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13407922454aboard (adv.)on a ship, train, bus, etc. (come aboard!)0
13407936935aboard (prep.)on (A stowaway was aboard the freighter.)1
13407941491afoulin a state of entanglement (fishermen with their lines afoul)2
13407944473afoul ofin or into collision or entanglement with (They ran afoul of the law.)3
13407951038aloof (adv.)in the state of being at a distance (i stood aloof.)4
13407964856aloof (adj.)withdrawn (join us. don't be aloof.)5
13407983004amiss (adv.)in a missing-the-mark manner; wrong (something went amiss.)6
13407997387amiss (adj.)wrong; imperfect; faulty (is anything amiss?)7
13408003853asunderin an apart position; apart (friends were torn asunder.)8
13408079710abedIn bed; on a bed9
13408085933adriftLoose from moorings and out of control (applied to anything lost, out of hand, or left lying about)10
13408096337afieldto or at a distance11
13408101944afireon fire, literally or figuratively12
13408106407afloatfloating on water13
13408109516aloftupward; high up in the air14
13408015325withdrawdraw back; take back15
13408021492withholdhold back16
13408024804withstandstand up against; resist17
13408028904notwithstandingdespite (Notwithstanding her inexperience, she was hired.)18
13408033698besetattack on all sides; surround19
13408119633begrudgeto resent another's success; to envy20
13408122662belaborto work on excessively21
13408125439bemuddleto muddle or confuse22
13408133902besiegeto overwhelm; to surround and attack23
13408136137besmirchto make dirty24
13408057124begrimecover with grime; make dirty25
13408061015benightedovertaken by darkness of night; unenlightened; intellectually or morally ignorant26
13408147263becloudto make less visible, obscure, or blur27
13408152302bedevilbe confusing or perplexing to28
13408154669befogto confuse29
13408158774beliecontradict; give a false impression30
13408161821bewitchto cast a spell on; to charm; to fascinate31
13408063473belittlecause to be or seem little or unimportant; disparage32
13408165615becalmto make calm or still; keep motionless by lack of wind33
13408168136bedimto make less bright34
13408168174bewilderto puzzle completely, confuse35
13408179255contrariwiseon the contrary (ant. likewise)36
13408183764nowisein no way; not at all37
13408186959breadthwisein a direction parallel with a thing's width38
13408192286lengthwisein the direction of the length39
13408195831otherwisein a different way or in all ways except the one mentioned40
13408201912earldomrealm or dignity of an earl41
13408205542martyrdomstate of being a martyr42
13408210006officialdomthose having the authority of officials; officials collectively43
13408210007dukedomthe domain controlled by a duke or duchess44
13408213069fiefdomthe estate or domain of a feudal lord45
13408215976kingdomFirst and largest category used to classify organisms46
13408219352serfdomA type of labor commonly used in feudal systems in which the laborers work the land in return for protection but they are bound to the land and are not allowed to leave or to peruse their a new occupation. This was common in early Medeival Europe as well as in Russia until the mid 19th century.47
13408222511sheikdomTerritory ruled by an Islamic religious leader48
13408225353stardomthe status of being acknowledged as a star49
13408231634cumbersomefull of encumbrances; burdensome50
13408241617fulsomeoffensive because of excessive display or obvious insincerity (literally, "full of fullness")51
13408254120lissom(e)lithesome (literally, "full of a lithe or supple quality"); limber; nimble52
13408257492meddlesomeintrusive; impertinent; interfering (literally, "full of meddling - mixing in the business of others")53
13408267462mettlesomefull of mettle (courage); spirited54
13408285181noisomeoffensive to the sense of smell (literally, "full of an annoying quality"); unwholesome55
13408297369winsomefull of a winning quality (literally, "full of wynn," the anglo-saxon word for joy); winning; cheerful; merry56
13408313776twosomegroup of two57
13408320740hirelingone whose only interest in his or her work is the hire (pay)58
13408323238starvelingone who is thin from lack of food59
13408326335sucklingchild or animal that is nursed60
13408328375yearlingone who is a year old61
13408334105changelingchild secretly exchanged for another in infancy62
13408336673ducklinglittle duck63
13408341242foundlinginfant found after being deserted by its unknown parents64
13408341243goslingyoung goose65
13408343646siblingbrother or sister (literally, "little sib" -i.e. "little blood relative")66
13408349767striplinglad (literally, "little strip" from the main stem)67
13408354947fledglingan inexperienced person, beginner; a young bird about to leave the nest; inexperienced, budding68
13408357057princelinga prince of minor status69
13408359777saplinga young tree70
13408362532underlinga person lower in status or rank71
13408370641anentabout; concerning; in respect to72
13408370642anonsoon, presently73
13408374506behestcommand; order74
13408379772beholdenbound in gratitude; indebted75
13408383291behoovebe necessary for; be proper for76
13408385240betimesearly77
13408388923heathtract of wasteland78
13408388924wanedecrease; dwindle79
13408392909warlocksorcerer; wizard80
13408399672warpthreads running lengthwise in the loom, crossed by the woof81
13408399673waxgrow; increase (e.g., "the moon waxes, then wanes")82
13408408407withalwith it all; in addition; despite that (e.g., "firm but withal kind")83
13408410899woofthreads running from side to side in a woven fabric84
13408420056yclept or yclepednamed; called85
13408429453fatherlypertaining to a father (warmer than paternal)86
13408433121motherlypertaining to a mother (warmer than maternal)87
13408435148brotherlypertaining to a brother (more affectionate than fraternal)88
13408437707daughterlypertaining to a daughter (less formal than filial)89
13408455345childlikeof or like a child in a good sense, as childlike innocence90
13408455346childishof or like child in a bad sense, as childish mentality91
13408460901manlyhaving qualities characteristic of or usually attributed to a man, as a manly voice92
13408464703womanlyhaving qualities characteristic of or usually attributed to a woman, as a womanly intuition93
13408469669devilishlike a devil; mischievous94
13408472536bearish1. like a bear; rough 2. tending to depress stock prices 3. expecting a fall in stock prices95
13408474828bullish1. like a bull; obstinate 2. tending to cause rises in stock prices 3. expecting a rise in stock prices96
13408476757catlikelike a cat; stealthy97
13408476758cowlikeresembling a cow98
13408479890oxlikeresembling an ox99
13408482444doggishdoglike100
13408482445donkeyishlike a donkey101
13408488912fishylike a fish in smell or taste102
13408488913foxyfoxlike; wily; sly103
13408491564goatishgoatlike; coarse; lustful104
13408491565horsyhaving to do with horses or horse racing, as horsy talk105
13408494773piggishhoggish; swinish106
13408496711sheepish1. like a sheep in timidity or stupidity 2. awkwardly bashful or embarrassed107
13408498696wolfishcharacteristic of a wolf; ferocious108
13408500839bloodysmeared with blood; involving bloodshed109

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