Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words nunchion verb i. A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. nunciate noun One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio. nundinal noun A nundinal letter., Alt. of Nundinary
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words nunchion verb i. A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon. nunciate noun One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words nutation noun The act of nodding., A very small libratory motion of the earth’s axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount., The motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, from the east in … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words oarsweed noun Any large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp. See Kelp. oathable adjective Capable of having an oath administered to. obduracy noun The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy. obdurate adjective Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words odorline noun A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil. odorless adjective Free from odor.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words omission noun The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty., That which is omitted or is left undone. omissive adjective Leaving out; omitting. omitting present participle & vb. noun of Omit ommateal adjective Of or pertaining to an ommateum. ommateum noun A … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words oncidium noun A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly. oncotomy noun The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument. oneberry noun The herb Paris. See Herb Paris, under Herb. one-hand adjective … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words muscadel noun See Muscatel, n. muscales noun pl. An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticae and sphagna. muscarin noun A solid crystalline substance, C5H13NO2, found in the toadstool (Agaricus muscarius), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine, and … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words opacular adjective Opaque. opalesce verb i. To give forth a play of colors, like the opal. opalized imp. & past participle of Opalize open-air adjective Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting. openbill noun A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words macarize verb t. To congratulate. macaroni noun Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste., A medley; something droll or extravagant., A sort of droll or fool., A finical person; a fop; — applied especially … Read more