=v> [v] YAWED <yaw=v> [v] YAWEY having yaws [adj] YAWLS <yawl=v> [v] YAWNS <yawn=v> [v] YAWNY full of yawns [adj YAWNIER, YAWNIEST] YAWPS <yawp=v> [v] YBORE <bear=v> [v] YCLAD <clothe=v> [v] YCLED <clothe=v> [v] YCOND <con=v> [v] YDRAD <dread=v> [v] YDRED <dread=v> [v] YEADS <yead=v> [v] YEAHS <yeah=n> [n] YEALM to prepare straw for thatching, also YELM [v -ED, -ING, -S] YEANS <yean=v> [v] YEARD to {bury=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] YEARN to long for [v -ED, -ING, -S] YEARS <year=n> [n] YEAST to {ferment=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] YECCH something disgusting [n -S] YECHS <yech=n> [n] YECHY disgusting [adj YECHIER, YECHIEST] YEDES <yede=v> [v] YEEDS <yeed=v> [v] YEGGS <yegg=n> [n] YELKS <yelk=n> [n] YELLS <yell=v> [v] YELMS <yelm=v> [v] YELPS <yelp=v> [v] YELTS <yelt=n> [n] YENTA a gossipy woman, also YENTE [n -S] YENTE a gossipy woman, also YENTA [n -S] YERBA a {herb=n} [n -S] YERDS <yerd=v> [v] YERKS <yerk=v> [v] YESES <yes=v> [v] YESKS <yesk=v> [v] YESTS <yest=n> [n] YESTY like yeast [adj]

YETIS <yeti=n> [n] YETTS <yett=n> [n] YEUKS <yeuk=v> [v] YEUKY {itchy=adj} [adj YEUKIER, YEUKIEST] YEVEN <yeve=v> [v] YEVES <yeve=v> [v] YEWEN made of yew, also EUGHEN, EWGHEN [adj] YEXED <yex=v> [v] YEXES <yex=v> [v] YFERE in company [adv] YIELD to {concede=v} [v YIELDED, YOLD or YIELDED, YIELDING, YIELDS] YIKED <yike=v> [v] YIKES <yike=v> [v] YILLS <yill=n> [n] YINCE once [adv] YIPES used to express fear or surprise, also YIPE [interj] YIPPY a group of young people with hippy ideas [n YIPPIES] YIRDS <yird=v> [v] YIRKS <yirk=v> [v] YIRRS <yirr=v> [v] YIRTH earth [n -S] YITES <yite=n> [n] YITIE (Scots) the yellowhammer, also YITE [n -S] YLEMS <ylem=n> [n] YLIKE {alike=adj} [adj] YLKES <ylke=n> [n] YMOLT <melt=v> [v] YMPES <ympe=v> [v] YOBBO a lout, also YOB [n YOBBOS or YOBBOES] YOCKS <yock=v> [v] YODEL to sing with a fluctuating voice, also JODEL, YODLE [v YODELLED or YODELED, YODELLING or YODELING, YODELS] YODHS <yodh=n> [n] YODLE to sing with a fluctuating voice, also YODEL, JODEL [v YODLED, YODLING, YODLES] YOGAS <yoga=n> [n] YOGEE a person who practices yoga [n -S] YOGHS <yogh=n> [n] YOGIC pertaining to {yoga=n} [adj] YOGIN a {yogi=n} [n -S] YOGIS <yogi=n> [n] YOICK to cry out an old fox-hunting cry, also YOICKS [v -ED, -ING, -S] YOJAN an Indian measure of distance 5 miles, also YOJANA [n -S] YOKED <yoke=v> [v] YOKEL a country bumpkin [n -S] YOKER to {spit=v} [v -ED, -ING, -S] YOKES <yoke=v> [v] YOKUL yes [adv]

YOLKS <yolk=n> [n] YOLKY like yolk [adj YOLKIER, YOLKIEST] YOMIM <yom=n> [n] YOMPS <yomp=v> [v] YONIC pertaining to the yoni [adj] YONIS <yoni=n> [n] YONKS a long time ago [n YONKS] YOOFS <yoof=n> [n] YOOPS <yoop=n> [n] YORES <yore=n> [n] YORKS <york=v> [v] YORPS <yorp=v> [v] YOUKS <youk=v> [v] YOUNG the offspring [n -S] / {youthful=adj} [adj YOUNGER, YOUNGEST] YOURN {yours=pron} [pron] YOURS possessive [pron] YOURT a light tent of skins [n -S] YOUSE you collectively, also YOUS [pron] YOUTH a young person [n -S] YOWED <yow=v> [v] YOWES <yowe=n> [n] YOWIE a small {ewe=n} [n -S] YOWLS <yowl=v> [v] YRAPT {rapt=adj} [adj] YRENT <rend=v> [v] YRIVD <rive=v> [v] YRNEH a unit of reciprocal inductance [n -S] YSAME {together=adv} [adv] YTOST <toss=v> [v] YUANS <yuan=n> [n] YUCAS <yuca=n> [n] YUCCA a tropical plant, also YUCA [n -S] YUCCH expressing disgust, also YUCH [interj] YUCKO (Australian slang) unpleasant [adj] YUCKS <yuck=v> [v] YUCKY messy or disgusting [adj YUCKIER, YUCKIEST] YUFTS <yuft=n> [n] YUGAS <yuga=n> [n] YUKED <yuke=v> [v] YUKES <yuke=v> [v] YUKKY {itchy=adj} [adj YUKKIER, YUKKIEST] YUKOS <yuko=n> [n] YULAN a Chinese magnolia [n -S] YULES <yule=n> [n] YUMMO (Australian slang) delicious [adj] YUMMY something that is delicious [n YUMMIES] / delicious [adj YUMMIER, YUMMIEST] YUMPS <yump=v> [v] YUPON an evergreen shrub [n -S] YUPPY a young professional person working in the city,

also YUPPIE [n YUPPIES] YURTA a portable tent, also YURT [n -S] YURTS <yurt=n> [n] YUZUS <yuzu=n> [n] ZABRA a small {vessel=n} [n -S] ZACKS <zack=n> [n] ZAIRE a monetary unit of central Africa [n -S] ZAKAT an Islam tax [n -S] ZAMAN the raintree, also ZAMANG [n -S] ZAMBO a LatinAmerican of mixed black and Indian ancestry, also SAMBO [n -S] ZAMIA a tropical plant [n -S] ZANJA an irrigation canal [n -S] ZANTE satinwood [n -S] ZANZA an African musical instrument, also ZANZE [n -S] ZANZE an African musical instrument, also ZANZA [n -S] ZAPPY energetic [adj ZAPPIER, ZAPPIEST] ZARFS <zarf=n> [n] ZARIS <zari=n> [n] ZATIS <zati=n> [n] ZAXES <zax=n> [n] ZAYIN a Hebrew letter [n -S] ZAZEN meditation in Zen Buddhism [n -S] ZEALS <zeal=n> [n] ZEBEC a sailing ship, also ZEBECK [n -S] ZEBRA an African mammal [n -S] ZEBUB an Ethiopian insect [n -S] ZEBUS <zebu=n> [n] ZEINS <zein=n> [n] ZERDA an African fox [n -S] ZERKS <zerk=n> [n] ZEROS <zero=v> [v] ZESTS <zest=v> [v] ZESTY enthusiastic [adj ZESTIER, ZESTIEST] ZETAS <zeta=n> [n] ZEXES <zex=n> [n] ZEZES <zeze=n> [n] ZHOMO a female from a yak and a cow [n -S] ZIBET an Asian civet, also ZIBETH [n -S] ZIFFS <ziff=n> [n] ZIGAN a Hungarian gypsy [n -S] ZILAS <zila=n> [n] ZILCH {nothing=n} [n -ES] ZILLA an administrative district in British India, also ZILA, ZILLAH [n -S] ZILLS <zill=n> [n] ZIMBI a kind of shell used as money [n -S]

ZIMBS <zimb=n> [n] ZINCO a zincographic block [n -S] ZINCS <zinc=v> [v] ZINCY resembling zinc [adj ZINCIER, ZINCIEST] ZINEB a chemical spray for grass and fruit [n -S] ZINES <zine=n> [n] ZINGS <zing=v> [v] ZINGY full of zest [adj ZINGIER, ZINGIEST] ZINKE a wind instrument [n -S] ZINKY resembling zinc [adj ZINKIER, ZINKIEST] ZIPPO {nothing=n} [n -S] ZIPPY energetic [adj ZIPPIER, ZIPPIEST] ZIRAM a chemical salt [n -S] ZITIS <ziti=n> [n] ZIZEL the {chipmunk=n} [n -S] ZIZIT tassels on a Jewish prayer shawl, also ZIZITH [n] ZLOTE <zloty=n> [n] ZLOTY a monetary unit of Poland [n ZLOTIES or ZLOTE or ZLOTYCH or ZLOTYS] ZOAEA a larval stage of crabs, pl ZOAEAE or ZOAEAS, also ZOEA [n ZOAEAS or ZOAEAE] ZOBOS <zobo=n> [n] ZOBUS <zobu=n> [n] ZOCCO a plinth at the bottom of a wall, also ZOCCOLO [n -S] ZOEAE <zoea=n> [n] ZOEAL pertaining to a {zoea=n} [adj] ZOEAS <zoea=n> [n] ZOISM a {doctrine=n} [n -S] ZOIST an advocate of {zoism=n} [n -S] ZOMBI a snake God of voodoo, also ZOMBIE [n -S] ZONAE <zona=n> [n] ZONAL pertaining to a zone [adj] ZONDA a hot, dry, dusty wind [n -S] ZONED <zone=v> [v] ZONER one who {zones=v} [n -S] ZONES <zone=v> [v] ZONKS <zonk=v> [v] ZOOEA the larval stage of crabs, also ZOEA [n ZOOEAS or ZOOEAE] ZOOEY like a zoo [adj ZOOIER, ZOOIEST] ZOOID an organic cell capable of independent movement [n -S] ZOOKS a mild oath [interj] ZOOMS <zoom=v> [v] ZOONS <zoon=n> [n] ZOOTY flashy in manner or style [adj ZOOTIER, ZOOTIEST]

ZOPPA syncopated, also ZOPPO [adj] ZOPPO syncopated, also ZOPPA [adj] ZORIL a small African mammal, also ZORILLA, ZORILLE, ZORILLO [n -S] ZORIS <zori=n> [n] ZORRO a South American fox [n -S] ZOUKS <zouk=n> [n] ZOWIE hippie slang [interj] ZULUS <zulu=n> [n] ZUPAN a governor of a zupa [n -S] ZUPAS <zupa=n> [n] ZURFS <zurf=n> [n] ZUZIM <zuz=n> [n] ZYGAL formed like the letter H [adj] ZYGON a H shaped fissure of the brain [n ZYGA] ZYMES <zyme=n> [n] ZYMIC relating to fermentation [adj]