daily words iv

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

of a major artery supplying blood to the head and neck

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

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

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

of or relating to epistemology

notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex

(U.S.) the number that is represented as a 1 followed by 15 zeros

soft lump or unevenness in a yarn

the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)

someone given to disputes over words

the worship of words

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

kit consisting of a complete outfit for a new baby

having independent but harmonically related melodic parts

the molding around a door or window

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

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

attached directly by the base

smooth and flowing

an antique record player

a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge

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

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

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

a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric

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

inability to recognize objects by use of the senses

attached directly by the base

smooth and flowing

an antique record player

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

the property of a word or expression having multiple meanings

small pearl-grey gull of northern regions

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

fondle or pet affectionately

given to uttering bromides

requiring two hands or designed for two people

a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing

god of fire and metal working

kit consisting of a complete outfit for a new baby

having independent but harmonically related melodic parts

the molding around a door or window

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

a woman who was regarded as an oracle or prophet

an abrupt spasmodic movement

the contemplation of one's navel; 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

pasta cut in narrow ribbons

a crisp bread of fine white flour

reversal of the syntactic relation of two words

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

tropical American thorny shrub or small tree

an unglazed heavy fabric

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

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

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

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

female demon believed to have intercourse with sleeping men

lean dried meat pounded fine and mixed with melted fat

moving and bending with ease

make or construct

being of equal extent or scope or duration

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

expressing entreaty or supplication

lac purified by heating and filtering

luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel

a drink credited with magical power

the servant in charge of all the staff at a large house

elaborately or excessively ornamented

a great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja

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

the second letter of the Greek alphabet

stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower

a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

Swiss cheese with large holes

an ornamental flower garden

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

uncontrolled nodding

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards

based on exact thinking

an opening for firing through

California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges

acceptance as true or valid

the branch of criminology concerned with prison management

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 crude idol of Krishna

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

an eleven-sided polygon

territory over which rule or control is exercised

a name derived from your mother's name

an oblong metal ring with a spring clip

a broad cartridge belt worn over the shoulder by soldiers

light automatic rifle

a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar

a coarse fabric of silk mixed with wool or mohair

relating to or consisting of lead

backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back

a team sport in which players try to advance an oval-shaped ball

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

the sharp sound of snapping noises

preceding a meal (especially dinner)

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person