Elster's Wordnik List

of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds

a mountainous landlocked country in central Asia

of or relating to ancient Boeotia or its people or to the dialect spoken there in classical times

the capital of Emilia-Romagna

English novelist; oldest of three Bronte sisters (1816-1855)

a port and resort city on the French Riviera

region including the Caribbean Islands

a state in northern Mexico; mostly high plateau

one of the oldest known dinosaurs

one of the oldest known dinosaurs

the capital and largest city of Denmark

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount

an affected elegance of style that was introduced into Spanish literature by the poet Gongora

a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil

of or relating to Iran or its people or language or culture

a republic in the Middle East in western Asia

a native or inhabitant of Iraq

Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

the second day of the week; the first working day

United States writer (born in Russia) (1899-1977)

a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947

English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703)

(Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman

an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar

a licensed agent who helps people buy, sell, or rent property

the seventh and last day of the week

a populous province of south central China

a populous province of south central China

a populous province of south central China

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

a Mexican city just to the south of San Diego on the Lower California peninsula; popular among American tourists for racetracks and bullfights

the third day of the week; the second working day

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

provide with military equipment

a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad

a person who makes an affidavit

the conversion of bare or cultivated land into forest

a fee charged for exchanging currencies

be fully aware or cognizant of

affected by ague

a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone

a water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids

a water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids

dependent on chance

lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus

an obsolete kind of container used for distillation

the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

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

naked and blind and dependent on parents for food

of or relating to or caused by amnesia

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

a mystical or allegorical interpretation

the act of mimicking; imitative behavior

having the power to prevent evil or bad luck

a feeling of craving something

marked by eager desire

an embellishing note usually written in smaller size

make a request or demand for something to somebody

of or relating to or believing in autotelism

growth from increase in cell size without cell division

feeding on berries

pretentious or silly talk or writing

of or relating to or containing balsam

a serpent able to kill with its breath or glance

a large open container filled with water to wash the body

clean one's body by immersion into water

an imaginary monster used to frighten children

an imaginary monster used to frighten children

swinging by the arms from branch to branch

having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80

the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of energy as in an explosion

a fold of fatty tissue under the chin

a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath

an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

an attendant who carries the golf clubs for a player

an instrument of punishment formerly used in China for petty criminals; consists of a heavy wooden collar enclosing the neck and arms

relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)

liturgical chanting

an inferior dark diamond used in industry for drilling and polishing

floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric

the wife of Cepheus and mother of Andromeda

a decorated bier on which a coffin rests in state during a funeral

a member of a religious order living in common

of the color between orange and purple in the color spectrum

a milky or greyish translucent to transparent quartz

varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles

a ripe jalapeno pepper that is dried and used in cooking

a woman's shoe with a very high thick sole

a selection of passages from different authors that is compiled as an aid in learning a language

make a loud noise

any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers

glittering with gold or silver

hardened clay

of the same period

walk unsteadily

a piece of meat cooked slowly in its own fat

a whole of the same kind or category as another

a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall

the sharp sound of snapping noises

an architectural ornament of curved foliage used at the edge of a spire or gable

dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic seeds

(ethnic slur) offensive term for a person of Italian descent

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

someone skilled at informal chitchat

a move or step or maneuver in political or diplomatic affairs

a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel in German to indicate a change in sound

a linguistic process by which one of two similar sounds in a word becomes less like the other

a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music

personal interpretation of a text using your own ideas

any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

a correction by emending

involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness

equipment and supplies of a military force

sleep during summer

a lexicographer who specializes in etymology

producing happiness and well-being

with the full authority of the office

someone who predicts the future

an ill-defined state of irritability and distress

a person who kills himself intentionally

a pate made from goose liver and truffles

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

the quality of being wordy and talkative

a supernatural eagle-like being that serves as Vishnu's mount

a Spanish female Gypsy

a Spanish male Gypsy

any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated

muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil

rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction

heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs

of or occurring every seven days

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions

a musical note having the time value of a sixty-fourth of a whole note

characteristic of or relating to winter

the quality of being similar or of having a uniform composition

have one's hair stand on end and get goosebumps

a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income

any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

attack with a hydrogen bomb

a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth

the lagging of an effect behind its cause

induced by a physician's words or therapy

impossible to measure or compare in value or size or excellence

in a way that lacks or shows a lack of powerful and effective language

an unsupported dogmatic assertion

and nothing more

(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living

a tenant who holds a lease

becoming liquid

letter for letter

laborious cogitation

(folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf

a public hall for lectures and concerts

distilled from fermented juice of bitter wild marasca cherries

highly seasoned soup or stew made of freshwater fishes (eel, carp, perch) with wine and stock

the first occurrence of menstruation in a woman

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

strict attention to minute details

wrong use or application

a person who hates, avoids, or opposes marriage

(British informal) malodorous

a quantity much larger than is needed

a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim

an eye having a single lens

process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow

a practitioner of orthoepy

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

the development of a fruit without fertilization or seeds

a person who has the right to be considered legally a British citizen (by virtue of the birth of a parent or grandparent)

tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts

liable to sin

in a peevish manner

a thrower of missiles

in a penurious manner

excessively or hypocritically pious

a spiked helmet worn by German soldiers

of or relating to a Roman praetor

complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price

having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing

a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences

the sound made by beating a drum

mechanical device consisting of a toothed wheel or rack engaged with a pawl that permits it to move in only one direction

the syllable naming the second (supertonic) note of any major scale in solmization

go back to bad behavior

capable of being revoked or annulled

with the arm swung round at shoulder height

light foamy custard-like dessert served hot or chilled

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

abnormally intense sexual desire in men

small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface

common brown bat of Europe

a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck

source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible

a simple jointed bit for a horse; without a curb

a pert or flirtatious young girl

pasta in the form of long strings

a chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle from rolling down an incline

a coarse woolen cloth formerly used for undergarments and usually dyed bright red

spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

the descendants of one individual

a symptom consisting of the involuntary expulsion of air from the nose

tending to cause sneezing

marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

being susceptible to persuasion

something that can be used as a substitute

making a low continuous indistinct sound

the indistinct sound of people whispering

a bunch

an itinerant Australian laborer who carries his personal belongings in a bundle as he travels around in search of work

severe; punishingly bad

use of a word to govern two or more words though agreeing in number or case etc. with only one

falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language

one who practices magic or sorcery

a swindling sleight-of-hand game

in disarray; extremely disorderly

having been passed along from generation to generation

divided into three lobes

a triangular lyre of ancient Greece and Rome

the quality of having no practical use

a concise reference book providing specific information

a building where birds are kept

a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas

a foot having the toes connected by folds of skin

a comprehensive view of the world and human life

sadness on thinking about the evils of the world

an archaic term for a cuckold who knows about his wife's infidelity but tolerates it

lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness

an abnormal yellow discoloration of the skin

abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes

the day immediately before today