Pirates 371 words

the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him

a firearm that reloads itself and keeps firing until the trigger is released

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

a commercial airliner with a single aisle

a distribution in shares

a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation

a senior naval officer above the rank of captain

a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

brought into conformity with a standard

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

a region of northern Africa on the Mediterranean coast between Egypt and Gibraltar; was used as a base for pirates from the 16th to 19th centuries

cause to be lost or disoriented

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

holds rank by virtue of a warrant

a flag usually bearing a white skull and crossbones on a black background; indicates a pirate ship

an old silver Spanish coin; worth 8 reales

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

a ship designed to carry cargo

the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

arm of the Indian Ocean at the entrance to the Red Sea

an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles

a cargo ship

a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter

someone who helps to found a colony

a name given to a product or service

an inland sea in northwestern Turkey; linked to the Black Sea by the Bosporus and linked to the Aegean by the Dardanelles

suffer agony or anguish

a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels

characterized by plundering or pillaging or marauding

a sudden short attack

distributed in portions (often equal) on the basis of a plan or purpose

a mountainous island in eastern Indonesia

a unit of money

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians living in southern Alaska

a vessel that carries passengers or freight

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)

relating to or producing butyric acid

a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories

civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865

the decade from 1820 to 1829

the realm of a khan

social insurance for the disabled

the waters surrounding a nation and its territories over which that nation exercises sovereign jurisdiction

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

a group of islands in the southeast Aegean Sea

a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities

region including the Caribbean Islands

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of

the open seas of the world outside the territorial waters of any nation

of or relating to Slavic languages

someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else

take arbitrarily or by force

a series of wars fought between France (led by Napoleon Bonaparte) and alliances involving England and Prussia and Russia and Austria at different times; 1799-1815

the longest river in England; flows eastward through London to the North Sea

a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials

a member of a flight crew

stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles

a fast motorboat

a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on the Pacific coast of British Columbia and southwestern Alaska

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

a republic in extreme eastern Africa on the Somali peninsula; subject to tribal warfare

an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west

a peninsula of northeastern Africa (the easternmost part of Africa) comprising Somalia and Djibouti and Eritrea and parts of Ethiopia

English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)

an archipelago in the western Mediterranean off the eastern coast of Spain

a route followed by traders (usually in caravans)

(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level

used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

administer baptism to

a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity

capable of being known

the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

lacking a crew

of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

conveyed by sea

the music of Gilbert and Sullivan

an extinct branch of the Indo-European family of languages known from inscriptions and important in the reconstruction of Proto-Indo European

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

a 16th-century ship loaded with treasure

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

a guard who keeps watch

a province in southern China

related to or involving literary fiction

a Welsh buccaneer who raided Spanish colonies in the West Indies for the English (1635-1688)

the ancient Roman state from 509 BC until Augustus assumed power in 27 BC; was governed by an elected Senate but dissatisfaction with the Senate led to civil wars that culminated in a brief dictatorship by Julius Caesar

country or territory ruled by a sultan

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

anything that is generally accepted as a standard of value and a measure of wealth in a particular country or region

any money given as a prize

the fifth pillar of Islam is a pilgrimage to Mecca during the month of Dhu al-Hijja; at least once in a lifetime a Muslim is expected to make a religious journey to Mecca and the Kaaba

an ancient country in central Asia Minor

the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

a ship built to carry passengers

an area of northern Africa between the Sahara and the Mediterranean Sea

control of the flow of traffic in a building or a city

conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry

a company that provides shipping services

the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean)

any of the automatic rifles or semiautomatic rifles with large magazines designed for military use

of or relating to the island of Sumatra or its inhabitants

the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

a sea between Europe and Asia; a popular resort area of eastern Europeans

a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia

a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy

the body of laws governing relations between nations

a holdup man who stops a vehicle and steals from it

take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

a cage from which there is no escape

a vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

a believer in or follower of Islam

the largest Greek island in the Mediterranean; site of the Minoan civilization that reached its peak in 1600 BC

an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula

payment for insurance

the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China

(the feminine of raja) a Hindu princess or the wife of a raja

a complete payment consisting of a single sum of money

of or relating to or characteristic of Spain or the people of Spain

the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783

a passenger ship used commercially for pleasure cruises

of or relating to or characteristic of Venice or its people

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

a businessperson engaged in retail trade

involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

a man who serves as a sailor

coming next after the seventeenth in position

a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States

in a futile and unproductive manner

in an eagerly voracious manner

a peninsula in southwestern Asia that forms the Asian part of Turkey

Queen of England from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; she succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated; her reign was marked by prosperity and literary genius (1533-1603)

a Greek island in the northern Aegean Sea; famous for a reddish-brown clay that has medicinal properties

the first Saxon ruler who extended his kingdom to include nearly all of England (895-939)

a state of political hostility that existed from 1945 until 1990 between countries led by the Soviet Union and countries led by the United States

assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group

having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

a tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons

an important port of Yemen; located on the Gulf of Aden; its strategic location has made it a major trading center of southern Arabia since ancient times

the constitution written at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787 and subsequently ratified by the original thirteen states

with the order reversed

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

an uncertain region on the east shore of the Adriatic where an ancient Indo-European people once lived

the office of admiral

a government ship that is available for waging war

a ship that is manned by pirates

a person engaged in slave trade

an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

of or relating to a coast

coming next after the sixteenth in position

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix

a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return

the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior

the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

Scottish author (1850-1894)

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

by law; conforming to the law

a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver

a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries

a period of time spent in military service

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century

a difficult juncture

a ship that is small

the main character in a play and novel by J. M. Barrie; a boy who won't grow up

an attack without warning

a man who serves as a sailor

restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds

paint again

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)

Hindu god of love and erotic desire; opposite of Mara

a republic on the island of Madagascar; achieved independence from France in 1960

the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another

a minor and almost extinct branch of the Indo-European languages; spoken along the Dalmatian coast

to a proportionate degree

the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation

the navy of the United States of America; the agency that maintains and trains and equips combat-ready naval forces

widely known and esteemed

any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

belong to an earlier time

extremely painful

an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf stream

a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetation

the act of freeing from captivity or punishment

a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

the 3rd largest ocean; bounded by Africa on the west, Asia on the north, Australia on the east and merging with the Antarctic Ocean to the south

coming next after the thirteenth in position

of or relating to northern Africa

sanctioned by established authority

reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

make a subtraction

bound by chains fastened around the ankles

a member of a people of India living in Maharashtra

large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

forced or compelled or put in force

a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

a producer of motion pictures

(of winds) coming from the land

a city in western India just off the coast of the Arabian Sea; India's 2nd largest city (after Calcutta); has the only natural deep-water harbor in western India

the leader of a group of people

of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium

robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force

charging or suggestive of guilt or blame

a temporary rank held by young naval officers in training

Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190)

having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence

of or relating to the Franks

a short amusing opera

a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver

group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership

an eating apple that somewhat resembles a McIntosh; used as both an eating and a cooking apple

of or relating to a territory

one part in eight equal parts

cut off or left behind

of or forming or resembling a peninsula

the activity of recording business transactions

supreme military leader exercising civil power in a region especially one accountable to nobody when the central government is weak

given out in portions

coming next after the eighteenth in position

the bank of a river

an ancient country is eastern Asia Minor

a vehicle that can fly

bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude

the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

typically

a state of being confined (usually for a short time)

succeed at easily

a historical region of Croatia on the Adriatic Sea; mountainous with many islands

a warship intended for combat

armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket

a weight that balances another weight

the people of the Netherlands

a military engagement

(Greek mythology) one of the 50 Nereids; mother of Achilles by Peleus

the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth

with regard to technique

any entry into an area not previously occupied

the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean

of or relating to the island or republic of Malta or its inhabitants

the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft

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

coming next after the twelfth in position

a republic on the island of Ceylon; became independent of the United Kingdom in 1948

weapons considered collectively

the largest city and former capital of Turkey; rebuilt on the site of ancient Byzantium by Constantine I in the fourth century; renamed Constantinople by Constantine who made it the capital of the Byzantine Empire; now the seat of the Eastern Orthodox Church

of or relating to or characteristic of Portugal or the people of Portugal or their language

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

coming next after the fifteenth in position

a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination

necessary for relief or supply

the imperial dynasty of China from 1279 to 1368

of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

Scottish dramatist and novelist; created Peter Pan (1860-1937)

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

make a slave of; bring into servitude

the former capital and 2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port; famous as a tourist attraction

someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

disposed to attack

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

a person who captures and holds people or animals

a plan for attaining a particular goal

a Russian river; the longest river in Europe; flows into the Caspian Sea

apprehended with certainty

by right

an inhabitant of the Balkan Peninsula

troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances

of or relating to Polynesia or its people or culture

drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority

determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey

of or relating to Thrace or its people or culture

the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful

an island in the West Indies

restricting the scope or freedom of action

the property of being remote

the body of laws governing relations between nations

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

negation of a word or group of words

capital and largest city of Iraq; located on the Tigris River

get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices

of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture

members of a body of troops trained to serve on land or at sea