Homonyms

exceptionally bad or displeasing

a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt

a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws

a male hog

Danish physicist who studied atomic structure and radiations

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

Irish chemist who established that air has weight and whose definitions of chemical elements and chemical reactions helped to dissociate chemistry from alchemy (1627-1691)

perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions

any cedar of the genus Cedrus

a container for burning incense

a fractional monetary unit of several countries

tropical American vine having roots that hang like cords and cylindrical fruit with a pineapple and banana flavor

a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal

a British imperial capacity measure equal to 36 bushels

a raised framework around a hatchway on a ship to keep water out

adult male swan

the act of drawing a comb through hair

small jar; holds liquid (oil or water)

any of numerous evergreen conifers of the genus Cupressus of north temperate regions having dark scalelike leaves and rounded cones

an island in the eastern Mediterranean

a native or inhabitant of Denmark

a detailed inspection of your conscience

the official language of Finland

a laminated metamorphic rock similar to granite

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)

advanced in complexity or elaboration

engage or hire for work

question formally about policy or government business

a small island

a small island

press tightly together or cram

an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India

an orange-brown antelope of southeast Africa

of or resembling a slug

the magician who acted as King Arthur's advisor

a solid section between two crenels in a battlement

fictional character created by Charles Dickens

(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

the time period between dawn and noon

black-and-white diving bird of northern seas

marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

aromatic resin that is burned as incense and used in perfume

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

not at all or in no way

a woman religious

a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow

a drink credited with magical power

the Roman procurator of Judea who ordered that Jesus be crucified (died in AD 36)

any of three breeds of dogs whose ears and tail are usually cropped

German physicist whose explanation of blackbody radiation in the context of quantized energy emissions initiated quantum theory (1858-1947)

flow in a circular current, of liquids

water falling in drops from vapor in the atmosphere

a rapid series of short loud sounds

an enlisted soldier who serves in the ranks of the armed forces

take a short break from one's activities in order to relax

the ceremonial dinner on the first night of Passover

caused or enabled to go or be conveyed or transmitted

make straight or straighter

belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer

weedy annual grass in grainfields and other cultivated land

a cooperative unit

separate or cause to separate abruptly

being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness

a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

someone who makes or repairs something

name the letters that comprise the accepted form of

squeeze tightly between the fingers

unit of frequency with a periodic interval of one second

be the source of pain

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier

any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague

constituting or relating to a tail