Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words moon-faced adjective Having a round, full face. moonflower noun The oxeye daisy; — called also moon daisy., A kind of morning glory (Ipomoea Bona-nox) with large white flowers opening at night. moonshiner noun A person engaged in illicit distilling; — so called because the work is largely done at … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words kaligenous adjective Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals. kantianism noun Alt. of Kantism karmathian noun One of a Mohammedan sect founded in the ninth century by Karmat. karpholite noun A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese. … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words muadlinism noun A maudlin state. mucigenous adjective Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin. muciparous adjective Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin. muckmidden noun A dunghill. mucousness noun The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess. mucronated adjective Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words labionasal adjective Formed by the lips and the nose., A labionasal sound or letter. labipalpus noun One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium. laboratory noun The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words myall wood A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla. mycologist noun One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology. myelocoele noun The central canal of the spinal cord. myelogenic adjective Derived from, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words landholder noun A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. landladies plural of Landlady landleaper noun See Landlouper. landlocked adjective Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land., Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of waterfalls or dams; — said of fishes that would naturally seek the sea, after spawning; as, … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words leadership noun The office of a leader. leaf-nosed noun Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; — said of certain bats, esp. of the genera Phyllostoma and Rhinonycteris. See Vampire. lean-faced adjective Having a thin face., slender or narrow; — said of type the letters of which have thin … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words lernaeacea noun pl. A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young, however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in Appendix.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words liableness noun Quality of being liable; liability. libellulid noun A dragon fly. liberalism noun Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the principles of the Liberal party. liberalist noun A liberal. liberality noun The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words hornobbing present participle & vb. noun of Hobnob horizontal adjective Pertaining to, or near, the horizon., Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface., Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance. hornblende noun The common black, or dark green or … Read more