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someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

a scolding (even vicious) old woman

ludicrous, foolish

kill without legal sanction

of or relating to hypnosis

state of perfection; the utmost degree

a small pork sausage

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

a person who directs and manages an organization

the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic dialect was spoken

of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

resolute courageousness

a Russian prison camp for political prisoners

land and the buildings on it

a cry of approval as from an audience at the end of great performance

an entertainer who performs alone

plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

an embarrassing mistake

habitually complaining

disparaging terms for small people

an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return

quick and energetic

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

remove the testicles of a male animal

a person who is markedly small

the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits

an erotic person

suitable for the general public

an utterance expressing pain or disapproval

badly timed

in a gluttonous manner

a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

deserving a curse

the state of being clean and conducive to health

severely critical

a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

a person of subnormal intelligence

a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical

predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas

to this place (especially toward the speaker)

covered with frost

a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen

forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

the act of propelling

a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!

deserving of contempt or scorn

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

a woman adulterer

large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people

an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

a flow of electricity through a conductor

extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic

having two cusps or points (especially a molar tooth)

(fencing) in a defensive stance

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

a short musket of wide bore with a flared muzzle

talk socially without exchanging too much information

a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws

deserving of contempt or scorn

deserving of respect or high regard

inclined to or marked by tedious moralization

arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger

of or relating to or denoting the second period of the Mesozoic era

tending or having the power to preserve

any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration

dry fruity red wine from California

the prudence and care exercised by someone in the management of resources

(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

an act that disregards an agreement or a right

paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma)

cause to change shape in a computer animation

a public institution for the care of orphans

a schematic or preliminary plan

inclined or disposed to peace

deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg

an instrument that measures the height above ground; used in navigation

building that contains a surface for ice skating or roller skating

one who practices magic or sorcery

of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

hit lightly with a picking motion

a young person of either sex

a young child

a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black

a set of clothing (with accessories)

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc

a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide

anything that serves as an expedient

separate or cause to separate abruptly

issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise

a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge

make short successive sounds

to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl

a heavy rain

talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

a small cut

make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion

small puncture (as if made by a pin)

small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button

a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

meet again

a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

record in a public office or in a court of law

the entering of a legal document into the public record

a young female horse under the age of four

device that removes something from whatever passes through it

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

a portable gun

tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots

involving financial matters

pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

flagstones collectively

a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

bottle that has a narrow neck

freight car without permanent sides or roof

make flat or flatter

praise somewhat dishonestly

inclined to flaunt

plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem

grow feathers

an instance of traveling by air

turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice

a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

of or relating to or happening in a river

bend or lay so that one part covers the other

covering that is folded over to protect the contents

the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food

not liable to failure

someone who hunts for food and provisions

an official prohibition or edict against something

make a prediction about; tell in advance

knowledge of an event before it occurs

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

someone who makes copies illegally

criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

the act of forming or establishing something

make strong or stronger

at or to or toward the front

ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

convert to a fossil

a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains

a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

the number of occurrences within a given time period

easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

the absence of heat

playful like a lively kitten

compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad

emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

stir up (water) so as to form ripples

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

express strong disapproval of

temporary lodgings in the country for travelers or vacationers

the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

an evil spirit or ghost

information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

meat from a calf

small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency

someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free)

a synthetic silklike fabric

ready for service or able to give long service

to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

domestic swine

a musical composition for four performers

a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink

short and plump

a small piece of cloth or paper

a ringing sound

a soft thick undyed leather from the skins of e.g. buffalo or oxen

a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

informal terms for dogs

having no or imperfectly developed or nonfunctional sex organs

(fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience

a large and imposing house

the small projection of a mammary gland

a room enclosed largely with glass and affording exposure to the sun

of or relating to billiards

a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling

the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage

an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

affectedly genteel

a card game played in casinos in which two or more punters gamble against the banker; the player wins who holds 2 or 3 cards that total closest to nine

a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal

an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar

a formal association of people with similar interests

cheat by avoiding payment of a gambling debt

small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves

a person who follows a polytheistic or pre-Christian religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew)

of or relating to the theater

a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money

chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

any clever maneuver

a gymnast who performs rolls and somersaults and twists etc.

a firm partly muscular chestnut sized gland in males at the neck of the urethra; produces a viscid secretion that is the fluid part of semen

create (clothes) with cloth

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

the stupid brutal quality of a beast

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

exclude from a church or a religious community

undergo conjugation

a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization

an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.

a gay festivity

someone who plays the flute

Italian baroque composer and violinist (1675-1741)

a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

annoyed and irritable

any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests

a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette

an expression of greeting

a sewer who tucks

a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

engage in legal proceedings

the founder of a family

the passage between the pharynx and the stomach

to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation

the act of removing or getting rid of something

bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles

ridicule with satire

(philosophy) a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes

subject to a demand for payment before due date

large pelagic tuna the source of most canned tuna; reaches 93 pounds and has long pectoral fins; found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters

(British informal) trivial

a light touch or stroke

any collection in its entirety

a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown

(Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains

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

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)

either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds

an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey; a main trade route for the ancient civilizations of Crete and Greece and Rome and Persia

the capital and largest city of Haiti

relating to both eyes

three times as great or many