daily words iv 328 words

relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth

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

a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants

a Christian holy day; one of four specified days when certain payments are due

of or relating to either of the two major arteries supplying blood to the head and neck

an earth pigment

of a proposition; necessarily true or logically certain

hormone secreted by the pineal gland

any of various stocky heavy-coated breeds of dogs native to northern regions having pointed muzzles and erect ears with a curled furry tail

a sandal with flat heels and an upper of woven leather straps

a woman's silk or lace scarf

a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment

something having the property of being analogous to something else

fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa

a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

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

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

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

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.)

take place as an additional or unexpected development

march out (as from a defile) into open ground

of or relating to epistemology

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

a twelve-sided polygon

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

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

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)

someone given to disputes over words

a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes

the worship of words

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

fanatically patriotic

kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby

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

the molding around a door or window

a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and used as a living room

a roofing tile with a S-shape; laid so that curves overlap

a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

derived or originating externally

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

requiring two hands or designed for two people

a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium

inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

preventing or alleviating fever

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

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

an informal alliance between countries

smooth and flowing

an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

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

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

a disposition to laugh

thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

any of various chiefly Mediterranean plants of the genera Asphodeline and Asphodelus having linear leaves and racemes of white or pink or yellow flowers

a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

(sports) three consecutive scores by one player or three scores in one game (as in cricket or ice hockey etc.)

asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual

wedge-shaped bone consisting of five fused vertebrae forming the posterior part of the pelvis; its base connects with the lowest lumbar vertebra and its tip with the coccyx

a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium

small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil

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

preventing or alleviating fever

inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

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

refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court

someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

an informal alliance between countries

smooth and flowing

an antique record player; the sound of the vibrating needle is amplified acoustically

the branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

a digit representing the sum of the digits in an instance of digital data; used to check whether errors have occurred in transmission or storage

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

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

two items of the same kind

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

a governor of a province in ancient Persia

fondle or pet affectionately

given to uttering bromides

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

requiring two hands or designed for two people

a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

derived or originating externally

(Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

kit consisting of a complete outfit (clothing and accessories) for a new baby

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

fanatically patriotic

the molding around a door or window

consisting of or having the hardness of adamant

something of little value or significance

high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation

a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a kameez)

a long tunic worn by many people from the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars)

partial displacement of a joint or organ

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

be conducive to

(ancient Rome) a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

an abrupt spasmodic movement

a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

literally, the contemplation of one's navel, which is an idiom usually meaning complacent self-absorption

a dense winter fog containing ice particles

someone skilled at informal chitchat

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water

a Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings

infectious disease of birds

a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound (or 7,000 grains)

pasta cut in narrow ribbons

sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded

a crisp bread of fine white flour

reversal of the syntactic relation of two words (as in `her beauty's face')

chiaroscuro painting or stained glass etc., in shades of grey imitating the effect of relief

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery

an unglazed heavy fabric; brightly printed; used for slipcovers and draperies

European bison having a smaller and higher head than the North American bison

a painted or carved screen placed above and behind an altar or communion table

substitution of a title for a name

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

a tall upright megalith; found primarily in England and northern France

a communist who was a member of the administrative system of a communist party

the reversal of the normal order of words

a studio especially for an artist or designer

passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature

a hypothetical computer with an infinitely long memory tape

someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)

abnormal depression and discontent

(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

convert (an image) into pixels

a person with great powers and abilities

an eleven-sided polygon

a crude idol of Krishna

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

make or construct

moving and bending with ease

a female demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping men

lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat; used especially by North American Indians

a laborer who is obliged to do menial work

an ostentatious and inappropriate display of learning

moving and bending with ease

make or construct

a very light brown

being of equal extent or scope or duration

a subordinate deity, in some philosophies the creator of the universe

expressing entreaty or supplication

a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers

lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white

luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel

a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

at a moderately slow tempo

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean

a drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it

the chief steward or butler of a great household

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

elaborately or excessively ornamented

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

any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1

dependent on chance

celebration in the Eastern Orthodox Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic Church and is also celebrated on August 15th

serving as a visible symbol for something abstract

the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet

a political system governed by old men

any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue

stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

a seven-sided polygon

a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

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

Swiss cheese with large holes

an ornamental flower garden; beds and paths are arranged to form a pattern

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

uncontrolled nodding

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

based on exact thinking

singing with florid ornamentation

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

California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

acceptance as true or valid

the branch of criminology concerned with prison management and prisoner rehabilitation

relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact

an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions

very hard mineral used as an abrasive

a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

someone who appreciates wine

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

a crude idol of Krishna

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

an eleven-sided polygon

abnormal depression and discontent

(law) a security entered into before a court with a condition to perform some act required by law; on failure to perform that act a sum is forfeited

the cultivation of bees on a commercial scale for the production of honey

of or relating to the mythical giant Procrustes or the mode of torture practiced by him

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order

territory over which rule or control is exercised

a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor

an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

light automatic rifle

remove the entrails of

a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets

a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair and often stiffened with gum

relating to or consisting of lead

backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc

a form of football played with an oval ball

a triangular fore-and-aft sail used especially in the Mediterranean

a loose-fitting white ecclesiastical vestment with wide sleeves

the right or chance to choose

the sharp sound of snapping noises

preceding a meal (especially dinner)

a person who shoes horses

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person