Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words macadamize verb t. To cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form a smooth, hard, convex surface. macaronies plural of Macaroni macaronian adjective Alt. of Macaronic macedonian adjective Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia., A native or inhabitant of Macedonia., One of a certain … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words literalism noun That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting literally; adherence to the letter., The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization. literalist noun One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter according to the letter. literalize verb … Read more
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 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 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 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 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 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 jabberment noun Jabber. jabbernowl noun Same as Jobbernowl. jackanapes noun A monkey; an ape., A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow. jack ketch A public executioner, or hangman. jacobinism noun The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious opposition to legitimate government. jacobinize verb t. To taint with, or … Read more
Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words interagent noun An intermediate agent. interaulic adjective Existing between royal courts. interbrain noun See Thalamencephalon. interbreed verb t. & i. To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants. intercalar adjective Intercalary. interceded imp. & past participle of Intercede interceder noun One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. … Read more