My Words 259 words

a new word formed by joining two others and combining their meanings

roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

flavored with sour orange peel

traditional French stew of vegetables and beef

highly flammable substance made from cellulose nitrate and camphor; used in e.g. motion-picture and X-ray film; its use has decreased with the development of nonflammable thermoplastics

a part of the score that must be performed without change or omission

sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell

light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)

an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle

of or relating to or happening on the bottom under a body of water

of or relating to or suggestive of dreams

of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation

having a fluffy character or appearance

a disdainful grimace

a supporting column carved in the shape of a person

an opaque watercolor prepared with gum

having a grey or brown streak or a pattern or a patchy coloring; used especially of the patterned fur of cats

coarse cloth with a bright print

a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp and worn as a necktie

miscellaneous curios

a state of mental disturbance and disorientation

an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

lack of sophistication or worldliness

an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings

a word that names a part of a larger whole

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium

a break or pause (usually for sense) in the middle of a verse line

a dagger with a slender blade

an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

the hole that an anchor rope passes through

a Cuban dance in duple time

a visible (but not necessarily material) manifestation of a deity to a human person

something for something; that which a party receives (or is promised) in return for something he does or gives or promises

a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh

any of several varieties of vine whose fruit has a netted rind and edible flesh and a musky smell

living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household

any small town (or the people who inhabit it); generally used to represent parochialism and materialism (after a novel by Sinclair Lewis)

a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings

(law) the act of rescinding; the cancellation of a contract and the return of the parties to the positions they would have had if the contract had not been made

unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

worthless or oversimplified ideas

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before

an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language

a word is cognate with another if both derive from the same word in an ancestral language

the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

raw milk that has soured and thickened

relating to or characteristic of the motion of objects moving under their own momentum and the force of gravity

local names for a cowboy (`vaquero' is used especially in southwestern and central Texas and `buckaroo' is used especially in California)

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

device for measuring pain caused by pressure

required by etiquette or usage or fashion

long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp

an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid; used as a calorie-free sweetener

a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

a plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamas

a loyal supporter

resembling or having the qualities of soap

arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

a bright spot on a planet

one or more large merchant ships

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

grown as a houseplant for its mottled fleshy sword-shaped leaves or as a source of fiber

the name by which a geographical place is known

having no known beginning and presumably no end

have a strong tendency to occur side by side

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects

a sturdy laced walking shoe

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

an Asian river; a tributary of the Euphrates River

a river in southwestern Asia; flows into the Persian Gulf; was important in the development of several great civilizations in ancient Mesopotamia

a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

the faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red

of the same period

a relatively coarse lace; made by weaving and knotting cords

egg yolks and oil and vinegar

of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

the worship of words

someone given to disputes over words

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; either an imperfection or created by design

the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros

of or relating to epistemology

archaic name for England or Great Britain; used poetically

a new military recruit

stop from happening or developing

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in single file

relating to or exhibiting actinism

the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects

a twelve-sided polygon

take place as an additional or unexpected development

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

art consisting of a painting or carving (especially an altarpiece) on three panels (usually hinged together)

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

a detested person

fanatically patriotic

the molding around a door or window

be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

requiring two hands or designed for two people

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

given to uttering bromides

dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality

fondle or pet affectionately

a governor of a province in ancient Persia

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)

the ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings

an iron bucket used for hoisting in wells or mining

small pearl-grey gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe

a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

two items of the same kind

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

a dark grey cloud bearing rain

attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk

(trade mark) a plastic film that can polarize a beam of light; often used in sunglasses to eliminate glare

a pike fitted with an ax head

a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge

formerly a gold coin of various European countries

(mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms

preventing or alleviating fever

any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever

a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil

a former Turkish term of respect; especially for government officials

a kind of hedged investment meant to capture slight differences in price; when there is a difference in the price of something on two different markets the arbitrageur simultaneously buys at the lower price and sells at the higher price

(mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms

the helmsman of a ship's boat or a racing crew

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables

a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square divided into seven pieces that must be arranged to match particular designs

fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast

loss of hair; the result of removing hair

(Roman Catholic Church) a vessel (usually of gold or silver) in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration

someone who appreciates wine

nocturnal gregarious pig-like wild animals of North America and South America

an eleven-sided polygon

consisting of or having the hardness of adamant

an abrupt spasmodic movement

a crude idol of Krishna

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

based on exact thinking

reason methodologically and logically

singing with florid ornamentation

the property characteristic of old age

of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base

predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration

evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings

deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

the art of designing and making clocks

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist

an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through

a prearranged fight with deadly weapons by two people (accompanied by seconds) in order to settle a quarrel over a point of honor

stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

elaborately or excessively ornamented

an elaborate Hawaiian feast or party (especially one accompanied by traditional foods and entertainment)

a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja

a tray (or large plate) for serving food or drinks; usually made of silver

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

acceptance as true or valid