Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sty verb i. A pen or inclosure for swine., A place of bestial debauchery., To shut up in, or as in, a sty., To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup., An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sod of Seethe, The rock dove., imp. of Seethe., That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf; sward., To cover with sod; to turf. sob verb t. To soak., To sigh with a sudden … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words sac noun See Sacs., The privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines., See 2d Sack., A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity to the exterior; a sack. sad supperl. Sated; … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rub verb t. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper., To move over the surface of … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rob noun The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar., To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words rib noun One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax., That which resembles a rib in form or use., One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words re- A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline, to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim, to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure. Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed, and are for … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ra- A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. rab noun A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. rad imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. rag verb t. To scold … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words ra- A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us through the French and Italian. See Re-, and Ad-. rab noun A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar. rad imp. & p. p. of Read, Rede. rag verb t. To scold … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words qua conj. In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as. que noun A half farthing.