Funny words 188 words

an official in a British hospital who looks after the social and material needs of the patients

any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

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

edible young shoots of bamboo

the idolization of William Shakespeare

one of the ancient Norse warriors legendary for working themselves into a frenzy before a battle and fighting with reckless savagery and insane fury

a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle

meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun

a hole for the escape of gas or air

a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

migratory American songbird

very pleasing to the eye

poorly done

a loop knot that neither slips nor jams

parched crushed wheat

a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

a genus of Dasypodidae

a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

Old World climbing plant with hard-shelled bottle-shaped gourds as fruits

the folding hood of a horse-drawn carriage

an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

inflammation of the nose and throat with increased production of mucus

made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust

packed full to capacity

a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below

having a deformed foot

nonsensical talk or writing

severe gastroenteritis of unknown etiology; characterized by severe colic and vomiting and diarrhea

flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first

small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)

resembling a cur; snarling and rude

complex and ingenious in design or function

a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor

rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper

postpone doing what one should be doing

act nervously; be undecided; be uncertain

(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)

a river that rises in Russia near Smolensk and flowing south through Belarus and Ukraine to empty into the Black Sea

a clay pipe with a short stem

a person who is not very bright

a very light brown

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

an open vessel with a handle and a spout for pouring

decorative needlework

an ill-defined state of irritability and distress

a firework that fizzes as it moves

be a mystery or bewildering to

something of little value or significance

front illustration facing the title page of a book

(British informal) poorly ventilated

a motley assortment of things

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)

footwear usually with wooden soles

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol)

rum cut with water

a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes

the handle of a weapon or tool

the hole that an anchor rope passes through

bother persistently with trivial complaints

a motley assortment of things

a message that seems to convey no meaning

a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell

masculinity in women (especially in girls and young women)

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

a zoologist who studies fishes

someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

female donkey

mouselike jumping rodent

a tight sleeveless and collarless jacket (often made of leather) worn by men in former times

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

the part of a ship's equipment or cargo that is thrown overboard to lighten the load in a storm

assemble without order or sense

New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked wood

Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

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

(Islam) the will of Allah

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

fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States

severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

a successful womanizer; a man who behaves selfishly in his sexual relationships with women

(Hinduism) term of respect for a brahmin sage

the driver and keeper of an elephant

tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy

a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)

fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast

third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

a magic power or magic spell

a disdainful grimace

an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls

(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching

an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships

the process of flowing out

an important or influential (and often overbearing) person

a small pan or cup (usually of tin)

a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

(informal) small and of little importance

(informal) small and of little importance

a dense winter fog containing ice particles

a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers

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

a line on a sphere that cuts all meridians at the same angle; the path taken by a ship or plane that maintains a constant compass direction

any of a group of very small rod-shaped bacteria that live in biting arthropods (as ticks and mites) and cause disease in vertebrate hosts; they cause typhus and other febrile diseases in human beings

dish originating in Indonesia; a wide variety of foods and sauces are served with rice

an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes

a deer of southern Asia with antlers that have three tines

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States

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 boisterous comedy with chases and collisions and practical jokes

an acronym often used by soldiers in World War II: situation normal all fucked up

leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot

one of a number of large stone statues with the body of a lion and the head of a man that were built by the ancient Egyptians

a unit of force equal to 1000 newtons

the straight line configuration of 3 celestial bodies (as the sun and earth and moon) in a gravitational system

a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown

murder and robbery by thugs

a game in which players try to flip plastic disks into a cup by pressing them on the side sharply with a larger disk

edible greenish substance in boiled lobster

of warm coasts from Australia to Asia; used as food especially by Chinese

bloodsucking African fly; transmits sleeping sickness etc.

any of a variety of loose fitting cloaks extending to the hips or knees

a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot

a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way

a highly infectious disease of rodents (especially rabbits and squirrels) and sometimes transmitted to humans by ticks or flies or by handling infected animals

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

use of a word to govern two or more words though appropriate to only one

a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina

money received from the state

an evil spirit

without missing a week

an abject coward

(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge

a system of clandestine printing and distribution of dissident or banned literature

form or weave into a braid or braids

look with amazement; look stupidly

fighting with knives

someone who is morally reprehensible

a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages

fanatical patriotism

spill or splash copiously or clumsily

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

a roll of coins wrapped in paper