Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sea anchor See Drag sail, under 4th Drag. sea barrow A sea purse. sea breach A breaking or overflow of a bank or a dike by the sea. sea canary The beluga, or white whale. sea dragon A dragonet, or sculpin., The pegasus. sea fennel Samphire. sea flewer A … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words teacupfuls plural of Teacupful tear-thumb noun A name given to several species of plants of the genus Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed prickles. tea-saucer noun A small saucer in which a teacup is set. teaselling of Teasel teaze-hole noun The opening in the furnaces through which … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words shabbiness noun The quality or state of being sghabby. shackatory noun A hound. shadowless adjective Having no shadow. shagginess noun The quality or state of being shaggy; roughness; shaggedness. shagreened adjective Made or covered with the leather called shagreen., Covered with rough scales or points like those on shagreen. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words telegraphy noun The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy. teleophore noun Same as Gonotheca. teleostean adjective Of or pertaining to the teleosts., A teleostean fish. teleostomi noun pl. An extensive division of fishes including the ordinary fishes (Teleostei) and the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sialogogue noun An agent which promotes the flow of saliva. sibilation noun Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. sibilatory adjective Hissing; sibilant. sicilienne noun A kind of rich poplin. sickerness noun Alt. of Sikerness sicklebill noun Any one of three species of humming birds … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sideration noun The state of being siderated, or planet-struck; esp., blast in plants; also, a sudden and apparently causeless stroke of disease, as in apoplexy or paralysis. siderolite noun A kind of meteorite. See under Meteorite. siderostat noun An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by clockwork so … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words smallsword noun A light sword used for thrusting only; especially, the sword worn by civilians of rank in the eighteenth century. smalt-blue adjective Deep blue, like smalt. smaragdine adjective Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an emerald green. smaragdite noun A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words snowballed imp. & past participle of Snowball snow-blind adjective Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow. snow-bound adjective Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. snow-broth noun Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor. snowplough noun An implement operating like a plow, but on a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words stabbingly adverb By stabbing; with intent to injure covertly. stableness noun The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established; stability. stackstand noun A staging for supporting a stack of hay or grain; a rickstand. stadimeter noun A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words retrochoir noun Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel; also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of the back or eastern face of the altar. retrofract adjective Alt. of Retrofracted retrograde adjective Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the succession … Read more