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| a or A | the indefinite article in English |
| a or A | name of the alphabet letter |
| aba | fabric made from hair of camel or goat |
| aba | a loose sleeveless robe worn by Arabs |
| abalienate [d] | estrange |
| abalienate [d] | legal term in title transfers |
| abalienate | medical terms for mentaal aberration |
| abalienation | estrangement |
| abalienation | transferring a title |
| abalienation | mental derangement |
| abba | familar of father applied to God |
| abba | bishops' title in some denominations |
| abduction [s] | being kidnapped |
| abduction [s] | in physiology - change in body part position |
| abduction [s] | a type of argument in logic |
| aberration [s] | deviation from what is considered the norm |
| aberration [s] | in astronomy - apparent displacement of star |
| aberration [s] | mental dreangement |
| abhor [red][s] | oppose |
| abhor [red] [s] | hate or loathe |
| abhorrence | opposition |
| abhorrence | hatred |
| abhorrent | repugnant |
| abhorrent | hated |
| abhorring | repugnance |
| abhorring | loathing |
| abide [s] | inhabit or stay in a place |
| abide [s] | endure or bear up under |
| about | close by |
| about | approximately |
| about | nautical term - to come about, tack |
| absence [s] | being away |
| absence [s] | lacking something - absence of |
| absent | missing or gone |
| absent | want of something |
| absentee | one who is missing or away |
| absentee | remote owner or landlord |
| absorb [ed][er][ing] [s] | soak up as a sponge |
| absorb [ed][er][ing] [s] | completely engage in |
| abstract | summary of information / summarize |
| abstract | not concrete or material - 'in the abstract' |
| abyss | deep water or pit |
| abyss | in heraldry - center of escutcheon |
| academic | pertaining to schools or education |
| academic | speculative; not applicable, moot |
| acanthus | in botany - a certain type plant |
| acanthus | in architecture - a style of column ornamentation |
| accent [s] | emphasis |
| accent [s] | particular speech sounds |
| accentuate | emphasize - 'accentuate the psitive' |
| accentuate | mark with accents in printing |
| accessory | jewelry, hat, purse, gloves, etc. |
| accessory | partner in a criminal act |
| accessories | items added to enhance appearnce or performance |
| accessories | partners in crime |
| accident | unintended event |
| accident | in grammer - nonessential attribute of a word |
| accident | in heraldry - a nonessential mark in arms |
| accidental | happening by chance |
| accidental | nonessential accoutrements |
| accidental | complimentary after colors from staring |
| accipiter | raptor type of bird |
| accipiter | nose bandage |
| accolade [s] | ceremony of knighthood |
| accolade [s] | applause and praise |
| accordion | n. musical instrument |
| accordion | adj. pleated |
| ace [s] | n. in playing cards: rank above king or below 2 per game rules |
| ace [s] | adj. / n. top performer - "Flying Ace" |
| ace [s] | v. succeed or beat out - "ace the exam" |
| afghan [s] | n. kind of blanket or throw |
| afghan [s] | n. breed of dog |
| Afghan [s] | n. person of Afghanistan |
| aim [ed][s][ing] | v. target |
| aim [ed][s][ing] | n. intent, goal |
| ash [es] | n. type of tree |
| ash | n. wood from ash tree |
| ash [es] | n. fine particulate residue from burning |
| ass [es] | n. donkey like animal |
| ass [es] | n. fool, dolt |
| ass [es] | n. buttocks [slang] |
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| babe [s] | n. infant |
| babe [s] | n. slang: woman, especially highly attractive |
| babe [s] | n. colloq. inexperienced, unwitting - "babe in the woods" |
| Babe | n. term of endearment - "I've got you Babe" |
| baby [ies] | n. infant |
| baby | n. term of endearment - "Baby I Love You" |
| baby [ies] | v. treat with exaggerated tenderness |
| ball [s] | n. social event; cotillion; dance |
| ball [s] | n. toy or sports device to be thrown |
| ball [s] | n. spherical object |
| ball [s][ed][ing] | v. have a good time "let's ball" |
| ball [s][ed][ing] | v. slang for coital intercourse |
| balls | n. slang for human testicles; also courage or hutzpah |
| balling | v. specific activity in game of Jacks - "balling the jack" |
| ballast | n. weight compensation in a seagoing vessel |
| ballast | n. railway roadbed |
| ballast | n. transformer device used in fluorescent lighting fixtures |
| balloon [s] | n. inflatable latex tube or ovoid: toy, weather, hot air |
| balloon [s] | n. type of financial instrument or payment; usually a loan |
| balloon [s] | v. expands rapidly beyond its original shape. e.g. Federal debt. |
| band [s] | n. group of musicians or desperadoes or thieves |
| band [s][ed][ing] | n. surrounding strap device - steel band, rubber band, etc |
| band [s][ed][ing] | v. band together |
| bang [s] | v. hit or bump; bang into an object |
| bang [s] | n. hair style |
| bang [s] | v. hit or bump; bang into an object |
| bang [s] | n. hair style |
| bank [s] | n. money repository; lending institution |
| bank [s] | n. natural earthworks confining body of water; river bank, etc. |
| bank [s][ed][er][ing] | v. ricochet or carom; bank shot in billiards |
| bank [s][ed][er][ing] | v. elevate at an angle as in bank a roadway curve |
| bank [s][ed][er][ing] | v. rely or depend upon; "bank on this" |
| bank [s][ed][er][ing] | v. set a fire on hold for the night |
| banker [s] | n. person engaged in financial banking system |
| bar [s] | n. obstacle |
| bar [s] | n. length or chunk of iron, gold, candy |
| bar [s] | n. drinking establishment |
| bar [s] | v. prohibit, prevent, exclude |
| bark [s] | n. outer covering of a tree |
| bark [s][er][ing] | n./v. sound made by dogs, seals & some other animals |
| bark [s][er][ing] | n./v. churlish loud manner of speech - "barks orders" |
| barker | n. pitchman at a circus or fair |
| base [s] | n. foundation |
| base [s] | n. alkaline substance as opposed to acid |
| base [s] | a. common or vulgar |
| base [s] | n. location [baseball, military, etc] |
| based | a. founded on |
| based | a. headquartered or residing at |
| basing | p. predicating or founding on |
| basing | p. situating at |
| bat [s] | n. flying rodent |
| bat [s] | n. sports games implement |
| bat [s] | v. hit, typically a ball using a bat / swat at e.g. flies, bugs, etc. / knock down |
| batter [s][er] | n. user of bat |
| batter | n. cooking mixture [pancakes, cakes, etc] |
| batter [s][er] | v. assault; beat up |
| batteries | n.pl. portable electric sources |
| batteries | n.pl. military gun emplacements |
| batteries | n.pl. crimes; assaults |
| battery | n. physical assault |
| battery | n. portable electricity storage |
| battery | n. military ordinance emplacement |
| battery | n. group, e.g. battery of tests |
| batting | p. hitting or swatting |
| batting | n. fluffy cotton filler |
| bear [s] | n: ursine mammal |
| bear [s] | v. support, carry |
| bit [s] | n. device used to control bridled horse |
| bit [s] | n. boring tool used in drill |
| bit [s] | n. computer jargon, 1/8 of a byte |
| bit [s] | n. small amount, e.g. 'little bit' |
| bit | v.pt. of bite |
| blade [s] | n. cutting part of knife, sword, tool, etc |
| blade [s] | n. certain shape object "blade of grass" |
| blade [s] | n. slang - dashing man "gay blade" [not homosexual] |
| blaze [s] | n. fire |
| blaze [s][d] | n. mark of certain type on horse's forehead |
| blaze [s][d] | n. trail mark on tree's bark |
| blaze [s][d] | v. cut through - "blaze a trail" |
| blazed | v.pt.. burned |
| blazer | adj. / n. serious conflagration |
| blazer | n. a trail maker |
| blazing | v.p. burning; on fire |
| blazing | v.p. marking a trail |
| blind | adj. unseeing; lacking vision |
| blind [s] | v. cause blindness whether temporary of permanent |
| blind [s] | n. window covering |
| blind [s] | n. hiding place [esp. for hunting] |
| blow [s] | n. a hit 'strike a blow' |
| blow [s] | n. wind or gale |
| blow [s][ing][n] | v. push air |
| blow [s][ing][n] | v. explode "She's gonna blow" |
| blow [s][ing][n] | v. slang: go away, leave "Let's blow this joint" |
| bluff [s] | n. high river bank; cliff like |
| bluff [s] | n. a deception, ususally in competition |
| bluff [s] | v. deceive as to intentions or position |
| blush [ed][es][ing] | v. face becomes suffused with color; embarrasment |
| blush | n. cosmetic for coloring skin |
| blush [ed][es][ing] | n. condition in which a coating dries improperly; model paint |
| boil [s] | v. heat water to 212F/100C |
| boil [s] | v. overheat from anger "boiling mad" |
| boil [s] | n. pus filled protrusion of skin |
| bolt [s] | n. threaded cylindrical fastener mates with nut |
| bolt [s] | n. security device |
| bolt [s] | n. part of action in rifle, esp. single shot or bolt action weapon |
| bolt [s] | n. cloth roll as furnished from mill |
| bolt [s] | n. electrical discharge - bolt of lightning |
| bolt [s][ed][ing] | v. make secure |
| bolt [s][ed][ing] | v. flee; suddenly run away |
| bond [s] | n. a security or promise to pay |
| bond [s] | n. joining formed by adhesive |
| bond [s] | n. close relationship - "marital bond" |
| bond [s] | v. guarantee |
| bonded | adj. describes condition of joined elements - "bonded together" |
| bonded | v.pt. placed under bond |
| bonding | v.p. causing to join fast |
| bonding | v.p. placing under bond |
| bone [s] | n. part of skeletal structure - "neck bone connected to duh .." |
| bone [s] | v. remove bones from meat or fish prior to eating |
| boned | adj. having bones |
| boned | adj. / v.pt. removed bones from ... |
| boner [s] | n. mistake - "pulled a boner" |
| boner [s] | n. one who debones meat |
| boner [s] | adj. slang for penile rection |
| bong [s][ed][ing] | n. sound made by a large bell or gong; bonnng, bonnng |
| bong [s][ed][ing] | v. hit or strike. pt of bang |
| bong [s] | n. 20th cent slang for marijuana pipe |
| bonnet [s] | n. type of ladies' hat |
| bonnet [s] | n. cover |
| bonnet [s] | n. automobile hood in Brit English |
| boob [s] | adj. imecile or gullible person |
| boob [s] | n. human mammary; teat |
| book [s] | n. paper leaves bound together and covered |
| book [s][ed][er][ing] | v. engage or schedule -"book a flight", "book an act" |
| book [s][ed][er][ing] | v. place or accept wager on outcome of competition |
| boom [s] | n. lower spar on a sail |
| boom [s][ed][ing] | n. loud noise e.g. sonic boom; v. make a loud noise |
| boom [s][ed][ing] | v. expand prodigiously [boom town. business boom] |
| boomer [s] | n. class of people born during "baby boom" |
| boomer [s] | n. something which booms |
| bound | adj. tied up |
| bound | adj. required to or destined to |
| bowl [s] | n. circular dish |
| bowl [s][er][ing] | v. roll ball toward pins |
| bowl [s][er][ing] | v. figuratively knock over |
| bowler | n. type of hat |
| bowling | adj. modifier by usage - bowling shirt, bowling league |
| box | n. container or carton |
| box [ed][er][ing] | v. engage in fisticuffs |
| box [ed][er][ing] | v. place inside a box |
| boxer | n. breed of dog |
| boxer | n. / adj. style of men's undergarment - 'boxer shorts' |
| brace [s][d] | n./v./adj. support or reinforce |
| brace [s][d] | v. confrront |
| brace [s] | n. tool used for drilling by hand - holds the bit as in "brace & bit" |
| brace [s] | n. the symbols '{' and' }' used in writing and printing |
| brace [s] | n. a pair - as in "a brace of grouse" killed by hunting |
| braces | n. suspenders for holding up trousers |
| braces | n. orthodontic contraption for rearranging teeth |
| break [s] | n. fracture |
| break [s] | n. stroke of luck - "big break" |
| break [s] | v. fracture, interrupt |
| breaker [s] | n. fracturer |
| breaker [s] | n. ocean wave |
| breaker [s] | n. that which breaks something "deal breaker" |
| breaker] | n. cb radio slang "breaker, breaker" |
| broad | adj. wide |
| broad | n.sl. a woman or a "dame" |
| broke | v.pt. past tense of 'break' - "broke his arm" |
| broke | adj. devoid of financial resources; bankrupt; out of funds |
| bromide [s] | n. chemical compound salt of the element Bromine |
| bromide [s] | n. trite saying, often lacking credulity - "that old bromide?" |
| brush [es] | n. tool for painting |
| brush [es][ing] | v. apply with brush or wipe away |
| brush [es][ing] | v./n. encounter |
| buck [s] | n. slang for U.S. dollar |
| buck [s] | n. male deer |
| buck [s] | v. push against or defy "buck the system" |
| buffalo [s][es] | n. one or another bovines: bison, water, cape, etc |
| buffalo [s][es] | v. bluff, confuse, overpower |
| bug [s] | n. an insect |
| bug [s] | n.sl. an electronic eavesdropping device |
| bug [s] | v. install and/or use eavesdropping device |
| bug [s] | n.sl. a flaw or glitch, esp. in computer applications, but anywhere |
| bug [s] | v. annoy, pester - "stop bugging me" |
| bugged | v.pt. installed and/or used eavesdropping device |
| bugged | adj. has "bugs" installed |
| bugged | adj. faulty program - is "bugged" |
| bugged | v.pt. annoyed, pestered |
| bugger [s] | n. installer or user of listening bug |
| bugger [s] | n. annoying or dastardly person |
| bugger [s] | v, slang, British |
| buggy | adj. infested with bugs |
| buggy | n. carriage |
| bulb [s] | n. in horticulture - type of plant seed |
| bulb [s] | n. electric light bulb |
| bulb [s] | n. ovaloid object at bottom of mercury thermometer |
| bulb [s] | n. ovaloid squeezable object for expelling air or pumping |
| bull [s] | n. male of any cattle species, elephant, etc. |
| bull [s] | n. pejorative slang for police or security officers |
| bull | n. slang for untrue or unbelieved statement |
| bull [s] | v. force in or through obstacle |
| bull | adj. descriptor for rising stock prices "bull market" |
| bully | n. a person who picks on others |
| bully | intj: terrific ! Great ! |
| bully | adj. powerful or favorable position - 'bully pulpit' |
| bunco or bunko | n/v. swindle, scam |
| bunco or bunko | n. parlor game played with dice; also as bonko |
| butter [s] | n. dairy product; v. apply butter to something |
| butter [s] | n. something which butts - a goat for instance |
| butter [s][ed][ing] | n. something which butts - a goat for instance |
| butter [s][ed][ing] | n. something which butts - a goat for instance |
| buttered] | n. something which butts - a goat for instance |
| buttery | n. food or liquor storage room, pantry |
| buttery | adj. similar to butter in taste, texture, color, etc |
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| cable [s] | n. stranded wire such as suspension bridge or electrical cable |
| cable [s] | n. somewhat obsolete term for message sent by undersea wire |
| cable [s] | v. to bind with cable |
| cable | adj. knitting style |
| cabled | adj. connected by cables |
| cabled | v.pt. sent a message |
| cabling | n. describes materiel |
| cabling | v. sending message(s) |
| cabling | v. hooking up |
| caboose [s] | n. last car on train |
| caboose [s] | n. slang. human derriere |
| callous [ed] | n. hardened skin |
| callous [ed] | adj. uncaring, indifferent, hard hearted |
| can | adj. able - "can do" |
| can [s] | n. container |
| can [s] | n. slang for toilet |
| can [s] | n. slang for buttocks |
| can [s][ned][ning] | v. place in can such as 'canning vegetables' |
| can [s][ned][ning] | v. terminate from employment; fire |
| cane [s] | n. certain plant stems e.g. bamboo, sugar cane |
| cane [s] | n. walking aid for blind or feeble |
| cane [s][d][r] | v. beat with a cane |
| cane [s][d][r] | v. makes or repairs using cane, such as chairs |
| caning | n. type of seating surface |
| caning | v. making or repairing with cane |
| caning | v. beating with a cane or stick |
| cant | n. slope |
| cant | v. whining chatter, complaining |
| canted | adj. slanted, tilted |
| canted | v.pt. complained |
| cape [s] | n. garment of cloak variety; Superman's cape |
| cape [s] | n. point of land - [Cape Hatteras] |
| card [s] | n. small stiff paper piece - "buisness card","greeting card" etc |
| card [s] | n. jokester - "he's a real card" sometimes sarcastically used |
| card [s] | n. rectangular plastic sheet - credit card, I.D. card, etc. |
| card [s][ed][ing] | n. device or machine for processing fibers | v. using same |
| card [s][ed][ing] | v. to inspect ID cards for eligibility - membership or age |
| cardinal [s] | n. species of bird |
| cardinal [s] | n. prelate of the Roman Catholic church |
| Cardinal [s] | n. professional baseball team |
| cardinal | adj. name of a red color [from the bird] |
| cardinal | adj. a category of sin |
| cardinal | adj. first or primary as in the cardinal reason |
| carriage | n. vehicle, esp horse-drawn |
| carriage | n. posture - style of walking & standing |
| case [s] | n. box, container, luggage, etc |
| case [s] | n. body of facts or evidence |
| case [s] | n. situation - "in case of fire break glass" |
| case [d][s] | v. enclose or insert in a case |
| case [d][s] | v. reconnoiter, as in "case the joint" |
| casing | n. cabinetry, woodwork, sausage tubing, etc. |
| casing | v.p. reconnoitering |
| cataract [s] | n. cloudiness in eye lens |
| cataract [s] | n. large waterfall |
| catch [es] | n. hidden provision - "what's the catch" |
| catch [es] | n. results of effort - string of fish, rich husband, etc. |
| catch [es] | n. desirable objective - "he's a catch" |
| catch [es] | v. grasp an object in flight - thrown ball; trap a mouse |
| catholic | adj. universal |
| Catholic | n. adherent of Roman Catholicism |
| cave [s] | n. hole in the Earth - cavern |
| cave [s] | v. yield, surrender, collapse - a cave in" |
| caving | v.p. spelunking, exploring caverns |
| caving | v.p. giving in |
| charm[s] | v. behave in pleasing manner; beguile |
| charm[s] | n. attribute of certain pleasing persons |
| charm[s] | n. talisman or good luck charm |
| charm[s] | n. small jewelry article usually attached to bracelet |
| charm[s] | n. spell cast by witch or wizard |
| cherry | n. fruit of the cherry tree; flavor |
| cherry | n. wood from the cherry tree |
| cherry | n. color |
| cherry | n./adj. slang for perfect condition; original; mint |
| china | n. dinnerware |
| China | n.pr. nation of |
| chink [s] | n. a crack or fissure in an object or surface |
| chink [s] | n. metallic sound such as when a coin hits a hard surface |
| chink [s][ed][ing] | v. to make a surface fissure |
| chink [s][ed][ing] | v. to make a sharp metallic sound |
| Chink [s] | n. perjorative slang for Chinese person or people |
| chip [s] | n. token as used in casinos |
| chip [s] | n. food snack; potato or corn chip |
| chip [s] | n. defect; chip on edge of plate, etc. | adj. chipped |
| chip [s][ped][per] | v. cause a defect |
| chip [s] | v. donate, contribute - "chip in" |
| chipper | n. chip maker; person or machine |
| chipper | adj. displaying enthusiams, happiness |
| cinch [es] | adj. easily accomplished |
| cinch [es] | n. latch; part of saddle |
| cinch [es] | v. connect & tighten, latch |
| circle [s] | n. geometric shape |
| circle [s][d] | v. go around - "circle the globe" |
| circle [s][d] | v. surround; form a circle - "circle the wagons" |
| circling | v.p going around |
| circling | v.p. encircling; surrounding |
| clap [s][ped][ping] | v. applaud |
| clap [s][ped][ping] | v. strike, as a bell |
| clap | n. slang for veneral disease gonorhea |
| clapper [s] | n. one who applauds |
| clapper [s] | n. striking part of bell |
| clip | v. cut off |
| clip | adj. describes speed as in "moving at a good clip" |
cloak
| cloak [s] | n. garmet, sleeveless coat or cape |
| cloak [s] | v. conceal, hide, obscure |
| cloaked | adj. adorned by a cloak |
| cloaked | v.pt. hid, obscured |
| clock[s] | n. timekeeping instrument or device |
| clock[s] | v. to measure & record speed or eapsed time |
| clog [s] | n. stoppage |
| clog [s] | n. type of shoe |
| clog [s] | v. stop up or interefere with flow |
| clogging | v.p. obstructing [traffic, flow, drains, etc] |
| clogging | v.p. form of dancing |
| coast [s] | n. edge of land at sea |
| coast [s] | v. roll or proceed without effort from inertia or gravity |
| coast [s] | v. cease effort to achieve |
| cobble [s] | n. paving stone, lump of coal |
| cobble [s][ing] | v. make shoes |
| cobble [s][ing][d] | v. assemble from disparate ill fitting components |
| cobble [s][ing][d] | v. pave with cobblestones |
| cobbler [s] | n. shoe maker |
| cobbler [s] | n. pastry and fruit baked dessert (peach, cherry, etc) |
| cock [s][ed][ing] | v. prepare gun for firing |
| cock [s][ed][ing] | v. tilt to side [cock a hat] |
| cock [s][ed][ing] | v. tilt at an angle; adjust - "cock a hat to the side" |
| cock [s] | n. male of various bird species |
| cock [s] | n. slang for penis |
| cock [s] | adj. perjorative - "cock o'the walk" |
| coin [s] | n. money |
| coin [s][ed][er][ing] | v. mint money |
| coin [s][ed][er][ing] | v. invent - specifically "coin" a new word |
| cold | n. rhinovirus - "common cold" |
| cold | adj. ambient temperature |
| collar [s] | n. part of garment surrounding neck |
| collar [s] | n. retaining ring |
| collar [s][ed] | v. catch, apprehend |
| collared | adj. having a collar |
| colon [s] | n. punctuation mark ' : ' |
| colon [s] | n. internal digestive track organ |
| common | adj. ordinary, plentiful |
| common | n. public space |
| common | adj. "in common" or jointly owned |
| con [s] | n. swindle, con game |
| con [s] | n. prisoner, convict |
| con [s] | v. run a swindle |
| con [s] | adj/n. adj. against [ pro and con] |
| conducting | v.p. directing musical performance |
| conducting | v.p./adj. carrying electrical current, heat, etc. |
| conductor | one who directs musicians |
| conductor | n. capable of transmitting electricity, heat, etc |
| conductor | n. ticket taker on railway systems |
| conning | adj. submarine conning tower for reconnaisance |
| conning | cheating, deceiving |
| contract [s][ed][ing] | v. enter agreement |
| contract [s][ed][ing] | v. pull as in muscle action |
| contract [s][ed][ing] | v. get or catch as in a disease |
| contract [s][ed][ing] | v. shrink, withdraw, opposite of expand |
| contractor [s] | n. builder |
| contractor [s] | n. supplier or party to agreement |
| contractor [s] | n. providing contraction as in muscle |
| cop [s] | n. slang for policeman [abbrev. Constable On Patrol] |
| cop [s] | v. accept, admit to - "cop a plea" |
| copper | n. atomic elemental metal [Cu] |
| copper | n. slang for penny |
| copper | n. slang for policeman |
| cord [s] | n. small diameter rope [homonym w chord] |
| cord [s] | n. electrical wires [ extension cord, telephone cord, etc] |
| cord [s] | n. measure or quantity of cut logs - firewood |
| corn | n. edible starchy vegetable or crop thereof |
| corn | n. calloused or hardened skin, usually on foot |
| corn | adj. perjorative descriptive for certain types of humor, comedy |
| corner [s] | n. junction or intersection |
| corner [s] | v. trap in a corner |
| cow [s] | n. female of bovine and other species |
| cow [s] | v. berate or force into acquiesence |
| crab [s] | n. aquatic crustachean |
| crab [s] | n. grouchy person, complainer |
| crab [s] | v. engage in catching edible crabs |
| crabbing | v.p. complaining |
| crabbing | v.p. engaging in catching edible crabs |
| craft [s] | n. boat |
| craft [s] | n. method or skill |
| craft [s] | n. guile |
| craft [s] | v. skilfully make |
| crafty | adj. good at making, crafting |
| crafty | adj. deceitful, shifty |
| crane [s] | n. type of wading bird |
| crane [s] | n. hoisting machine |
| crane [s] | v. twist or stretch neck to see better |
| crater [s] | n. one who places things in a crate |
| crater [s] | n. impact depression on surface - "moon crater" |
| cream [s] | n. dairy product |
| cream [s] | v. substantially defeat in competition |
| critical [ly] | adj./adv. judgmental or discerning |
| critical [ly] | adj./adv. important, crucial or seminal moment or event |
| critical | adj. term in chemistry & physics - e.g. "critical mass" |
| croak [s] | n. sound associated with frogs |
| croak [s][ed][ing] | v. make a sound like a frog |
| croak [s][ed][ing] | v. slang for die or to cause someone's death |
| crock | n. eartenware container as used in pickling |
| crock | adj. expresses disbelief; "that's a crock" |
| crook [s] | n. thief |
| crook [s] | n. shepherd's staff |
| crook [s] | n. bend in a river |
| crooked | adj. dishonest |
| crooked | adj. bent or meandering as a line, stream, path or road |
| cross [es] | n. religious symbol; geometric shape |
| cross | adj. ill humored - prone to anger |
| cross [es][ed]ing] | v. traverse; oppose |
| crossed | v.pt. removed; crossed off |
| crossing | n. place where one may cross [e.g. railroad crossing] |
| crowd [s][ed] | n.col. many people | adj. crowded |
| crowd [s][ed] | v. push against "stop crowding me" |
| crush [es] | n. infatuation, usually in an adolescent |
| crush [es] | n. type of beverage |
| crush [es][ed][ing] | v. mash, smash, compress - physically or emotionally |
| crushed | adj. mashed, squeezed, pressed, etc |
| culture [s] | n. bacterial specimen |
| culture [s][d] | v. grow, husband |
| culture [s] | n. collective societal norms & mores |
| cutlure [s] | n. popular taste in music, art, etc |
| cultured | adj. recognized as having refined taste & appreciation |
| cultured | adj. produced by control - "cultured pearls" a opposed to naturally |
| curb [s][ed][ing] | n. physical border, usually edge of street |
| curb [s][ed][ing] ] | v. restrain or limit |
| cure [s] | n. a palliative - healing agent |
| cure [s][d] | v. heal |
| cure [s][d] | v. preserve by salting or smoking |
| curing | v.p. healing |
| curing | v.p. preserving |
| current | n. flow of water or electricity |
| current | adj. happening now or recently, contemporary |
| curry [ies] | n. style of cooking with curry spices; the spice itself |
| curry [ies][ing] | v. seek favor |
| curry [ies][ing] | v. dress a horse or animal with curry brush |
| cycle [s] | n. iteration; one of repeating events |
| cycle [s] | v. operate a bicycle or unicycle |
| cycled | v. repeated through iterations |
| cycled | v.pt. operated cycle |
| cycling | p. repeating |
| cycling | p. operating a cycle machine |
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| darn [s][ed][ing] | expl. expression of disappointment; substitute for 'damn' |
| darn [s][ed][ing] | v. repair article of clothing |
| dart[s] | n. game projectile |
| dart[s] | n. sewing/tailoring term for a type of tuck |
| dart[s] | v. move quickly from place to place; "darts about" |
| darter[s] | n. one who plays at darts |
| darter[s] | n. type of fish, usually perch |
| darter[s] | n. moves quickly from place to place; "darts about" |
| darter[s] | n. bird of the species ahninga, aka snakebird |
| dart[s] | n. game projectile |
| darting | v.p. sewing/tailoring term for making darts |
| deal [s] | n/v. bargain; transaction |
| deal [s][er][ing] | v. sell, resell, as 'deal in dry goods' etc | n. er, ing |
| deal [s][er][ing] | v. distribute playing cards to players | n. er, ing |
| dear [er][est][ly] | n. object of affection; dear to one |
| dear [er][est][ly] | adj. expensive, pricey |
| deck [s] | n. platform; ship's topside surface |
| deck [s] | n. pack of playing cards |
| deck [s] | n. electronic device as in "tape deck" for recording |
| deck [s][ed][ing] | v. knock down |
| deck [s][ed][ing] | v. apply decking to |
| digest[s] | v. take in assimilate |
| digest[s] | n. compilation [such as "Readers Digest Magazine"] |
| diner [s] | n. eatery |
| diner [s] | n. eater; one who dines |
| dive [s] | n.a plunge from a height; swimmers, airplanes, birds, etc |
| dive [s] | n.sl. low class nightclub |
| dive [s] | v. plunge from a height; swimmers, airplanes, birds, etc |
| divers | adj. many diverse kinds |
| divers | n.pl. ones who dive into water or activities |
| dodge [s] | n. a scheme to defraud |
| dodge [s] | v. avoid |
| dodger [s] | n. fraud practitioner |
| dodger [s] | n. avoider |
| Dodgers | n.pr. professional baseball team |
| dog [s] | n. type of canine animal |
| dog [s][ged][ging] | n./v. latch or stop |
| dog [s][ged][ging] | v. persistently pursue, follow, stalk |
| doll [s] | n. miniature replica of living animal or person |
| doll [s] | n.slang. a woman or kind helpful person - "she's a doll" |
| dolly | n. variant for 'doll' |
| Dolly | n.prop. diminuitive for name Doloroes |
| dope [s] | n. gullible or dumb person |
| dope [s] | n. type of coating such as model airplane paint |
| dope [s] | n. slang for certain drugs, notably marijuana, heroin, etc. |
| dope [s] | v. alter a substance chemically; inject a foreign substance |
| dope [s][d] | v. inject with drugs; dope a racehorse, etc. |
| dope [s][d] | v. apply coating of 'dope' |
| dopey | adj. not mentally bright; dumb; foolish - dopey thing to do |
| Dopey | pr.n. famous fictional dwarf from 'Snow White' tale |
| dopey | adj. under the influence of dope |
| down | n. soft feathers; goose down used in pillows, jackets, etc |
| down | adj./adv. direction opposite of up; lower |
| down | v. swallow, take in; 'down the hatch' |
| draw [s][n] | n. advance against commission to be earned |
| draw [s] | v. to receive advances agaisnt commissions to be eraned |
| draw [s] | v. to illustrate - usually with pencil or ink on paper |
| draw [s][n] | v. pull or extract - "draw a wagon", 'draw water from a well" |
| drawn | adj. illustrated |
| drawn | adj. separated as in "drawn butter" |
| drawn | adj. looking peaked, worn, tired |
| drawer [s] | n. movable compartment in furniture |
| drawer [s] | n. person who draws or illustrates |
| drawer [s] | n. puller |
| drawers | n.pl. undergarments |
| drawing | v.p. receiving advances agaisnt commissions to be eraned |
| drawing [s] | n. an illustration |
| drawing [s] | v.p. pulling or extracting - "drawing a wagon", 'drawing water" |
| dress [es] | n. article of clothing |
| dress [es][ed][ing] | v. put on clothing |
| dress [es][ed][ing] | v. prepare: dress a turkey, prep for finishing |
| dressing [s] | n. as in salad dressing, turkey stuffing, etc. |
| dressing [s] | n. bandage over injury |
| drink [s] | n. beverage, usually refers to alchollic type |
| drink | n. slang for body of water "in the drink" |
| drink [s] | v. ingest liquid |
| drip [s] | n. continous falling of liquid from a leak |
| drip [s] | v. leak droplets |
| drip [s] | n. socially inept; jerk |
| drive [s] | n. a roadway, street, boulevard |
| drive [s] | n. in golf, flight of ball from tee position; baseball - a line drive |
| drive [s] | n. excursion by automobile - "go for a drive" |
| drive [s][er][ing] | v. operate a moving vehicle |
| drive [s][er][ing] | v. send object to destination, target |
| drive [s][er][ing] | v. insert with force - a piling, a screw |
| drunk | adj. inebriated |
| drunk | v.pt. ingested liquid |
| duds | n. slang: clothes, clothing |
| duds | n. failures - e.g. unexploded munitions |
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| eek [s] | expl. expression of surprise |
| eke [s] | v. barely accomplish through toil - eke out a living |
| [Anagram Pair] |
| egg [s] | n. ovum, reproductive cell |
| egg [s] | n. good person [slang] |
| egg [s][ed][er][ing] | v. vandalize by throwing eggs |
| egg [s][ed][er][ing] | v. encourage, urge - "egg on" |
| embroider [s] [ed] | v./adj. apply dseign elements using sewing threads |
| embroider [s] [ed] | v./adj. embellish or exaggerate facts or stories |
| engage [s][d] | v. bethrothe |
| engage [s][d] | v. hire, appoint |
| engage [s][d] | v. clutch or involve in |
| engagement [s] | n. betrothal |
| engagement [s] | n. appointment, gig |
| engaging | v.p. betrothing, hiring, appointing, involving |
| engaging | adj. captiavtion as in personality |
| ether [s] | n. flammable hydrocarbon used as an anesthetic |
| ether [s] | n. mythical cosmic gas |
| eye [s] | n. vision organ |
| eye [s] | n. center; as in a hurricane |
| eye [s][d] | v. view or inspect |
| eyed | adj. having an eye - "one eyed Jacks" |
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| face [d][s] | n. countenance |
| face [d][s] | v. turn toward |
| facing | n. covering material, esp in sewing and construction |
| facing | v.p. turning toward or having turned toward |
| faculty | n. natural ability - reflexes - cognitive ability |
| faculty | n. collective human resources - teachers primarily |
| faculties | n.pl. natural abilities - reflexes - cognitive abilities |
| faculties | n.pl. collective human resources - teachers primarily |
| fag [s] | n. a drudge, esp. a boy, who does menial work |
| fag [s] | n. defect in cloth |
| fag [s] | n. slang: cigarette |
| fag [s] | n. perj. slang: male homosexual |
| fag [s] | v. grow weary; fatigued |
| fagot, faggot [s] | n. bundle of sticks |
| fagot, faggot [s] | n. substitute in military muster |
| fagot, faggot [s] | n. dry, shriveled old woman |
| fagot, faggot [s] | n. perj. slang: male homosexual |
| fain [s][ed][ing] | v. make glad |
| fain [s][ed][ing] | v. desire |
| fain | a. content |
| faint | a. pale, barely visible |
| faint | a. weak or cowardly |
| faint | a. dejected or depressed |
| faint [s][ed][er][ing] | n./v. swoon |
| faint [s][ed][er][ing] | v. to become weak or frail |
| fair | n. carnival or event - 'county fair' |
| fair [ly] | adj. /adv. reasonable, judicious, evenhanded |
| fair | adj.light in color |
| fairly | adv. more or less - 'fairly even' |
| fan [s] | n. enthusiast, follower |
| fan [s] | n. air moving device |
| fan [s] | v. move air by use of fan |
| fancied | adj. ornamented - that house is really fancied up |
| fancied | v.pt. wanted, appreciated |
| fancier | adj.comp. more fancy than ... |
| fancier | n. one who wants or appreciates - cat fancier |
| fancy | adj. opposite of plain; ornamental; term in food industry |
| fancy | n./v. product of imagination; imagine |
| fancy | v. desire, want - "fancy a stroll in the park my dear ?" said the Ripper |
| felt | n. nonwoven cloth |
| felt | v.pt. feel |
| fence [s] | n. barrier |
| fence [s] | n. facilitator of stolen goods |
| fence [s] | v. sport of combat with foils |
| fenced | n. enclosed by a fence |
| fenced | adj. stolen goods resold |
| fenced | v.pt. competed with foils |
| fencing | n. material for building fences |
| fencing | v.p. selling stolen goods |
| fencing | v.p. engaging in combat with foils |
| ferret [s] | n. weasel like mammal sometimes kep as a pet |
| ferret [s] | v. reveal, uncover, dig out information |
| file [s] | n. tool for sharpening or abrading |
| file [s] | n. data storage or stored data |
| file [s][d][r][rs] | v. use a file tool to sharpen metal or reduce fingernails, etc |
| file [s][d][r][rs] | v. place records in file system storage |
| filing | v.p. using a file tool to sharpen metal or reduce fingernails, etc |
| filing | v.p. placing records in file system storage |
| filing | v.p. entering petitions with a court or clerk of court |
| filings | n.pl. particles resulting from using file tool |
| filings | n.pl. occurences of entering documents with court |
| filling | n. dental material in tooth cavity |
| filling | v. adding content to ... |
| fine [r][st] | adj. excellent, high quality |
| fine [r][st] | adj. small; as in mesh openings or particles |
| fine | n./v. penalty |
| finish [es][ed] | n. surface treatment as on furniture |
| finish [es][ed] | v. complete action, come to the end |
| fire [s] | n. conflagration; rapid oxidation |
| fire [s][d] | v. terminate from employment; dismiss |
| fire [s][d] | v. engender enthusiasm & determination - "fire up" |
| fire [s][d] | v. commence or start - "fire up a computer", etc |
| firing [s] | v/n. terminating + terminations |
| firing [s] | v. engendering enthusiasm & determination - "fire up" |
| firing [s] | v. commencing or starting - "fire up a computer", etc |
| fit [s] | adj. appropriate, suitable, correct size |
| fit [s] | n. seizure such as epileptic fit |
| fit [s] | n. extreme agitation, "conniption fit" |
| fit [s] | v. attach to; prepare |
| fit] | in good condition; healthy |
| fitter | n. one who fits things. pipe fitter, dress fitter, etc. |
| fitter | adj. in better condition |
| fitting | n. a part or piece. pipe fitting, etc. |
| fitting | n/adj. appropriate, proper - "it is fitting to do ..." |
| fitting | v. attaching |
| flag [s] | n. banner of state, nation or other entity |
| flag [s] | n. indicator |
| flag [s][ged][ger][ging] | v. become weary, lose momentum |
| flag [s][ged][ger][ging] | v. attract attention - "flag down a taxi" |
| flame [s] | n. manifestation of fire |
| flame [s] | n.sl. previous romantic lover |
| flame | v. expose to fire - "flame cook a bell pepper" |
| flaming | adj. burning |
| flaming | adj. extremely as in "flaming idiot" |
| flaming | v.p. exposing to flames |
| flies | n.pl. insects esp. common house fly |
| flies | v. 2nd person - Superman flies |
| float [s] | n. display vehicle in parade |
| float [s] | n. bouyant supports |
| float | n. funds in transit |
| float [s][ed][er][ing] | v. cause to be suspended on liquid |
| float [s][ed][er][ing] | v. extend a loan of money or borrow money - "float a loan" |
| floater | n. slang. corpse risen to surface of body of water |
| flock [s][ed][ing] | n. group of birds or sheep |
| flock [s][ed][ing] | v. apply fuzzy coating |
| floor [s] | n. interior base surface of enclosed space; bottom |
| floor [s][ed] | v. surpise, amaze |
| floored | adj. having a floor |
| floored | adj. exceedingly surprised "I was floored when I heard .." |
| flush [es] | n. in game of poker, 5 cars same suit |
| flush [es] | v. wash out or clear |
| flush [es] | v. cause to emerge from hiding - flush a bevy of quail, etc. |
| flush | adj. having lots of money |
| fly | n. insect esp. common house fly |
| fly | n. opening on tent, trousers |
| fly | v. become airborne |
| flyer[s] | n. one who flies; pilot |
| fly[er[s] | n. advertising circulars |
| flyer[s] | n. chance effort - "take a flyer" |
| foil [s] | n. sword used in sport of fencing |
| foil [s] | n. thin metal sheeting |
| foil [s][ed][er][ing] | n/v. interferer / interfere |
| foil [s][ed][er][ing] | v. prevent |
| font [s] | n. fountain, source "font of knowledge" |
| font [s] | n. set of typographical characters |
| foot | n. human appendage; bottom, underpinning |
| foot | n. unit of English system meaure = 12 inches |
| foot | v. support, carry - 'foot the bill' |
| footed | adj. having feet - 'footed goblet s' |
| footed | v.pt. supported, carried |
| footing | n. building foundation |
| footing | v. supporting or carrying |
| force [s] | n. a power - force of water, electricity, etc. |
| force [s] | n. a military collective - fighting force |
| force [s] | v. compel |
| fork [s] | n. tool for eating |
| fork [s] | n. intersection or choice [on road or in life, etc] |
| fork [s][ed][ing] | v. use a fork to move something [hay for example] |
| fork [s][ed][ing] | v. metaphoric use: deliver, give up - "fork it over buddy" |
| fortune [s] | n. destiny |
| fortune [s] | n. wealth |
| fox [es] | n. small canine type mammal |
| fox [es] | n. slang. good looking woman |
| fox [es] | v. cause acid spots to appear on paper |
| frame [s] | n. box like surround |
| frame [s][d][r][rs] | v. insert in frame |
| frame [s][d][r][rs] | v. in construction, erect wall structural members |
| frame [s][d][r][rs] | v. falsely set up one as perpetrator |
| framing | v.p. placing in a frame or frames |
| framing | v.p. building a frame structure |
| framing | v.p. making appear guilty |
| fret [s] | n. spaced ridges on guitar fingerboard |
| fret [s] | v. worry |
| fritter [s] | n. pan cooked pattie of fruit or vaeggies |
| fritter [s] | v. dispose wastefully or without care |
| frog [s] | n. amphibian reptile |
| frog [s] | n. type of catch used on garments |
| frog [s] | adj. perjorative for Frenchman |
| fuit [s] | n. produce of some trees and shrubs |
| fruit [s] | v. put forth, produce fruit |
| fruit [s][y] | n./adj. slang. homosexual male |
| fruity | adj. sweet, redolent of fruit scent or taste |
| fudge [s] | n. sweet confection or candy |
| fudge [s] | v. alter, evade, or cheat - "fudge a little" |
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| game [s] | n. competition in sports or recreation like cards |
| game | n. targets of a hunt as in "wild game" |
| game [s] | v. con or prank - "run a game on" |
| game | adj. willing - "I'm game for that" |
| gaming | v.p. cheating, conning |
| gaming | v./adj. gambling &/or the industry, casinos, lotteris, etc |
| gander [s] | n. male goose |
| gander [s] | n./v. glance; quick look - "yake a gander at this" |
| Gander | pn. city in Newfoundland, Canada |
| gay | adj. happy, blythe |
| gay | adj. 20th century corruption meaning homosexual human, esp male |
| gin | n. alcoholic beverage |
| gin [s] | n. machine |
| gin [s] | v. lift using a gin - "gin it up" |
| glass [es] | n. clear structural material made from sand |
| glass [es] | n. slang: drinking tumbler |
| glasses | n. other name for spectacles i.e. eye glasses |
| glaze [s] | n. ceramic coating fired in kiln |
| glaze [s] | n. in cooking, usually fruit based sauce on baked ham or turkey |
| glaze[d][r][s] | v. apply coating in ceramics or cooking |
| glaze[d][r][s] | v. cover opening w/ transparent panels such as glass, acrylic |
| glazed | adj. ceramic after coating fired in kiln |
| glazed | adj. meat cooked with glazing sauce |
| glazed | adj. opening covered w/ transparent panels such as glass, acrylic |
| glazing | n. coating material |
| glazing | v.p. act of applying glazing material |
| grace [d] | n./v. blessing and/or remission from God |
| grace [d] | n./adj. style; adorned with grace |
| grade [s] | n. score, result of trial |
| grade [s] | n. incline |
| grade [d][s] | n./adj. level of quality assigned |
| grade [d][s] | v. apply score or rating |
| grader [s] | n. one who applies score or asigns grade |
| grader [s] | n. machine for moving earth |
| grading | v. applying score or assigning grade |
| grading | v. shaping the surface |
| graft [s] | n. plant stem inserted into other plant |
| graft | n. bribery of officials |
| graft [s] | v. make a horticultural graft |
| grain [s] | n. small particle - "grain of sand" |
| grain [s] | n. category of food crop - rice, wheat, etc. |
| grain [s] | n. cellular structure in wood |
| gram [s] | n. metric unit of weight |
| gram [s] | n. chick pea |
| grave | n. burial place |
| grave | adj. extremely serious - a grave matter or situation |
| gray [s] | n./adj. color between black & white |
| gray | adj. dreary or dismal or oncertain - "gray area" |
| gray [s] | v. to become gray |
| grip [s] | n. colloquial. suitcase or luggae |
| grip [s] | n. in theatrical jargon one who carries things to a point |
| grip [s] | n. the power of one's handclasp or hold |
| grip [s] | v. take hold of |
| groin [s] | n. in anatomy, peliv region |
| groin [s] | n. erosion control breakwaters along beaches |
| gross | n. 144 of something; 12 dozen |
| gross | n. heavy, ponderous, large, total - "gross weight" |
| gross | adj. coarse, unrefined |
| gross | adj. disgusting, revolting |
| gross | adj. flagrant - "gross error in judgment" |
| gross | v.slang. make one revolted - "gross me out" |
| grunt [s][ed][ing] | n./v. guttural sound, often when straining physically |
| grunt [s][ed][ing] | n. /v.sound made by hogs |
| grunt [s] | n. species of fish |
| grunt [s] | n. slang for lowest scale worker or military personnel |
| gum [s] | n. base flesh surroung roots of teeth in mouth |
| gum [s] | n. elastic material for chewing |
| gum [s] | n. rubbery adhesive |
| gum [s] | n. species of tree |
| gum [s][ed][ming] | v. apply sticky substance to - "gum up the works" |
| gum [s][ed][ming] | v. chew without teeth as a baby gums food |
| gummed | adj. having an adhesive film as in gummed label or tape |
| gun [s] | n. firearm, artillery, cannon |
| gun [s][ed][er][ning] | v. accelerate; cause rapid increase of speed |
| gun [s][ed][er][ning] | v. obliterate with firearm - "gun down" |
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| hack [s] | n. unqualified practitioner, esp. in medicine & law |
| hack [s] | n. a cough or severe cough |
| hack [s] | n. taxi cab vehicle |
| hack [s] | n. cut or notch in a tree |
| hack [s] | n. worn out horse |
| hack [s][ing] | v. cough excessively, forcefully |
| hack [s][ing] | v. chop indiscriminately in a bungling manner |
| hacking | adj. descriptor, mostly re: coughing "hacking cough" |
| ham [s] | n. specially processed pork |
| ham [s] | n. / adj. actor overacting |
| hand [s] | n. human version of a paw |
| hand [s] | n. employee, helper; 'ranch hands' |
| hand [s] | n. unit of measure |
| hand [s] | v. give or present, as in 'hand to', 'hand over' |
| hand | adj. the feel of textile goods |
| handle [s] | n. extension or attachment to be grasped by a hand |
| handle [s] | n. slang: nickname, especially in CB radio parlance |
| handle [s][d] | v. manipulate by hand, or in general; "I'll handle that problem" |
| handle [d] | adj. possessing a handle |
| head [s] | n. topmost part of anatomy |
| head [s] | n. leader, chief executive |
| head [s] | n. topmost position or ranking - front of line, top of class, etc |
| head [s] | n. nautical term for toilet |
| head [s] | v. go toward - "head for the hills" |
| held | v.pt. supported, carried |
| held | v.pt. believed, subscribed to |
| hem [s] | n. folded sewn edge of cloth |
| hem [s] | v. stammer, evade - "hem and haw" |
| hip [s] | n. part of human body |
| hip | adj. "with it", "in the know" re: pop culture |
| hip [s] | adj. / n. type of roof; architectural term |
| hit [s] | n. smashing success, esp. theatrical productions |
| hit [s] | v. strike; in baseball a base hit |
| hitting | p. achieving gola |
| hitting | p. striking |
| hold [s] | v. keep, posess, believe - a wrestling grip |
| hold [s] | n. cargo compartment of ship |
| honey | n. sweet substance produced by bees |
| honey | n. term of endearment |
| honey | adj. meaning good - "honey of a deal" |
| hood [s] | n. cowls or head coverings |
| hood [s] | n. cover over automobile engine compartment, cooking stove, etc |
| hood [s] | n. in academe a cloth device signifying status |
| hood [s] | n. slang; 'neighborhood', also thug, crminal, from 'hoodlum' |
| hood [s] | v. place a hood over something |
| hoof [s] | n. feet of some animals |
| hoof [s][ed][er][ing] | v. walk - "hoof it to town" |
| hoof [s][ed][er][ing] | v. slang; dance, dancer, dancing, etc. |
| hook [s] | n. bent sharp device for catching or connecting |
| hook [s] | n./v. in baseball, golf and other sports - a curving motion of ball |
| hook [s] | n./v. a short blow with bent elbow in ouglism |
| hook [s][ed][er][ing] | v. uses a hook |
| hook [s][ed][er][ing] | v. catch by deception - entrap for swindle - 'hook a sucker' |
| hook [s][ed][er][ing] | v. make a rug or textiule art by hooking |
| hooker [s] | n. slang for prostitute |
| hooking | v.p. plying the trade of prostitution |
| hoot [s] | n. sound made by bird, typical an owl |
| hoot [s] | n. funny or incredulous item - "ain't that a hoot !" |
| hoot [s][er] | v. make a sound expressing disdain like at a sports event |
| hooter [s] | n. 20th cent. slang for human mammaries - "check those hooters" |
| Hooters | n.prop. trade name of an American restaurant chain |
| horn [s] | n. animal appendage - bull or cow horn |
| horn [s] | n. musical instrument, noisemaker - trumpet, car horn |
| horn [s] | n. shodding aid - shoe horn |
| horn [s][ed] | v. intrudes uninvited - "horns in on .." |
| horned | adj. posessing a hron |
| hornier, horniest | adj. hard or scaly like unto qualities of animal horn |
| hornier, horniest | adj. slang; desiring sexual intercourse |
| horny | adj. hard or scaly like unto qualities of animal horn |
| horny | adj. slang; desiring sexual intercourse |
| hose [s] | n. flexible conduit usually for water |
| hose [s] | n. stockings [colloq.] |
| hose [s] | v. use a hose to apply water as in afire hose |
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| ice [s] | n. frozen water, also Italian dessert |
| ice [s] | v. apply frosting to cake |
| ice [s] | v. eliminate, kill [slang] |
| iced | adj./v. coated with ice - as airplane wing iced up |
| iced | v. pt. applied frosting |
| iced | v.pt. killed |
| icing | v.p. coating with ice or causing to freeze |
| icing [s] | n. frosting for baked goods |
| icing [s] | v.p. killing |
| impress [ed][er][ing] | v. cause to have a high opinion of; be impressive |
| impress [ed][er][ing] | v. forcefully communicate idea; "impress upon you" |
| impress [ed][er][ing] | v. form on a substrate as impress image on a coinor medal; strike |
| incredible | adj. not credible or reliable |
| incredible | expl. wonderful, marvelous [modern usage] "incredible bargain" |
| interest [1] | n. concern |
| interest | n. premium paid on savings or loans for use of funds |
| interest | n. participation, ownership |
| iron | n. ferrous metal, chemical element |
| iron [s] | n. tool for pressing clothing |
| iron [s] | v. pressing fabric |
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| jack [s] | n. workman |
| jack [s] | n. lifting machine |
| jack [s] | n. salmon |
| jack | n. money [slang] |
| jack | n. knowledge [slang - "you don't know jack"] |
| jack [s] | n. nautical flag |
| jack [s] | n. electrical or telephone socket |
| jack [s] | n. East Indian tree species |
| jack [s][ed][ing] | v. raise or lift by using a jack - "jack up" |
| jack [s][ed][ing] | v. mislead or obfuscate [slang - "don't jack me around"] |
| jam [s] | n. preserves, fruit condiment |
| jam [s] | n. intractable position - "in a jam" |
| jam [s] | v. force into or together |
| jar [s] | n. container |
| jar [s] | v. disturb or upset |
| John | n.pr. given name |
| john [s] | n. scam target, victim, customer od prostitute |
| john [s] | n.slang. toilet facility |
| joint [s] | n. skeletal connection |
| joint [s] | n. low class nightclub or bar [slang] |
| joint [s] | n. prison [slang] |
| joint [s] | n. marijuana cigarette [slang] |
| jug [s] | n. container |
| jug [s] | n. slang for jail |
| jugs | n.slang. woman's breasts |
| juice [s] | n. liquid extract from fuits & vegetables |
| juice | n. electricity |
| juice | n. political or financial power and influence |
| juice [d][s] | v. extract fluid from fruits or vegetables |
| juiced | adj. inebriated, drunk [slang] |
| juicer [s] | n. machine for extracting juice from fruits or vegetables |
| juicer [s] | n. one who extracts fluid from fruits or vegetables |
| just | adj. fair |
| just | adj/adv. barely |
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| keep [s] | v. retain, posess |
| keep [s] | v. maintain, husband |
| keep [s] | n. castle or hideaway [archaic] |
| kid [s] | n. young goat or antelope |
| kid [s] | n. human child [slang] |
| kid [s] | v. josh, tease |
| king [s] | n. monarch |
| king [s] | n. playing card rank |
| king [s] | n. piece in game of chess |
| king [s] | v. action in game of checkers |
| kit [s] | n. assemblage of articles or parts for a purpose |
| kit [s] | n. young feline [s] |
| kit [s] | n. small viloin w/ 3 strings |
| knife | n. cutting implement |
| knife | v. to cut with a knife, especially feloniously |
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| lab [s] | n. abbrev. for laboratory |
| lab [s] | n. modern abbrev. for Labrador Retriever dog breed |
| laid | v.pt. lay |
| laid | n. type of paper |
| lap [s] | n. distance around an oval track or across a pool |
| lap [s] | v. slurp; drink as does a dog |
| lap [s] | n. shelf formed by human thighs when seated |
| lark [s] | n. bird species |
| lark [s] | n. carefree adventure; gag; - "do it on a lark" |
| lay | n. position - "the lay of the land" or "ball" |
| lay | v.pt. past tense of lie |
| lay [er][ing][s] | v. set or position - "lay an egg" |
| lay [er][ing][s] | v. make a wager - "lay a bet" |
| lay | adj. a "lay person" in organization, not an official or cleric |
| layer | n. vertically placed sgment; layer cake |
| league [s] | n. distance measure, varied usage, but about 3 miles |
| league [s] | n. group or association: bowling league, etc. |
| lime [s] | n. small green citrus fruit |
| lime [s] | n. various forms of calcium oxide |
| lime [s] | v. apply lime to: soil, surfaces |
| limp | n. / v. way of walking unsteadily |
| limp | adj. flexible; inadequate |
| line [s] | n. connects two points on a plane or in space |
| line [s] | n. row as in a chorus line; queue |
| line [r][s] | v. cover a shelf or drawer bottom |
| line [d] [r][s] | v. inscribe or print lines on a surface; rule |
| lined | n. having lines or rules |
| lined | v. pt. arranged in line(s) - usually with "up" |
| liner | n. ocean going vessel |
| lining | n. backing as in draperies or clothing |
| lining | v. demarcating as in "red lining" an area |
| light | n. illuminator - "turn on the light" or lamp |
| light | adj. opposite of dark |
| light | adj. opposite of heavy |
| light [ed] | v. illuminate - shine a light |
| lighted | n. illuminated |
| lighter [s] | n. device which generates fire for lighting other objects |
| lighter [s] | n. one who lights things |
| lighter [s] | n. type of crain for loading/unloading cargo ships |
| lighter | adj. less heavy by comparison |
| lighter | adj. less dark by comparison |
| lightest | adj. least heavy by comparison |
| lightest | adj. least dark by comparison |
| lighting | n. equipment placed for illumination purposes; lights |
| lighting | v.p. turning on lights or setting a fire |
| link[s] | n. connection in chain, evidence, etc. |
| link[s] | v.connect to or associate with |
| links | n. golf course |
| loaf | n. chunk of bread |
| loaf | v. laze about |
| lock [s] | n. security device |
| lock [s] | n. n. water level control gate usually on river |
| lock [s] | n. human hair (as in golden locks) |
| lock[s][ed][ing] | v. fix in place; lock down |
| lock[s][ed][ing] | v. to secure; keep others out; lock up |
| locker[s] | n. storage compartment |
| locker[s] | n. person who locks things |
| loft [s] | v. throw underhand; raise up |
| loft [s] | n. overhead storage similar to mezzanine |
| log [s] | n. jorunal or record - 'ship's log' |
| log [s][ged][ging] | v. entering data or notation |
| log [s] | n. short for logarythm |
| log [s] | n. section of tree limb |
| log [s][ged][ging] | v. remove trees from land |
| logger [s] | n.pl. ones who create data logs |
| logger [s] | n.pl. workers who log forests; perfom logging |
| loom [s] | n. device for weaving cloth |
| loom [s] | v. appear or portend |
| loon [s] | n. bird species |
| loos [s] | n. nut case; mentally deranged person |
| love | n. powerful feeling of affection |
| love | n. in tennis, a score of zero |
| low [s] | n./v. sound made by cow |
| low[s] | n./adj. opposite of high[s] |
| lug [s] | n. holding device such as "lug nut" on a car wheel |
| lug [s] | n. large, lumbering not very bright person - a lummox |
| lug [s] | n. a connecting point - electrical soldering lugs |
| lug [s] | v. carry or haul |
| lumber | n. product tree harvesting; boards |
| lumber [ed] [ing] | v. to harvest trees for timber |
| lumber [ed] [s][ing] | v. move in a clumsy manner |
| lumbering | adj. describing a clumsy mover .. "lumber bear", "lumbering idiot" |
| lush | adj. verdant; full |
| lush | n. slang for drunkard |
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| n. postal articles or services | |
| n. type of body armor |
| mandarin | n. variety of citrus fruit |
| Mandarin | n. Chinese province, title, culture |
| mangle [s] | n. flatwork ironing device |
| mangle [s] | v. work or botch |
| marble [s] | n. naturally occuring form of stone |
| marble [s] | n. spheroid game piece |
| marble [s] | v. mix in manner to show multiple colors |
| march [es] | n. musical composition of certain style, often patriotic or martial |
| march [es] | n. a kind of hike, parade, or foray |
| march [es] | v. walk in a certain military style |
| march | intj. command to commence walking ... "march young man" |
| March | n. third month of Gregorian calendar |
| marine | adj. pertaining to the sea or nautical matters |
| Marine | n. member of U.S. Marine Corps |
| mark [s][ed][ing] | n./v. dimple, defect, indicator - "x marks the spot" |
| mark [s] | n. unit of German currency [before euro] |
| mark [s][ed][ing] | n. symbol - eg. trademark ® |
| mark [s][ed][ing] | n./v. substitute for signature |
| mark [s] | n. grade, score or level - achieved a mark of 90% or grade B, etc |
| mark [s] | n. target swindle victim - "the mark" |
| Mark | prop n. given name from Old High German "Ruler" |
| marker [s] | n. device for making marks; for coloring |
| marker [s] | n. persons who make markers |
| marker [s] | n. indicators |
| match [es] | n. fire starting instrument |
| match [es] | v. more or less identical; goes together |
| matter | n. cosmic opposite of energy |
| matter [s] | n. / v. issues of concern; makes a difference |
| matter [s] | n. problem |
| mean | n. statistical middle point |
| mean | adj. vicious, hateful, of low estate |
| mean | v. defines - "what does it mean?" |
| meaning | v.p. definition - "the meaning is" |
| meaning | v.p. intending to - "I've been meaning to make this list" |
| means | n.p. middle point |
| means | n. resources, wherewithal - "he has the means" |
| means | v. defines - "word means ..." |
| means | v. intends |
| medium [s] | n. a spiritualist, fortune teller, etc. |
| medium [s] | n. a vehicle or conduit - ink, paint, television, magazine, etc |
| medium [s] | n. a go between in mediation |
| medium | adj. between high and low; rare and well done |
| meet [s][ing] | n. assembly for some purpose |
| meet [s][ing] | v. encounter; join |
| meet | adj. fair or just |
| meter [s] | n. measuring device - water usage meter, taxi fare meter |
| meter [s] | v. dispense measured quantity |
| meter [s] | n. metric system unit of length |
| milk [s] | n. lactic beverage from animal; plant sap |
| milk [s] | v. extract |
| mix [es] | v. blend; stir |
| mix [es] | n. result of blening - 'cake mix' |
| mixer [s] | n. machine which mixes |
| mixer [s] | n. social event; party |
| moccasin [s] | n. kind of footwear usually associated with Amerind tribes |
| moccasin [s] | n. poisonous snake |
| molding [s] | n. millwork; architectural trim |
| molding [s] | v. making form a mold; shaping |
| mole [s] | n. term in chemistry - molecular weight |
| mole [s] | n. blemish on the body |
| mole [s] | n. stone breakwater |
| mole [s] | n. fur bearing underground mammal |
| mole [s] | n. spy or double agent |
| mole [s] | n. tunnel making machine |
| moon [s] | n. natural planetary satellites |
| moon [s] | v. display naked derierre to shock or insult |
| moon [s] | v. pine over |
| mortar [s] | n. cement mixture used in masonry work |
| mortar [s] | n. type of artillery or cannon |
| mortar [s] | n. a vessel used with a pestle to grind powders |
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| mothball [s] | n. anti moth chemical napthalene in spherical shape |
| mothball [s] | v. deactivate and store, as in mothball a ship |
| mother [s] | n. female parent |
| mother [s] | n. vinegar or pickling liquid |
| mother [s] | v. behave in motherly manner; sometimes perjorative |
| muff [s] | n. warming devices for hands or ears |
| muff [s] | v. perform incompetently; screw up |
| mug [s] | n. drinking vessel similar to a cup |
| mug [s] | n.sl. human face |
| mug [s] | n.sl. lowlife |
| mug [s] | v. rob |
| mullet [s] | n. species of fish |
| mullet [s] | n. five pointed 'star' as used on U S flag |
| mullet [s] | n. style of haircut |
| murder [s] | n. / v. illegally cause to die; kill a human being |
| murder [s] | n. group name for crows |
| muse [s] | n. guidng spirit. Muse. |
| muse [s] | v. meditate or think about |
| mush [ed][es] | n. boiled cornmeal or similar porridge |
| mush | n. slang; sentimental statements of some kinds |
| mush [ed][es] | v. squeeze together |
| mush | intj. command to get moving; 'MUSH!" |
| mushed | adj. signifying mashed together |
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| nail [s] | n. metal fastening device inserted by hammering |
| nail [s] [ed] [ing] | v. fasten using nails |
| nail [s] | n. hard covering on fingers and toe tips |
| nail [s] [ed] [ing] | v. prove responsible or guilty |
| needle [s] | n. poited tool used in sewing thread; injecting medication, etc |
| needle [s] | v. tease |
| nickel | n. chemical element |
| nickel | n. slang for U.S. five cent coin |
| nut [s] | n. produce from certain trees; pecan, almond, etc. |
| nut [s] | n. fastener which mates with bolt |
| nut [s] | n. person or idea considered less than sane |
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| obtuse | adj. triangle with one angle greater than ninety degrees |
| obtuse | adj. lacking understanding; mentally dense |
| oil [s] | n. petroleum or derivative |
| oil [s] [ed] | v. apply oil to surface |
| oiled | adj. drunk |
| ought [s] | should |
| ought [s] | zero |
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| pack [s] | n. canine group - wolf pack, pack of dogs |
| pack [s] | n. container such as back pack |
| pack [s] [ed] [er] [ing] | v. carry, as on back or pack animal |
| pack [s] [ed] [er] [ing] | v. assemble in container as in pack your lunch |
| pad [s] | n. paper stack gummed one edge |
| pad [s] [ding] | n. insulators or shock absorbers |
| pad [s] [ding] | n. puffy filling |
| pad [s] | n. slang for dwelling or habitat |
| pad [s] [ded] [ding] | v. apply filling |
| pad [s] [ded] [ding] | v. walk carefully like a cat |
| pad [s] [ded] [ding] | v. make into a pad |
| palm [s] | n. type of tree |
| palm [s] | n. grasping area of human hand |
| palm [s] | v. conceal, as a magician palms a coin |
| pan [s] | n. cooking or baking container. sauce pan, cake pan, etc |
| pan [s] | n. natural depression in land |
| pan [s][ned][ning] | v. sift water for ore such as gold |
| pan [s][ned][ning] | v. in photography, move lens in an arc. visually scan. |
| pan [s][ned][ning] | v. criticize or negatively review |
| pant [s] | n. trouser leg; trousers [pair of pants] |
| pant [s] | v. breathe rapidly |
| park [s] | n. recreational or preserved land |
| park [s] | v. situate or position - park a car |
| pass [es] | n. way through mountains |
| pass [es] | n. result of throwing football |
| pass [es] [ed] [er] [ing] | v. throw football |
| pass [es] [ed] [er] [ing] | v. defer or go by |
| paste [s] | n. adhesive compound or viscous material |
| paste [s] [ed] | v. apply adhesive coating or pasted object - e.g. wallpaper |
| pasted | adj. slang for inebriated |
| peck [s] | n. volumetric measure - 'bushel & a peck' |
| peck [s] [ed] [er] [ing] | n. / v. light kiss |
| peck [s] [ed] [er] [ing] | v. strike with beak or sharp instrument; harrangue |
| pecker | n. slang for human penis |
| peer [s] | n. of equal status. 'Peer of the Realm' |
| peer [s] | v. look |
| pelt [s] | n. skin of fur bearing animal |
| pelt [s] | v. throw at or fall on; "pelted by hailstones" |
| pen [s] | n. writng instrument |
| pen [s] | n. corral or similar confinement |
| pen [s] | n. slang for prison |
| pen [s] [ned] [ning] | v. write |
| pen [s] [ned] [ning] | v. confine |
| perch | n. kind of fish |
| perch | n. resting place or vantage point |
| perch | v. to ocupy aresting place or vantage point |
| pickle [d] [s] | n. cucumber treated with brine & spices |
| pickle [d] [s] | n. dilemma; messy situation |
| pickle [d] | v. treat vegetables with pickling liquid |
| pill [s] | n. medicinal tablet |
| pill [s] | adj. nuisance; irritating person |
| pill [s] | v. gather into balls; form loose ends on fabric surface |
| pinch [es] | n. slang for difficult situation - "I'm in a financial pinch" |
| pinch [es] [er] [ed] [ing] | v. squeeze or bind |
| pinch [es] [er] [ed] [ing] | v. slang for steal |
| pincher | n. canine breed group - best known is doberman |
| pit [s] | n. cavity or hole |
| pit [s] | n. seeds of some fruits - peach, apricot, cherry |
| pit [s] | v. match, play against |
| pitted | adj. surface etched, holey |
| pitted | v.pt. matched, played against |
| pitch | n. tar derivative |
| pitch [es] [ed] | n. measure of tonal quality; sound - "perfect pitch" |
| pitch [es] [ed] [ing] | v. throw or toss |
| pitch [es] [ed] [ing] | v. / n. inform w/ intent to persuade - sales pitch |
| plain | n. plateau; vast meadowland |
| plain | adj. ordinary; unadorned |
| plane [s] | n. in geometry a two dimensional surface |
| plane [s] | n. airplane, aeroplane |
| plane [s] | n. tool for shaving wood |
| plane [s] | v. to shave or reduce a surface by planing |
| plant [s] | n. herbaceous entity - tree, shrub, grass, etc. |
| plant [s] | n. factory |
| plant [s] | n. shill or ringer in an audience |
| plant [ed][er][ers][ing][s] | v. install herbaceous entity in soil |
| plant [ed][er][ers][ing][s] | v. to place or dsposit - "plant a kiss on her lips" |
| planter [s] | n. container for potted plants |
| plaque | n. ornamental wall decoration or trophy/award |
| plaque | n. undesirable accretion on teeth, in arteries |
| play [s] | n. theatrical production |
| play [s][ing] | v. act a part |
| play [s][ing] | v. engage in |
| player [s] | n.actor |
| player [s] | n. participant |
| plied | adj. having layers |
| plied | v.pt. worked at |
| plies | n.pl. layers |
| plies | v.p 2nd person - he works at |
| plot [s] | n. piece of land or ground |
| plot [s] [ted][ter][ting] | n.+ v scheme |
| plot [s] [ted][ter][ting] | v. enter data on graph |
| poke [s] | n. worldly posessions - "my poke" |
| poke [s] [d] [ing] | v. touch in a certain manner, usually with index finger |
| poke [s] [d] [ing] | v. erupt; come through - "poke out" |
| poker [s] | n. tool, usually associated with fireplace |
| poker [s] | n. one who pokes things |
| poker [s] | n. game played with playing cards |
| ply | n. layer, as in plywood |
| ply | v. work at, as ply a trade |
| plying | n. layering |
| plying | v.p. working at |
| pole [s] | n. post or long cylindrical object - 'flagpole' |
| pole [s] | v. propel by use of a pole - poling a boat |
| Pole [s] | n. people of Poland |
| pool [s] | n. body of water, usually in artificial enclosure |
| pool | n. common name for game of billiards |
| pool [s] | n. wagering collective - "football pool" |
| pool [s] | v. coalesce or aggregate - liquid, talents, funds, resources |
| poop | n. certain deck of a sailing vessel |
| poop | n.slang. excrement, feces |
| poop [ed][s] | v. excrete |
| poop [ed][s] | v./adj. tire, wear out |
| pose [d] | n. / v. assume a position |
| pose [d][r][rs] | v. pretend to be |
| pose [d][r][rs] | v. propose or offer |
| poser [s] | n. difficult or challenging questions |
| posing | v.p. strking a pose |
| posing | v.p. pretending to be |
| posing | v.p. questioning or proposing |
| post [s] | n. vertical support - fence post, etc. |
| post [s] | v. display notice or send mail |
| poster [s] | n. visual display - art or information |
| poster [s] | v. one who posts something |
| pound [s] | n. unit of weight measure [16 ounces avoirdupois] |
| pound [s] | n. unit of currency in United Kingdom [before Euro] |
| pound [s] | v. beat or hammer, as in pound dough |
| pounder [s] | n/adj. used to describe something - twenty pounder, etc |
| pounder [s] | n. one who pounds something |
| press [es] | n. device for squeezing or printing |
| press | n. collective for news media, esp. newspapers "the press" |
| press [ed][er][es][ing] | v. squeeze |
| press [ed][er][es][ing] | v. smooth garments with an iron |
| press [ed][er][es][ing] | v. pursue, push,urge - to press a matter or subject or issue |
| pretty | adj. attractive |
| pretty | adj. mostly - "pretty much" or "pretty awful" |
| prick [s] | n. instrument for puncturing |
| prick [s][ed][er][ing] | v. puncture or pierce with sharp instrument |
| prick [s][ed][er][ing] | v. goad or spur - "pricked his conscience or curisoity" |
| prick [s] | n. vulgar slang for penis |
| prick [s] | n. vulgar slang for detestable person |
| pride | n. esteem |
| pride [s] | v. active; esteeming |
| pride [s] | n. group name for lions |
| prune [s] | n. dried plum |
| prune [s] | v. trim off unwanted portions |
| puff [s] | n. cushion |
| puff [s] | n. small movement of air or smoke |
| puff [s] | n. slang for homosexual male |
| puff [s] | v. draw smoke from cigarette; smoke |
| puffer [s] | n. one or something which puffs |
| puffer [s] | n. a species of fish |
| pug [s] | n. dog of a breed |
| pug [s] | n. has been boxer |
| punch [es] | n. beverages associated with fetivities |
| punch [es] | n. tool for punching holes in something |
| punch [es] | v. strike with fist |
| punk | n. chemical compound that smolders when burned |
| punk | n. slang; smart aleck youth, hoodlum type |
| punk | adj. of poor quality or service - "talk about a punk movie" |
| punk | adj. certain fashion style in clothing, hair, music |
| punt [s] | n. small boat |
| punt [s] | n./v. kind of kick, usually in American football |
| punt | pertaining to the game of Faro |
| pupil [s] | n. center opening in the eye |
| pupil [s] | n. student |
| purse [s] | n. pocketbook, wallet, money |
| purse [s] | n. prize - esp. in horse racing, boxing |
| purse [s] | v. press lips together in certain manner |
| pussy | n. slang term for cat or kitten |
| pussy | n. vulgar slang for vulva |
| pussy | n. vulgar slang for squeamish man or one seen as a "wimp" |
| pussies | n. slang term for cat or kitten |
| pussies | n. vulgar slang for vulva |
| pussies | n. vulgar slang for squeamish man or one seen as a "wimp" |
| putter [s] | n. golf club |
| putter [s] | v. dither or work at in leisurely manner - "putter about" |
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| quack [s] | n./v/ sound made by duck |
| quack [s] | n./adj. charlatan - esp. in medical rpactice |
| quail | n. bird |
| quail | v. cower in fear |
| quarrel [s] | n. crossbow bolt |
| quarrel [s] | n. disagreements, disputes |
| quarrel [s] | v. disagree, argue |
| quarry | n. pit or mine - esp for stone, marble, etc |
| quarry | n. target of predator, hunter |
| quarter [s] | n. measure equalling one-fourth 1/4 |
| quarter [s] | n. U.S. coin worth 25 cents, 1/4 dollar |
| quarter [s] | v. house, provide lodging "quarter the troops" |
| quarter [s] | v. divide into fourths |
| quarter | n. allowance, slack "grant no quarter" |
| queer | adj. odd |
| queer [s] | v. disrupt or upset as in "queer the deal" |
| queer [s] | n. slang for homosexual male |
| quiver [s] | n. holder or scabbard for arrows |
| quiver [s] | v. shake, usuall from fear |
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| race [s] | n. speed competition |
| race [s] | n. ethnicities among humans |
| rack [s] | n. device used in medieval torture |
| rack [s] | n. storage shelving and the like |
| rack [s] | n/v.. in billiards - frame for arranging balls, or so arranging |
| rag [s] | n. wiping cloth |
| rag [s] | n. perjorative for sleazy publication |
| rag [s] | v. hassle or scold [slang] - "don't rag on me" |
| ragged | adj. worn; uneven edge |
| ragged | v.pt. hassled or scolded [slang] - " ragged on me" |
| ragging | v.p. turning cloth into rags |
| ragging | v.p. hassling, scolding, teasing, tormenting |
| rake [s] | n. garden or industrial implement |
| rake [s] | v. draw to or collect by use of rake like tool |
| rake [s] | n. slang for a man who is "fast" with women |
| rang | v.pt. tallied items at checkout - "rang up a sale" |
| rang | v.pt. activated a bell to produce sounds |
| range [s] | n. scope |
| range [s] | n. a cooking stove |
| range [s] | n. prairie where cattle fed |
| ranges | v. moves across a scale, time, space, etc. - form to |
| ream [s] | n. standard measure of paper quantity |
| ream [s][ed][ing] | v. increase diameter of a bore hole |
| ream [s][ed][ing] | v. clean out by reaming |
| recess [es] | n. time out from duty or proceedings - court recess |
| recess [es] | v. take time out |
| recess [es] | n. apertures, niches, depressions in surfaces |
| retain [s][ed] | v. hold, keep, save |
| retain [s][ed] | v. hire - "retain counsel" |
| retainer [s] | n. one who holds or keeps, or device which serves purpose |
| retainer [s] | n. stipend given to obtain future services [mostly at law] |
| retaining | v. act of retaining |
| retaining | adj. describes device which retains "retaining ring" etc |
| retaining | adj. wall or other holding device descriptor |
| ring [s] | n. precious metal circle worn on finger |
| ring [s] | n. enclosure - rodeo, circus, boxing, etc |
| ring [s] | n. sound made by a bell |
| ring [s] | v. contact another by telephone - "give them a ring" |
| ring [s] | v. tally items at checkout - "ring up sale" |
| ring [s] | v. activate a bell to produce sounds |
| ringed | adj. having appearance of a ring - [ring necked pheasant] |
| ringed | adj. surrounded - "ringed by enemy positions" |
| ringer [s] | n. one who activates a bell - bell ringer |
| ringer [s] | n. look alike or shill |
| ringer [s] | n. one who calls another - "gives them a ring" |
| ringing | v.p. contacting another by telephone - "giving them a ring" |
| ringing | v.p. tallying items at checkout - "ringing up the sale" |
| ringing | v. activating a bell to produce sounds |
| rivet [s] | n. metal fastener |
| rivet [s] | v. fasten with rivets |
| rivet [s] | v. engage rapt attention |
| rock [ed][er][ing] | n. cut of meat |
| roast [s] | n. satirical celebration of honoree |
| roast [ing] | v. cooking method |
| roast [ing] | v. ceremonially ridiculing honoree |
| rock [s] | n. stone, usually large |
| rock [s] | n. form of modern music |
| rock [ed][er][ing][s] | v. play rock music |
| rock [ed][er][ing][s] | v. sway backward and forward |
| rock | n. staunch, dependable ally |
| Rock | n. a title of God in scripture |
| rod [s] | n. stick or bar for support or administering punishment |
| rod [s] | n. English unit of measure = 5.5 yards |
| rod [s] | n.slang. pistol, hand gun - "he packs a rod" |
| root [s] | n. underground part of flora; basis or origin |
| root [s] | v. dig for |
| rooted | adj. having roots; secured in ground; sourced |
| rooted | v.pt. dug for |
| rooting | v.p. putting down roots; becoming established |
| rooting | v.p. searching or digging for |
| rose | n. variety of flower |
| rose | adj. color |
| rose | v.pt. rise |
| router [s] | n. tool for trimming, carving, etc. |
| router [s] | n. person who schedules and routes traffic |
| rubber [s] | n. natural latex compound |
| rubber [s] | n. scoring segment in card game of bridge |
| rubber [s] | n. galoshes |
| rubber [s] | n.slang. contraceptive condom |
| rubber | adj. rubber band, ball, check, etc. |
| rule [s] | n. line on ruled paper |
| rule [s] | n. regulation or law |
| rule [s][ed] | v. govern |
| ruled | adj. lined |
| ruling | v.p. applying lines |
| ruling | n. decision of a court |
| ruling | v.p. governing |
| rulings | n.pl. lines |
| rulings | n.pl. court decisions |
| rum | n. alcoholic beverage |
| rum | adj. bad deal [slang] |
| rung | v.pt. rung a bell |
| rung | n. step on a ladder |
| runoff | n. election eliminator |
| runoff | n. excess fluid flow; unabsorbed rain water |
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| sack [s] | n. bag or container, feed sack, etc. |
| sack [s][ed][er][ing] | v. place in sack |
| sack [s][ed][er][ing] | v. terminate from employment - "fire" |
| sacking | n. textile for making sacks |
| salamander [s] | n. amphibian somewhat like a lizard |
| salamander [s] | n. tool/implement used in cooking or fire control |
| salamander [s] | n. portable broiler/oven |
| sand [s] | n. particles of quartz material often forming seashore |
| sand [s] | v. abrade to make smooth |
| saw [s] | n. toothed cuting tool |
| saw [s] | n. aphorism of dubious merit - "that old saw?" |
| saw [s] | v. cut with toothed blade |
| saw | v.pt. past tense of see |
| scald [s] | n. fungal disease in grasses and some trees |
| scald [s] | v. heat liquid to high temperature |
| scale [s] | n. device for determining object's weight |
| scale [s] | n. outer covering on body of most fish |
| scale [s] | n. plant disease |
| scale [s][d] | n. coating like rust, lime, calcium, occuring on surfaces |
| scale [s][d] | n. way of measuring levels; music scale, tornado scale, etc. |
| scale [s][d] | n. a ratio as in a model made to 1/24th scale |
| scale [s][d] | v. climb to summit or reach top - "scale the heights" |
| scaler [s] | n. "descaler" better word for scale remover |
| scaler [s] | n. scale operator |
| scaler [s] | n. one who determines dimension of scaled copy |
| scaler [s] | n. climber |
| scaling | v.p. removing scale or scales |
| scaling | v.p. resizing |
| scaling | v.p. climbing |
| scoop [s] | n. sort of a shovel used to 'scoop' ice cream or other stuff |
| scoop [s][ed][er][ing] | v. dig out |
| scoop [s] | n. first news discovery |
| scoop [s][ed][er][ing] | v. to beat competition to news |
| score [s] | n. tally of competition results |
| score [s] | v. succeed - "score big time" |
| scrap [s] | n. leftovers; waste |
| scrap [s] | v. discard |
| scrape [s] | n. barely get by |
| scrape [s] | v. remove from surface - "scrape paint off" |
| screw [s] | n. simple machine; a fastener with spiral flanges |
| screw [s] | n. propeller on ship or submarine vehicle |
| screw [s] | n.sl. human copulation |
| screw [s][ed][er][ing] | v. attach with screw fastener or use similar motion |
| screw [s][ed][er][ing] | v.sl. copulate |
| screw [s][ed][er][ing] | v.sl. cheat another or place at great disadvantage |
| script [s] | n. content for theatrical production |
| script [s] | n. form of money or substitute therefor |
| script [s] | n. physician's prescription |
| script [s] | v. program an event |
| scum | n. organic material on pond surface |
| scum | adj. perjorative for low-life person[s] |
| season[s] | n. time of year [spring, summer, fall, winter] |
| season[s] | v. add spices |
| shaver [s] | n. device for shaving, beards, wood, etc. |
| shaver [s] | v. one who shaves |
| shaver [s] | n. slange for young boy - 'little shaver' |
| shed [s] | n. small outbuilding |
| shed [s] | n. devoid of contents as in "hollow shell" or "shell home" |
| shell [s] | n. outer covering or housing for ordinance, vegetables, animals |
| shell [s] | n. devoid of contents as in "hollow shell" or "shell home" |
| shell [s][ed][ing] | v. remove shell; slang "shell out" or give |
| shell [s][ed][ing] | v. fire ordinance upon in volume - "shell the enemy in war" |
| ship [s] | n. seagoing vessel |
| ship [s] | v. send cargo |
| shoot [ing][s] | n./v. slang term for gulping alcoholic beverage |
| shooting [s] | n. event in which shots were fired |
| shoot [ing][s]] | v. fire weapon, throw dice, etc. |
| shooter [s] | n./v. slang term for gulped alcoholic beverage |
| shooter [s] | n. ones who fire weapon |
| short | adj. not long or not tall or insufficient |
| short [s] | n. electrical malfunction |
| short [ed][s] | v. cheats; failed to supply enough |
| short [s] | n. garment; pants ending above knee |
| short | n. measure of liquor, usually 1.5 oz |
| shot [s] | n. discharge from shooting |
| shot [s] | n. sound of firearm discharge |
| shot | v. pt. shoot past tense |
| shower [s] | n. bathing device or light rainfall |
| shower [s][ed][ing] | v. bathe by use of a shower |
| shower [s][ed][ing] | v. pour out generously - 'shower with gifts' |
| shower [s] | n. gift giving event - 'baby shower', 'bridal shower' |
| shrink [s] | n. psychiatrist [slang] |
| shrink [s][ing] | v. collapse or grow smaller |
| shrink [s][ing] | v. withdraw from |
| sign [s] | n. display, notice, or visual advice |
| sign [s] | n. omen - "signs and wonders" |
| sign [s][ed][er][ing] | v. affix signature |
| sign [s][ed][er][ing] | v. communicate to deaf via ASL or other hand signals |
| sire [s] | n. male parent of dog or horse |
| sire | n. form of address |
| sire [s] | v. beget, procreate |
| siren [s] | n. noise emitting warning device |
| siren [s] | n. myhtological sea nymph, mermaid |
| siren [s] | n. enticingly attractive woman |
| sirenian | adj. akin to female siren |
| sirenian | adj. certain animals, notably manatees and dugongs |
| size [d] | adj. measurement scale [small, medium, large] [6, 6 1/2, 7, 7 1/2] etc. |
| size [d] | v. apply sizing to fabric |
| sizing | n. starch or polymer chemical paste used to stiffen or smooth fabric |
| sizing | v.p determining size on scale |
| skate [s] | n. aquatic creature |
| skate [s] | n. shoe specially equipped for use on ice or with rollers |
| skate [s] | v. employ a skating shoe |
| skirt [s] | n. garment for females |
| skirt [s][ed][ing] | n. /adj. material surrounding/concealing object - "bed skirt" |
| skirt [s][ed][ing] | v. evades; goes around - "skirts the issue" |
| slacks | n. trousers |
| slacks | v. doesn't perform at full capacity; avoids share of load |
| slug [s] | n. shelless snail |
| slug [s] | n. layabout |
| slug [s] | n. fake coin used in vending machines |
| slug [s] | v. hit, strike |
| smack [s] | v. strike, hit, slap |
| smack | adj. close, tight - 'smack against the wall' |
| smack [s] | n. sound made by human/animal lips |
| smack | slang: heroin |
| smelt [s] | n. variety of fish |
| smelt | v.pt. smelled; detected odor |
| smelt [s] | v. extract metal from ore by melting |
| snatch [es] | v. grab away quickly |
| snatch [es] | n. bits or pieces, as of an overheard conversation or story |
| snatch [es] | v. kidnap |
| snatch [es] | vulgar slang: human vagina |
| snow [s] | n. collected frozen precipitate |
| snow [s][ed][ing] | v. the falling of snow from sky |
| snow [s][ed][ing] | v. bamboozle, lie to |
| sod | n. grass |
| sod | n. pitiable person [slang] - "poor old sod" |
| soup [s] | n. foodstuff made with water & other ingredients |
| soup | n.sl. nitroglycerine |
| soup | n. state of difficulty or trouble - "you're in the soup now me lad" |
| soup [s] | v.sl. revise engine to run faster - "soup it up" |
| spar [s] | n. ship's mast |
| spar [s] | n. certain types of mineral like "feldspar" |
| spar [s] | v. verbal or physical pugilistic behavior; fighting for practice |
| spar | col. for "spare" - "kin you spar me some terbacky?" |
| spare | adj. extra in case of need - "spare tire" |
| spare | adj. Spartan; barely sufficient |
| spare | v. exempt from consequences - "spare his life" |
| spartan | adj. bare minimum to meet needs |
| Spartan | adj. of or pertaining to city state of Sparta |
| spat [s] | n. disagreement, quarrel |
| spat [s] | n. obsolete article of men's clothing worn over ankles |
| spat | v.pt. past tense of spit [expectorate] |
| spectacles | n. eyeglasses |
| spectacles | n.pl. spectacle - a public display of note |
| spell [s] | n. episode or period of time - fainting spell; spell of sickness |
| spell [s] | n. hypnotic state or metaphysical influence; also a curse |
| spell [s][ed][er][ing] | v. tell the letters making up a word |
| spell [s][ed][er][ing] | v. give relief by taking the place of one "I'll spell you" |
| spin [s] | v. rotate |
| spin [s] | v. cast in a certain light, usually deceptive |
| spirit [s] | n. bodiless being or entity, also inner being of human |
| spirit [s] | n. mood, enthusiasm, fidelity |
| spirit [s] | v. remove mysteriously; "spirit away" |
| spirits | n. alcoholic beverages |
| spit [s] | n. device for turning meat while cooking |
| spit [s] | n. expectoration of saliva |
| spits | n.pl. devices for turning meat while cooking |
| spits | v. expectorates saliva |
| spoon [s] | n. eating utensil |
| spoon [s][ed][er][ing] | v. scoop or dish out using a spoon |
| spoon [s][ed][er][ing] | v. engage in romantic cuddlng and kissing |
| Spooner | n.pr. Rev W.A. Spooner, originator of certain type of pu exemplified by "kisstomary to cuss the bride" now called a spoonerism |
| spooners | n.pl. ones who scoop or dish out using a spoon |
| spooners | n.pl. ones who engage in romantic cuddlng and kissing |
| spot [s] | n. location - "x marks the spot" |
| spot [s] | n. blemish or stain |
| spot [s][ted][ter][ting] | v. visual locate - spot something or someone |
| spot [s][ted][ter][ting] | v. give an advantage or aid - "I'll spot you two strokes" |
| spotted | adj. having spot marks - a leopard |
| spout [s] | n. spigot - pouring spout |
| spout [s] | v. talk, blabber |
| spread [s] | n. bedcover |
| spread [s] | n. foodstuff (butter, margarine, peanut butter, etc) |
| spread [s] | n. land area used for animal husbandry - a ranch |
| spread [s] | n. difference in points offered in wagering on athletic competitions |
| spread [s] | v. distribute or lay out |
| spring [s] | n. underground water source |
| spring [s] | n. mechanical device, usually of wound metal |
| spring | v. pay for - "spring for the bill" |
| spring | v. jump or leap up |
| spruce [s] | n. type of evergreen tree or its wood |
| spruce [s] | v. clean or touch up |
| square [s] | n. geometric shape |
| square [s] | n. conservative or old fashioned person [slang] |
| square [s] | n. carpenter or mechanic's tool |
| square [s] | v. make square or true |
| square | adj. trustworthy, fair, honest |
| squaring | v.p. making right; "squaring a bet" |
| squaring | v.p. making square |
| squash | n. vegetable |
| squash | n. game played with ball |
| squash | v. mash, crush |
| stable | adj. reliable, unmoving, |
| stable [s] | n. horse house |
| stable [s] | n. collective for racehorses, prizefighters, other groups |
| stack [s] | n. vent pipe, smoke stack, organized pile |
| stack [s] | v. place one atop another |
| staff [s] | n. pole used by shepherd or to hold flag |
| staff [s] | n. collective for human resources such as 'faculty' |
| stag [s] | n. male deer |
| stag [s] | n. person [man] without date |
| stage [s] | n. platform, usually for theatrical purposes |
| stage [s] | n. type of carriage associated with American west |
| stage [s] | n. location in process of development |
| stage [s] | v. produce a presentation for theater or fakery |
| stamp [s] | n. label attesting to postage paid |
| stamp [s] | n. device for imprinting - "rubber stamp" |
| stamp [s][ed][er][ing] | v. form by stamping |
| stamp [s][ed][er][ing] | v. display disagreement by hitting ground with soles of feet |
| stamped | adj. was made by stamping process |
| stamping | n. describes how made - "a stamping" |
| stand [s] | n. kiosk, informal store or market |
| stand [s][ing] | v. tolerate or allow, endure |
| stand [s][ing] | v. hold self upright on feet |
| standing | adj. place in ranking system |
| staples [s] | n. regular basic supply item; sugar, flour, salt, oil, etc |
| staples [s] | n. U shaped metal fastener |
| staples [s] | v. apply staple type fastener |
| step [s] | n. riser forming a staircase |
| step [s] | n. distance covered by one unit of perambulation |
| step [s] | n. sequential positions of process |
| step [s] | v. place foot forward then follow - walk, take a step |
| sting [s] | n. insect bite |
| sting [s] | v. charade for capturing wrongdoers or revenge |
| stone [s] | n. common rocks |
| stock [s][ing] | v. to place into storage or usage; have on hand |
| stock [s] | n. inventory of goods |
| stock [s] | n. standard reply, "stock" answer |
| stock [s] | n. animals, usually cattle, horses, livestock of any kind |
| stockings | n. hosiery |
| stole | n. shoulder wrap; also religious use article |
| stole | v.pt. steal |
| stole | v. walked or crept away with stealth - "stole away" |
| stone [s] | n. common rocks |
| stone [s] | n. cherry or peach pit and similar seed covers |
| stone [s] | n. British unit of dry weight = 14 pounds |
| stone [d][s] | v. pelt with stones/rocks - "publicly stoned" |
| stoned | adj. slang - under influence of drugs such as marijuana |
| stoning | v.p. act of casting stones |
| stoning | v.p. removing 'stones' from fruit |
| stool [s] | n. a sitting device usually taller or shorter than a chair - "bar stool" |
| stool [s] | n. fecal output |
| stool [s] | v. tattle; reveal - "stool pigeon" |
| stop [s] | n. motion arrester or preventor - bus stop, drain plug |
| stop [s] | n. location on route such as bus stop |
| stop [s] | v. prevent or halt; come to a stop |
| stopper [s] | n. bottle or drain plug |
| stopper [s] | n. object or event preventing going ahead |
| stopping | v.p. closing container |
| stopping | v.p. preventing |
| store [s] | n. retail establishment |
| store [s] | n. cache of goods in storage |
| store [s] | v. put in storage |
| storm [s] | n. inclement weather phenomenon |
| storm [s] | v. attack with force - "storm the battlements" |
| stormed | v.pt. severe weather occurred |
| stormed | v.pt. attacked with force |
| storming | v.p. weather storm occurring |
| storming | v.p. attacking with force |
| stormy | adj. bad weather |
| stormy | adj. bad mood; angry countenance |
| stout | adj. plump, heavy |
| stout | n. beverage akin to ales and beers |
| stove | n. cooking appliance or heater |
| stove | v. break in or puncture |
| strand [s] | n. row or string as of pearls |
| strand [s] | n. land strip "The Grand Strand" |
| strand [s] | v. leave or abandon is helpless situation |
| strike [s] | n. a labor union refusal to work |
| strike [s] | n. in baseball, a called failure to hit ball |
| strike [s] | n. in bowling - perfect knockdown of all pins in one roll of ball |
| strike [s] | v. to refuse to work, eat, comply |
| strike [s] | v. in minting, to impress design on medal or coin |
| strike [s] | v. find or discover - "strike gold" |
| strike [s] | v. hit |
| striker [s] | n. worker on walkout |
| striker [s] | n. device for striking medals and coins |
| striker [s] | n. one who hits |
| striking | v.p. refusing to work, comply |
| striking | v.p. impressing designs on medals and coins |
| striking | v.p. finding or discovering - "striking gold" |
| striking | v.p. hitting |
| striking | adj. noticeably strongly appealing - "striking woman" |
| string [s] | n. small diameter braided rope |
| string [s] | v. arrange; continue under false pretenses |
| strip [s] | n. narrow pieces |
| strip [s] | v. remove - clothing, rank, apint, etc |
| struck | v.pt. refused to work or comply |
| struck | v.pt. made medals or coins |
| struck | v.pt found, discovered - "struck gold" |
| struck | v.pt hit |
| strut [s] | n. supporting element in a physical structure - "wing strut" etc |
| strut [s] | v. walk in particular manner - "strut your stuff" |
| stunt [s] | n. trick or feat of daring |
| stunt [s] | v. shorten or retard growth |
| sties | n.pl. hog pens |
| sties | n.pl. eye infections |
| sty | n. pen for hogs |
| sty | n. infection of the eye, resembles a boil |
| sublime | n. heavenly, exceedingly wonderful |
| sublime | v. in chemistry change from solid directly to gaseous state |
| suffer [s][ed][ing] | v. endure physical or emotional pain |
| suffer [s][ed][ing] | v. allow, permit; tolerate, not prevent |
| sugar | n. sweet carbohydrate compound |
| Sugar | n. sl. term of endearment |
| sugar | n.sl. show of afffection; a kiss - "gimme some sugar" |
| sugar | n. sl. money |
| swag | n. drapery, festoon, decoration |
| swag | n. booty, ill gotten treasure |
| swag | v. walk lurching side to side |
| swell [s] | n. undulation on surface of large water body |
| swell [s] | v. enlarge, increase |
| swell | adj. sl. likable or fine "swell guy", "dinner is swell" |
| swill [s] | n. garbage; animal feed slop |
| swill [s] | v. drink; guzzle |
| swipe [s] | v. slang for steal |
| swipe [s] | v. wipe or clean |
| swipe [s] | v. barely collide with |
| sty | n. where pigs are kept |
| sty | n. boil like eyelid infection |
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| table [s] | n. furniture |
| table [s] | n. display of data |
| table [s][d][ing] | v. set aside for future consideration; postpone |
| table [s][d][ing] | v. enter into a list |
| tag [s][ged] | n. label |
| tag | n. game |
| tag [s][ged] | v. identify |
| teal | n. color in the blue-green range |
| teal | n. type of waterfowl |
| tee [s] | n. name of the alphabet letter "T" |
| tee [s] | n. T shaped intersetcion as in plumbing, roadways, etc |
| tee [s] | n. device used in playing golf |
| tee [s][d][ing] | v. activity in golf |
| tee [s][d][ing] | n.colloq. cause to become angry - "Tee off" |
| tell [s] | n. archaelogical dig |
| tell [s] | n. unintended revelation via body language |
| tell [s] | v. say, inform |
| teller [s] | n. bank clerk |
| teller [s] | n. one who tells |
| thrush | n. kind of bird |
| thrush | n. type of illness, disease |
| tip [s] | n. gratuity for service |
| tip [s] | n. inside information |
| tip [s] | v. lean or fall over |
| tire [s] | n. wheel surrounds |
| tip [s] | v. become exhausted, lacking energy to continue |
| toast | n. bread heated to crusty appearance |
| toast [s] | n. a good wish to another |
| toast ] | n. celebrated, as in "toast of the town" |
| toast [ed,er,s,ing] | v. process bread into toast |
| toast [ed,er,s,ing] | v. raise a glass in someone's honor |
| toaster | n. appliance, usually electric, for toasting bread or rolls |
| toenail [s] | n. hard covering on toe |
| toenail [s] | v. attach one board to another by nailing at an angle |
| tissue [s] | n. very thin soft paper product |
| tissue [s] | n. flesh |
| tong [s] | n. gripping tool |
| tong [s] | n. certain kind of Chinese association of persons |
| tongue [s] | n. body organ used for tasting (and speaking in humans) |
| tongue [s] | n. wagon drawbar; shoe tongue, other such objects |
| tongue [s] | n. a particular human language - "mother tongue" |
| tongue [s] | n. a protrusion designed for the groove in "tongue & groove" |
| tongued | adj. posessing a tongue of some sort |
| tongued | v.pt. inserted tongue during kiss |
| tool [s] | n. implement or device |
| tool [s] | v. work at or convey - "tool around town in car" |
| tooled | adj. decorated |
| tooled | v.pt. tool - work at or convey |
| tooling | n. the work or decorative result |
| tooling | v.p. conveying |
| trace [s] | n. small residual amount |
| trace [s] | n. road or trail |
| trace [s][d] | v./adj. find, found |
| trace [s][d] | v./adj. copy, copied |
| triangle [s] | n. geometric shape with three straight sides |
| triangle [s] | n. musical instrument |
| triangle [s] | n. situation among three components in relationship - "love triangle" etc |
| trick [s] | n. cards played during a deal in bridge, hearts, etc. |
| trick [s] | n. deception, prank, etc. |
| trick [s] | n. slang for prostitue's session with patron |
| trick [s] | v. deceive |
| trip [s] | n. journey |
| trip [s][ped][per][ping] | v. stumble, fall - trip over something |
| trip [s][ped][per][ping] | v. catches out in falsehood or deceives |
| trip [s][ped][per][ping] | n. slang. dance |
| tripe | n. cow or ox stomach part |
| tripe | n. writing that is rubbish; low quality stuff |
| troll [s] | n. mythical being |
| troll [s] | v. in fishing, dragging net behind vesel |
| truss [es] | n. medical apparatus |
| truss [es] | n. structural element in a building |
| truss [es] | v. tie up |
| tube [s] | n. pipe or hoselike conveyance/device |
| tube [s] | n.slang.Brit. subway, underground railway |
| tube [s] | n.slang. television receiver |
| tube [s] | v. ride inflated inner tube on rushing water |
| tuber [s] | n. type of vegetable such as potato |
| tuber [s] | n. one who rides using an inflated inner tube |
| tubing | n. collective for applied tubes or descriptor for tube product |
| tubing | v.p. riding on inflated inner tube |
| tug [s] | n. boat of certain type |
| tug [s] | v. pull |
| type [s] | n. kinds by classification of one sort or another |
| type [s] | n. printing fonts |
| type [s] | v. operate a device using keyboard |
| type [s] | v. classify, for instance blood by type |
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| unbelievable | adj. not to be believed |
| unbelievable | expl. marvelous, fabulous [modern usage] |
| uniform | n. organizational attire |
| uniform | adj. consistent, alike |
| upper [s] | adj. / n. antonym of lower; 'upper room' 'upper bunk' etc |
| upper [s] | n. slang: mood altering pharmaceuitcals |
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| waffle [s] | n. batter cake cooked with depressions on surface |
| waffle [s] | v. oscillate between choices |
| wage [s] | n. rate of compensation for labor |
| wage [s][r] | v. conduct or prosecute as in "wage war" |
| wager [s] | n/v. bet |
| wake [s] | n. result of ship's passage through water |
| wake [s] | n. pre-burial gathering to honr deceased |
| wake [s] | v. come or cause to come out of sleep |
| wallow [s] | n. muddy pool used by animals |
| wallow [s] | v. luxuriate in as "wallow in bed" or "wallow in misery" |
| ward [s] | n. person subject to guardian |
| ward [s] | n. section of a hospital |
| ward [s] | v. deflect - ward off |
| warp [s] | n. threads running lengthwise in fabric |
| warp [s] | v. twist out of normal shape |
| warp | n. in sci-fi a speed beyond that of light |
| watch [es] | n. timepiece for wrist or pocket |
| watch [es] | n. period of observation or supervision - e.g. first watch |
| watch [es] | v. observes |
| water [s] | n. solvent HOH; streams, lakes, etc. |
| water [s][ed][er][ing] | v. apply water as in gardening, etc. |
| water [s][ed][er][ing] | v. dilute or cut strength - "water the liquor" |
| wheel [s] | n. round device enabling rolling or steering |
| wheel [s] | n.sl. important person of authority or influence - "big shot" |
| wheel [s] | v. move something by use of a wheel or wheels |
| wheel [s] | v. circle; turn about |
| wheeled | n. vehicle with wheels; having wheels |
| wheeled | v.pt. moved by use of wheel |
| wheeled | v.pt. changed course - wheeled about |
| wheeling | v.p. using wheels to move something |
| wheeling | v.p. turning about; esp. airplanes or kites |
| whip [s] | n. device for controlling animals - bull whip, horse whip, etc. |
| whip [s] | v. cause liquid to forth up - whip cream, egg whites, other |
| whip [s] | v. defeat or beat, punish |
| will [s] | n. purpose; desire; choice |
| will [s] | n. testament |
| will [s] | v. designate inheritors & bequests by way of a will |
| willed | v.pt. chose and caused to occur |
| willed | v.pt. bequeathed |
| willing | adj. agreeable to |
| willing | v.pt. bequeathing to |
| wolf | n. wild canine mammal |
| wolf | n.slang. predatory person or male who chases women - a letch |
| wolf | v. rapidly consume - wolf down food |
| wolves | n.slang. male who chases women - a letch |
| wolves | n.slang. predatory person or male who chases women - a letch |
| woof [s] | n. threads running crosswise in fabric |
| woof [s] | n/v. sound made by dog, esp cartoon dog |
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| yard [s] | n. land attached to dwelling or outdoor storage & work area |
| yard [s] | n. English unit of meaure = three feet |
| yarn [s] | 'n. thread for knitting or weaving |
| yarn [s] | n. tale or story - usually dubious or incredible |
| yield [s] | n. harvest |
| yield [s] | v. surrender |
| yielded | v.pt. results of harvest |
| yielded | v.pt. surrendered |
| yielding | v.p. producing |
| yielding | v.p. surrendering, letting go |
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| zest | n. scrapings from fruit rind - lemon zest, etc |
| zest | n. vigorous enthusiasm |
| zip | n. energy |
| zip | n. slang for 'zero', none - "the game ended 14 zip" |
| zip [s][ped][ping] | v. close a zipper |
| zip [s][ped][ping] | v. go quickly |
| zipper [s] | n. closure device |
| zipper [s] | n. one who zips |
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