AALII a tropical tree [n AALIIS] AARGH used to express disgust [interj] ABACA a Philippine plant [n ABACAS] ABACI ABACUS, a calculating device [n] ABACK toward the back [adv] ABAFT toward the stern [adv] ABAKA abaca (a Philippine plant) [n ABAKAS] ABAMP abampere (a unit of electric current) [n ABAMPS] ABASE to lower in rank, prestige, or esteem [v ABASED, ABASES, ABASING] : ABASEDLY [adv] ABASH to make ashamed or embarrassed [v ABASHED, ABASHES, ABASHING] : ABASHEDLY [adv] ABATE to reduce in degree or intensity [v ABATED, ABATES, ABATING] : ABATABLE [adj] ABAYA a long loose robe worn by Arab women [n ABAYAS] ABBEY a monastery or convent [n ABBEYS] ABBOT the superior of a monastery [n ABBOTS] ABELE a Eurasian tree [n ABELES] ABHOR to loathe (to detest greatly) [v ABHORRED, ABHORRING, ABHORS] : ABHORRENCE [n], ABHORRENTLY [adv] ABIDE to accept without objection [v ABIDED, ABIDES, ABIDING, ABODE] : ABIDINGLY [adv] ABOIL boiling [adj] ABOMA a South American snake [n ABOMAS] ABOON above [adv] ABOUT approximately (in an approximate manner) [adv] ABOVE something that is above (in a higher place) [n ABOVES] ABUZZ buzzing [adj] ABYES ABYE, to aby (to pay the penalty for) [v] ABYSM an abyss (a bottomless chasm) [n ABYSMS] ACAIS ACAI, a purple berrylike fruit of a tropical palm [n] ACARI ACARUS, a mite (a small arachnid) [n] ACETA ACETUM, vinegar (a sour liquid used as a condiment or preservative) [n] ACHED ACHE, to suffer a dull, continuous pain [v] ACHOO ahchoo (used to represent the sound of a sneeze) [interj] ACIDY sour (sharp or biting to the taste) [adj] ACING ACE, to score a point against in a single stroke [v] ACINI ACINUS, a small, saclike division of a gland [n] ACKEE akee (a tropical tree) [n ACKEES] ACMIC ACME, the highest point [adj] ACOCK cocked [adj] ACOLD cold (having little or no warmth) [adj] ACUTE marked by sharpness or severity [adj ACUTER, ACUTEST] : ACUTELY [adv] / a type of accent mark [n ACUTES] ADAGE a traditional saying expressing a common observation [n ADAGES] : ADAGIAL [adj] ADAPT to make suitable [v ADAPTED, ADAPTING, ADAPTS] : ADAPTABLE [adj] ADBOT a specialized computer program [n ADBOTS] ADDAX a large antelope [n ADDAXES] ADDED ADD, to combine or join so as to bring about an increase [v] ADIEU a farewell [n ADIEUS, ADIEUX] ADMIN an administration [n ADMINS] ADMIT to allow to enter [v ADMITS, ADMITTED, ADMITTING] : ADMISSIVE [adj] ADMIX to mix (to put together into one mass) [v ADMIXED, ADMIXES, ADMIXING, ADMIXT] ADOBO a Philippine dish of fish or meat [n ADOBOS] ADOPT to take into one's family by legal means [v ADOPTED, ADOPTING, ADOPTS] : ADOPTABLE [adj] ADOWN downward (from a higher to a lower place) [adv] ADOZE dozing [adj] ADULT a fully developed individual [n ADULTS] : ADULTLIKE [adj] ADUNC bent inward [adj] ADYTA ADYTUM, an inner sanctuary in an ancient temple [n] AECIA AECIUM, a spore-producing organ of certain fungi [n] AEGIS protection [n AEGISES] AEONS AEON, eon (an indefinitely long period of time) [n] AERIE a bird's nest built high on a mountain or cliff [n AERIES] : AERIED [adj] AFARS AFAR, a great distance [n] AFFIX to attach (to connect as an associated part) [v AFFIXED, AFFIXES, AFFIXING] : AFFIXABLE [adj] AFOOT on foot [adv] AFORE before (previously (in a previous (coming or occurring before in time or order) manner)) [adv] AFOUL entangled [adj] AFRIT afreet (an evil spirit in Arabic mythology) [n AFRITS] AGAIN once more [adv] AGAMA a tropical lizard [n AGAMAS] AGAPE a communal meal of fellowship [n AGAPAE, AGAPAI, AGAPES] : AGAPEIC [adj] AGATE a variety of quartz [n AGATES] : AGATOID [adj] AGAVE a tropical plant [n AGAVES] AGAZE gazing [adj] AGENE a chemical compound used in bleaching flour [n AGENES] AGENT to act as a representative for [v AGENTED, AGENTING, AGENTS] : AGENTIAL [adj] AGGIE a type of playing marble [n AGGIES] AGGRO a rivalry or grievance [n AGGROS] AGHAS AGHA, aga (a high-ranking Turkish military officer) [n] AGILE able to move quickly and easily [adj] : AGILELY [adv] AGING the process of growing old [n AGINGS] / AGE, to grow old [v] AGIOS AGIO, a premium paid for the exchange of one currency for another [n] AGLET a metal sheath at the end of a lace [n AGLETS] AGLEY awry (with a turn or twist to one side) [adv] AGLOO an air hole through the ice made by a seal [n AGLOOS] AGLOW glowing [adj] AGLUS AGLU, agloo (an air hole through the ice made by a seal) [n] AGONS AGON, the dramatic conflict between the main characters in a Greek play [n] AGONY extreme pain [n AGONIES] AGORA a marketplace in ancient Greece [n AGORAE, AGORAS, AGOROT, AGOROTH] / a monetary unit of Israel [n AGOROT, AGOROTH] AGRIA severe pustular eruption [n AGRIAS] AGUED AGUE, a malarial fever [adj] AHING AH, aah (to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise) [v] AHOLD a hold or grasp of something [n AHOLDS] AHULL abandoned and flooded, as a ship [adj] AIDED AID, to help (to give assistance to) [v] AIOLI garlic mayonnaise [n AIOLIS] AIRER AIR, early (near the beginning of a period of time or a series of events) [adv] / a frame on which to dry clothes [n AIRERS] AIRTH to airt (to guide (to show the way to)) [v AIRTHED, AIRTHING, AIRTHS] AISLE a passageway between sections of seats [n AISLES] : AISLED [adj] AITCH the letter H [n AITCHES] AIVER a draft horse [n AIVERS] AIYEE used to express great alarm [interj] AJIES AJI, a chili pepper [n] (2018) AJIVA inanimate matter [n AJIVAS] AJUGA a flowering plant [n AJUGAS] AKEES AKEE, a tropical tree [n] AKELA a leader of a cub scout pack [n AKELAS] AKENE achene (a type of fruit) [n AKENES] ALACK used to express sorrow or regret [interj] ALAMO a softwood tree [n ALAMOS] ALAND alan (a large hunting dog) [n ALANDS] ALANE alone (apart from others) [adj] ALARY alar (pertaining to wings) [adj] ALATE a winged insect [n ALATES] ALBUM a book for preserving photographs or stamps [n ALBUMS] ALCID a diving seabird [n ALCIDS] ALEPH a Hebrew letter [n ALEPHS] ALFAS ALFA, a communications code word for the letter A [n] ALGAL ALGA, any of a group of primitive aquatic plants [adj] ALGID cold (having little or no warmth) [adj] ALIAS to assign an assumed name to [v ALIASED, ALIASES, ALIASING] ALIVE having life (the quality that distinguishes animals and plants from inanimate matter) [adj] ALIYA aliyah (the immigration of Jews to Israel) [n ALIYAS] ALKYD a synthetic resin [n ALKYDS] ALKYL a univalent radical [n ALKYLS] : ALKYLIC [adj] ALLAY to reduce in intensity or severity [v ALLAYED, ALLAYING, ALLAYS] ALLEE a tree-lined walkway [n ALLEES] ALLEY a narrow passageway [n ALLEYS] ALLOW to put no obstacle in the way of [v ALLOWED, ALLOWING, ALLOWS] : ALLOWABLE [n], ALLOWABLY [adv], ALLOWEDLY [adv] ALLYL a univalent radical [n ALLYLS] : ALLYLIC [adj] ALMUD a Spanish unit of capacity [n ALMUDS] ALOES ALOE, an African plant [n] ALOHA love -- used as a greeting or farewell [n ALOHAS] ALOIN a laxative (a drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels) [n ALOINS] ALPHA a Greek letter [n ALPHAS] ALULA a tuft of feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [n ALULAE] : ALULAR [adj] ALWAY always (at all times) [adv] AMAHS AMAH, an Oriental nurse [n] AMAZE to overwhelm with surprise or wonder [v AMAZED, AMAZES, AMAZING] : AMAZEDLY [adv], AMAZINGLY [adv] AMBIT the external boundary of something [n AMBITS] AMIAS AMIA, a freshwater fish [n] AMICE a vestment worn about the neck and shoulders [n AMICES] AMICI AMICUS, one not party to a lawsuit but permitted by the court to advise it [n] AMIDO containing an amide united with an acid radical [adj] AMIES AMIE, a female friend [n] AMIGA a female friend [n AMIGAS] AMITY friendship (the state of being a friend) [n AMITIES] AMMOS AMMO, ammunition [n] AMOLE a plant root used as a substitute for soap [n AMOLES] AMORT being without life [adj] AMOUR a love affair [n AMOURS] AMPED AMP, to amplify (to make larger or more powerful) [v] AMPUL ampule (a small glass vial) [n AMPULS] AMRIT amrita (a beverage that bestows immortality in Hindu mythology) [n AMRITS] AMUCK amok (a murderous frenzy) [n AMUCKS] AMUSE to occupy pleasingly [v AMUSED, AMUSES, AMUSING] : AMUSABLE [adj], AMUSEDLY [adv], AMUSINGLY [adv] AMYLS AMYL, a univalent radical [n] ANELE to anoint (to apply oil to as a sacred rite) [v ANELED, ANELES, ANELING] ANENT in regard to [prep] ANIMI anime (a resin obtained from a tropical tree) [n ANIMIS] ANION a negatively charged ion [n ANIONS] : ANIONIC [adj] ANISE a North African plant [n ANISES] ANKLE to walk (to advance on foot) [v ANKLED, ANKLES, ANKLING] ANKUS an elephant goad [n ANKUSES] ANNAL a record of a single year [n ANNALS] ANNEX to add or attach [v ANNEXED, ANNEXES, ANNEXING] ANNUL to make or declare void or invalid [v ANNULLED, ANNULLING, ANNULS] ANOAS ANOA, a wild ox [n] ANODE a positively charged electrode [n ANODES] : ANODAL [adj], ANODALLY [adv], ANODIC [adj] ANOMY anomie (a collapse of the social structures governing a given society) [n ANOMIES] ANSAE ANSA, the projecting part of Saturn's rings [n] ANTAE ANTA, a pilaster formed at the termination of a wall [n] ANTAS ANTA, a pilaster formed at the termination of a wall [n] ANTED ANTE, to put a fixed stake into the pot before the cards are dealt in poker [v] ANTRE a cave (a hollow place in the earth) [n ANTRES] AORTA a main artery [n AORTAE, AORTAS] : AORTAL [adj], AORTIC [adj] APACE swiftly (in a swift (moving with a great rate of motion) manner) [adv] APART not together (into a union or relationship) [adv] APEAK in a vertical position [adv] APEEK apeak (in a vertical position) [adv] APHID any of a family of small, soft-bodied insects [n APHIDS] APIAN pertaining to bees (a winged insect) [adj] APING APE, to mimic (to imitate closely) [v] APORT on or toward the left side of a ship [adv] APPLY to bring into contact with something [v APPLIED, APPLIES, APPLYING] : APPLIABLE [adj] APRON to provide with an apron (a garment worn to protect one's clothing) [v APRONED, APRONING, APRONS] : APRONLIKE [adj] AQUAE AQUA, water (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid) [n] AQUAS AQUA, water (a transparent, tasteless, odorless liquid) [n] ARAKS ARAK, arrack (an Oriental liquor) [n] ARAME an edible seaweed [n ARAMES] ARBOR a shady garden shelter [n ARBORS] / a tree when contrasted with a shrub [n ARBORES, ARBORS] ARDOR intensity of emotion [n ARDORS] AREAE AREA, a particular extent of space or surface [n] AREAL AREA, a particular extent of space or surface [adj] AREAS AREA, a particular extent of space or surface [n] ARECA a tropical tree [n ARECAS] ARHAT a Buddhist who has attained nirvana [n ARHATS] ARIEL an African gazelle [n ARIELS] ARMOR to furnish with armor (a defensive covering) [v ARMORED, ARMORING, ARMORS] : ARMORLESS [adj] AROMA a pleasant odor [n AROMAS] AROSE ARISE, to get up [v] ARRAS a tapestry [n ARRASES] : ARRASED [adj] ARRAY to place in proper or desired order [v ARRAYED, ARRAYING, ARRAYS] ARROW to indicate the proper position of with an arrow (a linear figure with a wedge-shaped end) [v ARROWED, ARROWING, ARROWS] : ARROWLESS [adj], ARROWLIKE [adj] ARYLS ARYL, a univalent radical [n] ASANA a posture in yoga [n ASANAS] ASKED ASK, to put a question to [v] ASKOI ASKOS, an oil jar used in ancient Greece [n] ASSAI a tropical tree [n ASSAIS] ASSAY to attempt (to make an effort to do or accomplish) [v ASSAYED, ASSAYING, ASSAYS] : ASSAYABLE [adj] ASSES ASS, a hoofed mammal [n] ASYLA ASYLUM, an institution for the care of the mentally ill [n] ATAXY ataxia (loss of muscular coordination) [n ATAXIES] ATIGI a type of Inuit parka [n ATIGIS] ATILT being in a tilted position [adj] ATMAS ATMA, atman (the individual soul in Hinduism) [n] ATOMY a tiny particle [n ATOMIES] ATONY muscular weakness [n ATONIES] ATOPY a type of allergy (a state of hypersensitive reaction to certain things) [n ATOPIES] : ATOPIC [adj] AUDAD aoudad (a wild sheep) [n AUDADS] AUDIO sound reception or transmission [n AUDIOS] AUDIT to examine with intent to verify [v AUDITED, AUDITING, AUDITS] : AUDITABLE [adj] AUGUR to foretell from omens [v AUGURED, AUGURING, AUGURS] AULIC pertaining to a royal court [adj] AUNTY aunt (the sister of one's father or mother) [n AUNTIES] AURAE AURA, an invisible emanation [n] AURAR EYRIR, a monetary unit of Iceland [n] AURIS the ear [n AURES] AURUM gold (a gold medal) [n AURUMS] AUTOS AUTO, to ride in an automobile [v] AUXIN a substance used to regulate plant growth [n AUXINS] : AUXINIC [adj] AVAIL to be of use or advantage to [v AVAILED, AVAILING, AVAILS] : AVAILABLE [adj], AVAILABLY [adj] AVANT culturally or stylistically new [adj] AVAST used as a command to stop [interj] AVGAS gasoline for airplanes [n AVGASES, AVGASSES] AVIAN a bird [n AVIANS] AVION an airplane (a winged aircraft propelled by jet engines or propellers) [n AVIONS] AVISO advice (recommendation regarding a decision or action) [n AVISOS] AVOID to keep away from [v AVOIDED, AVOIDING, AVOIDS] : AVOIDABLE [adj], AVOIDABLY [adv] AVOWS AVOW, to declare openly [v] AWAIT to wait for [v AWAITED, AWAITING, AWAITS] AWAKE to wake up [v AWAKED, AWAKES, AWAKING, AWOKE, AWOKEN, AWOKEN] AWARD to grant as due or merited [v AWARDED, AWARDING, AWARDS] : AWARDABLE [adj] AWARE having perception or knowledge [adj] AWASH covered with water [adj] AWFUL extremely bad or unpleasant [adj AWFULLER, AWFULLEST] : AWFULLY [adv] AWOKE AWAKE, to wake up [v] AWOLS AWOL, one who is absent without leave [n] AXIAL pertaining to or forming an axis [adj] : AXIALLY [adv] AXILE axial (pertaining to or forming an axis) [adj] AXILS AXIL, the angle between the upper side of a leaf and its supporting stem [n] AXING AX, to work on with an ax (a type of cutting tool) [v] / AXE, to ax (to work on with an ax (a type of cutting tool)) [v] AXIOM a self-evident truth [n AXIOMS] : AXIOMATIC [adj], AXIOMATICALLY [adv] AXION a hypothetical subatomic particle [n AXIONS] AXITE a fiber of an axon [n AXITES] AXLED AXLE, a shaft upon which a wheel revolves [adj] AXMAN one who wields an ax [n AXMEN] AXMEN AXMAN, one who wields an ax [n] AXONE axon (the central process of a neuron) [n AXONES] AXONS AXON, the central process of a neuron [n] AYAHS AYAH, a native maid or nurse in India [n] AYAYA a type of singing among the Inuit [n AYAYAS] AYINS AYIN, a Hebrew letter [n] AZANS AZAN, a Muslim call to prayer [n] AZIDE a type of chemical compound [n AZIDES] : AZIDO [adj] AZINE a type of chemical compound [n AZINES] AZOIC pertaining to geologic time before the appearance of life [adj] AZONS AZON, a radio-controlled aerial bomb [n] AZOTE nitrogen (a gaseous element) [n AZOTES] : AZOTED [adj] AZOTH mercury (a metallic element) [n AZOTHS] AZUKI adzuki (the edible seed of an Asian plant) [n AZUKIS] AZURE a blue color [n AZURES] BAAED BAA, to bleat (to utter the cry of a sheep) [v] BABEL confusion [n BABELS] BABOO a Hindu gentleman [n BABOOS] BABUS BABU, baboo (a Hindu gentleman) [n] BACCA a berry [n BACCAE] BACCY tobacco (an annual herb cultivated for its leaves) [n BACCIES] BACKS BACK, to support (to hold up or add strength to) [v] BADDY baddie (a bad person) [n BADDIES] BAFFS BAFF, to strike under a golf ball [v] BAFFY a wooden golf club [n BAFFIES] BAGGY loose-fitting [adj BAGGIER, BAGGIEST] : BAGGILY [adv] BAITS BAIT, to lure (to attract with something desirable) [v] BAIZA a monetary unit of Oman [n BAIZAS] BAIZE a green, woolen fabric [n BAIZES] BAKED BAKE, to prepare food in an oven [v] BALDS BALD, to become bald [v] BALKS BALK, to stop short and refuse to proceed [v] BALKY stubborn (unyielding (not yielding (yield))) [adj BALKIER, BALKIEST] : BALKILY [adv] BALLS BALL, to form into a ball (a spherical object) [v] / to make a mistake in doing something [v BALLSED, BALLSES, BALLSING] BALLY bloody (stained with blood) [adj BALLIER, BALLIEST] / a noisy uproar [n BALLIES] BALTI a type of Pakistani cuisine [n BALTIS] BANAL ordinary (of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events) [adj] : BANALLY [adv] BANCS BANC, a bench [n] BANDA a style of Mexican dance music [n BANDAS] BANDS BAND, to decorate with flexible strips of material [v] BANDY curved apart at the knees [adj BANDIER, BANDIEST] / to throw to and fro [v BANDIED, BANDIES, BANDYING] BANED BANE, to kill with poison [v] BANGS BANG, to hit sharply [v] BANJO a musical instrument [n BANJOES, BANJOS] BANKS BANK, to keep money in a bank (an institution dealing in money matters) [v] BANNS a marriage notice [n BANNS] BANTY a bantam (a small fowl) [n BANTIES] BARBE a medieval cloth headdress [n BARBES] BARBS BARB, to furnish with a barb (a sharp projection) [v] BARCA a double-ended boat [n BARCAS] BARFI burfi (a dessert made from milk solids and sugar) [n BARFIS] BARFS BARF, to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v] BARGE to move by barge (a long, large boat) [v BARGED, BARGES, BARGING] BARMS BARM, the foam on malt liquors [n] BARNY resembling a barn in size, shape, or smell [adj BARNIER, BARNIEST] BARON a lower member of nobility [n BARONS] BARRY divided into horizontal bars [adj] BASIC a fundamental [n BASICS] BASKS BASK, to lie in a pleasant warmth [v] BATCH to bring together [v BATCHED, BATCHES, BATCHING] BATED BATE, to reduce the force of [v] BATHE to wash (to cleanse by immersing in or applying a liquid) [v BATHED, BATHES, BATHING] BATIK to dye fabric by a particular process [v BATIKED, BATIKING, BATIKS] BATON a short rod [n BATONS] BATTS BATT, a sheet of cotton [n] BATTU pertaining to a ballet movement [adj] BATTY crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adj BATTIER, BATTIEST] BAULK to balk (to stop short and refuse to proceed) [v BAULKED, BAULKING, BAULKS] BAWDS BAWD, a madam (a woman who manages a brothel) [n] BAWDY obscene (indecent (not decent (conforming to recognized standards of propriety))) [adj BAWDIER, BAWDIEST] / obscene language [n BAWDIES] BAWKS BAWK, an Atlantic seabird [n] BAWNS BAWN, a meadow for cows [n] BAWTY bawtie (a dog) [n BAWTIES] BAYOU a marshy body of water [n BAYOUS] BAZOO the mouth [n BAZOOS] BEACH to drive ashore [v BEACHED, BEACHES, BEACHING] BEAKY resembling a beak (a bird's bill) [adj BEAKIER, BEAKIEST] BEANO a form of bingo [n BEANOS] BEAUX BEAU, a boyfriend [n] BEBOP a type of jazz [n BEBOPS] BECAP to put a cap on [v BECAPPED, BECAPPING, BECAPS] BECKS BECK, to beckon (to signal by sign or gesture) [v] BEDAD used as a mild oath [interj] BEECH a type of tree [n BEECHES] : BEECHEN [adj] BEEDI bidi (a cigarette of India) [n BEEDIES] BEEFY brawny (muscular (pertaining to muscle)) [adj BEEFIER, BEEFIEST] BEEPS BEEP, to honk a horn [v] BEERY affected by beer [adj BEERIER, BEERIEST] : BEERILY [adv] BEFIT to be suitable to [v BEFITS, BEFITTED, BEFITTING] : BEFITTINGLY [adv] BEFOG to envelop in fog [v BEFOGGED, BEFOGGING, BEFOGS] BEGAN BEGIN, to start (to set out) [v] BEGAT BEGET, to cause to exist [v] BEGEM to gem (to adorn with gems (precious stones)) [v BEGEMMED, BEGEMMING, BEGEMS] BEGET to cause to exist [v BEGAT, BEGETS, BEGETTING, BEGOT, BEGOTTEN, BEGOTTEN] BEGOT BEGET, to cause to exist [v] BEGUM a Muslim lady of high rank [n BEGUMS] BEGUN BEGIN, to start (to set out) [v] BEIGE of a tan color [adj BEIGER, BEIGEST] / a tan color [n BEIGES] BEIGY of the color beige [adj] BELAY to fasten a rope [v BELAYED, BELAYING, BELAYS] BELIE to misrepresent [v BELIED, BELIES, BELYING] BELLE an attractive woman [n BELLES] BELLS BELL, to provide with a bell (a ringing device) [v] BELLY to swell out [v BELLIED, BELLIES, BELLYING] BEMIX to mix thoroughly [v BEMIXED, BEMIXES, BEMIXING, BEMIXT] BENCH to take a player out of a game (a team competition) [v BENCHED, BENCHES, BENCHING] BENDS BEND, to curve (to deviate from straightness) [v] BENDY flexible (capable of being bent) [adj BENDIER, BENDIEST] / okra (a tall annual herb) [n BENDYS] BENES BENE, benne (the sesame plant) [n] BENNE the sesame plant [n BENNES] BENNI benne (the sesame plant) [n BENNIS] BENNY an amphetamine tablet [n BENNIES] BENTS BENT, an inclination [n] BERET a soft, flat cap [n BERETS] BERGS BERG, an iceberg (a large floating body of ice) [n] BERMS BERM, to provide with a berm (a ledge) [v] BERRY to produce berries (fleshy fruits) [v BERRIED, BERRIES, BERRYING] BERTH to provide with a mooring [v BERTHED, BERTHING, BERTHS] BERYL a green mineral [n BERYLS] : BERYLINE [adj] BESES BES, beth (a Hebrew letter) [n] BESOM a broom [n BESOMS] BESOT to stupefy (to dull the senses of) [v BESOTS, BESOTTED, BESOTTING] BESTS BEST, to outdo (to exceed in performance) [v] BETEL a climbing plant [n BETELS] BETHS BETH, a Hebrew letter [n] BETTA a freshwater fish [n BETTAS] BEVEL to cut at an angle [v BEVELED, BEVELING, BEVELLED, BEVELLING, BEVELS] BEVOR a piece of armor for the lower face [n BEVORS] BEVVY an alcoholic drink [n BEVVIES] BEWIG to adorn with a wig [v BEWIGGED, BEWIGGING, BEWIGS] BEZEL a slanted surface [n BEZELS] BEZIL bezel (a slanted surface) [n BEZILS] BHANG the hemp plant [n BHANGS] BHUTS BHUT, a small whirlwind [n] BIALY an onion roll [n BIALIES, BIALYS] BIBBS BIBB, a mast support [n] BIBES BIBE, a creature whose crying is an omen of death [n] BIBLE an authoritative publication [n BIBLES] : BIBLICAL [adj] BICEP biceps (bicep) [n BICEPS] BICES BICE, a blue or green pigment [n] BIDDY a hen (a female chicken) [n BIDDIES] BIDED BIDE, to wait (to stay in expectation of) [v] BIDES BIDE, to wait (to stay in expectation of) [v] BIDIS BIDI, a cigarette of India [n] BIELD to shelter (to provide cover or protection for) [v BIELDED, BIELDING, BIELDS] BIFFS BIFF, to hit (to strike forcibly) [v] BIFFY a toilet [n BIFFIES] BIFID divided into two parts [adj] : BIFIDLY [adv] BIGGY biggie (one that is big) [n BIGGIES] BIGHT to fasten with a loop of rope [v BIGHTED, BIGHTING, BIGHTS] BIGOT a prejudiced person [n BIGOTS] BIJOU a jewel [n BIJOUS, BIJOUX] BIKED BIKE, to bicycle (to ride a bicycle (a two-wheeled vehicle)) [v] BIKER one that bikes (to bicycle (to ride a bicycle (a two-wheeled vehicle))) [n BIKERS] BILBO a finely tempered sword [n BILBOES, BILBOS] BILBY a small nocturnal mammal [n BILBIES] BILES BILE, a fluid secreted by the liver [n] BILGE to spring a leak [v BILGED, BILGES, BILGING] BILKS BILK, to cheat (to defraud (to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means))) [v] BILLS BILL, to present a statement of costs to [v] BILLY a short club [n BILLIES] BIMAH bema (a platform in a synagogue) [n BIMAHS] BIMBO a disreputable person [n BIMBOES, BIMBOS] BINDI a dot worn on the forehead by women in India [n BINDIS] BINDS BIND, to tie or secure [v] BINES BINE, a twining plant stem [n] BINIT a unit of computer information [n BINITS] BINTS BINT, a woman (an adult human female) [n] BIOME an ecological community [n BIOMES] BIONT a living organism [n BIONTS] : BIONTIC [adj] BIOTA flora and fauna [n BIOTAS] BIPED a two-footed animal [n BIPEDS] : BIPEDAL [adj] BIPOD a two-legged support [n BIPODS] BIRCH to whip (to strike with a whip (an instrument for administering corporal punishment)) [v BIRCHED, BIRCHES, BIRCHING] BIRLS BIRL, to rotate a floating log [v] BIRRS BIRR, to make a whirring noise [v] BISES BISE, a cold wind [n] BISKS BISK, bisque (a thick soup) [n] BISON an ox-like animal [n BISONS] BITCH to complain (to express discontent) [v BITCHED, BITCHES, BITCHING] BITES BITE, to seize with the teeth [v] BITSY tiny (very small) [adj BITSIER, BITSIEST] BITTS BITT, to secure a cable around a post [v] BITTY tiny (very small) [adj BITTIER, BITTIEST] : BITTILY [adv] BIZES BIZE, bise (a cold wind) [n] BLABS BLAB, to talk idly [v] BLACK being of the darkest color [adj BLACKER, BLACKEST] / to make black [v BLACKED, BLACKING, BLACKS] BLAFF a West Indian stew [n BLAFFS] BLAGS BLAG, to rob with violence [v] BLAHS BLAH, nonsense (behavior or language that is meaningless or absurd) [n] BLAND soothing [adj BLANDER, BLANDEST] : BLANDLY [adv] BLANK empty (containing nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude)) [adj BLANKER, BLANKEST] / to delete (to remove written or printed matter) [v BLANKED, BLANKING, BLANKS] BLAWN BLAW, to blow (to damn (to curse (to wish evil upon))) [v] BLAZE to burn brightly [v BLAZED, BLAZES, BLAZING] : BLAZINGLY [adv] BLEAK dreary (dismal (cheerless and depressing)) [adj BLEAKER, BLEAKEST] / a freshwater fish [n BLEAKS] BLEBS BLEB, a blister [n] BLEND to mix smoothly and inseparably together [v BLENDED, BLENDING, BLENDS, BLENT] BLENT BLEND, to mix smoothly and inseparably together [v] BLESS to sanctify (to make holy) [v BLESSED, BLESSES, BLESSING, BLEST] BLIMP a nonrigid aircraft [n BLIMPS] : BLIMPISH [adj] BLIND sightless [adj BLINDER, BLINDEST] / to make sightless [v BLINDED, BLINDING, BLINDS] : BLINDINGLY [adv] BLING to adopt a flamboyant appearance [v BLINGED, BLINGING, BLINGS] BLINI BLIN, a blintze (a thin pancake) [n] BLINK to open and shut the eyes [v BLINKED, BLINKING, BLINKS] BLINY BLIN, a blintze (a thin pancake) [n] BLIPS BLIP, to remove sound from a recording [v] BLISS to experience or produce ecstasy [v BLISSED, BLISSES, BLISSING] BLITE an annual herb [n BLITES] BLITZ to subject to a sudden attack [v BLITZED, BLITZES, BLITZING] BLOAT to swell (to increase in size or volume) [v BLOATED, BLOATING, BLOATS] BLOBS BLOB, to splotch (to mark with large, irregular spots) [v] BLOCK to obstruct (to get in the way of) [v BLOCKED, BLOCKING, BLOCKS] BLOCS BLOC, a coalition [n] BLOKE a fellow [n BLOKES] BLOND light-colored [adj BLONDER, BLONDEST] / a person with blond hair [n BLONDS] BLOOD to stain with blood (the fluid circulated by the heart) [v BLOODED, BLOODING, BLOODS] BLOOM to bear flowers [v BLOOMED, BLOOMING, BLOOMS] BLOOP to hit a short fly ball [v BLOOPED, BLOOPING, BLOOPS] BLOWN BLOW, to damn (to curse (to wish evil upon)) [v] BLOWY windy (marked by strong wind) [adj BLOWIER, BLOWIEST] BLUEY a bag of clothing carried in travel [n BLUEYS] BLUFF having a broad front [adj BLUFFER, BLUFFEST] : BLUFFLY [adv] / to mislead (to lead astray) [v BLUFFED, BLUFFING, BLUFFS] BLUNT not sharp or pointed [adj BLUNTER, BLUNTEST] : BLUNTLY [adv] / to make blunt [v BLUNTED, BLUNTING, BLUNTS] BLURB to praise in a publicity notice [v BLURBED, BLURBING, BLURBS] BLURT to speak abruptly [v BLURTED, BLURTING, BLURTS] BLYPE a shred [n BLYPES] BOBBY a police officer [n BOBBIES] BOCCE boccie (an Italian bowling game) [n BOCCES] BOCCI boccie (an Italian bowling game) [n BOCCIS] BOCKS BOCK, a dark beer [n] BODED BODE, BIDE, to wait (to stay in expectation of) [v] BOEUF beef (a steer or cow fattened for food) [n BOEUFS] BOFFO a boff (a hearty laugh) [n BOFFOS] BOFFS BOFF, a hearty laugh [n] / BOFF, an offensive word [v] BOGEY to shoot in one stroke over par in golf [v BOGEYED, BOGEYING, BOGEYS] BOGGY marshy (resembling a marsh (a tract of low, wet land)) [adj BOGGIER, BOGGIEST] BOGIE bogy (a goblin (an evil or mischievous creature)) [n BOGIES] BOGUS not genuine; fake [adj] : BOGUSLY [adv] BOILS BOIL, to vaporize liquid [v] BOINK an offensive word [v BOINKED, BOINKING, BOINKS] BOITE a nightclub [n BOITES] BOKEH artistic blur in a photograph [n BOKEHS] (2018) BOLAS BOLA, a throwing weapon [n] / bola (a throwing weapon) [n BOLASES] BOLDS BOLD, to boldface (to print in thick type) [v] BOLLS BOLL, to form pods [v] BOLUS a large pill [n BOLUSES] BOMBE a frozen dessert [n BOMBES] BOMBS BOMB, to attack with bombs (explosive projectiles) [v] BONCE a person's head [n BONCES] BONDS BOND, to join together [v] BONED BONE, to debone (to remove the bones from) [v] BONGO a small drum [n BONGOES, BONGOS] BONGS BONG, to make a deep, ringing sound [v] BONNE a housemaid [n BONNES] BONNY pretty (pleasing to the eye) [adj BONNIER, BONNIEST] : BONNILY [adv] / a person that one loves [n BONNIES] BONZE a Buddhist monk [n BONZES] BOODY an offensive word [n BOODIES] BOOED BOO, to cry boo to express disapproval or to startle [v] BOOGY to boogie (to dance to rock music) [v BOOGIED, BOOGIES, BOOGYING] BOOMY prospering [adj BOOMIER, BOOMIEST] BOOTY a rich gain or prize [n BOOTIES] BOOZE to drink liquor excessively [v BOOZED, BOOZES, BOOZING] BOOZY drunken (drunk (intoxicated)) [adj BOOZIER, BOOZIEST] : BOOZILY [adv] BOPPY suggestive of bebop [adj BOPPIER, BOPPIEST] BORAX a white crystalline compound [n BORACES, BORAXES] BORER one that bores (to endure) [n BORERS] BORIC pertaining to boron (a nonmetallic element) [adj] BORKS BORK, to attack a candidate in the media [v] BORON a nonmetallic element [n BORONS] : BORONIC [adj] BORTS BORT, a low-quality diamond [n] BORTY BORT, a low-quality diamond [adj] BORTZ bort (a low-quality diamond) [n BORTZES] BOSKS BOSK, a small wooded area [n] BOSKY wooded; bushy [adj BOSKIER, BOSKIEST] BOSSY domineering [adj BOSSIER, BOSSIEST] : BOSSILY [adv] / a cow [n BOSSIES] BOTCH to bungle (to work, make, or do clumsily) [v BOTCHED, BOTCHES, BOTCHING] BOTEL boatel (a waterside hotel) [n BOTELS] BOTHY a hut in Scotland [n BOTHIES] BOTTS BOTT, bot (the larva of a botfly) [n] BOUGH a tree branch [n BOUGHS] : BOUGHED [adj] BOULE buhl (a style of furniture decoration) [n BOULES] BOULT to bolt (sift) [v BOULTED, BOULTING, BOULTS] BOUND BIND, to tie or secure [v] / to leap (to spring off the ground) [v BOUNDED, BOUNDING, BOUNDS] BOURG a medieval town [n BOURGS] BOURN a stream [n BOURNS] BOUSE to haul by means of a tackle [v BOUSED, BOUSES, BOUSING] BOVID a bovine (an ox-like animal) [n BOVIDS] BOWED BOW, to bend forward [v] BOWER to embower (to surround with foliage) [v BOWERED, BOWERING, BOWERS] BOWSE to bouse (to haul by means of a tackle) [v BOWSED, BOWSES, BOWSING] BOXED BOX, to put in a box (a rectangular container) [v] BOXER one that packs boxes [n BOXERS] BOXES BOX, to put in a box (a rectangular container) [v] BOXLA a form of lacrosse played in an enclosed area [n BOXLAS] BOYAR a former Russian aristocrat [n BOYARS] BOYLA a witch doctor [n BOYLAS] BOYOS BOYO, a boy (a male child) [n] BOZOS BOZO, a fellow [n] BRACH a hound bitch [n BRACHES, BRACHS] BRACT a leaflike plant part [n BRACTS] : BRACTEAL [adj], BRACTED [adj] BRAND to mark with a hot iron [v BRANDED, BRANDING, BRANDS] BRANK a device used to restrain the tongue [n BRANKS] BRANT a wild goose [n BRANTS] BRASH rash; hasty [adj BRASHER, BRASHEST] : BRASHLY [adv] / a mass of fragments [n BRASHES] BRASS to coat with brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) [v BRASSED, BRASSES, BRASSING] BRATS BRAT, a spoiled child [n] BRAVA a shout of approval [n BRAVAS] BRAVE showing courage (the quality that enables one to face danger fearlessly; spirit) [adj BRAVER, BRAVEST] : BRAVELY [adv] / to face with courage [v BRAVED, BRAVES, BRAVING] BRAVI BRAVO, a hired killer [n] BRAVO a hired killer [n BRAVI, BRAVOES, BRAVOS] / to applaud by shouting {ldquo}bravo{rdquo} [v BRAVOED, BRAVOES, BRAVOING] BRAWL to fight (to attempt to defeat an adversary) [v BRAWLED, BRAWLING, BRAWLS] BRAWN muscular strength [n BRAWNS] BRAWS fine clothes [n BRAWS] BRAXY a fever of sheep [n BRAXIES] BRAYS BRAY, to utter a harsh cry [v] BRENS BREN, a light machine gun [n] BRENT brant (a wild goose) [n BRENTS] BREVE a symbol used to indicate a short vowel [n BREVES] BREWS BREW, to make beer or the like [v] BRIAR brier (a thorny shrub) [n BRIARS] : BRIARY [adj] BRIBE to practice bribery [v BRIBED, BRIBES, BRIBING] : BRIBABLE [adj] BRICK to build with bricks (blocks of clay) [v BRICKED, BRICKING, BRICKS] BRIER a thorny shrub [n BRIERS] : BRIERY [adj] BRIGS BRIG, a two-masted ship [n] BRILL brilliant [adj BRILLER, BRILLEST] / an edible flatfish [n BRILLS] BRIMS BRIM, to fill to the top [v] BRING to take with oneself to a place [v BRINGING, BRINGS, BROUGHT, BRUNG, BRUNG] BRINK an extreme edge [n BRINKS] BRINS BRIN, a rib of a fan [n] BRINY salty (tasting of or containing salt) [adj BRINIER, BRINIEST] / the sea (the ocean (the vast body of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface)) [n BRINIES] BRISS bris (a Jewish circumcision rite) [n BRISSES] BRITS BRIT, a young herring [n] BRITT brit (a young herring) [n BRITTS] BROCH a prehistoric stone tower [n BROCHS] BROCK a badger [n BROCKS] BROIL to cook by direct heat [v BROILED, BROILING, BROILS] BROKE BREAK, to reduce to fragments [v] BRONC bronco (a wild horse) [n BRONCS] BROOK to tolerate (to allow without active opposition) [v BROOKED, BROOKING, BROOKS] BROSY smeared with brose [adj] BROWN of a dark color [adj BROWNER, BROWNEST] / to make brown [v BROWNED, BROWNING, BROWNS] BROWS BROW, the forehead (the part of the face above the eyes) [n] BRUIT to spread news of [v BRUITED, BRUITING, BRUITS] BRUNG BRING, to take with oneself to a place [v] BUBBE a Jewish grandmother [n BUBBES] BUBBY an offensive word [n BUBBIES] BUBUS BUBU, boubou (a long flowing garment) [n] BUCKO a bully [n BUCKOES, BUCKOS] BUCKS BUCK, to leap forward and upward suddenly [v] BUDDY to become close friends [v BUDDIED, BUDDIES, BUDDYING] BUFFI BUFFO, an operatic clown [n] BUFFO an operatic clown [n BUFFI, BUFFOS] BUFFS BUFF, to polish (to make smooth and lustrous by rubbing) [v] BUFFY of a yellowish-brown color [adj BUFFIER, BUFFIEST] BUGGY infested with bugs [adj BUGGIER, BUGGIEST] / a light carriage [n BUGGIES] BUILD to construct [v BUILDED, BUILDING, BUILDS, BUILT] BUILT BUILD, to construct [v] BULGY bulging [adj BULGIER, BULGIEST] BULKS BULK, to gather into a mass [v] BULKY massive (of considerable size) [adj BULKIER, BULKIEST] : BULKILY [adv] BULLA a large blister [n BULLAE] BULLS BULL, to push ahead [v] BULLY wonderful [adj BULLIER, BULLIEST] / to treat abusively [v BULLIED, BULLIES, BULLYING] BUMFS BUMF, paperwork [n] BUMPH bumf (paperwork) [n BUMPHS] BUMPS BUMP, to knock against [v] BUMPY of uneven surface [adj BUMPIER, BUMPIEST] : BUMPILY [adv] BUNAS BUNA, a synthetic rubber [n] BUNCH to group together [v BUNCHED, BUNCHES, BUNCHING] BUNCO to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means) [v BUNCOED, BUNCOES, BUNCOING, BUNCOS] BUNDS BUND, a political association [n] BUNDT a type of cake pan [n BUNDTS] BUNGS BUNG, to plug with a cork or stopper [v] BUNKO to bunco (to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means)) [v BUNKOED, BUNKOING, BUNKOS] BUNKS BUNK, to go to bed [v] BUNNS BUNN, bun (a small bread roll) [n] BUNNY a rabbit [n BUNNIES] BUNTS BUNT, to butt (to hit with the head) [v] BUNYA an evergreen tree [n BUNYAS] BUPPY buppie (a black professional person working in a city) [n BUPPIES] BURBS BURB, a suburb (a residential area adjacent to a city) [n] BURFI a dessert made from milk solids and sugar [n BURFIS] BURKA a long loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women [n BURKAS] BURKE to murder by suffocation [v BURKED, BURKES, BURKING] BURLY heavy and muscular [adj BURLIER, BURLIEST] : BURLILY [adv] BURNS BURN, to destroy by fire [v] BURPS BURP, to belch (to expel gas through the mouth) [v] BURQA burka (a long loose outer garment worn by some Muslim women) [n BURQAS] BURRO a small donkey [n BURROS] BURRS BURR, to remove a rough edge from [v] BURRY prickly (having many sharp points) [adj BURRIER, BURRIEST] BUSBY a tall fur hat [n BUSBIES] BUSED BUS, to transport by bus (a large motor vehicle) [v] BUSES BUS, to transport by bus (a large motor vehicle) [v] BUSHY covered with bushes [adj BUSHIER, BUSHIEST] / a person who lives in the bush (the wilderness) [n BUSHIES] BUSKS BUSK, to prepare (to put in proper condition or readiness) [v] BUSTY full-bosomed [adj BUSTIER, BUSTIEST] BUTCH being a very short haircut [adj BUTCHER, BUTCHEST] / an offensive word [n BUTCHES] BUTEO a hawk [n BUTEOS] BUTOH a style of modern Japanese dance [n BUTOHS] BUTTE an isolated hill [n BUTTES] BUTTS BUTT, to hit with the head [v] BUTTY a fellow workman [n BUTTIES] BUTUT a monetary unit of Gambia [n BUTUTS] BUTYL a hydrocarbon radical [n BUTYLS] BUXOM healthily plump [adj BUXOMER, BUXOMEST] : BUXOMLY [adv] BUZZY having a vibrating sound [adj BUZZIER, BUZZIEST] BYLAW a secondary law [n BYLAWS] BYRES BYRE, a cowshed (a shelter for cows) [n] BYRLS BYRL, to birle (to carouse (to engage in a carousal)) [v] BYSSI BYSSUS, a fine linen [n] BYTES BYTE, a group of adjacent binary digits [n] BYWAY a side road [n BYWAYS] CABAL to conspire (to plan secretly with another) [v CABALLED, CABALLING, CABALS] CABBY a driver of a cab [n CABBIES] CABIN to live in a cabin (a roughly built house) [v CABINED, CABINING, CABINS] CABLE to fasten with a cable (a heavy rope) [v CABLED, CABLES, CABLING] CABOB kabob (cubes of meat cooked on a skewer) [n CABOBS] CACAO a tropical tree [n CACAOS] CACAS CACA, excrement [n] CACHE to store in a hiding place [v CACHED, CACHES, CACHING] CACTI CACTUS, a plant native to arid regions [n] CADDY to caddie (to serve as a golfer's assistant) [v CADDIED, CADDIES, CADDYING] CADGY cheerful (full of spirits) [adj] CAECA CAECUM, cecum (a bodily cavity with one opening) [n] CAFFS CAFF, a caf (a cafeteria or cafe) [n] CAGES CAGE, to confine (to shut within an enclosure) [v] CAGEY shrewd (having keen insight) [adj CAGIER, CAGIEST] CAHOW a sea bird [n CAHOWS] CAINS CAIN, kain (a tax paid in produce or livestock) [n] CAJON a steep-sided canyon [n CAJONES] CAKED CAKE, to form into a hardened mass [v] CAKES CAKE, to form into a hardened mass [v] CAKEY tending to form lumps [adj CAKIER, CAKIEST] CALFS CALF, a young cow or bull [n] CALIF caliph (a Muslim leader) [n CALIFS] CALIX a cup [n CALICES, CALIXES] CALLA a tropical plant [n CALLAS] CALYX the outer protective covering of a flower [n CALYCES, CALYXES] CAMAS camass (a perennial herb) [n CAMASES] CAMPI CAMPO, a level, grassy plain [n] CAMPO a level, grassy plain [n CAMPOS] / an open space in a town [n CAMPI, CAMPOS] CAMPY comically exaggerated [adj CAMPIER, CAMPIEST] CANAL to dig an artificial waterway through [v CANALED, CANALING, CANALLED, CANALLING, CANALS] CANDY to coat with sugar [v CANDIED, CANDIES, CANDYING] CANNA a tropical plant [n CANNAS] CANNY prudent (having, showing, or exercising good judgment) [adj CANNIER, CANNIEST] CANTY cheerful (full of spirits) [adj] CAPIZ a bivalve mollusk [n CAPIZES] CAPON a gelded rooster [n CAPONS] CAPUT a head or head-like part [n CAPITA] CARAT a unit of weight for gems [n CARATS] CARDS CARD, to provide with a card (a stiff piece of paper) [v] CAREX a marsh plant [n CARICES] CARGO conveyed merchandise [n CARGOES, CARGOS] CARLS CARL, a peasant (a person of inferior social rank) [n] CARNY a carnival (a traveling amusement show) [n CARNIES] CARRS CARR, a marsh (a tract of low, wet land) [n] CARRY to convey from one place to another [v CARRIED, CARRIES, CARRYING] CASAS CASA, a dwelling (a place of residence) [n] CASES CASE, to put in a case (a container or receptacle) [v] CATCH to capture after pursuit [v CATCHES, CATCHING, CAUGHT] CATTY catlike; spiteful [adj CATTIER, CATTIEST] CAULK to make the seams of a ship watertight [v CAULKED, CAULKING, CAULKS] CAULS CAUL, a fetal membrane [n] CAVAS CAVA, a sparkling Spanish wine [n] CAVED CAVE, to hollow out [v] CAVES CAVE, to hollow out [v] CAVIE a hencoop (a cage for hens) [n CAVIES] CAWED CAW, to utter the sound of a crow [v] CEASE to stop (to discontinue the progress or motion of) [v CEASED, CEASES, CEASING] CEBID ceboid (one of a family of monkeys) [n CEBIDS] CECAL CECUM, a bodily cavity with one opening [adj] CECUM a bodily cavity with one opening [n CECA] : CECAL [adj], CECALLY [adv] CEDED CEDE, to yield (to give up) [v] CEDES CEDE, to yield (to give up) [v] CEIBA a tropical tree [n CEIBAS] CEILI ceilidh (an Irish or Scottish party) [n CEILIS] CELEB a celebrity; a famous person [n CELEBS] CELLA the interior of an ancient temple [n CELLAE] CELLI CELLO, a stringed musical instrument [n] CELLO a stringed musical instrument [n CELLI, CELLOS] CELLS CELL, to store in a honeycomb [v] CELOM coelom (a body cavity in some animals) [n CELOMATA, CELOMS] CELTS CELT, a primitive ax [n] CENTU CENTAS, a monetary unit of Lithuania [n] CEORL a freeman of low birth [n CEORLS] : CEORLISH [adj] CEPES CEPE, a large mushroom [n] CETES CETE, a group of badgers [n] CHADS CHAD, a scrap of paper [n] CHAFE to warm by rubbing [v CHAFED, CHAFES, CHAFING] CHAFF to poke fun at [v CHAFFED, CHAFFING, CHAFFS] CHALK to mark with chalk (a soft limestone) [v CHALKED, CHALKING, CHALKS] CHAMP to chew noisily [v CHAMPED, CHAMPING, CHAMPS] CHANA a snack of chick peas [n CHANAS] CHANG a cattie (an Asian unit of weight) [n CHANGS] CHAOS a state of total disorder; a confused mass [n CHAOSES] : CHAOTIC [adj] CHARD a variety of beet [n CHARDS] CHARK to char (to burn slightly) [v CHARKED, CHARKING, CHARKS] CHARR a small-scaled trout [n CHARRS] CHARY cautious (exercising prudence to avoid danger) [adj CHARIER, CHARIEST] CHAYS CHAY, the root of an East Indian herb [n] CHECK to inspect (to look carefully at or over) [v CHECKED, CHECKING, CHECKS] CHEEK to speak impudently to [v CHEEKED, CHEEKING, CHEEKS] CHEEP to chirp (to utter a short, shrill sound) [v CHEEPED, CHEEPING, CHEEPS] CHEER to applaud with shouts of approval [v CHEERED, CHEERING, CHEERS] CHEFS CHEF, to work as a chef (a chief cook) [v] CHEMO treatment (as of disease) with chemical agents [n CHEMOS] CHESS a weed [n CHESSES] CHETH heth (a Hebrew letter) [n CHETHS] CHEVY to chase about [v CHEVIED, CHEVIES, CHEVYING] CHEWS CHEW, to crush or grind with the teeth [v] CHEWY not easily chewed [adj CHEWIER, CHEWIEST] CHIAO a monetary unit of China [n CHIAO] CHICA a girl or young woman [n CHICAS] CHICK a young bird [n CHICKS] CHICO a prickly shrub [n CHICOS] CHICS CHIC, elegance of dress or manner [n] CHIDE to scold (to rebuke harshly) [v CHID, CHIDDEN, CHIDDEN, CHIDED, CHIDES, CHIDING] : CHIDINGLY [adv] CHILD a young person [n CHILDREN] CHILL cool (moderately cold) [adj CHILLER, CHILLEST] / to make cold [v CHILLED, CHILLING, CHILLS] : CHILLINGLY [adv] CHIMB the rim of a cask [n CHIMBS] CHIMP a chimpanzee [n CHIMPS] CHINK to fill cracks or fissures in [v CHINKED, CHINKING, CHINKS] CHINO a strong fabric [n CHINOS] CHINS CHIN, to hold with the chin (the lower part of the face) [v] CHIPS CHIP, to break a small piece from [v] CHIRK cheerful (full of spirits) [adj CHIRKER, CHIRKEST] / to make a shrill noise [v CHIRKED, CHIRKING, CHIRKS] CHIRM to chirp (to utter a short, shrill sound) [v CHIRMED, CHIRMING, CHIRMS] CHIRP to utter a short, shrill sound [v CHIRPED, CHIRPING, CHIRPS] CHIRR to make a harsh, vibrant sound [v CHIRRED, CHIRRING, CHIRRS] CHIRU a Tibetan antelope [n CHIRUS] CHIVE an herb used as a seasoning [n CHIVES] CHOCK to secure with a wedge of wood or metal [v CHOCKED, CHOCKING, CHOCKS] CHOCS CHOC, a chocolate [n] CHOKE to impede the breathing of [v CHOKED, CHOKES, CHOKING] : CHOKINGLY [adv] CHOKY tending to cause choking [adj CHOKIER, CHOKIEST] / a prison [n CHOKIES] CHOMP to champ (to chew noisily) [v CHOMPED, CHOMPING, CHOMPS] CHONS CHON, a monetary unit of North and South Korea [n] CHOOK a chicken [n CHOOKS] CHOPS CHOP, to sever with a sharp tool [v] CHORD to play a chord (a combination of three or more musical tones) [v CHORDED, CHORDING, CHORDS] CHOTT a saline lake [n CHOTTS] CHOWS CHOW, to eat (to consume food) [v] CHUBS CHUB, a freshwater fish [n] CHUCK to throw (to propel through the air with a movement of the arm) [v CHUCKED, CHUCKING, CHUCKS] CHUFA a European sedge [n CHUFAS] CHUFF gruff (low and harsh in speech) [adj CHUFFER, CHUFFEST] / to chug (to move with a dull explosive sound) [v CHUFFED, CHUFFING, CHUFFS] CHUGS CHUG, to move with a dull explosive sound [v] CHUMP to munch (to chew with a crackling sound) [v CHUMPED, CHUMPING, CHUMPS] CHUMS CHUM, to be close friends with someone [v] CHUNK to make a dull explosive sound [v CHUNKED, CHUNKING, CHUNKS] CHURN to stir briskly in order to make butter [v CHURNED, CHURNING, CHURNS] CHURR to make a vibrant sound [v CHURRED, CHURRING, CHURRS] CHUSE to choose (to take by preference) [v CHUSED, CHUSES, CHUSING] CHYLE a digestive fluid [n CHYLES] : CHYLOUS [adj] CHYME semi-digested food [n CHYMES] CIBOL a variety of onion [n CIBOLS] CIGAR a roll of tobacco leaf for smoking [n CIGARS] CIGGY ciggie (a cigarette) [n CIGGIES] CIMEX a bedbug (a bloodsucking insect) [n CIMICES] CINCH to girth (to encircle (to form a circle around)) [v CINCHED, CINCHES, CINCHING] CINQS CINQ, cinque (the number five) [n] CIRCA about; around [prep] CIRCS circumstances (circumstance) [n CIRCS] CIRRI CIRRUS, a tendril or similar part [n] CISCO a freshwater fish [n CISCOES, CISCOS] CISSY sissy (an effeminate man or boy) [n CISSIES] CISTS CIST, a prehistoric stone coffin [n] CIVIC pertaining to a city (a large town) [adj] CIVIE civvy (a civilian (a nonmilitary person)) [n CIVIES] CIVIL pertaining to citizens (a resident of a city or town) [adj] CIVVY a civilian (a nonmilitary person) [n CIVVIES] CLACH clachan (a hamlet (a small town)) [n CLACHS] CLACK to make an abrupt, dry sound [v CLACKED, CLACKING, CLACKS] CLAGS CLAG, to clog (to block up or obstruct) [v] CLAMP to fasten with a clamp (a securing device) [v CLAMPED, CLAMPING, CLAMPS] CLANG to ring loudly [v CLANGED, CLANGING, CLANGS] CLANK to make a sharp, metallic sound [v CLANKED, CLANKING, CLANKS] : CLANKINGLY [adv] CLANS CLAN, a united group of families [n] CLAPT CLAP, to strike one palm against the other [v] CLASH to conflict or disagree [v CLASHED, CLASHES, CLASHING] CLASS to classify (to arrange according to characteristics) [v CLASSED, CLASSES, CLASSING] CLAWS CLAW, to scratch with claws (sharp, curved toenails) [v] CLEEK to clutch (to grasp and hold tightly) [v CLAUCHT, CLEEKED, CLEEKING, CLEEKS] CLEFS CLEF, a musical symbol [n] CLEFT CLEAVE, to split or divide [v] / to insert a scion into the stock of a plant [v CLEFTED, CLEFTING, CLEFTS] CLEGS CLEG, a horsefly (a large fly) [n] CLEPE to call by name [v CLEPED, CLEPES, CLEPING, CLEPT] CLEPT CLEPE, to call by name [v] CLERK to serve as a clerk (an office worker) [v CLERKED, CLERKING, CLERKS] CLEWS CLEW, to roll into a ball [v] CLICK to make a short, sharp sound [v CLICKED, CLICKING, CLICKS] CLIFF a high, steep face of rock [n CLIFFS] CLIFT cliff (a high, steep face of rock) [n CLIFTS] CLIMB to ascend (to go or move upward) [v CLIMBED, CLIMBING, CLIMBS, CLOMB, CLOMB] CLINE a series of changes within a species [n CLINES] CLING to adhere closely [v CLINGING, CLINGS, CLUNG] / to make a high-pitched ringing sound [v CLINGED, CLINGING, CLINGS, CLUNG] CLINK to make a soft, sharp, ringing sound [v CLINKED, CLINKING, CLINKS] CLIPS CLIP, to trim by cutting [v] CLIPT CLIP, to trim by cutting [v] CLITS CLIT, an offensive word [n] CLOAK to conceal (to keep from sight or discovery) [v CLOAKED, CLOAKING, CLOAKS] CLOCK to time with a stopwatch [v CLOCKED, CLOCKING, CLOCKS] CLOGS CLOG, to block up or obstruct [v] CLOMB CLIMB, to ascend (to go or move upward) [v] CLOMP to walk heavily and clumsily [v CLOMPED, CLOMPING, CLOMPS] CLONE to reproduce by asexual means [v CLONED, CLONES, CLONING] CLONK to make a dull thumping sound [v CLONKED, CLONKING, CLONKS] CLONS CLON, a group of asexually derived organisms [n] CLOOT a cloven hoof [n CLOOTS] CLOPS CLOP, to make the sound of a hoof striking pavement [v] CLOTH fabric (a woven, felted, or knitted material) [n CLOTHS] CLOUR to knock or bump [v CLOURED, CLOURING, CLOURS] CLOUT to hit with the hand [v CLOUTED, CLOUTING, CLOUTS] CLOVE a spice [n CLOVES] / CLEAVE, to split or divide [v] CLOWN to act like a clown (a humorous performer) [v CLOWNED, CLOWNING, CLOWNS] CLOYS CLOY, to gratify beyond desire [v] CLOZE a test of reading comprehension [n CLOZES] CLUBS CLUB, to form a club (an organized group of persons) [v] CLUCK to make the sound of a hen [v CLUCKED, CLUCKING, CLUCKS] CLUMP to form into a thick mass [v CLUMPED, CLUMPING, CLUMPS] CLUNG CLING, to adhere closely [v] CLUNK to thump (to strike so as to make a dull, heavy sound) [v CLUNKED, CLUNKING, CLUNKS] COACH to tutor or train [v COACHED, COACHES, COACHING] COACT to act together [v COACTED, COACTING, COACTS] COADY a sauce made from molasses [n COADIES, COADYS] COALA koala (an Australian mammal) [n COALAS] COALY containing coal [adj COALIER, COALIEST] COATI a tropical mammal [n COATIS] COBBS COBB, a seagull (a gull frequenting the sea) [n] COBBY stocky (having a short, thick body) [adj COBBIER, COBBIEST] COBIA a large game fish [n COBIAS] COBLE a small fishing boat [n COBLES] COCAS COCA, a South American shrub [n] COCCI COCCUS, a spherical bacterium [n] COCKS COCK, to tilt to one side [v] COCKY arrogantly self-confident [adj COCKIER, COCKIEST] / a cockatoo (a parrot) [n COCKIES] COCOA chocolate [n COCOAS] COCOS COCO, a tall palm tree [n] CODAS CODA, a passage at the end of a musical composition [n] CODEC an integrated circuit [n CODECS] CODED CODE, to convert into symbols [v] COHOE coho (a small salmon) [n COHOES] COHOG a quahog (an edible clam) [n COHOGS] COHOS COHO, a small salmon [n] COIFS COIF, to style the hair [v] COIRS COIR, a fiber obtained from coconut husks [n] COKED COKE, to change into a carbon fuel [v] COKES COKE, to change into a carbon fuel [v] COLBY a mild cheese [n COLBIES, COLBYS] COLIC acute abdominal pain [n COLICS] COLLY to blacken with coal dust [v COLLIED, COLLIES, COLLYING] COLOG the logarithm of the reciprocal of a number [n COLOGS] COLON a monetary unit of Costa Rica [n COLONES, COLONS] / a section of the large intestine [n COLONS] COLOR to give color (a visual attribute of objects) to [v COLORED, COLORING, COLORS] COLZA a plant of the cabbage family [n COLZAS] COMAL comose (bearing a tuft of silky hairs) [adj] COMBE a narrow valley [n COMBES] COMBI a machine having a combined function [n COMBIS] COMBS COMB, to arrange or clean with a comb (a toothed instrument) [v] COMER one showing great promise [n COMERS] COMES COME, to move toward something or someone [v] COMFY comfortable [adj COMFIER, COMFIEST] : COMFILY [adv] COMIC a comedian (a humorous entertainer) [n COMICS] COMIX comic books or strips [n COMIX] COMMA a fragment of a few words or feet in ancient prosody [n COMMAS, COMMATA] COMMO communication [n COMMOS] COMMS COMM, communication [n] COMMY commie (a communist) [n COMMIES] COMPO a mixed substance [n COMPOS] COMPS COMP, to play a jazz accompaniment [v] COMPT to count (to list or mention the units of one by one to ascertain the total) [v COMPTED, COMPTING, COMPTS] CONCH a marine mollusk [n CONCHES, CONCHS] CONEY cony (a rabbit) [n CONEYS] CONGA to perform a conga (Latin-American dance) [v CONGAED, CONGAING, CONGAS] CONGE permission to depart [n CONGES] CONIC a geometric curve [n CONICS] CONIN coniine (a poisonous alkaloid) [n CONINS] CONKY full of a tree fungus [adj] CONNS CONN, to direct the steering of a ship [v] CONTO a Portuguese money of account [n CONTOS] COOCH a sinuous dance [n COOCHES] COOED COO, to make the sound of a dove [v] COOEE to cry out shrilly [v COOEED, COOEEING, COOEES] COOER one that coos (to make the sound of a dove) [n COOERS] COOEY to cooee (to cry out shrilly) [v COOEYED, COOEYING, COOEYS] COOFS COOF, a dolt (a stupid person) [n] COOKY cookie (a small, flat cake) [n COOKIES] COOLY coolie (a laborer in or from the Far East) [n COOLIES] COONS COON, a raccoon (a carnivorous mammal) [n] COOPT to elect or appoint [v COOPTED, COOPTING, COOPTS] COPAL a resin [n COPALS] COPAY a fee required by a health insurer to be paid by the patient [n COPAYS] COPED COPE, to contend or strive [v] COPER a horse dealer [n COPERS] COPRA dried coconut meat [n COPRAS] COPSY COPSE, a coppice [adj] COQUI a small arboreal frog [n COQUIS] CORBY corbie (a raven or crow) [n CORBIES] CORIA CORIUM, a skin layer [n] CORMS CORM, a stem of certain plants [n] CORNU a hornlike bone formation [n CORNUA] : CORNUAL [adj] COSEY a covering for a teapot [n COSEYS] COSIE cosey (a covering for a teapot) [n COSIES] COTED COTE, to pass by [v] COTTA a short surplice [n COTTAE, COTTAS] COUCH to put into words [v COUCHED, COUCHES, COUCHING] COUGH to expel air from the lungs noisily [v COUGHED, COUGHING, COUGHS] COUNT to list or mention the units of one by one to ascertain the total [v COUNTED, COUNTING, COUNTS] COUPE an automobile with two doors [n COUPES] COUPS COUP, to overturn (to turn over) [v] COURT to woo (to seek the affection of) [v COURTED, COURTING, COURTS] COVED COVE, to curve over or inward [v] COVEN a group of witches [n COVENS] COVER to place something over or upon [v COVERED, COVERING, COVERS] COVET to desire greatly [v COVETED, COVETING, COVETS] : COVETINGLY [adv] COVEY a flock of birds [n COVEYS] COVIN a conspiracy to defraud [n COVINS] COWED COW, to intimidate [v] COWER to cringe (to shrink in fear) [v COWERED, COWERING, COWERS] COWRY a glossy seashell [n COWRIES] COXAE COXA, the hip or hip joint [n] COXAL COXA, the hip or hip joint [adj] COXES COX, to coxswain (to direct (a crew) as coxswain) [v] COYAU a steep roof design [n COYAUS] COYER COY, shy (timid (lacking courage or self-confidence)) [adj] COYLY in a coy (shy (timid (lacking courage or self-confidence))) manner [adv] COYPU an aquatic rodent [n COYPUS] COZEN to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v COZENED, COZENING, COZENS] COZES COZ, a cousin (a child of one's aunt or uncle) [n] COZEY a cover for a teapot [n COZEYS] COZIE a cozey (a cover for a teapot) [n COZIES] CRAAL to kraal (to pen in a type of enclosure) [v CRAALED, CRAALING, CRAALS] CRACK to break without dividing into parts [v CRACKED, CRACKING, CRACKS] CRAFT to make by hand [v CRAFTED, CRAFTING, CRAFTS] CRAMP to restrain or confine [v CRAMPED, CRAMPING, CRAMPS] CRANK lively (full of energy) [adj CRANKER, CRANKEST] / to start manually [v CRANKED, CRANKING, CRANKS] CRAWL to move with the body on or near the ground [v CRAWLED, CRAWLING, CRAWLS] CRAWS CRAW, the stomach of an animal [n] CRAZE to make insane [v CRAZED, CRAZES, CRAZING] CRAZY insane (mentally unsound) [adj CRAZIER, CRAZIEST] : CRAZILY [adv] / a crazy person [n CRAZIES] CREDS CRED, credibility [n] CREEK a watercourse smaller than a river [n CREEKS] CREEL to put fish in a creel (a fish basket) [v CREELED, CREELING, CREELS] CREME cream [n CREMES] CREPT CREEP, to crawl (to move with the body on or near the ground) [v] CREPY crepey (crinkly (crinkled)) [adj CREPIER, CREPIEST] CRESS a plant used in salads [n CRESSES] : CRESSY [adj] CRIBS CRIB, to confine closely [v] CRICK to cause a spasm of the neck [v CRICKED, CRICKING, CRICKS] CRIME a violation of the law [n CRIMES] CRIMP to pleat (to fold in an even manner) [v CRIMPED, CRIMPING, CRIMPS] CRITS CRIT, criticism [n] CROAK to utter a low, hoarse sound [v CROAKED, CROAKING, CROAKS] CROCI CROCUS, a flowering plant [n] CROCK to soil (to make dirty) [v CROCKED, CROCKING, CROCKS] CROCS CROC, a crocodile [n] CROFT to farm on a small tenant farm [v CROFTED, CROFTING, CROFTS] CROOK sick (affected with disease or ill health) [adj CROOKER, CROOKEST] / to bend (to curve (to deviate from straightness)) [v CROOKED, CROOKING, CROOKS] CROON to sing softly [v CROONED, CROONING, CROONS] CROSS ill-tempered [adj CROSSER, CROSSEST] / to intersect [v CROSSED, CROSSES, CROSSING] CROUP a disease of the throat [n CROUPS] CROWD to press into an insufficient space [v CROWDED, CROWDING, CROWDS] CROWN to supply with a crown (a royal headpiece) [v CROWNED, CROWNING, CROWNS] CROWS CROW, to boast (to brag (to speak vainly of one's deeds)) [v] CROZE a tool used in barrel-making [n CROZES] CRUCK a curved roof timber [n CRUCKS] CRUFT technical material that is redundant, old, or inferior [n CRUFTS] CRUMB to break into crumbs (small pieces) [v CRUMBED, CRUMBING, CRUMBS] CRUMP to crunch (to chew with a crackling sound) [v CRUMPED, CRUMPING, CRUMPS] CRUNK a type of rap music [n CRUNKS] CRUOR clotted blood [n CRUORS] CRURA CRUS, CRU, a grade or class of wine [n] CRUSH to press or squeeze out of shape [v CRUSHED, CRUSHES, CRUSHING] : CRUSHINGLY [adv] CRWTH an ancient stringed musical instrument [n CRWTHS] CRYER crier (one that cries (to weep)) [n CRYERS] CRYPT a burial vault [n CRYPTS] : CRYPTAL [adj] CUBBY a small, enclosed space [n CUBBIES] CUBEB a woody vine [n CUBEBS] CUBED CUBE, to form into a cube (a regular solid) [v] CUBER one that cubes (to form into a cube (a regular solid)) [n CUBERS] CUBES CUBE, to form into a cube (a regular solid) [v] CUBIC a mathematical equation or expression [n CUBICS] CUBIT an ancient measure of length [n CUBITS] : CUBITAL [adj] CUDDY a donkey (the domestic ass) [n CUDDIES] CUING CUE, to give a signal to an actor [v] CUISH cuisse (a piece of armor for the thigh) [n CUISHES] CUKES CUKE, a cucumber (a garden vegetable) [n] CULCH an oyster bed [n CULCHES] CULET a piece of armor for the lower back [n CULETS] CULEX a mosquito (a winged insect) [n CULEXES, CULICES] CULLY to trick (to deceive (to mislead by falsehood)) [v CULLIED, CULLIES, CULLYING] CULMS CULM, to form a hollow stem [v] CULPA negligence for which one is liable [n CULPAE] CULTI CULTUS, a cult (a group of zealous devotees) [n] CULTS CULT, a group of zealous devotees [n] CUPEL to refine gold or silver in a cuplike vessel [v CUPELED, CUPELING, CUPELLED, CUPELLING, CUPELS] CUPPA a cup of tea [n CUPPAS] CUPPY cuplike (resembling a cup) [adj CUPPIER, CUPPIEST] CURCH a kerchief (a cloth worn as a head covering) [n CURCHES] CURDY curdled [adj CURDIER, CURDIEST] CURIO an unusual art object [n CURIOS] CURLS CURL, to form into ringlets [v] CURLY tending to curl [adj CURLIER, CURLIEST] : CURLILY [adv] CURNS CURN, grain [n] CURRS CURR, to purr (to utter a low, vibrant sound) [v] CURRY to prepare leather for use or sale [v CURRIED, CURRIES, CURRYING] CURVE to deviate from straightness [v CURVED, CURVES, CURVING] : CURVEDLY [adv] CURVY curved [adj CURVIER, CURVIEST] CUSEC a volumetric unit of flow of liquids [n CUSECS] CUSHY easy (not difficult) [adj CUSHIER, CUSHIEST] CUSSO an Ethiopian tree [n CUSSOS] CUTCH catechu (a resin used in tanning) [n CUTCHES] CUTEY cutie (a cute person) [n CUTEYS] CUTIE a cute person [n CUTIES] CUTTY a thickset girl [n CUTTIES] CUTUP a mischievous person [n CUTUPS] CUVEE wine blended in casks [n CUVEES] CUZES CUZ, a cousin (a child of one's aunt or uncle) [n] CYANO pertaining to cyanogen (a reactive compound of carbon and nitrogen) [adj] CYANS CYAN, a blue color [n] CYBER pertaining to computers (a machine that computes automatically) [adj] CYCAD a tropical plant [n CYCADS] CYCAS a tropical plant [n CYCASES] CYCLE to ride a bicycle [v CYCLED, CYCLES, CYCLING] CYCLO a three-wheeled motor vehicle [n CYCLOS] CYLIX kylix (a drinking vessel) [n CYLICES] CYMAE CYMA, a curved molding [n] CYMAR simar (a woman's light jacket or robe) [n CYMARS] CYMAS CYMA, a curved molding [n] CYMES CYME, a flower cluster [n] CYMOL cymene (a hydrocarbon) [n CYMOLS] CYNIC a cynical person [n CYNICS] CYSTS CYST, a sac (a pouch-shaped structure in an animal or plant) [n] CYTON the body of a nerve cell [n CYTONS] CZARS CZAR, an emperor or king [n] DACHA a Russian cottage [n DACHAS] DADAS DADA, an artistic and literary movement [n] DADDY father [n DADDIES] DADOS DADO, to set into a groove [v] DAFFS DAFF, to thrust aside [v] DAFFY silly (showing a lack of good sense) [adj DAFFIER, DAFFIEST] : DAFFILY [adv] DAGGA marijuana [n DAGGAS] DAILY a newspaper published every weekday [n DAILIES] DALLY to waste time [v DALLIED, DALLIES, DALLYING] DAMNS DAMN, to curse (to wish evil upon) [v] DAMPS DAMP, to lessen in intensity [v] DANDY fine (excellent) [adj DANDIER, DANDIEST] / a man who is overly concerned about his appearance [n DANDIES] DANGS DANG, to damn (to curse (to wish evil upon)) [v] DANIO an aquarium fish [n DANIOS] DARKS DARK, to darken (to make dark) [v] DASHI a fish broth [n DASHIS] DATED DATE, to determine or record the date of [v] DATTO a Philippine tribal chief [n DATTOS] DATUM something used as a basis for calculating [n DATA, DATUMS] DAUBE a braised meat stew [n DAUBES] DAUBY smeary (smeared) [adj DAUBIER, DAUBIEST] DAUNT to intimidate [v DAUNTED, DAUNTING, DAUNTS] : DAUNTINGLY [adv] DAVIT a hoisting device on a ship [n DAVITS] DAWKS DAWK, dak (transportation by relays of men and horses) [n] DAWTS DAWT, to daut (to fondle (to caress (to touch lovingly))) [v] DEADS DEAD, the period of greatest intensity [n] DEBTS DEBT, something that is owed [n] DEBYE a unit of measure for electric dipole moments [n DEBYES] DECAY to decompose [v DECAYED, DECAYING, DECAYS] DECKS DECK, to adorn (to add something to for the purpose of making more attractive) [v] DEEDS DEED, to transfer by deed (a legal document) [v] DEEDY industrious [adj DEEDIER, DEEDIEST] DEFIS DEFI, a challenge [n] DEFOG to remove fog from [v DEFOGGED, DEFOGGING, DEFOGS] DEGUM to free from gum [v DEGUMMED, DEGUMMING, DEGUMS] DEICE to free from ice [v DEICED, DEICES, DEICING] DEITY a god or goddess [n DEITIES] DEKED DEKE, to fake an opponent out of position [v] DEKKO a look [n DEKKOS] DELED DELE, to delete (to remove written or printed matter) [v] DELFS DELF, delft (an earthenware) [n] DELFT an earthenware [n DELFTS] DELLS DELL, a small, wooded valley [n] DELLY deli (a delicatessen) [n DELLIES] DELTS DELT, a deltoid (a shoulder muscle) [n] DEMOB to discharge from military service [v DEMOBBED, DEMOBBING, DEMOBS] DEMOI DEMOS, the people of an ancient Greek state [n] / pl. of demos [n] DEOXY having less oxygen than the compound from which it is derived [adj] DEPTH deepness (the quality of being deep (extending far down from a surface)) [n DEPTHS] DERBY a type of hat [n DERBIES] DERMS DERM, derma (a layer of the skin) [n] DETOX to detoxify (to remove a toxin from) [v DETOXED, DETOXES, DETOXING] DEWED DEW, to wet with dew (condensed moisture) [v] DEXIE a tablet of dex [n DEXIES] DHAKS DHAK, an Asian tree [n] DHIKR a Sufi religious ceremony [n DHIKRS] DHOBI a person who does laundry in India [n DHOBIS] DHOLL dal (a dish of lentils and spices in India) [n DHOLLS] (2018) DHOTI a loincloth worn by Hindu men [n DHOTIS] DHOWS DHOW, an Arabian sailing vessel [n] DHUTI dhoti (a loincloth worn by Hindu men) [n DHUTIS] DIALS DIAL, to manipulate a calibrated disk [v] DICED DICE, to cut into small cubes [v] DICEY dangerous [adj DICIER, DICIEST] DICKS DICK, a detective [n] DICKY poor in condition [adj DICKIER, DICKIEST] / dickey (a blouse front) [n DICKIES] DICOT a plant with two seed leaves [n DICOTS] DICTA DICTUM, an authoritative statement [n] DICTY snobbish (characteristic of a snob) [adj DICTIER, DICTIEST] DIDIE didy (a diaper) [n DIDIES] DIDOS DIDO, a mischievous act [n] DIDST DO, to begin and carry through to completion [v] DIENE a chemical compound [n DIENES] DIFFS DIFF, a difference [n] DIGHT to adorn (to add something to for the purpose of making more attractive) [v DIGHTED, DIGHTING, DIGHTS] DIGIT a finger or toe [n DIGITS] DIKED DIKE, to furnish with an embankment [v] DILDO an object used as a penis substitute [n DILDOS] DILLS DILL, an annual herb [n] DIMLY in a dim (obscure (dark or indistinct)) manner [adv] DINER one that dines (to eat dinner) [n DINERS] DINGS DING, to ring (to form a ring (a circular band) around) [v] DINKY small (of limited size or quantity) [adj DINKIER, DINKIEST] / dinkey (a small locomotive) [n DINKIES] DINOS DINO, a dinosaur (one of a group of extinct reptiles) [n] DINTS DINT, to dent (to make a depression in) [v] DIODE a type of electron tube [n DIODES] DIPPY foolish (lacking good sense or judgment) [adj DIPPIER, DIPPIEST] DIPSO a person who craves alcoholic liquors [n DIPSOS] DIRAM a monetary unit of Tajikistan [n DIRAMS] DIRKS DIRK, to stab with a small knife [v] DIRLS DIRL, to tremble (to shake involuntarily) [v] DIRTS DIRT, earth or soil [n] DIRTY unclean (not clean (free from dirt or stain)) [adj DIRTIER, DIRTIEST] : DIRTILY [adv] / to make dirty [v DIRTIED, DIRTIES, DIRTYING] DISCI DISCUS, a disk hurled in athletic competition [n] DISCS DISC, to disk (to break up land with a type of farm implement) [v] DISHY attractive [adj DISHIER, DISHIEST] DITCH to dig a long, narrow excavation in the ground [v DITCHED, DITCHES, DITCHING] DITSY silly, eccentric [adj DITSIER, DITSIEST] DITTO to repeat (to say or do again) [v DITTOED, DITTOING, DITTOS] DITTY a short, simple song [n DITTIES] DITZY ditsy (silly, eccentric) [adj DITZIER, DITZIEST] DIVAS DIVA, a distinguished female operatic singer [n] DIVED DIVE, to plunge headfirst into water [v] DIVOT a piece of turf [n DIVOTS] DIVVY to divide (to separate into parts, areas, or groups) [v DIVVIED, DIVVIES, DIVVYING] DIWAN dewan (an official in India) [n DIWANS] DIXIT a statement [n DIXITS] DIZEN to dress in fine clothes [v DIZENED, DIZENING, DIZENS] DIZZY having a sensation of whirling [adj DIZZIER, DIZZIEST] : DIZZILY [adv] / to make dizzy [v DIZZIED, DIZZIES, DIZZYING] : DIZZYINGLY [adv] DJINN DJINNI, jinni (jinn (jinn)) [n] / DJINNY, jinni (jinn (jinn)) [n] / jinni (jinn (jinn)) [n DJINNS] DJINS DJIN, jinni (jinn (jinn)) [n] DOBBY a fool [n DOBBIES] DOBIE adobe (an unburnt, sun-dried brick) [n DOBIES] DOBLA a former gold coin of Spain [n DOBLAS] DOCKS DOCK, to bring into a dock (a wharf) [v] DODGE to evade (to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit) [v DODGED, DODGES, DODGING] DODGY evasive (tending to evade) [adj DODGIER, DODGIEST] DODOS DODO, an extinct flightless bird [n] DOETH DO, to begin and carry through to completion [v] DOFFS DOFF, to take off [v] DOGES DOGE, the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa [n] DOGEY dogie (a stray calf) [n DOGEYS] DOGGO in hiding [adv] DOGGY resembling or suggestive of a dog [adj DOGGIER, DOGGIEST] / a small dog [n DOGGIES] DOGMA a principle or belief put forth as authoritative [n DOGMAS, DOGMATA] : DOGMATIC [adj] DOILY a small napkin [n DOILIES] DOJOS DOJO, a school that teaches judo or karate [n] DOLCI DOLCE, a soft-toned organ stop [n] DOLED DOLE, to distribute in small portions [v] DOLLS DOLL, to dress stylishly [v] DOLLY to move on a wheeled platform [v DOLLIED, DOLLIES, DOLLYING] DOLTS DOLT, a stupid person [n] DOMED DOME, to cover with a dome (a rounded roof) [v] DOMIC domical (shaped like a dome) [adj] DONAS DONA, a Spanish lady [n] DONEE a recipient of a gift [n DONEES] DONGS DONG, to make a deep sound like that of a large bell [v] DONNA an Italian lady [n DONNAS, DONNE] DONNE DONNA, an Italian lady [n] DONUT doughnut (a ring-shaped cake) [n DONUTS] DOOBS DOOB, a doobie (a marijuana cigarette) [n] DOODY feces (bodily waste discharged through the anus) [n DOODIES] DOOLY doolee (a stretcher for the sick or wounded) [n DOOLIES] DOOZY an extraordinary one of its kind [n DOOZIES] DOPED DOPE, to give a narcotic to [v] DOPEY lethargic; stupid [adj DOPIER, DOPIEST] : DOPILY [adv] DORKS DORK, a stupid or foolish person [n] DORKY stupid, foolish [adj DORKIER, DORKIEST] DORMS DORM, a dormitory [n] DORMY dormie (being ahead by as many holes in golf as remain to be played) [adj] DORRS DORR, dor (a black European beetle) [n] DORTY sullen (showing a brooding ill humor or resentment) [adj] DOSED DOSE, to give a specified quantity of medicine to [v] DOSES DOSE, to give a specified quantity of medicine to [v] DOTAL pertaining to a dowry (the money or property a wife brings to her husband at marriage) [adj] DOTED DOTE, to show excessive affection [v] DOTTY crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adj DOTTIER, DOTTIEST] DOUBT to be uncertain about [v DOUBTED, DOUBTING, DOUBTS] : DOUBTINGLY [adv] DOUGH a flour mixture [n DOUGHS] DOUMA duma (a Russian council) [n DOUMAS] DOURA durra (a cereal grain) [n DOURAS] DOUSE to plunge into water [v DOUSED, DOUSES, DOUSING] DOUTS DOUT, to extinguish (as a fire) [v] DOVES DOVE, a bird of the pigeon family [n] DOWDY lacking in stylishness or neatness [adj DOWDIER, DOWDIEST] : DOWDILY [adv], DOWDYISH [adj] / a dowdy woman [n DOWDIES] DOWED DOW, to prosper (to be successful or fortunate) [v] DOWIE dreary (dismal (cheerless and depressing)) [adj] DOWNS DOWN, to cause to fall [v] DOWNY soft (yielding readily to pressure) [adj DOWNIER, DOWNIEST] DOYEN the senior member of a group [n DOYENS] DOYLY doily (a small napkin) [n DOYLIES] DOZED DOZE, to sleep lightly [v] DOZER one that dozes (to sleep lightly) [n DOZERS] DOZES DOZE, to sleep lightly [v] DRAFF the damp remains of malt after brewing [n DRAFFS] DRAFT to conscript for military service [v DRAFTED, DRAFTING, DRAFTS] DRAMS DRAM, to tipple (to drink alcoholic beverages) [v] DRANK DRINK, to swallow liquid [v] DRAWL to speak slowly with vowels greatly prolonged [v DRAWLED, DRAWLING, DRAWLS] : DRAWLINGLY [adv] DRAWN DRAW, to move by pulling [v] DRECK rubbish [n DRECKS] : DRECKISH [adj] DREGS DREG, the sediment of liquors [n] DREKS DREK, dreck (rubbish) [n] DRESS to put clothes on [v DRESSED, DRESSES, DRESSING, DREST] DREST DRESS, to put clothes on [v] DRIFT to move along in a current [v DRIFTED, DRIFTING, DRIFTS] : DRIFTINGLY [adv] DRILL to bore a hole in [v DRILLED, DRILLING, DRILLS] DRILY dryly (in a dry (having no moisture) manner) [adv] DRINK to swallow liquid [v DRANK, DRINKING, DRINKS, DRUNK, DRUNK] DRIPS DRIP, to fall in drops [v] DRIPT DRIP, to fall in drops [v] DROID an android (a synthetic man) [n DROIDS] DROIT a legal right [n DROITS] DROKE a grove of trees [n DROKES] DROLL comical (funny (causing laughter or amusement)) [adj DROLLER, DROLLEST] / to jest (to joke (to say something amusing)) [v DROLLED, DROLLING, DROLLS] DROOP to hang downward [v DROOPED, DROOPING, DROOPS] : DROOPINGLY [adv] DROPT DROP, to fall in drops (globules) [v] DROUK to drench (to wet thoroughly) [v DROUKED, DROUKING, DROUKS] DROWN to suffocate in water [v DROWNED, DROWNING, DROWNS] DRUGS DRUG, to affect with a drug (a medicinal substance) [v] DRUID one of an ancient Celtic order of priests [n DRUIDS] : DRUIDIC [adj] DRUMS DRUM, to beat a drum (a percussion instrument) [v] DRUNK intoxicated [adj DRUNKER, DRUNKEST] / a drunken person [n DRUNKS] / DRINK, to swallow liquid [v] DRYAD a nymph of the woods [n DRYADES, DRYADS] : DRYADIC [adj] DRYLY in a dry (having no moisture) manner [adv] DUADS DUAD, a pair [n] DUCAT any of several gold coins formerly used in Europe [n DUCATS] DUCES DUCE, a leader (one that leads or guides) [n] DUCHY the domain of a duke [n DUCHIES] DUCKS DUCK, to lower quickly [v] DUCKY excellent [adj DUCKIER, DUCKIEST] / a darling (a much-loved person) [n DUCKIES] DUCTS DUCT, to convey through a duct (a tubular passage) [v] DUDDY duddie (ragged (tattered)) [adj] DUDED DUDE, to dress up in flashy clothes [v] DUDES DUDE, to dress up in flashy clothes [v] DUETS DUET, to perform a duet (a musical composition for two) [v] DUFFS DUFF, to mishit a ball in golf [v] DUFUS doofus (a stupid or foolish person) [n DUFUSES] DUITS DUIT, doit (a former Dutch coin) [n] DUKED DUKE, to fight (to attempt to defeat an adversary) [v] DUKES DUKE, to fight (to attempt to defeat an adversary) [v] DULIA veneration of saints [n DULIAS] DULLS DULL, to make less sharp [v] DULLY in a dull (mentally slow) manner [adv] DUMBO a stupid person [n DUMBOS] DUMBS DUMB, to make silent [v] DUMKA a Slavic folk ballad [n DUMKAS, DUMKY] DUMKY DUMKA, a Slavic folk ballad [n] DUMMY to make a representation of [v DUMMIED, DUMMIES, DUMMYING] DUMPS DUMP, to let fall heavily [v] DUMPY short and thick [adj DUMPIER, DUMPIEST] DUNCE a stupid person [n DUNCES] : DUNCICAL [adj], DUNCISH [adj] DUNCH a push [n DUNCHES] DUNGS DUNG, to fertilize with manure [v] DUNGY filthy (offensively dirty) [adj DUNGIER, DUNGIEST] DUNKS DUNK, to dip into liquid [v] DUNNO do not know [v] DUNTS DUNT, to strike with a heavy blow [v] DUOMO a cathedral [n DUOMI, DUOMOS] DUPED DUPE, to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v] DURAL of the dura mater (a brain membrane) [adj] DURAS DURA, durra (a cereal grain) [n] DURRA a cereal grain [n DURRAS] DURRS DURR, durra (a cereal grain) [n] DURUM a kind of wheat [n DURUMS] DUSKS DUSK, to become dark [v] DUSKY somewhat dark [adj DUSKIER, DUSKIEST] : DUSKILY [adv] DUTCH with each person paying for himself [adv] DUVET a down-filled bed covering [n DUVETS] DWARF extremely small [adj DWARFER, DWARFEST] / an extremely small person [n DWARFS, DWARVES] / to cause to appear small [v DWARFED, DWARFING, DWARFS] DWELL to reside (to dwell permanently or continuously) [v DWELLED, DWELLING, DWELLS, DWELT] DWELT DWELL, to reside (to dwell permanently or continuously) [v] DYADS DYAD, a pair of units [n] DYERS DYER, one that dyes (to treat with a dye (a coloring matter)) [n] DYKED DYKE, to dike (to furnish with an embankment) [v] DYNEL a synthetic fiber [n DYNELS] DYNES DYNE, a unit of force [n] EARED having ears [adj] / EAR, to form the fruiting head of a cereal [v] EASES EASE, to give rest or relief to [v] EAVES EAVE, the lower projecting edge of a roof [n] EBBED EBB, to recede (to move back or away) [v] EBBET a common green newt [n EBBETS] EBOOK a device for reading books in electronic format [n EBOOKS] ECHED ECHE, to increase (to make or become greater) [v] ECHES ECHE, to increase (to make or become greater) [v] EDGED EDGE, to provide with an edge (a bounding or dividing line) [v] EDUCT something educed [n EDUCTS] EEJIT an idiot (a mentally deficient person) [n EEJITS] EENSY tiny (very small) [adj EENSIER, EENSIEST] EERIE weird (mysteriously strange) [adj EERIER, EERIEST] : EERILY [adv] EGGED EGG, to incite or urge [v] EGGER a kind of moth [n EGGERS] EIDER a large sea duck [n EIDERS] EIDOS an essence (a fundamental nature or quality) [n EIDE] EIGHT a number [n EIGHTS] EJECT to throw out forcibly [v EJECTED, EJECTING, EJECTS] EJIDO a piece of land farmed communally in Mexico [n EJIDOS] EKING EKE, to supplement with great effort [v] EKKAS EKKA, a one-horse vehicle of India [n] ELDER OLD, living or existing for a relatively long time [adj] / an older person [n ELDERS] ELECT to select by vote for an office [v ELECTED, ELECTING, ELECTS] ELEGY a mournful poem for one who is dead [n ELEGIES] ELEMI a fragrant resin [n ELEMIS] ELFIN an elf (a small, often mischievous fairy) [n ELFINS] ELITE a socially superior group [n ELITES] ELOPE to run off secretly to be married [v ELOPED, ELOPES, ELOPING] ELUDE to evade (to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit) [v ELUDED, ELUDES, ELUDING] ELUTE to remove by means of a solvent [v ELUTED, ELUTES, ELUTING] ELVEN resembling an elf (a small, often mischievous fairy) [adj] ELVES ELF, a small, often mischievous fairy [n] EMBED to fix firmly into a surrounding mass [v EMBEDDED, EMBEDDING, EMBEDS] EMBOW to arch (to bend like an arch (a curved structure spanning an opening)) [v EMBOWED, EMBOWING, EMBOWS] EMCEE to serve as master of ceremonies [v EMCEED, EMCEEING, EMCEES] EMEER emir (an Arab chieftain or prince) [n EMEERS] EMEND to correct (to make free from error) [v EMENDED, EMENDING, EMENDS] EMERY a granular corundum [n EMERIES] EMEUS EMEU, emu (a large, flightless bird) [n] EMMER a type of wheat (a cereal grass) [n EMMERS] EMMET an ant (a small insect) [n EMMETS] EMMYS EMMY, a trademark [n] EMOJI a modern digital ideogram [n EMOJIS] (2018) EMOTE to express emotion in an exaggerated manner [v EMOTED, EMOTES, EMOTING] EMPTY containing nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [adj EMPTIER, EMPTIEST] / to remove the contents of [v EMPTIED, EMPTIES, EMPTYING] EMYDE emyd (a freshwater tortoise) [n EMYDES] EMYDS EMYD, a freshwater tortoise [n] ENACT to make into a law [v ENACTED, ENACTING, ENACTS] ENDED END, to terminate [v] ENDER one that ends something [n ENDERS] ENEMA a liquid injected into the rectum [n ENEMAS, ENEMATA] ENEMY one that is antagonistic toward another [n ENEMIES] ENJOY to receive pleasure from [v ENJOYED, ENJOYING, ENJOYS] ENNUI a feeling of weariness and discontent [n ENNUIS] ENORM enormous (huge (very large)) [adj] ENSKY to raise to the skies [v ENSKIED, ENSKIES, ENSKYED, ENSKYING] ENTRY a place of entrance [n ENTRIES] ENURE to inure (to accustom to accept something undesirable) [v ENURED, ENURES, ENURING] ENVOY a representative [n ENVOYS] ENZYM enzyme (a complex protein) [n ENZYMS] EPACT the difference between the lengths of the solar and lunar years [n EPACTS] EPEES EPEE, a type of sword (a weapon having a long blade for cutting or thrusting) [n] EPHAH a Hebrew unit of dry measure [n EPHAHS] EPOCH a particular period of time [n EPOCHS] : EPOCHAL [adj] EPODE a type of poem (a composition in verse) [n EPODES] EPOXY to glue with epoxy (a type of resin) [v EPOXIED, EPOXIES, EPOXYED, EPOXYING] EQUES a member of a privileged military class of ancient Rome [n EQUITES] EQUID an animal of the horse family [n EQUIDS] ERGOT a fungus (any of a major group of lower plants) [n ERGOTS] : ERGOTIC [adj] ERODE to wear away by constant friction [v ERODED, ERODES, ERODING] EROSE uneven (not even (flat and smooth)) [adj] : EROSELY [adv] ERRED ERR, to make a mistake [v] ERROR a mistake [n ERRORS] ERUPT to burst forth [v ERUPTED, ERUPTING, ERUPTS] ERUVS ERUV, an enclosed area in which Jews are permitted to carry on activities normally forbidden on the Sabbath [n] ESSES ESS, the letter S [n] / ESSE, essential nature [n] ETAPE a warehouse [n ETAPES] ETHIC a body of moral principles [n ETHICS] ETHYL a univalent chemical radical [n ETHYLS] ETUDE a piece of music for the practice of a point of technique [n ETUDES] ETWEE etui (a case for holding small articles) [n ETWEES] EVENT something that occurs (to take place) [n EVENTS] EVITE to avoid (to keep away from) [v EVITED, EVITES, EVITING] : EVITABLE [adj] EVOKE to call forth [v EVOKED, EVOKES, EVOKING] EXACT precise (sharply and clearly defined or stated) [adj EXACTER, EXACTEST] / to force the payment or yielding of [v EXACTED, EXACTING, EXACTS] : EXACTINGLY [adv] EXCEL to surpass others [v EXCELLED, EXCELLING, EXCELS] EXECS EXEC, an executive officer [n] EXERT to put into action [v EXERTED, EXERTING, EXERTS] EXILE to banish from one's own country [v EXILED, EXILES, EXILING] : EXILABLE [adj] EXINE the outer layer of certain spores [n EXINES] EXING EX, to cross out [v] EXOME the exons in a genome [n EXOMES] (2018) EXONS EXON, a sequence in the genetic code [n] EXPAT an expatriate person [n EXPATS] EXPEL to force out [v EXPELLED, EXPELLING, EXPELS] EXTOL to praise highly [v EXTOLLED, EXTOLLING, EXTOLS] EXUDE to ooze forth [v EXUDED, EXUDES, EXUDING] EXULT to rejoice greatly [v EXULTED, EXULTING, EXULTS] : EXULTINGLY [adv] EXURB a residential area lying beyond the suburbs of a city [n EXURBS] : EXURBAN [adj] EYRIE aerie (a bird's nest built high on a mountain or cliff) [n EYRIES] EYRIR a monetary unit of Iceland [n AURAR] FABLE to compose or tell fictitious tales [v FABLED, FABLES, FABLING] FACET to cut small plane surfaces on [v FACETED, FACETING, FACETS, FACETTED, FACETTING] FACIA fascia (a broad and distinct band of color) [n FACIAE, FACIAS] FACTA FACTUM, a statement of the facts of a case being appealed [n] FACTS FACT, something known with certainty [n] FADDY faddish (inclined to take up fads) [adj FADDIER, FADDIEST] FADED FADE, to lose color or brightness [v] FADES FADE, to lose color or brightness [v] FADGE to succeed (to accomplish something desired or intended) [v FADGED, FADGES, FADGING] FADOS FADO, a Portuguese folk song [n] FAENA a series of passes made by a matador in a bullfight [n FAENAS] FAERY faerie (a fairy (an imaginary supernatural being)) [n FAERIES] FAFFS FAFF, to make a fuss [v] FAGIN a person who instructs others in crime [n FAGINS] FAGOT to bind together into a bundle [v FAGOTED, FAGOTING, FAGOTS] FAINT lacking strength or vigor [adj FAINTER, FAINTEST] / to lose consciousness [v FAINTED, FAINTING, FAINTS] FAIRY pertaining to or resembling a fairy [adj FAIRIER, FAIRIEST] / an imaginary supernatural being [n FAIRIES] FAITH to believe or trust [v FAITHED, FAITHING, FAITHS] FAKED FAKE, to contrive and present as genuine [v] FAKES FAKE, to contrive and present as genuine [v] FAKEY not genuine; phony [adj] FAKIE a movement in skateboarding and snowboarding [n FAKIES] FALLS FALL, to descend under the force of gravity [v] FAMED FAME, to make famous [v] FAMES FAME, to make famous [v] FANCY ornamental [adj FANCIER, FANCIEST] : FANCILY [adv] / to take a liking to [v FANCIED, FANCIES, FANCYING] FANES FANE, a temple (a house of worship) [n] FANGA fanega (a Spanish unit of dry measure) [n FANGAS] FANGS FANG, a long, pointed tooth [n] FANNY the buttocks (either of the two rounded parts of the rump) [n FANNIES] FANON a cape worn by the pope [n FANONS] FANOS FANO, a fanon (a cape worn by the pope) [n] FANUM fanon (a cape worn by the pope) [n FANUMS] FAQIR fakir (a Hindu ascetic) [n FAQIRS] FARAD a unit of electrical capacitance [n FARADS] FARCI stuffed with finely chopped meat [adj] FARCY a disease of horses [n FARCIES] FARDS FARD, to apply cosmetics to [v] FARER a traveler (one that travels (to go from one place to another)) [n FARERS] FARLS FARL, a thin oatmeal cake [n] FARMS FARM, to manage and cultivate as a farm (a tract of land devoted to agriculture) [v] FARRO a type of wheat (a cereal grass) [n FARROS] (2018) FASTS FAST, to abstain from eating [v] FATAL causing or capable of causing death [adj] FATLY in the manner of one that is fat [adv] FATTY greasy; oily [adj FATTIER, FATTIEST] / one that is fat [n FATTIES] FATWA an Islamic legal decree [n FATWAS] FAUGH used to express disgust [interj] FAULD a piece of armor below the breastplate [n FAULDS] FAULT to criticize [v FAULTED, FAULTING, FAULTS] FAUNA the animal life of a particular region [n FAUNAE, FAUNAS] : FAUNAL [adj], FAUNALLY [adv] FAUVE a fauvist (an advocate of fauvism) [n FAUVES] FAVAS FAVA, the edible seed of a climbing vine [n] FAVES FAVE, a favorite (a person or thing preferred above all others) [n] FAVOR to regard with approval [v FAVORED, FAVORING, FAVORS] FAVUS a skin disease [n FAVUSES] FAWNS FAWN, to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor [v] FAWNY of a yellowish-brown color [adj FAWNIER, FAWNIEST] FAXED FAX, to transmit and reproduce by electronic means [v] FAXES FAX, to transmit and reproduce by electronic means [v] FAYED FAY, to join closely [v] FAZED FAZE, to disturb the composure of [v] FAZES FAZE, to disturb the composure of [v] FEASE to faze (to disturb the composure of) [v FEASED, FEASES, FEASING] FEAZE to faze (to disturb the composure of) [v FEAZED, FEAZES, FEAZING] FECAL pertaining to feces (bodily waste discharged through the anus) [adj] FECES bodily waste discharged through the anus [n FECES] FECKS FECK, value [n] FEDEX to send by Federal Express [v FEDEXED, FEDEXES, FEDEXING] FEEDS FEED, FEE, to pay a fee (a fixed charge) to [v] FEEZE to faze (to disturb the composure of) [v FEEZED, FEEZES, FEEZING] FEIGN to pretend (to assume or display a false appearance of) [v FEIGNED, FEIGNING, FEIGNS] FEINT to make a deceptive movement [v FEINTED, FEINTING, FEINTS] FEIST a small dog of mixed breed [n FEISTS] FELLA a man or boy [n FELLAS] FELLS FELL, FALL, to descend under the force of gravity [v] FELLY a felloe (the rim of a wheel) [n FELLIES] FELON a person who has committed a felony [n FELONS] FEMES FEME, a wife (a woman married to a man) [n] FEMME a woman (an adult human female) [n FEMMES] FENCE to practice the art of fencing [v FENCED, FENCES, FENCING] FENDS FEND, to ward off [v] FENNY marshy (resembling a marsh (a tract of low, wet land)) [adj FENNIER, FENNIEST] FEODS FEOD, a fief (a feudal estate) [n] FEOFF to grant a fief to [v FEOFFED, FEOFFING, FEOFFS] FERMI a unit of length [n FERMIS] FERNS FERN, a flowerless vascular plant [n] FERNY abounding in ferns [adj FERNIER, FERNIEST] FESSE a horizontal band across the middle of a heraldic shield [n FESSES] FESTS FEST, a gathering for an activity [n] FETAL pertaining to a fetus (the unborn organism carried within the womb in the later stages of its development) [adj] FETCH to go after and bring back [v FETCHED, FETCHES, FETCHING] : FETCHINGLY [adv] FETED FETE, to honor with a celebration [v] FETES FETE, to honor with a celebration [v] FETID having an offensive odor [adj] : FETIDLY [adv] FETUS the unborn organism carried within the womb in the later stages of its development [n FETUSES] FEUAR one granted land under Scottish feudal law [n FEUARS] FEUED FEU, to grant land to under Scottish feudal law [v] FEVER to affect with fever (abnormal elevation of the body temperature) [v FEVERED, FEVERING, FEVERS] FEWER FEW, amounting to or consisting of a small number [adj] FEYLY FEY, crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adv] FEZES FEZ, a brimless cap worn by men in the Near East [n] FEZZY FEZ, a brimless cap worn by men in the Near East [adj] FIATS FIAT, an authoritative order [n] FICES FICE, a feist (a small dog of mixed breed) [n] FICHU a woman's scarf [n FICHUS] FICIN an enzyme (a complex protein) [n FICINS] FIDGE to fidget (to move nervously or restlessly) [v FIDGED, FIDGES, FIDGING] FIDOS FIDO, a defective coin [n] FIFED FIFE, to play a fife (a high-pitched flute) [v] FIFER one that plays a fife [n FIFERS] FIFTH one of five equal parts [n FIFTHS] FIFTY a number [n FIFTIES] FIGHT to attempt to defeat an adversary [v FIGHTING, FIGHTS, FOUGHT] FILCH to steal (to take without right or permission) [v FILCHED, FILCHES, FILCHING] FILKS FILK, a type of popular music that parodies folk songs [n] FILLE a girl (a female child) [n FILLES] FILLO phyllo (very thin pastry dough) [n FILLOS] FILLS FILL, to put as much as can be held into [v] FILLY a young female horse [n FILLIES] FILMI music composed for Indian films [n FILMIS] FILMS FILM, to make a motion picture [v] FILMY resembling or covered with film; hazy [adj FILMIER, FILMIEST] FILTH foul or dirty matter [n FILTHS] FILUM a threadlike anatomical structure [n FILA] FINAL the last examination of an academic course [n FINALS] FINCA an estate in Spanish America [n FINCAS] FINCH a small bird [n FINCHES] FINDS FIND, to come upon after a search [v] FINIS the end [n FINISES] FINKS FINK, to inform to the police [v] FINNY having or characterized by fins [adj FINNIER, FINNIEST] FIORD fjord (a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs) [n FIORDS] FIQUE a tropical plant [n FIQUES] FIRMS FIRM, to make firm [v] FIRNS FIRN, neve (a granular snow) [n] FIRRY abounding in firs [adj FIRRIER, FIRRIEST] FISCS FISC, a state or royal treasury [n] FISHY of or resembling fish [adj FISHIER, FISHIEST] FITCH a polecat (a carnivorous mammal) [n FITCHES] FITLY in a fit (healthy (having good health)) manner [adv] FIVER a five-dollar bill [n FIVERS] FIVES FIVE, a number [n] FIXED FIX, to repair (to restore to good condition) [v] FIXES FIX, to repair (to restore to good condition) [v] FIXIT a person known for fixing things [n FIXITS] FIZZY fizzing [adj FIZZIER, FIZZIEST] : FIZZILY [adv] FJELD a high, barren plateau [n FJELDS] FJORD a narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs [n FJORDS] : FJORDIC [adj] FLABS FLAB, flabby body tissue [n] FLACK to work as a press agent [v FLACKED, FLACKING, FLACKS] FLAGS FLAG, to mark with a flag (a piece of cloth used as a symbol) [v] FLAIL to swing freely [v FLAILED, FLAILING, FLAILS] FLAKE to peel off in flakes (flat, thin pieces) [v FLAKED, FLAKES, FLAKING] FLAKY resembling flakes [adj FLAKIER, FLAKIEST] : FLAKILY [adv] FLAMS FLAM, to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v] FLAMY flaming [adj FLAMIER, FLAMIEST] FLANK to be located at the side of [v FLANKED, FLANKING, FLANKS] FLANS FLAN, a type of custard (a thick, soft dessert) [n] FLAPS FLAP, to wave up and down [v] FLASH to send forth a sudden burst of light [v FLASHED, FLASHES, FLASHING] FLATS FLAT, to flatten (to make or become flat) [v] FLAVA a style of hip-hop music [n FLAVAS] FLAWS FLAW, to produce a flaw (an imperfection) in [v] FLAWY full of flaws [adj FLAWIER, FLAWIEST] FLAXY flaxen (of a pale yellow color) [adj FLAXIER, FLAXIEST] FLAYS FLAY, to strip off the skin of [v] FLECK to mark with flecks (tiny streaks or spots) [v FLECKED, FLECKING, FLECKS] FLEET swift (moving with a great rate of motion) [adj FLEETER, FLEETEST] : FLEETLY [adv] / to move swiftly [v FLEETED, FLEETING, FLEETS] : FLEETINGLY [adv] FLEWS FLEW, a fishing net [n] FLEYS FLEY, to frighten (to make afraid) [v] FLICK to strike with a quick, light blow [v FLICKED, FLICKING, FLICKS] FLICS FLIC, a Parisian policeman [n] FLING to throw with force [v FLINGING, FLINGS, FLUNG] FLINT to provide with flint (a spark-producing rock) [v FLINTED, FLINTING, FLINTS] FLIPS FLIP, to throw with a brisk motion [v] FLIRS FLIR, an electronic heat sensor [n] FLIRT to behave amorously without serious intent [v FLIRTED, FLIRTING, FLIRTS] FLOCK to gather or move in a crowd [v FLOCKED, FLOCKING, FLOCKS] FLOCS FLOC, to aggregate into floccules [v] FLOES FLOE, a large mass of floating ice [n] FLONG a sheet of a certain type of paper [n FLONGS] FLOOD to inundate (to overwhelm with water) [v FLOODED, FLOODING, FLOODS] FLOOR to provide with a floor (the level base of a room) [v FLOORED, FLOORING, FLOORS] FLOPS a measure of computer speed [n FLOPS] / FLOP, to fall heavily and noisily [v] FLORA the plant life of a particular region [n FLORAE, FLORAS] FLOSS to clean between the teeth with a thread [v FLOSSED, FLOSSES, FLOSSING] FLOUT to treat with contempt [v FLOUTED, FLOUTING, FLOUTS] FLOWN FLY, to hit a ball high into the air in baseball [v] FLUBS FLUB, to bungle (to work, make, or do clumsily) [v] FLUED FLUE, an enclosed passageway for directing a current [adj] FLUFF to make fluffy [v FLUFFED, FLUFFING, FLUFFS] FLUID a substance that tends to flow [n FLUIDS] : FLUIDAL [adj] FLUKE to obtain by chance [v FLUKED, FLUKES, FLUKING] FLUKY happening by or depending on chance [adj FLUKIER, FLUKIEST] : FLUKILY [adv] FLUME to convey by means of an artificial water channel [v FLUMED, FLUMES, FLUMING] FLUMP to fall heavily [v FLUMPED, FLUMPING, FLUMPS] FLUNG FLING, to throw with force [v] FLUNK to fail an examination or course [v FLUNKED, FLUNKING, FLUNKS] FLUSH ruddy (having a healthy, reddish color) [adj FLUSHER, FLUSHEST] / to blush (to become red) [v FLUSHED, FLUSHES, FLUSHING] FLUTE to play on a flute (a woodwind instrument) [v FLUTED, FLUTES, FLUTING] FLYBY a flight of aircraft close to a specified place [n FLYBYS] FOAMS FOAM, to form foam (a light, bubbly, gas and liquid mass) [v] FOAMY covered with foam [adj FOAMIER, FOAMIEST] FOCAL pertaining to a focus (a point at which rays converge or from which they diverge) [adj] FOCUS a point at which rays converge or from which they diverge [n FOCI, FOCUSES] / to bring to a focus [v FOCUSED, FOCUSES, FOCUSING, FOCUSSED, FOCUSSES, FOCUSSING] FOEHN a warm, dry wind [n FOEHNS] FOGEY fogy (an old-fashioned person) [n FOGEYS] : FOGEYISH [adj] FOGGY filled with fog [adj FOGGIER, FOGGIEST] : FOGGILY [adv] FOGIE fogy (an old-fashioned person) [n FOGIES] FOHNS FOHN, foehn (a warm, dry wind) [n] FOIST to force upon slyly [v FOISTED, FOISTING, FOISTS] FOLDS FOLD, to lay one part over another part of [v] FOLEY a process for creating sounds for films [n FOLEYS] FOLIA FOLIUM, a thin layer [n] FOLIC derived from folic acid [adj] FOLIO to number the pages of [v FOLIOED, FOLIOING, FOLIOS] FOLKS FOLK, a people or tribe [n] FOLKY folkie (being in the style of folk music) [adj FOLKIER, FOLKIEST] / folkie (a performer of folk music) [n FOLKIES] FOLLY a foolish idea or action [n FOLLIES] FONDS FOND, to display affection [v] FONTS FONT, a receptacle for the water used in baptism [n] FOODS FOOD, a substance taken into the body to maintain life and growth [n] FOOTS FOOT, to walk (to advance on foot) [v] FOOTY paltry (petty (insignificant)) [adj FOOTIER, FOOTIEST] FORAM a marine rhizopod [n FORAMS] FORAY to raid (to make a sudden assault on) [v FORAYED, FORAYING, FORAYS] FORBS FORB, an herb other than grass [n] FORBY close by [prep] FORCE to overcome resistance by the exertion of strength [v FORCED, FORCES, FORCING] : FORCEDLY [adv] FORDO to destroy (to damage beyond repair or renewal) [v FORDID, FORDOES, FORDOING, FORDONE, FORDONE] FORDS FORD, to cross by wading [v] FOREX a foreign exchange [n FOREXES] FORGO to refrain from [v FORGOES, FORGOING, FORGONE, FORGONE, FORWENT] FORKS FORK, to work with a fork (a pronged implement) [v] FORKY resembling a fork [adj FORKIER, FORKIEST] FORME an assemblage of printing type secured in a metal frame [n FORMES] FORMS FORM, to produce (to bring into existence) [v] FORTY a number [n FORTIES] FORUM a public meeting place [n FORA, FORUMS] FOSSE a ditch [n FOSSES] FOURS FOUR, a number [n] FOVEA a shallow anatomical depression [n FOVEAE, FOVEAS] : FOVEAL [adj], FOVEATE [adj], FOVEATED [adj] FOXED FOX, to outwit (to get the better of by superior cleverness) [v] FOXES FOX, to outwit (to get the better of by superior cleverness) [v] FOYER an entrance room or hall [n FOYERS] FRACK to engage in fracking [v FRACKED, FRACKING, FRACKS] FRAGS FRAG, to injure with a type of grenade [v] FRAME to construct by putting together the various parts [v FRAMED, FRAMES, FRAMING] : FRAMABLE [adj] FRANC a former monetary unit of France [n FRANCS] FRANK honest and unreserved in speech [adj FRANKER, FRANKEST] / to mark (a piece of mail) for free delivery [v FRANKED, FRANKING, FRANKS] FRAPS FRAP, to bind firmly [v] FRASS debris made by insects [n FRASSES] FRAUD trickery (deception) [n FRAUDS] FRAYS FRAY, to wear off by rubbing [v] FREMD strange (unusual or unfamiliar) [adj] FRENA FRENUM, a connecting fold of membrane [n] FREON a trademark [n FREONS] FRESH new (existing only a short time) [adj FRESHER, FRESHEST] / to freshen (to make or become fresh) [v FRESHED, FRESHES, FRESHING] FRETS FRET, to worry (to feel anxious and uneasy about something) [v] FRIAR a member of a religious order [n FRIARS] : FRIARLY [adj] FRIGS FRIG, to cheat or trick [v] FRILL to provide with a frill (an ornamental ruffled edge) [v FRILLED, FRILLING, FRILLS] FRISK to move or leap about playfully [v FRISKED, FRISKING, FRISKS] FRITT to frit (to fuse into a vitreous substance) [v FRITTED, FRITTING, FRITTS] FRITZ a nonfunctioning state [n FRITZES] FRIZZ to form into small, tight curls [v FRIZZED, FRIZZES, FRIZZING] FROCK to clothe in a long, loose outer garment [v FROCKED, FROCKING, FROCKS] FROGS FROG, to hunt frogs (web-footed, tailless amphibians) [v] FROND a type of leaf (a usually green, flattened organ of vascular plants) [n FRONDS] : FRONDED [adj], FRONDOSE [adj] FRONS the upper anterior portion of an insect's head [n FRONTES] FRONT pertaining to or situated at the forward part of a surface [adj FRONTER, FRONTEST] / to provide with a front (a forward part) [v FRONTED, FRONTING, FRONTS] FRORE frozen (very cold) [adj] FROSH a freshman (a first-year student at a high school, university, or college) [n FROSHES] FROWN to contract the brow in displeasure [v FROWNED, FROWNING, FROWNS] : FROWNINGLY [adv] FROWS FROW, froe (a cleaving tool) [n] FROZE FREEZE, to become hardened into a solid body by loss of heat [v] FRUGS FRUG, to perform a type of vigorous dance [v] FRUIT to bear fruit (usually edible reproductive bodies of a seed plant) [v FRUITED, FRUITING, FRUITS] FRUMP a dowdy woman [n FRUMPS] : FRUMPISH [adj] FUBAR an offensive word [adj] FUBSY chubby and somewhat squat [adj FUBSIER, FUBSIEST] FUCKS FUCK, an offensive word [v] FUCUS any of a genus of brown algae [n FUCI, FUCUSES] FUDDY a fussy person [n FUDDIES] FUDGE to falsify (to represent falsely) [v FUDGED, FUDGES, FUDGING] FUDGY resembling fudge (a soft, sweet candy) [adj FUDGIER, FUDGIEST] FUGAL being in the style of a fugue [adj] : FUGALLY [adv] FUGGY stuffy and odorous [adj FUGGIER, FUGGIEST] : FUGGILY [adv] FUGIO a former coin of the United States [n FUGIOS] FUGLE to lead by setting an example [v FUGLED, FUGLES, FUGLING] FUGUE to compose a fugue (a type of musical composition) [v FUGUED, FUGUES, FUGUING] FUGUS FUGU, a toxin-containing fish [n] FUJIS FUJI, a silk fabric [n] FULLS FULL, to shrink and thicken, as cloth [v] FULLY in a full (filled completely) manner [adv] FUMED FUME, to give off fumes (gaseous exhalations) [v] FUMES FUME, to give off fumes (gaseous exhalations) [v] FUMET the odor of meat while cooking [n FUMETS] FUNDI FUNDUS, the inner basal surface of a bodily organ [n] FUNDS FUND, to provide money for [v] FUNGI FUNGUS, any of a major group of lower plants [n] FUNGO a fly ball hit to a fielder for practice in baseball [n FUNGOES, FUNGOS] FUNKS FUNK, to shrink back in fear [v] FUNKY having an offensive odor [adj FUNKIER, FUNKIEST] : FUNKILY [adv] FUNNY causing laughter or amusement [adj FUNNIER, FUNNIEST] : FUNNILY [adv] / a comic strip [n FUNNIES] FURAN a flammable liquid [n FURANS] FURLS FURL, to roll up [v] FUROR an uproar (a state of noisy excitement and confusion) [n FURORS] FURRY covered with fur [adj FURRIER, FURRIEST] FURZE a spiny shrub [n FURZES] FURZY abounding in furze [adj FURZIER, FURZIEST] FUSEE a large-headed friction match [n FUSEES] FUSES FUSE, to equip with a fuse (a detonating device) [v] FUSIL a type of musket (a type of firearm (a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder)) [n FUSILS] FUSSY overly concerned with small details [adj FUSSIER, FUSSIEST] : FUSSILY [adv] FUSTY musty (having a stale odor) [adj FUSTIER, FUSTIEST] : FUSTILY [adv] FUZED FUZE, to fuse (to equip with a fuse (a detonating device)) [v] FUZEE fusee (a large-headed friction match) [n FUZEES] FUZES FUZE, to fuse (to equip with a fuse (a detonating device)) [v] FUZIL fusil (a type of musket (a type of firearm (a weapon from which a shot is discharged by gunpowder))) [n FUZILS] FUZZY blurry (unclear (not clear (clean and pure))) [adj FUZZIER, FUZZIEST] : FUZZILY [adv] FYCES FYCE, feist (a small dog of mixed breed) [n] FYKES FYKE, a bag-shaped fishnet [n] FYTTE a division of a poem or song [n FYTTES] GABBA aggressive sounding music with a very fast beat [n GABBAS] GABBY talkative [adj GABBIER, GABBIEST] GADIS GADI, gaddi (a hassock (a footstool)) [n] GAFFE a social blunder [n GAFFES] GAFFS GAFF, to catch a fish with a sharp hook [v] GAGED GAGE, to pledge as security [v] GAGES GAGE, to pledge as security [v] GAILY in a gay (merry (cheerful (full of spirits))) manner [adv] GALAH a cockatoo (a parrot) [n GALAHS] GALAX an evergreen herb [n GALAXES] GALES GALE, to frolic playfully [v] GALLS GALL, to vex or irritate [v] GALLY to frighten (to make afraid) [v GALLIED, GALLIES, GALLYING] GALOP to dance a galop (a lively round dance) [v GALOPED, GALOPING, GALOPS] GAMAY a red grape [n GAMAYS] GAMBA a bass viol [n GAMBAS] GAMBE gamb (a leg) [n GAMBES] GAMBS GAMB, a leg [n] GAMED GAME, to gamble (to play a game of chance for money or valuables) [v] GAMEY gamy (plucky (brave and spirited)) [adj GAMIER, GAMIEST] GAMIN an urchin (a mischievous boy) [n GAMINS] GAMMY lame (physically disabled) [adj GAMMIER, GAMMIEST] GAMPS GAMP, a large umbrella [n] GAMUT an entire range [n GAMUTS] GANEF a thief (one that steals (to take without right or permission)) [n GANEFS] GANGS GANG, to form into a gang (a group) [v] GANJA cannabis used for smoking [n GANJAS] GANOF ganef (a thief (one that steals (steal))) [n GANOFS] GAPPY having openings (a vacant or unobstructed space) [adj GAPPIER, GAPPIEST] GARDA a police officer in Ireland [n GARDAI] GARTH a yard or garden [n GARTHS] GASPS GASP, to breathe convulsively [v] GASSY containing gas [adj GASSIER, GASSIEST] : GASSILY [adv] GATCH to behave boastfully [v GATCHED, GATCHES, GATCHING] GATED GATE, to supply with a gate (a movable barrier) [v] GAUCH to gatch (to behave boastfully) [v GAUCHED, GAUCHES, GAUCHING] GAUDS GAUD, a showy ornament [n] GAUDY tastelessly showy [adj GAUDIER, GAUDIEST] : GAUDILY [adv] / a festival (a day or time of celebration) [n GAUDIES] GAUGE to measure precisely [v GAUGED, GAUGES, GAUGING] GAULT a heavy, thick clay soil [n GAULTS] GAUNT emaciated [adj GAUNTER, GAUNTEST] : GAUNTLY [adv] GAUSS a unit of magnetic induction [n GAUSSES] GAUZE a transparent fabric [n GAUZES] GAUZY resembling gauze (a transparent fabric) [adj GAUZIER, GAUZIEST] : GAUZILY [adv] GAVEL to signal for attention or order by use of a gavel (a small mallet) [v GAVELED, GAVELING, GAVELLED, GAVELLING, GAVELS] GAVOT a French dance [n GAVOTS] GAWKS GAWK, to stare stupidly [v] GAWKY awkward (lacking skill, dexterity, or grace) [adj GAWKIER, GAWKIEST] : GAWKILY [adv] / an awkward person [n GAWKIES] GAWPS GAWP, to stare stupidly [v] GAWSY gawsie (well-fed and healthy looking) [adj] GAYAL a domesticated ox [n GAYALS] GAYLY in a gay (merry (cheerful (full of spirits))) manner [adv] GAZAR silky sheer fabric [n GAZARS] GAZED GAZE, to look intently [v] GAZES GAZE, to look intently [v] GAZOO an offensive word [n GAZOOS] GEANS GEAN, a wild sweet cherry [n] GECKO a small lizard [n GECKOES, GECKOS] GECKS GECK, to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of)) [v] GEEKS GEEK, a single-minded enthusiast or expert [n] GEEKY socially awkward or unappealing [adj GEEKIER, GEEKIEST] GEESE GOOSE, a swimming bird [n] GELEE a cosmetic gel [n GELEES] GELLY gelignite (a high explosive) [n GELLIES] GELTS GELT, money (an official medium of exchange and measure of value) [n] GEMMA an asexual reproductive structure [n GEMMAE] GEMMY resembling a gem [adj GEMMIER, GEMMIEST] GEMOT a public meeting in Anglo-Saxon England [n GEMOTS] GENES GENE, a hereditary unit [n] GENIC pertaining to genes (a hereditary unit) [adj] GENIE jinni (jinn (jinn)) [n GENIES] GENII GENIUS, an exceptional natural aptitude [n] GENIP a tropical tree [n GENIPS] GENTS GENT, a gentleman [n] / a public toilet for men [n GENTS] GENUA GENU, the knee [n] GERAH a Hebrew unit of weight [n GERAHS] GERMS GERM, a microorganism that causes disease [n] GERMY full of germs [adj GERMIER, GERMIEST] GESTS GEST, a feat (a notable act or achievement) [n] GETUP a costume [n GETUPS] GEUMS GEUM, a perennial herb [n] GHAZI a Muslim war hero [n GHAZIES, GHAZIS] GHEES GHEE, a kind of liquid butter [n] GHYLL a ravine (a narrow, steep-sided valley) [n GHYLLS] GIANT a person or thing of great size [n GIANTS] GIBED GIBE, to jeer (to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of))) [v] GIBER one that gibes (to jeer (to mock)) [n GIBERS] GIBES GIBE, to jeer (to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of))) [v] GIDDY dizzy (having a sensation of whirling) [adj GIDDIER, GIDDIEST] : GIDDILY [adv] / to make giddy [v GIDDIED, GIDDIES, GIDDYING] GIFTS GIFT, to present with a gift (something given without charge) [v] GIGAS pertaining to variations in plant development [adj] GIGHE GIGA, a gigue (a lively dance) [n] GIGOT a leg of lamb [n GIGOTS] GIGUE a lively dance [n GIGUES] GILDS GILD, to cover with a thin layer of gold [v] GILLS GILL, to catch fish with a type of net [v] GILLY to transport on a type of wagon [v GILLIED, GILLIES, GILLYING] GILTS GILT, the gold with which something is gilded [n] GIMME something easily won [n GIMMES] GIMPS GIMP, to limp (to walk lamely) [v] GINNY affected with gin (a strong liquor) [adj GINNIER, GINNIEST] GIPSY to gypsy (to live like a gypsy (a wanderer)) [v GIPSIED, GIPSIES, GIPSYING] GIRLS GIRL, a female child [n] GIRLY girlie (girlish (of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of a girl)) [adj GIRLIER, GIRLIEST] GIROS GIRO, an autogiro (a type of airplane (a winged aircraft propelled by jet engines or propellers)) [n] GIRSH qursh (a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia) [n GIRSHES] GISMO a gadget (a mechanical device) [n GISMOS] GISTS GIST, the main point [n] GITCH gotch (underpants) [n GITCHES] GITES GITE, a vacation retreat in France [n] GIVEN something assigned as a basis for a calculation [n GIVENS] / GIVE, to transfer freely to another's possession [v] GIVER one that gives (to transfer freely to another's possession) [n GIVERS] GIVES GIVE, to transfer freely to another's possession [v] GIZMO gismo (a gadget (a mechanical device)) [n GIZMOS] GLACE to cover with icing [v GLACED, GLACEED, GLACEING, GLACES] GLADS GLAD, to gladden (to make glad) [v] GLADY having glades (an open space in a forest) [adj GLADIER, GLADIEST] GLAMS GLAM, to make oneself look alluringly attractive [v] GLAND a secreting organ [n GLANDS] GLAZE to fit windows with glass panes [v GLAZED, GLAZES, GLAZING] GLAZY covered with a smooth, glossy coating [adj GLAZIER, GLAZIEST] : GLAZILY [adv] GLEAM to shine with a soft radiance [v GLEAMED, GLEAMING, GLEAMS] GLEBE the soil or earth [n GLEBES] GLEEK to gibe (to jeer (to mock (to ridicule))) [v GLEEKED, GLEEKING, GLEEKS] GLEET to discharge mucus from the urethra [v GLEETED, GLEETING, GLEETS] GLENS GLEN, a small valley [n] GLEYS GLEY, a clay soil layer [n] GLIAL pertaining to the supporting tissue of the central nervous system [adj] GLIFF a brief moment [n GLIFFS] GLIMS GLIM, a light or lamp [n] GLINT to glitter (to sparkle (to give off or reflect flashes of light)) [v GLINTED, GLINTING, GLINTS] GLITZ to make flashy in appearance [v GLITZED, GLITZES, GLITZING] GLOAM twilight (the early evening light) [n GLOAMS] GLOAT to regard with great or excessive satisfaction [v GLOATED, GLOATING, GLOATS] : GLOATINGLY [adv] GLOGG an alcoholic beverage [n GLOGGS] GLOMS GLOM, to steal (to take without right or permission) [v] GLOOM to become dark [v GLOOMED, GLOOMING, GLOOMS] GLOOP sticky material [n GLOOPS] GLOPS GLOP, to cover with glop (a messy mass or mixture) [v] GLORY to rejoice proudly [v GLORIED, GLORIES, GLORYING] GLOST pottery that has been coated with a glassy surface [n GLOSTS] GLOUT to scowl (to frown angrily) [v GLOUTED, GLOUTING, GLOUTS] GLOVE to furnish with gloves (hand coverings) [v GLOVED, GLOVES, GLOVING] GLOWS GLOW, to emit light and heat [v] GLOZE to explain away [v GLOZED, GLOZES, GLOZING] GLUEY resembling glue [adj GLUIER, GLUIEST] : GLUILY [adv] GLUGS GLUG, to make a gurgling sound [v] GLUME a bract on grassy plants [n GLUMES] GLUMS GLUM, glumness (the state of being glum) [n] GLUON a hypothetical massless particle binding quarks together [n GLUONS] GLUTE a gluteus (a buttock muscle) [n GLUTES] GLUTS GLUT, to feed or fill to excess [v] GLYPH an ornamental groove [n GLYPHS] : GLYPHIC [adj] GNARL to twist into a state of deformity [v GNARLED, GNARLING, GNARLS] GNARR to gnar (to snarl (to growl viciously)) [v GNARRED, GNARRING, GNARRS] GNAWN GNAW, to wear away by persistent biting [v] GOADS GOAD, to drive animals with a goad (a pointed stick) [v] GOATY suggestive of a goat [adj GOATIER, GOATIEST] GOBOS GOBO, a device used to shield a microphone from extraneous sounds [n] GODET insert of cloth in a seam [n GODETS] GODLY pious (marked by religious reverence) [adj GODLIER, GODLIEST] : GODLILY [adv] GOEST a 2d person sing. of go [v] GOETH a 3d person sing. of go [v] GOGOS GOGO, a discotheque [n] GOING an advance toward an objective [n GOINGS] / GO, to move along [v] GOJIS GOJI, the red berry of an Asian shrub [n] GOLDS GOLD, a gold medal [n] GOLEM a legendary creature [n GOLEMS] GOLLY used as a mild oath [interj] GOMBO gumbo (the okra plant) [n GOMBOS] GOMER an undesirable hospital patient [n GOMERS] GONCH gaunch (underpants) [n GONCHES] GONEF ganef (a thief (one that steals (steal))) [n GONEFS] GONIA GONION, a part of the lower jaw [n] / GONIUM, an immature reproductive cell [n] GONIF ganef (a thief (one that steals (steal))) [n GONIFS] GONOF ganef (a thief (one that steals (steal))) [n GONOFS] GONZO bizarre [adj] GOODS GOOD, something that is good [n] GOODY a desirable food [n GOODIES] GOOEY sticky or viscid [adj GOOIER, GOOIEST] GOOFS GOOF, to blunder (to make a mistake) [v] GOOFY silly (showing a lack of good sense) [adj GOOFIER, GOOFIEST] : GOOFILY [adv] GOOKS GOOK, goo (a sticky or viscid substance) [n] GOOKY GOOK, goo (a sticky or viscid substance) [adj] GOONS GOON, a hired thug [n] GOONY stupid (mentally slow) [adj GOONIER, GOONIEST] / gooney (an albatross (a large seabird)) [n GOONIES] GOOPY sticky, gooey [adj GOOPIER, GOOPIEST] GOOSE a swimming bird [n GEESE] / to poke between the buttocks [v GOOSED, GOOSES, GOOSING] GOOSY resembling a goose (a swimming bird) [adj GOOSIER, GOOSIEST] GOPIK a monetary unit of Azerbaijan [n GOPIKS] GORED GORE, to pierce with a horn or tusk [v] GOTCH underpants [n GOTCHES] GOUGE to cut or scoop out [v GOUGED, GOUGES, GOUGING] GOURD a hard-shelled fruit [n GOURDS] GOWDS GOWD, gold (a gold medal) [n] GOWKS GOWK, a fool [n] GOWNS GOWN, to dress in a gown (a long, loose outer garment) [v] GOXES GOX, gaseous oxygen [n] GRAFT to unite with a growing plant by insertion [v GRAFTED, GRAFTING, GRAFTS] GRAMA a pasture grass [n GRAMAS] GRAMP grandfather [n GRAMPS] GRAMS GRAM, a unit of mass and weight [n] GRANA GRANUM, a part of a plant chloroplast [n] GRAND large and impressive [adj GRANDER, GRANDEST] / a type of piano (a musical instrument) [n GRANDS] GRANT to bestow upon [v GRANTED, GRANTING, GRANTS] GRAPH to represent by means of a diagram [v GRAPHED, GRAPHING, GRAPHS] GRAPY resembling grapes (an edible berry) [adj GRAPIER, GRAPIEST] GRASS to cover with grass (herbaceous plants) [v GRASSED, GRASSES, GRASSING] GRAVE extremely serious [adj GRAVER, GRAVEST] / to engrave (to form by incision) [v GRAVED, GRAVEN, GRAVEN, GRAVES, GRAVING] GRAVY a sauce of the fat and juices from cooked meat [n GRAVIES] GRAYS GRAY, to make gray [v] GREBE a diving bird [n GREBES] GREEK something unintelligible [n GREEK] GRIEF intense mental distress [n GRIEFS] GRIFF griffe (a person of mixed ancestry) [n GRIFFS] GRIFT to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means) [v GRIFTED, GRIFTING, GRIFTS] GRIGS GRIG, a lively person [n] GRILL to broil on a gridiron [v GRILLED, GRILLING, GRILLS] GRIME to make dirty [v GRIMED, GRIMES, GRIMING] GRIMY dirty (unclean (not clean (free from dirt or stain))) [adj GRIMIER, GRIMIEST] GRIND to wear, smooth, or sharpen by friction [v GRINDED, GRINDING, GRINDS, GROUND] : GRINDINGLY [adv] GRIPE to complain peevishly [v GRIPED, GRIPES, GRIPING] GRIPT GRIP, to grasp (to seize firmly with the hand) [v] GRIPY causing sharp pains in the bowels [adj GRIPIER, GRIPIEST] GRODY sleazy (of low quality or character) [adj GRODIER, GRODIEST] GROGS GROG, a mixture of liquor and water [n] GROKS GROK, to understand intuitively [v] GROOM to clean and care for [v GROOMED, GROOMING, GROOMS] GROPE to feel about with the hands [v GROPED, GROPES, GROPING] : GROPINGLY [adv] GROSS flagrant (extremely conspicuous) [adj GROSSER, GROSSEST] / to earn exclusive of deductions [v GROSSED, GROSSES, GROSSING] GROSZ a Polish coin [n GROSZY] GROUP to arrange in a group (an assemblage of persons or things) [v GROUPED, GROUPING, GROUPS] GROUT to fill with a thin mortar [v GROUTED, GROUTING, GROUTS] GROVE a small forested area [n GROVES] : GROVED [adj] GROVY resembling or suggestive of a grove [adj GROVIER, GROVIEST] GROWL to utter a deep, harsh sound [v GROWLED, GROWLING, GROWLS] : GROWLINGLY [adv] GROWS GROW, to cultivate [v] GRRRL a young woman who resists the exploitation of women [n GRRRLS] GRUFF low and harsh in speech [adj GRUFFER, GRUFFEST] / to utter in a gruff voice [v GRUFFED, GRUFFING, GRUFFS] GRUME a thick, viscid substance [n GRUMES] GRUMP to complain (to express discontent) [v GRUMPED, GRUMPING, GRUMPS] GRUNT to utter a deep, guttural sound [v GRUNTED, GRUNTING, GRUNTS] GUACO a tropical plant [n GUACOS] GUANO the accumulated excrement of seabirds [n GUANOS] GUANS GUAN, a large bird [n] GUARD to protect (to keep from harm, attack, or injury) [v GUARDED, GUARDING, GUARDS] GUAVA a tropical shrub [n GUAVAS] GUCKS GUCK, a messy substance [n] GUDES GUDE, good (something that is good) [n] GUESS to form an opinion from little or no evidence [v GUESSED, GUESSES, GUESSING] GUFFS GUFF, foolish talk [n] GUIDE to show the way to [v GUIDED, GUIDES, GUIDING] : GUIDABLE [adj] GUIDS GUID, good (something that is good) [n] GUILD an association of people of the same trade [n GUILDS] GUILE to beguile (to deceive (to mislead by falsehood)) [v GUILED, GUILES, GUILING] GUILT to cause (someone) to feel guilty [v GUILTED, GUILTING, GUILTS] GUIRO a percussion instrument [n GUIROS] GUISE to disguise (to alter the appearance of) [v GUISED, GUISES, GUISING] GULAG a forced-labor camp [n GULAGS] GULCH a deep, narrow ravine [n GULCHES] GULFS GULF, to swallow up [v] GULFY full of whirlpools [adj GULFIER, GULFIEST] GULLS GULL, to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v] GULLY to form ravines by the action of water [v GULLIED, GULLIES, GULLYING] GULPY marked by gulping [adj GULPIER, GULPIEST] GUMBO the okra plant [n GUMBOS] GUMMA a soft tumor [n GUMMAS, GUMMATA] GUMMI a rubbery, flavored candy [n GUMMIS] GUMMY resembling gum [adj GUMMIER, GUMMIEST] GUNGE to obstruct with gunky material [v GUNGED, GUNGES, GUNGING] GUNGY gunky (filthy, sticky, or greasy) [adj GUNGIER, GUNGIEST] GUNKS GUNK, to cause something to be gunky [v] GUNKY filthy, sticky, or greasy [adj GUNKIER, GUNKIEST] GUNNY a coarse fabric [n GUNNIES] GUPPY a small, tropical fish [n GUPPIES] GURDY a winch on a fishing boat [n GURDIES] GURGE to swirl (to move with a whirling motion) [v GURGED, GURGES, GURGING] GURRY fish offal [n GURRIES] GURUS GURU, a Hindu spiritual teacher [n] GUSHY overly sentimental [adj GUSHIER, GUSHIEST] : GUSHILY [adv] GUSSY to dress up in fine or showy clothes [v GUSSIED, GUSSIES, GUSSYING] GUSTS GUST, to blow in gusts (sudden blasts of wind) [v] GUTTA a drop of liquid [n GUTTAE] GUTTY marked by courage [adj GUTTIER, GUTTIEST] GUYED GUY, to ridicule (to make fun of) [v] GWINE GO, to move along [v] GYBED GYBE, to shift from side to side while sailing [v] GYBES GYBE, to shift from side to side while sailing [v] GYNOS GYNO, a gynecologist (one who studies gynecology) [n] GYOZA a stuffed and fried pocket of dough [n GYOZAS] GYPOS GYPO, a small-time logging operator [n] GYPPO gypo (a small-time logging operator) [n GYPPOS] GYPSY to live like a gypsy (a wanderer) [v GYPSIED, GYPSIES, GYPSYING] GYRED GYRE, to move in a circle or spiral [v] GYRON a heraldic design [n GYRONS] GYVED GYVE, to shackle (to confine with metal fastenings placed around the wrists or ankles) [v] GYVES GYVE, to shackle (to confine with metal fastenings placed around the wrists or ankles) [v] HAAFS HAAF, a deep-sea fishing ground [n] HAARS HAAR, a fog [n] HACEK a mark placed over a letter to modify it [n HACEKS] HADAL pertaining to deep parts of the ocean [adj] HADED HADE, to incline (to slant (to deviate from the horizontal or vertical)) [v] HADST HAVE, to hold as a possession, privilege, or entitlement [v] HAFIZ a Muslim who knows the Koran by heart [n HAFIZES] HAHAS HAHA, a fence set in a ditch [n] HAICK haik (an outer garment worn by Arabs) [n HAICKS] HAIKA HAIK, an outer garment worn by Arabs [n] HAIKS HAIK, an outer garment worn by Arabs [n] HAIKU a Japanese poem [n HAIKUS] HAILS HAIL, to welcome (to greet cordially) [v] HAINT a ghost [n HAINTS] HAIRS HAIR, a threadlike growth [n] HAIRY covered with hair [adj HAIRIER, HAIRIEST] HAJES HAJ, hadj (a pilgrimage to Mecca) [n] HAJIS HAJI, hadji (one who has made a hadj) [n] HAJJI hadji (one who has made a hadj) [n HAJJIS] HAKIM a Muslim physician [n HAKIMS] HAKUS HAKU, a crown of flowers [n] HALED HALE, to compel to go [v] HALER HALE, healthy (having good health) [adj] / a coin of the Czech Republic [n HALERS, HALERU] HALID halide (a chemical compound) [n HALIDS] HALMS HALM, haulm (a plant stem) [n] HALON a compound of carbon and bromine [n HALONS] HALVA halvah (a Turkish confection) [n HALVAS] HALVE to divide into two equal parts [v HALVED, HALVES, HALVING] HALWA a sweet Indian dish [n HALWAS] HAMMY overly theatrical [adj HAMMIER, HAMMIEST] HAMZA an Arabic diacritical mark [n HAMZAS] HANCE a side of an arch [n HANCES] HANDS HAND, to present with the hand (the end of the forearm) [v] HANDY convenient for handling [adj HANDIER, HANDIEST] HANKY a handkerchief [n HANKIES] HANSA hanse (a guild of merchants) [n HANSAS] HAPAX a word that occurs only once [n HAPAXES] HAPPI a loose Japanese coat [n HAPPIS] HAPPY marked by joy [adj HAPPIER, HAPPIEST] : HAPPILY [adv] HARAM forbidden by Islamic law [adj] HARLS HARL, a herl (a feathered fishing lure) [n] HARPY a shrewish person [n HARPIES] HARRY to pillage (to plunder (to rob of goods by force)) [v HARRIED, HARRIES, HARRYING] HARSH severe (unsparing in the treatment of others) [adj HARSHER, HARSHEST] : HARSHLY [adv] HASPS HASP, to fasten with a clasp [v] HASTY speedy (swift (moving with a great rate of motion)) [adj HASTIER, HASTIEST] : HASTILY [adv] HATCH to bring forth young from an egg [v HATCHED, HATCHES, HATCHING] HAUGH a low-lying meadow [n HAUGHS] HAULM a plant stem [n HAULMS] HAUTE high-class [adj HAUTER, HAUTEST] HAVEN to shelter (to provide cover or protection for) [v HAVENED, HAVENING, HAVENS] HAVER to hem and haw [v HAVERED, HAVERING, HAVERS] HAVOC to destroy (to damage beyond repair or renewal) [v HAVOCKED, HAVOCKING, HAVOCS] HAWED HAW, to turn left [v] HAWKS HAWK, to peddle (to travel about selling wares) [v] HAWSE a part of a ship's bow [n HAWSES] HAYER one that hays (to convert into hay (grass, cut and dried for fodder)) [n HAYERS] HAYEY resembling hay [adj] HAZAN a cantor (a religious singer) [n HAZANIM, HAZANS] HAZED HAZE, to subject to a humiliating initiation [v] HAZEL a shrub (a low, woody plant) [n HAZELS] HAZER one that hazes (to subject to a humiliating initiation) [n HAZERS] HAZES HAZE, to subject to a humiliating initiation [v] HEAPY resembling a heap (a group of things piled one on another) [adj] HEATH an evergreen shrub [n HEATHS] HEAVY having much weight [adj HEAVIER, HEAVIEST] : HEAVILY [adv] / a villain (a cruelly malicious person) [n HEAVIES] HECKS HECK, hell (a place or state of misery) [n] HEDER a Jewish school [n HADARIM, HEDARIM, HEDERS] HEDGE to surround with a hedge (a dense row of shrubs) [v HEDGED, HEDGES, HEDGING] : HEDGINGLY [adv] HEDGY abounding in hedges [adj HEDGIER, HEDGIEST] HEEDS HEED, to pay attention to [v] HEELS HEEL, to supply with a heel (the raised part of a shoe) [v] HEEZE to hoist (to haul up by some mechanical means) [v HEEZED, HEEZES, HEEZING] HEFTS HEFT, to lift up [v] HEFTY heavy (having much weight) [adj HEFTIER, HEFTIEST] : HEFTILY [adv] HEIGH used to attract attention [interj] HELIO a signaling mirror [n HELIOS] HELIX something spiral in form [n HELICES, HELIXES] HELLO to greet (to address in a friendly and courteous way) [v HELLOED, HELLOES, HELLOING, HELLOS] HELMS HELM, to steer a ship [v] HELVE to provide with a handle [v HELVED, HELVES, HELVING] HEMES HEME, a component of hemoglobin [n] HEMIN a chloride of heme [n HEMINS] HEMPS HEMP, a tall herb [n] HEMPY mischievous [adj HEMPIER, HEMPIEST] HENCE consequently (in a consequent manner) [adv] HENGE a circular Bronze Age structure in England [n HENGES] HENNA to dye with a reddish coloring [v HENNAED, HENNAING, HENNAS] HENRY a unit of inductance [n HENRIES, HENRYS] HERBS HERB, a flowering plant with a nonwoody stem [n] HERBY abounding in herbs [adj HERBIER, HERBIEST] HERMS HERM, a type of statue (a three-dimensional work of art) [n] HERNS HERN, a heron (a wading bird) [n] HERRY to harry (to pillage (to plunder (to rob of goods by force))) [v HERRIED, HERRIES, HERRYING] HERTZ a unit of frequency [n HERTZ, HERTZES] HESTS HEST, a command [n] HETHS HETH, a Hebrew letter [n] HEUCH heugh (a steep cliff) [n HEUCHS] HEUGH a steep cliff [n HEUGHS] HEWED HEW, to cut with an ax [v] HEXAD a group of six [n HEXADS] : HEXADIC [adj] HEXED HEX, to cast an evil spell upon [v] HEXER one that hexes (to cast an evil spell upon) [n HEXERS] HEXES HEX, to cast an evil spell upon [v] HEXYL a hydrocarbon radical [n HEXYLS] : HEXYLIC [adj] HICKS HICK, a rural person [n] HIDED HIDE, to conceal (to keep from sight or discovery) [v] HIGHS HIGH, a high level [n] HIJRA hegira (an exodus (a movement away)) [n HIJRAS] HIKED HIKE, to walk a long distance [v] HIKER one that hikes (to walk a long distance) [n HIKERS] HILAR pertaining to a hilum (a small opening in a bodily organ) [adj] HILLO to hallo (to shout (to utter loudly)) [v HILLOED, HILLOES, HILLOING, HILLOS] HILLY abounding in hills [adj HILLIER, HILLIEST] HILTS HILT, to provide with a hilt (a handle for a weapon) [v] HILUM a small opening in a bodily organ [n HILA] HILUS hilum (a small opening in a bodily organ) [n HILI] HIMBO an attractive but unintelligent man [n HIMBOS] HINDS HIND, a female red deer [n] HINKY suspicious [adj HINKIER, HINKIEST] HINNY to whinny (to neigh in a low or gentle manner) [v HINNIED, HINNIES, HINNYING] HIPLY in a hip (aware of the most current styles and trends) manner [adv] HIPPO a hippopotamus [n HIPPOS] HIPPY having big hips [adj HIPPIER, HIPPIEST] HIREE one that is hired [n HIREES] HIRER one that hires (to engage the services of for payment) [n HIRERS] HISSY characterized by a hissing sound [adj HISSIER, HISSIEST] / a tantrum (a fit of rage) [n HISSIES] HITCH to fasten with a knot or hook [v HITCHED, HITCHES, HITCHING] HIVED HIVE, to cause to enter a hive (a bee's nest) [v] HOAGY hoagie (a long sandwich) [n HOAGIES] HOARD to gather and store away [v HOARDED, HOARDING, HOARDS] HOARY white with age [adj HOARIER, HOARIEST] HOBBY a recreational pastime [n HOBBIES] HOCUS to deceive or cheat [v HOCUSED, HOCUSES, HOCUSING, HOCUSSED, HOCUSSES, HOCUSSING] HODAD one who is not a surfer [n HODADS] HOGAN a Navaho Indian dwelling [n HOGANS] HOGGS HOGG, a young sheep [n] HOICK to change directions abruptly [v HOICKED, HOICKING, HOICKS] HOISE to hoist (to haul up by some mechanical means) [v HOISED, HOISES, HOISING] HOIST to haul up by some mechanical means [v HOISTED, HOISTING, HOISTS] HOKED HOKE, to give false value to [v] HOKEY false; contrived [adj HOKIER, HOKIEST] : HOKILY [adv] HOKKU haiku (a Japanese poem) [n HOKKU] HOLDS HOLD, to maintain possession of [v] HOLLO to hallo (to shout (to utter loudly)) [v HOLLOED, HOLLOES, HOLLOING, HOLLOS] HOLLY a tree [n HOLLIES] HOLMS HOLM, an island in a river [n] HOMAS HOMA, a hom (a sacred plant of the ancient Persians) [n] HOMED HOME, to return to one's home (place of residence) [v] HOMER to hit a home run [v HOMERED, HOMERING, HOMERS] HOMEY homelike (suggestive of a home) [adj HOMIER, HOMIEST] / a person from one's neighborhood [n HOMEYS] HOMIE homey (a person from one's neighborhood) [n HOMIES] HONAN a fine silk [n HONANS] HONDA a part of a lariat [n HONDAS] HONED HONE, to sharpen (to make sharp) [v] HONEY to sweeten with honey (a sweet, viscid fluid) [v HONEYED, HONEYING, HONEYS, HONIED] HONGS HONG, a Chinese factory [n] HONKS HONK, to emit a cry like that of a goose [v] HONOR to respect (to have a high regard for) [v HONORED, HONORING, HONORS] HOOCH cheap whiskey [n HOOCHES] HOODS HOOD, to furnish with a hood (a covering for the head) [v] HOODY resembling a hoodlum (a thug (a brutal ruffian or assassin)) [adj HOODIER, HOODIEST] HOOEY nonsense (behavior or language that is meaningless or absurd) [n HOOEYS] HOOFS HOOF, the hard covering on the feet of certain animals [n] / HOOF, to dance (to move rhythmically to music) [v] HOOKA hookah (a water pipe) [n HOOKAS] HOOKY full of hooks [adj HOOKIER, HOOKIEST] / truancy (an act of truanting) [n HOOKIES] HOOLY hoolie (easy; slow) [adj] HOOTY sounding like the cry of an owl [adj HOOTIER, HOOTIEST] HOPAK a Ukrainian dance [n HOPAKS] HOPES HOPE, to have a desire or expectation [v] HOPPY having the taste of hops (catkins of a particular vine) [adj HOPPIER, HOPPIEST] HORAH hora (an Israeli dance) [n HORAHS] HORAL hourly [adj] HORDE to gather in a large group [v HORDED, HORDES, HORDING] HORKS HORK, to spit (to impale on a spit (a pointed rod on which meat is turned)) [v] HORNY hornlike in hardness [adj HORNIER, HORNIEST] HORSY resembling a horse [adj HORSIER, HORSIEST] HOSEY to choose sides for a children's game [v HOSEYED, HOSEYING, HOSEYS] HOTCH to wiggle (to move with short, quick movements from side to side) [v HOTCHED, HOTCHES, HOTCHING] HOTLY in a hot (having a high temperature) manner [adv] HOTTY a hottie (an attractive person) [n HOTTIES] HOUND to pursue relentlessly [v HOUNDED, HOUNDING, HOUNDS] HOURI a beautiful maiden in Muslim belief [n HOURIS] HOURS HOUR, a period of sixty minutes [n] HOUSE to lodge in a house (a building in which people live) [v HOUSED, HOUSES, HOUSING] HOVEL to live in a small, miserable dwelling [v HOVELED, HOVELING, HOVELLED, HOVELLING, HOVELS] HOVER to hang suspended in the air [v HOVERED, HOVERING, HOVERS] HOWDY to greet with the words how do you do'' [v HOWDIED, HOWDIES, HOWDYING] HOWFF howf (a place frequently visited) [n HOWFFS] HOWFS HOWF, a place frequently visited [n] HOWKS HOWK, to dig (to break up, turn over, or remove earth) [v] HOWLS HOWL, to cry like a dog [v] HOYAS HOYA, a flowering plant [n] HUBBY a husband [n HUBBIES] HUFFS HUFF, to breathe heavily [v] HUFFY easily offended [adj HUFFIER, HUFFIEST] : HUFFILY [adv] HUGER HUGE, very large [adj] HUGGY involving or given to hugging [adj HUGGIER, HUGGIEST] HULKS HULK, to appear impressively large [v] HULKY massive (of considerable size) [adj HULKIER, HULKIEST] HULLO to hallo (to shout (to utter loudly)) [v HULLOED, HULLOES, HULLOING, HULLOS] HULLS HULL, to remove the shell from a seed [v] HUMAN a person (a human being) [n HUMANS] HUMIC derived from humus [adj] HUMID having much humidity [adj] HUMPH to utter a grunt [v HUMPHED, HUMPHING, HUMPHS] HUMPY full of humps [adj HUMPIER, HUMPIEST] / a primitive hut in Australia [n HUMPIES] HUMUS decomposed organic matter [n HUMUSES] HUNCH to arch forward [v HUNCHED, HUNCHES, HUNCHING] HUNKS HUNK, a large piece [n] HUNKY muscular and attractive [adj HUNKIER, HUNKIEST] HURDS hards (the coarse refuse of flax) [n HURDS] HURLS HURL, to throw with great force [v] HURLY commotion [n HURLIES] HURRY to move swiftly [v HURRIED, HURRIES, HURRYING] HUSKY hoarse (low and rough in sound) [adj HUSKIER, HUSKIEST] / a dog of the arctic region [n HUSKIES] HUSSY a lewd woman [n HUSSIES] HUTCH to store away [v HUTCHED, HUTCHES, HUTCHING] HUZZA to cheer (to applaud with shouts of approval) [v HUZZAED, HUZZAING, HUZZAS] HWYLS HWYL, an emotion that inspires impassioned eloquence [n] HYDRO electricity produced by waterpower [n HYDROS] HYENA a wolflike mammal [n HYENAS] : HYENIC [adj], HYENINE [adj], HYENOID [adj] HYING HIE, to hurry (to move swiftly) [v] HYMEN a vaginal membrane [n HYMENS] : HYMENAL [adj] HYMNS HYMN, to sing a hymn (a song of praise to God) [v] HYOID a bone of the tongue [n HYOIDS] : HYOIDAL [adj], HYOIDEAN [adj] HYPED HYPE, to promote extravagantly [v] HYPER hyperactive [adj HYPERER, HYPEREST] / one that hypes (to promote extravagantly) [n HYPERS] HYPES HYPE, to promote extravagantly [v] HYPHA a threadlike element of a fungus [n HYPHAE] : HYPHAL [adj] HYRAX a small, harelike mammal [n HYRACES, HYRAXES] HYSON a Chinese tea [n HYSONS] IAMBI IAMBUS, an iamb (a type of metrical foot) [n] ICIER ICY, covered with ice [adj] ICILY in an icy (covered with ice) manner [adv] ICING a sweet mixture for covering cakes [n ICINGS] / ICE, to cover with ice (frozen water) [v] ICKER a head of grain [n ICKERS] ICTIC ICTUS, a recurring stress or beat in a poetical form [adj] IDIOT a mentally deficient person [n IDIOTS] : IDIOTIC [adj] IDLED IDLE, to pass time idly [v] IDYLS IDYL, a poem or prose work depicting scenes of rural simplicity [n] IGGED IGG, to ignore (to refuse to notice) [v] IGLUS IGLU, igloo (an Inuit dwelling) [n] IHRAM the garb worn by Muslim pilgrims [n IHRAMS] ILEAC pertaining to the ileum (a part of the small intestine) [adj] ILEAL ileac (pertaining to the ileum (a part of the small intestine)) [adj] ILIAD a long poem [n ILIADS] ILIAL iliac (pertaining to the ilium (a bone of the pelvis)) [adj] ILIUM a bone of the pelvis [n ILIA] IMAGE to imagine (to form a mental picture of) [v IMAGED, IMAGES, IMAGING] IMBUE to make thoroughly wet [v IMBUED, IMBUES, IMBUING] IMINE a chemical compound [n IMINES] IMINO containing an imine (a chemical compound) [adj] IMMIX to mix in [v IMMIXED, IMMIXES, IMMIXING] IMPED IMP, to graft feathers onto a bird's wing [v] IMPEL to force into action [v IMPELLED, IMPELLING, IMPELS] IMPIS IMPI, a body of warriors [n] IMPLY to indicate or suggest indirectly [v IMPLIED, IMPLIES, IMPLYING] INANE nonsensical [adj INANER, INANEST] : INANELY [adv] / empty space [n INANES] INBOX a window in which electronic mail is displayed [n INBOXES] INBYE inby (inward (toward the inside)) [adv] INCUS a bone in the middle ear [n INCUDES] INDIE a person who is independent [n INDIES] INDOL indole (a chemical compound) [n INDOLS] INDOW to endow (to provide with something) [v INDOWED, INDOWING, INDOWS] INDRI a short-tailed lemur [n INDRIS] INEPT not suitable (appropriate) [adj INEPTER, INEPTEST] : INEPTLY [adv] INFIX to implant (to set securely) [v INFIXED, INFIXES, INFIXING] INFRA below [adv] INGLE a fire [n INGLES] INION a part of the skull [n INIA, INIONS] INKED INK, to mark with ink (a colored fluid used for writing) [v] INNED IN, to harvest (to gather a crop) [v] / INN, to put up at an inn (a public lodging house) [v] INPUT to enter data into a computer [v INPUTS, INPUTTED, INPUTTING] INTIS INTI, a former monetary unit of Peru [n] IODIC pertaining to iodine (a nonmetallic element) [adj] IODID iodide (a compound of iodine) [n IODIDS] IODIN iodine (a nonmetallic element) [n IODINS] IONIC pertaining to or using ions [adj] / a style of type [n IONICS] IRIDS IRID, a plant of the iris family [n] IRING IRE, to anger (to make angry) [v] IROKO a large African tree [n IROKOS] IRONE an aromatic oil [n IRONES] IRONY resembling iron [adj IRONIER, IRONIEST] / the use of words to express the opposite of what is literally said [n IRONIES] ISLES ISLE, to place on an isle (a small island) [v] ISSEI a Japanese immigrant to the United States [n ISSEIS] ISSUE to come forth [v ISSUED, ISSUES, ISSUING] ITCHY causing an itching sensation [adj ITCHIER, ITCHIEST] : ITCHILY [adv] IVIED IVY, a climbing vine [adj] IVIES IVY, a climbing vine [n] IVORY resembling ivory in color [adj IVORIER, IVORIEST] / a hard white substance found in elephant tusks [n IVORIES] : IVORIED [adj] IXIAS IXIA, a flowering plant [n] IXNAY no [interj] IXORA a flowering plant [n IXORAS] IXTLE istle (a strong fiber) [n IXTLES] IZARD a goatlike antelope [n IZARDS] JABOT a decoration on a shirt [n JABOTS] JACAL a hut [n JACALES, JACALS] JACKS JACK, to raise with a type of lever [v] JACKY a sailor (a member of a ship's crew) [n JACKIES] JADED JADE, to weary (to make or become weary) [v] JADES JADE, to weary (to make or become weary) [v] JAGER jaeger (a hunter (one that hunts (hunt))) [n JAGERS] JAGGS JAGG, to jag (to cut unevenly) [v] JAGGY jagged (having a sharply uneven edge or surface) [adj JAGGIER, JAGGIEST] JAGRA jaggery (a coarse, dark sugar) [n JAGRAS] JAILS JAIL, to put in jail (a place of confinement) [v] JAKER JAKE, all right; fine [adj] JAKES an outhouse (a toilet housed in a small structure) [n JAKES] JALAP a Mexican plant [n JALAPS] : JALAPIC [adj] JALOP jalap (a Mexican plant) [n JALOPS] JAMBE a jambeau (a piece of armor for the leg) [n JAMBES] JAMBS JAMB, to jam (to force together tightly) [v] JAMMY sticky with jam (boiled fruit and sugar) [adj JAMMIER, JAMMIEST] JANNY to act as a disguised merrymaker at Christmas [v JANNIED, JANNIES, JANNYING] JANTY jaunty (having a lively and self-confident manner) [adj] JAPAN to coat with a glossy, black lacquer [v JAPANNED, JAPANNING, JAPANS] JAPED JAPE, to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of)) [v] JAPER one that japes (to mock (to ridicule)) [n JAPERS] JAPES JAPE, to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of)) [v] JARLS JARL, a Scandinavian nobleman [n] JAUKS JAUK, to dawdle (to waste time) [v] JAVAS JAVA, coffee (an aromatic, mildly stimulating beverage) [n] JAWAN a soldier of India [n JAWANS] JAWED JAW, to jabber (to talk rapidly) [v] JAZZY lively (full of energy) [adj JAZZIER, JAZZIEST] : JAZZILY [adv] JEBEL a mountain (a large, natural elevation of the earth's surface) [n JEBELS] JEEPS JEEP, to travel by a small type of motor vehicle [v] JEERS JEER, to mock (to ridicule (to make fun of)) [v] JEEZE jeez (used as a mild oath) [interj] JEFES JEFE, a chief (the person highest in authority) [n] JEHAD jihad (a Muslim holy war) [n JEHADS] JEHUS JEHU, a fast driver [n] JELLO a trademark [n JELLOS] JELLS JELL, to congeal (to change from a fluid to a solid) [v] JELLY to make into a jelly (a soft, semisolid substance) [v JELLIED, JELLIES, JELLYING] JEMMY to jimmy (to pry open with a crowbar) [v JEMMIED, JEMMIES, JEMMYING] JENNY a female donkey [n JENNIES] JERID jereed (a wooden javelin) [n JERIDS] JERKS JERK, to move with a sharp, sudden motion [v] JERKY characterized by jerking movements [adj JERKIER, JERKIEST] : JERKILY [adv] / dried meat [n JERKIES] JERRY a German soldier [n JERRIES] JESSE to jess (to fasten straps around the legs of a hawk) [v JESSED, JESSES, JESSING] JESTS JEST, to joke (to say something amusing) [v] JETES JETE, a ballet leap [n] JETON jetton (a piece used in counting) [n JETONS] JETTY having the color jet black [adj JETTIER, JETTIEST] / to jut (to protrude (to extend beyond the main portion)) [v JETTIED, JETTIES, JETTYING] JEWEL to adorn or equip with jewels (precious stones) [v JEWELED, JEWELING, JEWELLED, JEWELLING, JEWELS] JIBBA a long coat worn by Muslim men [n JIBBAS] JIBBS JIBB, to shift from side to side while sailing [v] JIBED JIBE, to gibe (to jeer (to mock (to ridicule))) [v] JIBER one that jibes (to gibe (to jeer)) [n JIBERS] JIBES JIBE, to gibe (to jeer (to mock (to ridicule))) [v] JIFFS JIFF, jiffy (a short time) [n] JIFFY a short time [n JIFFIES] JIGGY pleasurably excited [adj JIGGIER, JIGGIEST] JILLS JILL, a unit of liquid measure [n] JILTS JILT, to reject a lover [v] JIMMY to pry open with a crowbar [v JIMMIED, JIMMIES, JIMMYING] JIMPY jimp (natty (neatly dressed)) [adj] JINGO a zealous patriot [n JINGOES] : JINGOISH [adj] JINKS JINK, to move quickly out of the way [v] JINNI jinn (jinn) [n JINNIS] JINNS JINN, JINNEE, jinn [n] JIRDS JIRD, a long-tailed rodent [n] JISMS JISM, an offensive word [n] JIVED JIVE, to play jazz or swing music [v] JIVER JIVE, deceitful [adj] / one that jives (to play jazz or swing music) [n JIVERS] JIVES JIVE, to play jazz or swing music [v] JIVEY jazzy, lively [adj JIVIER, JIVIEST] JNANA knowledge acquired through meditation [n JNANAS] JOCKO a monkey [n JOCKOS] JOCKS JOCK, an athletic supporter [n] JOCKY resembling an athlete (one skilled in feats of physical strength and agility) [adj JOCKIER, JOCKIEST] JOEYS JOEY, a young kangaroo [n] JOHNS JOHN, a toilet [n] JOINS JOIN, to unite (to bring together so as to form a whole) [v] JOINT to fit together by means of a junction [v JOINTED, JOINTING, JOINTS] JOIST to support with horizontal beams [v JOISTED, JOISTING, JOISTS] JOKED JOKE, to say something amusing [v] JOKER one that jokes (to say something amusing) [n JOKERS] JOKES JOKE, to say something amusing [v] JOKEY amusing [adj JOKIER, JOKIEST] : JOKILY [adv] JOLES JOLE, jowl (the fleshy part under the lower jaw) [n] JOLLY cheerful (full of spirits) [adj JOLLIER, JOLLIEST] : JOLLILY [adv] / to put in a good humor for one's own purposes [v JOLLIED, JOLLIES, JOLLYING] JOLTS JOLT, to jar or shake roughly [v] JOLTY marked by a jolting motion [adj JOLTIER, JOLTIEST] : JOLTILY [adv] JOMON pertaining to a Japanese cultural period [adj] JONES to have a strong craving for something [v JONESED, JONESES, JONESING] JOOKS JOOK, a tavern that has a jukebox [n] JORUM a large drinking bowl [n JORUMS] JOTTY written down quickly [adj] JOUAL a dialect of Canadian French [n JOUALS] JOUKS JOUK, to dodge (to evade (to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit)) [v] JOULE a unit of energy [n JOULES] JOUST to engage in personal combat [v JOUSTED, JOUSTING, JOUSTS] JOWAR a durra grown in India [n JOWARS] JOWED JOW, to toll (to collect or impose a toll (a fixed charge for a service or privilege)) [v] JOWLS JOWL, the fleshy part under the lower jaw [n] JOWLY having prominent jowls [adj JOWLIER, JOWLIEST] JOYED JOY, to rejoice (to feel joyful) [v] JUBAS JUBA, a lively dance [n] JUBES JUBE, a platform in a church [n] JUCOS JUCO, a junior college [n] JUDAS a peephole (a small opening through which one may look) [n JUDASES] JUDGE to decide on critically [v JUDGED, JUDGES, JUDGING] JUDGY judgemental [adj JUDGIER, JUDGIEST] (2018) JUDOS JUDO, a form of jujitsu [n] JUGAL pertaining to the cheek or cheekbone [adj] JUGUM a pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate leaf [n JUGA, JUGUMS] JUICE to extract the juice (the liquid part of a fruit or vegetable) from [v JUICED, JUICES, JUICING] JUICY full of juice [adj JUICIER, JUICIEST] : JUICILY [adv] JUJUS JUJU, an object regarded as having magical power [n] JUKED JUKE, to fake out of position [v] JUKES JUKE, to fake out of position [v] JUKUS JUKU, an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college [n] JULEP a sweet drink [n JULEPS] JUMAR to climb with ropes using a type of clamp [v JUMARED, JUMARING, JUMARRED, JUMARRING, JUMARS] JUMBO a very large specimen of its kind [n JUMBOS] JUMPS JUMP, to spring off the ground [v] JUMPY nervous (easily excited) [adj JUMPIER, JUMPIEST] : JUMPILY [adv] JUNCO a small finch [n JUNCOES, JUNCOS] JUNKS JUNK, to discard as trash [v] JUNKY worthless [adj JUNKIER, JUNKIEST] JUNTO a political faction [n JUNTOS] JUPES JUPE, a woman's jacket [n] JUPON a tunic (a loose-fitting garment) [n JUPONS] JURAL pertaining to law [adj] : JURALLY [adv] JURAT a statement on an affidavit [n JURATS] JUREL a food fish [n JURELS] JUROR a member of a jury (a committee for selecting material for exhibition) [n JURORS] JUSTS JUST, to joust (to engage in personal combat) [v] JUTES JUTE, a strong, coarse fiber [n] JUTTY to jut (to protrude (to extend beyond the main portion)) [v JUTTIED, JUTTIES, JUTTYING] JUVIE a juvenile delinquent [n JUVIES] KABAR caber (a heavy pole thrown as a trial of strength) [n KABARS] KABOB cubes of meat cooked on a skewer [n KABOBS] KADIS KADI, cadi (a Muslim judge) [n] KAGUS KAGU, a flightless bird [n] KAIAK kayak [n KAIAKS] KAIFS KAIF, kef (hemp smoked to produce euphoria) [n] KAILS KAIL, kale (a variety of cabbage) [n] KAKAS KAKA, a parrot [n] KAKIS KAKI, a Japanese tree [n] KALAM a type of Muslim theology [n KALAMS] KALIF caliph (a Muslim leader) [n KALIFS] KALPA a period of time in Hindu religion [n KALPAS] KAMIK a type of boot [n KAMIKS] KANAS KANA, the Japanese syllabic script [n] KANJI a system of Japanese writing [n KANJIS] KANZU a long white garment worn in Africa [n KANZUS] KAPHS KAPH, a Hebrew letter [n] KAPOK a mass of silky fibers [n KAPOKS] KAPOW a sudden sharp sound [n KAPOWS] KAPPA a Greek letter [n KAPPAS] KAPUS KAPU, a Hawaiian set of rules for daily life [n] KAPUT ruined [adj] KARAT a unit of quality for gold [n KARATS] KAROO karroo (a dry plateau) [n KAROOS] KARRI an Australian eucalyptus [n KARRIS] KASHA a cooked cereal [n KASHAS] KAURI a timber tree [n KAURIS] KAURY kauri (a timber tree) [n KAURIES] KAVAS KAVA, a tropical shrub [n] KAYAK to travel in a kayak (an Inuit canoe) [v KAYAKED, KAYAKING, KAYAKS] KAZOO a toy musical instrument [n KAZOOS] KEBAB kabob (cubes of meat cooked on a skewer) [n KEBABS] KEBOB kabob (cubes of meat cooked on a skewer) [n KEBOBS] KECKS KECK, to retch (to make an effort to vomit) [v] KEDGE to move a vessel with the use of an anchor [v KEDGED, KEDGES, KEDGING] KEEFS KEEF, kef (hemp smoked to produce euphoria) [n] KEEKS KEEK, to peep (to utter a short, shrill cry) [v] KEEVE a tub or vat [n KEEVES] KEFIR a fermented beverage made from cow's milk [n KEFIRS] KELEP a stinging ant [n KELEPS] KELIM kilim (an oriental tapestry) [n KELIMS] KELLY a bright green color [n KELLIES] KELPY kelpie (a water sprite) [n KELPIES] KELTS KELT, a salmon that has spawned [n] KEMPS KEMP, a champion [n] KEMPT neatly kept [adj] KEMPY having coarse hair or fibers [adj KEMPIER, KEMPIEST] KENAF an East Indian plant [n KENAFS] KENCH a bin for salting fish [n KENCHES] KENDO a Japanese sport [n KENDOS] KENOS KENO, a game of chance [n] KENTE a colorful fabric made in Ghana [n KENTES] KERFS KERF, to make an incision with a cutting tool [v] KERNE a medieval foot soldier [n KERNES] KERNS KERN, to be formed with a projecting typeface [v] KERRY one of an Irish breed of cattle [n KERRIES] KETCH a sailing vessel [n KETCHES] KETOL a chemical compound [n KETOLS] KEVEL a belaying cleat or peg [n KEVELS] KEVIL kevel (a belaying cleat or peg) [n KEVILS] KEXES KEX, a dry, hollow stalk [n] KEYED KEY, to provide with a key (a device used to turn the bolt in a lock) [v] KHADI khaddar (a cotton cloth) [n KHADIS] KHAFS KHAF, kaph (a Hebrew letter) [n] KHAKI a durable cloth [n KHAKIS] KHAPH kaph (a Hebrew letter) [n KHAPHS] KHATS KHAT, kat (an evergreen shrub) [n] KHEDA keddah (an enclosure for elephants) [n KHEDAS] KHETH heth (a Hebrew letter) [n KHETHS] KHETS KHET, heth (a Hebrew letter) [n] KIACK a fish of the herring family [n KIACKS] KIANG a wild ass [n KIANGS] KIBBE a Near Eastern dish of ground lamb and bulgur [n KIBBES] KIBBI kibbe (a Near Eastern dish of ground lamb and bulgur) [n KIBBIS] KIBLA kiblah (the direction toward which Muslims face while praying) [n KIBLAS] KICKS KICK, to strike out with the foot or feet [v] KICKY exciting [adj KICKIER, KICKIEST] KIDDO used as a form of familiar address [n KIDDOES, KIDDOS] KIDDY kiddie (a small child) [n KIDDIES] KIEFS KIEF, kef (hemp smoked to produce euphoria) [n] KILIM an oriental tapestry [n KILIMS] KILOS KILO, a kilogram or kilometer [n] KILTS KILT, to make creases or pleats in [v] KILTY kiltie (one who wears a kilt (a type of skirt)) [n KILTIES] KINDA kind of [adv] KININ a hormone (a secretion of the endocrine organs) [n KININS] KINKY tightly curled [adj KINKIER, KINKIEST] : KINKILY [adv] KIOSK an open booth [n KIOSKS] KIPPA a yarmulke (a skullcap worn by Jewish males) [n KIPPAS] KIRKS KIRK, a church [n] KISSY inclined to kiss [adj KISSIER, KISSIEST] KITED KITE, to obtain money or credit fraudulently [v] KITHE to make known [v KITHED, KITHES, KITHING] KITTY a kitten or cat [n KITTIES] KIVAS KIVA, an underground ceremonial chamber [n] KLICK a kilometer [n KLICKS] KLIEG an electric lamp used in filming [n KLIEGS] KLIKS KLIK, klick (a kilometer) [n] KLONG a canal [n KLONGS] KLOOF a ravine (a narrow, steep-sided valley) [n KLOOFS] KLUTZ a clumsy person [n KLUTZES] KNACK to strike sharply [v KNACKED, KNACKING, KNACKS] KNAUR knar (a bump on a tree) [n KNAURS] KNAVE a dishonest person [n KNAVES] : KNAVISH [adj] KNEED KNEE, to strike with the knee (a joint of the leg) [v] KNEEL to rest on the knees [v KNEELED, KNEELING, KNEELS, KNELT] KNELL to sound a bell [v KNELLED, KNELLING, KNELLS] KNELT KNEEL, to rest on the knees [v] KNIFE a sharp-edged instrument used for cutting [n KNIVES] / to cut with a knife [v KNIFED, KNIFES, KNIFING] KNISH dough stuffed with filling and fried [n KNISHES] KNOCK to strike sharply [v KNOCKED, KNOCKING, KNOCKS] KNOLL to knell (to sound a bell) [v KNOLLED, KNOLLING, KNOLLS] KNOUT to flog with a leather whip [v KNOUTED, KNOUTING, KNOUTS] KNOWN a mathematical quantity whose value is given [n KNOWNS] / KNOW, to have a true understanding of [v] KNURL to make grooves or ridges in [v KNURLED, KNURLING, KNURLS] KNURR knur (a bump on a tree) [n KNURRS] KNURS KNUR, a bump on a tree [n] KOALA an Australian mammal [n KOALAS] KOELS KOEL, an Australian bird [n] KOFTA a spiced ball of meat or fish in Indian cooking [n KOFTAS] KOJIS KOJI, a fungus used to start fermentation [n] KOKAM kokum (an East Indian tree) [n KOKAMS] KOKUM an East Indian tree [n KOKUMS] KOMBU kelp used in Japanese cooking [n KOMBUS] KONKS KONK, to conk (to hit on the head) [v] KOOKS KOOK, an eccentric person [n] KOOKY eccentric [adj KOOKIER, KOOKIEST] : KOOKILY [adv] KOPEK kopeck (a Russian coin) [n KOPEKS] KOPHS KOPH, a Hebrew letter [n] KOPJE a small hill [n KOPJES] KOPPA a Greek letter [n KOPPAS] KORAI KORE, an ancient Greek statue of a young woman [n] KORMA an Indian dish of meat or vegetables with spices [n KORMAS] KORUN KORUNA, a monetary unit of the Czech Republic [n] KOTOW to kowtow (to behave in a servile manner) [v KOTOWED, KOTOWING, KOTOWS] KRAAL to pen in a type of enclosure [v KRAALED, KRAALING, KRAALS] KRAFT a strong paper [n KRAFTS] KREEP a basaltic lunar rock [n KREEPS] KREWE a private group participating in the New Orleans Mardi Gras [n KREWES] KRILL an aggregate of small marine crustaceans [n KRILLS] KRONA a monetary unit of Iceland [n KRONUR] / a monetary unit of Sweden [n KRONOR, KRONUR] KRONE a former monetary unit of Austria [n KRONEN, KRONER] / a monetary unit of Denmark [n KRONER] KROON a former monetary unit of Estonia [n KROONI, KROONS] KRUBI a tropical plant [n KRUBIS] KUBIE a kubasa on a bun [n KUBIES] KUDOS KUDO, award; honor [n] / kudo (award; honor) [n KUDOSES] KUDUS KUDU, a large antelope [n] KUDZU an Asian vine [n KUDZUS] KUFIS KUFI, a brimless hat [n] KUKRI a long, curved knife of Nepal [n KUKRIS] KULAK a rich Russian peasant [n KULAKI, KULAKS] KULFI an Indian dessert resembling ice cream [n KULFIS] KUMIS koumiss (a beverage made from camel's milk) [n KUMISES] KURUS KURU, a disease of the nervous system [n] KVASS a Russian beer [n KVASSES] KVELL to exclaim joyfully [v KVELLED, KVELLING, KVELLS] KYACK a packsack (a carrying bag to be worn on the back) [n KYACKS] KYAKS KYAK, a kayak (an Inuit canoe) [n] KYATS KYAT, a monetary unit of Myanmar (Burma) [n] KYLIX a drinking vessel [n KYLIKES, KYLIXES] KYRIE a religious petition for mercy [n KYRIES] KYTHE to kithe (to make known) [v KYTHED, KYTHES, KYTHING] LAARI a monetary unit of the Maldives [n LAARIS] LABEL to describe or designate [v LABELED, LABELING, LABELLED, LABELLING, LABELS] LABIA LABIUM, a fold of the vulva [n] LABRA LABRUM, a lip or liplike structure [n] LADDY laddish in behavior [adj LADDIER, LADDIEST] LADLE to lift out with a ladle (a type of spoon) [v LADLED, LADLES, LADLING] LAEVO levo (turning toward the left) [adj] LAHAR a flowing mass of volcanic debris [n LAHARS] LAICH laigh (a lowland (an area of land lying lower than the adjacent country)) [n LAICHS] LAIGH a lowland (an area of land lying lower than the adjacent country) [n LAIGHS] LAITY the nonclerical membership of a religious faith [n LAITIES] LAKED subjected to the process of laking [adj] LAKER a lake fish [n LAKERS] LAKHS LAKH, the sum of one hundred thousand [n] LALLS LALL, to articulate the letter r as l [v] LAMIA a female demon [n LAMIAE, LAMIAS] LANCH to haul a boat over ice [v LANCHED, LANCHES, LANCHING] LANDS LAND, to set down upon land (solid ground) [v] LANKY ungracefully tall and thin [adj LANKIER, LANKIEST] : LANKILY [adv] LAPEL an extension of the collar of a garment [n LAPELS] : LAPELED [adj], LAPELLED [adj] LARCH a coniferous tree [n LARCHES] : LARCHEN [adj] LARDS LARD, to coat with lard (the melted fat of hogs) [v] LAREE lari (a monetary unit of the Republic of Georgia) [n LAREES] LARKS LARK, to behave playfully [v] LARKY playful (frolicsome) [adj LARKIER, LARKIEST] LARNT LARN, to learn (to gain knowledge by experience, instruction, or study) [v] LATCH to close with a type of fastening device [v LATCHED, LATCHES, LATCHING] LATHE to cut or shape on a type of machine [v LATHED, LATHES, LATHING] LATHY long and slender [adj LATHIER, LATHIEST] LATKE a potato pancake [n LATKES] LATTE espresso coffee with milk [n LATTES] LAUAN a Philippine timber [n LAUANS] LAUGH to express emotion, typically mirth, by a series of inarticulate sounds [v LAUGHED, LAUGHING, LAUGHS] : LAUGHINGLY [adv] LAVED LAVE, to wash (to cleanse by immersing in or applying a liquid) [v] LAWNS LAWN, to cover land with ornamental grass [v] LAXLY in a lax (not strict or stringent) manner [adv] LAYUP a shot in basketball [n LAYUPS] LAZAR a beggar afflicted with a loathsome disease [n LAZARS] LAZED LAZE, to pass time lazily [v] LEAFY covered with leaves [adj LEAFIER, LEAFIEST] LEAKY tending to leak [adj LEAKIER, LEAKIEST] : LEAKILY [adv] LEAVE to go away from [v LEAVES, LEAVING, LEFT] LEBEN a type of liquid food [n LEBENS] LEDGY abounding in ledges [adj LEDGIER, LEDGIEST] LEECH to cling to and feed upon or drain [v LEECHED, LEECHES, LEECHING] LEERY suspicious [adj LEERIER, LEERIEST] : LEERILY [adv] LEGAL an authorized investment that may be made by investors such as savings banks [n LEGALS] LEGER fishing bait made to lie on the bottom [n LEGERS] LEGGY having long legs [adj LEGGIER, LEGGIEST] / a small, salted cod [n LEGGIES] LEGIT legitimate drama [n LEGITS] LEHUA a tropical tree [n LEHUAS] LEMAN a lover (one that loves another) [n LEMANS] LEMMA a type of proposition in logic [n LEMMAS, LEMMATA] LEMUR an arboreal mammal related to the monkeys [n LEMURS] LENDS LEND, to give the temporary use of [v] LENTO a slow musical movement [n LENTOS] LEONE a monetary unit of Sierra Leone [n LEONES] LETCH to lech (to engage in lechery) [v LETCHED, LETCHES, LETCHING] LETHE forgetfulness (the quality of being forgetful) [n LETHES] : LETHEAN [adj] LETUP a lessening or relaxation [n LETUPS] LEVEE to provide with an embankment [v LEVEED, LEVEEING, LEVEES] LEVEL to make even [v LEVELED, LEVELING, LEVELLED, LEVELLING, LEVELS] LEXES LEXIS, the vocabulary of a language, a group, or a subject field [n] LIBEL to make or publish a defamatory statement about [v LIBELED, LIBELING, LIBELLED, LIBELLING, LIBELS] LIBRI LIBER, a book of public records [n] LICHT to light (to illuminate) [v LICHTED, LICHTING, LICHTS] LICIT lawful (allowed by law (the body of rules governing the affairs of a community)) [adj] : LICITLY [adv] LIEGE a feudal lord [n LIEGES] LIEVE gladly (in a glad (feeling pleasure) manner) [adv LIEVER, LIEVEST] LIGER the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger [n LIGERS] LIGHT having little weight [adj LIGHTER, LIGHTEST] / to illuminate [v LIGHTED, LIGHTING, LIGHTS, LIT] LIKED LIKE, to find pleasant [v] LIKER LIKE, possessing the same or almost the same characteristics [adj] / one that likes (to find pleasant) [n LIKERS] LIKES LIKE, to find pleasant [v] LILAC a flowering shrub [n LILACS] LILOS LILO, a trademark [n] LIMAN a lagoon (a shallow body of water) [n LIMANS] LIMBA an African tree [n LIMBAS] LIMBI LIMBUS, a distinctive border [n] LIMBO to perform a West Indian dance [v LIMBOED, LIMBOES, LIMBOING, LIMBOS] LIMBS LIMB, to cut off the arms or legs of [v] LIMED LIME, to treat with lime (a calcium compound) [v] LIMEN a sensory threshold [n LIMENS, LIMINA] LIMEY a British sailor [n LIMEYS] LIMIT to restrict (to keep within certain boundaries) [v LIMITED, LIMITING, LIMITS] : LIMITINGLY [adv] LIMNS LIMN, to depict by painting or drawing [v] LIMPS LIMP, to walk lamely [v] LINAC a device for imparting high velocities to charged particles [n LINACS] LINDY to perform a fast, lively dance [v LINDIED, LINDIES, LINDYING] LINED LINE, to mark with lines (slender, continuous marks) [v] LINEN a fabric woven from the fibers of flax [n LINENS] : LINENY [adj] LINER a commercial ship or airplane [n LINERS] LINEY liny (resembling a line) [adj LINIER, LINIEST] LININ a substance in the nucleus of a cell [n LININS] LINNS LINN, a waterfall [n] LINNY a row of rooms across the back of a house [n LINNIES] LINTS LINT, to give off lint (bits of fiber or fluff) [v] LINTY covered with lint [adj LINTIER, LINTIEST] LINUM a plant of the flax family [n LINUMS] LIPID any of a class of fatty substances [n LIPIDS] : LIPIDIC [adj] LIPIN a lipid (any of a class of fatty substances) [n LIPINS] LIPPY impudent (offensively bold or disrespectful) [adj LIPPIER, LIPPIEST] LISLE a fine, tightly twisted cotton thread [n LISLES] LITAI LITAS, a monetary unit of Lithuania [n] LITHE bending easily [adj LITHER, LITHEST] : LITHELY [adv] LIVID having the skin abnormally discolored [adj] : LIVIDLY [adv] LLAMA a ruminant mammal [n LLAMAS] LLANO an open, grassy plain [n LLANOS] LOACH a freshwater fish [n LOACHES] LOADS LOAD, to place in or on a means of conveyance [v] LOAMY resembling loam [adj LOAMIER, LOAMIEST] LOBBY to attempt to influence legislators [v LOBBIED, LOBBIES, LOBBYING] LOBED LOBE, a rounded, projecting anatomical part [adj] LOCAL a train or bus making all stops [n LOCALS] LOCHE a fish of the cod family [n LOCHES] LOCHS LOCH, a lake (a sizable inland body of water) [n] LOCKS LOCK, to secure by means of a mechanical fastening device [v] LOCUM a temporary substitute [n LOCUMS] LOCUS a place [n LOCA, LOCI] LOFTS LOFT, to store in a loft (an upper room) [v] LOFTY extending high in the air [adj LOFTIER, LOFTIEST] LOGGY logy (sluggish (displaying little movement or activity)) [adj LOGGIER, LOGGIEST] LOGIA LOGION, a saying attributed to Jesus [n] LOGIC the science of reasoning [n LOGICS] LOGON login (the process of identifying oneself to a computer) [n LOGONS] LOGOS LOGO, an identifying symbol [n] / the rational principle that governs the universe in ancient Greek philosophy [n LOGOI] LOLLS LOLL, to lounge (to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy manner) [v] LOLLY a lollipop (a piece of candy on the end of a stick) [n LOLLIES] LONGE to guide a horse by means of a long rope [v LONGED, LONGEING, LONGES] LONGS LONG, to desire strongly [v] LOOBY a large, awkward person [n LOOBIES] LOOED LOO, to subject to a forfeit at loo (a card game) [v] LOOEY looie (a lieutenant of the armed forces) [n LOOEYS] LOOIE a lieutenant of the armed forces [n LOOIES] LOOKY used to draw attention to something [interj] LOONY crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adj LOONIER, LOONIEST] : LOONILY [adv] / a loony person [n LOONIES] LOOPY full of loops [adj LOOPIER, LOOPIEST] : LOOPILY [adv] LORAL pertaining to the space between the eye and bill of a bird [adj] LORAN a type of navigational system [n LORANS] LORDS LORD, to invest with the power of a lord (a person having dominion over others) [v] LORRY a type of wagon or truck [n LORRIES] LOSEL a worthless person [n LOSELS] LOSSY causing dissipation of electrical energy [adj] LOTIC pertaining to moving water [adj] LOTTE a monkfish (a marine fish) [n LOTTES] LOTTO a game of chance [n LOTTOS] LOUIE looie (a lieutenant of the armed forces) [n LOUIES] LOUIS a former gold coin of France [n LOUIS] LOUMA luma (a monetary unit of Armenia) [n LOUMAS] LOUPE a small magnifying glass [n LOUPES] LOUPS LOUP, to leap (to spring off the ground) [v] LOURS LOUR, to lower (to appear dark and threatening) [v] LOURY lowery (dark and threatening) [adj] LOUSY mean or contemptible [adj LOUSIER, LOUSIEST] : LOUSILY [adv] LOVER one that loves another [n LOVERS] : LOVERLY [adj] LOVEY fondly affectionate [adj LOVIER, LOVIEST] / a sweetheart [n LOVEYS] LOWLY low in position or rank [adj LOWLIER, LOWLIEST] : LOWLILY [adv] LOXED LOX, to supply with lox (liquid oxygen) [v] LOXES LOX, to supply with lox (liquid oxygen) [v] LUCKY having good fortune [adj LUCKIER, LUCKIEST] : LUCKILY [adv] LUDOS LUDO, a simple board game [n] LUFFA loofah (a tropical vine) [n LUFFAS] LULLS LULL, to cause to sleep or rest [v] LULUS LULU, something remarkable [n] LUMEN the inner passage of a tubular organ [n LUMENS, LUMINA] : LUMENAL [adj], LUMINAL [adj] LUNCH to eat a noonday meal [v LUNCHED, LUNCHES, LUNCHING] LUNES LUNE, a crescent-shaped figure [n] LUNGE to make a forceful forward movement [v LUNGED, LUNGEING, LUNGES, LUNGING] LUNGI a loincloth worn by men in India [n LUNGIS] LUNTS LUNT, to emit smoke [v] LUPIN lupine (a flowering plant) [n LUPINS] LUPUS a skin disease [n LUPUSES] : LUPOID [adj], LUPOUS [adj] LURID causing shock or horror [adj] : LURIDLY [adv] LURKS LURK, to wait in concealment [v] LUSTY full of vigor [adj LUSTIER, LUSTIEST] LUTEA LUTEUM, a hormone-secreting body [n] LUTED LUTE, to play a lute (a stringed musical instrument) [v] LUVED LUV, to love (to feel great affection for) [v] LUVVY lovey (a sweetheart) [n LUVVIES] LUXES LUX, a unit of illumination [n] / LUXE, luxury (free indulgence in that which affords pleasure or comfort) [n] LYART lyard (streaked with gray) [adj] LYASE an enzyme (a complex protein) [n LYASES] LYCEE a French secondary school [n LYCEES] LYMPH a body fluid containing white blood cells [n LYMPHS] : LYMPHOID [adj], LYMPHOUS [adj] LYNCH to put to death without legal sanction [v LYNCHED, LYNCHES, LYNCHING] LYRIC a lyrical poem [n LYRICS] LYSED LYSE, to cause to undergo lysis [v] LYSES LYSIS, the disintegration of cells by lysins [n] / LYSE, to cause to undergo lysis [v] LYSIN a substance capable of disintegrating blood cells or bacteria [n LYSINS] LYTIC pertaining to lysis (the disintegration of cells by lysins) [adj] LYTTA a fibrous band in the tongue of certain carnivorous mammals [n LYTTAE, LYTTAS] MACAW a large parrot [n MACAWS] MACED MACE, to attack with a weapon resembling a club (a heavy piece of wood) [v] MACHE a European herb [n MACHES] MACON a red or white French wine [n MACONS] MADAM a woman who manages a brothel [n MADAMS] MADLY in a mad (insane (mentally unsound)) manner [adv] MAFIA a secret criminal organization [n MAFIAS] MAFIC pertaining to minerals rich in magnesium and iron [adj] MAGOT a tailless ape [n MAGOTS] MAHOE a tropical tree [n MAHOES] MAHUA an Indian tree [n MAHUAS] MAHWA mahua (an Indian tree) [n MAHWAS] MAILL a payment (something that is paid) [n MAILLS] MAIZE an American cereal grass [n MAIZES] MAKER one that makes (to cause to exist) [n MAKERS] MAKIS MAKI, a dish of sushi and raw vegetables wrapped in seaweed [n] MALMS MALM, a soft, friable limestone [n] MALMY resembling malm (a soft, friable limestone) [adj MALMIER, MALMIEST] MALTY resembling malt [adj MALTIER, MALTIEST] MAMAS MAMA, mother [n] MAMBA a venomous snake [n MAMBAS] MAMBO to perform a ballroom dance [v MAMBOED, MAMBOES, MAMBOING, MAMBOS] MAMEE mamey (a tropical tree) [n MAMEES] MAMEY a tropical tree [n MAMEYES, MAMEYS] MAMIE mamey (a tropical tree) [n MAMIES] MAMMA a milk-secreting organ [n MAMMAE, MAMMAS] / mama (mother) [n MAMMAS] MAMMY mother [n MAMMIES] MANAS MANA, a supernatural force in certain Pacific island religions [n] MANEB a powder for killing fungi [n MANEBS] MANGA a Japanese graphic novel [n MANGAS] MANGE a skin disease of domestic animals [n MANGES] MANGY affected with mange [adj MANGIER, MANGIEST] MANKY inferior, defective [adj MANKIER, MANKIEST] MANLY having the qualities of a man [adj MANLIER, MANLIEST] : MANLILY [adv] MANNA divinely supplied food [n MANNAS] MANUS the end of the forelimb in vertebrates [n MANUS] MARIA MARE, a dark area on the surface of the moon or Mars [n] MARKS MARK, to make a visible impression on [v] MARLS MARL, to fertilize with marl (an earthy deposit containing lime, clay, and sand) [v] MARRY to enter into marriage [v MARRIED, MARRIES, MARRYING] MARVY marvelous [adj] MASHY mashie (a golf club) [n MASHIES] MASKS MASK, to cover with a mask (a covering used to disguise the face) [v] MASSY massive (of considerable size) [adj MASSIER, MASSIEST] MASTS MAST, to provide with a mast (a long pole on a ship that supports the sails and rigging) [v] MATCH to set in competition or opposition [v MATCHED, MATCHES, MATCHING] MATHS MATH, mathematics [n] MATIN a morning song, as of birds [n MATINS] MATTE to produce a dull finish on [v MATTED, MATTES, MATTING] MATTS MATT, to matte (to produce a dull finish on) [v] MATZA matzo (an unleavened bread) [n MATZAS] MATZO an unleavened bread [n MATZOS, MATZOT, MATZOTH] MAUSY mauzy (foggy, misty) [adj MAUSIER, MAUSIEST] MAUTS MAUT, malt [n] MAUVE a purple color [n MAUVES] MAUZY foggy, misty [adj MAUZIER, MAUZIEST] MAVEN mavin (an expert) [n MAVENS] MAVIE mavis (a songbird (a bird that utters a musical call)) [n MAVIES] MAVIN an expert [n MAVINS] MAVIS a songbird (a bird that utters a musical call) [n MAVISES] MAWED MAW, to mow (to cut down standing herbage) [v] MAXED MAX, to reach the upper limit [v] MAXIM a brief statement of a general truth or principle [n MAXIMS] MAXIS MAXI, a long skirt or coat [n] MAYAN MAYA, the power to produce illusions, in Hindu philosophy [adj] MAYAS MAYA, the power to produce illusions, in Hindu philosophy [n] MAYED MAY, to gather flowers in the spring [v] MAYOS MAYO, mayonnaise [n] MAYST MAY, to gather flowers in the spring [v] MAZED MAZE, to bewilder (to confuse (to mix up mentally)) [v] MAZER a large drinking bowl [n MAZERS] MBIRA an African musical instrument [n MBIRAS] MEALY soft, dry, and friable [adj MEALIER, MEALIEST] MECCA a place visited by many people [n MECCAS] MEINY a retinue (a group of attendants) [n MEINIES] MELDS MELD, to blend (to mix smoothly and inseparably together) [v] MELEE a confused struggle [n MELEES] MELTY resembling a melted solid [adj] MEMES MEME, an idea or practice that spreads from person to person [n] MENDS MEND, to repair (to restore to good condition) [v] MENSH mensch (an admirable person) [n MENSHEN, MENSHES] MEOWS MEOW, to make the crying sound of a cat [v] MERCH merchandise [n MERCHES] MERCS MERC, a mercenary [n] MERCY compassion shown to an offender or enemy [n MERCIES] MERDE an offensive word [n MERDES] MERER MERE, being nothing more than [adj] MERES MERE, a pond or lake [n] MERLE a blackbird [n MERLES] MERLS MERL, merle (a blackbird) [n] MERRY cheerful (full of spirits) [adj MERRIER, MERRIEST] : MERRILY [adv] MESHY netty (resembling a net) [adj MESHIER, MESHIEST] MESSY dirty or untidy [adj MESSIER, MESSIEST] METAL to cover with metal (any of various ductile, fusible, and lustrous substances) [v METALED, METALING, METALLED, METALLING, METALS] METED METE, to distribute by measure [v] METHS METH, a stimulant drug [n] METRO a subway [n METROS] MEWED MEW, to confine (to shut within an enclosure) [v] MEWLS MEWL, to whimper (to cry with plaintive, broken sounds) [v] MEZES MEZE, a Greek or Middle Eastern appetizer [n] MEZZO a female voice of a full, deep quality [n MEZZOS] MIAOU to meow (to make the crying sound of a cat) [v MIAOUED, MIAOUING, MIAOUS] MIAOW to meow (to make the crying sound of a cat) [v MIAOWED, MIAOWING, MIAOWS] MIAUL to meow (to make the crying sound of a cat) [v MIAULED, MIAULING, MIAULS] MICKY mickey (a drugged drink) [n MICKIES] MICRA MICRON, a unit of length [n] MICRO a very small computer [n MICROS] MIDDY a loosely fitting blouse [n MIDDIES] MIDGE a small winged insect [n MIDGES] MIDST the middle [n MIDSTS] MIFFS MIFF, to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v] MIFFY easily annoyed [adj MIFFIER, MIFFIEST] MIGGS MIGG, mig (a type of playing marble) [n] MIGHT strength (capacity for exertion or endurance) [n MIGHTS] / MAY, to gather flowers in the spring [v] MIKED MIKE, to amplify or record by use of a microphone [v] MIKES MIKE, to amplify or record by use of a microphone [v] MIKRA MIKRON, micron (a unit of length) [n] MIKVA mikvah (a place for ritual bathing by Orthodox Jews) [n MIKVAS] MILCH giving milk [adj] MILDS MILD, to diminish (to lessen (to make or become less)) [v] MILER one that runs a mile race [n MILERS] MILIA MILIUM, a small, whitish lump in the skin [n] MILKS MILK, to draw milk (a whitish, nutritious liquid) from the udder of [v] MILKY resembling or suggestive of milk [adj MILKIER, MILKIEST] MILLE a thousand (a number) [n MILLES] MILLS MILL, to grind by mechanical means [v] MILTS MILT, to impregnate with milt (fish sperm) [v] MILTY full of milt [adj MILTIER, MILTIEST] MIMED MIME, to mimic (to imitate closely) [v] MIMEO to make copies of by use of a mimeograph [v MIMEOED, MIMEOING, MIMEOS] MIMER one that mimes (to mimic (to imitate closely)) [n MIMERS] MIMES MIME, to mimic (to imitate closely) [v] MIMIC to imitate closely [v MIMICKED, MIMICKING, MIMICS] MINCE to cut into very small pieces [v MINCED, MINCES, MINCING] : MINCINGLY [adv] MINCY affectedly dainty [adj MINCIER, MINCIEST] MINDS MIND, to heed (to pay attention to) [v] MINER one that mines (to dig into for valuable materials) [n MINERS] MINGY mean and stingy [adj MINGIER, MINGIEST] : MINGILY [adv] MINIM a unit of liquid measure [n MINIMS] MINIS MINI, something distinctively smaller than others of its kind [n] MINKE a small whale [n MINKES] MINKS MINK, a carnivorous mammal [n] MINNY minnow (a small fish) [n MINNIES] MINOR to pursue a specific subordinate course of study [v MINORED, MINORING, MINORS] MINTS MINT, to produce by stamping metal, as coins [v] MINTY having the flavor of mint (an aromatic herb) [adj MINTIER, MINTIEST] MIRID a variety of leaf bug [n MIRIDS] MIRIN a sweet Japanese cooking wine [n MIRINS] MIRKY murky (dark (having little or no light)) [adj MIRKIER, MIRKIEST] : MIRKILY [adv] MIRTH spirited gaiety [n MIRTHS] : MIRTHFUL [adj], MIRTHFULLY [adv], MIRTHLESS [adj], MIRTHLESSLY [adv] MISDO to do wrongly [v MISDID, MISDOES, MISDOING, MISDONE, MISDONE] MISOS MISO, a type of food paste [n] MISSY a young girl [n MISSIES] MISTS MIST, to become blurry [v] MITIS a type of wrought iron [n MITISES] MITTS MITT, a type of baseball glove [n] MIXED MIX, to put together into one mass [v] MIXES MIX, to put together into one mass [v] MIXUP a state of confusion [n MIXUPS] MIZEN mizzen (a type of sail) [n MIZENS] MODEL to plan or form after a pattern [v MODELED, MODELING, MODELLED, MODELLING, MODELS] MODEM to transmit by modem (a device for converting signals from one form to another) [v MODEMED, MODEMING, MODEMS] MOFOS MOFO, an offensive word [n] MOGGY a cat [n MOGGIES] MOGUL an important person [n MOGULS] MOIRA fate or destiny, in ancient Greek religion [n MOIRAI] MOIRE a fabric having a wavy pattern [n MOIRES] MOJOS MOJO, a magic charm [n] MOLAL pertaining to a mole (the quantity of a compound that has a weight equal to the compound's molecular weight) [adj] MOLDS MOLD, to work into a particular shape [v] MOLDY musty (having a stale odor) [adj MOLDIER, MOLDIEST] MOLES MOLE, the quantity of a compound that has a weight equal to the compound's molecular weight [n] MOLLS MOLL, a gangster's girlfriend [n] MOLLY mollie (a tropical fish) [n MOLLIES] MOLTO very -- used in musical directions [adv] MOLYS MOLY, a wild garlic [n] MOMMA mother [n MOMMAS] MOMMY mother [n MOMMIES] MOMUS a carping person [n MOMI, MOMUSES] MONDO a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism [n MONDOS] MONEY an official medium of exchange and measure of value [n MONEYS, MONIES] MONGO mungo (a low-quality wool) [n MONGOS] MONIC denoting a type of polynomial [adj] MONIE many (consisting of or amounting to a large number) [adj] MONKS MONK, a man who is a member of a secluded religious order [n] MONTH a period of approximately 30 days [n MONTHS] MONTY the full amount expected or possible [n MONTIES] MOOCH to obtain without paying [v MOOCHED, MOOCHES, MOOCHING] MOOED MOO, to make the deep, moaning sound of a cow [v] MOOKS MOOK, a foolish or contemptible person [n] MOOLA moolah (money (an official medium of exchange and measure of value)) [n MOOLAS] MOONY resembling the moon [adj MOONIER, MOONIEST] MOOSE a ruminant mammal [n MOOSE] MOOTS MOOT, to bring up for discussion [v] MOPED a type of motorbike [n MOPEDS] / MOPE, to act in a dejected or gloomy manner [v] MOPPY resembling a mop [adj MOPPIER, MOPPIEST] MORAE MORA, a unit of metrical time in prosody [n] MOREL an edible mushroom [n MORELS] MORON a mentally deficient person [n MORONS] : MORONIC [adj] MORPH to be transformed [v MORPHED, MORPHING, MORPHS] MORRO a rounded elevation [n MORROS] MOSEY to saunter (to walk in a leisurely manner) [v MOSEYED, MOSEYING, MOSEYS] MOSKS MOSK, mosque (a Muslim house of worship) [n] MOSSO rapidly -- used as a musical direction [adv] MOSSY covered with moss [adj MOSSIER, MOSSIEST] MOSTS MOST, the greatest amount [n] MOTEY full of motes [adj] MOTHS MOTH, a winged insect [n] MOTHY full of moths [adj MOTHIER, MOTHIEST] MOTIF a recurring thematic element in an artistic work [n MOTIFS] : MOTIFIC [adj] MOTOR to travel by automobile [v MOTORED, MOTORING, MOTORS] MOTTO a short expression of a guiding principle [n MOTTOES, MOTTOS] MOTTS MOTT, motte (a small growth of trees on a prairie) [n] MOULD to mold (to work into a particular shape) [v MOULDED, MOULDING, MOULDS] MOULT to molt (to cast off an outer covering) [v MOULTED, MOULTING, MOULTS] MOUND to pile (to lay one upon the other) [v MOUNDED, MOUNDING, MOUNDS] MOURN to feel or express grief or sorrow [v MOURNED, MOURNING, MOURNS] : MOURNINGLY [adv] MOUSY resembling a mouse (a small rodent) [adj MOUSIER, MOUSIEST] MOUTH to put into the mouth [v MOUTHED, MOUTHING, MOUTHS] MOVED MOVE, to change from one position to another [v] MOVES MOVE, to change from one position to another [v] MOVIE a motion picture [n MOVIES] MOWED MOW, to cut down standing herbage [v] MOWER one that mows (to cut down standing herbage) [n MOWERS] MOXAS MOXA, a Chinese plant [n] MUCID musty (having a stale odor) [adj] MUCKS MUCK, to fertilize with manure [v] MUCKY filthy (offensively dirty) [adj MUCKIER, MUCKIEST] MUCUS a viscid bodily fluid [n MUCUSES] MUDDY covered or filled with mud [adj MUDDIER, MUDDIEST] / to make or become muddy [v MUDDIED, MUDDIES, MUDDYING] MUDRA a hand gesture in East Indian classical dancing [n MUDRAS] MUFFS MUFF, to bungle (to work, make, or do clumsily) [v] MUFTI a judge who interprets Muslim religious law [n MUFTIS] MUGGS MUGG, to make funny faces [v] MUGGY warm and humid [adj MUGGIER, MUGGIEST] MUHLY a perennial grass [n MUHLIES] MUJIK muzhik (a Russian peasant) [n MUJIKS] MULCH to provide with a protective covering for the soil [v MULCHED, MULCHES, MULCHING] MULCT to defraud (to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means)) [v MULCTED, MULCTING, MULCTS] MULED MULE, to strike from dies belonging to two different issues, as a coin [v] MULES MULE, to strike from dies belonging to two different issues, as a coin [v] MULEY a hornless cow [n MULEYS] MULLA mullah (a Muslim religious leader or teacher) [n MULLAS] MULLS MULL, to ponder (to consider something deeply and thoroughly) [v] MUMMS MUMM, to mum (to act in a disguise) [v] MUMMY to mummify (to preserve by embalming) [v MUMMIED, MUMMIES, MUMMYING] MUMPS MUMP, to beg (to plead (to ask for earnestly)) [v] MUMSY maternal (pertaining to or characteristic of a mother) [adj MUMSIER, MUMSIEST] / a mother [n MUMSIES] MUMUS MUMU, muumuu (a long, loose dress) [n] MUNCH to chew with a crackling sound [v MUNCHED, MUNCHES, MUNCHING] MUNGO a low-quality wool [n MUNGOES, MUNGOS] MUNGS MUNG, a round green bean [n] MUONS MUON, a subatomic particle [n] MUREX a marine mollusk [n MUREXES, MURICES] MURID a murine (any of a family of small rodents) [n MURIDS] MURKS MURK, darkness (the state of being dark (having little or no light)) [n] MURKY dark (having little or no light) [adj MURKIER, MURKIEST] : MURKILY [adv] MURRA a substance used to make fine vases and cups in ancient Rome [n MURRAS] MURRE a diving bird [n MURRES] MURRS MURR, murre (a diving bird) [n] MURRY a moray (a tropical eel) [n MURRIES] MUSES MUSE, to ponder (to consider something deeply and thoroughly) [v] MUSHY pulpy (resembling pulp) [adj MUSHIER, MUSHIEST] : MUSHILY [adv] MUSIC vocal or instrumental sounds organized to produce a unified composition [n MUSICS] MUSKS MUSK, a strongly odorous substance secreted by certain animals [n] MUSSY messy (dirty or untidy) [adj MUSSIER, MUSSIEST] : MUSSILY [adv] MUSTY having a stale odor [adj MUSTIER, MUSTIEST] : MUSTILY [adv] MUTCH a close-fitting cap [n MUTCHES] MUTED MUTE, to deaden the sound of [v] MUTER MUTE, characterized by an absence of speech [adj] MUTES MUTE, to deaden the sound of [v] MUTHA an offensive word [n MUTHAS] MUTTS MUTT, a mongrel dog [n] MUXED MUX, to transmit several messages simultaneously along a single channel [v] MUXES MUX, to transmit several messages simultaneously along a single channel [v] MUZAK recorded background music [n MUZAKS] MUZZY confused [adj MUZZIER, MUZZIEST] MYNAH myna (an Asian bird) [n MYNAHS] MYNAS MYNA, an Asian bird [n] MYOID resembling muscle [adj] MYOMA a tumor composed of muscle tissue [n MYOMAS, MYOMATA] MYOPY myopia (a visual defect) [n MYOPIES] MYRRH an aromatic gum resin [n MYRRHS] : MYRRHIC [adj], MYRRHY [adj] MYSID a small crustacean [n MYSIDS] MYTHS MYTH, a type of traditional story [n] NABOB one who becomes rich and prominent [n NABOBS] : NABOBISH [adj] NADAS NADA, nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [n] NAFFS NAFF, to fool around [v] NAGGY given to nagging [adj NAGGIER, NAGGIEST] NAIAD a water nymph [n NAIADES, NAIADS] NAIFS NAIF, a naive person [n] NAIRA a monetary unit of Nigeria [n NAIRAS] NAIRU the lowest rate of unemployment at which there is no inflation [n NAIRUS] NAKFA a monetary unit of Eritrea [n NAKFAS] NANNA nana (a grandmother) [n NANNAS] NANNY to be overprotective toward [v NANNIED, NANNIES, NANNYING] NAPPA napa (a soft leather) [n NAPPAS] NAPPE a type of rock formation [n NAPPES] NAPPY kinky (tightly curled) [adj NAPPIER, NAPPIEST] NARKY irritable [adj NARKIER, NARKIEST] NATTY neatly dressed [adj NATTIER, NATTIEST] : NATTILY [adv] NAVAL pertaining to ships [adj] : NAVALLY [adv] NAVVY a manual laborer [n NAVVIES] NAZIS NAZI, a type of fascist (an advocate of fascism) [n] NEDDY a donkey (the domestic ass) [n NEDDIES] NEEDY in a state of poverty [adj NEEDIER, NEEDIEST] NELLY nellie (an effeminate male) [n NELLIES] NENES NENE, a Hawaiian goose [n] NERDY socially inept [adj NERDIER, NERDIEST] NERTZ nerts (used to express defiance) [interj] NERVY impudent (offensively bold or disrespectful) [adj NERVIER, NERVIEST] NETOP friend; companion [n NETOPS] NEUME a sign used in musical notation [n NEUMES] : NEUMATIC [adj], NEUMIC [adj] NEWBS NEWB, a newbie (a newcomer (one that has recently arrived)) [n] NEWEL a staircase support [n NEWELS] NEWIE something new [n NEWIES] NEWLY recently (of or pertaining to a time not long past) [adv] NEWSY full of news [adj NEWSIER, NEWSIEST] / a newsboy (a boy who delivers or sells newspapers) [n NEWSIES] NEWTS NEWT, a small salamander [n] NEXTS NEXT, the one that comes immediately after [n] NGWEE a monetary unit of Zambia [n NGWEE, NGWEES] NICER NICE, pleasing to the senses [adj] NIDAL pertaining to a nidus (a nest or breeding place) [adj] NIDUS a nest or breeding place [n NIDI, NIDUSES] NIECE a daughter of one's brother or sister [n NIECES] NIEVE the fist or hand [n NIEVES] NIFFY stinky (emitting a foul odor) [adj NIFFIER, NIFFIEST] NIFTY stylish; pleasing [adj NIFTIER, NIFTIEST] : NIFTILY [adv] / something that is nifty [n NIFTIES] NIGHS NIGH, to approach (to come near or nearer to) [v] NIHIL nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [n NIHILS] NIKAH a Muslim marriage ceremony [n NIKAHS] NILLS NILL, to be unwilling [v] NIMBI NIMBUS, a luminous cloud [n] NINES NINE, a number [n] NINJA a feudal Japanese warrior [n NINJAS] NINNY a fool [n NINNIES] : NINNYISH [adj] NINON a sheer fabric [n NINONS] NINTH one of nine equal parts [n NINTHS] NIPPY sharp or biting [adj NIPPIER, NIPPIEST] NIQAB a veil worn by some Muslim women [n NIQABS] NISEI one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents [n NISEIS] NITID bright (emitting much light) [adj] NITON radon (a radioactive element) [n NITONS] NITTY full of nits [adj NITTIER, NITTIEST] NIXES NIX, a water sprite [n] / NIX, to veto (to forbid or prevent authoritatively) [v] NIXIE a female water sprite [n NIXIES] NIZAM a former sovereign of India [n NIZAMS] NOBBY elegant (tastefully opulent) [adj NOBBIER, NOBBIEST] NOBLY in a noble (possessing qualities of excellence) manner [adv] NODAL of the nature of a node [adj] : NODALLY [adv] NODDY a fool [n NODDIES] NOHOW in no manner [adv] NOILY NOIL, a kind of short fiber [adj] NOMEN the second name of an ancient Roman [n NOMENS, NOMINA] NOMOI NOMOS, law [n] NONCE the present occasion [n NONCES] NONIS NONI, Morinda citrifolia*, a tropical fruit tree [n] (2018) NOONS NOON, midday (the middle of the day) [n] NOOSE to secure with a type of loop [v NOOSED, NOOSES, NOOSING] NOPAL a cactus of Mexico and Central America [n NOPALES, NOPALS] NORIA a type of waterwheel [n NORIAS] NOSEY nosy (unduly curious) [adj NOSIER, NOSIEST] NOTCH to make an angular cut in [v NOTCHED, NOTCHES, NOTCHING] NOUNS NOUN, a word used to denote the name of something [n] NOVAE NOVA, a type of star [n] NOVAS NOVA, a type of star [n] NOVEL a fictional prose narrative [n NOVELS] NOWAY in no way [adv] NOYAU a liqueur made of brandy and fruit kernels [n NOYAUX] NUBBY having nubs (a protuberance or knob) [adj NUBBIER, NUBBIEST] NUBIA a woman's scarf [n NUBIAS] NUCHA the nape of the neck [n NUCHAE] NUDGE to push gently [v NUDGED, NUDGES, NUDGING] NUDZH to noodge (to nag (to find fault incessantly)) [v NUDZHED, NUDZHES, NUDZHING] NUKED NUKE, to attack with nuclear weapons [v] NULLS NULL, to reduce to nothing [v] NUMBS NUMB, to make numb [v] NUMEN a deity (a god or goddess) [n NUMINA] NUMMY delicious [adj NUMMIER, NUMMIEST] NURLS NURL, to knurl (to make grooves or ridges in) [v] NUTSY crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adj NUTSIER, NUTSIEST] NUTTY silly; crazy [adj NUTTIER, NUTTIEST] : NUTTILY [adv] NYALA an antelope (a ruminant mammal) [n NYALAS] NYMPH to fish using a fly (a hook with silk or feathers) that looks like a larva [v NYMPHED, NYMPHING, NYMPHS] OAKED matured in an oak container [adj] OAKEN OAK, a hardwood tree or shrub [adj] OAKUM loosely twisted hemp fiber [n OAKUMS] OASES OASIS, a green area in a desert region [n] OBELI OBELUS, a symbol used in ancient manuscripts to indicate a doubtful passage [n] OBESE very fat [adj] : OBESELY [adv] OBEYS OBEY, to follow the commands or guidance of [v] OBIAS OBIA, obeah (a form of sorcery of African origin) [n] OBITS OBIT, an obituary (a published notice of a death) [n] OBJET an article of artistic value [n OBJETS] OBOES OBOE, a woodwind instrument [n] OBOLE a coin of medieval France [n OBOLES] OBOLI OBOLUS, an obol (a coin of ancient Greece) [n] OCCUR to take place [v OCCURRED, OCCURRING, OCCURS] OCHRY ochery (ocherous (containing or resembling ocher)) [adj] OCKER a boorish person [n OCKERS] OCREA a sheathing plant part [n OCREAE, OCREAS] OCTAD a group of eight [n OCTADS] : OCTADIC [adj] OCTAL pertaining to a number system with a base of eight [adj] OCTET a group of eight [n OCTETS] OCTYL a univalent radical [n OCTYLS] OCULI OCULUS, a circular window [n] ODDER ODD, unusual (not usual) [adj] ODDLY in an odd (unusual (not usual)) manner [adv] ODEON odeum (a theater or concert hall) [n ODEONS] ODEUM a theater or concert hall [n ODEA, ODEUMS] ODOUR odor (the property of a substance that affects the sense of smell) [n ODOURS] : ODOURFUL [adj] OFFAL waste material [n OFFALS] OFFED OFF, to go away [v] OFFER to present for acceptance or rejection [v OFFERED, OFFERING, OFFERS] OFTEN frequently (in a frequent (occurring again and again) manner) [adv OFTENER, OFTENEST] OGAMS OGAM, ogham (an Old Irish alphabet) [n] OGEES OGEE, an S-shaped molding [n] OGHAM an Old Irish alphabet [n OGHAMS] : OGHAMIC [adj] OGLER one that ogles (to stare at) [n OGLERS] OHIAS OHIA, lehua (a tropical tree) [n] OIDIA OIDIUM, a type of fungus (any of a major group of lower plants) [n] OKAPI an African ruminant mammal [n OKAPIS] OLDER OLD, living or existing for a relatively long time [adj] OLEUM a corrosive liquid [n OLEA, OLEUMS] / oil [n OLEA] OLIOS OLIO, a miscellaneous collection [n] OLLIE to perform a maneuver in skateboarding or snowboarding [v OLLIED, OLLIEING, OLLIES] OMASA OMASUM, the third stomach of a ruminant [n] OMEGA a Greek letter [n OMEGAS] ONERY ornery (stubborn and mean-spirited) [adj ONERIER, ONERIEST] ONION the edible bulb of a cultivated herb [n ONIONS] : ONIONY [adj] ONIUM characterized by a complex cation [adj] ONLAY something laid over something else [n ONLAYS] OOHED OOH, to exclaim in amazement, joy, or surprise [v] OOMPH spirited vigor [n OOMPHS] OORIE ourie (shivering with cold) [adj] OOTID one of the four sections into which a mature ovum divides [n OOTIDS] OOZED OOZE, to flow or leak out slowly [v] OOZES OOZE, to flow or leak out slowly [v] OPAHS OPAH, a marine fish [n] OPALS OPAL, a mineral (a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties) [n] OPINE to hold or state as an opinion [v OPINED, OPINES, OPINING] OPIUM an addictive narcotic [n OPIUMS] ORACY skill in oral expression and comprehension [n ORACIES] ORBIT to move or revolve around [v ORBITED, ORBITING, ORBITS] ORCIN orcinol (a chemical compound) [n ORCINS] ORDER to give a command or instruction to [v ORDERED, ORDERING, ORDERS] ORIBI an African antelope [n ORIBIS] ORLON a trademark [n ORLONS] ORLOP the lowest deck of a ship [n ORLOPS] ORMER an abalone (an edible shellfish) [n ORMERS] ORRIS a flowering plant [n ORRISES] ORZOS ORZO, rice-shaped pasta [n] OSIER a European tree [n OSIERS] : OSIERED [adj] OSMIC OSMIUM, a metallic element [adj] OTAKU young people in Japan who are highly skilled in computer technology [n OTAKU] OUNCE a unit of weight [n OUNCES] OUPHE an elf (a small, often mischievous fairy) [n OUPHES] OUPHS OUPH, ouphe (an elf (a small, often mischievous fairy)) [n] OURIE shivering with cold [adj] OUSTS OUST, to expel or remove from a position or place [v] OUTBY outdoors (in the open air) [adv] OUTDO to exceed in performance [v OUTDID, OUTDOES, OUTDOING, OUTDONE, OUTDONE] OUTED OUT, to be revealed [v] OUTGO to go beyond [v OUTGOES, OUTGOING, OUTGONE, OUTGONE, OUTWENT] OUTRO a concluding passage of a piece of music [n OUTROS] OUTTA out of [prep] OUZEL a European bird [n OUZELS] OUZOS OUZO, a Greek liqueur [n] OVARY a female reproductive gland [n OVARIES] OVATE egg-shaped [adj] : OVATELY [adv] OVENS OVEN, an enclosed compartment in which substances are heated [n] OVOID an egg-shaped body [n OVOIDS] OVOLI OVOLO, a convex molding [n] OVOLO a convex molding [n OVOLI, OVOLOS] OVULE a rudimentary seed [n OVULES] : OVULAR [adj], OVULARY [adj] OWIES OWIE, a minor injury [n] (2018) OWING OWE, to be under obligation to pay or repay [v] OXBOW a U-shaped piece of wood in an ox yoke [n OXBOWS] OXERS OXER, a fence for keeping in cattle [n] OXEYE a flowering plant [n OXEYES] OXIDS OXID, oxide (a binary compound of oxygen with another element or radical) [n] OXLIP a flowering plant [n OXLIPS] OXTER the armpit (the hollow under the arm at the shoulder) [n OXTERS] OZONE a form of oxygen [n OZONES] : OZONIC [adj] PACAS PACA, a large rodent [n] PACEY keeping a fast pace (rate of speed) [adj PACIER, PACIEST] PACHA pasha (a former Turkish high official) [n PACHAS] PACKS PACK, to put into a receptacle for transportation or storage [v] PACTS PACT, an agreement (an act of agreeing) [n] PADDY a rice field [n PADDIES] PAEON a metrical foot of four syllables [n PAEONS] : PAEONIC [adj] PAGOD pagoda (a Far Eastern temple) [n PAGODS] PAISA a coin of Pakistan [n PAISAS, PAISE] PALEA a small bract [n PALEAE] : PALEAL [adj] PALLY marked by close friendship [adj PALLIER, PALLIEST] PALPS PALP, to touch (to be in or come into contact with) [v] PAMPA a grassland of South America [n PAMPAS] PANDA an herbivorous mammal [n PANDAS] PANDY to punish by striking the hand [v PANDIED, PANDIES, PANDYING] PANED PANE, a sheet of glass for a window [adj] PANIC to be overwhelmed by fear [v PANICKED, PANICKING, PANICS] PANSY a flowering plant [n PANSIES] PANTO a pantomime [n PANTOS] PANTS PANT, to breathe quickly and with difficulty [v] PANTY pantie (a woman's or child's undergarment) [n PANTIES] PAPAS PAPA, a father [n] PAPAW a fleshy fruit [n PAPAWS] PAPER to cover or wrap with paper (a thin sheet of material made of cellulose pulp) [v PAPERED, PAPERING, PAPERS] PAPPI PAPPUS, a tuft of bristles on the achene of certain plants [n] PAPPY resembling pap (a soft food for infants) [adj PAPPIER, PAPPIEST] / a father [n PAPPIES] PARAS PARA, a woman's status regarding the bearing of offspring [n] PARCH to make very dry [v PARCHED, PARCHES, PARCHING] PARDS PARD, a leopard (a large, carnivorous feline mammal) [n] PARDY pardi (used as a mild oath) [interj] PAREU a Polynesian garment [n PAREUS] PARGO a food fish [n PARGOS] PARKA a hooded garment [n PARKAS] PARKY chilly (cool (moderately cold)) [adj PARKIER, PARKIEST] PARRS PARR, a young salmon [n] PARRY to ward off a blow [v PARRIED, PARRIES, PARRYING] PARTY boisterous [adj PARTIER, PARTIEST] / to attend a social gathering [v PARTIED, PARTIES, PARTYING] PASHA a former Turkish high official [n PASHAS] PASHM the inner fur of some Tibetan animals [n PASHMS] PATEN a plate [n PATENS] PATIO an outdoor paved area adjoining a house [n PATIOS] PATTY a small, flat cake of chopped food [n PATTIES] PAUAS PAUA, a large New Zealand shellfish [n] PAUSE to stop temporarily [v PAUSED, PAUSES, PAUSING] PAVAN a slow, stately dance [n PAVANS] PAVIN pavan (a slow, stately dance) [n PAVINS] PAVIS a large medieval shield [n PAVISES] PAWED PAW, to strike or scrape with a beating motion [v] PAWER one that paws (to strike or scrape with a beating motion) [n PAWERS] PAWKY sly (crafty (skillful in deceiving)) [adj PAWKIER, PAWKIEST] : PAWKILY [adv] PAWLS PAWL, a hinged mechanical part [n] PAXES PAX, a ceremonial embrace given to signify Christian love and unity [n] PAYED PAY, to give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services [v] PAYEE one to whom money is paid [n PAYEES] PAYOR payer (one that pays (to give money or something of value in exchange for goods or services)) [n PAYORS] PEACE to be or become silent [v PEACED, PEACES, PEACING] PEAGE peag (wampum (a form of currency formerly used by Native Americans)) [n PEAGES] PEAKY sickly (appearing as if sick) [adj PEAKIER, PEAKIEST] PEASE a pea (the edible seed of an annual herb) [n PEASEN, PEASES] PEATY resembling or containing peat [adj PEATIER, PEATIEST] PEAVY peavey (a lever used to move logs) [n PEAVIES] PECAN a nut-bearing tree [n PECANS] PECHS PECH, to pant (to breathe quickly and with difficulty) [v] PECKY marked by decay caused by fungi [adj PECKIER, PECKIEST] PEEPS PEEP, to utter a short, shrill cry [v] PEERY a child's toy [n PEERIES] PEEVE to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v PEEVED, PEEVES, PEEVING] PEISE to weigh (to determine the weight of) [v PEISED, PEISES, PEISING] PEKAN a carnivorous mammal [n PEKANS] PEKIN a silk fabric [n PEKINS] PEKOE a black tea [n PEKOES] PELAU a dish made with meat, rice, and pigeon peas [n PELAUS] PELFS PELF, money or wealth [n] PENCE PENNY, a coin of the United Kingdom [n] PENGO a former monetary unit of Hungary [n PENGOS] PENNE short tubular pasta [n PENNES] PENNI a formerly used Finnish coin [n PENNIA, PENNIS] PENNY a coin of the United Kingdom [n PENCE, PENNIES] PEONY a flowering plant [n PEONIES] PEPPY full of energy [adj PEPPIER, PEPPIEST] : PEPPILY [adv] PERCH to sit or rest on an elevated place [v PERCHED, PERCHES, PERCHING] PERCS PERC, a chemical used in dry cleaning [n] PERDY pardi (used as a mild oath) [interj] PEREA PEREON, pereion (the thorax of some crustaceans) [n] PERKS PERK, to prepare (coffee) in a percolator [v] PERKY jaunty (having a lively and self-confident manner) [adj PERKIER, PERKIEST] : PERKILY [adv] PERVS PERV, one who is sexually perverted [n] PERVY sexually perverted [adj PERVIER, PERVIEST] PESKY annoying [adj PESKIER, PESKIEST] : PESKILY [adv] PETER to diminish gradually [v PETERED, PETERING, PETERS] PETTO the breast [n PETTI] PETTY insignificant [adj PETTIER, PETTIEST] PEWEE a small bird [n PEWEES] PEWIT the lapwing (a shore bird) [n PEWITS] PHAGE an organism that destroys bacteria [n PHAGES] PHIAL a vial [n PHIALS] PHISH to engage in phishing [v PHISHED, PHISHES, PHISHING] PHIZZ phiz (a face or facial expression) [n PHIZZES] PHLOX a flowering plant [n PHLOXES] PHONE to telephone [v PHONED, PHONES, PHONING] PHONO a record player [n PHONOS] PHONS PHON, a unit of loudness [n] PHONY not genuine or real [adj PHONIER, PHONIEST] / to alter so as to make appear genuine [v PHONIED, PHONIES, PHONYING] PHOTO to photograph [v PHOTOED, PHOTOING, PHOTOS] PHPHT pht (used as an expression of mild anger or annoyance) [interj] PHYLE a political subdivision in ancient Greece [n PHYLAE] : PHYLIC [adj] PIANI music passages to be played softly [n PIANI] PIANO a musical instrument [n PIANOS] PIBAL a small balloon for determining the direction and speed of the wind [n PIBALS] PICKS PICK, to select (to choose (to take by preference)) [v] PICKY fussy (overly concerned with small details) [adj PICKIER, PICKIEST] PICUL an Asian unit of weight [n PICULS] PIECE to join into a whole [v PIECED, PIECES, PIECING] PIETA a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of Christ [n PIETAS] PIETY the quality or state of being pious [n PIETIES] PIEZO pertaining to a type of electricity [adj] PIGGY piggish (greedy or dirty) [adj PIGGIER, PIGGIEST] / a small pig [n PIGGIES] PIING PI, to jumble or disorder [v] PIKED PIKE, to pierce with a pike (a long spear) [v] PIKER a stingy person [n PIKERS] PIKIS PIKI, thin blue cornmeal bread [n] PILAF a dish made of seasoned rice and often meat [n PILAFS] PILAR pertaining to hair (a threadlike growth) [adj] PILAU pilaf (a dish made of seasoned rice and often meat) [n PILAUS] PILAW pilaf (a dish made of seasoned rice and often meat) [n PILAWS] PILEA PILEUM, the top of a bird's head [n] PILEI PILEUS, the umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom [n] PILIS PILI, PILUS, a hair or hairlike structure [n] PILOT to control the course of [v PILOTED, PILOTING, PILOTS] PIMAS PIMA, a strong, high-grade cotton [n] PIMPS PIMP, to solicit clients for a prostitute [v] PINCH to squeeze between two edges or surfaces [v PINCHED, PINCHES, PINCHING] PINED PINE, to yearn intensely [v] PINEY piny (suggestive of or covered with pine trees) [adj PINIER, PINIEST] PINGS PING, to produce a brief, high-pitched sound [v] PINKO a person who holds somewhat radical political views [n PINKOES, PINKOS] PINKS PINK, to cut a saw-toothed edge on cloth [v] PINKY pinkish (somewhat pink) [adj PINKIER, PINKIEST] PINNA a feather, wing, or winglike part [n PINNAE, PINNAS] PINNY a pinafore (a child's apron) [n PINNIES] PINON a pine tree [n PINONES, PINONS] PINTS PINT, a liquid and dry measure of capacity [n] PINUP a picture that may be pinned up on a wall [n PINUPS] PIOUS marked by religious reverence [adj] : PIOUSLY [adv] PIPAS PIPA, a four-stringed Chinese lute [n] PIPED PIPE, to convey by means of a pipe (a hollow cylinder) [v] PIPER one that plays on a tubular musical instrument [n PIPERS] PIPES PIPE, to convey by means of a pipe (a hollow cylinder) [v] PIPET to pipette (to measure liquid with a calibrated tube) [v PIPETS, PIPETTED, PIPETTING] PIPIT a songbird (a bird that utters a musical call) [n PIPITS] PIRNS PIRN, a spinning-wheel bobbin [n] PIROG a large Russian pastry [n PIROGEN, PIROGHI, PIROGI] PISCO a Peruvian brandy [n PISCOS] PISOS PISO, the Philippine peso [n] PISSY an offensive word [adj PISSIER, PISSIEST] PITCH to throw (to propel through the air with a movement of the arm) [v PITCHED, PITCHES, PITCHING] PITHS PITH, to sever the spinal cord of [v] PITHY concise (succinct (clearly expressed in few words)) [adj PITHIER, PITHIEST] : PITHILY [adv] PITOT a tube used to measure the pressure of a fluid stream [n PITOTS] PITTA a perching bird of Asia, Australia, and Africa [n PITTAS] PIVOT to turn on a shaft or rod [v PIVOTED, PIVOTING, PIVOTS] PIXEL a basic unit of a video image [n PIXELS] PIXES PIX, pyx (a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept) [n] PIXIE pixy (a playfully mischievous fairy or elf) [n PIXIES] : PIXIEISH [adj] PIZZA an Italian open pie [n PIZZAS] PLACE to set in a particular position [v PLACED, PLACES, PLACING] PLACK a former coin of Scotland [n PLACKS] PLAGE a bright region on the sun [n PLAGES] PLAID a woolen scarf of a checkered pattern [n PLAIDS] : PLAIDED [adj] PLAIT to braid (to weave together) [v PLAITED, PLAITING, PLAITS] PLANK to cover with planks (long, flat pieces of lumber) [v PLANKED, PLANKING, PLANKS] PLANS PLAN, to formulate a plan (a method for achieving an end) [v] PLANT to place in the ground for growing [v PLANTED, PLANTING, PLANTS] PLASH to weave together [v PLASHED, PLASHES, PLASHING] PLAYA the bottom of a desert basin [n PLAYAS] PLAZA a public square [n PLAZAS] PLEBS PLEB, a commoner (one of the common people) [n] PLEWS PLEW, a beaver skin [n] PLINK to shoot at random targets [v PLINKED, PLINKING, PLINKS] PLODS PLOD, to walk heavily [v] PLONK to plunk (to fall or drop heavily) [v PLONKED, PLONKING, PLONKS] PLOPS PLOP, to drop or fall heavily [v] PLOTS PLOT, to plan secretly [v] PLOTZ to be overwhelmed by an emotion [v PLOTZED, PLOTZES, PLOTZING] PLOWS PLOW, to turn up land with a plow (a farm implement) [v] PLOYE a buckwheat pancake [n PLOYES] PLUCK to pull out or off [v PLUCKED, PLUCKING, PLUCKS] PLUMB to determine the depth of [v PLUMBED, PLUMBING, PLUMBS] PLUME to cover with feathers [v PLUMED, PLUMES, PLUMING] PLUMP well-rounded and full in form [adj PLUMPER, PLUMPEST] / to make plump [v PLUMPED, PLUMPING, PLUMPS] PLUNK to fall or drop heavily [v PLUNKED, PLUNKING, PLUNKS] PLUSH luxurious [adj PLUSHER, PLUSHEST] : PLUSHLY [adv] / a fabric with a long pile [n PLUSHES] POACH to trespass for the purpose of taking game or fish [v POACHED, POACHES, POACHING] POBOY a large sandwich on a long split roll [n POBOYS] POCKS POCK, to mark with pocks (pustules caused by an eruptive disease) [v] POCKY covered with pocks [adj POCKIER, POCKIEST] : POCKILY [adv] PODGY pudgy (short and fat) [adj PODGIER, PODGIEST] : PODGILY [adv] PODIA PODIUM, a small platform [n] POGEY any form of government relief [n POGEYS] POILU a French soldier [n POILUS] POIND to seize and sell the property of to satisfy a debt [v POINDED, POINDING, POINDS] POISE to hold in a state of equilibrium [v POISED, POISES, POISING] POKED POKE, to push or prod [v] POKER one that pokes (to push or prod) [n POKERS] POKEY poky (a jail) [n POKEYS] POLIO an infectious virus disease [n POLIOS] POLKA to perform a lively dance [v POLKAED, POLKAING, POLKAS] POLLS POLL, to question for the purpose of surveying public opinion [v] POMBE an African drink made from grain and fruit [n POMBES] POMOS POMO, the postmodern movement [n] POMPS POMP, stately or splendid display [n] PONDS POND, to collect into a pond (a small body of water) [v] PONGO an anthropoid ape [n PONGOS] PONGS PONG, to stink (to emit a foul odor) [v] PONGY stinky (emitting a foul odor) [adj PONGIER, PONGIEST] PONZU a tangy sauce used chiefly on seafood [n PONZUS] POOCH to bulge (to swell out) [v POOCHED, POOCHES, POOCHING] POODS POOD, a Russian unit of weight [n] POOED POO, to defecate (to discharge feces) [v] POOJA puja (a Hindu prayer ritual) [n POOJAS] POOKA a hobgoblin in Irish myths [n POOKAS] POOPS POOP, to tire out [v] POOPY stupid or ineffectual [adj POOPIER, POOPIEST] POORI a light, flat wheat cake [n POORIS] POPPA papa (a father) [n POPPAS] POPPY having the characteristics of pop music [adj POPPIER, POPPIEST] / a flowering plant [n POPPIES] PORCH a covered structure at the entrance to a building [n PORCHES] : PORCHED [adj] PORGY a marine food fish [n PORGIES] PORKS PORK, to eat ravenously [v] PORKY resembling pork [adj PORKIER, PORKIEST] / a porcupine [n PORKIES] PORNO pornography [n PORNOS] PORNS PORN, pornography [n] PORNY pornographic [adj PORNIER, PORNIEST] POTTO a lemur of tropical Africa [n POTTOS] POTTY of little importance [adj POTTIER, POTTIEST] / a small toilet seat [n POTTIES] POUCH to put in a pouch (a small, flexible receptacle) [v POUCHED, POUCHES, POUCHING] POUFF pouf (a loose roll of hair) [n POUFFS] : POUFFED [adj] POUFS POUF, a loose roll of hair [n] POUND to strike heavily and repeatedly [v POUNDED, POUNDING, POUNDS] POUTY tending to pout [adj POUTIER, POUTIEST] POWER to provide with means of propulsion [v POWERED, POWERING, POWERS] POXED POX, to infect with a pox (a disease marked by skin eruptions) [v] POYOU an armadillo of Argentina [n POYOUS] PRAAM pram (a flat-bottomed boat) [n PRAAMS] PRAHU prau (a swift Malaysian sailing vessel) [n PRAHUS] PRANA breath as a life-giving force in Hinduism [n PRANAS] PRANG to cause to crash [v PRANGED, PRANGING, PRANGS] PRANK to adorn gaudily [v PRANKED, PRANKING, PRANKS] PRAWN to fish for prawns (edible shellfish) [v PRAWNED, PRAWNING, PRAWNS] PREED PREE, to test by tasting [v] PREEN to smooth or clean with the beak or tongue [v PREENED, PREENING, PREENS] PREOP a patient being prepared for surgery [n PREOPS] PRESS to act upon with steady force [v PRESSED, PRESSES, PRESSING] : PRESSINGLY [adv] PRICK to puncture slightly [v PRICKED, PRICKING, PRICKS] PRILL to convert into pellets [v PRILLED, PRILLING, PRILLS] PRIMA primo (the main part in a musical piece) [n PRIMAS] PRIME to make ready [v PRIMED, PRIMES, PRIMING] PRIMI PRIMO, the main part in a musical piece [n] PRIMP to dress or adorn carefully [v PRIMPED, PRIMPING, PRIMPS] PRINK to dress or adorn in a showy manner [v PRINKED, PRINKING, PRINKS] PRINT to produce by pressed type on a surface [v PRINTED, PRINTING, PRINTS] PRIOR an officer in a monastery [n PRIORS] PRISS to act in a prissy manner [v PRISSED, PRISSES, PRISSING] PRIVY private (not for public use or knowledge) [adj PRIVIER, PRIVIEST] : PRIVILY [adv] / an outhouse (a toilet housed in a small structure) [n PRIVIES] PRIZE to value highly [v PRIZED, PRIZES, PRIZING] PROBS PROB, a problem (a perplexing question or situation) [n] PROFS PROF, a professor [n] PROMO to promote (to contribute to the progress of) [v PROMOED, PROMOING, PROMOS] PRONE lying with the front or face downward [adj PRONER, PRONEST] : PRONELY [adv] PRONG to pierce with a pointed projection [v PRONGED, PRONGING, PRONGS] PROOF to examine for errors [v PROOFED, PROOFING, PROOFS] PROPS PROP, to keep from falling [v] PROSS a prostitute [n PROSSES] PROUD having or displaying pride [adj PROUDER, PROUDEST] : PROUDLY [adv] PROWL to move about stealthily [v PROWLED, PROWLING, PROWLS] PROWS PROW, the forward part of a ship [n] PROXY a person authorized to act for another [n PROXIES] PRUNE to cut off branches or parts from [v PRUNED, PRUNES, PRUNING] : PRUNABLE [adj] PRUTA prutah (a former monetary unit of Israel) [n PRUTOT] PSOAI PSOAS, a muscle of the loin [n] PSYCH to put into the proper frame of mind [v PSYCHED, PSYCHING, PSYCHS] PUBES PUBIS, the forward portion of either of the hipbones [n] PUBIC pertaining to the pubes or pubis [adj] PUBIS the forward portion of either of the hipbones [n PUBES] PUCES PUCE, a dark red color [n] PUCKA pukka (genuine (authentic (conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief))) [adj] PUCKS PUCK, a rubber disk used in ice hockey [n] PUDGE fat on a body [n PUDGES] PUDGY short and fat [adj PUDGIER, PUDGIEST] : PUDGILY [adv] PUDUS PUDU, a small deer of South America [n] PUFFS PUFF, to blow in short gusts [v] PUFFY swollen [adj PUFFIER, PUFFIEST] : PUFFILY [adv] PUGGY puggish (somewhat stubby) [adj PUGGIER, PUGGIEST] PUJAH puja (a Hindu prayer ritual) [n PUJAHS] PUKED PUKE, to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v] PUKES PUKE, to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v] PUKEY resembling or suggestive of vomit [adj PUKIER, PUKIEST] PUKKA genuine (authentic (conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief)) [adj] PULAO pilaf (a dish made of seasoned rice and often meat) [n PULAOS] PULAS PULA, a monetary unit of Botswana [n] PULER one that pules (to whine (to utter a plaintive, high-pitched sound)) [n PULERS] PULIK PULI, PUL, a coin of Afghanistan [n] PULKA pulk (a small sled) [n PULKAS] PULKS PULK, a small sled [n] PULLS PULL, to exert force in order to cause motion toward the force [v] PULPS PULP, to reduce to pulp (a soft, moist mass of matter) [v] PULPY resembling pulp [adj PULPIER, PULPIEST] PUMAS PUMA, a cougar (a mountain lion) [n] PUMPS PUMP, to cause to flow by means of a pump (a device for moving fluids) [v] PUNAS PUNA, a cold, arid plateau [n] PUNCH to perforate with a type of tool [v PUNCHED, PUNCHES, PUNCHING] PUNGS PUNG, a box-shaped sleigh [n] PUNJI a sharp bamboo stake placed and concealed so as to impale an enemy [n PUNJIS] PUNKA a ceiling fan used in India [n PUNKAS] PUNKY resembling punk (dry, decayed wood used as tinder) [adj PUNKIER, PUNKIEST] PUNNY being or involving a pun [adj PUNNIER, PUNNIEST] PUNTS PUNT, to propel through water with a pole [v] PUNTY an iron rod used in glassmaking [n PUNTIES] PUPAE PUPA, an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [n] PUPAL PUPA, an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [adj] PUPAS PUPA, an intermediate stage of a metamorphic insect [n] PUPIL a student under the close supervision of a teacher [n PUPILS] PUPPY a young dog [n PUPPIES] : PUPPYISH [adj] PUPUS PUPU, a dish of Asian foods served as an appetizer [n] PURDA purdah (a curtain used in India to seclude women) [n PURDAS] PURER PURE, free from anything different, inferior, or contaminating [adj] PURGE to purify (to free from impurities) [v PURGED, PURGES, PURGING] PURRS PURR, to utter a low, vibrant sound [v] PURTY pretty (pleasing to the eye) [adj PURTIER, PURTIEST] PUSHY offensively aggressive [adj PUSHIER, PUSHIEST] PUSSY full of pus [adj PUSSIER, PUSSIEST] / a cat [n PUSSIES] PUTTI PUTTO, an infant boy in art [n] PUTTO an infant boy in art [n PUTTI] PUTTS PUTT, to hit with a light stroke in golf [v] PUTTY to fill with a type of cement [v PUTTIED, PUTTIES, PUTTYING] PYGMY a small person [n PYGMIES] : PYGMAEAN [adj], PYGMEAN [adj], PYGMOID [adj], PYGMYISH [adj] PYLON a tall structure marking an entrance or approach [n PYLONS] PYOID puslike (resembling pus (a viscous fluid formed in infected tissue)) [adj] PYRAN a chemical compound [n PYRANS] : PYRANOID [adj] PYXES PYX, a container in which the eucharistic bread is kept [n] PYXIE an evergreen shrub [n PYXIES] PYXIS a pyxidium (a type of seed vessel) [n PYXIDES] PZAZZ pizazz (the quality of being exciting or attractive) [n PZAZZES] QAJAQ kayak [n QAJAQS] QANAT a system of underground tunnels and wells in the Middle East [n QANATS] QAPIK a gopik (a monetary unit of Azerbaijan) [n QAPIKS] (2018) QIBLA kiblah (the direction toward which Muslims face while praying) [n QIBLAS] QOPHS QOPH, koph (a Hebrew letter) [n] QUACK to utter the characteristic cry of a duck [v QUACKED, QUACKING, QUACKS] QUAFF to drink deeply [v QUAFFED, QUAFFING, QUAFFS] QUAGS QUAG, a quagmire (an area of marshy ground) [n] QUAIL to cower (to cringe (to shrink in fear)) [v QUAILED, QUAILING, QUAILS] QUAKE to shake or vibrate [v QUAKED, QUAKES, QUAKING] : QUAKINGLY [adv] QUAKY tending to quake [adj QUAKIER, QUAKIEST] : QUAKILY [adv] QUALM a feeling of doubt or misgiving [n QUALMS] QUANT to propel through water with a pole [v QUANTED, QUANTING, QUANTS] QUARE queer (deviating from the expected or normal) [adj] QUARK a hypothetical atomic particle [n QUARKS] QUART a liquid measure of capacity [n QUARTS] QUASH to suppress completely [v QUASHED, QUASHES, QUASHING] QUASS kvass (a Russian beer) [n QUASSES] QUATE quiet (making little or no noise) [adj] QUAYS QUAY, a wharf [n] QUBIT a quantum bit [n QUBITS] QUEAN a harlot (a prostitute) [n QUEANS] QUEEN to make a queen (a female monarch) of [v QUEENED, QUEENING, QUEENS] QUEER deviating from the expected or normal [adj QUEERER, QUEEREST] / to spoil the effect or success of [v QUEERED, QUEERING, QUEERS] QUELL to suppress (to put an end to forcibly) [v QUELLED, QUELLING, QUELLS] QUERN a hand-turned grain mill [n QUERNS] QUERY to question (to put a question (an inquiry) to) [v QUERIED, QUERIES, QUERYING] QUEST to make a search [v QUESTED, QUESTING, QUESTS] QUEUE to line up [v QUEUED, QUEUEING, QUEUES, QUEUING] QUEYS QUEY, a young cow [n] QUICK acting or capable of acting with speed [adj QUICKER, QUICKEST] / a sensitive area of flesh [n QUICKS] QUIFF a lock of hair at the front of the head [n QUIFFS] : QUIFFED [adj] QUILL to press small ridges in [v QUILLED, QUILLING, QUILLS] QUILT to stitch together with padding in between [v QUILTED, QUILTING, QUILTS] QUINS QUIN, a quintuplet [n] QUINT a group of five [n QUINTS] QUIPS QUIP, to make witty remarks [v] QUIPU an ancient calculating device [n QUIPUS] QUIRE to arrange sheets of paper in sets of twenty-four [v QUIRED, QUIRES, QUIRING] QUIRK to twist (to combine by winding together) [v QUIRKED, QUIRKING, QUIRKS] QUIRT to strike with a riding whip [v QUIRTED, QUIRTING, QUIRTS] QUITS QUIT, to end one's engagement in or occupation with [v] QUODS QUOD, a prison [n] QUOIN to secure with a type of wedge [v QUOINED, QUOINING, QUOINS] QUOIT to play a throwing game similar to ringtoss [v QUOITED, QUOITING, QUOITS] QUOLL a small spotted marsupial [n QUOLLS] QUOTA a proportional part or share [n QUOTAS] QUOTH said -- QUOTH is the only accepted form of this verb; it cannot be conjugated [v] QURSH a monetary unit of Saudi Arabia [n QURSHES] RABAT a dickey attached to a clerical collar [n RABATS] RABBI a Jewish spiritual leader [n RABBIES, RABBIS] RADAR an electronic locating device [n RADARS] RADII RADIUS, a straight line from the center of a circle to the circumference [n] RADIX the root of a plant [n RADICES, RADIXES] RAFFS RAFF, riffraff (the disreputable element of society) [n] RAGER one that rages (to act or speak with violent anger) [n RAGERS] RAGGA music that combines reggae and hip hop [n RAGGAS] RAGGS RAGG, a wool fiber [n] RAGGY ragi (an East Indian cereal grass) [n RAGGIES] RAGIS RAGI, an East Indian cereal grass [n] RAIDS RAID, to make a sudden assault on [v] RAINY marked by rain [adj RAINIER, RAINIEST] RAJAH a king or prince in India [n RAJAHS] RAJAS RAJA, rajah (a king or prince in India) [n] RAJES RAJ, dominion; sovereignty [n] RAKEE raki (a Turkish liqueur) [n RAKEES] RAKER one that rakes (to gather with a toothed implement) [n RAKERS] RAKUS RAKU, a form of Japanese glazed pottery [n] RALLY to call together for a common purpose [v RALLIED, RALLIES, RALLYING] RALPH to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v RALPHED, RALPHING, RALPHS] RAMMY rammish (resembling a ram (a male sheep)) [adj RAMMIER, RAMMIEST] RANCH to work on a ranch (an establishment for raising livestock) [v RANCHED, RANCHES, RANCHING] RANDY lustful (marked by excessive sexual desire) [adj RANDIER, RANDIEST] / a rude person [n RANDIES] RAPHE a seamlike ridge between two halves of an organ or part [n RAPHAE, RAPHES] RARER RARE, occurring infrequently [adj] RATIO a proportional relationship [n RATIOS] RAVEN glossy black [adj RAVENER, RAVENEST] / to eat in a ravenous manner [v RAVENED, RAVENING, RAVENS] RAVER one that raves (to speak irrationally or incoherently) [n RAVERS] RAVEY characteristic of a rave (an all-night dance party with fast electronic music) [adj RAVIER, RAVIEST] RAWER RAW, uncooked (not cooked (to prepare food by heating)) [adj] RAWIN a wind measurement made by tracking a balloon with radar [n RAWINS] RAWLY in a raw (uncooked (not cooked (cook))) manner [adv] RAXED RAX, to stretch out [v] RAXES RAX, to stretch out [v] RAYAH a non-Muslim inhabitant of Turkey [n RAYAHS] RAYAS RAYA, rayah (a non-Muslim inhabitant of Turkey) [n] RAYON a synthetic fiber [n RAYONS] RAZED RAZE, to tear down or demolish [v] RAZEE to make lower by removing the upper deck, as a ship [v RAZEED, RAZEEING, RAZEES] RAZER one that razes (to tear down or demolish) [n RAZERS] RAZES RAZE, to tear down or demolish [v] REATA riata (a lasso) [n REATAS] REAVE to plunder (to rob of goods by force) [v REAVED, REAVES, REAVING, REFT] REBBE a rabbi (a Jewish spiritual leader) [n REBBES] REBEC an ancient stringed instrument [n REBECS] REBEL to oppose the established government of one's land [v REBELLED, REBELLING, REBELS] RECCE to reconnoiter [v RECCED, RECCEING, RECCES] RECKS RECK, to be concerned about [v] RECTO a right-hand page of a book [n RECTOS] REDDS REDD, to put in order [v] REDDY reddish (somewhat red) [adj REDDIER, REDDIEST] REDLY with red color [adv] REDOX a type of chemical reaction [n REDOXES] REDUX brought back [adj] REEVE to fasten by passing through or around something [v REEVED, REEVES, REEVING, ROVE, ROVEN, ROVEN] REFIT to prepare and equip for additional use [v REFITS, REFITTED, REFITTING] REGIE a government regulatory body in Quebec [n REGIES] REHAB to restore to a good condition [v REHABBED, REHABBING, REHABS] REIKI a healing technique involving touching with the hands [n REIKIS] REIVE to plunder (to rob of goods by force) [v REIVED, REIVES, REIVING] REJIG to rejigger (to alter (to make different)) [v REJIGGED, REJIGGING, REJIGS] RELET to let again [v RELET, RELETS, RELETTING] RELIC a surviving memorial of something past [n RELICS] REMAP to map again [v REMAPPED, REMAPPING, REMAPS] REMEX a flight feather of a bird's wing [n REMIGES] : REMIGIAL [adj] REPEG to peg again [v REPEGGED, REPEGGING, REPEGS] RERAN RERUN, to present a repetition of a recorded performance [v] RERIG to rig again [v RERIGGED, RERIGGING, RERIGS] RERUN to present a repetition of a recorded performance [v RERAN, RERUNNING, RERUNS] RESEE to see again [v RESAW, RESEEING, RESEEN, RESEEN, RESEES] RETIE to tie again [v RETIED, RETIEING, RETIES, RETYING] RETRO a rocket on a spacecraft that produces thrust in a direction opposite to the line of flight [n RETROS] REUSE to use again [v REUSED, REUSES, REUSING] REVUE a type of musical show [n REVUES] REWAN REWIN, to win again [v] REWED to wed again [v REWEDDED, REWEDDING, REWEDS] REWIN to win again [v REWAN, REWINNING, REWINS, REWON] REZES REZ, an area of land set aside for Native Americans [n] RHEUM a watery discharge from the eyes or nose [n RHEUMS] : RHEUMIC [adj] RHINO a rhinoceros (a perissodactyl of family Rhinocerotidae) [n RHINOS] RHOMB a rhombus (a type of geometric figure) [n RHOMBS] RHUMB a point of the mariner's compass [n RHUMBS] RHYME to compose verse with corresponding terminal sounds [v RHYMED, RHYMES, RHYMING] RHYTA RHYTON, an ancient Greek drinking horn [n] RIBBY marked by prominent ribs (curved bony rods in the body) [adj RIBBIER, RIBBIEST] RICIN a poisonous protein [n RICINS] RICKS RICK, to pile hay in stacks [v] RIDGY having ridges [adj RIDGIER, RIDGIEST] RIFFS RIFF, to riffle (to flip through hastily) [v] RIGID not flexible; strict, harsh [adj RIGIDER, RIGIDEST] RIGOR strictness or severity [n RIGORS] RILEY angry (feeling strong displeasure or hostility) [adj] RILLS RILL, to flow like a rill (a small brook) [v] RIMER one that rimes (to rhyme (to compose verse with corresponding terminal sounds)) [n RIMERS] RINDS RIND, to strip the bark from [v] RINDY resembling a rind (a thick and firm outer covering) [adj] RIOJA a dry red Spanish wine [n RIOJAS] RISER one that rises (to move upward) [n RISERS] RISHI a Hindu sage [n RISHIS] RISKS RISK, to expose to a risk (a chance of injury or loss) [v] RISKY dangerous [adj RISKIER, RISKIEST] : RISKILY [adv] RISUS a grin or laugh [n RISUSES] RITZY elegant (tastefully opulent) [adj RITZIER, RITZIEST] : RITZILY [adv] RIVEN RIVE, to tear apart [v] RIVER a large, natural stream of water [n RIVERS] RIVET to fasten with a type of metal bolt [v RIVETED, RIVETING, RIVETS, RIVETTED, RIVETTING] : RIVETINGLY [adv] ROARS ROAR, to utter a loud, deep sound [v] ROBIN a songbird (a bird that utters a musical call) [n ROBINS] ROBLE an oak tree [n ROBLES] ROBOT a humanlike machine that performs various functions [n ROBOTS] : ROBOTIC [adj] RODEO to perform cowboy skills in a contest [v RODEOED, RODEOING, RODEOS] ROILY muddy (covered or filled with mud) [adj ROILIER, ROILIEST] ROLFS ROLF, to practice a type of massage [v] ROLLS ROLL, to move along by repeatedly turning over [v] ROMEO a male lover [n ROMEOS] RONIN a wandering samurai [n RONINS] ROOFS ROOF, to provide with a roof (the external upper covering of a building) [v] ROOKS ROOK, to swindle (to take money or property from by fraudulent means) [v] ROOKY abounding in rooks [adj ROOKIER, ROOKIEST] ROOSE to praise (to express approval or admiration of) [v ROOSED, ROOSES, ROOSING] ROOTY full of roots [adj ROOTIER, ROOTIEST] ROPEY ropy (resembling a rope or ropes) [adj ROPIER, ROPIEST] ROQUE a form of croquet [n ROQUES] ROSHI the spiritual leader of a group of Zen Buddhists [n ROSHIS] ROTLS ROTL, a unit of weight in Muslim countries [n] ROTOR a rotating part of a machine [n ROTORS] ROUEN any of a breed of domestic ducks [n ROUENS] ROUGH having an uneven surface [adj ROUGHER, ROUGHEST] / to make rough [v ROUGHED, ROUGHING, ROUGHS] ROUND shaped like a sphere [adj ROUNDER, ROUNDEST] / to make round [v ROUNDED, ROUNDING, ROUNDS] ROUPY hoarse (low and rough in sound) [adj ROUPIER, ROUPIEST] : ROUPILY [adv] ROUTH an abundance (the state of being abundant (present in great quantity)) [n ROUTHS] ROVEN REEVE, to fasten by passing through or around something [v] ROVER one that roves (to fasten by passing through or around something) [n ROVERS] ROWAN a Eurasian tree [n ROWANS] ROWER one that rows (to propel by means of oars) [n ROWERS] ROYAL a size of printing paper [n ROYALS] RUBBY an alcoholic given to drinking rubbing alcohol [n RUBBIES] RUBLI RUBEL, a monetary unit of Belarus [n] RUBUS a plant of the rose family [n RUBUS] RUCHE a pleated strip of fine fabric [n RUCHES] RUCKS RUCK, to wrinkle or crease [v] RUDDS RUDD, a freshwater fish [n] RUDDY having a healthy, reddish color [adj RUDDIER, RUDDIEST] / to make ruddy [v RUDDIED, RUDDIES, RUDDYING] RUDER RUDE, discourteous or impolite [adj] RUFFE a freshwater fish [n RUFFES] RUFFS RUFF, to trump (to outdo (to exceed in performance)) [v] RUGBY a form of football [n RUGBIES] RUINS RUIN, to destroy (to damage beyond repair or renewal) [v] RUKHS RUKH, a roc (a legendary bird of prey) [n] RUMEN a part of the stomach of a ruminant [n RUMENS, RUMINA] : RUMINAL [adj] RUMLY in an odd or peculiar way [adv] RUMMY odd (unusual (not usual)) [adj RUMMIER, RUMMIEST] / a card game [n RUMMIES] RUMOR to spread by hearsay [v RUMORED, RUMORING, RUMORS] RUMPS RUMP, the lower and back part of the trunk [n] RUNGS RUNG, a crosspiece forming a step of a ladder [n] RUNNY tending to drip [adj RUNNIER, RUNNIEST] RUNTY small (of limited size or quantity) [adj RUNTIER, RUNTIEST] RURAL pertaining to the country (the territory of a nation) [adj] RUSHY abounding in rushes [adj RUSHIER, RUSHIEST] RUSKS RUSK, a sweetened biscuit [n] RUTIN a chemical compound [n RUTINS] RUTTY marked by ruts [adj RUTTIER, RUTTIEST] RYKED RYKE, to reach (to stretch out or put forth) [v] RYNDS RYND, an iron support [n] SABRA a native Israeli [n SABRAS] SACRA SACRUM, a bone of the pelvis [n] SADES SADE, a Hebrew letter [n] SADHU a Hindu holy man [n SADHUS] SADLY in a sad (unhappy (not happy (marked by joy))) manner [adv] SAFES SAFE, a metal receptacle for storing valuables [n] SAGAS SAGA, SAGUM, a cloak worn by ancient Roman soldiers [n] SAGGY characterized by sagging [adj SAGGIER, SAGGIEST] SAGOS SAGO, a tropical tree [n] SAHIB sir; master -- used as a term of respect in colonial India [n SAHIBS] SAICE syce (a male servant in India) [n SAICES] SAIGA a small antelope [n SAIGAS] SAITH SAY, to utter (to give audible expression to) [v] SAJOU a capuchin (a long-tailed monkey) [n SAJOUS] SAKES SAKE, benefit, interest, or advantage [n] SALAD a dish of green, raw vegetables [n SALADS] SALAL a small shrub [n SALALS] SALLY to rush out suddenly [v SALLIED, SALLIES, SALLYING] SALSA a spicy sauce of tomatoes, onions, and peppers [n SALSAS] SAMBA to perform a Brazilian dance [v SAMBAED, SAMBAING, SAMBAS] SAMFU a casual Chinese outfit of jacket and pants [n SAMFUS] SANDS SAND, to smooth by rubbing with an abrasive [v] SANDY containing or covered with sand [adj SANDIER, SANDIEST] SANTO a wooden image of a saint [n SANTOS] SAPPY silly (showing a lack of good sense) [adj SAPPIER, SAPPIEST] : SAPPILY [adv] SARAN a thermoplastic resin [n SARANS] SARDS SARD, a variety of quartz [n] SARKS SARK, a shirt (a garment for the upper part of the body) [n] SASSY impudent (offensively bold or disrespectful) [adj SASSIER, SASSIEST] / sasswood (an African tree) [n SASSIES] SATAY marinated meat that is skewered and broiled and dipped in peanut sauce [n SATAYS] SATIS SATI, suttee (a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pyre to show her devotion to him) [n] SAUCH saugh (a willow tree) [n SAUCHS] SAUGH a willow tree [n SAUGHS] : SAUGHY [adj] SAULS SAUL, soul (the spiritual aspect of human beings) [n] SAUNA to take a dry heat bath [v SAUNAED, SAUNAING, SAUNAS] SAURY a marine fish [n SAURIES] SAUTE to fry in a small amount of fat [v SAUTED, SAUTEED, SAUTEING, SAUTES] SAVOY a variety of cabbage [n SAVOYS] SAVVY shrewd (having keen insight) [adj SAVVIER, SAVVIEST] / to understand (to grasp mentally) [v SAVVIED, SAVVIES, SAVVYING] : SAVVILY [adv] SAXES SAX, a saxophone [n] SAYED sayyid (lord; sir -- used as a title of respect for a Muslim dignitary) [n SAYEDS] SCABS SCAB, to become covered with a scab (a crust that forms over a healing wound) [v] SCADS SCAD, a marine fish [n] SCAGS SCAG, heroin (an addictive narcotic) [n] SCAMS SCAM, to cheat or swindle [v] SCANS SCAN, to examine closely [v] SCARF a piece of cloth worn for warmth or protection [n SCARFS, SCARVES] / to cover with a scarf [v SCARFED, SCARFING, SCARFS] SCARY frightening [adj SCARIER, SCARIEST] SCAUP a sea duck [n SCAUPS] SCEND to rise upward, as a ship on a wave [v SCENDED, SCENDING, SCENDS] SCHAV a chilled soup [n SCHAVS] SCHMO a stupid person [n SCHMOES, SCHMOS] SCHUL shul (a synagogue) [n SCHULN, SCHULS] SCOPS SCOP, an Old English poet [n] SCOUR to cleanse or polish by hard rubbing [v SCOURED, SCOURING, SCOURS] SCOUT to observe for the purpose of obtaining information [v SCOUTED, SCOUTING, SCOUTS] SCOWS SCOW, to transport by scow (a flat-bottomed boat) [v] SCRIM a cotton fabric [n SCRIMS] SCROB to scrape with or as with claws [v SCROBBED, SCROBBING, SCROBS] SCRUM to engage in a scrummage (a formation around the ball in rugby) [v SCRUMMED, SCRUMMING, SCRUMS] SCUBA to swim underwater using a breathing device with compressed air [v SCUBAED, SCUBAING, SCUBAS] SCUDI SCUDO, a former Italian coin [n] SCUDO a former Italian coin [n SCUDI] SCUDS SCUD, to run or move swiftly [v] SCULP to sculpt (to form an image or representation of from solid material) [v SCULPED, SCULPING, SCULPS] SCUMS SCUM, to remove the scum (impure or extraneous matter) from [v] SCUTA SCUTUM, scute (a horny plate or scale) [n] SCUTS SCUT, a short tail, as of a rabbit [n] SCUZZ a dirty or contemptible person [n SCUZZES] SEBUM a fatty matter secreted by certain glands of the skin [n SEBUMS] SECTS SECT, a group of people united by common beliefs or interests [n] SEDGY abounding in sedge [adj SEDGIER, SEDGIEST] SEEDS SEED, to plant seeds (propagative plant structures) in [v] SEEDY containing seeds; inferior in condition or quality [adj SEEDIER, SEEDIEST] SEELS SEEL, to stitch closed the eyes of, as a falcon during training [v] SEELY frail (fragile (easily broken or damaged)) [adj] SEEPS SEEP, to pass slowly through small openings [v] SEEPY soaked or oozing with water [adj SEEPIER, SEEPIEST] SEGNO a musical sign [n SEGNI, SEGNOS] SEGUE to proceed without pause from one musical theme to another [v SEGUED, SEGUEING, SEGUES] SEIFS SEIF, a long, narrow sand dune [n] SEINE to catch fish with a large, vertically hanging net [v SEINED, SEINES, SEINING] SEISE to seize (to take hold of suddenly and forcibly) [v SEISED, SEISES, SEISING] : SEISABLE [adj] SEIZA a kneeling position in Japanese martial arts [n SEIZAS] SEIZE to take hold of suddenly and forcibly [v SEIZED, SEIZES, SEIZING] : SEIZABLE [adj] SELFS SELF, to inbreed (to breed closely related stock) [v] SELLE a saddle [n SELLES] SELLS SELL, to give up to another for money or other valuable consideration [v] SEMEE covered all over with small heraldic figures [adj] SENNA a medicinal plant [n SENNAS] SERER SERE, withered; dry [adj] SERFS SERF, a feudal slave [n] SERRY to crowd together [v SERRIED, SERRIES, SERRYING] SEXES SEX, to determine the sex (the property by which organisms are classified according to reproductive functions) of [v] SEXTO sixmo (a paper size) [n SEXTOS] SEXTS SEXT, one of seven canonical daily periods for prayer and devotion [n] SHADS SHAD, a food fish [n] SHAGS SHAG, to make shaggy [v] SHAHS SHAH, an Iranian ruler [n] SHAKO a type of military hat [n SHAKOES, SHAKOS] SHAKY shaking [adj SHAKIER, SHAKIEST] SHARN cow dung [n SHARNS] : SHARNY [adj] SHAWL to wrap in a shawl (a piece of cloth worn as a covering) [v SHAWLED, SHAWLING, SHAWLS] SHAWN SHAW, to show (to cause or permit to be seen) [v] SHAYS SHAY, a chaise (a light carriage) [n] SHEAF to sheave (to gather into a bundle) [v SHEAFED, SHEAFING, SHEAFS] SHEDS SHED, to house in a shed (a small, low structure) [v] SHEEN to shine (to emit light) [v SHEENED, SHEENING, SHEENS] SHEEP a ruminant mammal [n SHEEP] SHEND to disgrace (to bring shame or discredit upon) [v SHENDING, SHENDS, SHENT] SHEWS SHEW, to show (to cause or permit to be seen) [v] SHIES SHY, to move suddenly back or aside, as in fear [v] SHIFT to move from one position to another [v SHIFTED, SHIFTING, SHIFTS] SHILY in a shy (timid (lacking courage or self-confidence)) manner [adv] SHIMS SHIM, to fill out or level by inserting a thin wedge [v] SHINE to emit light [v SHINED, SHINES, SHINING, SHONE] : SHININGLY [adv] SHINY filled with light [adj SHINIER, SHINIEST] SHIPS SHIP, to transport by ship (a vessel suitable for navigation in deep water) [v] SHIRK to avoid work or duty [v SHIRKED, SHIRKING, SHIRKS] SHIRR to draw into three or more parallel rows, as cloth [v SHIRRED, SHIRRING, SHIRRS] SHIRT a garment for the upper part of the body [n SHIRTS] : SHIRTED [adj] SHIUR a Talmudic study session [n SHIURIM] SHIVA a period of mourning [n SHIVAS] SHIVS SHIV, a knife (a sharp-edged instrument used for cutting) [n] SHOGI a Japanese game like chess [n SHOGIS] SHOGS SHOG, to move along [v] SHOJI a paper screen used as a partition or door in a Japanese house [n SHOJIS] SHOJO manga intended primarily for girls [n SHOJO] SHOON SHOE, a covering for the foot [n] SHOOS SHOO, to drive away [v] SHORL schorl (a mineral (a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties)) [n SHORLS] SHOTT chott (a saline lake) [n SHOTTS] SHOVE to push roughly [v SHOVED, SHOVES, SHOVING] SHOWN SHOW, to cause or permit to be seen [v] SHOWS SHOW, to cause or permit to be seen [v] SHOWY making a great or brilliant display [adj SHOWIER, SHOWIEST] SHOYU soy sauce [n SHOYUS] SHREW to curse (to wish evil upon) [v SHREWED, SHREWING, SHREWS] SHRIS SHRI, sri (mister; sir -- used as a Hindu title of respect) [n] SHULN SHUL, a synagogue [n] SHUNS SHUN, to avoid (to keep away from) [v] SHUSH to silence (to make silent) [v SHUSHED, SHUSHES, SHUSHING] SHUTE to chute (to convey by chute (a vertical passage)) [v SHUTED, SHUTES, SHUTING] SHUTS SHUT, to close (to block against entry or passage) [v] SHYER SHY, timid (lacking courage or self-confidence) [adj] / shier (a horse having a tendency to shy) [n SHYERS] SHYLY in a shy (timid (lacking courage or self-confidence)) manner [adv] SIBBS SIBB, sib (a sibling (one having the same parents as another)) [n] SIBYL a female prophet [n SIBYLS] : SIBYLIC [adj], SIBYLLIC [adj] SICES SICE, syce (a male servant in India) [n] SICKO sickie (an emotionally sick person) [n SICKOS] SICKS SICK, to sic (to urge to attack) [v] SICKY a person who is unwell [n SICKIES] SIDED SIDE, to agree with or support [v] SIEGE to attempt to capture or gain [v SIEGED, SIEGES, SIEGING] SIEUR an old French title of respect for a man [n SIEURS] SIEVE to pass through a sieve (a utensil for separating the coarse parts from the fine parts of loose matter) [v SIEVED, SIEVES, SIEVING] SIGHS SIGH, to let out a sigh (a deep, audible breath) [v] SIGHT to observe or notice [v SIGHTED, SIGHTING, SIGHTS] SIGIL an official seal [n SIGILS] SILDS SILD, a young herring [n] SILKS SILK, to cover with silk (a soft, lustrous fabric) [v] SILKY resembling silk [adj SILKIER, SILKIEST] / a glossy-coated terrier [n SILKIES] SILLS SILL, the horizontal piece at the base of a window [n] SIMPS SIMP, a foolish person [n] SINES SINE, a trigonometric function of an angle [n] SIREE sirree (sir (a respectful form of address used to a man)) [n SIREES] SISES SIS, SI, ti (the seventh tone of the diatonic musical scale) [n] SISSY sissyish (resembling a sissy) [adj SISSIER, SISSIEST] / an effeminate man or boy [n SISSIES] SITUP an exercise in which one moves from a lying to a sitting position [n SITUPS] SIXER the leader of a group of six Brownies or Cubs [n SIXERS] SIXES SIX, a number [n] SIXTH one of six equal parts [n SIXTHS] SIZED SIZE, to arrange according to size (physical proportions) [v] SIZER sizar (a British student who receives financial assistance from his college) [n SIZERS] SIZES SIZE, to arrange according to size (physical proportions) [v] SKAGS SKAG, heroin (an addictive narcotic) [n] SKALD an ancient Scandinavian poet [n SKALDS] : SKALDIC [adj] SKANK to dance in a loose-limbed manner [v SKANKED, SKANKING, SKANKS] SKEGS SKEG, a timber that connects the keel and sternpost of a ship [n] SKELL a homeless person [n SKELLS] SKELM skellum (a rascal (an unscrupulous or dishonest person)) [n SKELMS] SKEPS SKEP, a beehive (a hive for bees) [n] SKEWS SKEW, to turn aside [v] SKIFF a small, open boat [n SKIFFS] SKIMP to scrimp (to be very or overly thrifty) [v SKIMPED, SKIMPING, SKIMPS] SKIMS SKIM, to remove floating matter from the surface of [v] SKIPS SKIP, to move with light springing steps [v] SKIRL to produce a shrill sound [v SKIRLED, SKIRLING, SKIRLS] SKIRR to move rapidly [v SKIRRED, SKIRRING, SKIRRS] SKIVE to pare (to cut off the outer covering of) [v SKIVED, SKIVES, SKIVING] SKOLS SKOL, to skoal (to drink to the health of) [v] SKOSH a small amount [n SKOSHES] SKUAS SKUA, a predatory seabird [n] SKULK to move about stealthily [v SKULKED, SKULKING, SKULKS] SKULL to hit on the head [v SKULLED, SKULLING, SKULLS] SKUNK to defeat overwhelmingly [v SKUNKED, SKUNKING, SKUNKS] SKYEY resembling the sky [adj] SLABS SLAB, to remove slabs (broad, flat pieces) from a log [v] SLAMS SLAM, to shut forcibly and noisily [v] SLANK SLINK, to move stealthily [v] SLANT to deviate from the horizontal or vertical [v SLANTED, SLANTING, SLANTS] : SLANTINGLY [adv] SLASH to cut with violent sweeping strokes [v SLASHED, SLASHES, SLASHING] : SLASHINGLY [adv] SLAWS SLAW, coleslaw (a salad made of shredded raw cabbage) [n] SLEDS SLED, to convey on a sled (a vehicle for carrying people or loads over snow or ice) [v] SLEWS SLEW, SLAY, to kill violently [v] SLIMS SLIM, to make slim [v] SLIMY resembling slime [adj SLIMIER, SLIMIEST] SLOBS SLOB, a slovenly or boorish person [n] SLOJD sloyd (a Swedish system of manual training) [n SLOJDS] SLOPS SLOP, to spill or splash [v] SLOSH to move with a splashing motion [v SLOSHED, SLOSHES, SLOSHING] SLOTS SLOT, to cut a long, narrow opening in [v] SLOWS SLOW, to lessen the speed of [v] SLUBS SLUB, to draw out and twist slightly [v] SLUES SLUE, to cause to move sideways [v] SLUGS SLUG, to strike heavily [v] SLUMS SLUM, to visit slums (squalid urban areas) [v] SLURS SLUR, to pass over lightly or carelessly [v] SLYLY SLY, crafty (skillful in deceiving) [adv] SMARM to use excessive flattery to obtain favors [v SMARMED, SMARMING, SMARMS] SMEEK to smoke (to emit smoke (the gaseous product of burning materials)) [v SMEEKED, SMEEKING, SMEEKS] SMEWS SMEW, a Eurasian duck [n] SMITH a worker in metals [n SMITHS] SMOGS SMOG, an atmospheric mixture of smoke and fog [n] SMOKY filled with smoke [adj SMOKIER, SMOKIEST] : SMOKILY [adv] SMUSH to smoosh (to squash (to press into a pulp or flat mass)) [v SMUSHED, SMUSHES, SMUSHING] SNACK to eat a light meal [v SNACKED, SNACKING, SNACKS] SNAGS SNAG, to catch on a snag (a jagged protuberance) [v] SNARF to eat or drink greedily [v SNARFED, SNARFING, SNARFS] SNASH abusive language [n SNASHES] SNELL keen (enthusiastic) [adj SNELLER, SNELLEST] / to attach a short line to a fishhook [v SNELLED, SNELLING, SNELLS] SNIBS SNIB, to latch (to close with a type of fastening device) [v] SNITS SNIT, a state of agitation [n] SNOBS SNOB, one who tends to avoid or rebuff those regarded as inferior [n] SNOOD to secure with a snood (a net or fabric cap for the hair) [v SNOODED, SNOODING, SNOODS] SNORT to exhale noisily through the nostrils [v SNORTED, SNORTING, SNORTS] SNOTS SNOT, nasal mucus [n] SNOWS SNOW, to fall as snow (precipitation in the form of ice crystals) [v] SNOWY abounding in snow [adj SNOWIER, SNOWIEST] SNUBS SNUB, to treat with contempt or neglect [v] SNUCK SNEAK, to move stealthily [v] SNUGS SNUG, to make snug [v] SNYES SNYE, a side channel in a river or creek [n] SOAPY containing or resembling soap [adj SOAPIER, SOAPIEST] SOCAS SOCA, a blend of soul and calypso music [n] SOCKS SOCK, a knitted or woven covering for the foot [n] / SOCK, to strike forcefully [v] SODDY a house built of sod [n SODDIES] SOFTS SOFT, a soft object or part [n] SOFTY a sentimental person [n SOFTIES] SOGGY heavy with moisture [adj SOGGIER, SOGGIEST] : SOGGILY [adv] SOJAS SOJA, the soybean (the seed of a cultivated Asian herb) [n] SOJUS SOJU, Korean vodka distilled from rice or sweet potato [n] SOKES SOKE, a feudal right to administer justice within a certain territory [n] SOLDO a former coin of Italy [n SOLDI] SOLEI SOLEUS, a muscle in the calf of the leg [n] SOLOS SOLO, a musical composition for a single voice or instrument [n] / SOLO, to perform alone [v] SOLUM a soil layer [n SOLA, SOLUMS] SOMAS SOMA, the body of an organism [n] SONLY pertaining to a son (a male child) [adj] SONNY a small boy [n SONNIES] SONSY comely (pleasing to look at) [adj SONSIER, SONSIEST] SOOEY used in calling pigs [interj] SOOKS SOOK, souk (a marketplace in northern Africa and the Middle East) [n] SOOTS SOOT, to cover with soot (a black substance produced by combustion) [v] SORBS SORB, to take up and hold by absorption or adsorption [v] SORER SORE, painfully sensitive to the touch [adj] SORGO a variety of sorghum [n SORGOS] SORNS SORN, to force oneself on others for food and lodging [v] SORRY feeling grief or penitence [adj SORRIER, SORRIEST] SORTS SORT, to arrange according to kind, class, or size [v] SOUGH to make a moaning or sighing sound [v SOUGHED, SOUGHING, SOUGHS] SOUPS SOUP, to increase the power or efficiency of [v] SOUPY foggy (filled with fog) [adj SOUPIER, SOUPIEST] : SOUPILY [adv] SOUSE to immerse something in a liquid [v SOUSED, SOUSES, SOUSING] SOWAR a mounted native soldier in India [n SOWARS] SOYAS SOYA, soy (the soybean (the seed of a cultivated Asian herb)) [n] SOYUZ a manned spacecraft of the former Soviet Union [n SOYUZES] SOZIN a type of protein (a nitrogenous organic compound) [n SOZINS] SPACY spacey (weird in behavior) [adj SPACIER, SPACIEST] SPAYS SPAY, to remove the ovaries of [v] SPECS SPEC, to write specifications for [v] SPECT to expect (to anticipate) [v SPECTED, SPECTING, SPECTS] SPELL to name or write the letters of in order [v SPELLED, SPELLING, SPELLS, SPELT] SPENT SPEND, to pay out [v] SPEWS SPEW, to vomit (to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth) [v] SPICY containing spices [adj SPICIER, SPICIEST] SPIFF to make spiffy [v SPIFFED, SPIFFING, SPIFFS] SPIKY resembling a spike [adj SPIKIER, SPIKIEST] : SPIKILY [adv] SPIRY tall, slender, and tapering [adj SPIRIER, SPIRIEST] SPITS SPIT, to impale on a spit (a pointed rod on which meat is turned) [v] SPITZ a dog having a heavy coat [n SPITZES] SPIVS SPIV, an unscrupulous petty criminal [n] SPOOF to ridicule in fun [v SPOOFED, SPOOFING, SPOOFS] SPOOK to scare (to frighten (to make afraid)) [v SPOOKED, SPOOKING, SPOOKS] SPRUG a sparrow (a small bird) [n SPRUGS] SPUDS SPUD, to remove with a spade-like tool [v] SPUME to foam (to form foam (a light, bubbly, gas and liquid mass)) [v SPUMED, SPUMES, SPUMING] SPUMY foamy (covered with foam) [adj SPUMIER, SPUMIEST] SPURN to reject with contempt [v SPURNED, SPURNING, SPURNS] SPURS SPUR, to urge on with a spur (a horseman's goad) [v] SQUAB a young pigeon [n SQUABS] SQUAT short and thick [adj SQUATTER, SQUATTEST] : SQUATLY [adv] / to bend one's knees and sit on one's heels [v SQUATS, SQUATTED, SQUATTING] SQUEG to oscillate in an irregular manner [v SQUEGGED, SQUEGGING, SQUEGS] SQUIB to lampoon (to ridicule in a satirical composition) [v SQUIBBED, SQUIBBING, SQUIBS] STAFF to provide with a staff (a body of assistants) [v STAFFED, STAFFING, STAFFS] STAGY having a theatrical quality [adj STAGIER, STAGIEST] STAND to assume or maintain an upright position [v STANDING, STANDS, STOOD] STASH to store in a secret place [v STASHED, STASHES, STASHING] STATS STAT, a statistic [n] STEEP inclined sharply [adj STEEPER, STEEPEST] / to soak in a liquid [v STEEPED, STEEPING, STEEPS] STEMS STEM, to remove stems (ascending axes of a plant) from [v] STIRS STIR, to pass an implement through in circular motions [v] STOBS STOB, to stab (to pierce with a pointed weapon) [v] STOGY a long, slender cigar [n STOGIES] STOIC one who is indifferent to pleasure or pain [n STOICS] : STOICAL [adj] STOMP to tread heavily [v STOMPED, STOMPING, STOMPS] STONY abounding in stones [adj STONIER, STONIEST] STOOD STAND, to assume or maintain an upright position [v] STOPT STOP, to discontinue the progress or motion of [v] STOSS facing the direction from which a glacier moves [adj] STOTS STOT, to bound with a stiff-legged gait [v] STOTT to stot (to bound with a stiff-legged gait) [v STOTTED, STOTTING, STOTTS] STOWP stoup (a basin for holy water) [n STOWPS] STRUM to play a stringed instrument by running the fingers lightly across the strings [v STRUMMED, STRUMMING, STRUMS] STULL a supporting timber in a mine [n STULLS] STUNK STINK, to emit a foul odor [v] STUNS STUN, to render senseless or incapable of action [v] STUNT to hinder the normal growth of [v STUNTED, STUNTING, STUNTS] STYED STY, to keep in a pigpen [v] STYES STYE, an inflamed swelling of the eyelid [n] STYLE to name (to give a title to) [v STYLED, STYLES, STYLING] STYMY to stymie (to thwart (to prevent the accomplishment of)) [v STYMIED, STYMIES, STYMYING] SUBAS SUBA, subah (a province of India) [n] SUDDS SUDD, a floating mass of vegetation [n] SUDSY foamy (covered with foam) [adj SUDSIER, SUDSIEST] SUEDE to finish leather with a soft, napped surface [v SUEDED, SUEDES, SUEDING] SUETE a southeasterly wind in areas of Cape Breton Island [n SUETES] SUETS SUET, the hard, fatty tissue around the kidneys of cattle and sheep [n] SUETY SUET, the hard, fatty tissue around the kidneys of cattle and sheep [adj] SUGHS SUGH, to sough (to make a moaning or sighing sound) [v] SULCI SULCUS, a narrow furrow [n] SULFA a bacteria-inhibiting drug [n SULFAS] SULKS SULK, to be sulky [v] SULKY sullenly aloof or withdrawn [adj SULKIER, SULKIEST] : SULKILY [adv] / a light horse-drawn vehicle [n SULKIES] SULLY to soil (to make dirty) [v SULLIED, SULLIES, SULLYING] SUMIS SUMI, a type of black Japanese ink [n] SUMPS SUMP, a low area serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids [n] SUNNA the body of traditional Muslim law [n SUNNAS] SUNNS SUNN, an East Indian shrub [n] SUNNY filled with sunlight [adj SUNNIER, SUNNIEST] : SUNNILY [adv] SUNUP sunrise (the ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning) [n SUNUPS] SURAL pertaining to the calf of the leg [adj] SURAS SURA, a chapter of the Koran [n] SURDS SURD, a voiceless speech sound [n] SURFS SURF, to ride breaking waves on a long, narrow board [v] SURFY abounding in breaking waves [adj SURFIER, SURFIEST] SURLY sullenly rude [adj SURLIER, SURLIEST] : SURLILY [adv] SURRA a disease of domestic animals [n SURRAS] SUSED SUS, to suss (to figure out or check out) [v] SUSES SUS, to suss (to figure out or check out) [v] SUSHI a dish of cold rice cakes topped with strips of raw fish [n SUSHIS] SUTRA a Hindu aphorism [n SUTRAS] SWABS SWAB, to clean with a large mop [v] SWAGS SWAG, to sway (to move slowly back and forth) [v] SWAMP to inundate (to overwhelm with water) [v SWAMPED, SWAMPING, SWAMPS] SWAMY swami (a Hindu religious teacher) [n SWAMIES] SWARF material removed by a cutting tool [n SWARFS] SWAYS SWAY, to move slowly back and forth [v] SWEPT SWEEP, to clear or clean with a brush or broom [v] SWIFT moving with a great rate of motion [adj SWIFTER, SWIFTEST] / a fast-flying bird [n SWIFTS] SWIGS SWIG, to drink deeply or rapidly [v] SWIMS SWIM, to propel oneself in water by natural means [v] SWIRL to move with a whirling motion [v SWIRLED, SWIRLING, SWIRLS] : SWIRLINGLY [adv] SWISH fashionable [adj SWISHER, SWISHEST] / to move with a prolonged hissing sound [v SWISHED, SWISHES, SWISHING] : SWISHINGLY [adv] SWISS a cotton fabric [n SWISSES] SWOBS SWOB, to swab (to clean with a large mop) [v] SWOON to faint (to lose consciousness) [v SWOONED, SWOONING, SWOONS] : SWOONINGLY [adv] SWOPS SWOP, to swap (to trade (to give in exchange for another commodity)) [v] SWORN SWEAR, to utter a solemn oath [v] SWOUN to swoon (to faint (to lose consciousness)) [v SWOUNED, SWOUNING, SWOUNS] SWUNG SWING, to move freely back and forth [v] SYCEE fine uncoined silver formerly used in China as money [n SYCEES] SYCES SYCE, a male servant in India [n] SYCON a type of sponge [n SYCONS] : SYCONOID [adj] SYKES SYKE, a small stream [n] SYLPH a slender, graceful girl or woman [n SYLPHS] : SYLPHIC [adj], SYLPHISH [adj], SYLPHY [adj] SYLVA the forest trees of an area [n SYLVAE, SYLVAS] SYNCH to sync (to cause to operate in unison) [v SYNCHED, SYNCHING, SYNCHS] SYNCS SYNC, to cause to operate in unison [v] SYNTH a synthesizer [n SYNTHS] SYPHS SYPH, syphilis (a venereal disease) [n] SYREN siren (a device that produces a penetrating warning sound) [n SYRENS] SYSOP the administrator of a computer bulletin board [n SYSOPS] TABBY to give a wavy appearance to [v TABBIED, TABBIES, TABBYING] TABER to tabor (to beat on a small drum) [v TABERED, TABERING, TABERS] TABID affected with tabes [adj] TABLA a small drum [n TABLAS] TABOO to exclude from use, approach, or mention [v TABOOED, TABOOING, TABOOS] TABUN a chemical compound [n TABUNS] TACAN a navigational system for aircraft [n TACANS] TACKY adhesive [adj TACKIER, TACKIEST] TAFFY a chewy candy [n TAFFIES] TAFIA an inferior rum [n TAFIAS] TAIKO a barrel-shaped Japanese drum [n TAIKOS] TAJES TAJ, a tall, conical cap worn in Muslim countries [n] TAKEN TAKE, to get possession of [v] TAKER one that takes (to get possession of) [n TAKERS] TAKIN a goatlike mammal [n TAKINS] TALCY TALC, to treat with talc (a soft mineral with a soapy texture) [adj TALCIER, TALCIEST] TALKY tending to talk a great deal [adj TALKIER, TALKIEST] TALLY to count (to list or mention the units of one by one to ascertain the total) [v TALLIED, TALLIES, TALLYING] TALUK an estate in India [n TALUKS] TAMAL tamale (a Mexican dish) [n TAMALS] TAMMY a fabric of mixed fibers [n TAMMIES] TANGA a former monetary unit of Tajikistan [n TANGA, TANGAS] TANGY pungent (sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell) [adj TANGIER, TANGIEST] TANKA a Japanese verse form [n TANKAS] TANTO a short Japanese sword [n TANTOS] TARDO slow -- used as a musical direction [adj] TARDY late (coming or occurring after the expected time) [adj TARDIER, TARDIEST] : TARDILY [adv] / an instance of being late [n TARDIES] TARGA a type of convertible sports car [n TARGAS] TARRY resembling tar [adj TARRIER, TARRIEST] / to delay or be slow in acting or doing [v TARRIED, TARRIES, TARRYING] TASTY pleasant to the taste [adj TASTIER, TASTIEST] : TASTILY [adv] TATTY shabby (ragged (tattered)) [adj TATTIER, TATTIEST] TAUNT to challenge or reproach sarcastically [v TAUNTED, TAUNTING, TAUNTS] : TAUNTINGLY [adv] TAUON an unstable lepton [n TAUONS] TAUPE a dark gray color [n TAUPES] TAWED TAW, to convert into white leather by the application of minerals [v] TAWIE docile (easily trained) [adj] TAWNY light brown [adj TAWNIER, TAWNIEST] : TAWNILY [adv] / a light brown color [n TAWNIES] TAXED TAX, to place a tax (a charge imposed by authority for public purposes) on [v] TAXIS a restoration of displaced bones or organs by pressure [n TAXISES] / TAXI, to travel in a taxicab [v] TAXOL a medicinal substance from a yew tree [n TAXOLS] TAXON a unit of scientific classification [n TAXA, TAXONS] TAXUS an evergreen tree or shrub [n TAXUS] TAYRA a large mammal of Central and South America [n TAYRAS] TAZZA an ornamental bowl [n TAZZAS, TAZZE] TAZZE TAZZA, an ornamental bowl [n] TEARY tearful (full of tears) [adj TEARIER, TEARIEST] TECHY tetchy (irritable) [adj TECHIER, TECHIEST] : TECHILY [adv] TEDDY a woman's undergarment [n TEDDIES] TEETH TOOTH, one of the hard structures attached in a row to each jaw [n] TEFFS TEFF, a cereal grass [n] TEGGS TEGG, a sheep in its second year [n] TEGUA a type of moccasin (a type of shoe (a covering for the foot)) [n TEGUAS] TEIID a tropical American lizard [n TEIIDS] TELCO a telecommunications company [n TELCOS] TELEX to send a message by a type of telegraphic system [v TELEXED, TELEXES, TELEXING] TELIA TELIUM, a sorus on the host plant of a rust fungus [n] TELIC directed toward a goal [adj] TELLS TELL, to give a detailed account of [v] TELLY a television set [n TELLIES, TELLYS] TEMPI TEMPO, the rate of speed of a musical piece [n] TEMPO the rate of speed of a musical piece [n TEMPI, TEMPOS] TEMPS TEMP, to work as a temporary employee [v] TEMPT to entice to commit an unwise or immoral act [v TEMPTED, TEMPTING, TEMPTS] : TEMPTINGLY [adv] TENCH a freshwater fish [n TENCHES] TENET a principle, belief, or doctrine held to be true [n TENETS] TENNE a monetary unit of Turkmenistan [n TENNESI] / an orange-brown color [n TENNES, TENNESI] TENNY tenne (a monetary unit of Turkmenistan) [n TENNIES] TENTH one of ten equal parts [n TENTHS] TEPEE a conical tent of some Native Americans [n TEPEES] TEPID moderately warm [adj] : TEPIDLY [adv] TEPOY teapoy (a small table used in serving tea) [n TEPOYS] TETHS TETH, a Hebrew letter [n] TEUGH tough (strong and resilient) [adj] : TEUGHLY [adv] TEXTS TEXT, to send a message from one cell phone to another [v] THACK to thatch (to cover with thatch (plant stalks or foliage)) [v THACKED, THACKING, THACKS] THANG a thing (an inanimate object) [n THANGS] THANK to express gratitude to [v THANKED, THANKING, THANKS] THARM the belly [n THARMS] THEBE a monetary unit of Botswana [n THEBES] THEFT the act of stealing (to take without right or permission) [n THEFTS] THEGN thane (a man holding land by military service in Anglo-Saxon England) [n THEGNS] : THEGNLY [adj] THEME to plan something according to a central subject [v THEMED, THEMES, THEMING] THERM a unit of quantity of heat [n THERMS] THESP an actor (a theatrical performer) [n THESPS] THETA a Greek letter [n THETAS] THEWY brawny (muscular (pertaining to muscle)) [adj THEWIER, THEWIEST] THICK having relatively great extent from one surface to its opposite [adj THICKER, THICKEST] / the thickest part [n THICKS] THIEF one that steals (to take without right or permission) [n THIEVES] THILL a shaft of a vehicle [n THILLS] THINK to formulate in the mind [v THINKING, THINKS, THOUGHT] : THINKINGLY [adv] THIRD one of three equal parts [n THIRDS] THIRL to thrill (to excite greatly) [v THIRLED, THIRLING, THIRLS] THONG to flog with a whip [v THONGED, THONGING, THONGS] THORP a small village [n THORPS] THREW THROW, to propel through the air with a movement of the arm [v] THRIP a British coin [n THRIPS] THRUM to play a stringed instrument idly or monotonously [v THRUMMED, THRUMMING, THRUMS] THUDS THUD, to make a dull, heavy sound [v] THUGS THUG, a brutal ruffian or assassin [n] THUJA an evergreen tree or shrub [n THUJAS] THUMB to leaf through with the thumb (the short, thick digit of the human hand) [v THUMBED, THUMBING, THUMBS] THUMP to strike so as to make a dull, heavy sound [v THUMPED, THUMPING, THUMPS] : THUMPINGLY [adv] THUNK to make a sudden, muffled sound [v THUNKED, THUNKING, THUNKS] THURL the hip joint in cattle [n THURLS] THUYA thuja (an evergreen tree or shrub) [n THUYAS] THYME an aromatic herb [n THYMES] THYMI THYMUS, a glandular structure in the body [n] TIBIA a bone of the leg [n TIBIAE, TIBIAS] : TIBIAL [adj] TICAL a former Thai unit of weight [n TICALS] TIDAL pertaining to the tides [adj] : TIDALLY [adv] TIDED TIDE, to flow like the tide (the rise and fall of the ocean's waters) [v] TIGER a large feline mammal [n TIGERS] TIGHT firmly or closely fixed in place [adj TIGHTER, TIGHTEST] : TIGHTLY [adv] TIKIS TIKI, a wood or stone image of a Polynesian god [n] TIKKA an Indian dish of meat cooked on a skewer [n TIKKAS] TILAK a mark worn on the forehead by Hindus [n TILAKS] TILTH tillage (cultivated land) [n TILTHS] TIMID lacking courage or self-confidence [adj TIMIDER, TIMIDEST] : TIMIDLY [adv] TINCT to tinge (to apply a trace of color to) [v TINCTED, TINCTING, TINCTS] TINGE to apply a trace of color to [v TINGED, TINGEING, TINGES, TINGING] TINNY of or resembling tin [adj TINNIER, TINNIEST] TIPIS TIPI, tepee (a conical tent of some Native Americans) [n] TIPPY unsteady (not steady (firm in position)) [adj TIPPIER, TIPPIEST] TIPSY slightly drunk [adj TIPSIER, TIPSIEST] TIRLS TIRL, to make a vibrating sound [v] TITCH a small amount [n TITCHES] TITHE to pay a tithe (a small tax) [v TITHED, TITHES, TITHING] TITIS TITI, an evergreen shrub or tree [n] TITLE to furnish with a title (a distinctive appellation) [v TITLED, TITLES, TITLING] TITTY a teat (a mammary gland) [n TITTIES] TIYIN a monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan [n TIYINS] TIYNS TIYN, a monetary unit of Kazakhstan [n] TIZES TIZ, tizzy (a state of nervous confusion) [n] TIZZY a state of nervous confusion [n TIZZIES] TODDY an alcoholic beverage [n TODDIES] TOFFS TOFF, a dandy (a man who is overly concerned about his appearance) [n] TOFFY toffee (a chewy candy) [n TOFFIES] TOFTS TOFT, a hillock (a small hill) [n] TOFUS TOFU, a soft food product made from soybean milk [n] TOGAE TOGA, an outer garment worn in ancient Rome [n] TOGUE a freshwater fish [n TOGUES] TOILS TOIL, to work strenuously [v] TOITS TOIT, to saunter (to walk in a leisurely manner) [v] TOKAY a Malaysian gecko [n TOKAYS] TOKED TOKE, to take a puff on a marijuana cigarette [v] TOKEN to serve as a sign of [v TOKENED, TOKENING, TOKENS] TOLAR a former monetary unit of Slovenia [n TOLARJEV, TOLARS] TOLED TOLE, to allure (to attract with something desirable) [v] TOLLS TOLL, to collect or impose a toll (a fixed charge for a service or privilege) [v] TOLTS TOLT, an isolated hill [n] TOLYL a univalent chemical radical [n TOLYLS] TOMAN a formerly used coin of Iran [n TOMANS] TOMBS TOMB, to place in a tomb (a burial vault or chamber) [v] TOMMY a loaf of bread [n TOMMIES] TONDI TONDO, a circular painting [n] TONDO a circular painting [n TONDI, TONDOS] TONEY tony (stylish (fashionable)) [adj TONIER, TONIEST] TONGS TONG, to lift with a type of grasping device [v] TOOTH one of the hard structures attached in a row to each jaw [n TEETH] / to furnish with toothlike projections [v TOOTHED, TOOTHING, TOOTHS] TOPAZ a mineral (a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties) [n TOPAZES] : TOPAZINE [adj] TOPEE topi (a sun helmet) [n TOPEES] TOPHE tufa (a porous limestone) [n TOPHES] TOPHI TOPHUS, a deposit of urates in the tissue around a joint [n] TOPOI TOPOS, a stock rhetorical theme [n] TORAH a law or precept [n TORAHS, TOROT, TOROTH] TORCS TORC, a metal collar or necklace [n] TORIC a lens designed to correct astigmatism [n TORICS] TORII the gateway of a Japanese temple [n TORII] TOROT TORAH, a law or precept [n] TORRS TORR, a unit of pressure [n] TOTED TOTE, to carry by hand [v] TOTES TOTE, to carry by hand [v] TOTTY a sexually desirable woman [n TOTTIES] TOUSE to tousle (to dishevel (to make messy)) [v TOUSED, TOUSES, TOUSING] TOWED TOW, to pull by means of a rope or chain [v] TOWIE a form of contract bridge for three players [n TOWIES] TOWNY townie (a nonstudent who lives in a college town) [n TOWNIES] TOXIC a poisonous substance [n TOXICS] TOXIN a poisonous substance [n TOXINS] TOYED TOY, to amuse oneself as if with a toy (a child's plaything) [v] TOYER one that toys (to amuse oneself as if with a toy (a child's plaything)) [n TOYERS] TOYON an ornamental evergreen shrub [n TOYONS] TRACK to follow the marks left by an animal, a person, or a vehicle [v TRACKED, TRACKING, TRACKS] TRACT an expanse of land [n TRACTS] TRAGI TRAGUS, a part of the external opening of the ear [n] TRAIT a distinguishing characteristic [n TRAITS] TRAMP to walk with a firm, heavy step [v TRAMPED, TRAMPING, TRAMPS] TRANK to tranquilize [v TRANKED, TRANKING, TRANKS] TRANQ trank [n TRANQS] TRAPT TRAP, to catch in a trap (a device for capturing and holding animals) [v] TRAWL to fish by dragging a net along the sea bottom [v TRAWLED, TRAWLING, TRAWLS] TRAYF not prepared according to Jewish law [adj] TREKS TREK, to make a slow or arduous journey [v] TREND to take a particular course [v TRENDED, TRENDING, TRENDS] TRETS TRET, an allowance formerly paid to purchasers for waste incurred in transit [n] TREYF trayf (not prepared according to Jewish law) [adj] TRIAC an electronic device used to control power [n TRIACS] TRIAD a group of three [n TRIADS] TRICK to deceive (to mislead by falsehood) [v TRICKED, TRICKING, TRICKS] TRIER one that tries (to attempt (to make an effort to do or accomplish)) [n TRIERS] TRILL to sing or play with a vibrating effect [v TRILLED, TRILLING, TRILLS] TRIMS TRIM, to make trim by cutting [v] TRIPE a part of the stomach of a ruminant that is used as food [n TRIPES] TROCK to troke (to exchange (to give and receive reciprocally)) [v TROCKED, TROCKING, TROCKS] TROLL to fish with a slowly trailing line [v TROLLED, TROLLING, TROLLS] TROMP to tramp (to walk with a firm, heavy step) [v TROMPED, TROMPING, TROMPS] TRONA a mineral (a naturally occurring inorganic substance having a characteristic set of physical properties) [n TRONAS] TROOP to move or gather in crowds [v TROOPED, TROOPING, TROOPS] TROOZ trews (close-fitting tartan trousers) [n TROOZ] TROTH to betroth (to engage to marry) [v TROTHED, TROTHING, TROTHS] TRUCK to transport by truck (an automotive vehicle designed to carry loads) [v TRUCKED, TRUCKING, TRUCKS] TRUED TRUE, to bring to conformity with a standard or requirement [v] TRUER TRUE, consistent with fact or reality [adj] TRUES TRUE, to bring to conformity with a standard or requirement [v] TRUGS TRUG, a gardener's basket [n] TRULL a prostitute [n TRULLS] TRULY in conformity with fact or reality [adv] TRUMP to outdo (to exceed in performance) [v TRUMPED, TRUMPING, TRUMPS] TRUNK the main stem of a tree [n TRUNKS] : TRUNKED [adj] TRUTH conformity to fact or reality [n TRUTHS] TRYMA a type of nut [n TRYMATA] TRYST to agree to meet [v TRYSTED, TRYSTING, TRYSTS] TSKED TSK, to utter an exclamation of annoyance [v] TUBAL pertaining to a tube [adj] TUBBY short and fat [adj TUBBIER, TUBBIEST] TUFAS TUFA, a porous limestone [n] TUFTS TUFT, to form into tufts (clusters of flexible outgrowths attached at the base) [v] TUFTY abounding in tufts [adj TUFTIER, TUFTIEST] : TUFTILY [adv] TULLE a silk material [n TULLES] TULSI a type of basil (an aromatic herb) [n TULSIS] TUMID swollen [adj] : TUMIDLY [adv] TUMMY the stomach [n TUMMIES] TUMOR an abnormal swelling [n TUMORS] : TUMORAL [adj], TUMOROUS [adj] TUNER one that tunes (to put into the proper pitch) [n TUNERS] TUNNY a tuna (a marine food fish) [n TUNNIES] TUPIK an Inuit tent [n TUPIKS] TUQUE a knitted woolen cap [n TUQUES] TURBO a turbine (a type of engine) [n TURBOS] TURFS TURF, a surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass [n] / TURF, to cover with turf [v] TURFY covered with turf [adj TURFIER, TURFIEST] TURKS TURK, one who eagerly advocates change [n] TURRS TURR, a murre (a diving bird) [n] TUSHY tushie (the buttocks (either of the two rounded parts of the rump)) [n TUSHIES] TUSKS TUSK, to gore with a tusk (a long, pointed tooth extending outside of the mouth) [v] TUSKY having tusks [adj TUSKIER, TUSKIEST] TUTEE one who is being tutored [n TUTEES] TUTTI a musical passage performed by all the performers [n TUTTIS] TUTTY an impure zinc oxide [n TUTTIES] TUTUS TUTU, a short ballet skirt [n] TUXES TUX, a tuxedo (a man's semiformal dinner coat) [n] TUYER tuyere (a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace) [n TUYERS] TWANG to make a sharp, vibrating sound [v TWANGED, TWANGING, TWANGS] TWEAK to pinch and twist sharply [v TWEAKED, TWEAKING, TWEAKS] TWEEN a child typically between the ages of eight and twelve [n TWEENS] TWEEP one who uses the Twitter online message service [n TWEEPS] TWEET to chirp (to utter a short, shrill sound) [v TWEETED, TWEETING, TWEETS] TWERK to dance in a particular style originating in New Orleans [v TWERKED, TWERKING, TWERKS] (2018) TWERP a small, impudent person [n TWERPS] TWICE two times [adv] TWIGS TWIG, to observe (to look attentively) [v] TWILL to weave so as to produce a diagonal pattern [v TWILLED, TWILLING, TWILLS] TWINE to twist together [v TWINED, TWINES, TWINING] TWINK a weak or ineffectual person [n TWINKS] TWINS TWIN, to bring together in close association [v] TWINY resembling twine (a strong string) [adj TWINIER, TWINIEST] TWIRL to rotate rapidly [v TWIRLED, TWIRLING, TWIRLS] TWIRP twerp (a small, impudent person) [n TWIRPS] TWIXT between (in the space that separates) [prep] TWYER tuyere (a pipe through which air is forced into a blast furnace) [n TWYERS] TYEES TYEE, a food fish [n] TYING TIE, to fasten with a cord or rope [v] TYIYN a monetary unit of Kyrgyzstan [n TYIYN] TYNED TYNE, to tine (to lose (to come to be without and be unable to find)) [v] TYNES TYNE, to tine (to lose (to come to be without and be unable to find)) [v] TYPED TYPE, to write with a typewriter [v] TYPEY typy (characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group) [adj TYPIER, TYPIEST] TYPIC typical (having the nature of a representative specimen) [adj] TYPPS TYPP, a unit of yarn size [n] TYRED TYRE, to furnish with a covering for a wheel [v] TYTHE to tithe (to pay a tithe (a small tax)) [v TYTHED, TYTHES, TYTHING] TZARS TZAR, czar (an emperor or king) [n] UHLAN one of a body of Prussian cavalry [n UHLANS] UKASE an edict (an authoritative order having the force of law) [n UKASES] ULAMA ulema (a Muslim scholar) [n ULAMAS] ULEMA a Muslim scholar [n ULEMAS] ULNAD toward the ulna [adv] ULNAE ULNA, a bone of the forearm [n] ULPAN a school in Israel for teaching Hebrew [n ULPANIM] ULTRA an ultraist (an advocate of extreme measures) [n ULTRAS] ULVAS ULVA, an edible seaweed [n] UMBOS UMBO, the rounded elevation at the center of a shield [n] UMIAC umiak (an open Inuit boat) [n UMIACS] UMIAK an open Inuit boat [n UMIAKS] UMMAH umma (the whole community of Muslims) [n UMMAHS] UMMED UM, to hesitate or pause in speaking [v] UMPED UMP, to umpire (to act as umpire (a person appointed to rule on the plays in a game)) [v] UMPTY umpteen (indefinitely numerous) [adj UMPTIER, UMPTIEST] UNAIS UNAI, unau (a two-toed sloth) [n] UNAPT not apt (suitable (appropriate)) [adj] UNARM to disarm (to deprive of weapons) [v UNARMED, UNARMING, UNARMS] UNARY consisting of a single element [adj] UNAUS UNAU, a two-toed sloth [n] UNBAN to remove a prohibition against [v UNBANNED, UNBANNING, UNBANS] UNBID unbidden (not invited (to request the presence of)) [adj] UNBOX to remove from a box [v UNBOXED, UNBOXES, UNBOXING] UNCAP to remove the cap from [v UNCAPPED, UNCAPPING, UNCAPS] UNCLE the brother of one's father or mother [n UNCLES] UNCOY not coy (shy (timid (lacking courage or self-confidence))) [adj] UNCUS a hook-shaped anatomical part [n UNCI] UNCUT not cut (to divide into parts with a sharp-edged instrument) [adj] UNDID UNDO, to bring to ruin [v] UNDUE exceeding what is appropriate or normal [adj] UNFED not fed (to pay a fee (a fixed charge) to) [adj] UNFIT to make unsuitable [v UNFITS, UNFITTED, UNFITTING] UNFIX to unfasten (to release from fastenings) [v UNFIXED, UNFIXES, UNFIXING, UNFIXT] UNGOT ungotten (not obtained (to gain possession of)) [adj] UNHIP not hip (aware of the most current styles and trends) [adj UNHIPPER, UNHIPPEST] UNIFY to make into a coherent whole [v UNIFIED, UNIFIES, UNIFYING] UNION a number of persons, parties, or political entities united for a common purpose [n UNIONS] UNITY the state of being one single entity [n UNITIES] UNJAM to undo things tightly crammed together [v UNJAMMED, UNJAMMING, UNJAMS] UNLED not led (to cover with lead (a heavy metallic element)) [adj] UNMAN to deprive of courage [v UNMANNED, UNMANNING, UNMANS] UNMET not met (to come into the company or presence of) [adj] UNMEW to set free [v UNMEWED, UNMEWING, UNMEWS] UNMIX to separate from a mixture [v UNMIXED, UNMIXES, UNMIXING, UNMIXT] UNPEG to remove the pegs from [v UNPEGGED, UNPEGGING, UNPEGS] UNPEN to release from confinement [v UNPENNED, UNPENNING, UNPENS, UNPENT] UNPIN to remove the pins from [v UNPINNED, UNPINNING, UNPINS] UNSAW UNSEE, to forget seeing [v] (2018) UNSEW to undo the sewing of [v UNSEWED, UNSEWING, UNSEWN, UNSEWN, UNSEWS] UNWED not wed (to marry (to enter into marriage)) [adj] UNWET not wet (covered or saturated with a liquid) [adj] UNWIT to make insane [v UNWITS, UNWITTED, UNWITTING] UNWON not won (to be victorious) [adj] UNZIP to open the zipper of [v UNZIPPED, UNZIPPING, UNZIPS] UPBOW a type of stroke in playing a bowed instrument [n UPBOWS] UPBYE a little farther on [adv] UPDOS UPDO, an upswept hairdo [n] UPDRY to dry completely [v UPDRIED, UPDRIES, UPDRYING] UPEND to set or stand on end [v UPENDED, UPENDING, UPENDS] UPPED UP, to raise (to move to a higher position) [v] UPPER the part of a boot or shoe above the sole [n UPPERS] URARE curare (an arrow poison) [n URARES] URARI curare (an arrow poison) [n URARIS] URATE a chemical salt [n URATES] : URATIC [adj] URBIA cities collectively [n URBIAS] UREAL UREA, a chemical compound [adj] UREDO a skin irritation [n UREDOS] URGED URGE, to force forward [v] URGER one that urges (to force forward) [n URGERS] URIAL a wild Asian sheep [n URIALS] URSID a mammal of the family Ursidae [n URSIDS] USHER to conduct to a place [v USHERED, USHERING, USHERS] USNEA any of a genus of lichens [n USNEAS] USQUE usquebae (whiskey (a liquor)) [n USQUES] USURP to seize and hold without legal authority [v USURPED, USURPING, USURPS] USURY the lending of money at an exorbitant interest rate [n USURIES] UTERI UTERUS, an organ of female mammals [n] UTTER to give audible expression to [v UTTERED, UTTERING, UTTERS] UVULA the pendent, fleshy portion of the soft palate [n UVULAE, UVULAS] VACUA VACUUM, a space entirely devoid of matter [n] VAGAL pertaining to the vagus nerve [adj] : VAGALLY [adv] VAGUE not clearly expressed or understood [adj VAGUER, VAGUEST] : VAGUELY [adv], VAGUISH [adj] VAGUS a cranial nerve [n VAGI] VAIRS VAIR, a fur used for lining and trimming medieval garments [n] VAKIL vakeel (a native lawyer in India) [n VAKILS] VALET to act as a personal servant to [v VALETED, VALETING, VALETS] VALID based on evidence that can be supported [adj] VALVE to provide with a valve (a device for controlling the flow of a liquid or gas) [v VALVED, VALVES, VALVING] VAMPS VAMP, to repair or patch [v] VAMPY seductive [adj VAMPIER, VAMPIEST] VANDA a tropical orchid [n VANDAS] VANGS VANG, a rope on a ship [n] VARAS VARA, a Spanish unit of length [n] VARIA a miscellany of literary works [n VARIAS] VARIX a varicose vein [n VARICES] VARUS a malformation of a bone or joint [n VARUSES] VARVE a deposit of sedimentary material [n VARVES] : VARVED [adj] VASTS VAST, a vast space [n] VASTY vast (of great extent or size) [adj VASTIER, VASTIEST] VATIC pertaining to a prophet (one who predicts) [adj] VATUS VATU, a monetary unit of Vanuatu [n] VAULT to provide with a vault (an arched ceiling) [v VAULTED, VAULTING, VAULTS] : VAULTINGLY [adv] VAUNT to brag (to speak vainly of one's deeds) [v VAUNTED, VAUNTING, VAUNTS] : VAUNTINGLY [adv] VEEPS VEEP, a vice president [n] VEGAS VEGA, a large plain or valley [n] VEGES VEG, to spend time idly [v] VEGIE veggie (a vegetable) [n VEGIES] VEINY full of veins [adj VEINIER, VEINIEST] VELDS VELD, veldt (a grassland of southern Africa) [n] VELDT a grassland of southern Africa [n VELDTS] VELUM a thin membranous covering or partition [n VELA] VENDS VEND, to sell (to give up to another for money or other valuable consideration) [v] VENGE to avenge (to exact retribution for) [v VENGED, VENGES, VENGING] VENIN a toxin found in snake venom [n VENINS] VENOM to inject with venom (a poisonous secretion of certain animals) [v VENOMED, VENOMING, VENOMS] VENTS VENT, to provide with a vent (an opening for the escape of gas or liquid) [v] VENUE the locale of an event [n VENUES] VERBS VERB, a word used to express an act, occurrence, or mode of being [n] VERGE to come near [v VERGED, VERGES, VERGING] VERTU virtu (a love or taste for the fine arts) [n VERTUS] VERVE vivacity (the quality or state of being lively) [n VERVES] VESTS VEST, to place in the control of [v] VETCH a climbing plant [n VETCHES] VEXED VEX, to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v] VEXER one that vexes (to annoy (to be troublesome to)) [n VEXERS] VEXES VEX, to annoy (to be troublesome to) [v] VEXIL vexillum (the web or vane of a feather) [n VEXILS] VIBES VIBE, a vibration [n] VICAR a church official [n VICARS] VICED VICE, to vise (to hold in a vise (a clamping device)) [v] VICES VICE, to vise (to hold in a vise (a clamping device)) [v] VIDEO to record visual images on magnetic tape or disc [v VIDEOED, VIDEOING, VIDEOS] VIEWY showy (making a great or brilliant display) [adj VIEWIER, VIEWIEST] VIFFS VIFF, to change direction abruptly of a vertical take-off aircraft [v] VIGAS VIGA, a ceiling beam in Spanish architecture [n] VIGIA a warning on a navigational chart [n VIGIAS] VIGIL a period of watchfulness maintained during normal sleeping hours [n VIGILS] VIGOR active strength or force [n VIGORS] VILLA an agricultural estate of ancient Rome [n VILLAE, VILLAS] VILLI VILLUS, one of the hairlike projections found on certain membranes [n] VILLS VILL, a village (a small community in a rural area) [n] VIMEN a long, flexible branch of a plant [n VIMINA] : VIMINAL [adj] VINCA a flowering plant [n VINCAS] VINED VINE, to grow like a vine (a climbing plant) [v] VINIC derived from wine [adj] VINOS VINO, wine [n] VINYL a type of plastic (any of a group of synthetic or natural moldable materials) [n VINYLS] : VINYLIC [adj] VIOLS VIOL, a stringed instrument [n] VIPER a venomous snake [n VIPERS] : VIPERINE [adj], VIPERISH [adj], VIPEROUS [adj] VIREO a small bird [n VIREOS] VIRGA wisps of precipitation evaporating before reaching ground [n VIRGAE, VIRGAS] VIRID verdant (green with vegetation) [adj] VIRLS VIRL, a metal ring or cap put around a shaft to prevent splitting [n] VIRTU a love or taste for the fine arts [n VIRTUS] VIRUS any of a class of submicroscopic pathogens [n VIRUSES] VISAS VISA, to put an official endorsement on, as a passport [v] VISES VISE, to hold in a vise (a clamping device) [v] VISIT to go or come to see someone or something [v VISITED, VISITING, VISITS] VISOR to provide with a visor (a projecting brim) [v VISORED, VISORING, VISORS] VISTA a distant view [n VISTAS] : VISTAED [adj] VITAE VITA, a brief, autobiographical sketch [n] VITAL necessary to life [adj] VITTA a streak or band of color [n VITTAE] : VITTATE [adj] VIVAS VIVA, a shout or cry used to express approval [n] VIVAT viva (a shout or cry used to express approval) [n VIVATS] VIVID strikingly bright or intense [adj VIVIDER, VIVIDEST] : VIVIDLY [adv] VIXEN a shrewish woman [n VIXENS] : VIXENISH [adj], VIXENLY [adj] VIZIR vizier (a high official in some Muslim countries) [n VIZIRS] : VIZIRIAL [adj] VIZOR to visor (to provide with a visor (a projecting brim)) [v VIZORED, VIZORING, VIZORS] VLOGS VLOG, to blog video material [v] VOCAB a vocabulary [n VOCABS] VOCAL a sound produced with the voice [n VOCALS] VODKA a liquor [n VODKAS] VODOU vodun (a primitive religion of the West Indies) [n VODOUS] VODUN a primitive religion of the West Indies [n VODUNS] VOGUE to imitate poses of fashion models [v VOGUED, VOGUEING, VOGUES, VOGUING] VOICE to express or utter [v VOICED, VOICES, VOICING] VOIDS VOID, to make void (of no legal force or effect) [v] VOLKS VOLK, the Afrikaner people [n] VOLTE VOLTA, a turning (a rotation about an axis) [n] / a fencing movement [n VOLTES] VOLTI turn -- used to direct musicians to turn the page [v] VOLTS VOLT, to make a quick movement in fencing to avoid a thrust [v] VOLVA a membranous sac that encloses certain immature mushrooms [n VOLVAS] : VOLVATE [adj] VOMIT to eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth [v VOMITED, VOMITING, VOMITS] VOTED VOTE, to cast a vote (a formal expression of will or opinion) [v] VOUCH to give one's personal assurance or guarantee [v VOUCHED, VOUCHES, VOUCHING] VOWED VOW, to make a vow (a solemn promise) [v] VOWEL a type of speech sound [n VOWELS] : VOWELED [adj], VOWELLED [adj] VOWER one that vows (to make a vow (a solemn promise)) [n VOWERS] VOXEL each of an array of elements of volume in graphic simulation [n VOXELS] VROOM to run an engine at high speed [v VROOMED, VROOMING, VROOMS] VROUW a Dutch woman [n VROUWS] VROWS VROW, vrouw (a Dutch woman) [n] VUGGS VUGG, vug (a small cavity in a rock or lode) [n] VUGGY abounding in vugs [adj VUGGIER, VUGGIEST] VUGHS VUGH, vug (a small cavity in a rock or lode) [n] VULGO commonly (in a common (ordinary (of a kind to be expected in the normal order of events)) manner) [adv] VULNS VULN, to wound (to pass around an object or fixed center) [v] VULVA the external genital organs of a female [n VULVAE, VULVAS] : VULVAL [adj], VULVAR [adj], VULVATE [adj] VYING VIE, to strive for superiority [v] WACKE a type of basaltic rock [n WACKES] WACKO a wacky person [n WACKOES, WACKOS] WACKS WACK, a wacky person [n] WACKY very irrational [adj WACKIER, WACKIEST] : WACKILY [adv] WADDY to strike with a thick club [v WADDIED, WADDIES, WADDYING] WADIS WADI, the bed of a usually dry watercourse [n] WAFER to seal with an adhesive disk [v WAFERED, WAFERING, WAFERS] WAFFS WAFF, to wave (to move freely back and forth or up and down) [v] WAFTS WAFT, to carry lightly over air or water [v] WAGED WAGE, to engage in or carry on [v] WAGER to risk on an uncertain outcome [v WAGERED, WAGERING, WAGERS] WAHOO a flowering shrub [n WAHOOS] WAIFS WAIF, to throw away [v] WAIRS WAIR, to spend (to pay out) [v] WAIVE to give up intentionally [v WAIVED, WAIVES, WAIVING] WAKED WAKE, to rouse from sleep [v] WALER an Australian-bred saddle horse [n WALERS] WALIE sturdy (strong and durable) [adj] (2018) WALKS WALK, to advance on foot [v] WALLA wallah (a person engaged in a particular occupation or activity) [n WALLAS] WALLS WALL, to provide with a wall (an upright structure built to enclose an area) [v] WALLY waly (something visually pleasing) [n WALLIES] WALTZ to perform a ballroom dance [v WALTZED, WALTZES, WALTZING] WAMES WAME, the belly [n] WAMUS a heavy outer jacket [n WAMUSES] WANEY wany (waning in some parts) [adj WANIER, WANIEST] WANTS WANT, to have a desire for [v] WAREZ illegally copied software [n WAREZES] WARKS WARK, to endure pain [v] WARNS WARN, to make aware of impending or possible danger [v] WARTY covered with warts [adj WARTIER, WARTIEST] WASHY overly diluted [adj WASHIER, WASHIEST] WATAP a thread made from the roots of various trees [n WATAPS] WATCH to observe carefully [v WATCHED, WATCHES, WATCHING] WATTS WATT, a unit of power [n] WAUGH damp (moist (slightly wet)) [adj] WAUKS WAUK, to wake (to rouse from sleep) [v] WAULS WAUL, to cry like a cat [v] WAVED WAVE, to move freely back and forth or up and down [v] WAVER to move back and forth [v WAVERED, WAVERING, WAVERS] : WAVERINGLY [adv] WAVES WAVE, to move freely back and forth or up and down [v] WAVEY the snow goose [n WAVEYS] WAWLS WAWL, to waul (to cry like a cat) [v] WAXEN covered with wax [adj] WAXES WAX, to coat with wax (a natural, heat-sensitive substance) [v] WAZOO an offensive word [n WAZOOS] WEARY tired (sapped of strength) [adj WEARIER, WEARIEST] : WEARILY [adv] / to make or become weary [v WEARIED, WEARIES, WEARYING] : WEARYINGLY [adv] WEAVE to form by interlacing threads [v WEAVED, WEAVES, WEAVING, WOVE, WOVEN, WOVEN] WEBBY weblike (resembling a web) [adj WEBBIER, WEBBIEST] WEBER a unit of magnetic flux [n WEBERS] WECHT weight [n WECHTS] WEDEL to perform a wedeln [v WEDELED, WEDELING, WEDELS] WEDGE to force apart with a wedge (a tapering piece of wood or metal) [v WEDGED, WEDGES, WEDGING] WEDGY resembling a wedge [adj WEDGIER, WEDGIEST] WEEDY resembling a weed [adj WEEDIER, WEEDIEST] WEEKS WEEK, a period of seven days [n] WEENS WEEN, to suppose (to assume to be true) [v] WEENY tiny (very small) [adj WEENIER, WEENIEST] WEEPY tending to weep [adj WEEPIER, WEEPIEST] : WEEPILY [adv] WEFTS WEFT, a woven fabric or garment [n] WEIGH to determine the weight of [v WEIGHED, WEIGHING, WEIGHS] WELCH to welsh (to fail to pay a debt) [v WELCHED, WELCHES, WELCHING] WELDS WELD, to join by applying heat [v] WELLY wellie (a Wellington boot) [n WELLIES] WELSH to fail to pay a debt [v WELSHED, WELSHES, WELSHING] WELTS WELT, to mark with welts (ridges or lumps raised on the skin) [v] WENCH to consort with prostitutes [v WENCHED, WENCHES, WENCHING] WENDS WEND, to proceed along [v] WENNY resembling a wen (a benign tumor of the skin) [adj WENNIER, WENNIEST] WETLY in a wet (covered or saturated with a liquid) manner [adv] WHACK to strike sharply [v WHACKED, WHACKING, WHACKS] WHAMO whammo (used to indicate a startling event) [interj] WHANG to beat with a whip [v WHANGED, WHANGING, WHANGS] WHARF to moor to a wharf (a docking place for vessels) [v WHARFED, WHARFING, WHARFS] WHAUP a European bird [n WHAUPS] WHEAT a cereal grass [n WHEATS] WHEEL to convey on wheels (circular frames designed to turn on an axis) [v WHEELED, WHEELING, WHEELS] WHEEN a fairly large amount [n WHEENS] WHEEP to wheeple (to give forth a prolonged whistle) [v WHEEPED, WHEEPING, WHEEPS] WHELK a pustule (a small elevation of the skin containing pus) [n WHELKS] WHELM to cover with water [v WHELMED, WHELMING, WHELMS] WHELP to give birth to [v WHELPED, WHELPING, WHELPS] WHEWS WHEW, a whistling sound [n] WHEYS WHEY, the watery part of milk [n] WHICH what particular one or ones [pron] WHIDS WHID, to move rapidly and quietly [v] WHIFF to blow or convey with slight gusts of air [v WHIFFED, WHIFFING, WHIFFS] WHIGS WHIG, one who interprets history as a continuing victory of progress over reactionary forces [n] WHILE to cause to pass pleasantly [v WHILED, WHILES, WHILING] WHIMS WHIM, an impulsive idea [n] WHINE to utter a plaintive, high-pitched sound [v WHINED, WHINES, WHINING] : WHININGLY [adv] WHINS WHIN, furze (a spiny shrub) [n] WHINY tending to whine [adj WHINIER, WHINIEST] WHIPS WHIP, to strike with a whip (an instrument for administering corporal punishment) [v] WHIPT WHIP, to strike with a whip (an instrument for administering corporal punishment) [v] WHIRL to revolve rapidly [v WHIRLED, WHIRLING, WHIRLS] WHIRR to whir (to move with a buzzing sound) [v WHIRRED, WHIRRING, WHIRRS] WHIRS WHIR, to move with a buzzing sound [v] WHISH to move with a hissing sound [v WHISHED, WHISHES, WHISHING] WHISK to move briskly [v WHISKED, WHISKING, WHISKS] WHIZZ to whiz (to move with a buzzing or hissing sound) [v WHIZZED, WHIZZES, WHIZZING] WHOLE all the parts or elements entering into and making up a thing [n WHOLES] WHOMP to defeat decisively [v WHOMPED, WHOMPING, WHOMPS] WHOOF to make a deep snorting sound [v WHOOFED, WHOOFING, WHOOFS] WHOOP to utter loud cries [v WHOOPED, WHOOPING, WHOOPS] WHOPS WHOP, to strike forcibly [v] WHORE to consort with prostitutes [v WHORED, WHORES, WHORING] WHORL to move in a twisted or convoluted fashion [v WHORLED, WHORLING, WHORLS] WHUMP to thump (to strike so as to make a dull, heavy sound) [v WHUMPED, WHUMPING, WHUMPS] WHUPS WHUP, to defeat decisively [v] WHYDA whydah (an African bird) [n WHYDAS] WICCA a form of nature-oriented witchcraft [n WICCAS] WICKS WICK, a bundle of loosely twisted fibers in a candle or oil lamp [n] WIDDY a hangman's noose [n WIDDIES] WIDOW to deprive of a husband [v WIDOWED, WIDOWING, WIDOWS] WIDTH extent from side to side [n WIDTHS] WIFED WIFE, to wive (to marry a woman) [v] WIFES WIFE, to wive (to marry a woman) [v] WIFEY a wife (a woman married to a man) [n WIFEYS] WIFTY ditsy (silly, eccentric) [adj WIFTIER, WIFTIEST] WIGGY crazy (insane (mentally unsound)) [adj WIGGIER, WIGGIEST] WIGHT a living being [n WIGHTS] WILCO used to indicate that a message received will be complied with [interj] WILDS WILD, to go about in a group attacking others [v] WILLY to willow (to clean textile fibers with a certain machine) [v WILLIED, WILLIES, WILLYING] WILTS WILT, to become limp [v] WIMPS WIMP, to act in a timid manner [v] WIMPY weak, ineffectual [adj WIMPIER, WIMPIEST] WINCE to flinch (to shrink back involuntarily) [v WINCED, WINCES, WINCING] WINCH to raise with a winch (a hoisting machine) [v WINCHED, WINCHES, WINCHING] WINDS WIND, to pass around an object or fixed center [v] WINDY marked by strong wind [adj WINDIER, WINDIEST] WINEY winy (having the taste or qualities of wine) [adj WINIER, WINIEST] WINGY swift (moving with a great rate of motion) [adj WINGIER, WINGIEST] WINOS WINO, one who is habitually drunk on wine [n] WIPED WIPE, to rub lightly in order to clean or dry [v] WIPER one that wipes (to rub lightly in order to clean or dry) [n WIPERS] WIRRA used to express sorrow [interj] WISES WISE, to become aware or informed [v] WISHA used to express surprise [interj] WISPS WISP, to twist into a wisp (a small bunch or bundle) [v] WISPY resembling a wisp [adj WISPIER, WISPIEST] WISTS WIST, WIS, to know -- WIS and WIST are the only accepted forms of this verb; it cannot be conjugated further [v] WITCH to bewitch (to affect by witchcraft or magic) [v WITCHED, WITCHES, WITCHING] WITED WITE, WIT, to know (to have a true understanding of) [v] WITES WITE, WIT, to know (to have a true understanding of) [v] WITTY humorously clever [adj WITTIER, WITTIEST] WIVED WIVE, to marry a woman [v] WIVER wivern (a two-legged dragon) [n WIVERS] WIZES WIZ, a very clever or skillful person [n] WOADS WOAD, a blue dye [n] WOALD a yellow pigment [n WOALDS] WODGE a chunk of something [n WODGES] WOFUL woeful (full of woe) [adj WOFULLER, WOFULLEST] : WOFULLY [adv] WOKEN WAKE, to rouse from sleep [v] WOKER WOKE, attuned to social justice [adj] (2018) WOLDS WOLD, an elevated tract of open land [n] WOMAN an adult human female [n WOMEN] / to provide with a staff of women [v WOMANED, WOMANING, WOMANNED, WOMANNING, WOMANS] WOMBS WOMB, the uterus (an organ of female mammals) [n] WOMBY hollow (not solid (having definite shape and volume)) [adj WOMBIER, WOMBIEST] WOMEN WOMAN, an adult human female [n] WOMYN women (an adult human female) [n WOMYN] WONKY unsteady (not steady (firm in position)) [adj WONKIER, WONKIEST] : WONKILY [adv] WOODS WOOD, to furnish with wood (the hard, fibrous substance beneath the bark of a tree or shrub) [v] WOODY containing or resembling wood [adj WOODIER, WOODIEST] / a wood-paneled station wagon [n WOODIES] WOOED WOO, to seek the affection of [v] WOOER one that woos (to seek the affection of) [n WOOERS] WOOFS WOOF, to utter a gruff barking sound [v] WOOLS WOOL, the dense, soft hair forming the coat of certain mammals [n] WOOLY woolly (consisting of or resembling wool) [adj WOOLIER, WOOLIEST] / a woolly (a garment made of wool) [n WOOLIES] WOOPY woopie (a well-off older person) [n WOOPIES] WOOZY dazed [adj WOOZIER, WOOZIEST] : WOOZILY [adv] WORKS WORK, to exert one's powers of body or mind for some purpose [v] WORLD the earth and all its inhabitants [n WORLDS] WORMS WORM, to rid of worms (small, limbless invertebrates) [v] WORMY infested with worms [adj WORMIER, WORMIEST] WORRY to feel anxious and uneasy about something [v WORRIED, WORRIES, WORRYING] : WORRIEDLY [adv], WORRYINGLY [adv] WOULD WILL, to decide upon [v] WOUND WIND, to pass around an object or fixed center [v] : WOUNDEDLY [adv] / to inflict an injury upon [v WOUNDED, WOUNDING, WOUNDS] WOVEN a woven fabric [n WOVENS] / WEAVE, to form by interlacing threads [v] WOWED WOW, to excite to enthusiastic approval [v] WOWEE used to express astonishment or admiration [interj] WRACK to wreck (to cause the ruin of) [v WRACKED, WRACKING, WRACKS] WRANG a wrong [n WRANGS] WRAPT WRAP, to enclose in something wound or folded about [v] WRECK to cause the ruin of [v WRECKED, WRECKING, WRECKS] WRENS WREN, a small songbird [n] WRICK to wrench (to twist suddenly and forcibly) [v WRICKED, WRICKING, WRICKS] WRING to twist so as to compress [v WRINGED, WRINGING, WRINGS, WRUNG] WRUNG WRING, to twist so as to compress [v] WRYER WRY, contorted [adj] WRYLY WRY, contorted [adv] WUDDY a loop at the end of a rope [n WUDDIES] (2018) WURST sausage (finely chopped and seasoned meat stuffed into a casing) [n WURSTS] WUSHU Chinese martial arts [n WUSHU, WUSHUS] WUSSY wimpy (weak, ineffectual) [adj WUSSIER, WUSSIEST] / a wuss (a wimp (a weak, ineffectual person)) [n WUSSIES] WYLED WYLE, to beguile (to deceive (to mislead by falsehood)) [v] WYLES WYLE, to beguile (to deceive (to mislead by falsehood)) [v] WYNDS WYND, a narrow street [n] WYNNS WYNN, the rune for W [n] WYTED WYTE, to wite (to know (to have a true understanding of)) [v] XEBEC a Mediterranean sailing vessel [n XEBECS] XENIA the effect of pollen on certain plant structures [n XENIAS] : XENIAL [adj] XENIC pertaining to a type of culture medium [adj] XENON a gaseous element [n XENONS] XERIC requiring only a small amount of moisture [adj] : XERICALLY [adv] XEROX to copy on a xerographic copier [v XEROXED, XEROXES, XEROXING] XERUS an African ground squirrel [n XERUSES] XYLAN a substance found in cell walls of plants [n XYLANS] XYLEM a complex plant tissue [n XYLEMS] XYLOL xylene (a flammable hydrocarbon) [n XYLOLS] XYLYL a univalent radical [n XYLYLS] XYSTS XYST, xystus (a roofed area where athletes trained in ancient Greece) [n] YABBY an Australian crayfish [n YABBIES] YACHT to sail in a yacht (a vessel used for pleasure cruising or racing) [v YACHTED, YACHTING, YACHTS] YAFFS YAFF, to bark (to cry like a dog) [v] YAGES YAGE, a tropical vine of the Amazon region [n] YAGIS YAGI, a type of shortwave antenna [n] YAHOO a coarse, uncouth person [n YAHOOS] YAMUN yamen (the residence of a Chinese public official) [n YAMUNS] YANGS YANG, the masculine active principle in Chinese cosmology [n] YAPOK yapock (an aquatic mammal) [n YAPOKS] YAPON yaupon (an evergreen shrub) [n YAPONS] YAPPY inclined to yap [adj YAPPIER, YAPPIEST] YARAK a fit condition for hunting -- used of a hawk [n YARAKS] YARER YARE, nimble (agile (able to move quickly and easily)) [adj] YARNS YARN, to tell a long story [v] YAUDS YAUD, an old mare [n] YAULD vigorous (full of vigor) [adj] YAUPS YAUP, to yawp (to utter a loud, harsh cry) [v] YAWED YAW, to deviate from an intended course [v] YAWEY pertaining to yaws (an infectious disease) [adj] YAWLS YAWL, to yowl (to utter a loud, long, mournful cry) [v] YAWNS YAWN, to open the mouth wide with a deep inhalation of air [v] YCLAD clothed [adj] YEAHS YEAH, an affirmative reply [n] YEANS YEAN, to bear young [v] YEARN to have a strong or deep desire [v YEARNED, YEARNING, YEARNS] : YEARNINGLY [adv] YEAST to foam (to form foam (a light, bubbly, gas and liquid mass)) [v YEASTED, YEASTING, YEASTS] YECCH something disgusting [n YECCHS] YECHS YECH, yecch (something disgusting) [n] YECHY disgusting [adj] YEESH used to express frustration [interj] YEGGS YEGG, a burglar (one who commits burglary (a felonious theft)) [n] YELKS YELK, yolk (the yellow portion of an egg) [n] YELLS YELL, to cry out loudly [v] YENTA a gossipy woman [n YENTAS] YESES YES, to give an affirmative reply to [v] YETIS YETI, the abominable snowman [n] YEUKY itchy (causing an itching sensation) [adj] YIELD to give up [v YIELDED, YIELDING, YIELDS] YINCE once (one single time) [adv] YIPES yipe (used to express fear or surprise) [interj] YIRDS YIRD, earth [n] YIRRS YIRR, to snarl (to growl viciously) [v] YIRTH yird (earth) [n YIRTHS] YLEMS YLEM, hypothetical matter from which the elements are derived [n] YOBBY resembling a yob (a hooligan (a hoodlum (a thug))) [adj YOBBIER, YOBBIEST] YOCKS YOCK, to laugh boisterously [v] YODHS YODH, yod (a Hebrew letter) [n] YOGAS YOGA, a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines [n] YOGEE yogi (a person who practices yoga) [n YOGEES] YOGHS YOGH, a Middle English letter [n] YOGIC pertaining to yoga (a Hindu philosophy involving physical and mental disciplines) [adj] YOGIN yogi (a person who practices yoga) [n YOGINS] YOGIS YOGI, a person who practices yoga [n] YOKED YOKE, to fit with a yoke (a wooden frame for joining together draft animals) [v] YOKEL a naive or gullible rustic [n YOKELS] YOKES YOKE, to fit with a yoke (a wooden frame for joining together draft animals) [v] YOLKS YOLK, the yellow portion of an egg [n] YOLKY resembling a yolk (the yellow portion of an egg) [adj YOLKIER, YOLKIEST] YOMIM YOM, day (the time between sunrise and sunset) [n] YOMPS YOMP, to march with heavy equipment over difficult terrain [v] YONIC YONI, a symbol for the vulva in Hindu religion [adj] YONKS a very long time [n YONKS] YOOFS YOOF, youth (a young person) [n] YOUNG being in the early period of life or growth [adj YOUNGER, YOUNGEST] / offspring [n YOUNGS] YOURN yours (a possessive form of the pronoun you) [pron] YOURS a possessive form of the pronoun you [pron] YOUSE you [pron] YOUTH a young person [n YOUTHS] YOWED YOW, to yowl (to utter a loud, long, mournful cry) [v] YOWES YOWE, a ewe (a female sheep) [n] YOWIE a small ewe [n YOWIES] YOWLS YOWL, to utter a loud, long, mournful cry [v] YOWZA expressing surprise [interj] (2018) YUCCA a tropical plant [n YUCCAS] YUCCH used to express disgust [interj] YUCKY disgusting [adj YUCKIER, YUCKIEST] YUGAS YUGA, an age of time in Hinduism [n] YUKED YUKE, to yeuk (to itch (to have an uneasy or tingling skin sensation)) [v] (2018) YUKKY yucky (disgusting) [adj YUKKIER, YUKKIEST] YULES YULE, Christmas time [n] YUMMY delicious [adj YUMMIER, YUMMIEST] / something delicious [n YUMMIES] YUPON yaupon (an evergreen shrub) [n YUPONS] YUPPY yuppie (a young professional person working in a city) [n YUPPIES] YURTA YURT, a portable tent [n] YUZUS YUZU, a sour Japanese citrus fruit [n] ZAIDA zeda (grandfather) [n ZAIDAS] ZAIDY zeda (grandfather) [n ZAIDIES] ZAIRE a former monetary unit of Zaire [n ZAIRES] ZAKAT payment made annually under Islamic law on certain kinds of property [n ZAKATS] ZAMIA a tropical plant [n ZAMIAS] ZANZA an African musical instrument [n ZANZAS] ZAPPY zippy (full of energy) [adj ZAPPIER, ZAPPIEST] ZARFS ZARF, a metal holder for a coffee cup [n] ZAXES ZAX, a tool for cutting roof slates [n] ZAYIN a Hebrew letter [n ZAYINS] ZAZEN meditation in Zen Buddhism [n ZAZENS] ZEBEC xebec (a Mediterranean sailing vessel) [n ZEBECS] ZEBUS ZEBU, an Asian ox [n] ZERKS ZERK, a grease fitting [n] ZEROS ZERO, to aim at the exact center of a target [v] ZESTS ZEST, to fill with zest (invigorating excitement) [v] ZESTY marked by zest [adj ZESTIER, ZESTIEST] : ZESTILY [adv] ZETAS ZETA, a Greek letter [n] ZIBET an Asian civet [n ZIBETS] ZILCH nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [n ZILCHES] ZILLS ZILL, one of a pair of finger cymbals [n] ZINCO a letterpress printing plate made of zinc [n ZINCOS] ZINCS ZINC, to coat with zinc (a metallic element) [v] ZINCY zincky (resembling zinc) [adj] ZINEB an insecticide [n ZINEBS] ZINGS ZING, to move with a high-pitched humming sound [v] ZINGY enjoyably exciting [adj ZINGIER, ZINGIEST] ZINKY zincky (resembling zinc) [adj] ZIPPO nothing (the absence of all quantity or magnitude) [n ZIPPOS] ZIPPY full of energy [adj ZIPPIER, ZIPPIEST] : ZIPPILY [adv] ZITIS ZITI, a tubular pasta [n] ZIZIT zizith (the tassels on the four corners of a Jewish prayer shawl) [n ZIZIT] ZLOTE ZLOTY, a monetary unit of Poland [n] ZLOTY a monetary unit of Poland [n ZLOTE, ZLOTIES, ZLOTYCH, ZLOTYS] ZOEAE ZOEA, a larval form of certain crustaceans [n] ZOEAS ZOEA, a larval form of certain crustaceans [n] ZOMBI zombie (a will-less human capable only of automatic movement) [n ZOMBIS] ZONAE ZONA, a transparent substance surrounding the ovum of mammals [n] ZONER one that zones (to arrange in zones (areas distinguished from other adjacent areas)) [n ZONERS] ZONES ZONE, to arrange in zones (areas distinguished from other adjacent areas) [v] ZONKS ZONK, to stupefy (to dull the senses of) [v] ZOOEY resembling a zoo (a place where animals are kept for public exhibition) [adj ZOOIER, ZOOIEST] ZOOID an organic cell or body capable of independent movement [n ZOOIDS] : ZOOIDAL [adj] ZOOKS used as a mild oath [interj] ZOONS ZOON, the whole product of one fertilized egg [n] ZOOTY flashy in manner or style [adj ZOOTIER, ZOOTIEST] ZORIL a small African mammal [n ZORILS] ZORIS ZORI, a type of sandal [n] ZOUKS ZOUK, a dance music of the French West Indies [n] ZOWEE zowie (used to express surprise or pleasure) [interj] ZOWIE used to express surprise or pleasure [interj] ZUPPA a fish soup [n ZUPPAS] ZUZIM ZUZ, an ancient Hebrew silver coin [n] ZYMES ZYME, an enzyme (a complex protein) [n]