Words Appearing Frequently

striped hyena of southeast Africa that feeds chiefly on insects

a poem having lines beginning with letters of the alphabet in regular order

a believer in abiogenesis

gibberish and nonsense

the value of a coordinate on the horizontal axis

of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting

in a terrible manner

nonessential but helpful

adaptation to a new climate

a musician who plays the accordion

a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate

a colorless flammable gas used chiefly in welding and in organic synthesis

the visual property of being without chromatic color

narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

a physicist who specializes in acoustics

a glassy thermoplastic

relating to or exhibiting actinism

having or resembling a stinger or barb

(of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point

without fingers and/or toes

stupid and confused

of or pertaining to the adenoids

composed of animal fat

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

furnishing added support

determine the quantity of someone's share

a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone

give to in marriage

a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration

an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony

a fee charged for exchanging currencies

the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production

a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

an airfoil that controls lateral motion

moved or conveyed by or through air

breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire

of or relating to the axil

a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes

habitual intoxication

dependent on chance

signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity

any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

gradually decreasing in tempo and broadening in manner

egg-thickened veloute

the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa

an instrument that measures the altitude and azimuth of celestial bodies; used in navigation

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent

in an altruistic manner

pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)

visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

walking about

a meter that measures the flow of electrical current in amperes

semisynthetic penicillin

of or related to the synthetic phase of metabolism

chronologically misplaced

a large boa of tropical South America

anything carved in low relief

based on or exemplifying anagoge

a collection of excerpts from a literary work

a person undergoing psychoanalysis

a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

a compound formed from one or more other compounds in a reaction resulting in removal of water

a herb cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and oil

liquorice-flavored usually colorless sweet liqueur made from aniseed

distorted vision in which straight lines appear curved

a piece of ornamented cloth that protects the back of a chair from hair oils

a metallic element having four allotropic forms

alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer

apoapsis in solar orbit

relating to bees or beekeeping

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

breaking off in the middle of a sentence

a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump

identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others

affixed as an appendage

inflammation of the appendix causing pain and illness

of or relating to an apse

information known only to a special group

a spiritual at the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy

resembling or containing or abounding in sand

resembling or containing clay

one or more large merchant ships

(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world

a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint

capable of being assigned or credited to

an artificial sweetener made from aspartic acid

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 declaration that is made emphatically

the feeling that comes when something unpleasant is removed

relating to breathing with a whistling sound

constrict or bind or draw together

the navigator of a spacecraft

irritable as if suffering from indigestion

of or relating to attitudes

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

science and technology of electronic systems and devices for aeronautics and astronautics

long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill

the study of values and value judgments

a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

producing or bearing berries

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt

a stringed instrument that has a triangular body and three strings

a cotton knit fabric used for underwear

a ballet enthusiast

the science of flight dynamics

a small thin inflatable rubber bag

the quality of weather that is deliciously mild and soothing

a treelike herb bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

(formal) ordinary and not refined

any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous

an African tree with a very thick trunk and gourd-like fruit

of or relating to baptism

a brutal barbarous savage act

a tower that is part of a defensive structure

organic compound having powerful soporific effect

needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines