drowsy
     adj 1: half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a
            pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor";
            "a tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping)
            grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsing(a)},
             {dozy}, {dozing(a)}, {napping(a)}, {nodding(a)}]
     2: showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning
        congregation" [syn: {oscitant}, {yawning(a)}]

parched
     adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast
            desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat";
            "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare";
            "sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {scorched},
             {sunbaked}]
     2: toasted or roasted slightly; "parched corn was a staple of
        the Indian diet"

scruffy
     adj : shabby and untidy; "a surge of ragged scruffy children"; "he
           was soiled and seedy and fragrant with gin"- Mark Twain
           [syn: {seedy}]

snort
     n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snigger}]
     2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
         {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing},
         {bird}]
     v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully
          through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the
          proposed bridegroom"
     2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
     3: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {huff}]
     4: inhale (drugs) through the nose [syn: {take a hit}]
     5: ingest through the nose; "The drug addict was snorting
        cocaine every night"

scavenging
     adj 1: searching for and salvaging anything useful from discarded
            material; "scavenging larvae"
     2: searching for and feeding on decaying matter; "scavenging
        hyenas and vultures"

stream
     n 1: a natural body of running water flowing on or under the
          earth [syn: {watercourse}]
     2: dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive
        events or ideas; "two streams of development run through
        American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of
        thought"; "the current of history" [syn: {flow}, {current}]
     3: a steady flow (usually from natural causes); "the raft
        floated downstream on the current"; "he felt a stream of
        air" [syn: {current}]
     4: the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
        [syn: {flow}]
     5: something that resembles a flowing stream in moving
        continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the
        terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow
        of visitors" [syn: {flow}]
     v 1: to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind; "their
          manes streamed like stiff black pennants in the wind."
     2: exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose
        streamed blood"
     3: move in large numbers; "people were pouring out of the
        theater"; "beggars pullulated in the plaza" [syn: {pour},
        {swarm}, {teem}, {pullulate}]
     4: rain heavily; "Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring
        outside!" [syn: {pour}, {pelt}, {rain cats and dogs}, {rain
        buckets}]
     5: flow freely and abundantly; "Tears streamed down her face"
        [syn: {well out}]

sway
     n 1: controlling influence
     2: pitching dangerously to one side [syn: {rock}, {careen}, {tilt}]
     v 1: move back and forth in an unstable manner; "the ship was
          rocking"; "the tall building swayed"; "the tree shook in
          the wind" [syn: {rock}, {shake}]
     2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung
        back" [syn: {swing}]
     3: win approval or support for; "Carry all before one" [syn: {carry},
         {persuade}]
     4: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
        vehicle out of control [syn: {careen}, {wobble}, {shift},
        {tilt}]
     5: sway gently back and forth, as of flowers or tress in the
        wind [syn: {nod}]
     6: cause to move back and forth; "rock the cradle"; "the wind
        swayed the trees gently" [syn: {rock}]
     7: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or
        course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't
        persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"; "The teenager's
        parents were not swayed by their daughter's arguments"
        [syn: {persuade}] [ant: {dissuade}]

throb
     n 1: a deep pulsating type of pain
     2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
        felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throbbing}, {pounding}]
     v 1: pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is
          throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
     2: expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically; "The
        baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon
        massaged it" [syn: {pulsate}, {pulse}]
     3: tremble convulsively [syn: {shudder}, {shiver}, {thrill}]

panting
     adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping},
            {out of breath(p)}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
     n 1: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {heaving}]
     2: any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {trousering}]

livid
     adj 1: ash-colored or anemic looking from illness or emotion; "a
            face turned ashen"; "the invalid's blanched cheeks";
            "tried to speak with bloodless lips"; "a face livid
            with shock"; "lips...livid with the hue of death"-
            Mary W. Shelley; "lips white with terror"; "a face
            white with rage" [syn: {ashen}, {blanched}, {bloodless},
             {white}]
     2: (of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity; "livid
        lightning streaked the sky"; "a thousand
        flambeaux...turned all at once that deep gloom into a
        livid and preternatural day"- E.A.Poe
     3: (informal) furiously angry; "willful stupidity makes him
        absolutely livid"
     4: discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin; "beaten
        black and blue"; "livid bruises" [syn: {black-and-blue}]

tosh
     n : pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney},
          {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {drool}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle},
          {tommyrot}, {twaddle}]

goggle
     v : look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: {gape}, {gawp}, {gawk}]

pestilential
     adj : likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease; "a
           pestilential malignancy in the air"- Jonathan Swift;
           "plaguelike diseases"; "plaguey fevers" [syn: {pestilent},
            {plaguelike}, {plaguey}]

haunt
     n : a frequently visited place [syn: {hangout}, {resort}, {repair},
          {stamping ground}]
     v 1: recur constantly and spontaneously to [syn: {stalk}]
     2: haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
        [syn: {obsess}, {ghost}]

sternly
     adv : with sternness; in a severe manner; "`No,' she said
           sternly"; "peered severely over her glasses" [syn: {severely}]

tantalising
     adj 1: arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or
            mockingly out of reach; "a tantalizing taste of
            success" [syn: {tantalizing}]
     2: very pleasantly inviting; "a tantalizing aroma"; "a tempting
        repast" [syn: {tantalizing}, {tempting}]

galling
     adj : causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm
           on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
           particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
           galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
           delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
           "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled
           safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought
           annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to
           have to admit you are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome},
            {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering}, {pestiferous},
            {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing}, {vexatious}, {vexing}]

sultry
     adj 1: sexually exciting or gratifying; "sensual excesses"; "a
            sultry look"; "a sultry dance" [syn: {sensual}]
     2: characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; "the summer
        was sultry and oppressive"; "the stifling atmosphere";
        "the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm" [syn:
        {stifling}, {sulfurous}, {sulphurous}]
     3: burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot; "the torrid
        noonday sun"; "sultry sands of the dessert" [syn: {torrid}]

velvety
     adj 1: smooth and soft to sight or hearing or touch or taste [syn:
            {velvet}]
     2: resembling velvet in having a smooth soft surface [syn: {velvet}]

wend
     v : direct one's course or way

vast
     adj : unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially
           extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge
           country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher
           education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct
           winds like an immense snake along the base of the
           mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or
           immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space";
           "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call
           civilization"- W.R.Inge [syn: {huge}, {immense}]

wrought
     adj : shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a
           pliable mass (as by work or effort); "a shaped
           handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought
           silver bracelet" [syn: {shaped}, {molded}]

taunt
     n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit},
          {taunting}]
     v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
         teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
         failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
         jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize},
          {tantalise}, {bait}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

vent
     n 1: a hole for the escape of gas or air [syn: {venthole}, {blowhole}]
     2: external opening of urinary or genital system of a lower
        vertebrate
     3: a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some
        other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt
        [syn: {volcano}]
     v 1: give expression or utterance to; "She vented her anger";
          "The graduates gave vent to cheers" [syn: {ventilate}, {give
          vent}]
     2: expose to cool or cold air so as to cool or freshen; "air
        the old winter clothes"; "air out the smoke-filled rooms"
        [syn: {ventilate}, {air out}, {air}]

scowling
     adj : sullen or unfriendly in appearance [syn: {beetle-browed}]

guffaw
     n : a burst of deep loud hearty laughter [syn: {belly laugh}]
     v : laugh boisterously [syn: {laugh loudly}]

muffle
     n : a kiln with an inner chamber for firing things at a low
         temperature
     v 1: conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger";
          "strangle a yawn" [syn: {smother}, {stifle}, {strangle},
           {repress}]
     2: deaden (a sound or noise), esp. by wrapping [syn: {mute}, {dull},
         {damp}, {dampen}, {tone down}]

stag
     n 1: male red deer [syn: {hart}]
     2: adult male deer
     v 1: attend a dance or a party without a female companion
     2: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
        classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell
        on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {peach}, {shit},
         {shop}, {snitch}]
     3: watch, observe, or inquire secretly [syn: {spy}, {snoop}, {sleuth}]

antler
     n : deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

canter
     n : a smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop [syn: {lope}]
     v 1: ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
     2: go at a canter, of horses
     3: ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the
        meadow"

panting
     adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping},
            {out of breath(p)}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
     n 1: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {heaving}]
     2: any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {trousering}]

cauldron
     n : a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: {caldron}]

flay
     v : strip the skin off

batty
     adj : informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to
           drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats},
            {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft}, {dotty},
            {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony},
            {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around
           the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]

squib
     n : firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a
         broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise

supine
     adj 1: lying face upward [syn: {resupine}]
     2: offering no resistance; "resistless hostages"; "No other
        colony showed such supine, selfish helplessness in
        allowing her own border citizens to be mercilessly
        harried"- Theodore Roosevelt [syn: {resistless}, {unresisting}]

squat
     adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
            musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
            chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
            "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears";
            "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
            smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky},
             {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
     2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
        [syn: {underslung}]
     n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position;
          strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {squatting}]
     2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack},
         {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit},
         {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
     3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
        [syn: {squatting}]
     v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
          while squatting" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up},
           {hunker down}]
     2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
        building squatted low"
     3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally

straggly
     adj 1: spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different
            directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling
            branches"; "straggly hair" [syn: {sprawling}, {straggling}]
     2: growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"

skive
     v : remove the surface of; "skive leather"

whack
     n : the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
         [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {rap}, {whang}]
     v : hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" [syn: {wham}, {whop},
          {wallop}]

hither
     adv : to this place (especially toward the speaker); "come here,
           please" [syn: {here}] [ant: {there}]

thither
     adv : to or toward that place; away from the speaker; "go there
           around noon!" [syn: {there}] [ant: {here}]

kerfuffle
     n : a disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the
         furious disturbance they had caused" [syn: {disturbance},
          {disruption}, {commotion}, {turmoil}, {stir}, {flutter},
          {hurly burly}, {to-do}, {hoo-ha}, {hoo-hah}]

menace
     n 1: something that is a source of danger; "earthquakes are a
          constant threat in Japan" [syn: {threat}]
     2: a threat or the act of threatening; "he spoke with desperate
        menace"
     v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
          endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise},
           {threaten}, {imperil}, {peril}]
     2: express a threat either by an utterance or a gesture; "he
        menaced the bank manager with a stick"
     3: act in a threatening manner; "A menacing person"

Spong \Spong\ (sp[o^]ng), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field. [Prov.
   Eng.]
   [1913 Webster]

parchment
     n 1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin
     2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {sheepskin},
         {lambskin}]

beak
     n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
     2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {bill}, {neb}, {nib},
         {pecker}]
     3: (US) informal terms for the nose [syn: {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle},
         {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]
     v : hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {pick}]

stupefy
     v 1: make dull or stupid; to muddle with drunkenness or
          infatuation [syn: {besot}]
     2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
        don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem" [syn: {perplex},
         {vex}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose},
         {bewilder}, {flummox}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
     3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
        [syn: {stun}]

bellow
     n 1: a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal); "his
          bellow filled the hallway" [syn: {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler},
           {hollering}, {hollo}, {holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowl}]
     2: United States novelist (born in Canada in 1915) [syn: {Bellow},
         {Saul Bellow}]
     v 1: shout loudly and without restraint [syn: {bawl}]
     2: make a loud noise, as of animal; "The bull bellowed" [syn: {roar}]

hosepipe
     n : a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas [syn: {hose}]

spoil
     n 1: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in
          war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
     2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her
        spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: {spoiling}, {spoilage}]
     3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoliation},
         {spoilation}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]
     v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin [syn: {botch}, {bumble}, {fumble},
           {botch up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball
          up}, {muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up},
           {bollocks}, {bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse
          up}, {foul up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
     2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten
        before it spoils" [syn: {go bad}]
     3: alter from the original [syn: {corrupt}]
     4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
        the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
         {pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle},
         {mollycoddle}, {indulge}]
     5: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
        ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
        September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: {thwart}, {queer},
         {scotch}, {foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
     6: have a strong desire or urge to do soemthing; "She is
        itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a
        fight" [syn: {itch}]
     7: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
        beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {despoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]
     8: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair},
         {deflower}, {vitiate}]

pamper
     v : treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
         the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
         [syn: {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle},
          {mollycoddle}, {spoil}, {indulge}]

bullying
     adj : noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others [syn: {blustery}]
     n : the act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do
         something [syn: {intimidation}]

codswallop
     n : nonsensical talk or writing [syn: {folderol}, {rubbish}, {tripe},
          {trumpery}, {trash}, {wish-wash}, {applesauce}]

appalled
     adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)},
            {dismayed}, {shocked}]

fluster
     n : a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: {perturbation}]
     v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner
     2: cause to be nervous or upset

beak
     n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
     2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {bill}, {neb}, {nib},
         {pecker}]
     3: (US) informal terms for the nose [syn: {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle},
         {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]
     v : hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {pick}]

squash
     n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of
          the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
          [syn: {squash vine}]
     2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
     3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players
        who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash
        racquets}, {squash rackets}]
     v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
         condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
         [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]

soar
     n : the act of rising upward into the air [syn: {zoom}]
     v 1: rise rapidly, as of a current or voltage [syn: {soar up}, {soar
          upwards}, {surge}, {zoom}]
     2: fly by means of a hang glider [syn: {hang glide}]
     3: fly upwards or high in the sky
     4: go or move upward; "The stock market soared after the
        cease-fire was announced"
     5: fly a plane without an engine [syn: {sailplane}]

timid
     adj 1: showing fear and lack of confidence [ant: {bold}]
     2: contemptibly timid
     3: lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and
        abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
        responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: {diffident}, {shy},
         {unsure}]
     4: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
        ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted}]
     n : people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is
         not for the timid" [syn: {cautious}] [ant: {brave}]

snappish
     adj : tending to speak irritably; "a snappish tone of voice" [syn:
            {snappy}]

pounding
     n 1: repeated heavy blows [syn: {buffeting}]
     2: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he
        felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: {throb}, {throbbing}]
     3: the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the
        sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the
        pounding of feet on the hallway" [syn: {hammer}, {pound},
        {hammering}]

lump
     n 1: a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk
          of bread"; "a lump of coal" [syn: {hunk}]
     2: a compact mass; "a ball of mud caught him on the shoulder"
        [syn: {ball}, {clod}, {glob}, {clump}, {chunk}]
     3: abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement [syn: {swelling},
         {puffiness}]
     4: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {klutz}, {clod}, {stumblebum},
         {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {gawk}]
     v 1: put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the
          applicants" [syn: {chunk}]
     2: group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by
        side [syn: {collocate}, {chunk}]

menacingly
     adv : in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the
           line dropped menacingly" [syn: {threateningly}]

thong
     n 1: leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip [syn: {lash}]
     2: a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together

scaly
     adj 1: (biology) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
            [syn: {lepidote}, {leprose}, {scabrous}, {scurfy}]
     2: (zoology) having the body covered or partially covered with
        thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: {scaley},
         {scaled}]

row
     n 1: an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line;
          "a row of chairs"
     2: an angry dispute; "they had a quarrel"; "they had words"
        [syn: {quarrel}, {wrangle}, {words}, {run-in}, {dustup}]
     3: a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally); "a
        mackerel sky filled with rows of clouds"; "rows of barbed
        wire protected the trenches"
     4: (construction) a layer of masonry; "a course of bricks"
        [syn: {course}]
     5: a linear array of numbers side by side
     6: a continuous chronological succession without an
        interruption; "they won the championship three years in a
        row"
     7: the act of rowing as a sport [syn: {rowing}]
     v : propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake"

snatch
     n 1: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
          [syn: {bit}]
     2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy},
         {slit}, {twat}]
     3: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a
        person against their will and holding them in false
        imprisonment [syn: {kidnapping}]
     4: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one
        rapid motion
     5: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
        catch with his back to the plate" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snap}]
     v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
          dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch up}, {snap}]
     2: to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the
        butterflies"
     3: of people [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble}, {abduct}]

straining
     adj : taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance; "his
           final, straining burst of speed"; "a strenuous task";
           "your willingness after these six arduous days to
           remain here"- F.D.Roosevelt [syn: {arduous}, {strenuous}]
     n 1: an intense or violent exertion [syn: {strain}]
     2: the act of distorting something so it seems to mean
        something it was not intended to mean [syn: {distortion},
        {overrefinement}, {torture}, {twisting}]

ignited
     adj : set afire; "the ignited paper"; "a kindled fire" [syn: {enkindled},
            {kindled}]

buttocks
     n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {nates},
          {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can}, {fundament},
          {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat},
          {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail
         end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere},
         {fanny}, {ass}]

avidly
     adv : in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your
           local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for
           local information"

flask
     n 1: bottle that has a narrow neck
     2: the quantity a flask will hold [syn: {flaskful}]

shawl
     n : cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover
         the head and shoulders

scum
     n 1: worthless people [syn: {trash}]
     2: a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the
        surface of a liquid

plunger
     n 1: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable
          gains [syn: {speculator}]
     2: someone who dives (into water) [syn: {diver}]
     3: hand tool consisting of a stick with a rubber suction cup at
        one end; used to clean clogged drains [syn: {plumber's
        helper}]
     4: mechanical device that has a plunging or thrusting motion
        [syn: {piston}]

prod
     n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
          "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
           {goading}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]
     2: a pointed instrument used to prod into motion [syn: {goad}]
     v 1: to push against gently [syn: {nudge}, {poke at}]
     2: urge on; cause to act [syn: {incite}, {egg on}]
     3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
        ribs" [syn: {jab}, {stab}, {poke}, {dig}]

tug
     n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {jerk}]
     2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
        [syn: {tugboat}, {towboat}, {tower}]
     v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
          tugs at the heart strings"
     2: exert oneself, make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged
        for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a
        little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her
        doctoral thesis" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
     3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
        into the harbor"
     4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
        [syn: {lug}, {tote}]
     5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
        of the mud"
     6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
     7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
        conflicts"

peaky
     adj : having or as if having especially high-pitched spots;
           "absence of peaky highs and beefed-up bass" [syn: {spiky}]

decisively
     adv 1: with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively"
            [syn: {resolutely}] [ant: {indecisively}]
     2: with finality; conclusively; "the voted settled the argument
        decisively" [ant: {indecisively}]
     3: in an indisputable degree; "the Fisher act of 1918
        decisively raised their status and pay"

flick
     n 1: a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he
          gave it a flick with his finger" or"he felt the flick of
          a whip"
     2: a form of entertainment that enacts a story by a sequence of
        images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they
        went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot
        on location" [syn: {movie}, {film}, {picture}, {moving
        picture}, {motion picture}, {picture show}, {pic}]
     v 1: flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" [syn:
          {flicker}]
     2: look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed
        through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" [syn:
         {flip}, {thumb}, {riffle}, {leaf}, {riff}]
     3: cause to move with a flick [syn: {flip}]
     4: throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper
        across the table"; "jerk his head" [syn: {jerk}, {flip}]
     5: shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" [syn: {flicker}]
     6: twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" [syn: {ruffle}, {riffle}]
     7: cause to make a snapping sound; of fingers [syn: {snap}, {click}]
     8: touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his
        hand"
     9: move with a flick [syn: {flip}]
     10: remove with a flick (of the hand, for example)

rap
     n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for
          it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}]
     2: a gentle blow [syn: {strike}, {tap}]
     3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {tap}]
     4: (informal) voluble conversation
     5: genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in
        which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical
        accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged [syn: {rap
        music}]
     6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
        [syn: {knock}, {belt}, {whack}, {whang}]
     v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {knap}]
     2: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
        fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {knock}, {pink}]
     3: perform rap music
     4: talk volubly

apprehensively
     adv : with anxiety or apprehension; "we watched anxiously" [syn: {anxiously},
            {uneasily}]

snug
     adj 1: offering safety; well protected or concealed; "a snug
            harbor"; "a snug hideout"
     2: fitting closely but comfortably; "a close fit" [syn: {close},
         {close-fitting}]
     3: well and tightly constructed; "a snug house"; "a snug little
        sailboat"
     4: enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter
        especially in a small space; "a cozy nook near the fire";
        "snug in bed"; "a snug little apartment" [syn: {cozy}, {cosy}]
     n : a small secluded room [syn: {cubby}, {cubbyhole}, {snuggery}]

bald
     adj 1: with no effort to conceal; "a barefaced lie" [syn: {barefaced}]
     2: without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the
        lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bare}, {denuded}, {denudate}]
     3: lacking hair on all or most of the scalp; "a bald pate"; "a
        bald-headed gentleman" [syn: {bald-headed}, {bald-pated}]
     v : grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already"

pate
     n 1: liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously
          seasoned
     2: the top of the head [syn: {poll}, {crown}]

grimy
     adj : thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's
           begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby
           little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed}, {dingy},
            {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]

rummage
     n 1: a jumble of things to be given away
     2: a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or
        confusion); "he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't
        find his skis" [syn: {ransacking}]
     v : search haphazardly; "We rummaged through the drawers"

gnarled
     adj : used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or
           knots; "gnarled and knotted hands"; "a knobbed stick"
           [syn: {gnarly}, {knotted}, {knotty}, {knobbed}]

pungent
     adj 1: sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting
            the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent
            smell of burning sulfur" [ant: {bland}]
     2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
        aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting}, {nipping},
         {mordacious}]

bulging
     adj 1: curving or bulging outward [syn: {convex}] [ant: {concave}]
     2: curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulgy},
         {protuberant}]

parchment
     n 1: a superior paper resembling sheepskin
     2: skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on [syn: {sheepskin},
         {lambskin}]

growl
     n : the sound of growling (as made by animals) [syn: {growling}]
     v : to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a
         rude response."; "Stones grumbled down the cliff" [syn: {grumble},
          {rumble}]

threadbare
     adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
            sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
            "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating
            threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom";
            "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace},
             {hackneyed}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {timeworn}, {tired},
             {trite}, {well-worn}]
     2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
        "threadbare rugs"

scuttle
     n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto
          the fire [syn: {coal scuttle}]
     2: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
        between decks of a ship [syn: {hatchway}, {opening}]
     v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
         extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
         higher ground." [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {skitter}]

skirting board
     n : a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor
         [syn: {baseboard}, {mopboard}]

rickety
     adj : inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety
           table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder
           felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though
           one of the arches is wonky" [syn: {shaky}, {wobbly}, {wonky}]

dingy
     adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's
            begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby
            little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed},
            {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
     2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
        "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy)
        white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors";
        "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied},
         {muddy}]
     3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy
        streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens;
        "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy
        tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of
        death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary},
         {gloomy}, {sorry}]

sport
     adj : (Maine colloquial) temporary summer resident in inland Maine
     n 1: an active diversion requiring physical exertion and
          competition [syn: {athletics}]
     2: the occupation of athletes who compete for pay
     3: someone who engages in sports [syn: {sportsman}, {sportswoman}]
     4: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting
        from chromosomal alteration [syn: {mutant}, {mutation}, {variation}]
     5: verbal wit (often at another's expense but not to be taken
        seriously); "he became a figure of fun" [syn: {fun}, {play}]
     v 1: wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was
          sporting a new hat" [syn: {feature}, {boast}]
     2: play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
        "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped
        in the palyroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick}, {skylark},
         {disport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp}, {run
        around}, {lark about}]

dank
     adj : unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy
           weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" [syn: {clammy}]

snigger
     n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
     v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]

hole
     n 1: an opening into or through something
     2: an opening deliberately made in or through something
     3: one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he
        played 18 holes" [syn: {golf hole}]
     4: an unoccupied space
     5: a depression hollowed out of solid matter [syn: {hollow}]
     6: a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"
     7: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
        terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix},
         {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {pickle}, {kettle of fish}]
     8: informal terms for the mouth [syn: {trap}, {cakehole}, {maw},
         {yap}, {gob}]
     v 1: in golf: hit the ball into the hole [syn: {hole out}]
     2: make holes in

creak
     n : a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
         away" [syn: {creaking}]
     v : make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {squeak},
          {screech}, {screak}, {skreak}]

dulcet
     adj 1: extremely pleasant in a gentle way; "the most dulcet
            swimming on the most beautiful and remote beaches"
     2: pleasing to the ear; "the dulcet tones of the cello" [syn: {honeyed},
         {mellifluous}, {mellisonant}, {sweet}]

beaming
     adj 1: cheerful and bright; "a beaming smile"; "a glad May morning"
            [syn: {glad}]
     2: pleased and proud; "beaming parents"
     3: radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the
        effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent
        sunset" [syn: {beamy}, {effulgent}, {radiant}, {refulgent}]

grumpily
     adv : in an ill-natured manner; "she looked at her husband
           crossly" [syn: {crossly}, {grouchily}]

reprovingly
     adv : in a reproving or reproachful manner; "she spoke to him
           reprovingly" [syn: {reproachfully}]

Git \Git\, n. (Founding)
   See {Geat}.
   [1913 Webster]

abate
     v 1: make less active or intense [syn: {slake}, {slack}]
     2: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated" [syn:
         {let up}, {slack off}, {slack}, {die away}]

smirk
     n : a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
     v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {simper}]

snigger
     n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
     v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]

berserk
     adj : in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; "the
           soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a
           berserk worker smashing windows" [syn: {amuck}, {amok},
            {demoniac}, {demoniacal}, {possessed(p)}]

tartly
     adv : in a tart manner; "`Never mind your immortal soul,' she said
           tartly"

hoist
     n : lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
     v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
          the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {lift}, {wind}]
     2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the
        patient onto the operating table"
     3: raise, as of flags or sails [syn: {run up}]

screech
     n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
          the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
          brakes" [syn: {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream},
           {screaming}]
     2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
        [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screeching}]
     v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {squeak},
           {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}]
     2: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]
     3: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreak},
         {skreigh}]

drool
     n 1: pretentious or silly talk or writing [syn: {baloney}, {boloney},
           {bilgewater}, {bosh}, {humbug}, {taradiddle}, {tarradiddle},
           {tommyrot}, {tosh}, {twaddle}]
     2: saliva spilling from the mouth [syn: {dribble}, {drivel}, {slobber}]
     v 1: be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about
          something; "She was salivating over the raise she
          anticipated" [syn: {salivate}]
     2: let saliva drivel from the mouth; "The baby drooled" [syn: {drivel},
         {slabber}, {slaver}, {slobber}, {dribble}]

brandish
     n : the act of waving [syn: {flourish}]
     v 1: move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun." [syn: {flourish},
           {wave}]
     2: exhibit aggressively

vileness
     n 1: the quality of being wicked [syn: {nefariousness}, {wickedness}]
     2: the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
        [syn: {loathsomeness}, {repulsiveness}, {sliminess}]

Begone \Be*gone"\, p. p. [OE. begon, AS. big[=a]n; pref. be- +
   g[=a]n to go.]
   Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe-begone).
   [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]

blanch
     v 1: turn pale, as if in fear [syn: {pale}, {blench}]
     2: cook briefly; as of vegetables; "Parboil the beans before
        freezing them" [syn: {parboil}]

abomination
     n 1: a person who is loathsome or disgusting
     2: hate coupled with disgust [syn: {abhorrence}, {detestation},
         {execration}, {loathing}, {odium}]
     3: an action that is vicious or vile; an action that arouses
        disgust or abhorence; "his treatment of the children is an
        abomination"

stupendous
     adj : so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe;
           "colossal crumbling ruins of an ancient temple"; "has a
           colossal nerve"; "a prodigious storm"; "a stupendous
           field of grass"; "stupendous demand" [syn: {colossal},
           {prodigious}]

cavernous
     adj 1: being or suggesting a cavern; "vast cavernous chambers
            hollowed out of limestone"
     2: (physiology) filled with vascular sinuses and capable of
        becoming distended and rigid as the result of being filled
        with blood; "erectile tissue"; "the penis is an erectile
        organ" [syn: {erectile}]

goblet
     n 1: a drinking glass with a base and stem
     2: a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic
        cup [syn: {chalice}]

droopy
     adj : hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness) [syn: {drooping},
            {sagging}]

baleful
     adj 1: deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce
            baleful look" [syn: {baneful}]
     2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
        baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
        became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
        "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
        threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation
        became ugly" [syn: {forbidding}, {menacing}, {minacious},
        {minatory}, {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

pantry
     n : a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: {larder},
          {buttery}]

purr
     n : a low vibrating sound typical of a contented cat
     v 1: make a soft swishing sound, as of a motor working or wings
          flapping [syn: {whizz}, {whiz}, {whirr}, {whir}, {birr}]
     2: indicate pleasure by purring; characteristic of cats [syn: {make
        vibrant sounds}]

incredulously
     adv : in an incredulous manner; "the woman looked up at her
           incredulously" [syn: {unbelievingly}, {disbelievingly}]
           [ant: {credulously}, {credulously}]

upsurge
     n 1: a sudden forceful flow [syn: {rush}, {spate}, {surge}]
     2: a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of
        speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in
        violent crime" [syn: {surge}]

bracing
     adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
           [syn: {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing},
            {refreshful}, {tonic}]
     n : a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: {brace}]

twist
     n 1: an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward
          turn" [syn: {turn}, {turn of events}]
     2: an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an
        unsympathetic construction on his conduct" [syn: {construction}]
     3: any clever (deceptive) maneuver; "he would stoop to any
        device to win a point" [syn: {device}, {gimmick}]
     4: the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it
        broke off after much twisting" [syn: {spin}, {twirl}, {twisting},
         {whirl}]
     5: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
        knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
        hamstring pull" [syn: {wrench}, {pull}]
     6: a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is
        pulled tight [syn: {kink}, {twirl}]
     7: a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the
        current of a fluid doubles back on itself [syn: {eddy}]
     8: a jerky pulling movement [syn: {wrench}]
     9: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid},
         {plait}, {tress}]
     10: the act of winding or twisting; "he put the key in the old
         clock and gave it a good wind" [syn: {wind}, {winding}]
     11: turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist
         of his head he surveyed the room" [syn: {turn}]
     v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when
          struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort."; "The
          child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
          [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {wriggle}, {worm}, {squirm}]
     2: cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod";
        "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn
        an iron bar" [syn: {bend}, {deform}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
     3: turn in the opposite direction; "twist a wire"
     4: form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted" [syn: {twine},
         {distort}] [ant: {untwist}]
     5: form into twists; "Twist the bacon around the sausage"
     6: do the twist
     7: twist or pull violently or suddenly, esp. so as to remove
        (something) from that to which it is attached or from
        where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges";
        "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh
        was wrenched from his chest" [syn: {wrench}]
     8: practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
        in order to mislead or deceive [syn: {twist around}, {pervert},
         {convolute}, {sophisticate}]
     9: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
        wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
        ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't
        walk for several days" [syn: {sprain}, {wrench}, {turn}, {wrick},
         {rick}]

crest
     n 1: the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave
     2: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
        was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
        Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {top}, {tip}, {summit}]
     3: the center of a cambered road [syn: {crown}]
     4: (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a
        helmet
     5: a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a
        bird or other animal
     v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {cap}]
     2: reach a high point; "The river crested last night"

flagon
     n : a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout;
         used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)

wrench
     n 1: a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments; "the wrench to his
          knee occurred as he fell"; "he was sidelined with a
          hamstring pull" [syn: {twist}, {pull}]
     2: a jerky pulling movement [syn: {twist}]
     3: a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt
        [syn: {spanner}]
     v 1: twist or pull violently or suddenly, esp. so as to remove
          (something) from that to which it is attached or from
          where it originates; "wrench a window off its hinges";
          "wrench oneself free from somebody's grip"; "a deep sigh
          was wrenched from his chest" [syn: {twist}]
     2: make a sudden twisting motion
     3: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's
        hand" [syn: {wring}]
     4: twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The
        wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their
        ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't
        walk for several days" [syn: {twist}, {sprain}, {turn}, {wrick},
         {rick}]

topple
     v 1: fall down, as if collapsing [syn: {tumble}]
     2: cause to topple or tumble by pushing [syn: {tumble}]

ladle
     n : a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer
         liquids
     v 1: put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle
          soup into the bowl"
     2: remove with or as if with a ladle; of liquids [syn: {lade},
        {laden}]

toad
     n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
         hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial
         species [syn: {frog}, {toadfrog}, {anuran}, {batrachian},
          {salientian}]

gormless
     adj : British informal [syn: {gaumless}]

hiccough
     n : (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the
         diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis
         producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of
         indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?" [syn: {hiccup},
          {singultus}]
     v : breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to
         hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" [syn: {hiccup}]

rhubarb
     n 1: long pinkish sour leafstalks usually eaten cooked and
          sweetened [syn: {pieplant}]
     2: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks
        growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are
        edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous [syn: {rhubarb
        plant}]

crumble
     v 1: fall apart; also used metaphorically; "Negociations broke
          down" [syn: {crumple}, {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
     2: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
        "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {fall apart}]
     3: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to
        decay" [syn: {decay}, {delapidate}]

frisson
     n : an almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of
         surprise shot through him" [syn: {shiver}, {chill}, {quiver},
          {shudder}, {thrill}, {tingle}]

indignantly
     adv : in an indignant manner; "Miss Burney protested indignantly,
           her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at
           this irreverent piece of mimicry"

garble
     v : make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or
         story [syn: {falsify}, {distort}, {warp}]

scarlet
     adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
           of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
           [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
            {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}]
     n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
         orange tinge [syn: {vermilion}, {orange red}]

bind
     n : something that hinders as if with bonds
     v 1: stick to firmly; "Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall?"
          [syn: {adhere}, {hold fast}, {bond}, {stick}, {stick to}]
     2: create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to
        bond with the child" [syn: {tie}, {attach}, {bond}]
     3: make fast; tie or secure, with or as if with a rope; "The
        Chinese would bind the feet of their women" [ant: {unbind}]
     4: wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose [syn: {bandage}]
     5: secure with or as if with ropes; "tie down the prisoners"
        [syn: {tie down}, {tie up}, {truss}]
     6: bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He's held by a
        contract"; "I'll hold you by your promise" [syn: {oblige},
         {hold}, {obligate}]
     7: form a chemical bond with; "The hydrogen binds the oxygen"
     8: provide with a binding, as of books
     9: To fasten or secure with a rope, string, or cord; "They tied
        their victim to the chair" [syn: {tie}] [ant: {untie}]
     10: cause to be constipated; "These foods tend to constipate
         you" [syn: {constipate}]

boss
     adj 1: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his
            arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive";
            "head librarian"; "top administrators" [syn: {arch(a)},
             {boss(a)}, {chief(a)}, {head(a)}, {top(a)}]
     2: (informal) exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry";
        "his brag cornfield" [syn: {brag}]
     n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
          leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman},
           {chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}]
     2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
        three more men for the new job" [syn: {hirer}]
     3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
        his own boss now"
     4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and
        dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for
        corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}]
     5: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as
        on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {stud}, {rivet}]
     v : raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: {emboss}, {stamp}]

follow
     v 1: to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings
          followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow
          the guide through the museum" [ant: {precede}]
     2: be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday." [syn: {postdate}]
        [ant: {predate}]
     3: come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows
        that your assertion is false"
     4: travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow
        the trail" [syn: {travel along}]
     5: act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes;
        "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or
        else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
        [syn: {comply}, {abide by}]
     6: come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami
        followed the earthquake" [syn: {come after}]
     7: behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a
        pattern"; "Follow my example" [syn: {conform to}]
     8: be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
     9: choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies,
        strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement";
        "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" [syn: {adopt},
        {espouse}]
     10: to bring something about at a later time than; "She followed
         dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a
         question and answer period"
     11: imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow
         their friends in everything" [syn: {take after}]
     12: follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of
         something; "We must follow closely the economic
         development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress"
         [syn: {trace}]
     13: follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby,
         please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed
         the men with the binoculars" [syn: {watch}, {observe}, {watch
         over}, {keep an eye on}]
     14: be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles
         succeed to the throne?" [syn: {succeed}, {come after}]
         [ant: {precede}]
     15: perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely
         follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" [syn: {accompany}]
     16: keep informed; "He kept up on his country's foreign
         policies" [syn: {keep up}, {keep abreast}]
     17: to be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine";
         "Understanding comes from experience" [syn: {come}]
     18: accept and follow the leadership of command or guidance of;
         "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru
         for years"
     19: adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws
         of their ancient religion"
     20: work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a
         specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our
         resident philosopher" [syn: {be}]
     21: keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him
         for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the
         bombing" [syn: {survey}]
     22: follow in or as if in pursuit; "The police car pursued the
         suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and
         haunted her dreams all her life" [syn: {pursue}]
     23: grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he
         lectures, I cannot follow"
     24: keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
         [syn: {stick to}, {stick with}]

suit
     n 1: (law) a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of
          law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the
          family brought suit against the landlord" [syn: {lawsuit},
           {case}, {cause}, {causa}]
     2: a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers
        or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color;
        "they buried him in his best suit" [syn: {suit of clothes}]
     3: playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each
        set has its own symbol and color; "a flush is five cards
        in the same suit"; "in bridge you must follow suit"; "what
        suit is trumps?"
     4: a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a
        woman (usually with the hope of marriage); "its was a
        brief and intense courtship" [syn: {courtship}, {wooing},
        {courting}]
     5: a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or
        rank
     v 1: be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {accommodate},
           {fit}]
     2: be agreeable or acceptable; "This time suits me"
     3: accord or comport with [syn: {befit}, {beseem}]
     4: enhance the appearance of; "Mourning becomes Electra"; "This
        behavior doesn't suit you!" [syn: {become}]

bid
     n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
          [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
     2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for
        power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
     3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
     4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to
        contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
     v 1: propose a payment; as at sales or auctions; "The Swiss
          dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer},
           {tender}]
     2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn:
         {wish}]
     3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
        become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure},
         {press}, {conjure}]
     4: make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a
        show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
     5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid
        for the attention of the poor population"
     6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}]

pacify
     v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
          "She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {lenify},
          {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {placate},
           {gentle}, {gruntle}]
     2: fight violence and try to establish peace in (a location);
        "The U.N. troops are working to pacify Bosnia"

clatter
     n : a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement); "the
         shutters clattered against the house"; "the clatter of
         iron wheels on cobblestones"
     v : make a rattling sound [syn: {clack}, {brattle}]

bedspring
     n : (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress
         of a bed

relish
     n 1: vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment [syn: {gusto}, {zest}, {zestfulness}]
     2: spicy or savory condiment
     3: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
        the mouth [syn: {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity}, {savor},
        {savour}, {smack}, {tang}]
     v : derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
         pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
         glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {bask}, {savor}, {savour}]

hoot
     n 1: a loud raucous cry as of an awl
     2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
         {boo}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing}, {snort},
         {bird}]
     3: something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not
        worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {shit}, {shucks}, {tinker's
        damn}, {tinker's dam}]
     v : to utter a loud clamorous shout; "the toughs and blades of
         the city hoot and bang their drums, drink arak, play
         dice, and dance."

dolefully
     adv : with sadness; in a sorrowful manner; "his mother looked at
           him dolefully when he told her he had joined the Army"
           [syn: {sorrowfully}]

infestation
     n 1: the state of being overrun in unpleasantly large numbers (as
          by parasites)
     2: a swarm of insects that attack plants; "a plague of
        grasshoppers" [syn: {plague}]

deftly
     adv 1: with dexterity; in a dexterous manner; "dextrously he untied
            the knots" [syn: {dexterously}, {dextrously}]
     2: in a deft manner; "Lois deftly removed her scarf"

mop
     n : cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
         to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swab}, {swob}]
     v 1: to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway
          now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel" [syn: {wipe
          up}, {mop up}]
     2: make a sad face; "mop and mow" [syn: {pout}, {mow}]

scarf
     n : a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for
         warmth or decoration
     v 1: masturbate while strangling oneself
     2: unite by a scarf joint
     3: wrap in or adorn with a scarf

covetous
     adj 1: showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's
            advantages; "he was never covetous before he met her";
            "jealous of his success and covetous of his
            possessions"; "envious of their art collection"; "he
            was green with envy" [syn: {envious}, {jealous}, {green}]
     2: immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth; "they are
        avaricious and will do anything for money"; "casting
        covetous eyes on his neighbor's fields"; "a grasping old
        miser"; "grasping commercialism"; "greedy for money and
        power"; "grew richer and greedier"; "prehensile employers
        stingy with raises for their employees" [syn: {avaricious},
         {grabby}, {grasping}, {greedy}, {prehensile}]

tarnish
     n : discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation
     v : make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air, of metals; also
         used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the
         long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied
         after the affair with a married man" [syn: {maculate}, {sully},
          {defile}]

hunchback
     adj : characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality
           of the vertebral column [syn: {crookback}, {crookbacked},
            {humped}, {humpbacked}, {hunchbacked}, {gibbous}, {kyphotic}]
     n 1: an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column [syn: {kyphosis},
           {humpback}]
     2: a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature
        of the upper spine [syn: {humpback}, {crookback}]

doggedly
     adv : with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
           [syn: {tenaciously}]

boot
     n 1: footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
     2: compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or
        shopping or tools (`boot' is British usage) [syn: {luggage
        compartment}, {automobile trunk}, {trunk}]
     3: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
        great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for
        kicks" [syn: {bang}, {charge}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill},
        {kick}]
     4: protective casing for something that resembles a leg
     5: an instrument of torture that is used to crush the foot and
        leg [syn: {iron boot}, {iron heel}]
     6: the act of delivering a blow with the foot; "he gave the
        ball a powerful kick"; "the team's kicking was excellent"
        [syn: {kick}, {kicking}]
     v 1: kick; give a boot to
     2: cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial
        processes; "boot your computer" [syn: {reboot}, {bring up}]

brass
     n 1: an alloy of copper and zinc
     2: a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of
        variable length) blown by means of a cup-shaped or
        funnel-shaped mouthpiece
     3: the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up
        a body for the purpose of administering something; "he
        claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the
        governance of an association is responsible to its
        members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the
        establishment" [syn: {administration}, {governance}, {governing
        body}, {establishment}, {organization}, {organisation}]
     4: impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness";
        "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: {boldness},
         {nerve}, {face}, {cheek}]
     5: an ornament or utensil made of brass
     6: a memorial made of brass [syn: {memorial tablet}, {plaque}]

wipe
     n : the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
         [syn: {rub}]
     v : rub with a wiping motion [syn: {pass over}]

disdainful
     adj 1: expressing extreme contempt [syn: {contemptuous}, {insulting},
             {scornful}]
     2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
        those one views as unworthy; "some economists are
        disdainful of their colleagues in other social
        disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners
        were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very
        sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my
        clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious
        camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
        [syn: {haughty}, {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {supercilious},
         {swaggering}]

loath
     adj 1: unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom; "a
            reluctant smile"; "loath to admit a mistake";
            "unwilling to face facts" [syn: {loth}, {reluctant}]
     2: (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic
        to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on
        such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their
        request" [syn: {antipathetic}, {antipathetical}, {averse(p)},
         {indisposed(p)}, {loath(p)}, {loth(p)}]

embroider
     v 1: decorate with needlework [syn: {broider}]
     2: add details to [syn: {pad}, {lard}, {embellish}, {aggrandize},
         {aggrandise}, {blow up}, {dramatize}, {dramatise}]

charred
     adj : having been burned so as to affect color or taste

blast
     n 1: a long and hard-hit fly ball
     2: a sudden very loud noise [syn: {bang}, {blowup}, {clap}, {eruption},
         {loud noise}]
     3: a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by
        the gust" [syn: {gust}, {blow}]
     4: an explosion (as of dynamite)
     5: intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the
        Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack";
        "don't give me any flak" [syn: {fire}, {attack}, {flak}, {flack}]
     v 1: make a strident sound; "She tended to blast when speaking
          into a microphone" [syn: {blare}]
     2: hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer" [syn: {smash}, {nail},
        {boom}]
     3: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
        [syn: {strafe}, {shell}]

embroidery
     n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative
          (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been
          heightened by many embellishments in subsequent
          retellings" [syn: {embellishment}]
     2: decorative needlework [syn: {fancywork}]

scuttle
     n 1: container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto
          the fire [syn: {coal scuttle}]
     2: an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway
        between decks of a ship [syn: {hatchway}, {opening}]
     v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
         extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
         higher ground." [syn: {scurry}, {scamper}, {skitter}]

locket
     n : a small ornamental case; usually contains a picture or a
         lock of hair and is worn on a necklace

sidle
     v 1: move unobtrusively or furtively; "The young man began to
          sidle near the pretty girl sitting on the log"
     2: move sideways [syn: {sashay}]

wrest
     v : obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also
         metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest
         a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old
         government"

snogging
     n : (British informal) cuddle and kiss

abet
     v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

congregate
     adj : brought together into a group or crowd; "the accumulated
           letters in my office" [syn: {accumulated}, {amassed}, {assembled},
            {collected}, {massed}]
     v : move together [syn: {gather}, {collect}]

bodily
     adj 1: of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily
            organ"; "bodily functions"; "carnal remains" [syn: {carnal}]
     2: affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the
        mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect";
        "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic
        illness" [syn: {corporal}, {corporeal}, {somatic}]
     3: having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily
        existence"
     adv : in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"

flit
     n 1: a sudden quick movement [syn: {dart}]
     2: (British) a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a
        moonlight flit"
     v : move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flutter},
          {fleet}, {dart}]

brick
     adj : paved with brick; "follow the yellow brick road"
     n 1: rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln;
          used as a building or paving material
     2: a good fellow; helpful and trustworthy

scramble
     n 1: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: {scuffle}]
     2: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper},
         {scurry}]
     v 1: to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them."
     2: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {shin},
         {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
     3: bring into random order [syn: {jumble}, {throw together}]
     4: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
        [syn: {beat}]
     5: make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody
        can understand it" [ant: {unscramble}]

snigger
     n : a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snort}]
     v : laugh quietly [syn: {snicker}]

quilt
     n : bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and
         stitched together [syn: {comforter}, {puff}]
     v 1: stitch or sew together; of textiles
     2: create by stitching together

gown
     n 1: long, usually formal, woman's dress
     2: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn:
        {surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
     3: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for
        official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {robe}]
     v : dress in a gown

bracing
     adj : imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
           [syn: {brisk}, {energizing}, {energising}, {fresh}, {refreshing},
            {refreshful}, {tonic}]
     n : a structural member used to stiffen a framework [syn: {brace}]

skip
     n 1: a gait in which steps and hops alternate
     2: a mistake resulting from neglect [syn: {omission}]
     v 1: bypass; "He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence
          was incomprehensible" [syn: {jump}, {pass over}, {skip
          over}]
     2: intentionally fail to attend; "cut class" [syn: {cut}]
     3: jump lightly [syn: {hop}, {hop-skip}]
     4: leave suddenly (very informal usage); "She persuaded him to
        decamp"; "skip town" [syn: {decamp}, {vamoose}]
     5: bound off one point after another [syn: {bound off}]
     6: cause to skip over a surface; "Skip a stone across the pond"
        [syn: {skim}, {skitter}]

chute
     n 1: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air
          and retards your fall [syn: {parachute}]
     2: sloping channel through which things can descend [syn: {slide},
         {slideway}, {sloping trough}]

peacock
     n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked
          with a purple eyespot [syn: {peacock butterfly}, {Inachis
          io}]
     2: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike
        tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots

gild
     n : a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
         joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
         "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
         today" [syn: {club}, {society}, {guild}, {lodge}, {order}]
     v : decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold [syn:
          {begild}, {engild}]

glum
     adj 1: reflecting gloom; "gloomy faces" [syn: {gloomy}, {long-faced}]
     2: showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
        proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless
        shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and
        unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic
        young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen
        crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering}, {moody}, {morose},
         {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]

throng
     n : a large gathering of people [syn: {multitude}, {concourse}]
     v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the
         auditorium" [syn: {mob}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}]

aerial
     adj 1: in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of
            aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; "aerial
            particles"; "small aerial creatures such as
            butterflies"; "aerial warfare"; "aerial photography";
            "aerial cable cars"
     2: (botany) growing in air; "aerial roots of a philodendron"
     3: characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as
        impalpable or intangible as air; "figures light and
        aeriform come unlooked for and melt away"- Thomas Carlyle;
        "aerial fancies"; "an airy apparition"; "physical rather
        than ethereal forms" [syn: {aeriform}, {airy}, {aery}, {ethereal}]
     n 1: a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer [syn: {forward
          pass}]
     2: an electrical device that sends or receives radio or
        television signals [syn: {antenna}, {transmitting aerial}]

impale
     v 1: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
          skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {empale}, {spike}]
     2: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies
        were impaled and left to die" [syn: {stake}]

spike
     n 1: a transient variation in voltage or current
     2: sports equipment consisting of a sharp point on the sole of
        a shoe worn by athletes; "spikes provide greater traction"
     3: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn [syn: {ear},
         {capitulum}]
     4: (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile
        flowers on an unbranched axis
     5: a sharp-pointed projection along the top of a fence or wall
     6: a long sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
     7: any holding device consisting of a long sharp-pointed object
     8: a long metal nail
     v 1: stand in the way of
     2: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
        skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {impale}, {empale}]
     3: secure with spikes
     4: bring forth a spike or spikes, as of flowers, such as
        hyacinths [syn: {spike out}]
     5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {lace}, {fortify}]

jangling
     adj : like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects
           striking together; "cowboys with jangling spurs" [syn:
           {jangly}]

fringe
     adj : at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of
           beach" [syn: {edge(a)}, {fringe(a)}, {fringy}, {marginal}]
     n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {periphery},
           {outer boundary}]
     2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built
        a factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: {outskirt}]
     3: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
     v 1: adorn with a fringe
     2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur
        fringed the hem of the dress"

lopsidedly
     adv : in a crooked lopsided manner; "he smiled lopsidedly" [syn: {crookedly}]

extricate
     v : release from entanglement of difficulty; "i cannot extricate
         myself from this task" [syn: {untangle}, {disentangle}, {disencumber}]

lopsided
     adj 1: out of proportion in shape [syn: {ill-proportioned}, {one-sided}]
     2: turned or twisted toward one side; "a...youth with a
        gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton; "his wig
        was, as the British say, skew-whiff" [syn: {askew}, {awry(p)},
         {cockeyed}, {wonky}, {skew-whiff}]

surreptitiously
     adv : in a surreptitious manner; "he was watching her
           surreptitiously as she waited in the hotel lobby" [syn:
            {sneakily}]

quill
     n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill pen}]
     2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
     3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight
        feather}, {pinion}, {quill feather}]
     4: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {calamus}, {shaft}]

tottering
     adj 1: unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age; "a tottering
            skeleton of a horse"; "a tottery old man" [syn: {tottery}]
     2: (of structures or institutions) having lost stability;
        failing or on the point of collapse; "a tottering empire"

disconsolate
     adj 1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
            "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {inconsolable},
             {unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]
     2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war";
        "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate
        winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of
        November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn:
         {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy},
         {grim}]

prankster
     n : someone who plays practical jokes on others [syn: {trickster},
          {tricker}, {hoaxer}, {practical joker}]

flummox
     v : be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
         don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem" [syn: {perplex},
          {vex}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose},
          {bewilder}, {stupefy}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]

sepulchral
     adj 1: of or relating to a sepulchre; "sepulchral inscriptions";
            "sepulchral monuments in churches"
     2: gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell
        came from the chest filled with dead men's bones";
        "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the
        catacombs" [syn: {charnel}, {ghastly}]
     3: suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal
        gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" [syn: {funereal}]

forbidding
     adj 1: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a
            dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a
            grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly
            the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"-
            J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {grim}]
     2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
        baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone
        became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";
        "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his
        threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation
        became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory},
         {ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]
     n : an official prohibition or edict against something [syn: {ban},
          {banning}, {forbiddance}]

crick
     n 1: a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back
          (`rick' and `wrick' are British) [syn: {rick}, {wrick}]
     2: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover
        the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) [syn: {Crick},
         {Francis Crick}, {Francis Henry Compton Crick}]
     v : twist the head into a strained position

chintz
     n : a brightly printed and glazed cotton fabric

supercilious
     adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
            those one views as unworthy; "some economists are
            disdainful of their colleagues in other social
            disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly
            manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful
            swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette";
            "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air";
            "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood
            than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {haughty},
             {lordly}, {prideful}, {sniffy}, {swaggering}]
     2: expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious
        smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes many
        a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one" [syn: {sneering},
         {snide}]

slack
     adj 1: not tense or taut; "the old man's skin hung loose and gray";
            "slack and wrinkled skin"; "slack sails"; "a slack
            rope" [syn: {loose}]
     2: lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid
        muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp
        handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire
        to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" [syn: {flaccid}, {lax},
         {limp}]
     3: flowing with little speed as e.g. at the turning of the
        tide; "slack water"
     4: lacking in rigor or strictness; "such lax and slipshod ways
        are no longer acceptable"; "lax in attending classes";
        "slack in maintaining discipline" [syn: {lax}]
     n 1: a noticeable decline in performance; "the team went into a
          slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in
          attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales" [syn: {slump},
           {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
     2: a stretch of water without current or movement; "suddenly
        they were in slack water"
     3: the condition of being loose (not taut); "he hadn't counted
        on the slackness of the rope" [syn: {slackness}]
     4: a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took of
        the slack"
     v 1: avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
     2: be inattentive to, or neglect, as of duties; "He slacks his
        attention"
     3: release tension on; "slack the rope"
     4: make less active or fast; "He slackened his pace as he got
        tired"; "Don't relax your efforts now" [syn: {slacken}, {slack
        up}, {relax}]
     5: become slow or slower; "Production slowed" [syn: {slow}, {slow
        down}, {slow up}, {slacken}]
     6: make less active or intense [syn: {slake}, {abate}]
     7: become less in amount or intensity; "The storm abated" [syn:
         {abate}, {let up}, {slack off}, {die away}]
     8: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water, as of
        lime [syn: {slake}]

indignant
     adj : angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial";
           "incensed at the judges' unfairness"; "a look of
           outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their
           territory" [syn: {incensed}, {outraged}, {umbrageous}]

toad
     n : any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long
         hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial
         species [syn: {frog}, {toadfrog}, {anuran}, {batrachian},
          {salientian}]

squat
     adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
            musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
            chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
            "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears";
            "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
            smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky},
             {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
     2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
        [syn: {underslung}]
     n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position;
          strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {squatting}]
     2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack},
         {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit},
         {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
     3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
        [syn: {squatting}]
     v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
          while squatting" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up},
           {hunker down}]
     2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
        building squatted low"
     3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally

simper
     v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {smirk}]

teensy
     adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie},
            {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy},
            {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

charge
     n 1: (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense;
          "he was arrested on a charge of larceny" [syn: {complaint}]
     2: the price charged for some article or service; "the
        admission charge"
     3: an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence;
        "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of
        drunken driving" [syn: {accusation}]
     4: request for payment of a debt; "they submitted their charges
        at the end of each month" [syn: {billing}]
     5: a impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the
        wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the
        battle began with a cavalry charge"
     6: the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either
        positive or negative) and construed as an excess or
        deficiency of electrons; "the battery needed a fresh
        charge" [syn: {electric charge}]
     7: financial liabilities (such as a tax); "the charges against
        the estate"
     8: a person committed to your care; "the teacher led her
        charges across the street"
     9: attention and management implying responsibility for safety;
        "he is under the care of a physician" [syn: {care}, {tutelage},
         {guardianship}]
     10: a task that has been assigned to a person or group; "a
         confidential mission to London"; "his charge was deliver
         a message" [syn: {mission}, {commission}]
     11: a formal statement of a command or injunction to do
         something; "the judge's charge to the jury" [syn: {commission},
          {direction}]
     12: a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time; "this
         cartridge has a powder charge of 50 grains" [syn: {burster},
          {bursting charge}, {explosive charge}]
     13: the swift release of a store of affective force; "they got a
         great bang out of it"; "what a rush!"; "he does it for
         kicks" [syn: {bang}, {boot}, {rush}, {flush}, {thrill}, {kick}]
     14: (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea
         or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a
         psychic analog of an electrical charge" [syn: {cathexis}]
     15: heraldry consisting of a design or image depicted on a
         shield [syn: {bearing}, {heraldic bearing}, {armorial
         bearing}]
     v 1: to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle; "he
          saw Jess charging at him with a pitchfork." [syn: {bear
          down}]
     2: blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior
        against; "he charged me director with indifference" [syn:
        {accuse}]
     3: demand payment; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We
        were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although e stayed
        only 3 nights" [syn: {bill}]
     4: move quickly and violently; "The car tore down the street";
        "He came charging into my office" [syn: {tear}, {shoot}, {shoot
        down}, {buck}]
     5: assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was
        appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with
        supervising the creation of a concordance" [syn: {appoint}]
     6: file a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with
        murdering his wife" [syn: {lodge}, {file}]
     7: make an accusatory claim; "The defense attorney charged that
        the jurors were biased"
     8: fill or load to capacity; "charge the wagon with hay" [ant:
        {discharge}]
     9: enter a certain amount as a charge; "he charged me $15"
     10: cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution; "After
         the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was
         committed to prison" [syn: {commit}, {institutionalize},
         {institutionalise}, {send}]
     11: give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your
         baggage" [syn: {consign}]
     12: pay with a credit card; pay with plastic money; postpone
         payment by recording a purchase as a debt; "Will you pay
         cash or charge the purchase?" [ant: {pay cash}]
     13: lie down on command, of hunting dogs
     14: cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker
         charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks" [syn:
          {agitate}, {rouse}, {turn on}, {commove}, {excite}, {charge
         up}] [ant: {calm}]
     15: place a heraldic bearing on; of weapons, shields, and
         banners
     16: provide with munition"He loaded his gun carefully" [syn: {load}]
     17: direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged
         his weapon at me" [syn: {level}, {point}]
     18: impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to; "He charged
         her with cleaning up all the files over the weekend"
         [syn: {saddle}, {burden}]
     19: instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the
         weighing of evidence
     20: instruct or command with authority; "The teacher charged the
         children to memorize the poem"
     21: attribute responsibility to; "We blamed the accident on
         her"; "The tragedy was charged to her inexperience" [syn:
          {blame}]
     22: set or ask for a certain price; "How much do you charge for
         lunch?"; "This fellow charges $100 for a massage"
     23: cause formation of a net electrical charge in or on (a
         conductor, for example)
     24: energize a battery by passing a current through it in the
         direction opposite to discharge; "I need to charge my car
         battery"
     25: saturate; "The room was charged with tension and anxiety"

misdemeanour
     n : a crime less serious than a felony [syn: {misdemeanor}, {infraction},
          {offence}, {offense}, {violation}, {infringement}]

inadvertently
     adv : without knowledge or intention; "he unwittingly deleted the
           references" [syn: {unwittingly}, {unknowingly}] [ant: {mindfully},
            {wittingly}, {wittingly}]

puce
     n : a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

oblivious
     adj 1: (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of;
            "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political
            reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not
            unmindful of the heavy responsibility" [syn: {oblivious(p)},
             {unmindful(p)}]
     2: failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her
        responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" [syn: {forgetful}]

woe
     n 1: misery resulting from affliction [syn: {suffering}]
     2: intense mournfulness [syn: {woefulness}]

beard
     n 1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn: {face
          fungus}, {whiskers}]
     2: a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such
        as iris or grasses
     3: hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
     4: tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself
        fast to a fixed surface [syn: {byssus}]
     v : go along the rim, like a beard around the chin; "Houses
         bearded the top of the heights"

bait
     n 1: anything that serves as an enticement [syn: {come-on}, {hook},
           {lure}, {sweetener}]
     2: something used to lure victims into danger [syn: {decoy}, {lure}]
     v 1: harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
          teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
          failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
          jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize},
           {tantalise}, {taunt}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]
     2: lure, entice, or entrap with bait
     3: attack with dogs or set dogs upon

jeering
     adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive
           laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile";
           "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {derisive},
            {gibelike}, {mocking}, {taunting}]
     n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeer}, {mockery}, {scoff},
          {scoffing}]

indulgence
     n 1: an inability to resist the gratification of whims and
          desires [syn: {self-indulgence}]
     2: a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much
        indulgence spoils a child" [syn: {lenience}, {leniency}]
     3: the act of indulging or gratifying a desire [syn: {indulging},
         {pampering}, {humoring}]
     4: foolish or senseless behavior [syn: {folly}, {foolery}, {tomfoolery}]

soppy
     adj : wet through and through; thoroughly wet; "stood at the door
           drenched (or soaked) by the rain"; "a shirt saturated
           with perspiration"; "his shoes were sopping (or
           soaking)"; "the speaker's sodden collar"; "soppy
           clothes" [syn: {drenched}, {saturated}, {soaked}, {soaking},
            {sodden}, {sopping}]

servility
     n : abject or cringing submissiveness [syn: {obsequiousness}, {subservience}]

giddy
     adj 1: having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling;
            "had a dizzy spell"; "a dizzy pinnacle"; "had a
            headache and felt giddy"; "a giddy precipice";
            "feeling woozy from the blow on his head"; "a
            vertiginous climb up the face of the cliff" [syn: {dizzy},
             {woozy}, {vertiginous}]
     2: lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde";
        "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" [syn: {airheaded},
         {dizzy}, {empty-headed}, {featherbrained}, {light-headed},
         {lightheaded}, {silly}]

surly
     adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace;
           "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {ugly}]

prise
     v 1: to move or force, esp. in an effort to get something open;
          "The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry
          the lid off the garbage pail" [syn: {pry}, {prize}, {lever},
           {jimmy}]
     2: make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry; "They pried the
        information out of him" [syn: {pry}]
     3: regard highly; think much of [syn: {respect}, {esteem}, {value},
         {prize}] [ant: {disrespect}, {disrespect}]

scathing
     adj : marked by harshly abusive criticism; "his scathing remarks
           about silly lady novelists"; "her vituperative railing"
           [syn: {vituperative}]

scarlet
     adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
           of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
           [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
            {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}]
     n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
         orange tinge [syn: {vermilion}, {orange red}]

curtsey
     n : bending at the knees; a gesture of respect made by women
         [syn: {curtsy}]
     v : a gesture of respectful greeting, for women [syn: {curtsy}]

detention
     n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his
          detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is
          on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {hold},
           {custody}]
     2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after
        others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"

prat
     n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks},
          {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can},
          {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior},
          {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail
         end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere},
         {fanny}, {ass}]

longing
     n : prolonged unfulfilled desire or need [syn: {yearning}]

thumping
     adj 1: not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or
            against something relatively soft; "the dull thud";
            "thudding bullets"; "thumping feet on the carpeted
            stairs" [syn: {dull}, {thudding}]
     2: (used informally) very large; "a thumping loss" [syn: {humongous},
         {whopping}, {walloping}]
     n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
         [syn: {thump}, {clump}, {clunk}, {thud}]

detention
     n 1: a state of being confined (usually for a short time); "his
          detention was politically motivated"; "the prisoner is
          on hold"; "he is in the custody of police" [syn: {hold},
           {custody}]
     2: a punishment in which a student must stay at school after
        others have gone home; "the detention of tardy pupils"

dismally
     adv 1: in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a
            dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French,
            German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee
            drank together to the peace of the future" [syn: {drearily}]
     2: in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left
        behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to
        succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally
        failed" [syn: {dreadfully}]

pod
     n 1: the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds
          themselves) [syn: {cod}, {seedcase}]
     2: a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous
        plant [syn: {seedpod}]
     3: a group of aquatic mammals
     4: a detachable container of fuel on an airplane [syn: {fuel
        pod}]
     v 1: take something out of its shell or pod, such as peas or
          beans
     2: produce pods, of plants

quill
     n 1: pen made from a bird's feather [syn: {quill pen}]
     2: a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
     3: any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird [syn: {flight
        feather}, {pinion}, {quill feather}]
     4: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {calamus}, {shaft}]

cooing
     adj : that is making a soft cry; "the cooing pigeons"

varnish
     n : paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating
     v : cover with varnish [syn: {seal}]

swig
     n : a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
         gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}]
     v 1: strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me
          so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {slog}]
     2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car
        gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." [syn: {gulp},
         {quaff}]

Budge
     n : United States tennis player who in 1938 was the first to win
         the Australian and French and English and United States
         singles championship in the same year (1915-2000) [syn: {Budge},
          {Don Budge}, {John Donald Budge}]
     v : move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat" [syn: {stir}, {shift},
          {agitate}]

fluster
     n : a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset [syn: {perturbation}]
     v 1: be flustered; behave in a confused manner
     2: cause to be nervous or upset

despairing
     adj : arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope; "a
           despairing view of the world situation"; "the last
           despairing plea of the condemned criminal"; "a
           desperate cry for help"; "helpless and desperate--as if
           at the end of his tether"; "her desperate screams"
           [syn: {desperate}]

lollop
     v : walk clumsily and with a bounce

belching
     n 1: the forceful expulsion of something from inside; "the
          belching of smoke from factory chimneys"
     2: a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through
        the mouth [syn: {belch}, {burp}, {burping}, {eructation}]

sooty
     adj : of the blackest black; similar to the color of jet or coal
           [syn: {coal-black}, {jet}, {jet-black}, {pitchy}]

bend
     n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a
          crook in the path" [syn: {crook}, {turn}]
     2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: {bending}]
     3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
        [syn: {curve}]
     4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
        napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
        blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
        [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}]
     5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade
        Range [syn: {Bend}]
     6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right
        corner to the lower left [syn: {bend dexter}]
     v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend"; "Bend your knees"
          [syn: {flex}] [ant: {straighten}]
     2: change direction; "The road bends"
     3: cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod";
        "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn
        an iron bar" [syn: {deform}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
     4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched
        down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man
        stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop},
         {bow}]
     5: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of
        interest [syn: {deflect}, {turn away}]

bloke
     n : (informal) a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric [syn:
          {geezer}]

straggly
     adj 1: spreading out carelessly (as if wandering) in different
            directions; "sprawling handwriting"; "straggling
            branches"; "straggly hair" [syn: {sprawling}, {straggling}]
     2: growing or spreading sparsely or irregularly; "straggly ivy"

protuberant
     adj : curving outward [syn: {bellied}, {bellying}, {bulbous}, {bulging},
            {bulgy}]

dotty
     adj 1: informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to
            drive my husband balmy" [syn: {balmy}, {barmy}, {bats},
             {batty}, {bonkers}, {buggy}, {cracked}, {crackers}, {daft},
             {fruity}, {haywire}, {kooky}, {kookie}, {loco}, {loony},
             {loopy}, {nuts}, {nutty}, {round the bend}, {around
            the bend}, {wacky}, {whacky}]
     2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "she was crazy
        about him"; "gaga over the rock group's new album"; "he
        was infatuated with her" [syn: {crazy}, {gaga}, {enamored},
         {infatuated}, {in love}, {smitten}, {soft on(p)}, {taken
        with(p)}]

rancid
     adj 1: used of decomposing oils or fats; "rancid butter"; "rancid
            bacon"
     2: smelling of fermentation or staleness [syn: {sour}]

manure
     n : any animal or plant material used to fertilize land
         especially animal excreta usually with litter material
     v : spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: {muck}]

viciously
     adv : in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: {brutally},
            {savagely}]

concuss
     v 1: shake violently
     2: injure the brain; sustain a concussion

mirth
     n : great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirthfulness}, {glee}, {gleefulness}]

indignantly
     adv : in an indignant manner; "Miss Burney protested indignantly,
           her long thin nose turning pink with mortification at
           this irreverent piece of mimicry"

ludicrously
     adv : so as to arouse or deserve laughter; "her income was
           laughably small, but she managed to live well" [syn: {laughably},
            {ridiculously}, {preposterously}]

Mickey
     n : ethnic slur; a person of Irish descent [syn: {Paddy}, {Mick},
          {Mickey}]

audacious
     adj 1: invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers";
            "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid
            pioneers" [syn: {brave}, {dauntless}, {fearless}, {intrepid},
             {unfearing}]
     2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick
        to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious
        display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles
        Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern
        world with its quick material successes and insolent
        belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"-
        Bertrand Russell [syn: {barefaced}, {bodacious}, {bold-faced},
         {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}, {insolent}]
     3: disposed to venture or take risks; "audacious visions of the
        total conquest of space"; "an audacious interpretation of
        two Jacobean dramas"; "the most daring of contemporary
        fiction writers"; "a venturesome investor"; "a venturous
        spirit" [syn: {daring}, {venturesome}, {venturous}]

scathingly
     adv : in a scathing and unsparing manner; "she criticized him
           scathingly" [syn: {unsparingly}]

Git \Git\, n. (Founding)
   See {Geat}.
   [1913 Webster]

malicious
     adj 1: having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious
            gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me
            wince"- Rudyard Kipling [ant: {unmalicious}]
     2: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from
        intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old
        woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were
        successful" [syn: {malevolent}] [ant: {benevolent}]

chuck
     n 1: informal terms for a meal [syn: {chow}, {eats}, {grub}]
     2: the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and
        including the shoulder blade
     3: a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a
        workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill
     v 1: throw carelessly; "chuck the ball" [syn: {toss}]
     2: throw away (slang); "Chuck these old notes" [syn: {ditch}]
     3: pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin
        [syn: {pat}]
     4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
        drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
        continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
        him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
         {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
         {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {upchuck}, {honk}, {regurgitate},
         {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

reckless
     adj 1: marked by unthinking boldness; with defiant disregard for
            danger or consequences; "foolhardy enough to try to
            seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest
            and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay; "a reckless
            driver"; "a rash attempt to climb the World Trade
            Center" [syn: {foolhardy}, {rash}]
     2: characterized by careless unconcerned; "the heedless
        generosity and the spasmodic extravagance of persons used
        to large fortunes"- Edith Wharton; "reckless squandering
        of public funds" [syn: {heedless}]

shaft
     n 1: a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
     2: an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and
        intended to have a telling effect; "his parting shot was
        `drop dead'"; "she threw shafts of sarcasm"; "she takes a
        dig at me every chance she gets" [syn: {shot}, {slam}, {dig},
         {barb}, {jibe}, {gibe}]
     3: a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or
        the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow)
     4: a column of light (as from a beacon) [syn: {beam}, {beam of
        light}, {light beam}, {ray}, {ray of light}, {shaft of
        light}, {irradiation}]
     5: the main (mid) section of a long bone [syn: {diaphysis}]
     6: obscene terms for penis [syn: {cock}, {prick}, {dick}, {pecker},
         {peter}, {tool}]
     7: a long pointed rod used as a weapon [syn: {spear}, {lance}]
     8: a vertical passageway through a building (as for an
        elevator)
     9: upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
     10: a vertical passage into a mine
     11: a revolving rod that transmits power or motion [syn: {rotating
         shaft}]
     12: the hollow shaft of a feather [syn: {quill}, {calamus}]
     v : defeat someone in an expectation through trickery or deceit
         [syn: {cheat}, {chouse}, {screw}, {chicane}, {jockey}]

eerie
     adj 1: suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious; "an eerie
            feeling of deja vu" [syn: {eery}, {spooky}]
     2: so strange as to inspire a feeling of fear; "an
        uncomfortable and eerie stillness in the woods"; "an eerie
        midnight howl" [syn: {eery}]

wither
     v 1: wither, esp. with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and
          shriveled" [syn: {shrivel}, {shrivel up}, {shrink}]
     2: lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"
        [syn: {fade}]

panting
     adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping},
            {out of breath(p)}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
     n 1: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {heaving}]
     2: any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {trousering}]

squirming
     adj : having a twisting or snake-like or worm-like motion;
           "squirming boys"; "wiggly worms"; "writhing snakes"
           [syn: {twisting}, {wiggling}, {wiggly}, {wriggling}, {wriggly},
            {writhing}]

perturb
     v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
          alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
          father was seriously ill" [syn: {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble},
           {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
     2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or
        atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
     3: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically
        regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or
        extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these
        stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
     4: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental
        Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in
        Algeria and Egypt" [syn: {derange}, {throw out of kilter}]

boar
     n 1: Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent
          tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in
          United States [syn: {wild boar}, {Sus scrofa}]
     2: an uncastrated male hog

ablaze
     adj 1: keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating
            excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"-
            Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" [syn: {aflame},
             {aroused}, {turned on(p)}]
     2: lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze
        (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were
        aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight
        on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a
        burning cigarette"; "a flaming crackling fire"; "houses on
        fire" [syn: {ablaze(p)}, {afire(p)}, {aflame(p)}, {aflare(p)},
         {alight(p)}, {blazing}, {burning}, {flaming}, {on fire(p)}]
     3: resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze
        in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" [syn: {flaming}]
     4: lighted with red light as if with flames; "streets ablaze
        with lighted Christmas trees"; "the inflamed clouds at
        sunset"; "reddened faces around the campfire" [syn: {ablaze(p)},
         {inflamed}, {reddened}]

hail
     n 1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising
          air currents
     2: enthusiastic greeting
     v 1: praise vociferously [syn: {acclaim}, {herald}]
     2: be a native of; "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {come}]
     3: call for, as of cabs
     4: greet enthusiastically or joyfully [syn: {herald}]
     5: precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour"

pallid
     adj 1: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
            emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid";
            "her wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {wan}]
     2: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or
        feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun";
        "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks
        fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky"; "the
        pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn" [syn: {pale},
         {wan}]
     3: lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness; "a pale
        rendition of the aria"; "pale prose with the faint
        sweetness of lavender"; "a pallid performance" [syn: {pale}]

pouchy
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fleeting
     adj 1: moving or passing by very swiftly; "fleeting clouds passing
            before the face of the moon"
     2: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
        "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
        things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fugitive},
         {momentaneous}, {momentary}]

bate
     v 1: moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; "He bated his
          breath when talking about this affair"; "capable of
          bating his enthusiasm"
     2: flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons
     3: soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals
        used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins"

strife
     n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: {discord}]
     2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension

cunning
     adj 1: attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or
            quaintness; "a cute kid with pigtails"; "a cute little
            apartment"; "cunning kittens"; "a cunning baby" [syn:
            {cute}]
     2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
        wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
        slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
        wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {dodgy}, {foxy}, {guileful},
         {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]
     3: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the
        cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious
        solution to the problem" [syn: {clever}, {ingenious}]
     n 1: shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
     2: shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
        [syn: {craft}, {craftiness}, {foxiness}, {guile}, {slyness},
         {wiliness}]
     3: drafty artfulness (especially in deception)

whittle
     v : cut small bits or pare shavings from; "whittle a piece of
         wood" [syn: {pare}]

peril
     n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
          [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {risk}]
     2: a state of danger involving risk [syn: {riskiness}]
     3: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or
        injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime";
        "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {risk},
         {danger}]
     v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
          endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise},
           {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}]
     2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
        [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}]

scorch
     n 1: a surface burn [syn: {singe}]
     2: a discoloration caused by heat
     v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
          [syn: {sear}]
     2: censor and criticize sharply and harshly; "scorching
        remarks"
     3: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
        over the flames" [syn: {sear}, {singe}]
     4: destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire
        scorched the forest and several homes"
     5: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The
        cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the
        ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
        ceiling" [syn: {char}, {blacken}]
     6: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun
        parched the earth" [syn: {parch}, {sear}]

flagon
     n : a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout;
         used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine)

indecent
     adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or
            proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent
            haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to
            a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb
            their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecorous}, {unbecoming},
             {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]
     2: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an
        earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
        [ant: {decent}]
     3: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a
        bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"

ominously
     adv : in an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously"

bickering
     n : petty quarrel [syn: {bicker}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {fuss}]

treacle
     n 1: (British) a pale cane syrup [syn: {golden syrup}]
     2: a message that is excessively sweet and sentimental [syn: {mush}]

simper
     v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {smirk}]

ploughed
     adj : (of farmland) broken and turned over with a plow; "plowed
           fields" [syn: {plowed}] [ant: {unplowed}]

petrify
     v 1: cause to become stone-like or stiff or dazed and stunned;
          "The horror petrified his feelings"; "Fear petrified her
          thinking"
     2: change into stone; "the wood petrified with time" [syn: {lapidify}]
     3: make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify
        the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods";
        "slogans petrify our thinking" [syn: {rigidify}, {ossify}]

nudge
     n : a slight push or shake [syn: {jog}]
     v 1: to push against gently [syn: {poke at}, {prod}]
     2: push into action by pestering or annoying gently

grate
     n 1: a frame of iron bars to hold a fire [syn: {grating}]
     2: a harsh rasping sound made by scraping something
     3: a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a
        passage but admitting air [syn: {grating}]
     v 1: furnish with a grate; "a grated fireplace"
     2: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled
        her" [syn: {eat into}, {fret}, {rankle}]
     3: reduce to small shreds or pulverize by rubbing against a
        rough or sharp perforated surface; "grate carrots and
        onions"; "grate nutmeg"
     4: make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate
        one's teeth in anger" [syn: {grind}]
     5: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn:
        {scrape}]

jabbing
     n : a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with
         a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with
         his fist" [syn: {jab}, {poke}, {poking}, {thrust}, {thrusting}]

marbles
     n : a children's game played with little balls made of a hard
         substance (as glass)

bustle
     n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado},
          {fuss}, {stir}]
     2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving
        fullness to a woman's skirt
     v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
         cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
         performance" [syn: {bustle about}, {hustle}]

unhinge
     v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
          alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
          father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {disquiet}, {trouble},
           {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
     2: remove the hinges from, as from a door

nutter
     n : a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad [syn: {wacko},
         {whacko}]

hem
     n : lap that forms a cloth border doubled back and stitched down
     v 1: fold over and sew together to provide with a hem; "hem my
          skirt"
     2: utter"hem" or"ahem"

enmity
     n 1: a state of deep-seated ill-will [syn: {hostility}, {antagonism}]
     2: the feeling of a hostile person; "he could no longer contain
        his hostility" [syn: {hostility}, {ill will}]

asperity
     n 1: something hard to endure; "the asperity of northern winters"
          [syn: {grimness}, {hardship}, {rigor}, {rigour}, {severity},
           {rigorousness}]
     2: harshness of manner [syn: {sharpness}] [ant: {dullness}]

straggler
     n : someone who strays or falls behind [syn: {strayer}]

conspicuous
     adj 1: obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great
            distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself
            conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening" [syn: {obvious}]
            [ant: {inconspicuous}]
     2: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious;
        "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open
        hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing
        indiscretion" [syn: {blatant}, {blazing}, {open}]
     3: inclined to flaunt; "conspicuous consumption" [syn: {flaunty}]
     4: noticeable in an unpleasant way

unfurl
     v : unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or
         spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner" [syn: {unroll}]
         [ant: {roll up}]

kipper
     n : salted and smoked herring [syn: {kippered herring}]

bead
     n 1: a small ball with a hole through the middle
     2: a shape that is small and round; "he studied the shapes of
        low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
        [syn: {drop}, {pearl}]
     3: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture [syn: {beading},
         {beadwork}, {astragal}]
     v 1: form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
     2: decorate by sewing beads onto
     3: string together like beads

beady
     adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button;
            "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beadlike},
             {buttony}, {buttonlike}]
     2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {bejeweled},
         {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled},
         {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]

prat
     n : the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks},
          {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {can},
          {fundament}, {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior},
          {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail
         end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere},
         {fanny}, {ass}]

fervently
     adv : with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are
           fervently convinced they speak for the great majority
           of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" [syn: {fierily},
            {fervidly}]

scrape
     n 1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows
          distracted her" [syn: {scraping}, {scratch}, {scratching}]
     2: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion},
         {scratch}, {excoriation}]
     3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating
        excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not
        impress him" [syn: {scraping}]
     4: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scar}, {mark}]
     v 1: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn:
          {grate}]
     2: make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
     3: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scratch},
         {scratch up}]
     4: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {kowtow}, {genuflect}]
     5: gather together over time; as of money or other resources;
        "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn:
        {scrape up}, {come up}]
     6: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy
        skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {skin}]
     7: strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot [syn: {stub},
         {skin}, {abrade}]

rub
     n 1: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {snag}]
     2: the act of rubbing or wiping; "he gave the hood a quick rub"
        [syn: {wipe}]
     v 1: move over something with pressure; "rub my back"; "rub oil
          into her skin"
     2: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: {fray}, {fret},
         {chafe}, {scratch}]
     3: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your
        insect bites!" [syn: {scratch}, {itch}]

mollify
     v 1: cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
          "She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify},
          {lenify}, {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {placate},
           {gentle}, {gruntle}]
     2: make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding
        something else; moderate; "she tempered her criticism"
        [syn: {temper}, {season}]
     3: make less rigid or softer

drizzle
     n : very light rain; stronger than mist but less than a shower
         [syn: {mizzle}]
     v 1: rain lightly; "When it drizzles in summer, hiking can be
          pleasant" [syn: {mizzle}]
     2: moisten with fine drops; "drizzle the meat with melted
        butter" [syn: {moisten}]

rounding
     n : (mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding
         off numbers to a convenient number of decimals; "taxes
         are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding
         error is surprisingly small" [syn: {rounding error}]

bickering
     n : petty quarrel [syn: {bicker}, {spat}, {tiff}, {squabble}, {fuss}]

moronic
     adj : having a mental age of between eight and twelve years

profusely
     adv : in an abundant manner; "they were abundantly supplied with
           food"; "he thanked her profusely" [syn: {abundantly}, {copiously},
            {extravagantly}]

taunt
     n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit},
          {taunting}]
     v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
         teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
         failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
         jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize},
          {tantalise}, {bait}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

hellebore
     n 1: perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic
          rhizomes [syn: {false hellebore}]
     2: any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus

seething
     adj : in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled
           the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and
           madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare

copy
     n 1: a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or
          school record) [syn: {transcript}]
     2: a secondary representation of an original; "she made a copy
        of the designer dress"
     3: matter to be printed; exclusive of graphical materials [syn:
         {written matter}]
     4: material suitable for a journalistic account; "catastrophes
        make good copy"
     v 1: copy down as is; "The students were made to copy the
          alphabet over and over"
     2: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated
        the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or
        older siblings" [syn: {imitate}, {simulate}]
     3: biology: reproduce or make an exact copy of; "replicate the
        cell"; "copy the genetic information" [syn: {replicate}]
     4: make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture
        by Rembrandt" [syn: {re-create}]

Scarf \Scarf\, n.; pl. {Scarfs}, rarely {Scarves} (sk[aum]rvz).
   [Cf. OF. escharpe a pilgrim's scrip, or wallet (hanging about
   the neck), F. ['e]charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG.
   scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. ski[ae]rf; Sw.
   sk["a]rp, Prov. G. sch["a]rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch["a]rpe; and
   also AS. scearf a fragment; possibly akin to E. scrip a
   wallet. Cf. {Scarp} a scarf.]
   An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn
   loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a
   light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a
   neckcloth.
   [1913 Webster]

         Put on your hood and scarf.              --Swift.
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         With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. --R.
                                                  Browning.
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pouffe
     n : thick cushion used as a seat [syn: {ottoman}, {pouf}, {hassock}]

fib
     n : a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach";
         "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: {story},
          {tale}, {tarradiddle}, {taradiddle}]
     v : tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not
         acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"

accord
     n 1: harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters; "the
          two parties were in agreement" [syn: {agreement}] [ant:
          {disagreement}]
     2: concurrence of opinion; "we are in accord with your
        proposal" [syn: {conformity}, {accordance}]
     3: a written agreement between two states or sovereigns [syn: {treaty},
         {pact}]
     4: sympathetic compatibility [syn: {rapport}]
     v 1: go together; "The colors don't harmonize"; "Their ideas
          concorded" [syn: {harmonize}, {harmonise}, {consort}, {concord},
           {fit in}, {agree}]
     2: allow to have; "grant a privilege" [syn: {allot}, {grant}]

leering
     adj 1: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in
            fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
     2: (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering
        drugstore cowboys"

harass
     v 1: cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet
          Union" [syn: {persecute}, {oppress}]
     2: annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of
        his stammer" [syn: {tease}, {badger}, {pester}, {bug}, {beleaguer}]
     3: annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
        staff when he is overworked" [syn: {hassle}, {harry}, {chivy},
         {chivvy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest},
         {provoke}]
     4: challenge aggressively [syn: {heckle}]

cackle
     n 1: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
     2: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}]
     3: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
     v 1: talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women
          cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the
          limousine.
     2: squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
     3: emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

can
     n 1: airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint
          etc. [syn: {tin}, {tin can}]
     2: the quantity contained in a can [syn: {canful}]
     3: a buoy with a round bottom and conical top [syn: {can buoy}]
     4: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on [syn: {buttocks},
         {nates}, {arse}, {butt}, {backside}, {bum}, {buns}, {fundament},
         {hindquarters}, {hind end}, {keister}, {posterior}, {prat},
         {rear}, {rear end}, {rump}, {stern}, {seat}, {tail}, {tail
        end}, {tooshie}, {tush}, {bottom}, {behind}, {derriere}, {fanny},
         {ass}]
     5: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet},
         {commode}, {crapper}, {pot}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]
     6: a room equipped with toilet facilities [syn: {toilet}, {lavatory},
         {lav}, {john}, {privy}, {bathroom}]
     v 1: be able to, have the ability to
     2: preserve in a can or tin; "tinned foods are not very tasty"
        [syn: {tin}, {put up}]
     3: terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary
        today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" [syn:
        {fire}, {give notice}, {dismiss}, {give the axe}, {send
        away}, {sack}, {force out}, {terminate}] [ant: {hire}]
     4: get to or be allowed to do something; "May I go to the
        movies tonight?"; "Can I have some ice cream?"; "We got to
        play video games all day long" [syn: {may}, {get}] [ant: {must
        not}]
     5: expresses permission; "You may leave now"; "Can I have
        another piece of cake?" [syn: {may}, {might}]

cane
     n 1: a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
     2: a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds,
        rattans, or sugar cane
     3: a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
     v : beat with a cane [syn: {flog}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

rate
     n 1: amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis; "a
          10-minute phone call at that rate would cost $5" [syn: {charge
          per unit}]
     2: a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they
        traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of
        change was faster than expected"
     3: the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a
        fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of
        events accelerated" [syn: {pace}]
     v 1: assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these
          students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food
          guide" [syn: {rank}, {range}, {order}, {grade}, {place}]
     2: be worthy of or have a certain rating; "This bond rates
        highly" [syn: {deserve}, {merit}]
     3: estimate the value of; "How would you rate his chances to
        become President>"; "Gold was rated highly among the
        Romans" [syn: {value}]

crony
     n : a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their
         activities [syn: {buddy}, {brother}, {chum}, {pal}, {sidekick}]

bark
     n 1: tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of
          trees and other woody plants
     2: a noise resembling the bark of a dog
     3: a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {barque}]
     4: the sound made by a dog
     v 1: speak in an unfriendly tone; "She barked into the
          dictaphone"
     2: cover with bark
     3: remove the bark of a tree [syn: {skin}]
     4: make barking sounds; "The dogs barked at the stranger"
     5: tan (a skin) with bark tannins

placate
     v : cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of;
         "She managed to mollify her angry boss" [syn: {pacify}, {lenify},
          {conciliate}, {assuage}, {appease}, {mollify}, {gentle},
          {gruntle}]

repressive
     adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly
           strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {inhibiting}, {inhibitory},
            {repressing}]

drift
     n 1: a force that moves something along [syn: {impetus}, {impulsion}]
     2: the gradual departure from an intended course due to
        external influences (as a ship or plane)
     3: a process of linguistic change over a period of time
     4: something heaped up by the wind or current
     5: a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly
        liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad
        movement of the electorate to the right" [syn: {trend}, {movement}]
     6: general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the
        conversation" [syn: {purport}]
     7: (mining) a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a
        mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" [syn: {heading},
         {gallery}]
     v 1: be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves
          were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the
          lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the
          shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore" [syn: {float},
           {be adrift}, {blow}]
     2: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed
        from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't
        drift from the set course" [syn: {stray}, {err}]
     3: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
        search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
        woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
        cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from
        one town to the next" [syn: {wander}, {swan}, {stray}, {tramp},
         {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {vagabond}]
     4: vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are
        drifting higher"
     5: live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted
        around for years in California before going to law school"
        [syn: {freewheel}]
     6: move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted
        among the invited guests"
     7: cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats
        downstream"
     8: drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle
        herds westwards"
     9: be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
     10: be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a
         current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand
         drifting like snow"

retaliatory
     adj : of or relating to retaliation; "a retaliatory attack" [syn:
           {retaliative}]

derisive
     adj : abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule; "derisive
           laughter"; "a jeering crowd"; "her mocking smile";
           "taunting shouts of `coward' and `sissy'" [syn: {gibelike},
            {jeering}, {mocking}, {taunting}]

traipse
     v : walk or tramp about [syn: {shlep}]

flounce
     n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
          [syn: {frill}, {ruffle}, {furbelow}]
     2: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
     v : walk emphatically

channel
     n 1: a path over which electrical signals can pass; "a channel is
          typically what you rent from a telephone company" [syn:
          {transmission channel}]
     2: a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through; "the
        fields were crossed with irrigation channels"; "gutters
        carried off the rainwater into a series of channels under
        the street"
     3: a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such
        as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph
        record) [syn: {groove}]
     4: a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or
        a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that
        allows the best passage for vessels; "the ship went
        aground in the channel"
     5: (often plural) a means of communication or access; "it must
        go through official channels"; "lines of communication
        were set up between the two firms" [syn: {communication
        channel}, {line}]
     6: a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and
        conveying a secretion or other substance; "the tear duct
        was obstructed"; "the alimentary canal"; "poison is
        released through a channel in the snake's fangs" [syn: {duct},
         {epithelial duct}, {canal}]
     7: a television station and its programs; "a satellite TV
        channel"; "surfing through the channels"; "they offer more
        than one hundred channels" [syn: {television channel}, {TV
        channel}]
     8: a way of selling a company's product either directly or via
        distributors; "possible distribution channels are
        wholesalers or small retailers or retail chains or direct
        mailers or your own stores" [syn: {distribution channel}]
     v 1: transmit or serve as the medium for transmission, as of
          sounds or images; "Sound carries well over water"; "The
          airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"
          [syn: {conduct}, {transmit}, {convey}, {carry}]
     2: direct the flow of; also used abstractly, as of money or
        information [syn: {canalize}, {canalise}]
     3: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a
        message" [syn: {transmit}, {transfer}, {transport}, {channelize},
         {channelise}]

bid
     n 1: an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
          [syn: {command}, {bidding}, {dictation}]
     2: an attempt to get something; "they made a futile play for
        power"; "he made a bid to gain attention" [syn: {play}]
     3: a formal proposal to buy at a specified price [syn: {tender}]
     4: (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to
        contract to make [syn: {bidding}]
     v 1: propose a payment; as at sales or auctions; "The Swiss
          dealer offered $2 million for the painting" [syn: {offer},
           {tender}]
     2: invoke upon; "wish you a nice evening"; "bid farewell" [syn:
         {wish}]
     3: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
        become good persons" [syn: {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure},
         {press}, {conjure}]
     4: make a demand in card games, as for a card or a suit or a
        show of hands; "He called his trump" [syn: {call}]
     5: make a serious effort to attain something; "His campaign bid
        for the attention of the poor population"
     6: ask someone in a friendly way to do something [syn: {invite}]

kitten
     n : young domestic cat [syn: {kitty}]
     v : have kittens, of a female cat

lace
     n 1: a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in
          order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or
          garment) [syn: {lacing}]
     2: a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of
        symmetrical patterns
     v 1: spin or twist together so as to form a cord; "intertwine the
          ribbons"; "Twine the threads into a rope" [syn: {intertwine},
           {twine}, {entwine}, {enlace}, {interlace}] [ant: {untwine}]
     2: make by braiding [syn: {braid}, {plait}]
     3: do lacework
     4: draw through eyes or holes; "lace the shoelaces" [syn: {lace
        up}]
     5: add alcohol beverages [syn: {spike}, {fortify}]

lark
     n 1: North American yellow-breasted songbirds [syn: {meadowlark}]
     2: small songbirds resembling larks [syn: {pipit}, {titlark}]
     3: any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for
        their singing
     4: any carefree episode [syn: {escapade}]
     v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers
         romped in the palyroom" [syn: {frolic}, {rollick}, {skylark},
          {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {gambol}, {frisk}, {romp},
          {run around}, {lark about}]

glee
     n 1: great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {mirthfulness}, {gleefulness}]
     2: malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {gloating}]

traipse
     v : walk or tramp about [syn: {shlep}]

savour
     n : the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into
         the mouth [syn: {relish}, {flavor}, {flavour}, {sapidity},
          {savor}, {smack}, {tang}]
     v 1: have flavor; taste of something [syn: {taste}, {savor}]
     2: give taste to [syn: {savor}]
     3: taste appreciatively [syn: {savor}]
     4: derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take
        pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her
        glory" [syn: {enjoy}, {bask}, {relish}, {savor}]

detritus
     n 1: the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken
          up [syn: {debris}, {dust}, {junk}, {rubble}]
     2: loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn
        away from rocks

rafter
     n 1: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
          [syn: {balk}, {baulk}]
     2: someone who travels by raft [syn: {raftsman}, {raftman}]
     v : provide with rafters, as of ceilings

barn
     n 1: an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed
          and housing farm animals
     2: (atomic or nuclear physics) a unit of nuclear cross section;
        the effective circular area that one particle presents to
        another as a target for an encounter [syn: {b}]

coax
     n : a transmission line for high-frequency signals [syn: {coaxial
         cable}, {coax cable}]
     v : influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or
         flattering; "He palavered her into going along" [syn: {wheedle},
          {cajole}, {palaver}, {blarney}, {sweet-talk}, {inveigle}]

mew
     n 1: the sound made by a cat (or any sound resembling this) [syn:
           {meow}, {miaou}, {miaow}]
     2: the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
        [syn: {mew gull}, {sea mew}, {Larus canus}]
     v : utter a high-pitched cry, as of seagulls

dawdle
     v 1: take one's time; proceed slowly [syn: {linger}] [ant: {rush}]
     2: waste time; "Get busy--don't dally!" [syn: {dally}]
     3: hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress,
        development, etc. [syn: {lag}, {fall back}, {fall behind}]

rake
     n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {profligate}, {rip},
           {blood}, {roue}]
     2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
        steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {slant}]
     3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to
        move leaves or loosen soil
     v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her
          fingers through her hair"
     2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
     3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
     4: examine hastily [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {glance over}, {run
        down}]
     5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
     6: scrape gently [syn: {graze}, {crease}]

beak
     n 1: beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
     2: horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: {bill}, {neb}, {nib},
         {pecker}]
     3: (US) informal terms for the nose [syn: {honker}, {hooter}, {nozzle},
         {snoot}, {snout}, {schnozzle}]
     v : hit lightly with a picking motion [syn: {peck}, {pick}]

perilously
     adv : in a dangerous manner; "he came dangerously close to falling
           off the ledge" [syn: {hazardously}, {dangerously}]

guff
     n : unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false
         statements); "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that
         jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" [syn: {bullshit}, {bull},
          {Irish bull}, {horseshit}, {shit}, {crap}, {bunk}, {bunkum},
          {buncombe}, {rot}, {hogwash}, {dogshit}]

reverie
     n 1: absent-minded dreaming while awake [syn: {revery}, {daydream},
           {daydreaming}, {oneirism}, {air castle}, {castle in the
          air}, {castle in Spain}]
     2: an abstracted state of absorption [syn: {revery}]

twinge
     n 1: sudden sharp painful emotion; "pangs of regret" or"twinges
          of conscience" [syn: {pang}]
     2: a sharp stab of pain
     v 1: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: {prick},
           {sting}]
     2: feel a sudden sharp, local pain
     3: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
        behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {pinch}, {squeeze},
         {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]

catcall
     n : a cry expressing disapproval
     v : utter catcalls at

jeer
     n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: {jeering}, {mockery},
          {scoff}, {scoffing}]
     v : laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {scoff},
          {flout}, {barrack}, {gibe}]

chant
     n : a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary
         are assigned to a single tone
     v 1: recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a
          psalm; "The rabbi chanted a prayer" [syn: {intone}, {intonate},
           {cantillate}]
     2: utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically; "The
        students chanted the same slogan over and over again"
        [syn: {intone}]

aggrieve
     v 1: infringe on the rights of; in law
     2: break the heart of; cause to feel sorrow [syn: {grieve}]

flout
     v 1: treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" [syn: {scoff}]
     2: laugh or scoff at; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" [syn: {jeer},
         {scoff}, {barrack}, {gibe}]

ardent
     adj 1: characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent
            lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to
            change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory";
            "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" [syn:
            {burning(a)}, {fervent}, {fervid}, {fiery}, {impassioned},
             {perfervid}, {torrid}]
     2: characterized by strong enthusiasm; "ardent
        revolutionaries"; "warm support" [syn: {warm}]
     3: glowing or shining like fire; "from rank to rank she darts
        her ardent eyes"- Alexander Pope; "frightened by his
        ardent burning eyes"

trespass
     n 1: a wrongful interference with the possession of property
          (personal property as well as realty), or the action
          instituted to recover damages
     2: entry to another's property without right or permission
        [syn: {encroachment}, {violation}, {intrusion}, {usurpation}]
     v 1: enter unlawfully on someone's property; "Don't trespass on
          my land!" [syn: {intrude}]
     2: make excessive use of; "You are taking advantage of my good
        will!"; "She is trespassing upon my privacy" [syn: {take
        advantage}]
     3: break the law
     4: commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law [syn: {sin},
         {transgress}]
     5: pass beyond; of limits and boundaries [syn: {transgress}, {overstep}]

petty
     adj 1: inferior in rank or status; "the junior faculty"; "a lowly
            corporal"; "petty officialdom"; "a subordinate
            functionary" [syn: {junior-grade}, {inferior}, {lower},
             {lower-ranking}, {lowly}, {petty(a)}, {secondary}, {subaltern},
             {subordinate}]
     2: (informal terms) small and of little importance; "a fiddling
        sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are
        lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at
        war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "Mickey Mouse
        regulations"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited
        to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a
        police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it
        seems to be a picayune infraction" [syn: {fiddling}, {footling},
         {lilliputian}, {little}, {Mickey Mouse}, {niggling}, {piddling},
         {piffling}, {picayune}, {trivial}]
     3: contemptibly narrow in outlook; "petty little comments";
        "disgusted with their small-minded pettiness" [syn: {small-minded}]

Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,
   AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &
   Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.
   my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf.
   {Muscle}, {Musk}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
      belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of
      the family {Murid[ae]}. The common house mouse ({Mus
      musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American
      {white-footed mouse}, or {deer mouse} ({Peromyscus
      leucopus}, formerly {Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives
      in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow},
      and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Naut.)
      (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to
          prevent a running eye from slipping.
      (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.
          [1913 Webster]

   3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]
      [1913 Webster]

   5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.
      [1913 Webster]

   {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},
      {Flying}, etc.

   {Mouse bird} (Zo["o]l.), a coly.

   {Mouse deer} (Zo["o]l.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.

   {Mouse galago} (Zo["o]l.), a very small West American galago
      ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a
      mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.

   {Mouse hawk}. (Zo["o]l.)
      (a) A hawk that devours mice.
      (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.

   {Mouse lemur} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of very
      small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in
      Madagascar.

   {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part
      next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;
      -- called also {mouse buttock}.
      [1913 Webster]

singe
     n : a surface burn [syn: {scorch}]
     v 1: burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" [syn:
          {swinge}]
     2: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
        over the flames" [syn: {scorch}, {sear}]

threadbare
     adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
            sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
            "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating
            threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom";
            "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace},
             {hackneyed}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {timeworn}, {tired},
             {trite}, {well-worn}]
     2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
        "threadbare rugs"

hearthrug
     n : a rug spread out in front of a fireplace

tagged
     adj : bearing or marked with a label or tag; "properly labeled
           luggage" [syn: {labeled}, {labelled}] [ant: {unlabeled}]

strike
     n 1: a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad
          work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month
          before it was settled" [syn: {work stoppage}]
     2: an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or
        destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin
        at dawn"
     3: a pitch that is in the strike zone and that the batter does
        not hit; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
     4: a gentle blow [syn: {rap}, {tap}]
     5: a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first
        ball; "he finished with three strikes in the tenth frame"
        [syn: {ten-strike}]
     6: a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and
        marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway
        show is a real smasher" [syn: {hit}, {bang}, {smash}, {smasher}]
     v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
          tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: {hit},
           {impinge on}, {run into}, {collide with}] [ant: {miss}]
     2: deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon;
        "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to
        strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
     3: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child
        impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck
        me as odd" [syn: {affect}, {impress}, {move}]
     4: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy,
        opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept.
        1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the
        fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners
        home to win the game 5 to 2" [syn: {hit}]
     5: indicate (a certain time) by striking; "The clock struck
        midnight"; "Just when I entered, the clock struck"
     6: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit
        by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when
        he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at
        midnight" [syn: {hit}]
     7: stop work in order to press demands; "The auto workers are
        striking for higher wages"; "The employees walked out when
        their demand for better benefits was not met" [syn: {walk
        out}]
     8: touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light
        fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The
        light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck
        my ears" [syn: {fall}, {shine}]
     9: attain; "The horse finally struck a pace" [syn: {come to}]
     10: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical
         instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a
         middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments
         struck a sour note" [syn: {hit}]
     11: cause to form between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an
         arc"
     12: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
         tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally
         struck the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {come
         upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across}, {chance
         on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
     13: produce by ignition or a blow; "strike fire from the
         flintstone"; "strike a match"
     14: remove by erasing or crossing out; "Please strike this
         remark from the record" [syn: {expunge}, {excise}]
     15: cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An
         interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The
         thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck
         with fear" [syn: {hit}, {come to}]
     16: occupy or take on, as of a position or posture; "He assumes
         the lotus position"; "She took her seat on the stage";
         "We took our seats in the orchestra"; "She took up her
         position behind the tree"; "strike a pose" [syn: {assume},
          {take}, {take up}]
     17: form by stamping, punching, or printing; "strike coins";
         "strike a medal" [syn: {mint}, {coin}]
     18: smooth with a strickle; "strickle the grain in the measure"
         [syn: {strickle}]
     19: pierce with force; "The bullet struck her thigh"; "The icy
         wind struck through our coats"
     20: arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing;
         "strike a balance"; "strike a bargain"

delusional
     adj : suffering from or characterized by delusions

dunce
     n : these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's
         intelligence [syn: {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead},
          {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {loggerhead},
          {muttonhead}, {shithead}, {fuckhead}]

chortle
     n : a soft partly suppressed laugh [syn: {chuckle}]
     v : laugh quietly or with restraint [syn: {chuckle}, {laugh
         softly}]

scandalize
     v : strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior
         of this married woman shocked her friends" [syn: {shock},
          {offend}, {scandalise}, {appal}, {appall}, {outrage}]

sleekly
     adv : in a sleek glossy manner; "the wet road was shining sleekly"

incantation
     n : a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a
         magical effect [syn: {conjuration}]

hag
     n 1: an ugly evil-looking old woman [syn: {beldam}, {beldame}, {witch},
           {crone}]
     2: eellike cyclostome having a tongue with horny teeth in a
        round mouth surrounded by eight tentacles; feeds on dead
        or trapped fishes by boring into their bodies [syn: {hagfish},
         {slime eels}]

mite
     n 1: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
          touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {pinch},
           {jot}, {speck}, {soupcon}]
     2: any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often
        infesting animals or plants or stored foods

slight
     adj 1: having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse";
            "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
            [syn: {flimsy}, {tenuous}, {thin}]
     2: almost no or (with `a') at least some; very little; "there's
        slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance
        it will work"
     3: being of delicate or slender build; "she was slender as a
        willow shoot is slender"- Frank Norris; "a slim girl with
        straight blonde hair"; "watched her slight figure cross
        the street" [syn: {slender}, {slim}]
     n : a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of
         anger or disapproval) [syn: {rebuff}]
     v : pay no attention to, disrespect; "She cold-shouldered her
         ex-fiance" [syn: {cold-shoulder}]

jowl
     n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
          mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla},
           {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}]
     2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and
        jaw (characteristic of aging)

dodgy
     adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an
            extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid
            nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful},
             {dicey}]
     2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
        wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
        slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
        wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful},
         {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]

dingy
     adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's
            begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby
            little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed},
            {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
     2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
        "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy)
        white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors";
        "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied},
         {muddy}]
     3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy
        streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens;
        "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy
        tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of
        death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary},
         {gloomy}, {sorry}]

shroud
     n 1: a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a
          parachute
     2: a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a
        sail is set in relation to the wind [syn: {sheet}, {tack},
         {mainsheet}, {weather sheet}]
     3: burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped [syn: {pall}, {cerement},
         {winding-sheet}, {winding-clothes}]
     v 1: cover as if with a shroud; "The origins of this civilization
          are shrouded in mystery" [syn: {enshroud}, {hide}, {cover}]
     2: form a cover like a shroud; "Mist shrouded the castle"
     3: wrap in a shroud; of corpses

veil
     n 1: a garment that covers the head and face [syn: {head covering}]
     2: the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates
        (especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: {caul},
         {embryonic membrane}]
     3: a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman
        Catholic Church; a silk shawl [syn: {humeral veil}]
     v : to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil; "a
         conspiracy of silence veiling it" [ant: {unveil}]

drily
     adv : with dry humor; "`Never mind the hole in the ceiling,' he
           saiid drily"

bloke
     n : (informal) a man who is (usually) old and/or eccentric [syn:
          {geezer}]

plait
     n 1: a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair [syn: {braid},
           {tress}, {twist}]
     2: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back
        upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
        [syn: {pleat}]
     v 1: make by braiding [syn: {braid}, {lace}]
     2: weave into plaits; "plait hair"

corporeal
     adj 1: having material or physical form or substance; "that which
            is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and
            tangible" - Benjamin Jowett [syn: {material}] [ant: {incorporeal}]
     2: affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the
        mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect";
        "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic
        illness" [syn: {bodily}, {corporal}, {somatic}]

churlish
     adj 1: rude and boorish
     2: having a bad disposition; surly; "churlish as a bear"-
        Shakespeare

weasel
     n : small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body
         and neck

chuffed
     adj : (British) very pleased; "I'm chuffed to have won"

discernible
     adj 1: perceptible by the senses or intellect; "things happen in
            the earth and sky with no discernible cause"; "the
            newspaper reports no discernible progress in the
            negotiations"; "the skyline is easily discernible even
            at a distance of several miles" [syn: {discernable}]
            [ant: {indiscernible}]
     2: capable of being perceived clearly; "an essay with a meaning
        that was not always discernible"
     3: capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in
        attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript";
        "an observable change in behavior" [syn: {evident}, {observable}]

pheasant
     n 1: large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World
          but introduced elsewhere
     2: (game bird) flesh of a pheasant; usually braised

harp
     n 1: a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a
          sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the
          strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are
          plucked with the fingers
     2: a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
     3: a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of
        free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing
        into the desired hole [syn: {harmonica}, {mouth organ}, {mouth
        harp}]
     v 1: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past" [syn: {dwell}]
     2: play the harp

imprecation
     n 1: the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and
          usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the
          imprecations of the mob" [syn: {malediction}]
     2: a slanderous accusation

buoy
     n : bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to
         mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
     v 1: float on the surface of water
     2: keep afloat; "The life vest buoyed him up" [syn: {buoy up}]
     3: mark with a buoy

klaxon
     n : a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: {claxon}]

helter-skelter
     adj 1: lacking a visible order or organization [syn: {chaotic}]
     2: with undue hurry and confusion; "a helter-skelter kind of
        existence with never a pause"; "a pell-mell dash for the
        train" [syn: {pell-mell}]
     adv : haphazardly; "the books were piled up helter-skelter" [syn:
           {every wich way}]

gleefully
     adv : in a joyous and gleeful manner; "the old man had greeted her
           gleefully" [syn: {joyously}, {joyfully}] [ant: {joylessly}]

ogle
     v : look at with amorous intentions

freckle
     n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
         [syn: {lentigo}]
     v 1: become freckled; "I freckle easily"
     2: mark with freckles

gruffly
     adv : in a gruff manner; "`No,' he replied gruffly"

cart
     n 1: a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an
          animal
     2: wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one
        or two or four wheels; "he used a handcart to carry the
        rocks away"; "their pushcart was piled high with
        groceries" [syn: {handcart}, {pushcart}, {go-cart}]
     v 1: draw slowly or heavily; "haul stones"; "haul nets" [syn: {haul},
           {hale}, {drag}]
     2: transport something in a cart [syn: {haul}]

carte
     n : a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in
         French" [syn: {menu}, {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du
         jour}]

ward
     n 1: a person who is under the protection or in the custody of
          another
     2: a district into which a city or town is divided for the
        purpose of administration and elections
     3: block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms)
        shared by patients who need a similar kind of care; "they
        put her in a 4-bed ward" [syn: {hospital ward}]
     4: English economist and conservationist (1914-1981) [syn: {Ward},
         {Barbara Ward}, {Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth}]
     5: English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the
        women's suffrage movement (1851-1920) [syn: {Ward}, {Mrs.
        Humphrey Ward}, {Mary Augusta Arnold Ward}]
     6: United States businessman who in 1872 established a
        successful mail-order business (1843-1913) [syn: {Ward}, {Montgomery
        Ward}, {Asron Montgomery Ward}]
     7: a division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells)
        [syn: {cellblock}]
     v : watch over or shield from danger or harm; protect; "guard my
         possessions while I'm away" [syn: {guard}]

addle
     v 1: mix up or confuse; "He muddled the issues" [syn: {muddle}, {puddle}]
     2: become rotten; of eggs

flailing
     adj : (especially of limbs or tail) waving or swinging about
           vigorously; "trying to drive insects away with his
           flailing arms"; "the aligator's thrashing tail" [syn: {thrashing}]

hark
     v : listen; used mostly in the imperative [syn: {harken}, {hearken}]

flounce
     n 1: a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim
          [syn: {frill}, {ruffle}, {furbelow}]
     2: the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions
     v : walk emphatically

insinuation
     n 1: an indirect (and usually malicious) implication [syn: {innuendo}]
     2: the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by
        persuasive and subtle blandishments; "she refused to use
        insinuation in order to gain favor" [syn: {ingratiation}]

mundane
     adj 1: found in the ordinary course of events; "a placid everyday
            scene"; "it was a routine day"; "there's nothing quite
            like a real...train conductor to add color to a
            quotidian commute"- Anita Diamant [syn: {everyday}, {quotidian},
             {routine}, {unremarkable}, {workaday}]
     2: concerned with the world or worldly matters; "mundane
        affairs"; "he developed an immense terrestrial
        practicality" [syn: {terrestrial}]
     3: belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly;
        "not a fairy palace; yet a mundane wonder of unimagined
        kind"; "so terrene a being as himself" [syn: {terrene}]

smugness
     n : an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction

retch
     n : an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of
         the heaves" [syn: {heave}]
     v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
          drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
          continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we
          gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge},
           {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge},
           {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
           {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
     2: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
        {gag}, {heave}]

disparagingly
     adv : in a disparaging manner; "these mythological figures are
           described disparagingly as belonging `only to a story'"
           [syn: {slightingly}]

scowl
     n : a facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: {frown}]
     v : frown with displeasure

ostentatiously
     adv : in an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously
           wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"
           [syn: {showily}, {with ostentation}]

caw
     n : the sound made by corvine birds
     v : utter a cry, characteristic of crows, rooks, or ravens

squash
     n 1: any of numerous annual tendril-bearing trailing plants of
          the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
          [syn: {squash vine}]
     2: edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
     3: a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players
        who strike the ball with long-handled rackets [syn: {squash
        racquets}, {squash rackets}]
     v : to compress with violence, out of natural shape or
         condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
         [syn: {crush}, {squelch}, {mash}, {squeeze}]

respite
     n 1: a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort [syn: {reprieve}]
     2: a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute
        break"; "he took time out to recuperate" [syn: {recess}, {break},
         {time out}]
     3: an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
        [syn: {suspension}, {reprieve}, {hiatus}, {abatement}]
     4: a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more
        when they take time for short rests" [syn: {rest}, {relief},
         {rest period}]
     5: the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
        [syn: {reprieve}]
     v 1: postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an
          execution [syn: {reprieve}]
     2: grant a respite to

Pus
     n 1: the tenth month of the Hindu calendar [syn: {Pus}]
     2: a fluid product of inflammation [syn: {purulence}, {suppuration},
         {ichor}, {sanies}, {festering}]

bandy
     adj : have legs that curve outward at the knees [syn: {bandy-legged},
            {bowed}, {bowleg}, {bowlegged}]
     v 1: toss or strike a ball back and forth, as in tennis, hockey,
          etc.
     2: exchange blows
     3: discuss lightly; "We bandied around these difficult
        questions" [syn: {kick around}]

howling
     adj 1: noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; "a crying
            mass of rioters"; "a howling wind"; "shouting fans";
            "the yelling fiend" [syn: {crying}, {yelling}, {shouting}]
     2: extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a
        fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!";
        "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare
        books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a
        tremendous achievement" [syn: {fantastic}, {howling(a)}, {marvelous},
         {marvellous}, {rattling(a)}, {terrific}, {tremendous}, {wonderful},
         {wondrous}]
     n : a long loud emotional utterance; "he gave a howl of pain";
         "howls of laughter"; "their howling had no effect" [syn:
         {howl}, {ululation}]

scurvy
     adj : of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low
           stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable
           treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a
           scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick" [syn: {abject}, {low},
            {low-down}, {miserable}, {scummy}]
     n : a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin
         C)

grass
     n 1: narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture
          for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
     2: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
        euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana},
         {marihuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess},
         {sens}, {skunk}, {Mary-Jane}, {Cannabis sativa}]
     3: German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
        [syn: {Grass}, {Gunter Grass}, {Gunter Wilhelm Grass}]
     4: animal food for browsing or grazing [syn: {eatage}, {forage},
         {pasture}, {pasturage}]
     5: a soft drug consisting of the dried leaves of the hemp
        plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis},
         {marijuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {marihuana}, {dope}, {weed},
         {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {Mary Jane}]
     v 1: shoot down, of birds
     2: cover with grass, as of a piece of land
     3: spread out clothes on the grass to let it dry and bleach
     4: cover with grass [syn: {grass over}]
     5: feed with grass
     6: give away information about somebody; "He told on his
        classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce}, {tell
        on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {peach}, {shit}, {shop},
         {snitch}, {stag}]

lovage
     n 1: herb native to southern Europe; cultivated for its edible
          stalks and foliage and seeds [syn: {Levisticum
          officinale}]
     2: stalks eaten like celery or candied like Angelica; seeds
        used for flavoring or pickled like capers

sneezewort
     n : Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white
         flowers and long gray-green leaves that cause sneezing
         when powdered [syn: {sneezeweed yarrow}, {Achillea
         ptarmica}]

threadbare
     adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
            sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
            "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating
            threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom";
            "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace},
             {hackneyed}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {timeworn}, {tired},
             {trite}, {well-worn}]
     2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
        "threadbare rugs"

club
     n 1: a team of professional baseball players who play and travel
          together; "each club played six home games with teams in
          its own division" [syn: {baseball club}, {ball club}, {nine}]
     2: a formal association of people with similar interests; "he
        joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society";
        "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen
        today" [syn: {society}, {guild}, {gild}, {lodge}, {order}]
     3: stout stick that is larger at one end; "he carried a club in
        self defense"; "he felt as if he had been hit with a club"
     4: a building occupied by a club; "the clubhouse needed a new
        roof" [syn: {clubhouse}]
     5: golf equipment used by a golfer to hit a golf ball [syn: {golfclub}]
     6: a playing card in the minor suit of clubs (having one or
        more black trefoils on it); "he led a small club"; "clubs
        were trumps"
     7: a spot that is open late at night and that provides
        entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing
        and food and drink; "don't expect a good meal at a
        cabaret"; "the gossip columnist got his information by
        visiting nightclubs every night"; "he played the drums at
        a jazz club" [syn: {cabaret}, {nightclub}, {nightspot}]
     v 1: unite with a common purpose; "The two men clubbed together"
     2: gather and spend time together; "They always club together"
     3: strike with a club or a bludgeon [syn: {bludgeon}]

clubbing
     n : a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become
         wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

clench
     n 1: a small slip noose made with seizing [syn: {clinch}]
     2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
        has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
        on the railing" [syn: {clasp}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp},
         {grip}, {hold}]
     v 1: hold in a tight grasp; "The boxer clinched his opponent";
          "clench a steering wheel" [syn: {clinch}]
     2: squeeze together tightly, as of one's fists

boss
     adj 1: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his
            arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive";
            "head librarian"; "top administrators" [syn: {arch(a)},
             {boss(a)}, {chief(a)}, {head(a)}, {top(a)}]
     2: (informal) exceptionally good; "a boss hand at carpentry";
        "his brag cornfield" [syn: {brag}]
     n 1: a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to
          leave early you have to ask the foreman" [syn: {foreman},
           {chief}, {gaffer}, {honcho}]
     2: a person responsible for hiring workers; "the boss hired
        three more men for the new job" [syn: {hirer}]
     3: a person who exercises control and makes decisions; "he is
        his own boss now"
     4: a leader in a political party who controls votes and
        dictates appointments; "party bosses have a reputation for
        corruption" [syn: {party boss}, {political boss}]
     5: ornament consisting of a circular rounded protuberance (as
        on a vault or shield or belt) [syn: {stud}, {rivet}]
     v : raise in a relief; "embossed stationary" [syn: {emboss}, {stamp}]

bossy
     adj : offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually
           unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic
           behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a
           rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed
           the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a
           swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: {autocratic}, {dominating},
            {high-and-mighty}, {magisterial}, {peremptory}]

whoosh
     v 1: move with a sibilant sound; "He whooshed the doors open"
     2: move with a whooshing sound [syn: {hiss}]
     3: gush or squirt out; "Oil whooshed up when the drill hit the
        well"

dwell
     v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}, {worry}]
     2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
        in this country" [syn: {consist}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
     3: make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people
        in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These
        people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted";
        "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {shack}, {reside},
         {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
     4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past" [syn: {harp}]

loftily
     adv : in a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily"

sap
     n 1: a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that
          circulates through the vascular system of a plant
     2: a person who lacks good judgment [syn: {fool}, {saphead}, {muggins},
         {tomfool}]
     3: a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle;
        used for hitting people [syn: {blackjack}, {cosh}]
     v 1: deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our
          strength" [syn: {run down}, {exhaust}, {play out}, {tire}]
     2: excavate the earth beneath

ham
     n 1: meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked) [syn: {jambon},
           {gammon}]
     2: (Old Testament) son of Noah [syn: {Ham}]
     3: a licensed amateur radio operator
     4: an unskilled actor who overacts [syn: {ham actor}]
     v : exaggerate one's acting [syn: {overact}, {overplay}] [ant: {underact}]

din
     n 1: a loud harsh or strident noise [syn: {blare}, {blaring}, {cacophony},
           {clamor}]
     2: the act of making a noisy disturbance [syn: {commotion}, {ruction},
         {ruckus}, {rumpus}, {tumult}]
     v 1: make a resonant sound; as of artillery; "His deep voice
          boomed through the hall." [syn: {boom}]
     2: instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned
        the lessons into his students"

valiantly
     adv : with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until
           the end" [syn: {valorously}]

watchstrap
     n : a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a
         wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist [syn: {watchband},
          {wristband}, {watch bracelet}, {bracelet}]

windswept
     adj : open to or swept by wind; "windswept headlands"

Scrabble
     n : (trademark) a board game in which words are formed from
         letters in patterns similar to a crossword puzzle; each
         letter has a value and those values are used to score the
         game [syn: {Scrabble}]
     v 1: feel searchingly; "She groped for his keys in the dark"
          [syn: {grope for}]
     2: write down quickly without much attention to detail [syn: {scribble}]

catcall
     n : a cry expressing disapproval
     v : utter catcalls at

thud
     n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
         [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {clunk}]
     v 1: make a dull sound [syn: {thump}]
     2: strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the
        wall"
     3: make a crunching noise, as of an engine lacking lubricants
        [syn: {crump}, {crunch}, {scrunch}]

hovel
     n : small crude shelter used as a dwelling [syn: {hut}, {hutch},
          {shack}, {shanty}]

leering
     adj 1: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in
            fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
     2: (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering
        drugstore cowboys"

pigsty
     n : a pen for swine [syn: {sty}, {pigpen}]

cackle
     n 1: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
     2: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}]
     3: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
     v 1: talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women
          cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the
          limousine.
     2: squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
     3: emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

disconsolate
     adj 1: sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled;
            "inconsolable when her son died" [syn: {inconsolable},
             {unconsolable}] [ant: {consolable}]
     2: causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war";
        "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate
        winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of
        November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" [syn:
         {blue}, {dark}, {depressing}, {dismal}, {dispiriting}, {gloomy},
         {grim}]

pulp
     n 1: any soft or soggy mass; "he pounded it to a pulp" [syn: {mush}]
     2: a soft moist part of a fruit [syn: {flesh}]
     3: a mixture of cellulose fibers
     4: an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper [syn:
        {pulp magazine}]
     5: the soft inner part of a tooth
     v 1: remove the pulp from, as from a fruit
     2: reduce to pulp; "pulp fruit"

anguish
     n 1: extreme mental distress [syn: {torment}, {torture}]
     2: extreme distress of body or mind
     v 1: suffer great pains or distress
     2: cause anguish or make miserable [syn: {pain}, {hurt}]

dozy
     adj : half asleep; "made drowsy by the long ride"; "it seemed a
           pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor"; "a
           tired dozy child"; "the nodding (or napping)
           grandmother in her rocking chair" [syn: {drowsy}, {drowsing(a)},
            {dozing(a)}, {napping(a)}, {nodding(a)}]

haversack
     n : a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder [syn: {backpack},
          {back pack}, {knapsack}, {packsack}, {rucksack}]

repressive
     adj : restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly
           strict and inhibiting discipline" [syn: {inhibiting}, {inhibitory},
            {repressing}]

hush
     n : (poetic) tranquil silence; "the still of the night" [syn: {stillness},
          {still}]
     v 1: become quiet or still; fall silent; "hush my babay!"
     2: cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children
        in the church!" [syn: {quieten}, {silence}, {still}, {shut
        up}, {hush up}] [ant: {louden}]
     3: become quiet or quieter; "The audience fell silent when the
        speaker entered" [syn: {quieten}, {quiet}, {quiesce}, {quiet
        down}, {pipe down}] [ant: {louden}]
     4: wash by removing particles; in mining; "Wash ores"
     5: run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the
        underlying strata and valuable minerals; in mining

squabble
     n : petty quarrel [syn: {bicker}, {bickering}, {spat}, {tiff}, {fuss}]
     v : argue over petty things; "Let's not quibble over pennies"
         [syn: {quibble}, {niggle}, {pettifog}, {bicker}, {brabble}]

scarlet
     adj : having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
           of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
           [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
            {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {crimson}, {ruby}, {ruby-red}]
     n : a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an
         orange tinge [syn: {vermilion}, {orange red}]

stride
     n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {tread}]
     2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
        from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: {footstep}, {pace},
         {step}]
     3: significant progress (especially in the phrase"make
        strides"; "make rapid strides")
     v 1: walk with long steps; "He strode confidently across the
          hall"
     2: cover or traverse by taking long steps; "She strode several
        miles towards the woods"

teeming
     adj : abundantly filled with especially living things; "the Third
           World's teeming millions"; "the teeming boulevard";
           "harried by swarming rats" [syn: {swarming}]

gorge
     n 1: a deep ravine (usually with a river running through it)
     2: a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) [syn: {defile}]
     3: the passage between the pharynx and the stomach [syn: {esophagus},
         {oesophagus}, {gullet}]
     v : overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself [syn: {ingurgitate},
          {overindulge}, {glut}, {englut}, {stuff}, {engorge}, {overgorge},
          {overeat}, {gormandize}, {gormandise}, {gourmandize}, {binge},
          {pig out}, {satiate}, {scarf out}] [ant: {nibble}]

valiantly
     adv : with valor; in a valiant manner; "he fought valiantly until
           the end" [syn: {valorously}]

leer
     n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
          curls [syn: {sneer}]
     2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
     v : look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly,
         immodest, or malign expression; "They leer, they simper
         at her shame": Gay

dimwit
     n : (informal) a stupid incompetent person [syn: {nitwit}, {half-wit},
          {doofus}]

intoned
     adj : uttered in a monotonous cadence or rhythm as in chanting;
           "their chantlike intoned prayers"; "a singsong manner
           of speaking" [syn: {chantlike}, {singsong}]

onerous
     adj : not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing
           the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I
           only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"
           [syn: {burdensome}, {taxing}]

tinsel
     adj : gaudy and showy but valueless; "trumpery ornaments" [syn: {trumpery}]
     n 1: a showy decoration that is basically valueless; "all the
          tinsel of self-promotion"
     2: a thread with glittering metal foil attached
     v 1: impart a cheap brightness to; "his tinseled image of
          Hollywood"
     2: adorn with tinsel; "snow flakes tinseled the trees"
     3: interweave with tinsel; "tinseled velvet"

cheeky
     adj : offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old
           rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to
           say" [syn: {brash}, {nervy}]

endure
     v 1: put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear
          his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to
          endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to
          tolerate the heat" [syn: {stomach}, {bear}, {stand}, {tolerate},
           {support}, {brook}, {abide}, {suffer}, {put up}]
     2: face or endure with courage; "She braved the elements" [syn:
         {weather}, {brave}, {brave out}]
     3: continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and
        food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the
        backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through
        several very serious accidents" [syn: {survive}, {last}, {live},
         {live on}, {go}, {hold up}, {hold out}]
     4: undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many
        saints suffered martyrdom" [syn: {suffer}] [ant: {enjoy}]
     5: last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten
        years" [syn: {wear}, {hold out}]
     6: be long; in time [syn: {last}]
     7: continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of
        Elvis endures" [syn: {prevail}, {persist}, {die hard}, {run}]

marred
     adj 1: having the surface damaged or disfigured [syn: {defaced}]
     2: blemished by injury or rough wear; "the scarred piano
        bench"; "walls marred by graffiti" [syn: {scarred}]

loggerhead
     n 1: these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's
          intelligence [syn: {dunce}, {dunderhead}, {numskull}, {blockhead},
           {bonehead}, {lunkhead}, {hammerhead}, {knucklehead}, {muttonhead},
           {shithead}, {fuckhead}]
     2: very large carnivorous sea turtle; wide ranging in warm open
        seas [syn: {loggerhead turtle}, {Caretta caretta}]

infest
     v 1: invade in great numbers, as of pests [syn: {overrun}]
     2: occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "cockroaches
        invaded my kitchen"; "Ants overran the picnic table"; "the
        Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to
        the North" [syn: {invade}, {overrun}]
     3: live on or in a host, as of parasites

peal
     n : a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) [syn:
         {pealing}, {roll}, {rolling}]
     v 1: ring recurrently; of bells [syn: {toll}]
     2: make a ringing sound [syn: {ring}]

dignify
     v 1: confer dignity or honor upon; "He was dignified with a
          title" [syn: {ennoble}]
     2: raise the status of; "I shall not dignify this insensitive
        remark with an answer"

wart
     n 1: any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or
          animals)
     2: (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin;
        caused by a virus [syn: {verruca}]

ember
     n : a hot glowing or smouldering fragment of wood or coal left
         from a fire [syn: {coal}]

aggravate
     v 1: make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" [syn: {worsen},
          {exacerbate}, {exasperate}] [ant: {better}]
     2: exasperate or irritate [syn: {exacerbate}, {exasperate}]

grouchy
     adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy},
            {grumpy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]

poker
     n 1: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to
          stir a fire [syn: {stove poker}, {fire hook}, {salamander}]
     2: any of various card games in which players bet that they
        hold the highest-ranking hand [syn: {poker game}]

perch
     n 1: support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a
          resting place (especially for a bird)
     2: (British) a linear measure of 16.5 feet [syn: {rod}, {pole}]
     3: a square rod of land [syn: {rod}, {pole}]
     4: an elevated place serving as a seat
     5: any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
     6: spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
     7: any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of
        the order Perciformes
     v 1: sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the treee"
          [syn: {roost}, {rest}]
     2: to come to rest, settle; "Misfortune lighted upon him."
        [syn: {alight}, {light}]
     3: cause to perch or sit; "She perched her hat on her head"

gown
     n 1: long, usually formal, woman's dress
     2: protective garment worn by surgeons during operations [syn:
        {surgical gown}, {scrubs}]
     3: outerwear consisting of a long flowing garment used for
        official or ceremonial occasions [syn: {robe}]
     v : dress in a gown

sedately
     adv : in a sedate manner [syn: {calmly}]

griffin
     n : winged monster with an eagle-like head and body of a lion
         [syn: {gryphon}]

reverberate
     v 1: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
          [syn: {resound}, {echo}, {ring}]
     2: have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my
        teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"
     3: be reflected, as of heat, sound, or light waves
     4: to throw or bend back or reflect (from a surface); "A mirror
        in the sun can reflect light into a person's eyes"; "Sound
        is reflected well in this auditorium" [syn: {reflect}]
     5: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
        bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
        after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
         {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {ricochet}]
     6: treat, process, heatl, metl, or refine in a reverberating
        furnace; "reverberate ore"

spindly
     adj : long and lean [syn: {lank}]

mopping
     n : cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" [syn: {swabbing}]

convulsive
     adj 1: affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions;
            resembling a spasm; "convulsive motions"; "his body
            made a spasmodic jerk"; "spastic movements" [syn: {spasmodic},
             {spastic}]
     2: resembling a convulsion in being sudden and violent; "a
        convulsive rage"; "convulsive laughter"

peril
     n 1: a source of danger; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
          [syn: {hazard}, {jeopardy}, {risk}]
     2: a state of danger involving risk [syn: {riskiness}]
     3: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or
        injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime";
        "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing" [syn: {risk},
         {danger}]
     v 1: pose a threat to; present a danger to; "The pollution is
          endangering the crops" [syn: {endanger}, {jeopardize}, {jeopardise},
           {menace}, {threaten}, {imperil}]
     2: put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
        [syn: {queer}, {expose}, {scupper}, {endanger}]

kettle
     n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
          {boiler}]
     2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
     3: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
        with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
        on it [syn: {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]

reedy
     adj 1: having a tone of a reed instrument [syn: {wheezy}]
     2: resembling a reed in being upright and slender [syn: {reedlike}]

gimlet
     n 1: a cocktail made of gin or vodka and lime juice
     2: hand tool for boring holes [syn: {auger}, {screw auger}, {wimble}]

tartan
     n : a cloth having a crisscross design [syn: {plaid}]

kettle
     n 1: a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid [syn:
          {boiler}]
     2: the quantity a kettle will hold [syn: {kettleful}]
     3: a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument
        with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension
        on it [syn: {kettledrum}, {tympanum}, {tympani}, {timpani}]

hitch
     n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment},
           {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
     2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
        negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
        "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay
        enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
        in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]
     4: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
     5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that
        holds it
     6: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance},
         {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance},
         {interference}]
     7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
        leg [syn: {hobble}, {limp}]
     v 1: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn:
          {catch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
     2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
        woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: {limp},
        {hobble}]
     3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of
        horses [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]
     4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike},
         {thumb}]

loincloth
     n : a garment that provides covering for the loins [syn: {breechcloth},
          {breechclout}, {G-string}]

fleeting
     adj 1: moving or passing by very swiftly; "fleeting clouds passing
            before the face of the moon"
     2: lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance";
        "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of
        things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" [syn: {fugitive},
         {momentaneous}, {momentary}]

mutinous
     adj 1: disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became
            mutinous and insubordinate"
     2: consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny;
        "mutinous acts"; "mutinous thoughts"; "a mutinous speech"

skid
     n 1: one of a pair of planks used to make a track for rolling or
          sliding objects
     2: an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}]
     v 1: slide without control, as of a car that does not grip the
          road
     2: elevate onto skids
     3: apply a brake or skid to
     4: move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled
        manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk" [syn: {slip},
         {slue}, {slew}, {slide}]

wan
     adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or
            feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun";
            "the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks
            fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky";
            "the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
            [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
     2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
        emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her
        wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: {pale}, {pallid}]
     3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or
        unhappiness; "a wan smile"
     n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local
         area network [syn: {wide area network}, {WAN}]
     v : become pale and sickly

Accurse \Ac*curse"\, v. t. [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a +
   cursien to curse. See {Curse}.]
   To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon;
   to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.
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         And the city shall be accursed.          --Josh. vi.
                                                  17.
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         Thro' you, my life will be accurst.      --Tennyson.
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slither
     v : to pass or move unobtrusively or smoothly; "They slid
         through the wicket in the big gate," [syn: {slide}]

riotously
     adv 1: in a tumultuous and riotous manner; "the crowd was
            demonstrating tumultuously" [syn: {tumultuously}]
     2: in an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration
        of the church" [syn: {exuberantly}]

bowler
     n 1: delivers the ball to the batsman in cricket
     2: rolls balls down an alley at pins
     3: a hat that is round and black and hard with a narrow brim;
        worn by some British businessmen [syn: {bowler hat}, {derby},
         {plug hat}]

bustle
     n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado},
          {fuss}, {stir}]
     2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving
        fullness to a woman's skirt
     v : move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
         cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
         performance" [syn: {bustle about}, {hustle}]

clunk
     n : a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)
         [syn: {thump}, {thumping}, {clump}, {thud}]
     v : make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves
         striking the ground [syn: {clop}, {clump}, {plunk}]

gaggle
     n : a flock of geese
     v : cackle like a goose"Cackling geese"

jig
     n 1: music in three-four time for dancing a jig
     2: any of various old rustic dances involving kicking and
        leaping
     v : dance a jig

romper
     n 1: a person who romps or frolics
     2: a one-piece garment for children to wear at play; the lower
        part is shaped like bloomers [syn: {rompers}, {romper suit}]

seething
     adj : in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled
           the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and
           madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare

might
     n : physical strength [syn: {mightiness}, {power}]
     v 1: expresses permission; "You may leave now"; "Can I have
          another piece of cake?" [syn: {can}, {may}]
     2: expresses possibility; "I could do it by myself" [syn: {could}]

tug
     n 1: a sudden abrupt pull [syn: {jerk}]
     2: a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships
        [syn: {tugboat}, {towboat}, {tower}]
     v 1: pull hard; "The prisoner tugged at the chains"; "This movie
          tugs at the heart strings"
     2: exert oneself, make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged
        for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a
        little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at her
        doctoral thesis" [syn: {labor}, {labour}, {push}, {drive}]
     3: tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter
        into the harbor"
     4: carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
        [syn: {lug}, {tote}]
     5: move by pulling hard; "The horse finally tugged the cart out
        of the mud"
     6: pull or strain hard at; "Each oar was tugged by several men"
     7: struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her
        conflicts"

impertinent
     adj 1: characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a
            certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" [syn: {irreverent},
             {pert}, {saucy}]
     2: not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue
        extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial";
        "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming
        to the point" [syn: {extraneous}, {immaterial}]
     3: improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me";
        "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an
        impudent boy given to insulting strangers" [syn: {fresh},
        {impudent}, {overbold}, {smart}, {saucy}, {sassy}]

popinjay
     n 1: a vain and talkative person (chatters like a parrot)
     2: archaic

adolescent
     adj 1: relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent;
            "adolescent problems"
     2: being of the age 13 through 19; "teenage mothers"; "the teen
        years" [syn: {teen}, {teenage}, {teenaged}]
     3: displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent
        insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their
        behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes" [syn: {jejune}, {juvenile},
         {puerile}]
     4: in the state of development between puberty and maturity;
        "adolescent boys and girls"
     n : a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity [syn: {stripling},
          {teenager}]

agonising
     adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {excruciating}, {harrowing},
            {torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

nettled
     adj : aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture";
           "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved
           about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her
           snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the
           delay" [syn: {annoyed}, {irritated}, {miffed}, {peeved},
            {pissed}, {pissed off}, {riled}, {roiled}, {steamed},
           {stung}]

threadbare
     adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic
            sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace";
            "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating
            threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom";
            "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: {banal}, {commonplace},
             {hackneyed}, {shopworn}, {stock(a)}, {timeworn}, {tired},
             {trite}, {well-worn}]
     2: having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
        "threadbare rugs"

fairy
     adj : of or pertaining to or resembling (especially in delicacy) a
           fairy or fairies [syn: {faery}, {faerie}]
     n 1: small, human in form, playful, having magical powers [syn: {faery},
           {faerie}, {sprite}]
     2: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot},
        {faggot}, {fag}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof},
         {poove}, {pouf}]

dingy
     adj 1: thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot; "a miner's
            begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby
            little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen" [syn: {begrimed},
            {grimy}, {grubby}, {grungy}, {raunchy}]
     2: (of color) discolored by impurities; not bright and clear;
        "dirty" is often used in combination; "a dirty (or dingy)
        white"; "the muddied gray of the sea"; "muddy colors";
        "dirty-green walls"; "dirty-blonde hair" [syn: {dirty}, {muddied},
         {muddy}]
     3: depressing in character or appearance; "drove through dingy
        streets"; "the dismal prison twilight"- Charles Dickens;
        "drab old buildings"; "a dreary mining town"; "gloomy
        tenements"; "sorry routine that follows on the heels of
        death"- B.A.Williams [syn: {dismal}, {drab}, {drear}, {dreary},
         {gloomy}, {sorry}]

pantry
     n : a small storeroom for storing foods or wines [syn: {larder},
          {buttery}]

magpie
     n 1: long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering
          call
     2: someone who collects things that have been discarded by
        others [syn: {scavenger}, {pack rat}]

haughtily
     adv : in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose"

trifle
     n 1: jam-spread sponge cake soaked in wine served with custard
          sauce
     2: a detail that is considered insignificant [syn: {technicality},
         {triviality}]
     3: something of small importance [syn: {trivia}, {triviality},
        {small beer}]
     v 1: waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently [syn: {piddle},
           {wanton}, {wanton away}, {piddle away}]
     2: act frivolously [syn: {frivol}]
     3: consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She
        plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania" [syn: {dally},
         {play}]

shunt
     n 1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is
          diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus
          shunt"
     2: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another
        device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {electrical
        shunt}, {bypass}]
     3: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for
        draining fluids within the body
     v 1: transfer to another track, of trains
     2: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

satsuma
     n 1: a variety of mandarin orange [syn: {satsuma tree}]
     2: medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin
        smooth skin

scurry
     n : rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper},
          {scramble}]
     v : to move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the
         extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to
         higher ground." [syn: {scamper}, {skitter}, {scuttle}]

imploringly
     adv : in a beseeching manner; "`You must help me,' she said
           imploringly" [syn: {beseechingly}, {importunately}, {pleadingly},
            {entreatingly}]

spatter
     n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;
          "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spattering}, {splatter},
           {splattering}, {sputter}, {splutter}, {sputtering}]
     2: the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface [syn:
         {spattering}, {splash}, {splashing}, {splattering}]
     v 1: dash a liquid upon or against; "The mother splashed the
          baby's face with water" [syn: {splatter}, {plash}, {splash},
           {splosh}, {swash}]
     2: rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are
        slick" [syn: {sprinkle}, {spit}, {patter}, {pitter-patter}]
     3: spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with
        food" [syn: {bespatter}]

pockmark
     v : mark wit pockmarks; "Her face was pockmarked by the disease"

gruesome
     adj : shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds";
           "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of
           burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome
           evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and
           plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived
           by madmen" [syn: {ghastly}, {grim}, {grisly}, {macabre}]

blemish
     n : a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something
         (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" [syn:
          {defect}]
     v 1: mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks";
          "The vandals disfigured the statue" [syn: {deface}, {disfigure}]
     2: mar or impair with a flaw; "her face was blemished" [syn: {spot}]
     3: add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective [syn:
        {flaw}]

freckle
     n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
         [syn: {lentigo}]
     v 1: become freckled; "I freckle easily"
     2: mark with freckles

bustling
     adj : full of energetic and noisy activity; "a bustling city"

vulture
     n 1: any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked
          heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
     2: someone who attacks in search of booty [syn: {marauder}, {predator}]

proffer
     n : a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection [syn: {suggestion},
          {proposition}]
     v : present for acceptance or rejection; ; "She offered us all a
         cold drink" [syn: {offer}]

defiant
     adj : boldly resisting authority or an opposing force; "brought up
           to be aggressive and defiant"; "a defiant attitude"
           [syn: {noncompliant}] [ant: {compliant}]

taciturn
     adj : habitually reserved and uncommunicative [ant: {voluble}]

grumpy
     adj : perversely irritable [syn: {crabbed}, {crabby}, {cross}, {fussy},
            {grouchy}, {bad-tempered}, {ill-tempered}]

gloom
     n 1: a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to
          dispell the gloom" [syn: {somberness}, {sombreness}]
     2: a feeling of melancholy apprehension [syn: {gloominess}, {somberness}]
     3: an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded
        the office" [syn: {gloominess}, {glumness}]

seep
     v : pass gradually or leak through or as if through small
         openings [syn: {ooze}]

waspish
     adj : very irritable; "bristly exchanges between the White House
           and the press"; "he became prickly and spiteful";
           "witty and waspish about his colleagues" [syn: {bristly},
            {prickly}, {splenetic}]

sneering
     adj : expressive of contempt; "curled his lip in a supercilious
           smile"; "spoke in a sneering jeering manner"; "makes
           many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one"
           [syn: {supercilious}, {snide}]

mackintosh
     n 1: a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric [syn: {macintosh}]
     2: (British) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
        [syn: {macintosh}, {mac}, {mack}]

meekly
     adv 1: in a submissive or spiritless manner; "meekly bowed to his
            wishes"
     2: in a humble manner; "he humbly lowered his head" [syn: {humbly}]

brooding
     adj 1: persistently or morbidly thoughtful [syn: {broody}, {contemplative},
             {meditative}, {musing}, {pensive}, {pondering}, {reflective},
             {ruminative}]
     2: good at incubating eggs especially a fowl kept for that
        purpose; "a brood hen" [syn: {brood}, {hatching}]
     n 1: sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the
          body [syn: {incubation}]
     2: persistent morbid meditation on a problem [syn: {pensiveness}]

goading
     n : a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
         "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
         {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spur}, {spurring}]

aghast
     adj : struck with fear, dread, or consternation [syn: {aghast(p)},
            {appalled}, {dismayed}, {shocked}]

incumbent
     adj 1: (geology) lying or leaning on something else; "an incumbent
            geological formation"
     2: currently holding an office; "the incumbent governor"
     n : the official who holds an office [syn: {officeholder}]

mitten
     n : glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four
         fingers together [syn: {mittens}]

genially
     adv : in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably"
           [syn: {affably}, {amiably}]

shunt
     n 1: a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is
          diverted from one channel to another; "an arteriovenus
          shunt"
     2: a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another
        device to divert a fraction of the current [syn: {electrical
        shunt}, {bypass}]
     3: implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for
        draining fluids within the body
     v 1: transfer to another track, of trains
     2: provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

chivvy
     v : annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his
         staff when he is overworked" [syn: {harass}, {hassle}, {harry},
          {chivy}, {chevy}, {chevvy}, {beset}, {plague}, {molest},
          {provoke}]

pimply
     adj : (of complexion) blemished by imperfections of the skin [syn:
            {acned}, {pimpled}, {pustulate}]

oblivion
     n 1: the state of being disregarded or forgotten [syn: {limbo}]
     2: total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
        [syn: {obliviousness}]

menacingly
     adv : in a menacing manner; "the voice at the other end of the
           line dropped menacingly" [syn: {threateningly}]

custard
     n : sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen

twitter
     n : a series of chirps [syn: {chirrup}]
     v : make high-pitched sounds, as of birds [syn: {chitter}]

candle
     n 1: stick of wax with a wick in the middle [syn: {taper}, {wax
          light}]
     2: the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the
        System International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the
        luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body
        radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin [syn:
         {candela}, {cd}, {standard candle}]
     v : examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

enthralled
     adj 1: held in slavery; "born of enslaved parents" [syn: {bond}, {enslaved},
             {in bondage}]
     2: filled with wonder and delight [syn: {beguiled}, {captivated},
         {charmed}, {delighted}, {entranced}]

hedgerow
     n : a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
         [syn: {hedge}]

retch
     n : an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting; "a bad case of
         the heaves" [syn: {heave}]
     v 1: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
          drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
          continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we
          gave him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge},
           {cast}, {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge},
           {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {honk},
           {regurgitate}, {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]
     2: make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit [syn:
        {gag}, {heave}]

premature
     adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal time;
            "a premature infant" [ant: {full-term}]
     2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit
        previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: {previous(p)}]
     3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led
        to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an
        untimely end" [syn: {untimely}]

trepidation
     n : a feeling of alarm or dread

superciliously
     adv : with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner; "`I
           don't believe in these customs,' he said sneeringly"
           [syn: {sneeringly}, {snidely}]

buoyant
     adj 1: tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant
            balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
            [syn: {floaty}]
     2: characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness; "buoyant
        spirits"; "his quick wit and chirpy humor"; "looking
        bright and well and chirpy"; "a perky little widow in her
        70s" [syn: {chirpy}, {perky}]

dismally
     adv 1: in a cheerless manner; "in August 1914 , there was a
            dismally sentimental little dinner, when the French,
            German, Austrian and Belgian members of the committee
            drank together to the peace of the future" [syn: {drearily}]
     2: in a dreadful manner; "as he looks at the mess he has left
        behind he must wonder how the Brits so often managed to
        succeed in the kind of situation where he has so dismally
        failed" [syn: {dreadfully}]

crimson
     adj 1: having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent
            of the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or
            rubies [syn: {red}, {reddish}, {ruddy}, {blood-red}, {carmine},
             {cerise}, {cherry}, {cherry-red}, {ruby}, {ruby-red},
             {scarlet}]
     2: characterized by violence or bloodshed; "writes of crimson
        deeds and barbaric days"- Andrea Parke; "fann'd by
        Conquest's crimson wing"- Thomas Gray; "convulsed with red
        rage"- Hudson Strode [syn: {red}, {violent}]
     3: (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if
        with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury";
        "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes";
        "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with
        embarrassment" [syn: {aflame(p)}, {red}, {reddened}, {red-faced},
         {flushed}]
     n : a deep and vivid red [syn: {ruby}, {deep red}]
     v : turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed
         when a young man whistled as she walked by" [syn: {blush},
          {flush}, {redden}]

tersely
     adv : in a short and concise manner; "a particular bird, exactly
           and tersely described in the book of birds" [syn: {telegraphically}]

contemptuously
     adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him
           contemptuously" [syn: {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously},
            {showing contempt}]

subtlety
     n 1: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude;
          "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy
          the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning" [syn:
          {nuance}, {nicety}, {shade}, {refinement}]
     2: the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; "you
        had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew"
        [syn: {niceness}]

lamentable
     adj 1: an archaic word for mournful; "tell thou the lamentable tale
            of me, And send the hearers weeping to their beds"-
            Shakespeare
     2: bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state";
        "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape";
        "a sorry state of affairs" [syn: {deplorable}, {distressing},
         {pitiful}, {sad}, {sorry}]

dwell
     v 1: think moodily or anxiously about something [syn: {brood}, {worry}]
     2: originate (in); "The problems dwell in the social injustices
        in this country" [syn: {consist}, {lie}, {belong}, {lie in}]
     3: make one's home or live in; "There are only 250,000 people
        in Iceland"; "I live in a 200-year old house"; "These
        people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted";
        "The plains are sparsely populated" [syn: {shack}, {reside},
         {live}, {inhabit}, {people}, {populate}, {domicile}, {domiciliate}]
     4: come back to; "Don't dwell on the past" [syn: {harp}]

greasy
     adj 1: containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy
            hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
            [syn: {oily}, {sebaceous}, {oleaginous}]
     2: smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls";
        "get rid of rubbish and oily rags" [syn: {oily}]

gossamer
     adj 1: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this
            smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer
            shading through his playing" [syn: {ethereal}]
     2: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous
        veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion
        down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings";
        "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn: {diaphanous},
         {filmy}, {gauzy}, {see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent},
        {vaporous}, {cobwebby}]
     n 1: a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
     2: filaments from a cobweb [syn: {cobweb}]

aptitude
     n : inherent ability [ant: {inaptitude}]

scorch
     n 1: a surface burn [syn: {singe}]
     2: a discoloration caused by heat
     v 1: make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
          [syn: {sear}]
     2: censor and criticize sharply and harshly; "scorching
        remarks"
     3: become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent
        over the flames" [syn: {sear}, {singe}]
     4: destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire
        scorched the forest and several homes"
     5: burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The
        cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the
        ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the
        ceiling" [syn: {char}, {blacken}]
     6: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun
        parched the earth" [syn: {parch}, {sear}]

repel
     v 1: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
          "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
          [syn: {drive}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat
          back}] [ant: {attract}]
     2: be repellent to; cause aversion in [syn: {repulse}] [ant: {attract}]
     3: force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the
        onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" [syn: {repulse}, {fight
        off}, {rebuff}, {drive back}]
     4: reject outright and bluntly [syn: {rebuff}, {snub}, {brush
        off}]
     5: fill with distaste; "This fould language disgusts me" [syn:
        {disgust}, {revolt}]

savagely
     adv 1: in a vicious manner; "he was viciously attacked" [syn: {viciously},
             {brutally}]
     2: wildly; like an animal; "she cried out savagely"

wallow
     n 1: a puddle where animals go to wallow
     2: an indolent or clumsy rolling about; "a good wallow in the
        water"
     v 1: devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an
          immoderate degree, usually with pleasure; "Wallow in
          luxury"; "wallow in your sorrows"
     2: roll around, as of a pig in mud [syn: {welter}]
     3: billow forth; as of smoke or waves [syn: {billow}]
     4: be ecstatic with joy [syn: {revel}, {rejoice}, {triumph}]
     5: delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!"

blinding
     adj : shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights";
           "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the
           glaring sun" [syn: {blazing}, {dazzling}, {fulgent}, {glaring},
            {glary}]

ream
     n 1: a large quantity of written matter; "he wrote reams and
          reams"
     2: a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20
        quires
     v 1: squeeze the juice out (of a fruit) with a reamer; "ream
          oranges"
     2: remove by making a hole with a reamer; "ream paper"
     3: enlarge with a reamer; "ream a hole"

mullioned
     adj : of windows; divided by vertical bars or piers usually of
           stone; "mullioned windows"

chide
     v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
         for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
         Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter
         for bringing cold soup"; "check" is archaic [syn: {rebuke},
          {rag}, {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw},
          {dress down}, {scold}, {berate}, {bawl out}, {remonstrate},
          {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste}, {lambast}]

slump
     n 1: a noticeable decline in performance; "the team went into a
          slump"; "a sudden slack in output"; "a drop-off in
          attendance"; "a falloff in automobile sales" [syn: {slack},
           {drop-off}, {falloff}, {falling off}]
     2: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and
        low prices and low levels of trade and investment [syn: {depression},
         {economic crisis}]
     v 1: assume a drooping posture or carriage [syn: {slouch}]
     2: fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My
        spirits sank" [syn: {slide down}, {sink}]
     3: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate
        market fell off" [syn: {fall off}, {sink}]

foray
     n 1: a sudden short attack [syn: {raid}, {maraud}]
     2: an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of
        competence); "scientists' forays into politics"
     v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people
          looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
          [syn: {plunder}, {despoil}, {loot}, {reave}, {strip}, {rifle},
           {ransack}, {pillage}]
     2: briefly enter enemy territory

trepidation
     n : a feeling of alarm or dread

insolent
     adj 1: marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious
            question"; "the student was kept in for impudent
            behavior" [syn: {impudent}, {snotty-nosed}, {flip}]
     2: unrestrained by convention or propriety; "an audacious trick
        to pull"; "a barefaced hypocrite"; "the most bodacious
        display of tourism this side of Anaheim"- Los Angeles
        Times; "bold-faced lies"; "brazen arrogance"; "the modern
        world with its quick material successes and insolent
        belief in the boundless possibilities of progress"-
        Bertrand Russell [syn: {audacious}, {barefaced}, {bodacious},
         {bold-faced}, {brassy}, {brazen}, {brazen-faced}]

sleek
     adj 1: having a smooth, gleaming surface; "glossy auburn hair";
            "satiny gardenia petals"; "sleek black fur"; "silken
            eyelashes"; "silky skin"; "a silklike fabric"; "slick
            seals and otters" [syn: {glossy}, {satin(a)}, {satiny},
             {silken}, {silky}, {silklike}, {slick}]
     2: well-groomed and neatly tailored; especially too
        well-groomed; "sleek figures in expensive clothes"
     v : make slick or smooth [syn: {slick}]

lidded
     adj 1: having or covered with a lid or lids; often used in
            combination; "milk is left in a large lidded mug";
            "heavy-lidded eyes" [ant: {lidless}]
     2: having a lid; "milk in a heavy lidded mug"

vestige
     n : a clue that something has been present; "there wasn't a
         trace of evidence for the claim" [syn: {trace}, {shadow}]

grave
     adj 1: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
            keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
            sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn
            promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced
            sentence" [syn: {sedate}, {sober}, {solemn}]
     2: causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; "a
        dangerous operation"; "a grave situation"; "a grave
        illness"; "grievous bodily harm"; "a serious wound"; "a
        serious turn of events"; "a severe case of pneumonia"
        [syn: {dangerous}, {grievous}, {serious}, {severe}]
     3: of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious
        thought; "grave responsibilities"; "faced a grave decision
        in a time of crisis"; "a grievous fault"; "heavy matters
        of state"; "the weighty matters to be discussed at the
        peace conference" [syn: {grievous}, {heavy}, {weighty}]
     n 1: death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving
          me"; "from cradle to grave"
     2: a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the
        ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his
        mother's grave" [syn: {tomb}]
     3: a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation
        [syn: {grave accent}]
     v 1: shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at
          it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image
          of her husband" [syn: {sculpt}, {sculpture}]
     2: write upon; engrave a pen, for example [syn: {engrave}, {inscribe}]

yolk
     n : nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an
         embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile
         egg) [syn: {vitellus}]

scowl
     n : a facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: {frown}]
     v : frown with displeasure

concuss
     v 1: shake violently
     2: injure the brain; sustain a concussion

manure
     n : any animal or plant material used to fertilize land
         especially animal excreta usually with litter material
     v : spread manure, as for fertilization [syn: {muck}]

tray
     n : an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving
         articles or food

wriggle
     n : the act of wiggling [syn: {wiggle}, {squirm}]
     v : to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (esp. when
         struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort."; "The
         child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace."
         [syn: {writhe}, {wrestle}, {worm}, {squirm}, {twist}]

deprive
     v 1: take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the
          Jews of all their assets" [syn: {strip}, {divest}]
     2: keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
     3: take away [syn: {impoverish}] [ant: {enrich}]

spur
     n 1: a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something;
          "the ceaseless prodding got on his nerves" [syn: {goad},
           {goading}, {prod}, {prodding}, {urging}, {spurring}]
     2: any pointed projection [syn: {spine}]
     3: tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers
     4: a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a
        horse onward; "cowboys know not to squat with their spurs
        on" [syn: {gad}]
     5: a railway line connected to a trunk line [syn: {branch line},
         {spur track}]
     v 1: incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur
          research"
     2: give heart or courage to [syn: {goad}]
     3: strike with a spur
     4: goad with spurs, as of horses when riding
     5: equip with spurs; "spur horses"

shiftily
     adv : in a shifty manner; "he looked at his new customer shiftily"

bow
     adj : pertaining to the forward part of a vessel [syn: {bow(a)}]
     n 1: a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
          [syn: {bowknot}]
     2: a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut
        horsehair strands, used in playing certain stringed
        instrument
     3: front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of
        the boat toward the finish line" [syn: {fore}, {prow}, {stem}]
     4: curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel
        arrows
     5: something curved in shape [syn: {arc}]
     6: bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or
        submission or shame [syn: {bowing}, {obeisance}]
     7: an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the
        concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of
        the audience [syn: {curtain call}]
     8: a decorative interlacing of ribbons
     9: a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair
        strands that is used in playing stringed instruments
     v 1: bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head; "He bowed
          before the King"; "She bowed her head in shame" [syn: {bow
          down}]
     2: submit or yield to another's wish or opinion; "The
        government bowed to the military pressure" [syn: {submit},
         {defer}, {accede}, {give in}]
     3: bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of
        respect or greeting; "He bowed before the King"
     4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched
        down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man
        stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop},
         {bend}]
     5: play on a string instrument

cherub
     n 1: a sweet innocent baby
     2: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge;
        usually portrayed as a winged child

lunge
     n : the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lurch}]
     v : make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {hurl}, {hurtle}, {thrust}]

cherub
     n 1: a sweet innocent baby
     2: an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge;
        usually portrayed as a winged child

tinkle
     n : a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn: {ting}]
     v : make or emit a high tinkling sound [syn: {tink}, {clink}, {chink}]

morose
     adj : showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the
           proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum,
           hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose
           and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost
           misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour
           temper"; "a sullen crowd" [syn: {dark}, {dour}, {glowering},
            {glum}, {moody}, {saturnine}, {sour}, {sullen}]

pewter
     n : any of various alloys of tin with small amounts of other
         metals (especially lead)

tankard
     n : large drinking vessel with one handle

swig
     n : a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
         gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {draught}]
     v 1: strike heavily, esp. with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me
          so hard that I passed out" [syn: {slug}, {slog}]
     2: to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "My car
        gulped 20 gallons without even wiping its mouth." [syn: {gulp},
         {quaff}]

trickle
     n : flowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of
         liquid; "there's a drip through the roof" [syn: {drip}, {dribble}]
     v : run or flow slowly, or in an unsteady stream; "reports began
         to dribble in." [syn: {dribble}, {filter}]

torrential
     adj 1: relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent;
            "torrential erosion"; "torrential adaptations seen in
            some aquatic forms"
     2: resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential
        applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility
        and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop
        Sargeant
     3: pouring in abundance; "torrential rains"

lank
     adj 1: long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting";
            "lank mousy hair"
     2: long and lean [syn: {spindly}]

talon
     n : a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey

chipped
     adj : having a small piece broken off; "a chipped tooth"

stray
     adj : not close together in time; "isolated instances of
           rebellion"; "scattered fire"; "a stray bullet grazed
           his thigh" [syn: {isolated}, {scattered}]
     n : homeless cat [syn: {alley cat}]
     v 1: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in
          search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the
          woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The
          cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift
          from one town to the next" [syn: {wander}, {swan}, {tramp},
           {roam}, {cast}, {ramble}, {rove}, {range}, {drift}, {vagabond}]
     2: wander from a direct or straight course [syn: {sidetrack}, {depart},
         {digress}, {straggle}]
     3: wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed
        from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't
        drift from the set course" [syn: {err}, {drift}]
     4: lose clarity or turn aside esp. from the main subject of
        attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or
        speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story";
        "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a
        lecture" [syn: {digress}, {divagate}, {wander}]

clasp
     n 1: a fastener (as a buckle or hook) that is used to hold two
          things together
     2: the act of grasping; "he released his clasp on my arm"; "he
        has a strong grip for an old man"; "she kept a firm hold
        on the railing" [syn: {clench}, {clutch}, {clutches}, {grasp},
         {grip}, {hold}]
     v 1: hold firmly and tightly [ant: {unclasp}]
     2: fasten with or as if with a brooch [syn: {brooch}]
     3: fasten with a buckle or buckles [syn: {buckle}] [ant: {unbuckle}]
     4: grasp firmly; "The child clasped my hands" [ant: {unclasp}]

contemptuously
     adv : without respect; in a disdainful manner; "she spoke of him
           contemptuously" [syn: {disdainfully}, {scornfully}, {contumeliously},
            {showing contempt}]

blot
     n 1: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek" [syn:
           {smudge}, {spot}, {daub}, {smear}, {smirch}, {slur}]
     2: an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he
        made a huge blot on his copybook" [syn: {smear}, {smirch},
         {spot}, {stain}]
     v 1: dry (ink) with blotting paper
     2: make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
        [syn: {spot}, {fleck}, {blob}]

delusional
     adj : suffering from or characterized by delusions

snort
     n 1: a disrespectful laugh [syn: {snicker}, {snigger}]
     2: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
         {boo}, {hoot}, {Bronx cheer}, {hiss}, {raspberry}, {razzing},
         {bird}]
     v 1: indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully
          through the nose; "she snorted her disapproval of the
          proposed bridegroom"
     2: make a snorting sound by exhaling hard
     3: inhale recreational drugs [syn: {huff}]
     4: inhale (drugs) through the nose [syn: {take a hit}]
     5: ingest through the nose; "The drug addict was snorting
        cocaine every night"

cackle
     n 1: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
     2: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}]
     3: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
     v 1: talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women
          cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the
          limousine.
     2: squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
     3: emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

lurch
     n 1: an unsteady uneven gait [syn: {stumble}, {stagger}]
     2: abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other
        conveyance); "the pitching and tossing was quite exciting"
        [syn: {pitch}, {pitching}]
     3: the act of moving forward suddenly [syn: {lunge}]
     v 1: walk as if unable to control one's movements [syn: {stagger},
           {reel}, {keel}, {swag}, {careen}]
     2: move abruptly [syn: {pitch}, {shift}]
     3: move slowly and unsteadily; "The truck lurched down the
        road" [syn: {stagger}]
     4: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {prowl}]
     5: defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games [syn: {skunk}]

crumble
     v 1: fall apart; also used metaphorically; "Negociations broke
          down" [syn: {crumple}, {tumble}, {break down}, {collapse}]
     2: break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled";
        "The Sphinx is crumbling" [syn: {fall apart}]
     3: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to
        decay" [syn: {decay}, {delapidate}]

snog
     v : cuddling and kissing [syn: {smooch}, {spoon}]

splutter
     n 1: the noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively;
          "he heard a spatter of gunfire" [syn: {spatter}, {spattering},
           {splatter}, {splattering}, {sputter}, {sputtering}]
     2: an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage)
        [syn: {sputter}]
     v 1: utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage [syn: {sputter}]
     2: spit up in an explosive manner [syn: {sputter}, {spit out}]

bemuse
     v : cause to be confused emotionally [syn: {bewilder}, {discombobulate},
          {throw}]

surly
     adj : inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace;
           "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind" [syn: {ugly}]

disconsolately
     adv : in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting
           circumstances or prospects [syn: {desolately}]

scrape
     n 1: a harsh noise made by scraping; "the scrape of violin bows
          distracted her" [syn: {scraping}, {scratch}, {scratching}]
     2: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off [syn: {abrasion},
         {scratch}, {excoriation}]
     3: a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating
        excessive humility); "all that bowing and scraping did not
        impress him" [syn: {scraping}]
     4: an indication of damage [syn: {scratch}, {scar}, {mark}]
     v 1: scratch repeatedly; "The cat scraped at the armchair" [syn:
          {grate}]
     2: make by scraping; "They scraped a letter into the stone"
     3: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of [syn: {scratch},
         {scratch up}]
     4: bend the knees and bow in a servile manner [syn: {kowtow}, {genuflect}]
     5: gather together over time; as of money or other resources;
        "She had scraped together enough money for college" [syn:
        {scrape up}, {come up}]
     6: bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; "The boy
        skinned his knee when he fell" [syn: {skin}]
     7: strike against an object, as of one's toe or foot [syn: {stub},
         {skin}, {abrade}]

squat
     adj 1: short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy
            musculature; "some people seem born to be square and
            chunky"; "a dumpy little dumpling of a woman";
            "dachshunds are long lowset dogs with drooping ears";
            "a little church with a squat tower"; "a squatty red
            smokestack"; "a stumpy ungainly figure" [syn: {chunky},
             {dumpy}, {low-set}, {squatty}, {stumpy}]
     2: having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
        [syn: {underslung}]
     n 1: exercising by repeatedly assuming a squatting position;
          strengthens the leg muscles [syn: {squatting}]
     2: a small worthless amount; "you don't know jack" [syn: {jack},
         {diddly-squat}, {diddlysquat}, {diddly-shit}, {diddlyshit},
         {diddly}, {diddley}, {shit}]
     3: the act of assuming or maintaining a squatting position
        [syn: {squatting}]
     v 1: sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth
          while squatting" [syn: {crouch}, {scrunch}, {scrunch up},
           {hunker down}]
     2: be close to the earth, or be disproportionately wide; "The
        building squatted low"
     3: occupy (a dwelling) illegally

gloating
     n : malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {glee}]

screech
     n 1: a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry; "he ducked at
          the screechings of shells"; "he heard the scream of the
          brakes" [syn: {screeching}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {scream},
           {screaming}]
     2: sharp piercing cry; "her screaming attracted the neighbors"
        [syn: {scream}, {screaming}, {shriek}, {shrieking}, {screeching}]
     v 1: make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {squeak},
           {creak}, {screak}, {skreak}]
     2: utter a shrill cry [syn: {shriek}, {shrill}, {pipe up}, {pipe}]
     3: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: {squawk}, {screak}, {skreak},
         {skreigh}]

booming
     adj 1: very lively and profitable; "flourishing businesses"; "a
            palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new
            business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving
            tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
            [syn: {flourishing}, {palmy}, {prospering}, {prosperous},
             {roaring}, {thriving}]
     2: used of the voice [syn: {stentorian}]

crave
     v 1: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for [syn: {hunger},
           {thirst}, {starve}, {lust}]
     2: plead or ask for earnestly

flail
     n : an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick
         at the end; used in manual threshing
     v 1: give a thrashing to; beat hard [syn: {thrash}, {thresh}, {lam}]
     2: move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing"
        [syn: {thresh}]

pickle
     n 1: vegetables (especially cucumbers) preserved in brine or
          vinegar
     2: informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a
        terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" [syn: {fix},
         {hole}, {jam}, {mess}, {muddle}, {kettle of fish}]
     v : preserve in a pickling liquid; as of vegetables

panting
     adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping},
            {out of breath(p)}, {pursy}, {short-winded}, {winded}]
     n 1: breathing heavily (as after exertion) [syn: {heaving}]
     2: any fabric used to make trousers [syn: {trousering}]

snarl
     n 1: a vicious angry growl
     2: an angry vicious expression
     3: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government
        regulations" [syn: {tangle}, {maze}]
     v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she
          snapped'; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snap}]
     2: make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise;
        "Bullets snarled past us"
     3: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
        entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {mat}]
        [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
     4: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
        [syn: {snarl up}, {embrangle}]

callously
     adv : in a callous way; "he callously exploited their feelings"
           [syn: {unfeelingly}]

benignly
     adv : in a benign manner; "this drug is benignly soporific" [syn:
           {benignantly}]

eyelash
     n : any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of
         the eyelids [syn: {lash}, {cilium}]

daffodil
     n : any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy
         often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
         [syn: {Narcissus pseudonarcissus}]

honk
     n : the cry of a goose (or any sound resembling this)
     v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {blare},
           {beep}, {claxon}, {toot}]
     2: use the horn of a car [syn: {claxon}]
     3: cry like a goose; "The geese were honking" [syn: {cronk}]
     4: eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; "After
        drinking too much, the students vomited"; "He purged
        continuously"; "The patient regurgitated the food we gave
        him last night" [syn: {vomit}, {vomit up}, {purge}, {cast},
         {sick}, {cat}, {be sick}, {disgorge}, {regorge}, {retch},
         {puke}, {barf}, {spew}, {spue}, {chuck}, {upchuck}, {regurgitate},
         {throw up}] [ant: {keep down}]

slanting
     adj : having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: {aslant}, {aslope},
            {diagonal}, {slanted}, {sloped}, {sloping}]

boulder
     n 1: a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of
          origin [syn: {bowlder}]
     2: a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort
        center and university town [syn: {Boulder}]

awe
     n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared
          over the edge with a feeling of awe"
     2: a profound fear inspired by a deity [syn: {reverence}, {veneration}]
     v : inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the
         undergraduates"

swish
     adj : (informal) elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a
           classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop
           on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child [syn: {classy}, {posh}]
     n : a brushing or rustling sound
     v 1: move with or make or cause to move with or make a whistling
          or hissing sound, as of liquids [syn: {lap}, {swosh}]
     2: move with a swishing sound; "She swished into the room"

leafy
     adj : having or covered with leaves; "leafy trees"; "leafy
           vegetables" [ant: {leafless}]

fetter
     n : a shackle for the ankles or feet [syn: {hobble}]
     v : restrain with fetters [syn: {shackle}]

impersonal
     adj 1: not relating to or responsive to individual persons; "an
            impersonal corporation"; "an impersonal remark" [ant:
            {personal}]
     2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a
        neutral observer" [syn: {neutral}]

impartial
     adj 1: showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an
            impartial judge" [syn: {fair}] [ant: {partial}]
     2: free from undue bias or preconceived opinions; "an
        unprejudiced appraisal of the pros and cons"; "the
        impartial eye of a scientist" [syn: {unprejudiced}] [ant:
        {prejudiced}]

mallow
     n : any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

pungent
     adj 1: sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell; "tasting
            the pungent wood sorrel"; "pungent curry"; "a pungent
            smell of burning sulfur" [ant: {bland}]
     2: capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting
        aphorism"; "pungent satire" [syn: {barbed}, {biting}, {nipping},
         {mordacious}]

trudge
     n : a long difficult walk
     v 1: walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud;
          "Donkeys that plodded wearily in a circle around a gin"
          D.H. Lawrence [syn: {slog}, {footslog}, {plod}, {pad}, {tramp}]
     2: to walk or proceed draggingly, slowly; "Snow buried the
        streets and covered the slanting rooftops, as John trudged
        toward St. Peter's." [syn: {trail}, {shack}]

draught
     n 1: a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) [syn: {draft}, {potation},
           {tipple}]
     2: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single
        gulp" [syn: {gulp}, {draft}, {swig}]
     3: a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
        [syn: {draft}, {air current}]
     4: the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially
        when loaded) [syn: {draft}]
     5: a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" [syn:
        {draft}]
     6: the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling [syn: {draft},
         {drawing}]
     v : make a blueprint of [syn: {blueprint}, {draft}]

conjure
     v 1: evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic; "raise the
          specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the
          air"; "stir a disturbance"; "call down the spirits from
          the mountain" [syn: {raise}, {conjure up}, {invoke}, {evoke},
           {stir}, {call down}, {arouse}, {bring up}, {put forward},
           {call forth}]
     2: ask for or request earnestly; "The prophet bid all people to
        become good persons" [syn: {bid}, {beseech}, {entreat}, {adjure},
         {press}]
     3: engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear
        together; "They conspired to overthrow the government"
        [syn: {conspire}, {cabal}, {complot}, {machinate}]

scrum
     n : (rugby football) the method of beginning play in which the
         forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked
         arms; play starts when the ball thrown in between them
         and the two sides compete for possession [syn: {scrummage}]

freckle
     n : a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
         [syn: {lentigo}]
     v 1: become freckled; "I freckle easily"
     2: mark with freckles

flit
     n 1: a sudden quick movement [syn: {dart}]
     2: (British) a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a
        moonlight flit"
     v : move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart [syn: {flutter},
          {fleet}, {dart}]

indecent
     adj 1: not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or
            proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent
            haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to
            a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb
            their untoward ribaldry" [syn: {indecorous}, {unbecoming},
             {uncomely}, {unseemly}, {untoward}]
     2: offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an
        earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
        [ant: {decent}]
     3: offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a
        bathing suit considered indecent by local standards"

callous
     adj : emotionally hardened; "a callous indifference to suffering";
           "cold-blooded and indurate to public opinion" [syn: {thick-skinned},
            {indurate}, {pachydermatous}]
     v : make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals [syn:
          {cauterize}, {cauterise}]

blandly
     adv : in a bland manner; "his blandly incompetent attempts"

hoist
     n : lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
     v 1: raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help; "hoist
          the bicycle onto the roof of the car" [syn: {lift}, {wind}]
     2: move from one place to another by lifting; "They hoisted the
        patient onto the operating table"
     3: raise, as of flags or sails [syn: {run up}]

wail
     n : a cry of sorrow and grief; "their pitiful laments could be
         heard throughout the ward" [syn: {lament}, {lamentation},
          {plaint}]
     v 1: emit long loud cries; "wail in self-pity"; "howl with
          sorrow" [syn: {howl}, {ululate}, {roar}, {yawl}]
     2: cry weakly or softly; "she wailed with pain" [syn: {whimper},
         {mewl}, {pule}]

frantically
     adv : in an uncontrolled manner; "they searched frantically for
           their child"

hitch
     n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment},
           {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
     2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
        negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
        "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay
        enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
        in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]
     4: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
     5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that
        holds it
     6: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance},
         {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance},
         {interference}]
     7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
        leg [syn: {hobble}, {limp}]
     v 1: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn:
          {catch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
     2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
        woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: {limp},
        {hobble}]
     3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of
        horses [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]
     4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike},
         {thumb}]

sickly
     adj 1: unhealthy looking [syn: {sallow}]
     2: somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing
        grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look
        a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is
        unwell and can't come to work" [syn: {ailing}, {indisposed},
         {peaked(p)}, {poorly(p)}, {unwell}, {under the weather}]

fringe
     adj : at or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of
           beach" [syn: {edge(a)}, {fringe(a)}, {fringy}, {marginal}]
     n 1: the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: {periphery},
           {outer boundary}]
     2: a part of the city far removed from the center; "they built
        a factory on the outskirts of the city" [syn: {outskirt}]
     3: edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels
     v 1: adorn with a fringe
     2: decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur
        fringed the hem of the dress"

perturb
     v 1: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
          alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
          father was seriously ill" [syn: {unhinge}, {disquiet}, {trouble},
           {cark}, {distract}, {disorder}]
     2: disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or
        atom; "The electrons were perturbed by the passing ion"
     3: cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically
        regular orbital motion, esp. as a result of interposed or
        extraordinary gravitational pull; "The orbits of these
        stars were perturbed by the passings of a comet"
     4: throw into great confusion or disorder; "Fundamental
        Islamicists threaten to perturb the social order in
        Algeria and Egypt" [syn: {derange}, {throw out of kilter}]

smouldering
     adj 1: showing scarcely suppressed anger; "her tone
            was...conversational although...her eyes were
            smoldering"- James Hensel [syn: {smoldering}]
     2: burning slowly without flame; "smoldering embers" [syn: {smoldering}]

chest
     n 1: the part of the human body between the neck and the
          diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
          [syn: {thorax}, {pectus}]
     2: box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy
     3: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: {chest of
        drawers}, {bureau}, {dresser}]

radiant
     adj : radiating or as if radiating light; "the beaming sun"; "the
           effulgent daffodils"; "a radiant sunrise"; "a refulgent
           sunset" [syn: {beaming}, {beamy}, {effulgent}, {refulgent}]

glee
     n 1: great merriment [syn: {hilarity}, {mirth}, {mirthfulness}, {gleefulness}]
     2: malicious satisfaction [syn: {gloat}, {gloating}]

snag
     n : an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {hitch}, {rub}]
     v 1: catch on a snag
     2: get by acting quickly and smartly
     3: hew jaggedly

scruff
     n : the back side of the neck [syn: {nape}, {nucha}]

expulsion
     n 1: the act of expelling someone [syn: {ejection}, {exclusion},
          {riddance}]
     2: squeezing out by applying pressure [syn: {extrusion}]
     3: the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting [syn: {projection},
         {ejection}, {forcing out}]

besiege
     v 1: surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged
          Vienna" [syn: {beleaguer}, {surround}, {hem in}, {circumvent}]
     2: cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so
        many problems that she got discouraged"
     3: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press
        photographers besieged the movie star"

breath
     n 1: the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing;
          "he took a deep breath and dived into the pool"; "he was
          fighting to his last breath"
     2: the air that is inhaled and exhaled in respiration; "his
        sour breath offended her"
     3: a short respite [syn: {breather}, {breathing place}, {breathing
        space}, {breathing spell}, {breathing time}]
     4: an indirect suggestion; "not a breath of scandal ever
        touched her" [syn: {hint}, {intimation}]
     5: a slight movement of the air; "there wasn't a breath of air
        in the room"
     v : absorb air and reach optimal flavor, of wine; "This rare
         Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"

scudding
     n : the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) [syn: {scud}]

leer
     n 1: a facial expression of contempt or scorn; the upper lip
          curls [syn: {sneer}]
     2: a suggestive or sneering look or grin
     v : look suggestively or obliquely; look or gaze with a sly,
         immodest, or malign expression; "They leer, they simper
         at her shame": Gay

jowl
     n 1: the lower jawbone in vertebrates; it is hinged to open the
          mouth [syn: {lower jaw}, {mandible}, {mandibula}, {submaxilla},
           {lower jawbone}, {jawbone}]
     2: a fullness and looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and
        jaw (characteristic of aging)

wobble
     n : a rocking motion
     v 1: move unsteadily; "His knees wobbled"; "The old cart wobbled
          down the street" [syn: {coggle}]
     2: move sideways or in an unsteady way, as of a ship or a
        vehicle out of control [syn: {careen}, {sway}, {shift}, {tilt}]
     3: tremble or shake; "His voice wobbled with restrained
        emotion" [syn: {shimmy}]

stout
     adj 1: dependable; "the stalwart citizens at Lexington"; "a
            stalwart supporter of the UN"; "stout hearts" [syn: {stalwart}]
     2: euphemisms for `fat'; "men are portly and women are stout"
        [syn: {portly}]
     3: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
        hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada"; "proud of
        her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen"; "sturdy young
        athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {sturdy}]
     n 1: strong dark heavy-bodied porter
     2: a garment size for a large or heavy person

peg
     n 1: a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface [syn: {nog}]
     2: small markers inserted into a surface to mark scores or
        define locations etc. [syn: {pin}]
     3: informal terms of the leg; "fever left him weak on his
        sticks" [syn: {pin}, {stick}]
     4: a prosthesis that replaces a missing leg [syn: {wooden leg},
         {leg}, {pegleg}]
     5: regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the
        strings of a stringed instrument
     6: a holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the
        oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing [syn: {pin},
         {thole}, {tholepin}, {rowlock}, {oarlock}]
     v 1: succeed in obtaining a position; "He nailed down a spot at
          Harvard" [syn: {nail down}, {nail}]
     2: pierce with a peg; knock or thrust a peg into
     3: fasten or secure with a peg; "peg a tent" [syn: {peg down}]
     4: stabilize (the price of a commodity or an exchange rate) by
        legislation or market operations; "The weak currency was
        pegged to the US Dollar"

kitten
     n : young domestic cat [syn: {kitty}]
     v : have kittens, of a female cat

gambol
     n : gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or
         amusement; "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in
         the surf threatened to become ugly" [syn: {play}, {frolic},
          {romp}, {caper}]
     v : play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden";
         "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers
         romped in the palyroom" [syn: {frolic}, {lark}, {rollick},
          {skylark}, {disport}, {sport}, {cavort}, {frisk}, {romp},
          {run around}, {lark about}]

complacently
     adv : in a self-satisfied manner; "he complacently lived out his
           life as a village school teacher"

gaily
     adv : in a gay manner; "the scandals were gaily diverting"

ricochet
     n : a glancing rebound [syn: {carom}]
     v : spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
         bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
         after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {resile}, {take a hop},
          {spring}, {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}]

sparkler
     n 1: (informal) diamonds; "look at the ice on that dame!" [syn: {ice}]
     2: a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of
        sparks

stupefy
     v 1: make dull or stupid; to muddle with drunkenness or
          infatuation [syn: {besot}]
     2: be a mystery or bewildering to; "This beats me!"; "Got me--I
        don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem" [syn: {perplex},
         {vex}, {get}, {puzzle}, {mystify}, {baffle}, {beat}, {pose},
         {bewilder}, {flummox}, {nonplus}, {gravel}, {amaze}, {dumbfound}]
     3: make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; "stun fish"
        [syn: {stun}]

incantation
     n : a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a
         magical effect [syn: {conjuration}]

sardonically
     adv : in a sarcastic manner; "`Ah, now we're getting at the
           truth,' he interposed sarcastically" [syn: {sarcastically}]

summons
     n 1: a request to be present; "they came at his bidding" [syn: {bidding}]
     2: an order to appear in person at a given place and time
     3: a writ issued by authority of law; usually compels the
        defendant's attendance in a civil suit; failure to appear
        results in a default judgment against the defendant [syn:
        {process}]
     v : call in an official matter, such as to attend court [syn: {summon},
          {cite}]

soot
     n : a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally
         of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
         [syn: {carbon black}, {lampblack}, {smut}]
     v : coat with soot

snarl
     n 1: a vicious angry growl
     2: an angry vicious expression
     3: something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government
        regulations" [syn: {tangle}, {maze}]
     v 1: utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone; `"No!," she
          snapped'; "The guard snarled at us" [syn: {snap}]
     2: make a snarling noise or move with a snarling noise;
        "Bullets snarled past us"
     3: twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child
        entangled the cord" [syn: {entangle}, {tangle}, {mat}]
        [ant: {disentangle}, {disentangle}]
     4: make more complicated or confused through entanglements
        [syn: {snarl up}, {embrangle}]

scramble
     n 1: an unceremonious and disorganized struggle [syn: {scuffle}]
     2: rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: {scamper},
         {scurry}]
     v 1: to move hurriedly; "The friend scrambled after them."
     2: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling [syn: {clamber}, {shin},
         {shinny}, {skin}, {struggle}, {sputter}]
     3: bring into random order [syn: {jumble}, {throw together}]
     4: stir vigorously; "beat the egg whites"; "beat the cream"
        [syn: {beat}]
     5: make unintelligible; "scramble the message so that nobody
        can understand it" [ant: {unscramble}]

snatch
     n 1: a small fragment; "overheard snatches of their conversation"
          [syn: {bit}]
     2: obscene terms for female genitals [syn: {cunt}, {puss}, {pussy},
         {slit}, {twat}]
     3: (law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a
        person against their will and holding them in false
        imprisonment [syn: {kidnapping}]
     4: a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one
        rapid motion
     5: the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the
        catch with his back to the plate" [syn: {catch}, {grab}, {snap}]
     v 1: to grasp hastily or eagerly; "Before I could stop him the
          dog snatched the ham bone" [syn: {snatch up}, {snap}]
     2: to make grasping motions; "the cat snatched at the
        butterflies"
     3: of people [syn: {kidnap}, {nobble}, {abduct}]

piglet
     n : a young pig [syn: {piggy}, {shoat}]

jolt
     n 1: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jar},
          {jounce}]
     2: an abrupt spasmodic movement [syn: {jerk}, {jerking}]
     v 1: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jar}]
     2: disturb (someone's) composure; "The audience was jolted by
        the play"

leering
     adj 1: showing sly or knowing malice in a glance; "she had run in
            fear of...his evil leering eye"- Amy Lowell
     2: (of a glance) sidelong and slyly lascivious; "leering
        drugstore cowboys"

ebbing
     n : a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
         [syn: {ebb}, {wane}]

bend
     n 1: a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a
          crook in the path" [syn: {crook}, {turn}]
     2: movement that causes the formation of a curve [syn: {bending}]
     3: curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
        [syn: {curve}]
     4: an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the
        napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her
        blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
        [syn: {fold}, {crease}, {plication}, {flexure}, {crimp}]
     5: a town in central Oregon at the eastern foot of the Cascade
        Range [syn: {Bend}]
     6: diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right
        corner to the lower left [syn: {bend dexter}]
     v 1: form a curve; "The stick does not bend"; "Bend your knees"
          [syn: {flex}] [ant: {straighten}]
     2: change direction; "The road bends"
     3: cause to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod";
        "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn
        an iron bar" [syn: {deform}, {twist}, {turn}] [ant: {unbend}]
     4: bend one's back forward from the waist on down; "he crouched
        down"; "She bowed before the Queen"; "The young man
        stooped to pick up the girl's purse" [syn: {crouch}, {stoop},
         {bow}]
     5: turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of
        interest [syn: {deflect}, {turn away}]

chestnut
     adj : used of hair; of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a
           chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"
     n 1: wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
     2: any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in
        autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
        [syn: {chestnut tree}]
     3: edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus
        Castanea
     4: a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
     5: a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse

stringy
     adj 1: lean and sinewy [syn: {wiry}]
     2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
        [syn: {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {unchewable}]
     3: forming viscous or glutinous threads [syn: {ropy}, {ropey},
        {thready}]

lank
     adj 1: long and thin and often limp; "grown lank with fasting";
            "lank mousy hair"
     2: long and lean [syn: {spindly}]

doodle
     v : make a doodle; draw aimlessly

pant
     n 1: the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
     2: a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open; "she
        gave a gasp and fainted" [syn: {gasp}]
     v 1: breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted; "The runners
          reached the finish line, panting heavily" [syn: {puff},
          {gasp}, {heave}]
     2: utter while panting, as if out of breath

throng
     n : a large gathering of people [syn: {multitude}, {concourse}]
     v : press tightly together or cram; "The crowd packed the
         auditorium" [syn: {mob}, {pack}, {pile}, {jam}]

snout
     n 1: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's
          head; especially the nose [syn: {neb}]
     2: (US) informal terms for the nose [syn: {beak}, {honker}, {hooter},
         {nozzle}, {snoot}, {schnozzle}]
     3: beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of
        certain insects such as e.g. weevils [syn: {rostrum}]

tufted
     adj 1: (of plants) growing in dense clumps or tufts [syn: {caespitose},
             {cespitose}]
     2: having or adorned with tufts; "a tufted bedspread"
     3: (of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or
        process on the head; often used in combination; "golden
        crested"; "crested iris"; "crested oriole"; "tufted duck";
        "tufted loosestrife" [syn: {crested}, {topknotted}]

pore
     n 1: any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
     2: any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal
     3: a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem [syn: {stoma}]
     v : focus one's attention on something; "Please focus on your
         studies and not on your hobbies" [syn: {concentrate}, {focus},
          {center}, {centre}, {rivet}]

nick
     n 1: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: {dent},
           {gouge}]
     2: a small cut [syn: {notch}, {snick}]
     v 1: cut slightly, with a razor; "The barber's knife nicked his
          cheek" [syn: {snick}]
     2: cut a nick into [syn: {chip}]
     3: divide or reset the tail muscles, as of horses
     4: mate successfully; of livestock

awe
     n 1: an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration; "he stared
          over the edge with a feeling of awe"
     2: a profound fear inspired by a deity [syn: {reverence}, {veneration}]
     v : inspire awe in; "The famous professor awed the
         undergraduates"

haughty
     adj : having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of
           those one views as unworthy; "some economists are
           disdainful of their colleagues in other social
           disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly
           manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful
           swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette";
           "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air";
           "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood
           than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: {disdainful}, {lordly}, {prideful},
            {sniffy}, {supercilious}, {swaggering}]

rumple
     v 1: disturb the smoothness of; "ruffle the surface of the water"
          [syn: {ruffle}, {ruffle up}, {mess up}]
     2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
        puckered her lips" [syn: {pucker}, {cockle}, {crumple}, {knit}]
     3: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
        wrinkle" [syn: {crumple}, {wrinkle}, {crease}, {crinkle}]

pink
     adj : similar to the natural color of pinks [syn: {pinkish}]
     n 1: a light shade of red
     2: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus
        cultivated for their fragrant flowers [syn: {garden pink}]
     v 1: make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his
          fingers on the table impatiently" [syn: {tap}, {rap}, {knock}]
     2: cut in a zig-zag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing

liven
     v : make lively; "let's liven up this room a bit" [syn: {enliven},
          {liven up}, {invigorate}, {animate}] [ant: {deaden}]

pincer
     n 1: a hand tool for holding consisting of a compound lever [syn:
           {pair of pincers}, {tweezer}, {pair of tweezers}]
     2: a structure like a pincer on the limb of a crustacean or
        other arthropods [syn: {claw}, {chela}, {nipper}]

jar
     n 1: a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without
          handles
     2: the quantity contained in a jar; "he drank a jar of beer"
        [syn: {jarful}]
     3: a sudden impact; "the door closed with a jolt" [syn: {jolt},
         {jounce}]
     v 1: be incompatible; be or come into conflict; "These colors
          clash" [syn: {clash}, {collide}]
     2: move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion [syn: {jolt}]
     3: shock physically; "Georgia was shaken up in the Tech game"
        [syn: {shake up}, {bump around}]
     4: affect in a disagreeable way; "This play jarred the
        audience"
     5: place in a jar

taunt
     n : aggravation by deriding or mocking or criticizing [syn: {twit},
          {taunting}]
     v : harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children
         teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my
         failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a
         jacket and tie" [syn: {tease}, {razz}, {rag}, {cod}, {tantalize},
          {tantalise}, {bait}, {twit}, {rally}, {ride}]

rant
     n 1: a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
          [syn: {harangue}, {ranting}]
     2: pompous or pretentious talk or writing [syn: {bombast}, {fustian},
         {claptrap}, {blah}]
     v : talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner [syn: {mouth
         off}, {jabber}, {spout}, {rabbit on}, {rave}]

aspersion
     n 1: a disparaging remark [syn: {slur}]
     2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
         {calumny}, {slander}, {defamation}, {denigration}]
     3: the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare) [syn: {sprinkling}]

nagging
     adj : continually complaining or faultfinding; "a shrewish wife";
           "nagging parents" [syn: {shrewish}]

whacking
     adj : (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a
           whacking lie"
     n : the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated
         blows [syn: {beating}, {thrashing}, {drubbing}, {lacing},
          {trouncing}]
     adv : extremely; "a whacking good story"

perusal
     n : reading carefully with intent to remember [syn: {perusing},
         {poring over}, {studying}]

groping
     adj : acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence;
           "a groping effort to understand" [syn: {hesitant}]

frisking
     n : the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or
         illegal drugs [syn: {frisk}]

obtuse
     adj 1: of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees [ant: {acute}]
     2: of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
     3: lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the
        implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that
        flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to
        the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin [syn: {purblind}]
     4: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
        "so dense he never understands anything I say to him";
        "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at
        classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly
        quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb
        decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being
        deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students"
        [syn: {dense}, {dim}, {dull}, {dumb}, {slow}]

fortnight
     n : a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis
         tournaments last a fortnight" [syn: {two weeks}]

hushed
     adj : in a softened tone; "hushed voices"; "muted trumpets"; "a
           subdued whisper"; "a quiet reprimand" [syn: {muted}, {subdued},
            {quiet}]

opalescent
     adj : having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an
           iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent)
           clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky
           opalescent (or opaline) luster" [syn: {iridescent}, {nacreous},
            {opaline}, {pearlescent}]

beech
     n 1: any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading
          crowns and smooth gray bark and small sweet edible
          triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate
          regions [syn: {beech tree}]
     2: wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and
        containers and plywood and tool handles [syn: {beechwood}]

torment
     n 1: unbearable physical pain [syn: {torture}]
     2: extreme mental distress [syn: {anguish}, {torture}]
     3: intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical
        pain; "an agony of doubt"; "the torments of the damned"
        [syn: {agony}, {torture}]
     4: a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented;
        "so great was his harassment that he wanted to destroy his
        tormentors" [syn: {harassment}]
     5: a severe affliction [syn: {curse}]
     6: the act of harassing someone [syn: {badgering}, {worrying},
        {bedevilment}]
     v 1: torment emotionally or mentally [syn: {torture}, {excruciate},
           {rack}]
     2: treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering
        teacher" [syn: {rag}, {bedevil}, {crucify}, {dun}, {frustrate}]
     3: subject to torture [syn: {torture}, {excruciate}]

dissuade
     v : turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will
         only dissuade people" [syn: {deter}] [ant: {persuade}]

undeterred
     adj : not deterred; "pursued his own path...undeterred by lack of
           popular appreciation and understanding"- Osbert Sitwell
           [syn: {undiscouraged}]

concoct
     v 1: make a concoction (of) my mixing
     2: prepare or cook by mixing ingredients; "concoct a strange
        mixture" [syn: {cook up}]
     3: of charges [syn: {trump up}]
     4: devise or invent; "He thought up a plan to get rich
        quickly"; "no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece
        of software" [syn: {think up}, {think of}, {dream up}, {hatch}]

scoop
     n 1: the quantity a scoop will hold [syn: {scoopful}]
     2: a hollow concave shape made by removing something [syn: {pocket}]
     3: a news report that is reported first by one news
        organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city
        officials" [syn: {exclusive}]
     4: the shovel or bucket of dredge or backhoe [syn: {scoop
        shovel}]
     5: a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
     v 1: profit suddenly [syn: {make a scoop}]
     2: take out or up with or as if with a scoop [syn: {scoop out},
         {lift out}, {scoop up}, {take up}]
     3: get the better of [syn: {outdo}, {outflank}, {trump}, {best}]

hurtle
     v 1: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled
          by"
     2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl}, {thrust}]
     3: throw forcefully [syn: {hurl}, {cast}]

stringent
     adj : demanding strict attention to rules and procedures;
           "rigorous discipline"; "tight security"; "stringent
           safety measures" [syn: {rigorous}, {tight}]

aptitude
     n : inherent ability [ant: {inaptitude}]

simper
     v : smile affectedly or derisively [syn: {smirk}]

teensy
     adj : (used informally) very small; "a wee tot" [syn: {bitty}, {bittie},
            {teentsy}, {teeny}, {wee}, {weeny}, {weensy}, {teensy-weensy},
            {teeny-weeny}, {itty-bitty}, {itsy-bitsy}]

oddly
     adv 1: in a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a
            curiously husky voice"; "he's behaving rather
            peculiarly" [syn: {curiously}, {peculiarly}]
     2: in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper";
        "he acted kind of funny" [syn: {queerly}, {strangely}, {funnily},
         {funny}]

raving
     adj : talking or behaving irrationally; "a raving lunatic" [syn: {raving
           mad}, {wild}]
     n : declaiming wildly; "the raving of maniacs"
     adv : in a raving manner; "raving mad" [syn: {ravingly}]

retaliation
     n : action taken in return for an injury or offense [syn: {revenge}]

pelting
     n : anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain
         of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" [syn: {rain}]

hitch
     n 1: a period of time spent in military service [syn: {enlistment},
           {term of enlistment}, {tour of duty}, {duty tour}, {tour}]
     2: the state of inactivity following an interruption; "the
        negotiations were in arrest"; "held them in check";
        "during the halt he got some lunch"; "the momentary stay
        enabled him to escape the blow"; "he spent the entire stop
        in his seat" [syn: {arrest}, {check}, {halt}, {stay}, {stop},
         {stoppage}]
     3: an unforeseen obstacle [syn: {hang-up}, {rub}, {snag}]
     4: a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
     5: a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that
        holds it
     6: any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome [syn: {hindrance},
         {preventive}, {preventative}, {encumbrance}, {incumbrance},
         {interference}]
     7: the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured
        leg [syn: {hobble}, {limp}]
     v 1: to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup" [syn:
          {catch}] [ant: {unhitch}]
     2: walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old
        woman hobbles down to the store every day." [syn: {limp},
        {hobble}]
     3: jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched, as of
        horses [syn: {buck}, {jerk}]
     4: travel by getting free rides from motorists [syn: {hitchhike},
         {thumb}]

creak
     n : a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him
         away" [syn: {creaking}]
     v : make a high-pitched, screeching noise, as of a door [syn: {squeak},
          {screech}, {screak}, {skreak}]

Don
     n 1: a Spanish title of respect for a gentleman or nobleman [syn:
           {Don}]
     2: (British) teacher at a university of college (especially at
        Cambridge or Oxford) [syn: {preceptor}]
     3: (Welsh) goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrod(Arianrhod);
        corresponds to Irish Danu [syn: {Don}]
     4: a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea
        of Azov [syn: {Don}, {Don River}]
     v : put clothing on one's body; "What should I wear today?"; "He
         put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess
         donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately
         robes"; "He got into his jeans" [syn: {wear}, {put on}, {get
         into}, {assume}]

pinch
     n 1: a painful or straitened circumstance; "the pinch of the
          recession"
     2: an injury resulting from getting some body part squeezed
     3: a slight but appreciable addition; "this dish could use a
        touch of garlic" [syn: {touch}, {hint}, {tinge}, {mite}, {jot},
         {speck}, {soupcon}]
     4: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
        requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an
        emergency" [syn: {emergency}, {exigency}]
     5: small sharp biting [syn: {nip}]
     6: a squeeze with the fingers [syn: {tweak}]
     7: the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a
        criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the
        collar" [syn: {apprehension}, {arrest}, {catch}, {collar},
         {taking into custody}]
     v 1: squeeze tightly between the fingers; "He pinched her
          behind"; "She squeezed the bottle" [syn: {squeeze}, {twinge},
           {tweet}, {nip}, {twitch}]
     2: make ridges into by pinching together [syn: {crimp}]
     3: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},
         {purloin}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook}, {sneak},
         {filch}, {nobble}, {lift}]
     4: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: {top}]
     5: irritate as if by a nip, pinch, or tear; "smooth surfaces
        can vellicate the teeth"; "the pain is as if sharp points
        pinch your back" [syn: {vellicate}]

hurtle
     v 1: move with or as if with a rushing sound; "The cars hurtled
          by"
     2: make a thrusting forward movement [syn: {lunge}, {hurl}, {thrust}]
     3: throw forcefully [syn: {hurl}, {cast}]

lay off
     v 1: put an end to a state or an activity; "Quit teasing your
          little brother" [syn: {discontinue}, {stop}, {cease}, {give
          up}, {quit}] [ant: {continue}]
     2: dismiss, usually for economic reasons [syn: {furlough}]

doggedly
     adv : with obstinate determination; "he pursued her doggedly"
           [syn: {tenaciously}]

bob
     n 1: a former monetary unit in Great Britain [syn: {British
          shilling}, {shilling}]
     2: a hair style for women and children; a short haircut all
        around
     3: a long racing sled (for 2 or more people) with a steering
        mechanism [syn: {bobsled}, {bobsleigh}]
     4: a hanging weight, especially a metal ball on a string
     5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing
        line [syn: {bobber}, {cork}, {bobfloat}]
     6: a short or shortened tail of certain animals [syn: {bobtail},
         {dock}]
     7: a short abrupt inclination (as of the head); "he gave me a
        short bob of acknowledgement"
     v 1: move up and down repeatedly; "her rucksack bobbed gently on
          her back"
     2: ride a bobsled; "The boys bobbed down the hill screaming
        with pleasure" [syn: {bobsled}]
     3: remove or shorten the tail of an animal [syn: {dock}, {tail}]
     4: make a curtsy; usually done only by girls and women; as a
        sign of respect; "She curtsied when she shook the Queen's
        hand" [syn: {curtsy}]
     5: cut hair in the style of a bob; "Bernice bobs her hair these
        days!"

rope
     n : a strong cord
     v 1: catch with a lasso; "rope cows" [syn: {lasso}]
     2: fasten with a rope; "rope the bag securely" [syn: {leash}]

gnash
     v : grind together, of teeth

punting
     n : (football) kicking in which the football is dropped from the
         hands and kicked before it touches the ground; "the punt
         traveled 50 yards"; "punting is an important part of the
         game" [syn: {punt}]

Vying \Vy"ing\,
   a. & n. from {Vie}. -- {Vy"ing*ly}, adv.
   [1913 Webster]

prowl
     n : the act of prowling (walking about in a stealthy manner)
     v 1: move about in or as if in a predatory manner; "The
          suspicious stranger prowls the streets of the town"
     2: loiter about, with no apparent aim [syn: {lurch}]

sprouted
     adj : (of growing vegetation) having just emerged from the ground;
           "the corn is sprouted"

antler
     n : deciduous horn of a member of the deer family

swooning
     adj : weak and likely to lose consciousness; "suddenly felt faint
           from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt
           light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed
           with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep" [syn: {faint},
            {light}, {light-headed}, {lightheaded}]

drive
     n 1: the act of applying force to propel something; "after
          reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off"
          [syn: {thrust}, {driving force}]
     2: a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a
        machine; "a variable speed drive permitted operation
        through a range of speeds"
     3: a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward
        a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they
        worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready
        for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end
        slavery"; "contributed to the war effort" [syn: {campaign},
         {cause}, {crusade}, {movement}, {effort}]
     4: a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the
        driveway" [syn: {driveway}, {private road}]
     5: the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy
        exhausted his co-workers"
     6: hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; "he sliced
        his drive out of bounds" [syn: {driving}]
     7: the act of driving a herd of animals overland
     8: a journey in a vehicle driven by someone else; "he took the
        family for a drive in his new car" [syn: {ride}]
     9: a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or
        desire
     10: (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads
         data from a storage medium
     11: a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive
         offers many exciting scenic views" [syn: {parkway}]
     12: a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash)
     v 1: operate or control a vehicle; "drive a car or bus"; "Can you
          drive this four-wheel truck?"
     2: travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the
        university every morning"; "They motored to London for the
        theater" [syn: {motor}]
     3: cause someone or something to move by driving; "She drove me
        to school every day"; "We drove the car to the garage"
     4: force into or from an action or state, either physically or
        metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He
        drives me mad" [syn: {force}, {ram}]
     5: to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive
        pressure on, or motivate strongly; "She is driven by her
        passion"
     6: cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy";
        "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders"
        [syn: {repel}, {repulse}, {force back}, {push back}, {beat
        back}] [ant: {attract}]
     7: compel somebody to do something, often against his own will
        or judgment; "She finally drove him to change jobs"
     8: push, propel, or press with force; "Drive the cows into the
        stable"
     9: cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force;
        "drive the ball far out into the field"
     10: exert oneself, make an effort to reach a goal; "She tugged
         for years to make a decent living"; "We have to push a
         little to make the deadline!"; "She is driving away at
         her doctoral thesis" [syn: {tug}, {labor}, {labour}, {push}]
     11: move into a desired direction of discourse; "What are you
         driving at?" [syn: {get}, {aim}]
     12: have certain properties when driven; "This car rides
         smoothly"; "My new truck drives well" [syn: {ride}]
     13: work as a driver; "He drives a bread truck"; "She drives for
         the taxi company in Newark"
     14: move by being propelled by a force; "The car drove around
         the corner"
     15: proceed along in a vehicle; "We drive the turnpike to work"
         [syn: {take}]
     16: golf: strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a
         golfball"
     17: cricket: hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging
         more or less vertically; "drive a ball"
     18: mining: excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel"
     19: cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by
         controlling; "The amplifier drives the tube"; "steam
         drives the engines"; "this device drives the disks for
         the computer"
     20: hunting: search for game; "drive the forest"
     21: hunting: chase from cover into more open ground; "drive the
         game"

cackle
     n 1: the sound made by a hen after laying an egg
     2: noisy talk [syn: {yak}, {yack}, {yakety-yak}, {chatter}]
     3: a loud laugh suggestive of a hen's cackle
     v 1: talk or utter in a cackling manner; "Hello!," the women
          cackled when they saw the movie star step out of the
          limousine.
     2: squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
     3: emit a loud, unpleasant kind of laughing

upending
     n : turning upside down; setting on end [syn: {inversion}]

juggle
     n 1: the act of rearranging things to give a misleading
          impression [syn: {juggling}]
     2: throwing and catching several objects simultaneously [syn: {juggling}]
     v 1: influence by slyness [syn: {beguile}, {hoodwink}]
     2: juggle an account, for example, so as to hide a deficit
     3: deal with simultaneously; "She had to juggle her job and her
        children"
     4: throw, catch, and keep in the air several things
        simultaneously

cap
     n 1: a tight-fitting headdress
     2: a top (as for a bottle)
     3: a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small
        amount of explosive; can be used to fire an explosive
        charge [syn: {detonator}, {detonating device}]
     4: something serving as a cover or protection
     5: a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella that forms the
        top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom [syn: {pileus}]
     6: an upper limit on what is allowed; "they established a cap
        for prices" [syn: {ceiling}]
     7: dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a
        tooth [syn: {crownwork}]
     8: the upper part of a column that supports the entablature
        [syn: {capital}, {chapiter}]
     v 1: lie at the top of; "Snow capped the mountains" [syn: {crest}]
     2: restrict the number or amount of; "We had to cap the number
        of people we can accept into our club"

sojourn
     n : temporary residence
     v : spend a certain length of time; reside temporarily

tapped
     adj : in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by
           piercing or drawing a plug; "latex from tapped rubber
           trees" [ant: {untapped}]

sturdy
     adj 1: having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or
            hardships; "hardy explorers of northern Canada";
            "proud of her tall stalwart son"; "stout seamen";
            "sturdy young athletes" [syn: {hardy}, {stalwart}, {stout}]
     2: substantially made or constructed; "sturdy steel shelves";
        "sturdy canvas"; "a tough all-weather fabric"; "some
        plastics are as tough as metal" [syn: {tough}]

frail
     adj 1: physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" [ant: {robust}]
     2: having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine
        beings; "I'm only human"; "frail humanity" [syn: {fallible},
         {imperfect}, {weak}]
     3: easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate
        to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old
        bones"; "a frail craft" [syn: {delicate}, {fragile}]
     n 1: the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs;
          between 50 and 75 pounds
     2: a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or
        figs)

dodgy
     adj 1: of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an
            extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid
            nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker [syn: {chancy}, {chanceful},
             {dicey}]
     2: marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for
        wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a
        slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a
        wily old attorney" [syn: {crafty}, {cunning}, {foxy}, {guileful},
         {knavish}, {slick}, {sly}, {tricksy}, {tricky}, {wily}]

shrewd
     adj 1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart
            businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small
            print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with
            them on a road that could lead only to their
            overthrow" [syn: {astute}, {sharp}]
     2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in
        the community" [syn: {calculating}, {calculative}, {conniving},
         {scheming}]

self-restraint
     n : exhibiting restraint imposed on the self; "an effective
         temperateness in debate" [syn: {temperateness}]

beady
     adj 1: small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button;
            "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes" [syn: {beadlike},
             {buttony}, {buttonlike}]
     2: covered with beads or jewels or sequins [syn: {beaded}, {bejeweled},
         {bejewelled}, {bespangled}, {gemmed}, {jeweled}, {jewelled},
         {sequined}, {spangled}, {spangly}]