French Words 190 words

(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

money extracted as a penalty

a former French unit of area; equal approximately to an acre

a studio especially for an artist or designer

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

a ballet enthusiast

an upholstered bench

a pin for holding women's hair in place

a resistor inserted into a circuit to compensate for changes (as those arising from temperature fluctuations)

flat crusty-bottomed onion roll

a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to)

a flower that is worn in a buttonhole

a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap

a document entitling a commissioned officer to hold a higher rank temporarily (but without higher pay)

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

tell or spread rumors

a highly polished gem that is cut convexly but without facets

a luxurious carriage suitable for nobility in the 16th and 17th century

a junction where one street or road crosses another

widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma

one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people

a delicatessen that specializes in meats

a long sleeveless vestment worn by a priest when celebrating Mass

cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

glittering with gold or silver

a woman hairdresser

a colorless syrupy solution of pyroxylin in ether and alcohol; used as a coating for wounds or photographic films

occurrence or existence together or in connection with one another

an awkward clash

in a flirtatious manner

a timber member grooved to take a sliding panel

very rich flaky crescent-shaped roll

medieval body armor that covers the chest and back

armor plate that protects the thigh

a member of an armed gang of robbers

a female ballet dancer

a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

march out (as from a defile) into open ground

a low-cut neckline on a woman's dress

a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs

formal expression of respect

oblong cream puff

brilliant or conspicuous success or effect

a rhythmic stroking

the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly

in an advanced stage of pregnancy

the mane of a horse

an official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles

a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs

a desk used for writing

a small (and usually shabby) cafe selling wine and beer and coffee

disinclined to work or exertion

a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried

an instance of boastful talk

an old formal French dance in quadruple time

a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

a manual of black magic (for invoking spirits and demons)

a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village

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

a reward or payment

a small round table

a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress

bottom-dwelling coastal fishes with spiny armored heads and fingerlike pectoral fins used for crawling along the sea bottom

a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)

a guard who carries a halberd (as a symbol of his duty)

formal and explicit approval

a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence

a lightweight cotton cloth with a smooth and slightly stiff finish; used for clothing and bandages

short and decorative hanging for a shelf edge or top of a window casing

strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal

informal terms for money

at an inconvenient time

a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits

French otologist who first described a form of vertigo now known as Meniere's disease and identified the semicircular canals as the site of the lesion (1799-1862)

sweet topping especially for pies made of beaten egg whites and sugar

of or inhabiting mountainous regions

accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia

a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

a small bagpipe formerly popular in France

a streamlined enclosure for an aircraft engine

a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream

a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

a decoration or adornment on a garment

a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

any of several purple or white wine grapes used especially for Burgundies and champagnes

a metal spike with a hole for a rope; mountaineers drive it into ice or rock to use as a hold

a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped

an issue that is presented for formal disputation

of or relating to or characteristic of Francois Rabelais or his works

usually elongate cluster of flowers along the main stem in which the flowers at the base open first

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

explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

a race (especially in rowing) in which runners-up in the eliminating heats compete for a place in the final race

a signal to get up in the morning; in the military it is a bugle call at sunrise

minced cooked meat or fish coated in egg and breadcrumbs and fried in deep fat

a sponge cake baked in a ring mold

a large fishnet that hangs vertically, with floats at the top and weights at the bottom

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

an organ stop resulting in a soft muted sound

a small and compactly built upright piano

a man's overcoat in the style of a frock coat

a state exercising a degree of dominion over a dependent state especially in its foreign affairs

the position or authority of a suzerain

any dramatic scene

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant

a tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs

latticework used to support climbing plants

a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed syllables

white sauce made with stock instead of milk

as follows

surveying instrument used with a plane table for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and for measuring angles

warm-water lobsters without claws; those from Australia and South Africa usually marketed as frozen tails; caught also in Florida and California

an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)

a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound

the act of applying paving materials to an area

ornamental tagged cord or braid on the shoulder of a uniform

ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center

glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

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

a horse-drawn carriage having four wheels; has an outside seat for the driver and facing inside seats for two couples and a folding top

a writer of literary works

chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong

variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

any of a set of (usually 72) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used by fortunetellers

black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics

of or relating to or characteristic of Monaco or its people

a square dance of 5 or more figures for 4 or more couples

an aura of heightened value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or thing

a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness

a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance

a small hard painless nodule at the site of entry of a pathogen (as syphilis)

the rear part of an aircraft

tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper

a building where animals are butchered

a shutter made of angled slats

territory over which rule or control is exercised

a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music

clear soup usually of beef or veal or chicken

hairy blue-flowered European annual herb long used in herbal medicine and eaten raw as salad greens or cooked like spinach

made invisible by means of protective coloring

defeat by more skillful maneuvering

small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

bandage that stops the flow of blood from an artery by applying pressure

French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)

a compartment on a European passenger train; contains 4 to 6 berths for sleeping

short-tailed monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa

a greyish brown

a loose dressing gown for women