Luis A. Waller Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words pigpecker noun The European garden warbler (Sylvia, / Currica, hortensis); — called also beccafico and greater pettychaps. prigidity noun The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want of warmth., Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality; as, frigidity of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mouse-ear noun The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other species of the same genus., A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella). mousefish noun See Frogfish. mousehole noun A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mucinogen noun Same as Mucigen. muckender noun A handkerchief. muckiness noun The quality of being mucky. mucronate adjective Alt. of Mucronated muddiness noun The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream., Obscurity or confusion, as in … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words moabitess noun A female Moabite. moabitish adjective Moabite. mobilized imp. & past participle of Mobilize mobocracy noun A condition in which the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to law, precedents, or vested rights. mockadour noun See Mokadour. mockeries plural of Mockery mockingly adverb By … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words obconical adjective Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical. obcordate adjective Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf. obduction noun The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. obedience noun The act of obeying, or the state … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words painterly adjective Like a painter’s work. paintless adjective Not capable of being painted or described.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words parabanic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3); — also called oxalyl urea. parablast noun A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, the cells of which are especially … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ourselves plural of Myself, ; sing. Ourself (/). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; — used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. obconical adjective Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words monobasic adjective Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic. monoceros noun A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn., The Unicorn, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words mycoderma noun One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zooloea stage of bacteria by not … Read more