riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop


disputed or made the object of contention or competition


not disputed and not made the object of contention or competition


shaped or worked with a hammer and often showing hammer marks


small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands


occupied or in the control of; often used in combination


exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts


of purchase orders that have been filled


of purchase orders that have not been filled


being the right size and shape to fit as desired


having the pituitary gland removed by surgery


of grain that has been converted into malt


of grain that has not been converted into malt


being or having been trodden or marched on


of cotton thread that has been treated with sodium hydroxide to shrink it and increase its luster and affinity for dye


the operating conditions of the oxidation pond


combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen


there were four parked cars across the street


having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation


(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form


(of a coin) altered by the insertion of a plug of base metal


(of an idea or opinion) formed beforehand; especially without evidence or through prejudice


running and leaping like a herd of pursued antelopes


at night in bed...his slowly ranging thoughts...encountered her


oewn-ridged-a oewn-carinate-a oewn-carinated-a oewn-keeled-a

having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship


uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror


dried by bringing a sprayed substance (e.g. milk or soap) into contact with hot air and recovering it in the form of a powder


the squashed looking nakedness of the fledgling birds


passing or having passed from the solid to the gaseous state (or vice versa) without becoming liquid


being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter


broadcast with captions that are seen only on receivers having special equipment; can be provided for hard-of-hearing viewers


a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument


a rational motive for a belief or action


the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'


they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches


a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic


(psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object


(psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object


(psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die


a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation

the mass media and advertisers channel our irrational impulses


an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident


an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action


an intense desire to be alone or out in the open


an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess


an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs


an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive


pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking


an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies


an irresistible desire to pick at superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)


an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things


an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair


very strong or irresistible impulse to travel


an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly


obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness


oewn-ethical_motive-n oewn-ethics-n oewn-morals-n oewn-morality-n

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong


the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle


oewn-conscience-n oewn-scruples-n oewn-moral_sense-n oewn-sense_of_right_and_wrong-n

motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions


an inner voice that judges your behavior


a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility


oewn-Inner_Light-n oewn-Light-n oewn-Light_Within-n oewn-Christ_Within-n

a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul


something that incites or provokes; a means of arousing or stirring to action


(psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido


(psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object

Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge


(psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual


a three-dimensional object, structurally rigid, usually resistant to changes of shape or volume


(mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape

we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane


a plane in which all points can be described in Cartesian coordinates


a geometric representation of the complex numbers established by the real axis and the orthogonal imaginary axis; it can be thought of as a modified Cartesian plane, with the real part of a complex number represented by a displacement along the x-axis, and the imaginary part by a displacement along the y-axis


the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)


the median plane of the body (or some part of the body)


(astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting


the plane that is in the foreground of a drawing or painting; coextensive with but different from the objective surface of the work


the plane that contains all the lines tangent to a specific point on a surface


a shape created by natural forces; not man-made


any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume


a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape


a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point


a shape which may be described by three parameters or Cartesian geometry


a figure that is a part of another figure


a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point


anything with a round shape resembling a teardrop


a slight convexity (as of the surface of a road)


a slight convexity in the shaft of a column; compensates for the illusion of concavity that viewers experience when the sides are perfectly straight


oewn-concave_shape-n oewn-concavity-n oewn-incurvation-n oewn-incurvature-n


a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases)


a shape that is curved and without sharp angles


a plane figure with rounded sides curving inward at the top and intersecting at the bottom; conventionally used on playing cards and valentines

he drew a heart and called it a valentine


a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides


a polygon such that no side extended cuts any other side or vertex; it can be cut by a straight line in at most two points


a polygon such that there is a straight line that cuts it in four or more points


a polygon with one or more reentrant angles


a polygon with all sides and all angles equal


the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes


a curve (such as a circle) having no endpoints


a closed curve that does not intersect itself


the curve theoretically assumed by a perfectly flexible and inextensible cord of uniform density and cross section hanging freely from two fixed points


the double curve of the upper lip when considered to resemble Cupid's bow


something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)


oewn-bend-n oewn-crook-n oewn-twist-n oewn-turn-n


a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook


(biology) any hook-shaped process or part


a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves


a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)


a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature

the shortest distance between two points is a straight line


(mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)


a straight line at right angles to another line


a straight line that is the limiting value of a curve; can be considered as tangent at infinity


a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point


a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points


a straight line from the center to the perimeter of a circle (or from the center to the surface of a sphere)


a straight line connecting the center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points on its surface)


a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward


a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)


oewn-recess-n oewn-recession-n oewn-niche-n oewn-corner-n


a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point


a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends


(geometry) a curve generated by the intersection of a plane and a circular cone


a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations


a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation


ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

he calculated the circumference of the circle


something approximating the shape of a circle


a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts


a plane figure with the shape of half a circle


oewn-scallop-n oewn-crenation-n oewn-crenature-n oewn-crenel-n oewn-crenelle-n

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)


a straight line connecting two points on a curve


a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle


something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate


oewn-ring-n oewn-halo-n oewn-annulus-n oewn-doughnut-n oewn-anchor_ring-n


anything with a round or oval shape (formed by a curve that is closed and does not intersect itself)


oewn-coil-n oewn-whorl-n oewn-roll-n oewn-curl-n oewn-curlicue-n oewn-ringlet-n oewn-gyre-n oewn-scroll-n

a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals)


a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center


a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle


a pair of parallel helices intertwined about a common axis

the shape of the DNA molecule is a double helix


a curve that reverses the direction of something

the tendrils of the plant exhibited perversion


(geometry) a ratio describing the shape of a conic section; the ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis

a circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity


a straight line that generates a cylinder or cone


a straight line joining the apex and a point on the base


a straight line running the length of the cylinder


the constant angle at which a helix cuts the elements of a cylinder or cone


a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight


oewn-whirl-n oewn-swirl-n oewn-vortex-n oewn-convolution-n


a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant


(geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon

you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides


something approximating the shape of a square


something approximating the shape of a triangle

the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle


a triangle whose interior angles are all acute


an object shaped like an equilateral triangle


a triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle


a triangle with no two sides of equal length


a regular polygon formed by extending each of the sides of a regular hexagon to form two equilateral triangles


(mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes)


a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length


a plane figure with 5 or more points; often used as an emblem


(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light


a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon


a hexagon with six sides of equal length


a parallelogram with four equal sides; an oblique-angled equilateral parallelogram


a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal


a figure on the surface of a sphere bounded by arcs of 3 or more great circles


a spherical polygon formed by the arcs of 3 great circles


a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces


a polyhedron any plane section of which is a convex polygon


a polyhedron some of whose plane sections are concave polygons


a polyhedron with two congruent and parallel faces (the bases) and whose lateral faces are parallelograms


oewn-parallelepiped-n oewn-parallelopiped-n oewn-parallelepipedon-n oewn-parallelopipedon-n


having bends (especially of streams and roads)

he hated the sinuosity of mountain roads


oewn-tortuosity-n oewn-tortuousness-n oewn-torsion-n oewn-contortion-n oewn-crookedness-n

a tortuous and twisted shape or position

they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs


a shape distorted by twisting or folding


a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening


a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve


an open curve formed by a plane that cuts the base of a right circular cone


the place where something divides into branches


the place where something divides into two branches


a bifurcating branch (one or both of them)


an angular shape characterized by sharp turns in alternating directions


the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians


the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer

he recorded angular distances between the stars


(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day


the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees


an angle formed by two straight lines (in the same plane)


an angle formed at the intersection of the arcs of two great circles


an angle formed by three or more planes intersecting at a common point (the vertex)


(geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)


(astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees


an interior angle of a polygon that is greater than 180 degrees


an angle pointing outward; an interior angle of a polygon that is less than 180 degrees


the angle inside two adjacent sides of a polygon


the supplement of an interior angle of a polygon


(architecture) the exterior angle formed by the junction of a sloping side and a sloping end of a roof


the angle that a line makes with a line perpendicular to the surface at the point of incidence


the acute angle between the direction of the undisturbed relative wind and the chord of an airfoil


the smallest angle of incidence for which light is totally reflected


the angle between a reflected ray and a line perpendicular to the reflecting surface at the point of incidence


the angle between a refracted ray and a line perpendicular to the surface between the two media at the point of refraction


the angle from its axis that a crystal must be rotated before appearing maximally dark when viewed in polarized light


an angle less than 90 degrees but more than 0 degrees


angle that resembles the hind leg of a dog


the 90 degree angle between two perpendicular lines


an angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle


an angle greater than 180 degrees (but less than 360)


the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work


oewn-dip-n oewn-angle_of_dip-n oewn-magnetic_dip-n oewn-magnetic_inclination-n oewn-inclination-n

(physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon


the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)


the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north


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


a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)


a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)


a hollow concave shape made by removing something


oewn-bulge-n oewn-bump-n oewn-hump-n oewn-swelling-n oewn-gibbosity-n oewn-gibbousness-n oewn-jut-n oewn-prominence-n oewn-protuberance-n oewn-protrusion-n oewn-extrusion-n oewn-excrescence-n

something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge


a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure

the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula


any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals)


any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters


a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud


there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball


a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis


a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis


a surface whose plane sections are all ellipses or circles


a subfigure consisting of a side of something


the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle


the perpendicular distance from the base of a geometric figure to the opposite vertex (or side if parallel)


the bottom side of a geometric figure from which the altitude can be constructed


oewn-balance-n oewn-equilibrium-n oewn-equipoise-n oewn-counterbalance-n


a symmetrical arrangement of the parts of a thing


lack of proportion; imbalance among the parts of something


a shape that is generated by rotating an ellipse around one of its axes

it looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid


a three-dimensional closed surface such that every point on the surface is equidistant from the center


a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses)


a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line


a ring-shaped surface generated by rotating a circle around an axis that does not intersect the circle


the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus


anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower

the test tube held a column of white powder


anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness


a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal


(geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock


a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends


a small round soft mass (as of chewed food)


he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops


anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)


the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object


the cannibal's teeth were filed to sharp points


a convex shape that narrows toward a point


a curve or surface whose equation (in Cartesian coordinates) is of the second degree


any of several plane algebraic curves in the shape of a figure eight


a two-dimensional figure having the shape of the number eight


a line determining the limits of an area


the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary


the outside boundary or surface of something


(mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set


(mathematics) a number equal to or less than any other number in a given set


a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric


(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent


a depression in an otherwise level surface


oewn-incision-n oewn-scratch-n oewn-prick-n oewn-slit-n oewn-dent-n

a depression scratched or carved into a surface


a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)


oewn-wrinkle-n oewn-furrow-n oewn-crease-n oewn-crinkle-n oewn-seam-n oewn-line-n

a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface


a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes


the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)


a facial wrinkle associated with frowning


a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live


oewn-line_of_heart-n oewn-heart_line-n oewn-love_line-n oewn-mensal_line-n

a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature


a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates how successful you will be


oewn-crevice-n oewn-cranny-n oewn-crack-n oewn-fissure-n oewn-chap-n


oewn-fold-n oewn-crease-n oewn-plication-n oewn-flexure-n oewn-crimp-n oewn-bend-n

an angular or rounded shape made by folding


an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)


a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline)


a split or indentation in something (as the palate or chin)


any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue


a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure


a line generated by a point on a circle rolling along a straight line


a cycloid generated by a point inside the rolling circle


a cycloid generated by a point outside the rolling circle


a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid


a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle


an epicycloid in which the rolling circle equals the fixed circle


a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle


Despite its grotesque gargoyle shapelessness it was, of course, adorable


oewn-void-n oewn-vacancy-n oewn-emptiness-n oewn-vacuum-n


an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)

the architect left space in front of the building


hunger had caused the hollows in their cheeks


a connecting point at which several lines come together


oewn-articulation-n oewn-join-n oewn-joint-n oewn-juncture-n oewn-junction-n

the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made


(bowling) the space between the headpin and the pins behind it on the right or left

the ball hit the pocket and gave him a perfect strike


any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)


a figure that branches from a single root


a tree diagram used to illustrate phylogenetic relationships


a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work


the middle of the chief navigable channel of a waterway that forms the boundary line between states


a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel


a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)


a straight line segment whose length is magnitude and whose orientation in space is direction


(mathematics) a straight line extending from a point


oewn-cast-n oewn-mold-n oewn-mould-n oewn-stamp-n

the distinctive form in which a thing is made

pottery of this cast was found throughout the region


(biology) a branching or armlike part of an animal


the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches


oewn-pouch-n oewn-sac-n oewn-sack-n oewn-pocket-n

the trapped miners found a pocket of air


a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides


a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex


a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms)


any polyhedron having twelve plane faces


any polyhedron having twenty plane faces


oewn-regular_polyhedron-n oewn-regular_convex_solid-n oewn-regular_convex_polyhedron-n oewn-Platonic_body-n oewn-Platonic_solid-n oewn-ideal_solid-n

any one of five solids whose faces are congruent regular polygons and whose polyhedral angles are all congruent


the space enclosed by three or more planes that intersect in a vertex


the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle


a tetrahedron with four equilateral triangular faces


a hexahedron with six equal squares as faces


a dodecahedron with twelve regular pentagons as faces


an octahedron with eight equilateral triangles as faces


an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces


a truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed


a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid


a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms


any projection that resembles the tail of an animal


any long thin projection that is transient


the angle a rocket makes with the vertical as it curves along its trajectory


either of two equal and opposite angles formed by the intersection of two straight lines


the angle included by a photographic lens


the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water

it was several days after the storm before they could repair the washout and open the road


the angle of arrival (or departure) of a radio wave with respect to the axis of an antenna array


any shape that is triangular in cross section


any solid convex shape that juts out from something


a projection or ridge that suggests a keel


oewn-accordion_fold-n oewn-zig-zag_fold-n oewn-z-fold-n oewn-concertina_fold-n

a continuous parallel folding in an accordion-like fashion, that is with folds alternatively made to the front and back in zig-zag folds.

Seen from above, concertina folds resemble a Z or M or series of zigs and zags.


A head line is a crease on the palm said to represent the person's mind and the way it works, including learning style, communication style, intellectualism, and thirst for knowledge.

Often, the head line is joined with the life line (see below) at inception.


the curve resulting from the orthogonal projection of a fixed point on the tangent lines of a given curve.

The pedal curve of an ellipse, with its focus as pedal point, is a circle.


In microeconomic theory, a graph showing different bundles of goods between which a consumer is indifferent.

Since every (X , Y) combination will have an indifference curve passing through it, we can add a third axis stretching upward from the bottom left corner of the figure measuring the degree to which the individual's preferences are satisfied, and visualize the infinitely many indifference curves as representing a smooth surface that rises as the consumption of commodities X and Y increase.


In economics, the graph depicting the relationship between the price of a certain commodity and the amount of it that consumers are willing and able to purchase at that given price.

However, the demand curve of each oligopolist will be more elastic than the demand curve for the industry as a whole.


Plane A which contains an isosceles right triangle forms a dihedral angle of 60 degrees with another plane B.


in geometry, a connected series of line segments.

The upper convex hull is a polygonal chain that connects the leftmost point in P to the rightmost one.


A right triangle in which the lengths of the sides are three positive integers a, b, and c, such that a^2 + b^2 = c^2.

Conversely, if (x, y, z) is a Pythagorean triangle, then. (x/t9 y/t, z/t) is a primitive Pythagorean triangle provided (xs y) = t.


the envelope of light rays reflected or refracted by a curved surface or object


Any of a family of curves defined as the locus of points p, such that each p is on a line that passes through a given fixed point P and intersects a given curve, C, and the distance from p to the point of intersection with C is a specified constant (note that for nontrivial cases two such points p satisfy the criteria, and the resultant curve has two parts).

If you consider a point on a radius of the rolling curve in generating a cardioid that is not on its circumference, the result is a conchoid called the limaçon of Pascal.


the conchoid of a straight line with respect to a point not on the line.


a curve between two points along which a body can move under gravity in a shorter time than for any other curve.

The brachistochrone is a cycloid with a horizontal base and with its cusp at the point A.


in economics, graphic representation of the relationship between product price and quantity of product that a seller is willing and able to supply.

By its very nature, conceptualizing a supply curve requires the firm to be a perfect competitor (i.e. to have no influence over the market price).


A right prism whose bases are regular polygons.

The height of a regular prism is the distance between the bases.


a prism that has exactly two bases and whose other sides are all rectangles that are perpendicular to these bases.

The lateral area of a right prism is the sum of the areas of all the lateral faces.


a pyramid whose base is a regular polygon and whose vertex is on the perpendicular to the base through its center.

The altitude of a lateral face of a regular pyramid is the slant height.


a caustic curve formed by light reflecting from a curved surface.


a curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is of the form y = a cos x.

The shape of the cosine curve is the same for each full rotation of the angle and so the function is called 'periodic'.


a curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is of the form y = a cot x.

Note that the cotangent curve, like all trigonometric graphs, is periodic.


a plane curve that is the graph of the equation y = tan x, where x is an angle.

The shape of the tangent curve is the same for each full rotation of the angle and so the function is called 'periodic'.


a three-dimensional geometric figure with a square base and four triangular sides that connect at one point; a pyramid with a square base.

The Great Pyramid of Giza is an example of a square pyramid.


a pentagon in which the angles are all equal, and the sides all equal.

A regular pentagon has five lines of reflectional symmetry, and rotational symmetry of order 5 (through 72°, 144°, 216° and 288°).


(usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something


(usually followed by `to') not having the necessary means or skill or know-how


facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

the abaxial surface of a leaf is the underside or side facing away from the stem


nearest to or facing toward the axis of an organ or organism

the upper side of a leaf is known as the adaxial surface


especially of muscles; drawing away from the midline of the body or from an adjacent part


especially of muscles; bringing together or drawing toward the midline of the body or toward an adjacent part


bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels


in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be


being on the point of death; breathing your last


(used of texts) shortened by condensing or rewriting


(British informal) summarized or abridged


lacking compromising or mitigating elements


estimated by comparison; not absolute or complete


having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.)


capable of taking (gas, light, or liquids) into a solution


having the capacity to absorb the energy of an impact

the material absorbs shock and is used for shock-absorbent insoles


like a sponge in being able to absorb liquids and yield it back when compressed


able to take in large quantities of moisture


not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids)


having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface


having the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with physical forces


lacking a capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a surface


capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface


capable of being adsorbed or accumulated on a surface of a solid


sparing in consumption of especially food and drink

the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious


self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink


oewn-ascetic-a oewn-ascetical-a oewn-austere-a oewn-spartan-a

Be systematically ascetic...do...something for no other reason than that you would rather not do it


given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink

over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands


given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking


suffering from excessive eating or drinking


oewn-edacious-a oewn-esurient-a oewn-rapacious-a oewn-ravening-a oewn-ravenous-a oewn-voracious-a oewn-wolfish-a

devouring or craving food in great quantities


wanting to eat or drink more than one can reasonably consume


oewn-hoggish-a oewn-piggish-a oewn-piggy-a oewn-porcine-a oewn-swinish-a

resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy


existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment

abstract words like `truth' and `justice'


being of the nature of a notion or concept


being or characterized by concepts or their formation


constituting or existing only in the form of an idea or mental image or conception

a poem or essay may be typical of its period in idea or ideal content


capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary


belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events


oewn-ample-a oewn-copious-a oewn-plenteous-a oewn-plentiful-a oewn-rich-a


large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)


obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally


oewn-exuberant-a oewn-lush-a oewn-luxuriant-a oewn-profuse-a oewn-riotous-a

produced or growing in extreme abundance


having or being more than normal or necessary


(of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth


abundantly filled with especially living things


deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand

fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought


affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow


oewn-abused-a oewn-ill-treated-a oewn-maltreated-a oewn-mistreated-a


exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury


completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach


the ends are unobjectionable; it's the means that one can't accept


liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to

a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing


a site approachable from a branch of the Niger


capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all


oewn-pathless-a oewn-roadless-a oewn-trackless-a oewn-untracked-a oewn-untrod-a oewn-untrodden-a


oewn-unapproachable-a oewn-unreachable-a oewn-unreached-a oewn-out_of_reach-a

an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains


helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

the warden was always accommodating in allowing visitors in


showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

to close one's eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover


the unaccommodating bus driver pulled out while she was banging on the door


the action was not offensive to him but proved somewhat disobliging


conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy


characterized by minimal distortion in sound reproduction


(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter


characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules


...was wont to complain that this is a cold world


being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)


relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone


tending to become alkaline; slightly alkaline


of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base


resembling a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal


having characteristics of both an acid and a base and capable of reacting as either


thriving in a relatively acidic environment (especially of plants requiring a pH well below 7)


especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium


thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants requiring a pH above 7)


the acknowledged leader of the community


generally approved or compelling recognition

several accepted techniques for treating the condition


given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started


purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds


eager to acquire and possess things especially material possessions or ideas


oewn-avaricious-a oewn-covetous-a oewn-grabby-a oewn-grasping-a oewn-greedy-a oewn-prehensile-a

immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth

they are avaricious and will do anything for money


small children are so possessive they will not let others play with their toys


given to taking by force what is desired


living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain


not acquisitive; not interested in acquiring or owning anything


of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from base to apex


of leaves or flowers; developing or opening in succession from apex to base


oewn-agile-a oewn-nimble-a oewn-quick-a oewn-spry-a


appropriate for sport or engagement in a sport


illness forced him to live an inactive life


restricted to working in an office rather than in an active physical capacity


her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened


oewn-inert-a oewn-sluggish-a oewn-soggy-a oewn-torpid-a


forced by illness to lead a sedentary life


(military) set up and placed on active assignment


no longer active in your work or profession


full of activity or engaged in continuous activity


crowded with or characterized by much activity


(of movements) light and confidently active


this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here


the machinery sat idle during the strike


tending to become more severe or wider in scope


(pathology) not progressing or increasing; or progressing slowly


lacking opportunities for development or advancement


(of tumors, e.g.) slow to heal or develop and usually painless


disposed to take action or effectuate change

a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations


(of a policy or person or action) controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens


Much benevolence of the passive order may be traced to a disinclination to inflict pain upon oneself


not involving participation or intervention


offering no resistance, passively accepting of a situation


passive as a result of indolence or indifference

No other colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly harried


(of e.g. volcanoes) erupting or liable to erupt


a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring


(of e.g. volcanoes) not erupting and not extinct


(of e.g. volcanoes) permanently inactive


Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range


(used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')) expressing action rather than a state of being


(used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action


expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor:


expressing that the subject of the sentence is the patient of the action denoted by the verb

academics seem to favor passive sentences


exerting influence or producing a change or effect


rendered active; e.g. rendered radioactive or luminescent or photosensitive or conductive


opposing or neutralizing or mitigating an effect by contrary action


capable of lowering the surface tension of a liquid; used especially of detergents


the quiescent level of centimeter wave-length solar radiation


(of the sun) characterized by an increased occurrence of sunspots and flares and radio emissions


(of the sun) characterized by a low level of surface phenomena, such as sunspots


presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different


potentially existing but not presently evident or realized


having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course


less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it


being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering


(of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function


infectious; having the ability to cause disease


(of a microorganism) extremely infective


(of a disease) having a rapid course and violent effect


tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony


(of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose


compulsively or physiologically dependent on something habit-forming


oewn-dependent-a oewn-dependant-a oewn-drug-addicted-a oewn-hooked-a oewn-strung-out-a


after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years


not causing or characterized by addiction

for years tobacco companies have contended that tobacco is nonaddictive


acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)


increasing gradually by regular degrees or additions

lecturers enjoy...steady incremental growth in salary


having a day or month inserted to make the calendar year correspond to the solar year:


of or relating to a summation or produced by summation


added to complete or make up a deficiency


tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature


characterized by or causing diminution or curtailment

their views of life were reductive and depreciatory


I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'


enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions


having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task


oewn-adequate_to-a oewn-capable-a oewn-equal_to-a oewn-up_to-a


adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional


lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task


oewn-short-handed-a oewn-short-staffed-a oewn-undermanned-a oewn-understaffed-a

inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.

they're rather short-handed at the moment


capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a mass


oewn-gluey-a oewn-glutinous-a oewn-gummy-a oewn-mucilaginous-a oewn-pasty-a oewn-sticky-a oewn-viscid-a oewn-viscous-a

having the sticky properties of an adhesive


oewn-pitchy-a oewn-resinous-a oewn-resiny-a oewn-tarry-a

having the characteristics of pitch or tar


seals without the application of moisture


of something (a paper label or postage stamp) gummed in advance


oewn-nonresinous-a oewn-non-resinous-a oewn-nonresiny-a oewn-non-resiny-a


relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law


defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established


provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction


oewn-beady-a oewn-gemmed-a oewn-jeweled-a oewn-jewelled-a oewn-sequined-a oewn-spangled-a oewn-spangly-a


wearing, or having the face adorned with, eyeglasses or an eyeglass


embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery


(for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired


(of a knight's helmet) having a decorative plume


(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination


(of a gable or spire) furnished with a crocket (an ornament in the form of curved or bent foliage)


having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips


having gilded edges as the pages of a book


having a decorative pattern worked or woven in


decorated with small pieces of colored glass or stone fitted together in a mosaic


decorated with applied ornamentation; often used in combination

the trim brass-mounted carbine of the ranger


fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting


dotted or adorned with or as with studs or nailheads; usually used in combination


tricked-out cupboards looking like Georgian cabinets


not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction


oewn-plain-a oewn-bare-a oewn-spare-a oewn-unembellished-a oewn-unornamented-a


releasing or activated by acetylcholine or a related compound


inhibiting or blocking the action of acetylcholine at a receptor site


quick or skillful or adept in action or thought


free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek


being dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle movements

she was usually good with her hands and well coordinated


skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands


having nimble fingers literally or figuratively; especially for stealing or picking pockets

a light-fingered burglar who can crack the combination of a bank vault


a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve


oewn-bumbling-a oewn-bungling-a oewn-butterfingered-a oewn-ham-fisted-a oewn-ham-handed-a oewn-handless-a oewn-heavy-handed-a oewn-left-handed-a

lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands


revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse


lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements


an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries


involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness


willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises


oewn-audacious-a oewn-daring-a oewn-venturesome-a oewn-venturous-a

audacious visions of the total conquest of space


involving risk or willingness to take a risk


worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise

such action is neither necessary nor advisable


(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable


wise or advantageous and hence advisable


having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel

a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan


without careful prior deliberation or counsel


living or active only in the presence of oxygen


living or active in the absence of free oxygen


based on or using the principles of aerobics; enhancing respiratory and circulatory efficiency


oewn-aesthetic-a oewn-esthetic-a oewn-aesthetical-a oewn-esthetical-a

concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste


satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities


serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body


having qualities unique to the art of painting


violating aesthetic canons or requirements; deficient in tastefulness or beauty


deeply or markedly affected or influenced


(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming


infatuated with or enthralled by the theater especially the desire to act


entirely unaffected by each other's writings


(usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence


(often followed by `to') above being affected or influenced by


stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world


speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression


oewn-artificial-a oewn-contrived-a oewn-hokey-a oewn-stilted-a

that artificial humility that her husband hated


(used of style of speaking) overly embellished


free of artificiality; sincere and genuine


she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship


expressing or consisting of a negation or refusal or denial


she was seldom acceptive of my suggestions


always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates


rejective or overcritical attitudes of disappointed parents


they took dismissive action after the third violation


rejecting emphatically; e.g. refusing to pay or disowning


afloat on the surface of a body of water


stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float


suffering from acrophobia; abnormally afraid of high places


oewn-aghast-a oewn-appalled-a oewn-dismayed-a oewn-shocked-a

struck with fear, dread, or consternation


suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places


suffering from algophobia; abnormally afraid of pain


in fear or dread of possible evil or harm


frightened into submission or compliance


suffering from claustrophobia; abnormally afraid of closed-in places


the frightened child cowered in the corner


reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted

the hopeless hunted look on the prisoner's face


suffering from mysophobia; abnormally afraid of dirt or contamination


oewn-panicky-a oewn-panicked-a oewn-panic-stricken-a oewn-panic-struck-a oewn-terrified-a oewn-frightened-a

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation


so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified


suffering from triskaidekaphobia (abnormal fear of the number 13)


the steeplejack, exhausted and unnerved, couldn't hold on to his dangerous perch much longer


suffering from xenophobia; having abnormal fear or hatred of the strange or foreign


oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them


not recognizing or slow to recognize danger


oewn-unblinking-a oewn-unflinching-a oewn-unintimidated-a oewn-unshrinking-a


having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends


having or showing a ready disposition to fight


aggressively and persistently persuasive


unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)


on-line hard-boiled in-your-face pornography


oewn-predatory-a oewn-rapacious-a oewn-raptorial-a oewn-ravening-a oewn-vulturine-a oewn-vulturous-a

living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey


ready and able to resort to force or violence

pugnacious spirits...lamented that there was so little prospect of an exhilarating disturbance


a truculent speech against the new government


not aggressive; not given to fighting or assertiveness


oewn-aroused-a oewn-emotional-a oewn-excited-a oewn-worked_up-a

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

he would become emotional over nothing at all


disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

retrieved his named from her jolted memory


oewn-frantic-a oewn-frenetic-a oewn-phrenetic-a oewn-frenzied-a

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion


marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion


(of a mental state) characterized by intense and distorted perceptions and hallucinations and feelings of euphoria or sometimes despair


crowded the wild-eyed animals into a truck


oewn-churning-a oewn-roiling-a oewn-roiled-a oewn-roily-a oewn-turbulent-a

(of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence


moving with or producing or produced by vigorous agitation

winds whipped the piled leaves into churning masses


shaken into waves or undulations as by wind


a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets


set into a usually circular motion in order to mix or blend


not physically disturbed or set in motion


the ingredients sat in the bowl unstirred while she buttered the pan


conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature


oewn-annoying-a oewn-bothersome-a oewn-galling-a oewn-irritating-a oewn-nettlesome-a oewn-pesky-a oewn-pestering-a oewn-pestiferous-a oewn-plaguy-a oewn-plaguey-a oewn-teasing-a oewn-vexatious-a oewn-vexing-a

tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork


oewn-nerve-racking-a oewn-nerve-wracking-a oewn-stressful-a oewn-trying-a


operating from or designed to be fired from aircraft at targets on the ground


operating between or launched from or involving rockets or aircraft in flight


operating from or designed to be launched from the ground against an airborne target


engaged in or accustomed to close observation


oewn-argus-eyed-a oewn-open-eyed-a oewn-vigilant-a oewn-wakeful-a oewn-watchful-a

carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger


(British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked


to an eye like mine, a lidless watcher of the public weal


not alert to what is potentially dangerous


of or relating to or having the characteristics of an algorithm


of or relating to or using a general formulation that serves to guide investigation


relating to solving problems by experience rather than theory

they adopted a trial-and-error procedure


oewn-assignable-a oewn-conveyable-a oewn-negotiable-a oewn-transferable-a oewn-transferrable-a

legally transferable to the ownership of another


incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another

endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights


not capable of being violated or infringed


(of newborn infant) showing signs of life after birth; not stillborn


capable of life or normal growth and development


no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life


oewn-asleep-a oewn-at_peace-a oewn-at_rest-a oewn-deceased-a oewn-departed-a oewn-gone-a


murdered by surprise attack for political reasons

the 20th century has seen too many assassinated leaders


having irreversible loss of brain function as indicated by a persistent flat electroencephalogram


appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse


abbreviation for `dead on arrival' at the emergency room


the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed


claimed the body of the executed traitor


not capable of living or developing successfully


killed; `slain' is formal or literary as in "slain warriors"

a picture of St. George and the slain dragon


(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn


(of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion


(of exocrine glands) producing a clear aqueous secretion without releasing part of the secreting cell; important in regulating body temperature


(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure


(of water) rising naturally in a well to a height appreciably above that of the surrounding water table but not flowing out of the well


(used of minerals or stone) in its natural state and place; not mined or quarried


not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat


threw his extinct cigarette into the stream


(of a ball) not available to be played during a game


arranged in order according to the alphabet


alphabetically arranged (as for beginning readers)


the cards are all alphabetized, as you requested


(of hatchlings) naked and blind and dependent on parents for food


(of hatchlings) covered with down and having eyes open; capable of leaving the nest within a few days


showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others


absorbed in your own interests or thoughts etc


our double-barreled desire to make things profitable as well as attractive


capable of being interpreted in two usually contradictory ways


resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought


having many values, meanings, or appeals


having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous


having a strong desire for success or achievement


marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative


desiring or striving for recognition or advancement


unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition


having little desire for success or achievement


lacking or characterized by lack of ambition or initiative


of or relating to an abnormal condition of the eye in which visual images are not in focus on the retina


of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina


more than enough in size or scope or capacity


oewn-meager-a oewn-meagre-a oewn-meagerly-a oewn-stingy-a oewn-scrimpy-a

deficient in amount or quality or extent


characterized by or promoting constructive metabolism

some athletes take anabolic steroids to increase muscle size temporarily


of valleys and rivers; progressing in a direction opposite to the dip in surrounding rock strata


of valleys and rivers; running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock strata


of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images


sloping downward away from a common crest


sloping downward toward each other to create a trough


migrating from the sea to fresh water to spawn


migrating from fresh water to the sea to spawn


(used of fish) migratory between fresh and salt waters


of an air current or wind; rising especially up a slope


of an air current or wind; moving downward or down a slope because of cooling especially at night


a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.


a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression


of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input


of a circuit or device that represents magnitudes in digits


of a proposition that is necessarily true independent of fact or experience

`all spinsters are unmarried' is an analytic proposition


of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts

`all men are arrogant' is a synthetic proposition


expressing a grammatical category by using two or more words rather than inflection


relating to or being a language in which each word typically expresses a distinct idea and part of speech and syntactical relations are determined almost exclusively by word order and particles


systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words


forming derivative or compound words by putting together constituents each of which expresses a single definite meaning


using or skilled in using analysis (i.e., separating a whole--intellectual or substantial--into its elemental parts or basic principles)


involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis

limnology is essentially a synthetic science composed of elements...that extend well beyond the limits of biology


characterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions

inflectional morphology is used to indicate number and case and tense and person etc.


characterized by inflections indicating a semantic relation between a word and its base

the morphological relation between `sing' and `singer' and `song' is derivational


(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of carpels that are free from one another as in buttercups or roses


(of ovaries of flowering plants) consisting of united carpels


incited, especially deliberately, to anger


oewn-angered-a oewn-enraged-a oewn-furious-a oewn-infuriated-a oewn-maddened-a


marked by anger or resentment or hostility


oewn-indignant-a oewn-incensed-a oewn-outraged-a oewn-umbrageous-a


willful stupidity makes him absolutely livid


her tone was...conversational although...her eyes were smoldering


full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will


preserve...from rancorous envy of the rich


having or showing no resentment or desire for revenge


endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness

the living knew themselves just sentient puppets on God's stage


devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation


endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life


relating to the lack of consciousness of inanimate things


lacking animation or excitement or activity

it was a lifeless party until she arrived


lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness


his attention made her feel all perked up


belonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings


belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things


having no known name or identity or known source


oewn-nameless-a oewn-unidentified-a oewn-unknown-a oewn-unnamed-a

being or having an unknown or unnamed source


articles in magazines are usually onymous


having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies


bearing or identified by an assumed (often pen) name

the writings of Mark Twain are pseudonymous


oewn-preexistent-a oewn-pre-existent-a oewn-preexisting-a oewn-pre-existing-a

variations on pre-existent musical themes


oewn-attendant-a oewn-consequent-a oewn-accompanying-a oewn-concomitant-a oewn-incidental-a oewn-ensuant-a oewn-resultant-a oewn-sequent-a oewn-collateral-a

occurring with or following as a consequence

an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems


a plant having antrorse hairs on the stem


marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales


partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water


oewn-subaqueous-a oewn-subaquatic-a oewn-submerged-a oewn-submersed-a oewn-underwater-a

viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat


operating or living on land and in water


having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form


mentioned or named earlier in the same text


especially of writing or speech; going before


preceding in time, order, or significance


preceding and preparing for the study of medicine


just preceding something else in time or order


following immediately and as a result of what went before


(of a day of the week) nearest (or nearest but one) after the present moment


a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death


having or supported or justified by a precedent


having no precedent; novel; never seen before

an unprecedented expansion in population and industry


having no previous example or precedent or parallel


adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object


occurring during the period around birth (5 months before and 1 month after)


existing or belonging to a time before a war


of amnesia; affecting time immediately preceding trauma


of amnesia; affecting time immediately following trauma


of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body


of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone


located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure


located at or near the back of an animal


situated in or directed toward the part of the body from which the tail arises


belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part

the dorsal fin is the vertical fin on the back of a fish and certain marine mammals


toward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)


capable of being appealed especially to a higher tribunal

decisions...appealable to the head of the agency


the judge's ruling was handed down in a preliminary hearing rather than a trial and was therefore unappealable


appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma


not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste


easy to meet or converse or do business with


easy to get along with or talk to; friendly


suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc


the quality of ability and work that is appropriate for students in a specified grade


appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs


not suitable for a particular occasion etc

noise seems inappropriate at a time of sadness


not appropriate for a purpose or occasion


owed and payable immediately or on demand


subject to a demand for payment before due date


subject to or requiring payment especially as specified


past due; not paid at the scheduled time


payable in installments within a designated period of time

we were short of cash, so we purchased our refrigerator on time


business loans are usually repayable in regular installments


suitable to or expected in the circumstances


not appropriate or proper (or even legal) in the circumstances


being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images


of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature


of an inappropriate or misapplied nature


involving deductive reasoning from a general principle to a necessary effect; not supported by fact


involving reasoning from facts or particulars to general principles or from effects to causes


having columns at one or both ends but not along the sides


oewn-amphiprostylar-a oewn-amphiprostyle-a oewn-amphistylar-a oewn-porticoed-a

marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure


marked by columniation having free columns in a portico only across the opening to the structure


having columniation completely circling an area of the structure


appropriate for or subject to settlement by arbitration

an arbitrable wage and health benefits policy


not appropriate for or subject to arbitration


having or resembling columns; having columns of a specified kind (often used as a combining form)


having columns either at both ends or at both sides


having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals


resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas


(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms


(used of persons or the military) not having or using arms


protected by armor (used of persons or things military)


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equipped with armor heavy enough to provide protection against fire from light arms


having bony plates on the sides of the head


(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing


(used of persons or things military) without protective armor


(used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns


oewn-barbed-a oewn-barbellate-a oewn-briary-a oewn-briery-a oewn-bristled-a oewn-bristly-a oewn-burred-a oewn-burry-a oewn-prickly-a oewn-setose-a oewn-setaceous-a oewn-spiny-a oewn-thorny-a

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.


(of predatory animals) armed with claws or talons


(used of plants or animals) lacking barbs or stings or thorns


having arms or arms as specified; used especially in combination


used of animals; provided with protective covering


having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles


having the body covered or partially covered with silver-colored scales


used of animals; without protective covering


marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft


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concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest

a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue


exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy


a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist


skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage

the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child


the pawky rich old lady who incessantly scores off her parasitical descendants


simple and natural; without cunning or deceit


expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language


oewn-eloquent-a oewn-facile-a oewn-fluent-a oewn-silver-a oewn-silver-tongued-a oewn-smooth-spoken-a

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively


speaking or spoken fittingly or pleasingly


without or deprived of the use of speech or words


unable to speak because of a brain lesion


being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech


unable to speak because of hereditary deafness


unable to express yourself clearly or fluently


oewn-mute-a oewn-tongueless-a oewn-unspoken-a oewn-wordless-a oewn-silent-a


uttered without the use of normal words or syllables


capable of or involving speech or speaking


having a manner of speaking as specified; often used in combination


not capable of or especially not involving speech or spoken lines


consisting of segments held together by joints


not consisting of segments that are held together by joints


feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse


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made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride

too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street


oewn-guilty-a oewn-hangdog-a oewn-shamefaced-a oewn-shamed-a


used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame


oewn-audacious-a oewn-barefaced-a oewn-bodacious-a oewn-bald-faced-a oewn-brassy-a oewn-brazen-a oewn-brazen-faced-a oewn-insolent-a


a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality


an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue


forceful and definite in expression or action

the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty


inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence


not aggressively self-assured, though not necessarily lacking in confidence

she was quiet and nonassertive as she took control


characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination


associated in an exclusive sexual relationship


not associated in an exclusive sexual relationship


continued seeing him but on an unengaged basis


attached by its base (as certain anthers to their filaments or stalks)


affixed or as if affixed with glue or paste


assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support


attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk


having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk


permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about


(of animals) able to swim about; not attached


used of buildings joined by common sidewalls


used of buildings; standing apart from others


standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything


capable of being fastened or added to something else


capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond


designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage


the professor had a clastic model of the human brain


marked by keen caution and watchful prudence


oewn-on_guard-a oewn-on_one-ap-s_guard-a oewn-upon_one-ap-s_guard-a oewn-on_your_guard-a


wary and distrustful; disposed to avoid persons or things


the shrieks of unwary animals taken by surprise


easily tricked because of being too trusting

gullible tourists taken in by the shell game


(often followed by `to') giving care or attention


oewn-captive-a oewn-absorbed-a oewn-engrossed-a oewn-enwrapped-a oewn-intent-a oewn-wrapped-a oewn-rapt-a

giving or marked by complete attention to


paying close attention especially to details


oewn-absent-a oewn-absentminded-a oewn-abstracted-a oewn-scatty-a


having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety


pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm


oewn-bewitching-a oewn-captivating-a oewn-enchanting-a oewn-enthralling-a oewn-entrancing-a oewn-fascinating-a


possessing an extraordinary ability to attract


attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness


superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense


oewn-hypnotic-a oewn-mesmeric-a oewn-mesmerizing-a oewn-spellbinding-a

attracting and holding interest as if by a spell

read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice


(of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality


strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance


lacking in physical beauty or proportion


creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression


having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull


able to attract interest or draw favorable attention

He added an appealing and memorable figure to popular American mythology


they have made the place as unappealing as possible


The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile


being unemployed is a most unattractive prospect


the collapse of the movement was attributable to a lack of morale


oewn-ascribable-a oewn-due-a oewn-imputable-a oewn-referable-a

capable of being assigned or credited to

punctuation errors ascribable to careless proofreading


(usually followed by `to') given credit for


(usually followed by `to') able to be traced to


of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify

`red' is an attributive adjective in `a red apple'


a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective

an example of the attributive genitive is `John's' in `John's mother'


of adjectives; relating to or occurring within the predicate of a sentence

`red' is a predicative adjective in `the apple is red'


carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life


oewn-big-a oewn-enceinte-a oewn-expectant-a oewn-gravid-a oewn-great-a oewn-large-a oewn-heavy-a oewn-with_child-a


making or having a sound as specified; used as a combining form


impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear


could hardly hear her breathed plea, `Help me'


having frequencies below those of audible sound


having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility


the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'


having frequencies above those of audible sound


(of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level


(of speed) less than that of sound in a designated medium


(of speed) greater than the speed of sound in a given medium (especially air)

a supersonic bomber flies so fast that it must release its bombs while the target is still over the horizon


auguring favorable circumstances and good luck

an auspicious beginning for the campaign


she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school


unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment


presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success


oewn-golden-a oewn-favorable-a oewn-favourable-a oewn-lucky-a oewn-prosperous-a

presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome


oewn-accredited-a oewn-commissioned-a oewn-licensed-a oewn-licenced-a


established by authority; given authoritative approval


accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing


invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter


a self-appointed guardian of public morals


sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government


not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution


of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed


of rocks, deposits, etc.; found in a place other than where they and their constituents were formed


of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host


of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species


operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control


(of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously


oewn-self-acting-a oewn-self-activating-a oewn-self-moving-a oewn-self-regulating-a

designed to activate or move or regulate itself


designed so that manual winding is unnecessary


capable of independent and apparently intelligent action


obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service


most students now have computers accessible


less in demand and therefore readily obtainable


oewn-gettable-a oewn-getable-a oewn-obtainable-a oewn-procurable-a

savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable


they have plenty of stonewashed jeans in stock


there will be a wealth of information on hand from the lawyers


(of especially money) immediately available


fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency


oewn-inaccessible-a oewn-unobtainable-a oewn-unprocurable-a oewn-untouchable-a


not in a state of sleep; completely conscious


experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness


marked by full consciousness or alertness


in a state of repose or especially sleep


in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation


of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis


oewn-slumberous-a oewn-slumbery-a oewn-slumbrous-a oewn-somnolent-a


tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue


tending to check bleeding by contracting the tissues or blood vessels


(sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception


(followed by `of') showing realization or recognition of something

few voters seem conscious of the issue's importance


aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed


(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of

oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform


(followed by `of') not knowing or perceiving

happily unconscious of the new calamity at home


(often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely


frightening because of an awareness of danger


oewn-atrocious-a oewn-frightful-a oewn-horrifying-a oewn-horrible-a oewn-ugly-a


oewn-awful-a oewn-dire-a oewn-direful-a oewn-dread-a oewn-dreaded-a oewn-dreadful-a oewn-fearful-a oewn-fearsome-a oewn-frightening-a oewn-horrendous-a oewn-horrific-a oewn-terrible-a


oewn-baleful-a oewn-forbidding-a oewn-menacing-a oewn-minacious-a oewn-minatory-a oewn-ominous-a oewn-sinister-a oewn-threatening-a

threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments


oewn-chilling-a oewn-scary-a oewn-shivery-a oewn-shuddery-a


causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin


the formidable prospect of major surgery


oewn-ghastly-a oewn-grim-a oewn-grisly-a oewn-gruesome-a oewn-macabre-a oewn-sick-a


shocking with surprise and consternation


of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind


of flowering plants (especially orchids etc) that are pollinated by insects


restoring confidence and relieving anxiety


not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety


oewn-backmost-a oewn-hindermost-a oewn-hindmost-a oewn-rearmost-a


preceding all others in spatial position


going or proceeding or going in advance; showing the way


oewn-directing-a oewn-directional-a oewn-directive-a oewn-guiding-a

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

felt his mother's directing arm around him


going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction

the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade


following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit


having a back or backing, usually of a specified type


oewn-hardbacked-a oewn-hardback-a oewn-hardbound-a oewn-hardcover-a


the guards stood stiff-backed and unsmiling


directed or facing toward the back or rear


pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate


reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect


moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction


of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle


of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle


(used of temperament or behavior) marked by a retiring nature


they considered themselves a tough outfit and weren't bashful about letting anybody know it


used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty

a forward child badly in need of discipline


a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club


young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them


oewn-fresh-a oewn-impertinent-a oewn-impudent-a oewn-overbold-a oewn-smart-a oewn-saucy-a oewn-sassy-a oewn-wise-a


having a beak or beaklike snout or proboscis


deposited or arranged in horizontal layers


(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata


resembling ferns especially in leaf shape


wide grass-covered plains as far as the eye could see


covered with sedges (grasslike marsh plants)


a Mexican Hairless is about the size of a fox terrier and hairless except for a tufts on the head and tail


lacking hair on all or most of the scalp


lacking hair or a similar growth or tending to become hairless


having no hair or similar growth; smooth


tinea corporis is a fungal infection of the nonhairy parts of the skin


having a bald spot either shaved or natural


of certain seeds (such as cotton) having a tuft or tufts of hair


oewn-downy-a oewn-pubescent-a oewn-puberulent-a oewn-sericeous-a


(of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs


covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs


his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed


(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles


covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments

the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton


(of plants such as dandelions and thistles) having pappi or tufts of featherlike hairs or delicate bristles


covered with hairs especially fine soft ones


densely covered with short matted woolly hairs


(especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair


of hair that resembles wire in stiffness


oewn-wooly-a oewn-woolly-a oewn-wooly-haired-a oewn-woolly-haired-a

covered with dense often matted or curly hairs


having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses


(of a structural member) withstanding a weight or strain


(of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own


delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration


(poetic) beautiful, especially to the sight


oewn-bonny-a oewn-bonnie-a oewn-comely-a oewn-fair-a oewn-sightly-a


oewn-fine-looking-a oewn-good-looking-a oewn-better-looking-a oewn-handsome-a oewn-well-favored-a oewn-well-favoured-a oewn-on_fleek-a

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion


oewn-glorious-a oewn-resplendent-a oewn-splendid-a oewn-splendiferous-a


appealing to the emotions as well as the eye


suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture


pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing


ostentatiously or inappropriately pretty


used of persons only; having great physical beauty


used of locations; having beautiful natural scenery


quite stunning with large dark eyes and a beautiful high-bosomed figure


distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

tales of grotesque serpents eight fathoms long that churned the seas


having a diseased appearance resembling scrofula

our canoe...lay with her scrofulous sides on the shore


identified with a band especially around a leg

kept watch for the return of their banded birds


characterized by a band of especially white around the body


exerting a favorable or beneficent influence


the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look


oewn-malefic-a oewn-malevolent-a oewn-malign-a oewn-evil-a

having or exerting a malignant influence


having the nature of or resulting from malice


showing malicious ill will and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite


showing sly or knowing malice in a glance

she had run in fear of...his evil leering eye


wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred


marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful


pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence


like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads


(superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities


most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied


surpassing any previously established record


(used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality


(superlative of `bad') most wanting in quality or value or condition


of an organism's environment; least favorable for survival


(comparative of `good') superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din


(comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence


(comparative of `bad') inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

this road is worse than the first one we took


troubled by the worsened economic conditions


(comparative of `good') changed for the better in health or fitness


improved in health or physical condition


changed for the worse in health or fitness


oewn-ameliorating-a oewn-ameliorative-a oewn-amelioratory-a oewn-meliorative-a


tending or intended to correct or counteract or restore to a normal condition


tending or intended to rectify or improve


reactive or functioning or allowing movement in two usually opposite directions


allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously


operating or permitting operation in either of two opposite directions


operating or moving or allowing movement in one direction only


moving or permitting movement in one direction only


allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time


having but one principal or specialized surface


having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination


(of animals) having white markings on the face


having facial features as specified; usually used in combination


having two faces--one looking to the future and one to the past


having the flat wrinkled face of a pug dog


having a pleasing face or one showing a sweet disposition


not known or lacking marked individuality


having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers


having lobes radiating from a central point


of a distribution; having or occurring with two modes


relating to or having or hearing with two ears


designating the reproduction of sound using two or more independent audio channels


relating to or having or hearing with only one ear


designating sound transmission or recording or reproduction over a single channel


of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin

a great people--a black people--...injected new meaning and dignity into the veins of civilization


pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry


of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

voting patterns within the white population


being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes


(used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored


of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown


marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes


(of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun


oewn-dark-skinned-a oewn-dusky-a oewn-swart-a oewn-swarthy-a


having dark hairs mixed with grey or white


oewn-acned-a oewn-pimpled-a oewn-pimply-a oewn-pustulate-a

(of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin


(of glass or quartzite) marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign material


marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease


free from physical or moral spots or stains


oewn-stainless-a oewn-unstained-a oewn-unsullied-a oewn-untainted-a oewn-untarnished-a


having or covered with or accompanied by blood


the blood-filled centers of arteries and veins


marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed


writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days


characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being


oewn-gory-a oewn-sanguinary-a oewn-sanguineous-a oewn-slaughterous-a oewn-butcherly-a


characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides


oewn-audacious-a oewn-brave-a oewn-dauntless-a oewn-fearless-a oewn-hardy-a oewn-intrepid-a oewn-unfearing-a


a daredevil test pilot having the right stuff


oewn-foolhardy-a oewn-heady-a oewn-rash-a oewn-reckless-a

marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences

foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker


having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes

the heroic attack on the beaches of Normandy


showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger


revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights


having or showing undue valor or boldness


I never laughed, being bashful; lowering my head, I looked at the wall


modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures

like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled


enchained demons strained in anger to gnaw on his bones


bound by chains fastened around the ankles


bound fast especially having the arms restrained


confined or restricted with or as if with a rope or chain


the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied


oewn-unchained-a oewn-unfettered-a oewn-unshackled-a oewn-untied-a


not confined or restricted with a tether


teenagers slopping around in unlaced sneakers


toiled through entangled growths of mesquite


tried to push through the matted undergrowth


having the roots matted or densely tangled

shaggy untended lawns of old trees and rootbound scented flowers and shrubs


twisted together; as of filaments spun into a thread

thrown silk is raw silk that has been twisted and doubled into yarn


secured with a cover or binding; often used as a combining form


(of books) having the back bound in one material and the sides in another


(of books) having a sturdy and attractive binding


being or having leaves that can be easily removed or rearranged


having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term


enclosed in or set off by a border or box


having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade


having a specified kind of border or edge


surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area


(of leaves) having an edge resembling a sawtooth


of or relating to or living in actively moving water


of or relating to or living in still waters (as lakes or ponds)


occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society


not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use


belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat


oewn-propertyless-a oewn-wage-earning-a oewn-working-class-a oewn-blue-collar-a

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers


occupying the upper part of the lower class


occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy


conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class


occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society


occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society


occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society


owning land or securities as a principal source of revenue


(chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use


(of country gentry) informal, clannish and outdoorsy


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


having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75


possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring


showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort

made a last desperate attempt to reach the climber


oewn-game-a oewn-gamy-a oewn-gamey-a oewn-gritty-a oewn-mettlesome-a oewn-spirited-a oewn-spunky-a


lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted


oewn-chicken-a oewn-chickenhearted-a oewn-lily-livered-a oewn-white-livered-a oewn-yellow-a oewn-yellow-bellied-a


lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful


the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on...December 7th


oewn-faint-a oewn-fainthearted-a oewn-timid-a oewn-faint-hearted-a

lacking conviction or boldness or courage


lacking in courage and manly strength and resolution; contemptibly fearful


marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited

you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do


oewn-gutless-a oewn-namby-pamby-a oewn-spineless-a oewn-wishy-washy-a


(of an infant) fed milk from the mother's breast


passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

the boy was disappointed to find only skeletons instead of living breathing dinosaurs


oewn-breathless-a oewn-dyspneic-a oewn-dyspnoeic-a oewn-dyspneal-a oewn-dyspnoeal-a

not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty

breathless at thought of what I had done


oewn-smothering-a oewn-suffocating-a oewn-suffocative-a oewn-choking-a

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat


oewn-blown-a oewn-pursy-a oewn-short-winded-a oewn-winded-a


consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals


having both internal structure and external form of a crystal

quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized


containing crystals that are visible only under a microscope


without real or apparent crystalline form


owning or consisting of land or real estate


a room that is light when the shutters are open


lighted with red light as if with flames

streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees


emitting light via self-induced fluorescence


having lots of light either natural or artificial


emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source


oewn-illuminated-a oewn-lighted-a oewn-lit-a oewn-well-lighted-a


emitting light as a result of being heated


(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity


emitting light without appreciable heat as by slow oxidation of phosphorous

the phosphorescent glow of decaying wood


of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets


devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black


dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades


lacking light; especially not reached by sunlight

the aphotic depths of the sea where no photosynthesis occurs


intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness

the Cimmerian gloom...a darkness that could be felt


becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over


uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure


The dusky night rides down the sky/And ushers in the morn


oewn-glooming-a oewn-gloomy-a oewn-gloomful-a oewn-sulky-a


oewn-lightless-a oewn-unilluminated-a oewn-unlighted-a oewn-unlit-a


protected from heat and light with shade or shadow


oewn-shady-a oewn-shadowed-a oewn-shadowy-a oewn-umbrageous-a


on the rough sea ice you may on an unshadowed day...fall over a chunk of ice that is kneehigh


(of pictures or drawings) drawn or painted with degrees or gradations of shadow

the shaded areas of the face seemed to recede


shaded by means of fine parallel or crossed lines


(of pictures) not having shadow represented


capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge


emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts


bright with a steady but subdued shining

from the plane we saw the city below agleam with lights


oewn-aglow-a oewn-lambent-a oewn-lucent-a oewn-luminous-a


oewn-aglitter-a oewn-coruscant-a oewn-fulgid-a oewn-glinting-a oewn-glistering-a oewn-glittering-a oewn-glittery-a oewn-scintillant-a oewn-scintillating-a oewn-sparkly-a

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light


oewn-beady-a oewn-beadlike-a oewn-buttony-a oewn-buttonlike-a

small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button


oewn-beaming-a oewn-beamy-a oewn-effulgent-a oewn-radiant-a oewn-refulgent-a


oewn-blazing-a oewn-blinding-a oewn-dazzling-a oewn-fulgent-a oewn-glaring-a oewn-glary-a


from rank to rank she darts her ardent eyes


oewn-glistening-a oewn-glossy-a oewn-lustrous-a oewn-sheeny-a oewn-shiny-a oewn-shining-a


oewn-iridescent-a oewn-nacreous-a oewn-opalescent-a oewn-opaline-a oewn-pearlescent-a

having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke


oewn-satiny-a oewn-sleek-a oewn-silken-a oewn-silky-a oewn-silklike-a oewn-slick-a

having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk


having in itself the property of emitting light


having the white lustrous sheen of silver

a land of silver (or silvern) rivers where the salmon leap


shining intermittently with a sparkling light


emitting or reflecting very little light


oewn-flat-a oewn-mat-a oewn-matt-a oewn-matte-a oewn-matted-a


oewn-lackluster-a oewn-lacklustre-a oewn-lusterless-a oewn-lustreless-a


the dimmed houselights brought a hush of anticipation


being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand


showing or affected by prejudice or envy or distaste

looked with a jaundiced eye on the growth of regimentation


(of statements or questions) charged with associative significance and often meant to mislead or influence


discriminatory especially on the basis of race or religion


discriminatory on the basis of sex (usually said of men's attitude toward women)


free from undue bias or preconceived opinions

an unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons


inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from your own

a judge who is broad-minded but even-handed


oewn-broad-a oewn-large-minded-a oewn-liberal-a oewn-tolerant-a

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness


free from provincial prejudices or attachments


oewn-free-thinking-a oewn-latitudinarian-a oewn-undogmatic-a oewn-undogmatical-a

unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion)


lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view


characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles


adhering to an attitude or position widely held to be outmoded

peasants are still unreconstructed small capitalists at heart


physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split