daily words III 141 words

any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics but not the Pauli exclusion principle; all nuclei with an even mass number are bosons

of or relating to or living in actively moving water

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

of or relating to or similar to bears

a lively dance originating in France in the 18th century

semiformal evening dress for men

puff paste shell filled with a savory meat mixture usually with a sauce

of damaged or necrotic tissue; cheeselike

a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person

a chemical agent used to kill mites

a period of 10 years

design consisting of a pattern of regularly spaced circular spots

to or toward that place; away from the speaker

primly out of date

an informal form of address for a man

men's baggy knickers hanging below the knees; formerly worn for sports (especially golf)

(biology) the normal rigid state of fullness of a cell or blood vessel or capillary resulting from pressure of the contents against the wall or membrane

a prerequisite

produce by metabolism

constituting a class of its own; unique

a protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body

an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief

a landowner

a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting

the hole that an anchor rope passes through

a Cuban dance in duple time

a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

of words; having many meanings

a stiff coarse fabric used to stiffen hats or clothing

a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum

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

worthless or oversimplified ideas

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

unlawfully distilled Irish whiskey

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

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

an intuitive feeling for the natural idiom of a language

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

of or relating to dancing

the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before

armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel

(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

street that serves as a principal thoroughfare for traffic in a town

the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

raw milk that has soured and thickened

conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

(trademark) a hollow plastic ball with cutouts

a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba

the weight of a liter of hydrogen (at 0 centigrade and 760 millimeters pressure)

a bright spot on a planet

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

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

the quality of recurring at regular intervals

a long chair; for reclining

sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates

the burning to death of heretics (as during the Spanish Inquisition)

(Italian) a small dumpling made of potato or flour or semolina that is boiled or baked and is usually served with a sauce or with grated cheese

one who lives in solitude

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

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

someone who is a detective

someone who is a detective

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

resembling or having the qualities of soap

a loyal supporter

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

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

required by etiquette or usage or fashion

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

device for measuring pain caused by pressure

one or more large merchant ships

substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

having no known beginning and presumably no end

a small gift (especially one given by a merchant to a customer who makes a purchase)

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

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

a sturdy laced walking shoe

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

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

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

the name by which a geographical place is known

use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another

(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

growth from increase in cell size without cell division

a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.

regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

by chance

a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

shaped like a ring

form a scar, after an injury

a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue