10 Letter 15 Letter Scrabble Words Ending With N

AIN (3) [noun] A Scottish word for "one." | [noun] An eye, in Scottish dialect. AWN (6) [noun] The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. BAN (5) [noun] Prohibition. | [noun] A public proclamation or edict; a summons by public proclamation. Chiefly, in early use, a summons to arms. | [noun] The gathering of the (French) king's vassals for war; the whole body of vassals so assembled, or liable to be summoned; originally, the same as arrière-ban: in the 16th c., French usage created a distinction between ban and arrière-ban, for which see the latter word. | [noun] A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Romanian leu. | [noun] A unit measuring information or entropy based on base-ten logarithms, rather than the base-two logarithms that define the bit. | [noun] A title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century. BEN (5) [noun] A prayer; a petition. | [noun] Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but). | [adjective] Inner, interior. | [noun] A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben. | [noun] (usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames). | [noun] A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak. | [adjective] Good. BIN (5) [noun] A box, frame, crib, or enclosed place, used as a storage container. | [noun] A container for rubbish or waste. | [noun] Any of the discrete intervals in a histogram, etc | [noun] (in Arabic names) son of; equivalent to Hebrew בן. | [noun] A thing which can have only (one or the other of) two values. BUN (5) [noun] A small bread roll, often sweetened or spiced. | [noun] A tight roll of hair worn at the back of the head. | [noun] A cupcake. | [noun] A rabbit or sometimes a squirrel. | [noun] Marijuana cigarette, joint | [noun] A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm. CAN (5) [verb] (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. | [verb] (modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to. | [verb] (modal auxiliary verb, defective) To have the potential to; be possible. | [noun] A more or less cylindrical vessel for liquids, usually of steel or aluminium, but sometimes of plastic, and with a carrying handle over the top. CON (5) [verb] To study or examine carefully, especially in order to gain knowledge of; to learn, or learn by heart. | [verb] To know, understand, acknowledge. | [noun] A disadvantage of something, especially when contrasted with its advantages (pros). | [noun] A convicted criminal, a convict. | [noun] A fraud; something carried out with the intention of deceiving, usually for personal, often illegal, gain. | [noun] The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the." | [noun] An organized gathering such as a convention, conference or congress. | [noun] The conversion of part of a building. | [noun] Consumption; pulmonary tuberculosis. DEN (4) [noun] A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or among rocks; especially, a cave used by a wild animal for shelter or concealment. | [noun] A squalid or wretched place; a haunt. | [noun] A comfortable room not used for formal entertaining. | [noun] An old French coin worth one-twelfth of a sou. | [adverb] (temporal location) At that time. DIN (4) [noun] A loud noise; a cacophony or loud commotion. | [verb] To make a din, to resound. | [verb] (of a place) To be filled with sound, to resound. DON (4) [noun] A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge. | [noun] An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents. | [noun] A mafia boss. | [verb] (clothing) To put on, to dress in. DUN (4) [noun] A brownish grey colour. | [adjective] Of a brownish grey colour. | [noun] A collector of debts. | [noun] A newly hatched, immature mayfly; a mayfly subimago. | [noun] An ancient or medieval fortification; especially a hill-fort in Scotland or Ireland. | [verb] (auxiliary) A syntactic marker. | [verb] To cure, as codfish, by laying them, after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with saltgrass or a similar substance. | [noun] A mound or small hill. | [interjection] Imitating suspenseful music. EON (3) [noun] Eternity. | [noun] A period of 1,000,000,000 years. | [noun] The longest time period used in geology. ERN (3) [noun] A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) | [noun] An eagle. | [verb] To run; flow. | [verb] To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn. FAN (6) [noun] A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself. | [noun] An electrical or mechanical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc. | [noun] The action of fanning; agitation of the air. | [noun] A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport. FEN (6) [noun] A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline. | [noun] Unit of currency in China, one-hundredth of a yuan | [noun] Fans; a plural form used by enthusiasts of science fiction, fantasy, and anime, partly from whimsy and partly to distinguish themselves from fans of sport, etc. | [noun] A kind of mildew that grows on hops. FIN (6) [noun] One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver. | [noun] A similar appendage of a cetacean or other marine animal. | [noun] A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft. | [noun] (formerly Australia) a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds. FON (6) [noun] A fool or idiot. | [noun] A chieftain or king of a region of Cameroon. FUN (6) [noun] Amusement, enjoyment or pleasure | [noun] Playful, often noisy, activity. | [verb] To tease, kid, poke fun at, make fun of. GAN (4) [noun] (thieves') Mouth. | [verb] To begin. | [verb] (obsolete outside Northumbria) To go. GEN (4) [noun] Information | [noun] Information about the location of a bird. | [noun] Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex. | [noun] A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression of the international Focolare Movement. | [noun] A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy). | [verb] To genetically engineer. | [noun] A shilling. | [noun] A specific version of something in a chronological sequence. GIN (4) [noun] A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails. | [noun] Gin rummy. | [noun] Drawing the best card or combination of cards. | [noun] A trick; a device or instrument. | [verb] To begin. | [noun] An Aboriginal woman. | [conjunction] If. GUN (4) [noun] A device for projecting a hard object very forcefully; a firearm or cannon. | [noun] A device operated by a trigger and acting in a manner similar to a firearm. | [noun] A long surfboard designed for surfing big waves (not the same as a longboard, a gun has a pointed nose and is generally a little narrower). | [verb] Nonstandard spelling of going to. HEN (6) [noun] A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs. | [noun] A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl. | [noun] A female fish (especially a salmon or trout) or crustacean. | [adverb] Hence. | [verb] To throw. HIN (6) [noun] A former Hebrew liquid measure of volume (about 3.8 L). | [noun] An Ancient Egyptian liquid measure of volume (about 0.48 L). HON (6) [noun] (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address. | [interjection] ; cheering a sports team, especially a GAA team; exhortation or encouragement come on; congratulations well done, bravo HUN (6) [noun] (used only to address someone) Honey, sweetheart, a term of endearment; a friendly term of address. | [noun] A grey partridge. INN (3) [noun] Any establishment where travellers can procure lodging, food, and drink. | [noun] A tavern. | [noun] One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers. ION (3) [noun] An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge, such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution. JIN (10) JUN (10) [noun] A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won. KEN (7) [verb] To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life). | [noun] Knowledge, perception, or sight. | [noun] Range of sight. | [noun] (thieves' cant) A house, especially a den of thieves. | [noun] A Japanese unit of length equal to six shakus KIN (7) [noun] Race; family; breed; kind. | [noun] Persons of the same race or family; kindred. | [noun] One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively. | [noun] A primitive Chinese musical instrument of the cittern kind, with from five to twenty-five silken strings. | [noun] A day, in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. | [verb] (auxiliary verb, defective) To know how to; to be able to. LIN (3) MAN (5) [noun] An adult male human. | [noun] (collective) All human males collectively: mankind. | [noun] A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.) | [verb] To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex). MEN (5) [noun] An adult male human. | [noun] (collective) All human males collectively: mankind. | [noun] A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.) MON (5) [noun] The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen. | [noun] The badge or emblem a Japanese family, especially a family of the ancient feudal nobility; typically circular and consists of conventionalized forms from nature. | [noun] (used in the vocative) A colloquial means of address of man in places such as Jamaica and Shropshire in England. | [noun] A creature in a video game, usually one which is captured, trained up and used in battles. MUN (5) [verb] (Northern English, modal auxiliary, defective) Must. | [noun] The mouth, jaw. | [noun] Man | [noun] The person who roleplays a character in a role-playing game, especially an online play-by-post one. NAN (3) [noun] A mother of someone's parent. | [noun] A female ancestor or progenitor. | [noun] A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. | [noun] A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. NUN (3) [noun] A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister. | [noun] (by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions. | [noun] A prostitute. | [noun] The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). OWN (6) [adjective] Belonging to; possessed; proper to. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence. | [adjective] Not shared | [adjective] Peculiar, domestic. | [verb] To have rightful possession of (property, goods or capital); to have legal title to. | [verb] To grant; give. PAN (5) [noun] A wide, flat receptacle used around the house, especially for cooking. | [noun] The contents of such a receptacle. | [noun] A cylindrical receptacle about as tall as it is wide, with one long handle, usually made of metal, used for cooking in the home. | [verb] Of a camera, etc.: to turn horizontally. | [noun] A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. | [verb] To join or fit together; to unite. | [noun] A part; a portion. | [adjective] Pansexual. PEN (5) [noun] An enclosure (enclosed area) used to contain domesticated animals, especially sheep or cattle. | [noun] A prison cell. | [noun] The bullpen. | [verb] To enclose in a pen. | [noun] A tool, originally made from a feather but now usually a small tubular instrument, containing ink used to write or make marks. | [noun] A female swan. | [noun] Penalty. PIN (5) [noun] A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening. | [noun] A small nail with a head and a sharp point. | [noun] A cylinder often of wood or metal used to fasten or as a bearing between two parts. | [verb] To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen. PUN (5) [noun] A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused. | [verb] To beat; strike with force; to ram; to pound, as in a mortar; reduce to powder, to pulverize. | [verb] To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words. | [noun] A Korean unit of length equivalent to about 0.3 cm. RAN (3) [verb] To run. | [verb] To move swiftly. | [verb] (fluids) To flow. | [noun] Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch. | [noun] Open robbery. RIN (3) RUN (3) [verb] To run. | [noun] Act or instance of running, of moving rapidly using the feet. | [noun] Act or instance of hurrying (to or from a place) (not necessarily by foot); dash or errand, trip. SEN (3) [noun] A unit of Japanese currency, worth one hundredth of a yen. | [noun] A coin of this value. | [noun] Self | [noun] A unit of length equal 20 wa, 40 meters SIN (3) [noun] A violation of God's will or religious law. | [noun] A misdeed. | [noun] A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin. | [noun] A letter of the Hebrew alphabet; שׂ | [noun] A traditional tube skirt worn by Lao and Thai women, particularly northern Thai and northeastern Thai women. SON (3) [noun] One's male offspring. | [noun] A male adopted person in relation to his adoptive parents. | [noun] A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person. | [verb] To produce (i.e. bear, father, beget) a son. SUN (3) [noun] A star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system. | [noun] The light and warmth which is received from the sun. | [noun] Something like the sun in brightness or splendor. | [noun] A traditional Japanese unit of length, approximately 30.3 millimetres (1.193 inches). | [noun] Crotalaria juncea, an East Indian leguminous plant yielding a fiber. SYN (6) [adjective] That has a torsion angle between 0° and 90°. TAN (3) [noun] A yellowish-brown colour. | [noun] A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources. | [noun] The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained. | [verb] To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun. | [numeral] The second cardinal number two, formerly used in Celtic areas, especially Cumbria and parts of Yorkshire, for counting sheep, and stitches in knitting. | [noun] An Armenian drink made of yoghurt and water similar to airan and doogh | [noun] A traditional South and East Asian unit of weight, based upon the load of a shoulder pole and varying by place and over time but usually standardized at about 60 kg. | [noun] A twig or small switch. TEN (3) [noun] A set or group with ten elements. | [noun] A card in a given suit with a value of ten. | [noun] A denomination of currency, such as a banknote, with a value of ten units. See also tenner. TIN (3) [noun] A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. | [noun] An airtight container, made of tin or another metal, used to preserve food. | [noun] A metal pan used for baking, roasting, etc. TON (3) [noun] A unit of weight (mass) equal to 2240 pounds (a long ton) or 2000 pounds (a short ton) or 1000 kilograms (a metric ton). | [noun] A unit of volume; register ton. | [noun] In refrigeration and air conditioning, a unit of thermal power defined as 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.514 kW or 3024 kcal/h), originally the rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of one short ton of ice per day at 32 °F (0 °C). | [noun] Fashion, the current style, the vogue. | [noun] The common tunny, or horse mackerel. TUN (3) [noun] A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask. | [noun] A fermenting vat. | [noun] An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes. | [noun] A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days. URN (3) [noun] A vase with a footed base. | [noun] A metal vessel for serving tea or coffee. | [noun] A vessel for the ashes or cremains of a deceased person. VAN (6) [noun] A covered vehicle used for carrying goods or people, usually roughly cuboid in shape, longer and higher than a car but smaller than a truck/lorry. | [noun] An enclosed railway vehicle for transport of goods. | [noun] A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen and others for the transportation of goods. | [noun] The leading units at the front of an army or fleet. | [noun] A shovel used in cleansing ore. | [noun] A fan or other contrivance, such as a sieve, for winnowing grain. WAN (6) [noun] The quality of being wan; wanness. | [adjective] Pale, sickly-looking. | [adjective] Dim, faint. | [noun] The digit or figure 1. | [verb] To conquer, defeat. WEN (6) [noun] A cyst on the skin. | [noun] A runic letter later replaced by w | [noun] The time at which something happens. WIN (6) [verb] To conquer, defeat. | [verb] To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb). | [verb] To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.). | [noun] An individual victory. | [noun] Pleasure; joy; delight. | [verb] To dry by exposure to the wind. WON (6) [verb] To conquer, defeat. | [verb] To reach some destination or object, despite difficulty or toil (now usually intransitive, with preposition or locative adverb). | [verb] To triumph or achieve victory in (a game, a war, etc.). | [verb] To live, remain. | [noun] The currency of Korea, worth 100 jun in North Korea and 100 jeon in South Korea. WYN (9) [noun] A letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w. | [noun] A kind of timber truck, or carriage. YEN (6) [noun] The unit of Japanese currency (symbol: ¥) since 1871, divided into 100 sen. | [noun] A coin or note worth one yen. | [noun] A strong desire, urge, or yearning. | [noun] Opium. YIN (6) [noun] A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with dark, cool, female, etc. elements of the natural world. | [numeral] The number one, primarily used in Scotland and Ulster YON (6) [adjective] That (thing) over there; of something distant, but within sight. | [adverb] Yonder. | [pronoun] That one or those over there. ZIN (12)

AEON (4) [noun] (preferred spelling, with æon) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead. | [noun] (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology. | [noun] Eternity. AGIN (5) [adverb] Another time; once more. | [adverb] Over and above a factor of one. | [adverb] Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. AGON (5) [noun] A struggle or contest, especially in ancient Greek drama between the protagonist and antagonist. | [noun] In ancient Greece, a public competition or athletic contest. AIRN (4) [noun] A direction of the Scottish word "airt," meaning direction or quarter. | [noun] A Scottish or dialectal term for a direction or point of the compass. AKIN (8) [adjective] (of persons) Of the same kin; related by blood. | [adjective] (often followed by to) Allied by nature; similar; partaking of the same properties; of the same kind. ALAN (4) AMEN (6) [noun] An instance of saying ‘amen’. | [noun] A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14) | [verb] To say amen. AMIN (6) [noun] An organic compound derived from ammonia by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with hydrocarbon groups. ANON (4) [adverb] Straight away; at once. | [adverb] Soon; in a little while. | [adverb] At another time; then; again. | [noun] An anonymous person, especially an author. AXON (11) [noun] A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse. AYIN (7) [noun] The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. | [noun] An eye or spring of water in desert regions. AZAN (13) [noun] The call to prayer, which originally consisted of simply four takbirs followed by the statement لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله (أَشْهَدُ أَنْ). | [noun] A staining technique involving azocarmine and aniline dyes. AZON (13) [noun] A guided aerial bomb used during World War II that was controlled by radio signals. BARN (6) [noun] A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. | [noun] A unit of surface area equal to 10−28 square metres. | [noun] An arena. | [noun] A child. BEAN (6) [noun] A reusable software component written in Java. | [noun] Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods. | [noun] The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean or garbanzo bean). BEEN (6) [noun] A flying insect, of the clade Anthophila within the hymenopteran superfamily Apoidea, known for its organised societies (though only a minority have them), for collecting pollen and (in some species) producing wax and honey. BLIN (6) [noun] Cessation; end. | [verb] To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. | [noun] A blintz. BOON (6) [noun] A prayer; petition. | [noun] That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction. | [noun] A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for. | [adjective] Good; prosperous. | [noun] The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching. BORN (6) [verb] To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. | [verb] To support, sustain, or endure. | [verb] To support, keep up, or maintain. | [noun] A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. BRAN (6) [noun] The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. | [noun] The European carrion crow. BREN (6) [verb] To burn (to set ablaze). BRIN (6) [noun] A single stalk or blade of grass. | [noun] A single strand or fiber. BUNN (6) [noun] A small bread roll, typically slightly sweet. | [noun] Hair arranged in a coil or knot at the back of the head. BURN (6) [noun] A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. | [noun] A sensation resembling such an injury. | [noun] The act of burning something with fire. | [noun] A stream. CAIN (6) CARN (6) [noun] A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. | [noun] A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. | [noun] A cairn terrier. | [interjection] Come on. CHIN (9) [noun] The bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. | [noun] Talk. | [noun] A lie, a falsehood. | [noun] A chinchilla. CHON (9) CION (6) [noun] A plant cutting or scion used for grafting. | [noun] A descendant or offspring. CLAN (6) [noun] A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief. | [noun] A traditional social group of families in the Scottish Highlands having a common hereditary chieftain | [noun] Any group defined by family ties with some sort of political unity. CLON (6) COIN (6) [noun] (money) A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. | [noun] A token used in a special establishment like a casino. | [noun] That which serves for payment or recompense. CONN (6) [noun] The duty of directing a ship, usually used with the verb to have or to take and accompanied by the article "the." | [verb] To direct a ship; to superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer (especially through a channel, etc, rather than steer a compass direction). COON (6) [noun] (racial slur) A black person. | [noun] A raccoon. | [noun] A member of a colourfully dressed dance troupe in Cape Town during New Year celebrations. CORN (6) [noun] The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales. | [noun] Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays. | [noun] A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop. | [noun] A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands. | [noun] Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion. | [noun] A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions. CURN (6) CYAN (9) [noun] A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. | [adjective] Of the colour cyan. DAMN (7) [noun] The use of "damn" as a curse. | [noun] A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot. | [noun] The smallest amount of concern or consideration. DARN (5) [verb] Euphemism of damn. | [adjective] Damn. | [adverb] (degree) Damned. | [noun] A place mended by darning. DAWN (8) [noun] The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise. | [noun] The rising of the sun. | [noun] The time when the sun rises. DEAN (5) [noun] A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). | [noun] A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons. | [noun] The senior member of some group of people. | [noun] (chiefly in place names) A hill. DJIN (12) DOWN (8) [noun] A negative aspect; a downer. | [noun] A grudge (on someone). | [noun] An act of swallowing an entire drink at once. | [noun] (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland | [noun] Soft, fluffy immature feathers which grow on young birds. Used as insulating material in duvets, sleeping bags and jackets. DURN (5) [adjective] Darn; damn. | [adverb] Darn; damned; extremely. | [interjection] Darn; damn | [verb] Rhoticized pronunciation of doing. | [noun] A secret; secrecy. EARN (4) [verb] To gain (success, reward, recognition) through applied effort or work. | [verb] To receive payment for work. | [verb] To receive payment for work. | [verb] To curdle, as milk. | [verb] To long; to yearn. | [noun] A sea eagle (Haliaeetus), especially the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) EBON (6) [noun] (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree. | [adjective] Made of ebony. | [adjective] Black in colour. ELAN (4) [noun] Ardor or zeal inspired by passion or enthusiasm. EVEN (7) [noun] (diminutive) An even number. | [verb] To make flat and level. | [verb] To equal. | [noun] Evening. EXON (11) [noun] An officer of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. | [noun] A region of a transcribed gene present in the final functional RNA molecule. EYEN (7) FAIN (7) [adjective] Well-pleased, glad. | [adjective] Satisfied, contented. | [adjective] Eager, willing or inclined to. | [adverb] With joy; gladly. | [verb] To be delighted or glad; to rejoice. FAUN (7) [noun] A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry. | [noun] Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Faunis. FAWN (10) [noun] A young deer. | [noun] A pale brown colour tinted with yellow, like that of a fawn. | [noun] The young of an animal; a whelp. | [noun] A servile cringe or bow. FERN (7) [noun] Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. FIRN (7) [noun] A type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snow-cone slush is; can be hard or somewhat soft depending on recent and current weather conditions. FLAN (7) [noun] Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. (Compare quiche.) | [noun] (Belize) A dessert of congealed custard, often topped with caramel, especially popular in Spanish-speaking countries. | [noun] A coin die. (Compare planchet.) | [noun] A fan of the U.S. TV series Firefly. FOHN (10) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. FOIN (7) GAEN (5) GAIN (5) [noun] The act of gaining; acquisition. | [noun] What is gained. | [noun] The factor by which a signal is multiplied. | [preposition] Against. | [adjective] Straight, direct; near; short. | [noun] A square or bevelled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist, or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive the end of the floor beam. GAUN (5) GIEN (5) GIRN (5) [noun] A vocalization similar to a cat's purring. | [verb] To grimace; to snarl. | [verb] To whinge, moan, complain. GLEN (5) [noun] A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. GOON (5) [noun] A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). | [noun] A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish. | [noun] An enforcer or fighter. | [noun] A wine flagon or cask. GOWN (8) [noun] A loose, flowing upper garment. | [noun] A woman's ordinary outer dress, such as a calico or silk gown. | [noun] The official robe of certain professional men and scholars, such as university students and officers, barristers, judges, etc. GRAN (5) [noun] (usually affectionate) a grandmother | [noun] A grandfather GRIN (5) [noun] A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. | [verb] To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth. | [verb] To express by grinning. | [noun] A snare; a gin. GUAN (5) [noun] Any (member) of several species of birds in the genera Aburria, Chamaepetes, Oreophasis, Penelope, Penelopina and Pipile, of the family Cracidae, limited to the Americas. HAEN (7) HERN (7) HEWN (10) [verb] To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down. | [verb] To shape; to form. | [verb] To act according to, to conform to; usually construed with to. HISN (7) HORN (7) [noun] A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. | [noun] Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar. | [noun] An antler. HWAN (10) HYMN (12) [noun] A song of praise or worship. | [verb] To sing a hymn. | [verb] To praise or extol in hymns. ICON (6) [noun] An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. | [noun] (especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. | [noun] (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing. IKON (8) [noun] An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. | [noun] (especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels. | [noun] (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing. IRON (4) [noun] A common, inexpensive metal, silvery grey when untarnished, that rusts, is attracted by magnets, and is used in making steel. | [noun] A metallic chemical element having atomic number 26 and symbol Fe. | [noun] Any material, not a steel, predominantly made of elemental iron. JEAN (11) [noun] Denim. JEON (11) [noun] A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea | [noun] A monetary unit of North Korea and formerly of South Korea, equal to one hundredth of a won. JINN (11) [noun] (Muslim demonology) A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology. JOHN (14) [noun] A prostitute's client. | [noun] A device or place to urinate and defecate: now usually a toilet or lavatory, but also a chamber pot or outhouse. | [noun] A Western man traveling in East Asia. JOIN (11) [noun] An intersection of piping or wiring; an interconnect. | [noun] An intersection of data in two or more database tables. | [noun] The act of joining something, such as a network. KAIN (8) KAON (8) [noun] Any of four unstable subatomic particles, mesons, they are a combination of a strange quark or antiquark and either an up or down quark or antiquark KARN (8) KEEN (8) [verb] To make cold, to sharpen. | [adjective] Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. | [adjective] Fierce, intense, vehement. | [noun] A prolonged wail for a deceased person. KERN (8) [noun] A corn; grain; kernel. | [noun] The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest. | [noun] The harvest home. | [noun] Any part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter. | [noun] A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of Ireland and Scotland; in archaic contexts often used as a term of contempt. | [noun] A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones. | [noun] A churn. KHAN (11) [noun] A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. | [noun] An Ottoman sultan. | [noun] A noble or man of rank in various Muslim countries of Central Asia, including Afghanistan. | [noun] A caravanserai; a resting-place for a travelling caravan. KILN (8) [noun] An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. | [verb] To bake in a kiln. KIRN (8) KOAN (8) [noun] A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. | [noun] A riddle with no solution, used to provoke reflection on the inadequacy of logical reasoning, and to lead to enlightenment. LAIN (4) [verb] To rest in a horizontal position on a surface. | [verb] To be placed or situated. | [verb] To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in a certain state or condition. | [verb] To conceal, keep quiet about. LAWN (7) [noun] An open space between woods. | [noun] Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown. | [noun] An overgrown agar culture, such that no separation between single colonies exists. | [noun] A type of thin linen or cotton. LEAN (4) [noun] (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical. | [verb] To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. | [verb] To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; often with to, toward, etc. | [noun] Meat with no fat on it. | [verb] To conceal. | [noun] A recreational drug based on codeine-laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip hop community in the southeastern United States. LIEN (4) [noun] A tendon. | [noun] A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged. | [noun] (possibly obsolete) The spleen. LIMN (6) [verb] To draw or paint; to delineate. | [verb] To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour. LINN (4) [noun] A pool of water, especially one below a waterfall. | [noun] A waterfall or cataract, or a ravine down which its water rushes. LION (4) [noun] A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. | [noun] (by extension) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion. | [noun] A Chinese foo dog. LOAN (4) [noun] An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. | [noun] A sum of money or other property that a natural or legal person borrows from another with the condition that it be returned or repaid over time or at a later date (sometimes with interest). | [noun] The contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan. | [noun] A lonnen. LOIN (4) [noun] The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips | [noun] Any of several cuts of meat taken from this part of an animal LOON (4) [noun] An idler, a lout. | [noun] A boy, a lad. | [noun] A harlot; mistress. | [noun] Any of various birds, of the order Gaviiformes, of North America and Europe that dive for fish and have a short tail, webbed feet and a yodeling cry. LORN (4) [adjective] Doomed; lost. | [adjective] Abandoned, forlorn, lonely. LOWN (7) MAIN (6) [verb] Short for mainline. | [verb] To mainly play a specific character, or side, during a game. | [verb] Of a road: to convert into a main or primary road. | [noun] That which is chief or principal; the chief or main portion; the bulk, the greater part, gross. | [noun] A hand or match in a game of dice. | [noun] A basket for gathering grapes. MAUN (6) [verb] To have to; must. MAWN (9) MEAN (6) [verb] To lament. | [verb] To intend. | [verb] To convey (a meaning). | [adjective] Common; general. | [noun] (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result. MIEN (6) [noun] Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. | [noun] A specific facial expression. MOAN (6) [noun] A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure | [verb] To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn. | [verb] To grieve. MOON (6) [proper noun] The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾. | [proper noun] The god of the Moon in Heathenry. | [proper noun] A surname. MORN (6) [noun] Morning. MOWN (9) [verb] To cut down grass or crops. | [verb] To cut down or slaughter in great numbers. MUON (6) [noun] An unstable elementary particle in the lepton family, having similar properties to the electron but with a mass 207 times greater. NAAN (4) [noun] A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. NEON (4) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. | [noun] A form or sample of the element. | [noun] Neon signs or lights, collectively. NOON (4) [noun] The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon. | [noun] Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. | [noun] The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight. | [noun] The letter ن in the Arabic script. NOUN (4) [noun] (grammar, narrow sense) A word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. | [noun] (grammar, now rare, broad sense) Either a word that can be used to refer to a person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality or idea, or a word that modifies or describes a previous word or its referent; a substantive or adjective, sometimes also including other parts of speech such as numeral or pronoun. | [verb] To convert a word to a noun. OMEN (6) [noun] Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. | [noun] A thing of prophetic significance. | [verb] To be an omen of. OPEN (6) [adjective] Not closed | [adjective] Not physically drawn together, closed, folded or contracted; extended | [adjective] Actively conducting or prepared to conduct business. | [verb] To make something accessible or allow for passage by moving from a shut position. | [noun] (with the) Open or unobstructed space; an exposed location. OVEN (7) [noun] A chamber used for baking or heating. OXEN (11) [noun] An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus). | [noun] Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or resembling an ox; oxlike PAIN (6) [noun] An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. | [noun] The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress | [noun] (from pain in the neck) An annoying person or thing. | [noun] Any of various breads stuffed with a filling. PAWN (9) [noun] The most common chess piece, or a similar piece in a similar game. In chess each side has eight; moves are only forward, and attacks are only forward diagonally or en passant. | [noun] Someone who is being manipulated or used to some end. | [noun] The state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge. | [noun] A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. | [noun] A gallery. | [verb] (originally leet) To own, to defeat or dominate (someone or something, especially a game or someone playing a game). PEAN (6) [noun] A heraldic fur of gold spots on a black field. | [adjective] : In blazon, a heraldic fur of a black field. with gold spots | [noun] A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. | [noun] The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. PEEN (6) [noun] The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. | [verb] To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen. | [noun] Penis. PEIN (6) [noun] The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. | [verb] To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen. PEON (6) [noun] A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. | [noun] A person of low rank or importance. | [noun] A messenger, foot soldier, or native policeman. PHON (9) [noun] (acoustics) A unit of apparent loudness, equal in number to the intensity in decibels of a 1,000-hertz tone judged to be as loud as the sound being measured. PIAN (6) PION (6) [noun] Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks. PIRN (6) PLAN (6) [noun] A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. | [noun] A set of intended actions, usually mutually related, through which one expects to achieve a goal. | [noun] A two-dimensional drawing of a building as seen from above with obscuring or irrelevant details such as roof removed, or of a floor of a building, revealing the internal layout; as distinct from the elevation. POON (6) [noun] Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc. | [noun] Poontang, the vagina, or, intercourse with a woman. | [noun] A wimp; a pussy. PORN (6) [noun] Pornography. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A pornographic work. | [noun] Material, usually visual, presenting something desirable in a sensational manner. PYIN (9) QUIN (13) [noun] A quintuplet. | [noun] A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food. RAIN (4) [noun] Condensed water falling from a cloud. | [noun] Any matter moving or falling, usually through air, and especially if liquid or otherwise figuratively identifiable with raindrops. | [noun] An instance of particles or larger pieces of matter moving or falling through air. REIN (4) [noun] A strap or rope attached to a bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child. | [noun] An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing. | [verb] To direct or stop a horse by using reins. | [noun] (chiefly in plural) A kidney. ROAN (4) [noun] An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in. | [noun] The color of such an animal. | [noun] A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco. | [noun] Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. RUIN (4) [noun] (sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. | [noun] The state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed. | [noun] Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction. SAIN (4) SAWN (7) [verb] To cut (something) with a saw. | [verb] To make a motion back and forth similar to cutting something with a saw. | [verb] To be cut with a saw. SCAN (6) [noun] Close investigation. | [noun] An instance of scanning. | [noun] The result or output of a scanning process. SEEN (4) [verb] (stative) To perceive or detect with the eyes, or as if by sight. | [verb] To form a mental picture of. | [verb] (social) To meet, to visit. | [noun] The letter س in the Arabic script. SEWN (7) [verb] To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through (pieces of fabric) in order to join them together. | [verb] To use a needle to pass thread repeatedly through pieces of fabric in order to join them together. | [verb] Followed by into: to enclose by sewing. SHIN (7) [noun] The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone | [noun] A fishplate for a railway. | [verb] (as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like. | [noun] The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter) SHUN (7) [verb] To avoid, especially persistently. | [verb] To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc). | [verb] To screen, hide. SIGN (5) [noun] (sometimes also used uncountably) A visible indication. | [noun] Physical evidence left by an animal. | [noun] A clearly visible object, generally flat, bearing a short message in words or pictures. | [verb] To make a mark SKIN (8) [noun] The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human. | [noun] The outer protective layer of the fruit of a plant. | [noun] The skin and fur of an individual animal used by humans for clothing, upholstery, etc. SOON (4) [adjective] Short in length of time from the present. | [adjective] Early | [adverb] Immediately, instantly. SORN (4) SOWN (7) [verb] To scatter, disperse, or plant (seeds). | [verb] To spread abroad; to propagate. | [verb] To scatter over; to besprinkle. SPAN (6) [noun] The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger when extended; nine inches; an eighth of a fathom. | [noun] (by extension) A small space or a brief portion of time. | [noun] A portion of something by length; a subsequence. | [verb] To extend through the distance between or across. | [verb] To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. SPIN (6) [noun] Rapid circular motion. | [noun] A quantum angular momentum associated with subatomic particles, which also creates a magnetic moment. | [noun] A favourable comment or interpretation intended to bias opinion on an otherwise unpleasant situation. SPUN (6) [verb] To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. | [verb] To make yarn by twisting and winding fibers together. | [verb] To present, describe, or interpret, or to introduce a bias or slant, so as to give something a favorable or advantageous appearance. STUN (4) [noun] The condition of being stunned. | [noun] That which stuns; a shock; a stupefying blow. | [noun] A person who lacks intelligence. SUNN (4) [noun] Crotalaria juncea, an East Indian leguminous plant yielding a fiber. SWAN (7) [noun] Any of various species of large, long-necked waterfowl, of genus Cygnus (bird family: Anatidae), most of which have white plumage. | [noun] One whose grace etc. suggests a swan. | [noun] This bird used as a heraldic charge, sometimes with a crown around its neck (e. g. the arms of Buckinghamshire). | [verb] To declare (chiefly in first-person present constructions). TAIN (4) TARN (4) [noun] A small mountain lake, especially in Northern England. | [noun] (chiefly Montana) One of many small mountain lakes or ponds. TEEN (4) [noun] A teenager. | [adjective] Of or having to do with teenagers; teenage | [noun] Grief; sorrow; trouble. | [verb] To excite; to provoke; to vex; to afflict; to injure. | [verb] (provincial) To hedge or fence in; to enclose. TERN (4) [noun] Any of various sea birds of the family Sternidae that are similar to gulls but are smaller and have a forked tail. | [noun] That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or numbers together. | [noun] A lottery prize resulting from the favourable combination of three numbers in the draw. THAN (7) [adverb] At that time; then. | [preposition] Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates. | [conjunction] Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. THEN (7) [conjunction] Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. | [conjunction] (obsolete outside dialectal, usually used with for) Because; for. | [noun] That time THIN (7) [noun] A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole. | [noun] Any food produced or served in thin slices. | [verb] To make thin or thinner. TOON (4) [noun] A cartoon, especially an animated television show. | [noun] A player's avatar or visible character in a massively multiplayer online role-playing game. | [noun] A southeast Asian and Australian tree (Toona ciliata or Toona australis) of the mahogany family with fragrant dark red wood and flowers that yield a dye. | [noun] A town. | [noun] A melody. TORN (4) [verb] To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. | [verb] To injure as if by pulling apart. | [verb] To destroy or reduce abstract unity or coherence, such as social, political or emotional. TOWN (7) [noun] A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city. | [noun] Any more urbanized center than the place of reference. | [noun] A rural settlement in which a market was held at least once a week. TURN (4) [verb] (heading) to make a non-linear physical movement. | [verb] (heading) To change condition or attitude. | [verb] To change one's course of action; to take a new approach. | [noun] A change of direction or orientation. TWIN (7) [noun] Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. | [noun] Either of two similar or closely related objects, entities etc. | [noun] A room in a hotel, guesthouse, etc. with two beds; a twin room. | [adjective] Double; dual; occurring as a matching pair ULAN (4) UPON (6) [adverb] Being the target of an action. | [preposition] Physically above and in contact with. | [preposition] Physically directly supported by. VAIN (7) [adjective] Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. | [adjective] Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying. | [adjective] Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. VEIN (7) [noun] A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. | [noun] (in plural) The entrails of a shrimp. | [noun] In leaves, a thickened portion of the leaf containing the vascular bundle. WAIN (7) [noun] A wagon; a four-wheeled cart for hauling loads, usually pulled by horses or oxen. | [verb] To carry. | [noun] (Derry) A collective word usually for children. WARN (7) [verb] To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: | [verb] To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour. | [verb] (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away. WEAN (7) WEEN (7) [noun] Doubt; conjecture. | [verb] To suppose, imagine; to think, believe. | [verb] To expect, hope or wish. | [verb] To weep or cry. WHEN (10) [noun] The time at which something happens. | [adverb] (interrogative) At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. | [adverb] At an earlier time and under different, usually less favorable, circumstances. WHIN (10) [noun] Gorse; furze (Ulex spp.). | [noun] The plant woad-waxen (Genista tinctoria). | [noun] Whinstone. WORN (7) [verb] To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc. | [verb] To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner. | [verb] To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance. WREN (7) [noun] Any member of a mainly New World passerine bird family Troglodytidae; true wren. | [noun] Small bird of similar appearance to a true wren. WYNN (10) [noun] A letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w. | [noun] A kind of timber truck, or carriage. YARN (7) [noun] A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. | [noun] Bundles of fibers twisted together, and which in turn are twisted in bundles to form strands, which in their turn are twisted or plaited to form rope. | [noun] A story, a tale, especially one that is incredible. YAWN (10) [noun] The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored. | [noun] A particularly boring event. | [verb] To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation. YEAN (7) [verb] (of goats or sheep) To give birth to. YUAN (7) [noun] The basic unit of money in China. ZEIN (13) [noun] A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications. ZOON (13)

ABOON (7) ACORN (7) [noun] The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule. | [noun] A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head. | [noun] See acorn-shell. ACTIN (7) [noun] A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament). | [noun] One of the six isoforms of actin. ADMAN (8) [noun] A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. ADMEN (8) [noun] A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. ADORN (6) [noun] Adornment | [verb] To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. | [adjective] Adorned; ornate ADOWN (9) [adverb] Down or in a downward direction; archaic or poetic form of "down." AGAIN (6) [adverb] Another time; once more. | [adverb] Over and above a factor of one. | [adverb] Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. ALGIN (6) ALIEN (5) [noun] Any life form of extraterrestrial or extradimensional origin. | [noun] A person, animal, plant, or other thing which is from outside the family, group, organization, or territory under consideration. | [noun] A foreigner residing in a country. ALIGN (6) [verb] To form a line; to fall into line. | [verb] To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line. | [verb] To store (data) in a way that is consistent with the memory architecture, i.e. by beginning each item at an offset equal to some multiple of the word size. ALOIN (5) AMAIN (7) ANCON (7) [noun] The corner of a wall or rafter. | [noun] A console that appears to support a cornice. | [noun] The elbow. ANION (5) [noun] A negatively charged ion. APIAN (7) [noun] (very rare) A bee. | [adjective] Relating to bees. APRON (7) [noun] An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. | [noun] The short cassock ordinarily worn by English bishops. | [noun] A hard surface bordering a structure or area. ARGON (6) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas. | [noun] A single atom of this element. ARPEN (7) ARSON (5) [noun] The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage. | [verb] To illegally set fire to; to burn down in a criminal manner ASHEN (8) [adjective] Made from the wood of the ash-tree. | [adjective] Of or resembling ashes. | [adjective] Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic. | [verb] To turn into ash; make or become ashy ASPEN (7) [adjective] Pertaining to the asp or aspen tree. | [adjective] Tremulous, trembling. | [adjective] Of a woman's tongue: wagging, gossiping. | [noun] The asp tree; a kind of poplar tree (genus Populus sect. Populus). A medium-size tree with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color. ATMAN (7) [noun] (Vedanta) The true self of an individual beyond identification with worldly phenomena, the essence of an individual, an infinitesimal part of Brahman. AUXIN (12) [noun] A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle. AVIAN (8) [noun] A bird. | [noun] A bird-like or flying creature. | [noun] (furry fandom) Someone who roleplays or describes themselves as being a bird or bird-like animal character with human characteristics. AVION (8) AXION (12) [noun] A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force. AXMAN (14) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXMEN (14) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AZLON (14) [noun] A synthetic fiber made from cellulose, used in textiles and clothing. BACON (9) [noun] Cured meat from the sides, belly or back of a pig. | [noun] Thin slices of the above in long strips. | [noun] The police or spies. BAIRN (7) [noun] A child or baby. BARON (7) [noun] The male ruler of a barony. | [noun] A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). | [noun] A particular cut of beef, made up of a double sirloin. BASIN (7) [noun] A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall | [noun] A shallow bowl used for a single serving of a drink or liquidy food | [noun] A depression, natural or artificial, containing water BATON (7) [noun] A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes | [noun] The stick of a conductor in musical performances. | [noun] An object transferred by runners in a relay race. BEGAN (8) [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation | [verb] To come into existence. BEGIN (8) [noun] Beginning; start. | [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation BEGUN (8) [verb] To start, to initiate or take the first step into something. | [verb] To be in the first stage of some situation | [verb] To come into existence. BETON (7) [noun] Concrete, especially reinforced concrete used in construction. BISON (7) [noun] A wild ox, Bison bonasus. | [noun] A similar North American animal, Bison bison. BLAIN (7) [noun] A skin swelling or sore; a blister; a blotch. BLAWN (10) [verb] Past participle of blow, especially in Scottish or dialectal English. | [adjective] Blown or swollen. BLOWN (10) [verb] To produce an air current. | [verb] To propel by an air current. | [verb] To be propelled by an air current. BOGAN (8) [noun] (derogatory stereotype) An unsophisticated person from a working class background. | [noun] An Anglo-Celtic member of a lower socioeconomic group, stereotypically classified as wearing black jumpers or black concert T-shirts. | [noun] A petrolhead. | [noun] Any narrow water or creek, particularly a tranquil backwater. BORON (7) [noun] The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. | [noun] A single atom of this element. BOSON (7) [noun] A particle with totally symmetric composite quantum states, which exempts them from the Pauli exclusion principle, and that hence obeys Bose-Einstein statistics. They have integer spin. Among them are many elementary particles, and some (gauge bosons) are known to carry the fundamental forces. Compare fermion. | [noun] A boatswain. BOSUN (7) [noun] A warrant or petty officer on board a naval ship. BOURN (7) [noun] A small stream or brook. | [noun] Destination. | [noun] Limit. BRAIN (7) [noun] The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. | [noun] An intelligent person. | [noun] (in the plural) Intellect. BRAWN (10) [noun] Strong muscles or lean flesh, especially of the arm, leg or thumb. | [noun] Physical strength; muscularity. | [noun] Head cheese; a terrine made from the head of a pig or calf; originally boar's meat. BROWN (10) [noun] A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. | [noun] One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points. | [noun] Black tar heroin. BRUIN (7) [noun] A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos. BURAN (7) [noun] A violent cold northeasterly wind that blows across central Asia and Russia. BURIN (7) [noun] A chisel with a sharp point, used for engraving; a graver. | [noun] A prehistoric flint tool CABIN (9) [noun] A small dwelling characteristic of the frontier, especially when built from logs with simple tools and not constructed by professional builders, but by those who meant to live in it. | [noun] A chalet or lodge, especially one that can hold large groups of people. | [noun] A private room on a ship. CAIRN (7) [noun] A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. | [noun] A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, to guide travelers on land or at sea, or to arrest attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an exploring party, etc. | [noun] A cairn terrier. CAJON (14) [noun] A wooden box-shaped percussion instrument played by striking its front panel with hands, originating from Latin America. CANON (7) [noun] A generally accepted principle; a rule. | [noun] A group of literary works that are generally accepted as representing a field. | [noun] The works of a writer that have been accepted as authentic. | [noun] A clergy member serving a cathedral or collegiate church. | [noun] A Near Eastern and Caucasian musical instrument related to the zither, dulcimer, or harp having either 26 strings and a single bridge, or twice that number and two bridges. CAPON (9) [noun] A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. | [verb] To castrate; to make a capon of. CHAIN (10) [noun] A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. | [noun] A series of interconnected things. | [noun] A series of stores or businesses with the same brand name. CHURN (10) [noun] A vessel used for churning, especially for producing butter. | [noun] Customer attrition; the phenomenon or rate of customers leaving a company. | [noun] The time when a consumer switches his/her service provider. CLEAN (7) [noun] Removal of dirt. | [noun] The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders. | [verb] To remove dirt from a place or object. CLOWN (10) [noun] A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig. | [noun] A person who acts in a silly fashion. | [noun] A stupid person. CODEN (8) CODON (8) [noun] A handbell used for summoning monks. | [noun] The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet. | [noun] A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation. COGON (8) [noun] Any of several perennial rhizomatous grasses of genus Imperata, especially Imperata cylindrica. COIGN (8) [noun] A projecting corner or angle; a cornerstone. | [noun] The keystone of an arch. | [noun] A wedge used in typesetting. COLIN (7) [noun] A young rabbit or hare. | [noun] A column or pillar. COLON (7) [noun] The punctuation mark ":". | [noun] The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon). | [noun] A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete. | [noun] Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus. | [noun] A husbandman. CONIN (7) COPEN (9) COTAN (7) [noun] The reciprocal of the tangent function; the ratio of the adjacent side to the opposite side in a right triangle. COVEN (10) [noun] A formal group or assembly of witches. | [noun] A family, group or assembly of vampires. | [noun] A clique that shares common interests or activities. COVIN (10) [noun] Fraud, deception. COZEN (16) [verb] To become cozy; (by extension) to become acquainted, comfortable, or familiar with. | [verb] To cheat; to defraud; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. CROON (7) [noun] A soft or sentimental hum or song. | [verb] To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner. | [verb] To say softly or gently CROWN (10) [noun] A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem. | [noun] A wreath or band for the head, especially one given as reward of victory or a mark of honor. | [noun] (by extension) Any reward of victory or mark of honor. | [verb] To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance. CUMIN (9) [noun] The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. | [noun] Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery. CUTIN (7) [noun] A waxy polymer of hydroxy acids that is the main constituent of plant cuticle. CYTON (10) DAMAN (8) DAVEN (9) [verb] To recite the Jewish liturgy; to pray DAWEN (9) DEIGN (7) [verb] To condescend; to do despite a perceived affront to one's dignity. | [verb] To condescend to give; to do something. | [verb] To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice. DEMON (8) [noun] An evil supernatural spirit. | [noun] A neutral supernatural spirit. | [noun] Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. DEVON (9) [noun] (Eastern Australia) A type of processed meat sausage. DEWAN (9) [noun] A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor. DIVAN (9) [noun] A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). | [noun] The council chamber where this court is held; (by extension), any court of justice. | [noun] Any council or assembly. DIWAN (9) [noun] A holder of any of various offices in various (usually Islamic) countries, usually some sort of councillor. DIZEN (15) DJINN (13) [noun] (Muslim demonology) A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology. DOVEN (9) DOYEN (9) [noun] A commander in charge of ten men. | [noun] The senior, or eldest male member of a group. | [noun] A leading light, or exemplar of a particular practice or movement. DOZEN (15) [noun] A set of twelve. | [noun] (as plural only, always followed by of) A large, unspecified number of, comfortably estimated in small multiples of twelve, thus generally implied to be significantly more than ten or twelve, but less than perhaps one or two hundred; many. | [noun] An old English measure of ore containing 12 hundredweight. DRAIN (6) [noun] A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) | [noun] An access point or conduit for rainwater that drains directly downstream in a (drainage) basin without going through sewers or water treatment in order to prevent or belay floods. | [noun] Something consuming resources and providing nothing in return. DRAWN (9) [verb] To move or develop something. | [verb] To exert or experience force. | [verb] (fluidic) To remove or separate or displace. DROWN (9) [verb] To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. | [verb] To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid. | [verb] To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed. EATEN (5) [verb] To ingest; to be ingested. | [verb] To use up. | [verb] To cause (someone) to worry. EIKON (9) ELAIN (5) ELFIN (8) [noun] An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. | [noun] A little urchin or child. | [noun] Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys. | [adjective] Relating to or resembling an elf or elves, especially in its tiny size or features. ELOIN (5) EOSIN (5) [noun] A red, acidic dye commonly used in histological stains. FAGIN (9) FANON (8) FEIGN (9) [verb] To make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate. | [verb] To imagine; to invent; to pretend. | [verb] To make an action as if doing one thing, but actually doing another, for example to trick an opponent. FELON (8) [noun] A person who has committed a felony. | [noun] A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony. | [noun] A wicked person. | [noun] A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe. FICIN (10) FLOWN (11) [adjective] Suspended in the flies. | [verb] To travel through the air, another gas or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface. | [verb] To flee, to escape (from). FOEHN (11) [noun] A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. | [noun] A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain. FROWN (11) [noun] A facial expression in which the eyebrows are brought together, and the forehead is wrinkled, usually indicating displeasure, sadness or worry, or less often confusion or concentration. | [noun] A facial expression in which the corners of the mouth are pointed down. | [verb] To have a frown on one's face. FURAN (8) [noun] Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C4H4O. FUTON (8) [noun] A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed. | [noun] A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves. GAMIN (8) [noun] A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also (more generally), a cheeky, street-smart boy. GIPON (8) GIRON (6) GIVEN (9) [verb] (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere. | [verb] (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something). | [verb] To yield slightly when a force is applied. GLEAN (6) [noun] A collection made by gleaning. | [verb] To collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering. | [verb] To gather what is left in (a field or vineyard). | [noun] Cleaning; afterbirth GLUON (6) [noun] A massless gauge boson that binds quarks together to form baryons, mesons and other hadrons and is associated with the strong nuclear force. GNAWN (9) GOBAN (8) GOWAN (9) [noun] The common daisy. | [noun] Decomposed granite. GRAIN (6) [noun] The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley. | [noun] Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa. | [noun] A single seed of grass food crops. | [noun] A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. GREEN (6) [adjective] Having green as its color. | [adjective] (of people) Sickly, unwell. | [adjective] Unripe, said of certain fruits that change color when they ripen. | [noun] The colour of growing foliage, as well as other plant cells containing chlorophyll; the colour between yellow and blue in the visible spectrum; one of the primary additive colour for transmitted light; the colour obtained by subtracting red and blue from white light using cyan and yellow filters. | [verb] To make (something) green, to turn (something) green. GROAN (6) [noun] A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. | [noun] A low, guttural sound uttered in frustration, disapproval, or ecstasy. | [noun] (of an object) A low creaking sound from applied pressure or weight. GROIN (6) [noun] The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region. | [noun] The area adjoining this fold or depression. | [noun] The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults | [verb] To grunt; to growl; to snarl; to murmur. | [noun] An often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater. GROWN (9) [verb] To become larger, to increase in magnitude. | [verb] To appear or sprout. | [verb] To develop, to mature. GYRON (9) [noun] A triangular form having an angle at the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the escutcheon. HAVEN (11) [noun] A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea. | [noun] (by extension) A place of safety; a refuge or sanctuary. | [noun] (by extension) A peaceful place. HAZAN (17) HEMIN (10) HERON (8) [noun] A long-legged, long-necked wading bird of the family Ardeidae. HOGAN (9) [noun] A one-room Navajo dwelling or ceremonial lodge, constructed of wood and earth and covered with mud. HONAN (8) HOSEN (8) HUMAN (10) [noun] A human being, whether man, woman or child. | [verb] To behave as or become, or to cause to behave as or become, a human. | [adjective] (notcomp) Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. HYMEN (13) [noun] A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. | [noun] Marriage. HYSON (11) [noun] A Chinese green tea. INION (5) [noun] A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance. INURN (5) [verb] To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. | [verb] To hold or contain (the remains of a person who has died). IODIN (6) JAPAN (14) [noun] A hard black enamel varnish containing asphalt. | [noun] Lacquerware. | [verb] To varnish with japan. JAWAN (15) [noun] An infantryman; a soldier. JETON (12) JUPON (14) KININ (9) [noun] Any of various structurally related polypeptides of the autacoid family, such as bradykinin and kallikrein, that act locally to induce vasodilation and contraction of smooth muscle. KNOWN (12) [verb] To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. | [verb] To be aware of; to be cognizant of. | [verb] To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. KORUN (9) KROON (9) [noun] The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti LADEN (6) [verb] To fill or load (related to cargo or a shipment). | [verb] To weigh down, oppress, or burden. | [verb] To use a ladle or dipper to remove something (generally water). LAGAN (6) [noun] Goods or materials found or left on the sea floor, attached to a floating marker that indicates ownership. LAPIN (7) LATEN (5) LAUAN (5) LEARN (5) [noun] The act of learning something | [verb] To acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something. | [verb] To attend a course or other educational activity. | [verb] To teach. LEBEN (7) LEMAN (7) [noun] One beloved; a lover, a sweetheart of either sex (especially a secret lover, gallant, or mistress). | [noun] (often negative) A paramour. LEMON (7) [noun] A yellowish citrus fruit. | [noun] A semitropical evergreen tree, Citrus limon, that bears such fruits. | [noun] A taste or flavour/flavor of lemons. LEVIN (8) [noun] Lightning; a bolt of lightning; also, a bright flame or light. LIGAN (6) LIKEN (9) [verb] (followed by to or unto) To compare; to state that (something) is like (something else). LIMAN (7) LIMEN (7) [noun] A liminal point; the threshold of a physiological or psychological response. LINEN (5) [noun] Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. | [noun] Domestic textiles, such as tablecloths, bedding, towels, underclothes, etc., that are made of linen or linen-like fabrics of cotton or other fibers; linens. | [noun] A light beige colour, like that of linen cloth undyed. LININ (5) LIPIN (7) LIVEN (8) [verb] To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. | [verb] To be alive; to have life. | [verb] To have permanent residence somewhere, to inhabit, to reside. LODEN (6) [noun] A thick waterproof cloth used for garments. | [noun] A dark green colour, like that of loden cloth. | [adjective] Of a dark green colour, like that of loden cloth. LOGAN (6) [noun] A rocking or balanced stone. | [noun] A marsh. LORAN (5) LUMEN (7) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of luminous flux; the light that is emitted in a solid angle of one steradian from a source of one candela. Symbol: lm. | [noun] The cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ. | [noun] The cavity bounded by a plant cell wall. LUPIN (7) [noun] Any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae. | [noun] A lupin bean, a yellow legume seed of a Lupinus plant (usually Lupinus luteus), used as feed for sheep and cattle and commonly eaten in the Mediterranean area and in Latin America although toxic if prepared improperly. LYSIN (8) [noun] Any substance or antibody that can cause the destruction (by lysis) of blood cells, bacteria etc MACON (9) MASON (7) [noun] A bricklayer, one whose occupation is to build with stone or brick | [noun] One who prepares stone for building purposes. | [noun] A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See Freemason. MATIN (7) [noun] Morning | [adjective] Of or relating to matins MAVEN (10) [noun] An expert in a given field. MAVIN (10) MAYAN (10) MELON (7) [noun] Any of various plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber. | [noun] The fruit of such plants. | [noun] A light pinkish orange colour, like that of some melon flesh. | [noun] The result of heptazine being polymerized with the tri-s-triazine units linked through an amine (NH) link. MESON (7) [noun] (rare outside entomology) The mesial plane dividing the body into similar right and left halves. | [noun] A member of a group of subatomic particles having a mass intermediate between electrons and protons. (The most easily detected mesons fit this definition.) | [noun] (now specifically) An elementary particle that is composed of a quark and an antiquark, such as a kaon or pion. (Mesons composed of rarer quarks are much heavier.) MIZEN (16) [noun] Mizzenmast. | [noun] A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. MORON (7) [noun] A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. | [noun] A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70. MOURN (7) [noun] Sorrow, grief. | [noun] A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in tilting. | [verb] To express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death). MUCIN (9) [noun] Any of several glycoproteins found in mucus MUTON (7) [noun] A unit of mutation forming part of a recon. NINON (5) [noun] A sheer fabric of silk, rayon, or nylon made in a variety of tight smooth weaves or open lacy patterns. NITON (5) NOMEN (7) [noun] The name of a citizen of Ancient Rome, designating them as a member of a gens. | [noun] The birth name of a pharaoh, the fifth of the five names of the royal titulary, traditionally encircled by a cartouche and preceded by the title zꜣ-rꜥ. NUMEN (7) [noun] A divinity, especially a local or presiding god. | [noun] An influence or phenomenon at once mystical and transcendant. NYLON (8) [noun] Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. | [noun] (in the plural) A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs. OAKEN (9) [adjective] Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness. OATEN (5) [adjective] Made of oats OCEAN (7) [noun] One of the large bodies of water separating the continents. | [noun] Water belonging to an ocean. | [noun] An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits. OCTAN (7) ODEON (6) [noun] An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. | [noun] A theatre or concert hall. OFTEN (8) [adjective] Frequent. | [adverb] Frequently, many times. OLDEN (6) [adjective] From or relating to a previous era. | [adjective] Old; ancient. | [verb] To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age. OLEIN (5) ONION (5) [noun] A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. | [noun] The bulb of such a plant. | [noun] The genus as a whole. OPSIN (7) [noun] Any of a group of light-sensitive proteins in the retina. ORCIN (7) [noun] The organic compound 3,5-dihydroxytoluene, found in many lichens and synthesizable from toluene. ORGAN (6) [noun] A larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. | [noun] (by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions. | [noun] A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such. ORPIN (7) [noun] Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium. | [noun] A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red. OWSEN (8) PAEAN (7) [noun] A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. | [noun] (by extension) Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph. | [noun] (by extension) An enthusiastic expression of praise. PAEON (7) [noun] A foot containing any pattern of three short syllables and one long syllable. PAGAN (8) [noun] A person not adhering to a main world religion; a follower of a pantheistic or nature-worshipping religion. | [noun] (by extension) An uncivilized or unsocialized person. | [noun] (by extension) An unruly, badly educated child. PATEN (7) [noun] The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist. | [noun] Any shallow dish found in an archaeological site. PATIN (7) PAVAN (10) [noun] A native or inhabitant of Padua. | [noun] An imitation coin resembling old Roman bronze coins, made at Padua in the 16th century. | [noun] A stately Spanish dance. PAVIN (10) PECAN (9) [noun] A deciduous tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the central and southern United States, having deeply furrowed bark, pinnately compound leaves, and edible nuts. | [noun] A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree. | [noun] A half of the edible portion of the inside of this nut. PEKAN (11) [noun] The fisher cat, the fisher (Martes pennanti), or the marten (Martes americana). PEKIN (11) PELON (7) PINON (7) [noun] Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine. | [noun] A pine nut. PITON (7) [noun] A spike, wedge, or peg that is driven into a rock or ice surface as a support (as for a mountain climber). | [verb] To put pitons into a rock/ice to facilitate climbing. PLAIN (7) [adjective] Flat, level. | [adjective] Simple. | [adjective] Obvious. | [noun] A lamentation. | [noun] A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country. PRAWN (10) [noun] A crustacean of the suborder Dendrobranchiata. | [noun] A crustacean sometimes confused with shrimp. | [noun] A woman with a very toned body, but an unattractive face. | [noun] Pornography. PREEN (7) [noun] A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth. | [noun] (dialectal) pin | [noun] (dialectal) bodkin; brooch | [verb] (of birds) To groom; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers. PRION (7) [noun] A self-propagating misfolded conformer of a protein that is responsible for a number of diseases that affect the brain and other neural tissue. | [noun] A petrel of the genus Pachyptila. PURIN (7) PUTON (7) PYLON (10) [noun] A gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple. | [noun] A tower-like structure, usually one of a series, used to support high-voltage electricity cables. | [noun] A structure used to mount engines, missiles etc., to the underside of an aircraft wing or fuselage. PYRAN (10) QUEAN (14) [noun] A woman, now especially an impudent or disreputable woman; a prostitute. | [noun] A young woman, a girl; a daughter. QUEEN (14) [noun] A female monarch. Example: Queen Victoria. | [noun] The wife or widow of a king. | [noun] The most powerful piece, able to move any number of spaces horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. QUERN (14) [noun] A mill for grinding corn, especially a hand-mill made of two circular stones. | [verb] To grind; to use a quern. QUOIN (14) [noun] Any of the corner building blocks of a building, usually larger or more ornate than the surrounding blocks. | [noun] The keystone of an arch. | [noun] A metal wedge which fits into the space between the type and the edge of a chase, and is tightened to fix the metal type in place. RACON (7) [noun] A beacon that, on detecting a radar signal, responds by transmitting a coded navigation signal. RADON (6) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. RATAN (5) RAVEN (8) [noun] Any of several, generally large and lustrous black species of birds in the genus Corvus, especially the common raven, Corvus corax. | [noun] A jet-black colour. | [adjective] Of the color of the raven; jet-black | [noun] Rapine; rapacity. RAVIN (8) [noun] Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. | [verb] To dine or feast upon plunder or goods seized by violence. | [adjective] Ravenous. RAWIN (8) RAYON (8) [noun] A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. | [noun] An administrative unit of some Eastern European and Asian states. | [noun] A ray or beam. RECON (7) [noun] Reconnaissance. | [verb] Reconnoiter. | [noun] The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination. REDAN (6) [noun] A defensive fortification work in the shape of a V. REDON (6) REIGN (6) [noun] The exercise of sovereign power. | [noun] The period during which a monarch rules. | [noun] The territory or sphere over which a kingdom; empire; realm; dominion, etc. is ruled. REMAN (7) [verb] To supply with new personnel. | [adjective] Having the property of having undergone remanufacture RENIN (5) [noun] A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin-I. Because its activity ultimately leads to formation of angiotensin-II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure. REPIN (7) RERAN (5) [verb] To run (a previously broadcast television program) again. | [verb] To run (a race) again. | [verb] To run (a computer program) again. RERUN (5) [noun] A television program shown after its initial presentation — particularly many weeks after its initial presentation; a repeat. | [noun] Another printing run (impression; batch of copies of a given edition) of a book, cartoon, etc. | [noun] A political candidate who holds the same political agenda or doctrine as a past or incumbent holder of a given political office. RESIN (5) [noun] A viscous hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. | [noun] Any of various yellowish viscous liquids or soft solids of plant origin; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications; chemically they are mostly hydrocarbons, often polycyclic. | [noun] Any synthetic compound of similar properties. REWAN (8) REWIN (8) REWON (8) RICIN (7) [noun] An extremely toxic protein extracted from the castor bean. RIPEN (7) [verb] To grow ripe; to become mature (said of grain, fruit, flowers etc.) | [verb] To approach or come to perfection. | [verb] To cause to mature; to make ripe RISEN (5) [verb] To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground. | [verb] To increase in value or standing. | [verb] To begin; to develop. RIVEN (8) [verb] To tear apart by force; to rend; to split; to cleave. | [verb] To pierce or cleave with a weapon. | [adjective] Torn apart. ROBIN (7) [noun] Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast. | [noun] A trimming in front of a dress. ROMAN (7) [noun] One of the main three types used for the Latin alphabet (the others being italics and blackletter), in which the ascenders are mostly straight. | [noun] A novel. | [adjective] (of type) upright, as opposed to italic ROSIN (5) [noun] A solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components. | [noun] Resin. | [verb] To apply rosin to (something); to rub or cover with rosin. ROUEN (5) ROVEN (8) ROWAN (8) [noun] Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. | [noun] Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries. | [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. ROWEN (8) [noun] A second crop of hay; aftermath. | [noun] A stubble field left unploughed until late in the autumn, so that it can be cropped by cattle. RUMEN (7) [noun] The first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants. RUTIN (5) [noun] A flavonoid, found in many plants, that is a glycoside of quercetin and rutinose. SABIN (7) SALON (5) [noun] A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. | [noun] A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting. | [noun] An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon. SARAN (5) [noun] A plastic resin used to make packaging films. SARIN (5) [noun] The neurotoxin O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate, used as a chemical weapon. SASIN (5) [noun] Indian antelope; blackbuck SATIN (5) [noun] A cloth woven from silk, nylon or polyester with a glossy surface and a dull back. (The same weaving technique applied to cotton produces cloth termed sateen). | [verb] To make (paper, silver, etc.) smooth and glossy like satin. | [adjective] Semigloss. SAVIN (8) [noun] The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil. | [noun] The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug. | [noun] The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America. SCION (7) [noun] A descendant, especially a first-generation descendant of a distinguished family. | [noun] The heir to a throne. | [noun] A guardian. SCORN (7) [noun] Contempt or disdain. | [noun] A display of disdain; a slight. | [noun] An object of disdain, contempt, or derision. SEDAN (6) [noun] An enclosed windowed chair suitable for a single occupant, carried by at least two porters, in equal numbers in front and behind, using wooden rails that passed through metal brackets on the sides of the chair. | [noun] An automobile designed in a configuration with separate compartments for engine space, driver/passenger space and luggage space. | [noun] A handbarrow for transporting fish. SEMEN (7) [noun] A sticky, milky fluid produced in male reproductive organs that contains the reproductive cells. SERIN (5) [noun] Any of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage. SETON (5) [noun] A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen etc., introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as to induce suppuration; also, the issue so formed. SEVEN (8) [noun] The digit/figure 7 or an occurrence thereof. | [noun] A card bearing seven pips. | [numeral] A numerical value equal to 7; the number following six and preceding eight. This many dots: (•••••••). SEWAN (8) SHARN (8) SHAWN (11) SHEEN (8) [noun] Splendor; radiance; shininess. | [noun] A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface. | [verb] To shine; to glisten. | [noun] The letter ش in the Arabic script. SHEWN (11) SHOON (8) SHORN (8) [verb] To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears. | [verb] To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping. | [verb] To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions. SHOWN (11) [verb] To display, to have somebody see (something). | [verb] To bestow; to confer. | [verb] To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate. SHULN (8) SIREN (5) [noun] One of a group of nymphs who lured mariners to their death on the rocks. | [noun] One who sings sweetly and charms. | [noun] A dangerously seductive woman. SKEAN (9) [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. | [noun] The membrane of a fish ovary. | [noun] A double-edged, leaf-shaped, typically bronze dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. SKEEN (9) SKEIN (9) [noun] A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel. A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the thread around a fifty-four inch reel. | [noun] A web, a weave, a tangle. | [noun] The membrane of a fish ovary. SLAIN (5) [noun] (with "the") Those who have been killed. | [verb] To kill, murder. | [verb] To eradicate or stamp out. SOLAN (5) [noun] Solan goose SOLON (5) SOZIN (14) SPAWN (10) [verb] To produce or deposit (eggs) in water. | [verb] To generate, bring into being, especially non-mammalian beings in very large numbers. | [verb] To bring forth in general. | [noun] The numerous eggs of an aquatic organism. SPEAN (7) SPOON (7) [noun] An implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle. | [noun] An implement for stirring food while being prepared; a wooden spoon. | [noun] A measure that will fit into a spoon; a spoonful. | [verb] To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted. SPURN (7) [noun] An act of spurning; a scornful rejection. | [noun] A kick; a blow with the foot. | [noun] Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment. STAIN (5) [noun] A discoloured spot or area. | [noun] A blemish on one's character or reputation. | [noun] A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it. STEIN (5) [noun] A beer mug, usually made of ceramic or glass. STERN (5) [adjective] Having a hardness and severity of nature or manner. | [adjective] Grim and forbidding in appearance. | [noun] The rear part or after end of a ship or vessel. | [noun] A bird, the black tern. SWAIN (8) [noun] A young man or boy in service; a servant. | [noun] A knight's servant; an attendant. | [noun] A country labourer; a countryman, a rustic. SWOON (8) [noun] A faint. | [noun] An infatuation. | [verb] To faint, to lose consciousness. SWORN (8) [verb] To take an oath, to promise. | [verb] To use offensive, profane, or obscene language. | [adjective] Given or declared under oath. SWOUN (8) SYREN (8) TABUN (7) [noun] An extremely toxic nerve agent; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C5H11N2O2P. | [noun] A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire. TAKEN (9) [verb] To get into one's hands, possession or control, with or without force. | [verb] To receive or accept (something) (especially something given or bestowed, awarded, etc). | [verb] To remove. TAKIN (9) [noun] A goat-antelope, species Budorcas taxicolor. TALON (5) [noun] A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. | [noun] One of certain small prominences on the hind part of the face of an elephant's tooth. | [noun] A kind of moulding, concave at the bottom and convex at the top; an ogee. (When the concave part is at the top, it is called an inverted talon.) TAXON (12) [noun] A group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. TENON (5) [noun] A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. | [verb] To make into a tenon. | [verb] To fit with tenons. THEGN (9) [noun] A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. THEIN (8) THORN (8) [noun] A sharp protective spine of a plant. | [noun] Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn. | [noun] That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome. TIGON (6) [noun] A cross between a male tiger and a lioness. TITAN (5) [noun] Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. TOKEN (9) [noun] Something serving as an expression of something else. | [noun] A keepsake. | [noun] A piece of stamped metal or plastic, etc., used as a substitute for money; a voucher that can be exchanged for goods or services. TOLAN (5) TOMAN (7) TOXIN (12) [noun] A toxic or poisonous substance produced by the biological processes of biological organisms. TOYON (8) [noun] A chiefly Californian ornamental evergreen shrub (Heteromeles arbutifolia) of the rose family having white flowers succeeded by red berries. TRAIN (5) [noun] Elongated portion. | [noun] Connected sequence of people or things. | [verb] To practice an ability. | [noun] Treachery; deceit. TREEN (5) [noun] Fast growing function based on Kruskal's tree theorem. | [noun] A perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but differentiated from a shrub by its larger size (typically over a few meters in height) or growth habit, usually having a single (or few) main axis or trunk unbranched for some distance above the ground and a head of branches and foliage. | [noun] Any plant that is reminiscent of the above but not classified as a tree (in any botanical sense). | [noun] Household articles made of wood. | [noun] A territorial division in the Isle of Man. TWAIN (8) [noun] Pair, couple | [adjective] Twofold | [numeral] Two | [verb] To part in twain; divide; sunder. TWEEN (8) [noun] An action of tweening (inserting frames for continuity); a sequence of frames generated by tweening. | [verb] To generate intermediate frames in an animated sequence so as to give the appearance of smooth movement. | [noun] A person in their twenties, between 20 and 29 years old. Possibly including 30-32. | [noun] A child, usually a girl, in the age range between young childhood and adolescence, normally between eight and thirteen years of age. UHLAN (8) [noun] A lancer, a soldier armed with a lance in a former light cavalry unit of the Polish, Prussian/German, Austrian, and Russian armies. ULPAN (7) UNBAN (7) [verb] To lift a ban against. UNION (5) [noun] The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. | [noun] The state of being united or joined; a state of unity or harmony. | [noun] That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league. UNMAN (7) [verb] To castrate; to remove the manhood of. | [verb] To sap (a person) of the strength, whether physical or emotional, required to deal with a situation. | [verb] To deprive of men. UNPEN (7) UNPIN (7) [verb] To unfasten by removing a pin. | [verb] To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned. | [verb] To get out of a pin UNWON (8) URBAN (7) [adjective] Related to the (or any) city. | [adjective] Characteristic of city life. | [adjective] Relating to contemporary African American culture. VEGAN (9) [noun] A person who does not eat, drink or otherwise consume any animal products | [noun] A person committed to avoiding products and practices that inherently involve animal use, including all foods containing animal products, and to abstaining from direct and intentional harm to animals as far as possible; an adherent to veganism. | [adjective] (of a product or practice, especially food) Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use. VENIN (8) VIMEN (10) VIXEN (15) [noun] A female fox. | [noun] A malicious, quarrelsome or temperamental woman. | [noun] A racy or salacious woman. VODUN (9) [noun] Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. | [noun] The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo. | [noun] Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem. WAGON (9) [noun] A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads. | [noun] A four-wheeled child's riding toy, pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front. | [noun] An enclosed vehicle for carrying goods or people; (by extension) a lorry, a truck. WAKEN (12) [verb] To wake or rouse from sleep. | [verb] To awaken; to cease to sleep; to be awakened; to stir. WAXEN (15) [adjective] Grown. | [verb] To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny. | [verb] To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply. | [adjective] Made of wax; covered with wax. WHEEN (11) [noun] A little; a small number. | [noun] A quantity; a goodly number. WIDEN (9) [verb] To become wide or wider. | [verb] To make wide or wider. | [verb] To let out clothes to a larger size. WIGAN (9) WITAN (8) [noun] The Anglo-Saxon national council or witenagemot. WIZEN (17) [verb] To wither; to become, or make, lean and wrinkled by shrinkage, as from age or illness. | [adjective] Wizened; withered; lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness. WOKEN (12) [verb] (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. | [verb] (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep. | [verb] To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. WOMAN (10) [noun] An adult female human. | [noun] (collective) All females collectively; womankind. | [noun] A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. WOMEN (10) [noun] An adult female human. | [noun] (collective) All females collectively; womankind. | [noun] A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc. WOVEN (11) [verb] To form something by passing lengths or strands of material over and under one another. | [verb] To spin a cocoon or a web. | [verb] To unite by close connection or intermixture. XENON (12) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. XYLAN (15) YAMEN (10) YAMUN (10) YAPON (10) YEARN (8) [verb] To long, have a strong desire (for something). | [verb] To long for something in the past with melancholy, nostalgically. | [verb] To have strong feelings of love, sympathy, affection, etc. (toward someone). | [verb] To curdle, as milk. | [noun] Yearning; yen. YOGIN (9) YOURN (8) [pronoun] (obsolete outside Britain and United States dialectal) Yours. YULAN (8) [noun] Magnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that open before the leaves. YUPON (10) ZAYIN (17) [noun] The seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others). ZAZEN (23) [noun] A form of seated meditation in Zen Buddhism.

ACETIN (8) [noun] A colorless liquid compound derived from acetic acid, used as a solvent and in organic synthesis. ACTION (8) [noun] Something done so as to accomplish a purpose. | [noun] A way of motion or functioning. | [noun] Fast-paced activity. ACUMEN (10) [noun] Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind; the faculty of nice discrimination. | [noun] A sharp, tapering point extending from a plant. | [noun] A bony, often sharp, protuberance, especially that of the ischium. ADJOIN (14) [verb] To be in contact or connection with. | [verb] To extend an algebraic object (e.g. a field, a ring etc.) by adding to it (an element not belonging to it) and all finite power series of (the element). ADNOUN (7) AFGHAN (13) [noun] A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted. | [noun] A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut. AIDMAN (9) [noun] A medical corpsman or soldier trained to provide first aid and emergency medical treatment on the battlefield. AIDMEN (9) [noun] Plural of aidman; military medical personnel who provide first aid on the battlefield. AIRMAN (8) [noun] A pilot of an aircraft. | [noun] A member of an air force. | [noun] A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class. AIRMEN (8) [noun] A pilot of an aircraft. | [noun] A member of an air force. | [noun] A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class. AJOWAN (16) [noun] A plant in the family Apiaceae (Trachyspermum ammi), and its seed, which is used (especially in South Asian cooking) for its thyme-like flavor. ALANIN (6) ALDRIN (7) [noun] An insecticide and persistent organic pollutant containing a naphthalene-derived compound. ALEVIN (9) [noun] Newly hatched fish, especially salmon. ALEXIN (13) ALUMIN (8) AMAZON (17) [noun] A tall, strong, athletic woman. AMEBAN (10) AMIDIN (9) AMNION (8) [noun] The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended. ANILIN (6) [noun] An oily liquid organic compound, C6H5NH2, derived from benzene and used in manufacturing dyes, drugs, and other organic compounds; also called phenylamine. ANURAN (6) [noun] (batrachology) Any amphibian of the order Anura; a frog, a toad. | [adjective] (batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura. ARCHON (11) [noun] A chief magistrate of ancient Athens. | [noun] A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings. | [noun] A ruler, head of state or other leader. ARISEN (6) [verb] To come up from a lower to a higher position. | [verb] To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up. | [verb] To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself. ARSHIN (9) [noun] A unit of length used in Russia and some other countries, equal to about 28 inches or 71 centimeters. ASHCAN (11) [noun] A container for ashes, used in times past for accumulating ashes generated from wood and coal fires, for eventual disposal elsewhere. A dustbin. | [noun] A kind of large firecracker. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the Ashcan School of American art. ASHMAN (11) [noun] A person whose job is to collect and remove ashes, especially from fireplaces or furnaces. ASHMEN (11) [noun] Plural of ashman, a person whose job is to collect and remove ashes. ASSIGN (7) [noun] An assignee. | [noun] A thing relating or belonging to something else; an appurtenance. | [noun] An assignment or appointment. ASTERN (6) [adjective] Behind a vessel; having a bearing of 180 degrees from ahead. | [adverb] Behind (a vessel); in the rear. | [adverb] In the direction of the stern; backward (motion); to the rear. ASWOON (9) [adjective] In a swoon; fainting or swooning. ATAMAN (8) [noun] A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves. ATTAIN (6) [verb] To gain (an object or desired result). | [verb] To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.). | [verb] To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc. ATTORN (6) [verb] To transfer one's obligations from a person to another person. | [verb] To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord. | [verb] To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute. ATWAIN (9) [adverb] In two; into two parts. | [adjective] Separated into two parts; divided. ATWEEN (9) [preposition] Between; in the space separating two things or people. AUBURN (8) [noun] A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour. | [adjective] Of a reddish-brown colour. AUTUMN (8) [noun] Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere. | [noun] (by extension) The time period when someone or something is past its prime. | [noun] A person with relatively dark hair and a warm skin tone, seen as best suited to certain colours in clothing. AVIDIN (10) [noun] A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs. AWAKEN (13) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AWOKEN (13) [verb] To become conscious after having slept. | [verb] To cause (somebody) to stop sleeping. | [verb] To excite or to stir up something latent. AXEMAN (15) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. AXEMEN (15) [noun] A man who wields an axe. | [noun] A musician who plays a guitar or saxophone. BABOON (10) [noun] An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. | [noun] A foolish or boorish person. BADMAN (11) [noun] A criminal or violent person, especially in Jamaican English or dancehall culture. | [noun] In gaming contexts, a skilled or formidable player or character. BADMEN (11) [noun] Plural of badman; criminals, gangsters, or tough individuals, particularly in Caribbean English and reggae culture. BAGMAN (11) [noun] A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments. | [noun] An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force. | [noun] A bookmaker. BAGMEN (11) [noun] A person who collects, transports, or distributes illicit money, especially for the purpose of bribery, extortion, or the making of other improper payments. | [noun] An assistant to a police detective, most commonly in the British police force. | [noun] A bookmaker. BALEEN (8) [noun] The bony material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale, Mysticeti, which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry | [noun] A baleen whale BALLON (8) [noun] The quality of a jump by which a ballet dancer appears to pause in midair BANIAN (8) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BANYAN (11) [noun] An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. | [noun] A tropical Indian fig tree, Ficus benghalensis, that has many aerial roots. | [noun] A type of loose gown worn in India. BARMAN (10) [noun] A man who works in a bar. BARMEN (10) [noun] A man who works in a bar. BARREN (8) [noun] An area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place. | [adjective] Unable to bear children; sterile. | [adjective] Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation. BARYON (11) [noun] A heavy subatomic particle created by the binding of quarks by gluons; a hadron containing three quarks. Baryons have half-odd integral spin and are thus fermions. This category includes the common proton and neutron of the atomic nucleus. BASION (8) [noun] The midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum in the skull, used as a reference point in anthropology and anatomy. BATMAN (10) [noun] A servant or valet to an army officer. | [noun] (by extension) A personal assistant or supporter. | [verb] To act as a batman. | [noun] A unit of weight established in 1931 equal to 10 kg. | [verb] (mountaineering) To climb up or down a rope free hand (i.e. as Batman does). BATMEN (10) [noun] A servant or valet to an army officer. | [noun] (by extension) A personal assistant or supporter. BATTEN (8) [verb] To become better; improve in condition, especially by feeding. | [verb] To feed (on); to revel (in). | [verb] To thrive by feeding; grow fat; feed oneself gluttonously. | [noun] A thin strip of wood used in construction to hold members of a structure together or to provide a fixing point. BAYMAN (13) BAYMEN (13) [noun] Plural of bayman; men who work in or around bays, particularly those engaged in fishing or oystering in coastal bay areas. BEACON (10) [noun] A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning. | [noun] A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners. | [noun] A high hill or other easily distinguishable object near the shore which can serve as guidance for seafarers. BEATEN (8) [verb] To hit; strike | [verb] To strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm. | [verb] To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock vigorously or loudly. BECKON (14) [noun] A sign made without words; a beck. | [noun] A children's game similar to hide and seek in which children who have been "caught" may escape if they see another hider beckon to them. | [verb] To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer. BEDAMN (11) [verb] To curse or damn; to condemn or express anger at. BEDPAN (11) [noun] A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience. BEDUIN (9) [noun] A member of a nomadic Arab people of the desert regions of North Africa and Southwest Asia; also spelled Bedouin. BEMEAN (10) [verb] To degrade, demean, or lower in rank or dignity. BEMOAN (10) [verb] To moan or complain about (something). | [verb] To be dismayed or worried about (someone), particularly because of their situation or what has happened to them. BENIGN (9) [adjective] Kind; gentle; mild. | [adjective] (of a climate or environment) mild and favorable | [adjective] (in combination) Not harmful to the environment. BENZIN (17) [noun] Gasoline or petrol, used as a fuel for internal combustion engines. BERLIN (8) BICORN (10) [noun] A hat with two corners or peaks. | [adjective] Having two horns or horn-like projections. BICRON (10) BIDDEN (10) [verb] To issue a command; to tell. | [verb] To invite; to summon. | [verb] To utter a greeting or salutation. BIFFIN (14) [noun] A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain. | [noun] Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk. BIGGIN (10) [noun] A close-fitting cap worn by babies or young children in historical contexts. | [noun] A coffee pot or brewing vessel. BILLON (8) [noun] Any of several alloys of precious metals and base metals that are used (where legal) to make coins, medals etc. BIOGEN (9) BIOTIN (8) [noun] A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. BITTEN (8) [verb] To cut into something by clamping the teeth. | [verb] To hold something by clamping one's teeth. | [verb] To attack with the teeth. BLAZON (17) [noun] A verbal or written description of a coat of arms. | [noun] A formalized language for describing a coat of arms. | [noun] A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms. BOBBIN (12) [noun] A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. | [noun] In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread. | [noun] The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch. BODKIN (13) [noun] A small sharp pointed tool for making holes in cloth or leather. | [noun] A blunt needle used for threading ribbon or cord through a hem or casing. | [noun] A hairpin. BOFFIN (14) [noun] An engineer or scientist, especially one engaged in technological or military research. | [noun] (by extension) A person with specialized knowledge or skills, especially one who is socially awkward; (in a weaker sense) an intellectual; a smart person. BOLSON (8) [noun] A desert basin or valley, typically in the southwestern United States, that has no external drainage outlet. BONBON (10) [noun] A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. | [noun] A small, spherical savory snack or canapé. | [noun] A Christmas cracker. BOREEN (8) [noun] A narrow, frequently unpaved, rural road in Ireland. BOSTON (8) BOUTON (8) [noun] A bud-like swelling, especially one at the end of an axon BOWFIN (14) [noun] A voracious ganoid fish, Amia calva, the last survivor of the order Amiiformes, found in the fresh waters of the United States. BOWMAN (13) [noun] A man who uses a bow; an archer. | [noun] The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow. BOWMEN (13) [noun] A man who uses a bow; an archer. | [noun] The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow. BRAZEN (17) [verb] To turn a brass color. | [verb] Generally followed by out or through: to carry through in a brazen manner; to act boldly despite embarrassment, risk, etc. | [adjective] Pertaining to, made of, or resembling brass (in color or strength). BROGAN (9) [noun] A heavy working shoe; a brogue BROKEN (12) [verb] To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. | [verb] To divide (something, often money) into smaller units. | [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to lose spirit or will; to crush the spirits of. BROMIN (10) BRUCIN (10) [noun] A bitter alkaloid compound found in the seeds of nux vomica and related plants, used historically in medicine and as a poison. BUMKIN (14) [noun] A projecting beam or spar extending from the side of a ship, used to secure rigging or extend the sail. | [noun] A country person; a rustic or unsophisticated person. BUNION (8) [noun] A bump or bulge on the first joint of the big toe caused by the swelling of a sac of fluid under the skin. | [noun] (by extension) Hallux valgus, deviation of the big toe from its normal position towards the other toes, the prime cause for the swelling of its first joint. BURDEN (9) [noun] A heavy load. | [noun] A responsibility, onus. | [noun] A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. | [noun] A phrase or theme that recurs at the end of each verse in a folk song or ballad. BURTON (8) [noun] An arrangement of blocks and pulleys, especially for tightening rigging on a ship. | [noun] Storage of cargo athwartships. BUSKIN (12) [noun] A half-boot. | [noun] A type of half-boot with a high heel, worn by the ancient Athenian tragic actors. | [noun] (by extension) Tragic drama; tragedy. BUSMAN (10) [noun] A person employed to drive buses. BUSMEN (10) [noun] A person employed to drive buses. BUTTON (8) [noun] One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "loss adjuster" (or "claims adjuster" in the United States). | [noun] A knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener. | [noun] A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism. | [verb] To fasten with a button. CABMAN (12) [noun] The driver of a hackney cab. | [noun] The driver of a taxi. CABMEN (12) [noun] The driver of a hackney cab. | [noun] The driver of a taxi. CAFTAN (11) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. CAIMAN (10) [noun] Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman, within family Alligatoridae. | [noun] A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards. CALKIN (12) [noun] A metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping on ice or hard ground. CALLAN (8) CAMION (10) [noun] A large truck or lorry, used for carrying heavy loads. CANCAN (10) [noun] A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. | [noun] (motocross) A trick where one leg is brought over the seat, so that both legs are on one side. | [verb] To dance the cancan. CANNON (8) [noun] A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. | [noun] Any similar device for shooting material out of a tube. | [noun] A bone of a horse's leg, between the fetlock joint and the knee or hock. CANTON (8) [noun] A division of a political unit. | [noun] A small community or clan. | [noun] A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton). | [noun] A song or canto. CANYON (11) [noun] A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river. CAPLIN (10) [noun] Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. | [noun] The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass that connect the handle and swingel. CAPTAN (10) [noun] A particular phthalimide fungicide. | [noun] Ethyl mercaptan CARBON (10) [noun] The chemical element (symbol C) with an atomic number of 6. It can be found in pure form for example as graphite, a black, shiny and very soft material, or diamond, a colourless, transparent, crystalline solid and the hardest known material. | [noun] An atom of this element, in reference to a molecule containing it. | [noun] A sheet of carbon paper. CAREEN (8) [noun] The position of a ship laid on one side. | [verb] To heave a ship down on one side so as to expose the other, in order to clean it of barnacles and weed, or to repair it below the water line. | [verb] To tilt on one side. CARLIN (8) [noun] An old woman. | [noun] A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried. CARMAN (10) [noun] A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. CARMEN (10) [noun] A person who transported goods, usually with a horse and cart. CARTON (8) [noun] An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. | [noun] A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box. | [noun] A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans. CARVEN (11) [verb] To cut. | [verb] To cut meat in order to serve it. | [verb] To shape to sculptural effect; to produce (a work) by cutting, or to cut (a material) into a finished work. CASEIN (8) [noun] A protein present in both milk and in the seeds of leguminous plants CASERN (8) [noun] A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the rampart; barracks. CATION (8) [noun] A positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis. CATKIN (12) [noun] A type of inflorescence, consisting of an axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar. CATLIN (8) CAVERN (11) [noun] A large cave. | [noun] An underground chamber. | [verb] To form a cavern or deep depression in. CAYMAN (13) [noun] Any of the relatively small crocodilians of genus Caiman, within family Alligatoridae. | [noun] A semi-aquatic lizard, of the genus Dracaena, found in South America. To differentiate from caimans, they are referred to as caiman lizards. CEDARN (9) [adjective] Constituted of or covered with cedar trees; made of cedar wood. CHAZAN (20) [noun] A cantor or official who leads liturgical prayer and singing in a Jewish synagogue. CHITIN (11) [noun] A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans. CHITON (11) [noun] A loose woolen tunic worn by men and women in Ancient Greece. | [noun] Any of various rock-clinging marine molluscs of the class Polyplacophora, including the genus Chiton. CHOPIN (13) CHOSEN (11) [verb] To pick; to make the choice of; to select. | [verb] To elect. | [verb] To decide to act in a certain way. CITRIN (8) [noun] A yellow or greenish variety of quartz, often used as a gemstone. | [adjective] Of or resembling the color of a citrine gemstone; yellow or golden. CITRON (8) [noun] A greenish yellow colour. | [noun] A small citrus tree, Citrus medica. | [noun] The fruit of a citron tree. CLAXON (15) [noun] A loud electronic horn or alarm used to signal warning or alert. CLOVEN (11) [verb] To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. | [verb] To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces. | [verb] To make or accomplish by or as if by cutting. COCAIN (10) COCHIN (13) [noun] A breed of large domestic chicken with feathered legs, originally from Cochin China. | [noun] A city in India, also known as Kochi. COCOON (10) [noun] The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. | [noun] Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical. | [verb] To envelop in a protective case CODEIN (9) [noun] An alkaloid drug derived from opium, used as a painkiller and cough suppressant. CODLIN (9) [noun] A small or inferior apple. | [noun] A type of moth larva that infests apple trees. COFFIN (14) [noun] A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. | [noun] The eighth Lenormand card. | [noun] A basket. COJOIN (15) COLUMN (10) [noun] A solid upright structure designed usually to support a larger structure above it, such as a roof or horizontal beam, but sometimes for decoration. | [noun] A vertical line of entries in a table, usually read from top to bottom. | [noun] A body of troops or army vehicles, usually strung out along a road. COMMON (12) [noun] Mutual good, shared by more than one. | [noun] A tract of land in common ownership; common land. | [noun] The people; the community. CORBAN (10) [noun] A gift or offering to God in Jewish tradition, or something devoted to sacred use that cannot be used for ordinary purposes. CORDON (9) [noun] A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. | [noun] A line of people or things placed around an area to enclose or protect it. | [noun] The arc of fielders on the off side, behind the batsman - the slips and gully. CORTIN (8) [noun] A hormone extract from the adrenal cortex, used in medicine. COSIGN (9) [noun] The promotion of one musical artist (usually less successful) by another. | [verb] To sign a document jointly with another person, sometimes as an endorsement. | [verb] To agree with or endorse COTTON (8) [noun] Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. | [noun] Any plant that encases its seed in a thin fiber that is harvested and used as a fabric or cloth. | [noun] Any fiber similar in appearance and use to Gossypium fiber. | [verb] To get on with someone or something; to have a good relationship with someone. COUPON (10) [noun] A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc. | [noun] A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product. | [noun] A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant. COUSIN (8) [noun] The child of a person's uncle or aunt; a first cousin. | [noun] Any relation who is not a direct ancestor or descendant but part of one's extended family; one more distantly related than an uncle, aunt, granduncle, grandaunt, nephew, niece, grandnephew, grandniece, etc. | [noun] A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman, particularly to those of the council. In English writs, etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl. COWMAN (13) [noun] Cattle rancher | [noun] Cattleman COWMEN (13) [noun] Cattle rancher | [noun] Cattleman CRATON (8) [noun] A part of the Earth’s crust that has survived the splitting and merging of continents. CRAVEN (11) [noun] A coward. | [verb] To make craven. | [adjective] Unwilling to fight; lacking even the rudiments of courage; extremely cowardly. CRAYON (11) [noun] A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing. | [noun] A colored pencil, a colouring pencil | [noun] A crayon drawing, or a drawing with colored lines. CREPON (10) [noun] A thin fabric made from silk or fine wool CRETIN (8) [noun] A person who fails to develop mentally and physically due to a congenital hypothyroidism. | [noun] (by extension) An idiot. CROTON (8) [noun] Any of various plants, of the genus Croton, that yield croton oil. | [noun] A tropical evergreen shrub, Codiaeum variegatum, having glossy foliage, cultivated as a houseplant. CUMMIN (12) [noun] The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. | [noun] Its aromatic long seed, used as a spice, notably in Indian, Middle Eastern, and Mexican cookery. CURRAN (8) [noun] A small seedless raisin produced from a small seedless grape, used in cooking and baking. | [noun] A small dark berry of a bush, such as blackcurrant or redcurrant. CYANIN (11) CYMLIN (13) DAEMON (9) [noun] An evil supernatural spirit. | [noun] A neutral supernatural spirit. | [noun] Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. | [noun] A process (a running program) that does not have a controlling terminal. DAHOON (10) DAIKON (11) [noun] An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. | [noun] Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish. DAIMEN (9) DAIMON (9) [noun] An evil supernatural spirit. | [noun] A neutral supernatural spirit. | [noun] Someone with great strength, passion or skill for a particular activity, pursuit etc.; an enthusiast. DALTON (7) [noun] The atomic mass unit DAMPEN (11) [verb] To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet. | [verb] To become damp or moist. | [verb] To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen. DAMSON (9) [noun] A subspecies of plum tree, Prunus domestica subsp. insititia, native to Eurasia. | [noun] The edible fruit of this tree. | [adjective] The color of the fruit of this tree, a very deep purple. DARKEN (11) [verb] To make dark or darker by reducing light. | [verb] To become dark or darker (having less light). | [verb] To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud). DEACON (9) [noun] (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6). | [noun] (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work. | [noun] Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor. DEADEN (8) [verb] To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. | [verb] To become less lively; to diminish (by itself). | [verb] To make soundproof. DEAFEN (10) [verb] To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently. | [verb] To make soundproof. | [verb] (sometimes figurative) To stun, as with noise. DECERN (9) DEEPEN (9) [verb] To make deep or deeper | [verb] To make darker or more intense; to darken | [verb] To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree DEEWAN (10) DEHORN (10) [verb] To remove the horns from. DEMEAN (9) [verb] To debase; to lower; to degrade. | [verb] To humble, humble oneself; to humiliate. | [verb] To mortify. | [noun] Management; treatment. | [noun] Demesne. | [verb] To subtract the mean from (a value, or every observation in a dataset). DENTIN (7) [noun] The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth DESIGN (8) [noun] A specification of an object or process, referring to requirements to be satisfied and thus conditions to be met for them to solve a problem. | [noun] A plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system. | [noun] A pattern, as an element of a work of art or architecture. DESMAN (9) [noun] Either of two species, Desmana moschata or Galemys pyrenaicus, of aquatic or semi-aquatic insectivore of the mole family, Talpidae, found in Europe. DETAIN (7) [verb] To keep someone from proceeding by holding them back or making claims on their attention. | [verb] To put under custody. | [verb] To keep back or from; to withhold. DEVEIN (10) [verb] To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). DIAMIN (9) DIAZIN (16) DIOXAN (14) DIOXIN (14) [noun] Any of a broad range of toxic or carcinogenic halogenated polycyclic compounds that occur as byproducts of herbicides. | [noun] The parent compound, dibenzo-p-dioxin, in which two benzene rings are connected vio two oxygen atoms; oxanthrene. | [noun] The unsaturated six-membered heterocycle having four carbon atoms, two oxygen atoms and two double bonds. DISOWN (10) [verb] To refuse to own, or to refuse to acknowledge one’s own. | [verb] To repudiate any connection to; to renounce. | [verb] To detach (a job or process) so that it can continue to run even when the user who launched it ends his/her login session. DIURON (7) DOBBIN (11) [noun] An old jaded horse. | [noun] Sea gravel mixed with sand. | [noun] Any of several animals related to Equus ferus caballus. DOBLON (9) DOBSON (9) DOLMAN (9) [noun] A long, loose garment with narrow sleeves and an opening in the front, generally worn by Turks. | [noun] A short, close-fitting, heavily braided military jacket, usually worn under a pelisse, originally by hussars. | [noun] A woman's garment with wide capelike sleeves. DOLMEN (9) [noun] A prehistoric megalithic tomb consisting of a capstone supported by two or more upright stones, most having originally been covered with earth or smaller stones to form a barrow. | [noun] More generally, any megalithic tomb, including passage graves and wedge tombs. DOMAIN (9) [noun] A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization. | [noun] A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise. | [noun] A group of related items, topics, or subjects. DONJON (14) [noun] The fortified tower of a motte or early castle; a keep. DORMIN (9) DRAGON (8) [noun] A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. | [noun] An animal of various species that resemble a dragon in appearance: | [noun] (with definite article, often capitalized) The constellation Draco. | [noun] A transvestite man, or more broadly a male-to-female transgender person. DRIVEN (10) [verb] To provide an impetus for motion or other physical change, to move an object by means of the provision of force thereto. | [verb] To provide an impetus for a non-physical change, especially a change in one's state of mind. | [verb] To displace either physically or non-physically, through the application of force. DROMON (9) DUBBIN (11) [noun] A mixture of tallow and oil used to soften leather, and make it waterproof. | [verb] To apply dubbin to DUDEEN (8) [noun] A short-stemmed Irish pipe made out of clay. DUNLIN (7) [noun] A small wading bird, Calidris alpina, found along the coast and having a distinctive black belly patch in its breeding plumage. A type of stint. DURIAN (7) [noun] Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia. | [noun] The spiky edible fruit of this tree, known for its strong taste and very strong, unpleasant odor. | [noun] A yellow colour, like that of durian flesh (also called durian yellow). DURION (7) DYNEIN (10) ELEVEN (9) [noun] A cricket team of eleven players. Hence first eleven - the team of best cricket players (at a school), second eleven - the "B" team, etc. | [noun] A football team of eleven players; the starting lineup. | [noun] Used instead of ! to amplify an exclamation, imitating someone who forgets to press the shift key while typing exclamation points. ELEVON (9) [noun] A moveable surface at the trailing edge of a tailless airplane (such as the space shuttle) that provides pitch and roll control. ELOIGN (7) EMETIN (8) EMODIN (9) ENDRIN (7) [noun] A toxic chlorinated polycyclic epoxide previously used as a pesticide and now considered a persistent organic pollutant. ENJOIN (13) [verb] To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge. | [verb] To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on. ENSIGN (7) [noun] A badge of office, rank, or power. | [noun] The lowest grade of commissioned officer in the United States Navy, junior to a lieutenant junior grade. | [noun] A flag or banner carried by military units; a standard or color/colour. EOLIAN (6) [adjective] Of, or relating to the wind. | [adjective] Carried, deposited or eroded by the wind. | [adjective] Aeolian mode EONIAN (6) EPIGON (9) ESSOIN (6) ESTRIN (6) ETALON (6) [noun] An optical device containing parallel mirrors, used as a narrow band filter, often in laser design. ETAMIN (8) ETHION (9) ETYMON (11) [noun] The source word, or words, of a given word or expression. EXAMEN (15) [noun] Examination; inquiry EXOGEN (14) EXTERN (13) [noun] A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate. | [noun] Outward form or part; exterior. | [adjective] External; outward; not inherent | [noun] In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable. FALCON (11) [noun] Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey. | [noun] A female such bird, a male being a tiercel. | [noun] A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet. FALLEN (9) [verb] (heading) To be moved downwards. | [verb] To move downwards. | [verb] To happen, to change negatively. FANION (9) FASTEN (9) [verb] To attach or connect in a secure manner. | [verb] To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land. FATTEN (9) [verb] To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter. | [verb] (of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter. | [verb] To make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money). FIBRIN (11) [noun] A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood. | [noun] An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood. | [noun] An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin. FIRKIN (13) [noun] A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons. | [noun] A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc. | [noun] A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds. FIRMAN (11) [noun] A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey. FLACON (11) [noun] A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume. FLAGON (10) [noun] A large bottle for drinks such as wine, cider or beer. | [noun] The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres. | [noun] A large vessel usually with a handle, spout and lid, for drinks such as wine or cider. FLAMEN (11) [noun] A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. FLAVIN (12) [noun] Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD) FLAXEN (16) [adjective] Made of or resembling flax fibers. | [adjective] A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom. FLORIN (9) [noun] The currency of Aruba, divided into 100 cents, symbol ƒ. | [noun] A pre-decimal British coin, worth two shillings or ten new pence. | [noun] A guilder (former currency unit of the Netherlands). FLYMAN (14) [noun] Someone who drives the type of coach called a fly. | [noun] Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre. FLYMEN (14) [noun] Someone who drives the type of coach called a fly. | [noun] Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre. FOEMAN (11) FOEMEN (11) FOISON (9) FROZEN (18) [verb] Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. | [verb] To lower something's temperature to the point that it freezes or becomes hard. | [verb] To drop to a temperature below zero degrees celsius, where water turns to ice. FRYPAN (14) [noun] A frying pan. FUSAIN (9) [noun] Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing implement. | [noun] A drawing made with it. FUSION (9) [noun] The act of merging separate elements, or the result thereof. | [verb] To combine; to fuse GABION (9) [noun] A cylindrical basket or cage of wicker which was filled with earth or stones and used in fortifications and other engineering work (a precursor to the sandbag). | [noun] A woven wire mesh unit, sometimes rectangular, made from a continuous mesh panel and filled with stones sometimes coated with polyvinyl chloride. | [noun] A porous metal cylinder filled with stones and used in a variety of civil engineering contexts, especially in the construction of retaining walls, the reinforcing of steep slopes, or in the prevention of erosion in river banks. GABOON (9) [noun] A receptacle for spit; a spittoon, a spitbox; a spit bucket. GAGMAN (10) GAGMEN (10) GAIJIN (14) [noun] (from the perspective of a Japanese person) A non-Japanese person. GALLON (7) [noun] A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints | [noun] Exactly 4.54609 liters; an imperial gallon | [noun] 231 cubic inches or approximately 3.785 liters for liquids (a "U.S. liquid gallon") GAMMON (11) [noun] A cut of quick-cured pork leg. | [verb] To cure bacon by salting. | [noun] A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. | [noun] A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). | [noun] Chatter, ridiculous nonsense. | [noun] A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. GARCON (9) [noun] A male waiter (especially at a French restaurant). GARDEN (8) [noun] An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. | [noun] The grounds at the front or back of a house. | [noun] The twentieth Lenormand card. GARRON (7) [noun] A small and usually disdained type of horse, typically bred in Scotland and Ireland. GASCON (9) GASKIN (11) [noun] (in the plural) Trousers, hose. | [noun] Part of the hind leg of a horse, between the stifle and the hock. | [noun] A gasket. GASMAN (9) [noun] A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc. | [noun] A man employed in the manufacture of gas. | [noun] The man who controls the lights of the stage. GASMEN (9) [noun] A worker for a company that supplies gas (in the sense of the gaseous fuel), especially one who visits premises to read the meter, test appliances etc. | [noun] A man employed in the manufacture of gas. | [noun] The man who controls the lights of the stage. GERMAN (9) [noun] A near relative. | [adjective] Having the same mother and father; a full (brother or sister). | [adjective] Being born to one’s blood aunt or uncle, a first (cousin). | [noun] An elaborate round dance, often with a waltz movement. GERMEN (9) GIBBON (11) [noun] A small ape of the family Hylobatidae with long limbs, which it uses to travel through rainforests by swinging from branch to branch. GIBSON (9) GITTIN (7) GLOBIN (9) GLUCAN (9) [noun] Any polysaccharide that is a polymer of glucose GLUTEN (7) [noun] Fibrin (formerly considered as one of the "animal humours"). | [noun] Any gluey, sticky substance. | [noun] The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. GLYCAN (12) [noun] (cabrohydrate) Any polysaccharide or oligosaccharide, especially one that is part of a glycoprotein or glycolipid. GLYCIN (12) GNOMON (9) [noun] An object such as a pillar or a rod that is used to tell time by the shadow it casts when the sun shines on it, especially the pointer on a sundial. | [noun] An object such as a pillar used by an observer to calculate the meridian altitude of the sun (that is, the altitude of the sun when it reaches the observer's meridian), for the purpose of determining the observer's latitude. | [noun] The index of the hour circle of a globe. GOBLIN (9) [noun] One of various hostile supernatural creatures, now especially (fantasy literature) a malevolent and grotesque diminutive humanoid. GODOWN (11) [noun] A warehouse. GODSON (8) [noun] A male child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent. GOLDEN (8) [noun] Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia. | [adjective] Made of, or relating to, gold. | [adjective] Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold. | [verb] To become gold or golden (in colour). GONION (7) GORGON (8) [noun] A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale | [noun] An intimidating, ugly, or disgusting woman; anything hideous or horrid. | [adjective] Like a gorgon; very ugly or terrifying. GORHEN (10) GOSSAN (7) [noun] Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein GOTTEN (7) [verb] (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire. | [verb] To receive. | [verb] (in a perfect construction, with present-tense meaning) To have. See usage notes. GOVERN (10) [noun] The act of governing | [verb] To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; to exercise sovereign authority in. | [verb] To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain. GRABEN (9) [noun] An elongated block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has dropped relative to the surrounding area. GRADIN (8) [noun] Any of a series of terraced steps or seats, as in an arena or an altar. GRATIN (7) [noun] The top crust of a dish, consisting of breadcrumbs or grated cheese heated under a grill; the dish itself. GRAVEN (10) [verb] To dig. | [verb] To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard substance; to engrave. | [verb] To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel; to sculpture. | [verb] To make graven or engraved | [verb] To make or become grave (serious or sombre) GRISON (7) [noun] A small, carnivorous South American mammal, of the genus Galictis, somewhat resembling a weasel. GUANIN (7) GUENON (7) [noun] An Old World monkey of the genus Cercopithecus. GUIDON (8) [noun] A small pennant or banner carried by infantry soldiers to direct troop movement. | [noun] A soldier assigned to carry such a banner. GULDEN (8) [noun] An old currency of the Netherlands (and its overseas territory the Netherlands Antilles). GUNMAN (9) [noun] A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. GUNMEN (9) [noun] A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. GUNNEN (7) HADRON (10) [noun] A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. HAEMIN (11) HAGDON (11) HAPPEN (13) [verb] To occur or take place. | [verb] To happen to; to befall. | [verb] (with infinitive) To do or occur by chance or unexpectedly. HAPTEN (11) [noun] Any small molecule that can elicit an immune response only when attached to a large carrier such as a protein. HARDEN (10) [verb] To become hard (tough, resistant to pressure). | [verb] To make something hard or harder (tough, resistant to pressure). | [verb] To strengthen. | [noun] A coarse kind of linen made from hurds. HARKEN (13) [verb] To hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era). | [verb] (obsolete except poetic) To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something). | [verb] To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience. HARMIN (11) HARPIN (11) HASTEN (9) [verb] To move or act in a quick fashion. | [verb] To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker. | [verb] To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier. HATPIN (11) [noun] A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair. HAUSEN (9) HAZZAN (27) [noun] A Jewish cantor in a synagogue. HEAVEN (12) [noun] The sky, specifically: | [noun] The abode of God or the gods, traditionally conceived as beyond the sky; especially: | [noun] The afterlife of the blessed dead, traditionally conceived as opposed to an afterlife of the wicked and unjust (compare hell); specifically: HEMPEN (13) [adjective] Made of hemp | [adjective] Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment. HEREIN (9) [adverb] Within this content, context, or thing. HEREON (9) HEROIN (9) [noun] A powerful and addictive drug derived from opium producing intense euphoria classed as an illegal narcotic in most of the world. HETMAN (11) [noun] (history) A Cossack headman or general. | [noun] Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century). HIDDEN (11) [adjective] Located or positioned out of sight; not visually apparent. | [adjective] Obscure. | [verb] To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. HODDEN (11) [noun] A coarse woollen fabric. HODDIN (11) HOIDEN (10) HOLDEN (10) HOLPEN (11) HOYDEN (13) [noun] A rude, uncultured or rowdy girl or woman. | [verb] To behave in a hoydenish manner. | [adjective] Like a hoyden: high-spirited and boisterous; saucy, tomboyish. HYALIN (12) [noun] Anything glassy, translucent or transparent; the sea or sky. | [noun] A clear translucent substance in tissues. | [noun] The main constituent of the walls of hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible to alcoholic fermentation. HYPHEN (17) [noun] The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. | [noun] Something that links two more consequential things. | [noun] An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings. ICEMAN (10) [noun] A person who trades in ice. | [noun] A man who is skilled in travelling upon ice, as among glaciers. | [noun] An assassin. ICEMEN (10) [noun] A person who trades in ice. | [noun] A man who is skilled in travelling upon ice, as among glaciers. | [noun] An assassin. IMPAWN (13) IMPUGN (11) [verb] To assault, attack. | [verb] To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of. INBORN (8) [adjective] Innate, possessed by an organism at birth. | [adjective] Inherited or hereditary. INDIGN (8) INSPAN (8) [verb] To yoke (oxen). | [verb] To bring or force into service. INTERN (6) [noun] A person who is interned, forcibly or voluntarily. | [verb] To imprison somebody, usually without trial. | [verb] To internalize. | [noun] A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field INTOWN (9) INTRON (6) [noun] A portion of a split gene that is included in pre-RNA transcripts but is removed during RNA processing and rapidly degraded. INTURN (6) INULIN (6) [noun] A polysaccharide found in the roots and tubers of certain plants, especially the Compositae; it is mostly a polymer of fructose. ISATIN (6) [noun] The indole derivative 1H-indole-2,3-dione, used in the synthesis of dyes. ISOGON (7) JARGON (14) [noun] A technical terminology unique to a particular subject. | [noun] Language characteristic of a particular group. | [noun] Speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish. | [noun] A variety of zircon. JASMIN (15) JERKIN (17) [noun] A type of men's garment popular in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a close-fitting collarless jacket, with or without sleeves. | [noun] A sleeveless jacket, usually leather; a long waistcoat. | [noun] A male gyrfalcon. JETTON (13) [noun] A metal counter used in card games. JORDAN (14) KAFTAN (13) [noun] A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. | [noun] A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean. KALIAN (10) [adjective] Describing minerals containing potassium | [noun] A hookah. KAMSIN (12) KANBAN (12) [noun] A card containing a set of manufacturing specifications and requirements, used to regulate the supply of components. | [noun] A coordinated manufacturing system using such cards. KAOLIN (10) [noun] A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc. KATION (10) KELSON (10) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KELVIN (13) [noun] In the International System of Units, the base unit of thermodynamic temperature; 1/273.16 of the thermodynamic temperature of the triple point of water. Shown as "K". | [noun] A unit interval on the Kelvin scale. | [noun] (usually as postpositioned adjective) A unit for a specific temperature on the Kelvin scale. KEPPEN (14) KHAZEN (22) KIPPEN (14) KITTEN (10) [noun] A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). | [noun] A young rabbit, rat, hedgehog, squirrel, fox, beaver, badger, etc. | [noun] A moth of the genus Furcula. KLAXON (17) [noun] A loud electric alarm or horn. | [verb] To produce a loud, siren-like wail. KRAKEN (14) [noun] Alternative form of Kraken KRONEN (10) KUCHEN (15) [noun] Any of several types of cake, typically eaten with coffee. KURGAN (11) [noun] A prehistoric burial mound once used by peoples in Siberia and Central Asia. LADRON (7) LAGOON (7) [noun] A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. LALLAN (6) LARDON (7) [noun] A meat strip used for larding, especially salted pork. LATEEN (6) [noun] A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail. LATTEN (6) [noun] An alloy of copper and tin, similar to bronze, with a sufficient portion of tin to make it a pewter-like color with yellowish tinge (rather than the brownish-gold color of bronze of higher copper content), once used in thin sheets and for domestic utensils and light-duty tools. | [noun] Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal in thin sheets. LATTIN (6) LAWMAN (11) [noun] A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law. | [noun] One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households. | [noun] The presiding justice of the supreme court. LAWMEN (11) [noun] A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law. | [noun] One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households. | [noun] The presiding justice of the supreme court. LAYMAN (11) [noun] Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. | [noun] (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. | [noun] A common person. LAYMEN (11) [noun] Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. | [noun] (by extension) Someone who is not a professional in a given field. | [noun] A common person. LEADEN (7) [verb] To make or become dull or overcast. | [adjective] Made of lead. | [adjective] Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish. LEAVEN (9) [noun] Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. | [noun] Anything that makes a general assimilating change in the mass. | [verb] To add a leavening agent. LECTIN (8) [noun] Any of a class of proteins that bind specific carbohydrates. LEGGIN (8) LEGION (7) [noun] The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops. | [noun] A combined arms major military unit featuring cavalry, infantry, and artillery | [noun] A large military or semi-military unit trained for combat; any military force; an army, regiment; an armed, organized and assembled militia. LEGMAN (9) [noun] (originally United States) A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner. | [noun] (originally United States) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story. LEGMEN (9) [noun] (originally United States) A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner. | [noun] (originally United States) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story. LENTEN (6) LEPTON (8) [noun] A coin used since ancient times in Greece, serving in modern times as one hundredth of a phoenix, a drachma, and a euro (as the Greek form of the Eurocent). | [noun] A small, bronze Judean coin from the 1st century B.C.E., considered by some to be the widow's mite. | [noun] An elementary particle that has a spin of 1/2 (i.e., is a fermion) and does not interact via the strong nuclear force; examples include the electron, the muon, the neutrino and the tauon. LESION (6) [noun] A wound or injury. | [noun] An infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part, especially such on a patch of skin. | [noun] Any compound formed from damage to a nucleic acid. LESSEN (6) [verb] To make less; to diminish; to reduce. | [verb] To become less. LESSON (6) [noun] A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. | [noun] A learning task assigned to a student; homework. | [noun] Something learned or to be learned. LEUCIN (8) LEUKON (10) LICHEN (11) [noun] Any of many symbiotic organisms, being associations of algae and fungi, often found as white or yellow patches on old walls, etc. | [noun] Something which gradually spreads across something else, causing damage. LIGNIN (7) [noun] A complex non-carbohydrate aromatic polymer present in all wood. LINDEN (7) [noun] Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves. | [noun] The soft wood of such trees. | [adjective] Made of lime-wood. LIPPEN (10) LISTEN (6) [noun] An instance of listening. | [verb] To pay attention to a sound or speech. | [verb] To expect or wait for a sound, such as a signal. LITTEN (6) LOCHAN (11) [noun] A small loch. LOGION (7) [noun] A traditional saying of a religious leader. | [noun] (specifically) A saying that is attributed to Jesus in ancient or reconstructed texts that was (originally) handed down without narrative context. LOMEIN (8) LONGAN (7) [noun] An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. | [noun] The fruit from the longan tree. LOOSEN (6) [verb] To make loose. | [verb] To become loose. | [verb] To disengage (a device that restrains). LOTION (6) [noun] A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. | [noun] A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of beautification. | [verb] To cover or treat with a lotion. LOUDEN (7) [verb] To become louder. LOUPEN (8) LUCERN (8) [noun] A lamp. | [noun] Alfalfa. | [noun] A sort of hunting dog. LUMPEN (10) [adjective] Of or relating to social outcasts. | [adjective] Of or relating to the lumpenproletariat. | [adjective] Plebeian. | [adjective] Lump-like. | [verb] To make or become like lumps; make or become lumpy LUNGAN (7) LURDAN (7) [noun] A lazy, stupid person; a sluggard. LUTEIN (6) [noun] A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals. MACRON (10) [noun] A short, straight, horizontal diacritical mark (¯) placed over any of various letters, usually to indicate that the pronunciation of a vowel is long. MADDEN (10) [verb] To make angry. | [verb] To make insane; to inflame with passion. | [verb] To become furious. MADMAN (11) [noun] A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. MADMEN (11) [noun] A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. MAGIAN (9) MAIDEN (9) [noun] One of the triune goddesses of the Lady in Wicca alongside the Crone and Mother representing a girl or a young woman | [noun] A girl or an unmarried young woman. | [noun] A female virgin. MALIGN (9) [verb] To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce. | [verb] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong. | [adjective] Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence. MALKIN (12) MAMMON (12) [noun] The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence. | [noun] Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit. MANNAN (8) MARGIN (9) [noun] The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc. | [noun] The edge or border of any flat surface. | [noun] The edge defining inclusion in or exclusion from a set or group. MARLIN (8) [noun] Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira. Every such species has a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw. MAROON (8) [noun] An escaped negro slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of escaped slaves. | [noun] A castaway; a person who has been marooned. | [verb] To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island. | [noun] A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color. | [noun] A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid). | [noun] An idiot; a fool. MARRON (8) [noun] A sweet chestnut. | [noun] Cherax tenuimanus, a type of freshwater crayfish from Western Australia. MARTEN (8) [noun] Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes in the family Mustelidae. | [noun] Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying. | [noun] A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding. MARTIN (8) [noun] Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying. | [noun] A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding. MASCON (10) [noun] A region within a solid astronomical body that is of higher density than the surrounding material. | [noun] A lunar mare that has a greater density of rock than the surrounding area. | [noun] Mass concentration MATRON (8) [noun] A mature or elderly woman. | [noun] A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children. | [noun] A woman of staid or motherly manners. MATTIN (8) MAYVIN (14) MEDIAN (9) [noun] A central vein or nerve, especially the median vein or median nerve running through the forearm and arm. | [noun] A line segment joining the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposing side. | [noun] The number separating the higher half of a data sample, a population, or a probability distribution, from the lower half. The median of a finite list of numbers can be found by arranging all the observations from lowest value to highest value and picking the middle one (e.g., the median of {3, 3, 5, 9, 11} is 5). If there is an even number of observations, then there is no single middle value; the median is then usually defined to be the mean of the two middle values. MELTON (8) [noun] A tough, short-napped material used for making overcoats. MERLIN (8) [noun] A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. | [noun] A cytoskeletal protein active in the suppression of tumors. MERLON (8) [noun] Any of the upright projections between the embrasures of a battlement, originally for archers to shield behind while shooting arrows over the embrasures, or through loopholes in the merlons. | [noun] A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia. MERMAN (10) [noun] A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. MERMEN (10) [noun] A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down. MESIAN (8) MESSAN (8) MICRON (10) [noun] The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter. | [noun] A very tiny amount. | [noun] A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short. MIDDEN (10) [noun] A dungheap. | [noun] A refuse heap usually near a dwelling. | [noun] A prehistoric pile of bones and shells. MIGNON (9) MIKRON (12) MILDEN (9) MINION (8) [noun] The lowest limit. | [noun] The smallest amount. | [noun] A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star). MINYAN (11) [noun] The minimum number of ten (male) adult Jews required for a communal religious service. | [noun] (by extension) A Jewish prayer service. | [noun] A member of the Minyan race of Greek mythology MISPEN (10) MITTEN (8) [noun] A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. | [noun] A cat's or dog's paw that is a different colour from the main body. | [noun] (as "the mitten") A romantic rejection; dismissal of a lover. MIZZEN (26) [noun] Mizzenmast. | [noun] A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. | [adjective] Hindmost; nearest the stern. MODERN (9) [noun] Someone who lives in modern times. | [adjective] Pertaining to a current or recent time and style; not ancient. | [adjective] (history) Pertaining to the modern period (c.1800 to contemporary times), particularly in academic historiography. MOLTEN (8) [verb] To change (or to be changed) from a solid state to a liquid state, usually by a gradual heat. | [verb] To dissolve, disperse, vanish. | [verb] To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; to weaken. MOREEN (8) [noun] A thick woollen fabric, watered or with embossed figures, used in upholstery, for curtains, etc. MORGAN (9) [noun] A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome. MORGEN (9) [noun] A unit of measurement of land in the Netherlands and the Dutch colonies and parts of the United States, where it was equivalent to about two acres; and in Denmark, Norway, and Germany, where it was equivalent to about two-thirds of an acre. Now used informally in Germany to mean one quarter of a hectare. MORION (8) [noun] A kind of open brimmed helmet used by footsoldiers in the 16th and 17th centuries, having no visor or bever. | [noun] A brown or black variety of quartz. MOTION (8) [noun] A state of progression from one place to another. | [noun] A change of position with respect to time. | [noun] A change from one place to another. MOULIN (8) [noun] A cylindrical, vertical shaft that extends through a glacier and is carved by meltwater from the glacier’s surface. MOUTON (8) [noun] A 14th-century French gold coin, weighing about 70 grains. MUFFIN (14) [noun] A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten. | [noun] A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten. | [noun] (especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed. MULLEN (8) MUNTIN (8) [noun] One of the separators between panes of glass in a composite window. MUREIN (8) MUSLIN (8) [noun] Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth. | [noun] Fabric made of cotton, flax (linen), hemp, or silk, finely or coarsely woven. | [noun] Any of a wide variety of tightly-woven thin fabrics, especially those used for bedlinen. MUTTON (8) [noun] The flesh of sheep used as food. | [noun] The flesh of goat used as food. | [noun] A sheep. MYELIN (11) [noun] A white, fatty material, composed of lipids and lipoproteins, that surrounds the axons of nerves. MYOSIN (11) [noun] Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles. | [noun] An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis. NANDIN (7) NANKIN (10) NAPKIN (12) [noun] A serviette; a (usually rectangular) piece of cloth or paper used at the table for wiping the mouth and hands for cleanliness while eating. | [noun] A nappy (UK), a diaper (American). | [noun] A small scarf worn on the head by Christian women (chiefly Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox) when entering a church, as a token of modesty. NASION (6) NATION (6) [noun] A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed on the basis of a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. | [noun] A sovereign state. | [noun] An association of students based on its members' birthplace or ethnicity. | [noun] Damnation. NATRON (6) [noun] A crystalline mixture of hydrous sodium carbonate and sodium bicarbonate, with the chemical formula Na2CO3·10H2O. NEATEN (6) [verb] To make neat; arrange in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. NEKTON (10) [noun] All organisms in the ocean that are capable of swimming independently of currents. NELSON (6) [noun] A score of 111, sometimes considered to be unlucky. | [noun] A wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arm is locked behind his back. NEURON (6) [noun] A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses. | [noun] A nervure of an insect's wing. | [noun] An artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network) NEWTON (9) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N. NIACIN (8) [noun] A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. NOGGIN (8) [noun] A small mug, cup or ladle. | [noun] (obsolete outside dialectal) A small measure of spirits equivalent to a gill. | [noun] The head. NONFAN (9) NONMAN (8) NONMEN (8) NOTION (6) [noun] Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. | [noun] A sentiment; an opinion. | [noun] Sense; mind. NUBBIN (10) [noun] A stub, especially a stub of undeveloped corn or fruit or nipple. | [noun] A small protuberance, bud, bump or knob. | [noun] The clitoris. OBTAIN (8) [verb] To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way. | [verb] To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached. | [verb] To prevail, be victorious; to succeed. OILCAN (8) [noun] A container with a long spout, for holding oil and delivering it in drops or small quantities for lubrication. OILMAN (8) [noun] Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well. | [noun] A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil OILMEN (8) [noun] Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well. | [noun] A retailer who sells vegetable oils, and food preserved in oil OLEFIN (9) [noun] Any of a class of unsaturated open-chain hydrocarbons such as ethylene; an alkene with only one carbon-carbon double bond. OPERON (8) [noun] A unit of genetic material that functions in a coordinated manner by means of an operator, a promoter, and structural genes that are transcribed together. OPPUGN (11) [verb] To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. OPTION (8) [noun] One of a set of choices that can be made. | [noun] The freedom or right to choose. | [noun] A contract giving the holder the right to buy or sell an asset at a set strike price; can apply to financial market transactions, or to ordinary transactions for tangible assets such as a residence or automobile. ORCEIN (8) [noun] A dye, related to litmus, that is extracted from the lichen Rocella tinctoria; used as a microscopic stain and as a food colouring ORDAIN (7) [verb] To prearrange unalterably. | [verb] To decree. | [verb] To admit into the ministry of a religion, for example as a priest, bishop, minister or Buddhist monk, or to authorize as a rabbi. ORIGAN (7) ORIGIN (7) [noun] The beginning of something. | [noun] The source of a river, information, goods, etc. | [noun] The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect. ORISON (6) [noun] A prayer. | [noun] Mystical contemplation or communion. ORPHAN (11) [noun] A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. | [noun] A person, especially a minor, whose parents have permanently abandoned them. | [noun] A young animal with no mother. OSSEIN (6) [noun] The collagen component of bone OUTGUN (7) [verb] To defeat in terms of firepower. OUTMAN (8) [verb] To have more people than (one's competitor); to outnumber in men. | [verb] To outdo in manliness. OUTRAN (6) [verb] To run faster than. | [verb] To exceed or overextend. OUTRUN (6) [noun] (sheepdog trials) The sheepdog's initial run towards the sheep, done in a curving motion so as not to startle them. | [verb] To run faster than. | [verb] To exceed or overextend. OUTSIN (6) OXYGEN (17) [noun] The chemical element (symbol O) with an atomic number of 8 and relative atomic mass of 15.9994. It is a colorless and odorless gas. | [noun] Molecular oxygen (O2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature, also called dioxygen. | [noun] A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe. PAESAN (8) PAISAN (8) [noun] (Alternate spelling of paesano, from Neapolitan language "paisano," often shortened to "paisan" or "paesan") among Italian Americans and Americans of Italian descent, a fellow Italian or Italian-American; a fellow ethnic Italian. | [noun] A native, especially a native of California of mixed Spanish and Indian ancestry. | [noun] Roadrunner. PANGEN (9) PAPAIN (10) [noun] A proteolytic enzyme in papaya fruit which can be used to tenderize meat. PARDON (9) [noun] Forgiveness for an offence. | [noun] An order that releases a convicted criminal without further punishment, prevents future punishment, or (in some jurisdictions) removes an offence from a person's criminal record, as if it had never been committed. | [verb] To forgive (a person). PARIAN (8) PARSON (8) [noun] An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector. | [noun] A Protestant minister. PARTAN (8) PARTON (8) PATRON (8) [noun] One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate. | [noun] An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble. | [noun] A customer, as of a certain store or restaurant. PATTEN (8) [noun] Any of various types of footwear with thick soles, often used to elevate the foot, especially wooden clogs. | [noun] One of various wooden attachments used to lift a shoe above wet or muddy ground. | [noun] A circular wooden plank attached to a horse's foot to prevent it from sinking into a bog while plowing. | [noun] The plate used to hold the host during the Eucharist. PAULIN (8) PEAHEN (11) [noun] A female peafowl. PEASEN (8) PECHAN (13) PECTEN (10) [noun] The bones in the hand between the wrist and the fingers. | [noun] The pubic bone. | [noun] A comb structure. PECTIN (10) [noun] A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting). PENMAN (10) [noun] A scribe, or person who copies texts | [noun] A journalist or other author PENMEN (10) [noun] A scribe, or person who copies texts | [noun] A journalist or other author PENNON (8) [noun] A thin, often triangular flag or streamer, especially as hung from the end of a lance or spear. | [noun] A long pointed streamer or flag on a vessel. | [noun] A wing (appendage of an animal's body enabling it to fly); any of the outermost primary feathers on a wing. PEPSIN (10) [noun] A digestive enzyme that chemically digests, or breaks down, proteins into shorter chains of amino acids. PEREON (8) PERRON (8) [noun] A stone block used as the base of a monument, marker, etc. | [noun] A platform outside the raised entrance to a church or large building, or the steps leading to such a platform. PERSON (8) [noun] An individual; usually a human being. | [noun] The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc. | [noun] Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts. PHONON (11) [noun] The quantum of acoustic or vibrational energy (sound), considered a discrete particle rather than a wave. | [noun] A unit of phonemics. PHOTON (11) [noun] The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. PHYLON (14) PHYTON (14) PIDGIN (10) [noun] An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers. | [noun] A person's business, occupation, work, or trade. PIGEON (9) [noun] One of several birds of the family Columbidae, which consists of more than 300 species. | [noun] The meat from this bird. | [noun] A person who is a target or victim of a confidence game. PIGGIN (10) PIGPEN (11) [noun] A pigsty; an enclosure where pigs are kept. | [noun] Something extremely dirty or messy. | [noun] The pigpen cipher PINION (8) [noun] A wing. | [noun] The joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body. | [noun] Any of the outermost primary feathers on a bird's wing. | [noun] The smallest gear in a gear train. PINKEN (12) PINYIN (11) [noun] A phonetic script or romanization system for a language spoken in the People's Republic of China. | [proper noun] A system of romanization for Standard Mandarin, used in the People’s Republic of China, and more recently in other Chinese-speaking areas as well. | [proper noun] A Grassfields Bantu language of Cameroon. PINYON (11) [noun] Any of several species of North American pines in Pinus subsect. Cembroides that bear edible seeds (pine nuts), especially Pinus edulis; the nut pine. | [noun] A pine nut. PIPKIN (14) [noun] A small earthen pot. PIPPIN (12) [noun] A seed | [noun] Any of several varieties of eating apple that have a yellow or green skin with patches of red | [noun] Any of several roundish or oblate apple varieties PISTON (8) [noun] A solid disk or cylinder that fits inside a hollow cylinder, and moves under pressure (as in an engine) or displaces fluid (as in a pump) | [noun] A valve device in some brass instruments for changing the pitch | [verb] To move up and down like a piston. PITMAN (10) [noun] (plural "pitmen") One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. | [noun] (plural "pitmen" or "pitmans") A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill. PITMEN (10) [noun] (plural "pitmen") One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber, etc. | [noun] (plural "pitmen" or "pitmans") A connecting rod in machinery, especially in a sawmill. PLATAN (8) [noun] A planetree. PLATEN (8) [noun] The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. | [noun] The part of a typewriter or printer on which the paper rests to receive an impression. | [noun] The movable table of a planer or other machine tool, on which the work is fastened, and presented to the action of the tool. PLUTON (8) [noun] A body of igneous rock formed beneath the surface of the earth by consolidation of magma POISON (8) [noun] A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism. | [noun] Something that harms a person or thing. | [noun] A drink; liquor. POLEYN (11) POLLEN (8) [noun] A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.) | [noun] Fine powder in general, fine flour. (16th-century usage documented by the OED.) | [verb] To cover with, or as if with, pollen. POMPON (12) [noun] A bundle of yarn, string, ribbon, etc. tied in the middle and left loose at the ends, so as to form a puff or ball, as for decoration or a showy prop for cheerleading. | [noun] A hardy garden chrysanthemum with button-like flower heads. | [noun] Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose. PONTON (8) POPGUN (11) [noun] A toy gun that emits a loud pop by firing a cork from a barrel in which a piston slides, compressing the air and forcing the cork out. The cork is traditionally attached to the toy by a piece of string. | [noun] A firearm of unimpressive appearance. POPLIN (10) [noun] A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. POSTIN (8) POTEEN (8) [noun] Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. | [noun] (by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey. POTION (8) [noun] A small portion or dose of a liquid which is medicinal, poisonous, or magical. | [verb] To drug. POTMAN (10) [noun] A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment POTMEN (10) [noun] A man employed in a public house to collect empty pots or glasses; a waiter in a similar establishment PREMAN (10) PREMEN (10) PRISON (8) [noun] A place or institution of confinement, especially of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes or otherwise considered undesirable by the government. | [noun] Confinement in prison. | [noun] Any restrictive environment, such as a harsh academy or home. PROLAN (8) PROTON (8) [noun] A positively charged subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and determining the atomic number of an element, composed of two up quarks and a down quark. PROVEN (11) [verb] To proofread. | [verb] To make resistant, especially to water. | [verb] To allow yeast-containing dough to rise. PTERIN (8) PTISAN (8) PUFFIN (14) [noun] The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food. | [noun] The Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) or (by extension) any of the other various small seabirds of the genera Fratercula and Lunda that are black and white with a brightly-coloured beak. | [noun] Any of various African and Asian pierid butterflies of the genus Appias. Some species of this genus are also known as albatrosses. PUNKIN (12) PURLIN (8) [noun] A longitudinal structural member bridging two or more rafters of a roof. PYTHON (14) [noun] A type of large constricting snake. | [noun] Penis QUININ (15) RABBIN (10) RACOON (8) [noun] A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor. | [noun] Any mammal of the genus Procyon. | [noun] Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. RADIAN (7) [noun] In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad RAGLAN (7) [noun] An overcoat with sleeves of this type. | [adjective] (of a sleeve) Being or having a kind of sleeve that continues in one piece up to the neck of a garment, without a shoulder seam. RAGMAN (9) [noun] A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. | [noun] A statute issued by Edward I in 1276. | [noun] A document having many names or seals, such as a papal bull. RAGMEN (9) [noun] A person who collects and sells unwanted household items such as rags and other refuse for a living, a rag and bone man. RAISIN (6) [noun] A dried grape. | [verb] Of grapes: to dry out; to become like raisins. RAMSON (8) RANDAN (7) [noun] Riotous or disorderly behaviour. | [noun] A rowdy celebration; a spree. | [noun] The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of the bran. RAPPEN (10) [noun] A unit of currency in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, equal to one-hundredth of a Swiss franc. RATION (6) [noun] A portion of some limited resource allocated to a person or group. | [verb] To supply with a ration; to limit (someone) to a specific allowance of something. | [verb] To portion out (especially during a shortage of supply); to limit access to. RATLIN (6) [noun] The rope or similar material used to make cross-ropes on a ship. | [noun] Any of the cross ropes between the shrouds, which form a net like ropework, allowing sailors to climb up towards the top of the mast. RATOON (6) [noun] A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. | [noun] A rattan cane. | [verb] (of a plant) To sprout ratoons. RATTAN (6) [noun] Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. | [noun] The plant used as a material for making furniture, baskets etc. | [noun] (by extension) A cane made from this material. RATTEN (6) RATTON (6) [noun] A rat. REAGIN (7) [noun] An antibody. | [noun] A substance elaborated by the spirochetes of syphilis and yaws, having the property of uniting with lipoids, and of fixing complement. REASON (6) [noun] A cause: | [noun] Rational thinking (or the capacity for it); the cognitive faculties, collectively, of conception, judgment, deduction and intuition. | [noun] Something reasonable, in accordance with thought; justice. REBORN (8) [noun] A manufactured vinyl doll that has been transformed to resemble a human baby with as much realism as possible. | [adjective] Revived or regenerated, especially emotionally or spiritually. | [adjective] Reincarnated. RECKON (12) [verb] To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. | [verb] To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to esteem; to repute. | [verb] To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a certain quality or value. RECOIN (8) REDDEN (8) [verb] To become red or redder. | [verb] To make red or redder. REDFIN (10) REEARN (6) REGAIN (7) [verb] To get back; to recover possession of. REGION (7) [noun] Any considerable and connected part of a space or surface; specifically, a tract of land or sea of considerable but indefinite extent; a country; a district; in a broad sense, a place without special reference to location or extent but viewed as an entity for geographical, social or cultural reasons. | [noun] An administrative subdivision of a city, a territory, a country. | [noun] The inhabitants of a region or district of a country. REJOIN (13) [verb] To join again; to unite after separation. | [verb] To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again. | [verb] To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause. RELOAN (6) REMAIN (8) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) That which is left; relic; remainder. | [noun] (in the plural) That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body. | [noun] Posthumous works or productions, especially literary works. RENNIN (6) [noun] A proteolytic enzyme, obtained from the gastric juice of the abomasum of calves, used to coagulate milk and make cheese. RENOWN (9) [noun] Fame; celebrity; wide recognition. | [noun] Reports of nobleness or exploits; praise. | [verb] To make famous. REOPEN (8) [verb] To open (something) again. | [verb] To open again. REPLAN (8) [verb] To plan again; to make a different plan. REPUGN (9) REQUIN (15) RESAWN (9) RESEEN (6) RESEWN (9) RESIGN (7) [verb] To give up; to relinquish ownership of. | [verb] To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another. | [verb] To quit (a job or position). | [verb] To sign again; to provide one's signature again. RESOWN (9) RETAIN (6) [verb] To keep in possession or use. | [verb] To keep in one's pay or service. | [verb] To employ by paying a retainer. RETORN (6) RETURN (6) [noun] The act of returning. | [noun] A return ticket. | [noun] An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect, or the act of returning it. RHYTON (12) [noun] A container from which fluids are intended to be drunk, having one handle and usually a base in the form of a head. | [noun] A Thracian drinking horn. RIBBON (10) [noun] A long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework. | [noun] A ribbon. | [noun] A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. RICHEN (11) [verb] To make or render rich or richer. | [verb] To become rich or richer; become superior in quality, condition or effectiveness. | [verb] (of a colour) To gain richness; become heightened or intensified in brilliancy. RIDDEN (8) [adjective] Full of. | [adjective] Oppressed, dominated or plagued by. | [verb] To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. | [verb] To free (something) from a hindrance or annoyance. ROBBIN (10) RODMAN (9) RODMEN (9) RONION (6) RONYON (9) ROTTEN (6) [adjective] Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents. | [adjective] In a state of decay. | [adjective] Cruel, mean or immoral. RURBAN (8) RYOKAN (13) [noun] A traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas. SADDEN (8) [verb] To make sad or unhappy. | [verb] To become sad or unhappy. | [verb] To darken a color during dyeing. SAIMIN (8) SALMON (8) [noun] One of several species of fish, typically of the Salmoninae subfamily, brownish above with silvery sides and delicate pinkish-orange flesh; they ascend rivers to spawn. | [noun] (plural salmons) A pale pinkish-orange colour, the colour of cooked salmon. | [noun] The upper bricks in a kiln which receive the least heat. SALOON (6) [noun] A large room, especially one used to receive and entertain guests. | [noun] A gathering of people for a social or intellectual meeting. | [noun] An art gallery or exhibition; especially the Paris salon or autumn salon. SAMPAN (10) [noun] A flat-bottomed Chinese wooden boat propelled by two oars. SARSEN (6) [noun] Any of various blocks of sandstone found in various locations in southern England. SATEEN (6) [noun] A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin. SCHULN (11) SCREEN (8) [noun] A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous. | [noun] A material woven from fine wires intended to block animals or large particles from passing while allowing gasses, liquids and finer particles to pass. | [noun] (by analogy) Searching through a sample for a target; an act of screening SEAMAN (8) [noun] A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman. | [noun] A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman. | [noun] An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice. SEAMEN (8) [noun] A mariner or sailor, one who mans a ship. Opposed to landman or landsman. | [noun] A person of the lowest rank in the Navy, below able seaman. | [noun] An enlisted rate in the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard, ranking below petty officer third class and above seaman apprentice. SEASON (6) [noun] Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter | [noun] A part of a year when something particular happens | [noun] That which gives relish; seasoning. | [verb] To flavour food with spices, herbs or salt. SEAWAN (9) SECERN (8) SEISIN (6) [noun] (common law) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; dates from feudal times but is still used in technical discussions of real property law today. | [noun] The act of taking possession. | [noun] The thing possessed; property. SEIZIN (15) [noun] (common law) An entitlement to a freehold estate with a right to immediate possession; dates from feudal times but is still used in technical discussions of real property law today. | [noun] The act of taking possession. | [noun] The thing possessed; property. SELSYN (9) SEQUIN (15) [noun] Any of various small gold coins minted in Italy and Turkey. | [noun] A sparkling spangle used for the decoration of ornate clothing. SEREIN (6) SERMON (8) [noun] Religious discourse; a written or spoken address on a religious or moral matter. | [noun] A lengthy speech of reproval. | [verb] To discourse to or of, as in a sermon. SEXTAN (13) SEXTON (13) [noun] A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer. | [noun] A sexton beetle. SHAIRN (9) SHAKEN (13) [verb] To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. | [verb] To move (one's head) from side to side, especially to indicate refusal, reluctance or disapproval. | [verb] To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting or vibrating motion. SHAMAN (11) [noun] A traditional (prescientific) faith healer. | [noun] A member of certain tribal societies who acts as a religious medium between the concrete and spirit worlds. SHAPEN (11) SHAVEN (12) [verb] To make bald or shorter by using a tool such as a razor or pair of electric clippers to cut the hair close to the skin. | [verb] To cut anything in this fashion. | [verb] To remove hair from one's face by this means. SHOGUN (10) [noun] The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan. SHORAN (9) SICCAN (10) SICKEN (12) [verb] To make ill. | [verb] To become ill. | [verb] To fill with disgust or abhorrence. SILKEN (10) [verb] To render silken or silklike. | [adjective] Made of silk. | [adjective] Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk. SILVAN (9) [adjective] Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands. | [adjective] Residing in a forest or wood. | [adjective] Wooded, or covered in forest. | [noun] Tellurium SIMIAN (8) [noun] An ape or monkey, especially an anthropoid. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to apes; apelike. | [adjective] Bearing resemblance to an ape. SIMLIN (8) SIMOON (8) [noun] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. SIPHON (11) [noun] A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. | [noun] A soda siphon. | [noun] A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. SISKIN (10) [noun] A small green and yellow European finch, Carduelis spinus spinus or Carduelis spinus, now Spinus spinus. | [noun] Any of various similar birds in subfamily Carduelinae, principally in the genus Spinus. SITTEN (6) SKYMAN (15) SKYMEN (15) SLOGAN (7) [noun] A catch phrase associated with the product or service being advertised. | [noun] A distinctive phrase of a person or group of people. | [noun] A battle cry among the ancient highlanders of Scotland. SLOVEN (9) [noun] A habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut. | [noun] A low, base, lewd person. | [noun] An immoral woman. SOCMAN (10) SOCMEN (10) SODDEN (8) [verb] To drench, soak or saturate. | [verb] To become soaked. | [adjective] Soaked or drenched with liquid; soggy, saturated. SOFTEN (9) [verb] To make something soft or softer. | [verb] To undermine the morale of someone (often soften up). | [verb] To make less harsh SOLDAN (7) SOLEMN (8) [adjective] Deeply serious and somber. | [adjective] Somberly impressive. | [adjective] Performed with great ceremony. SOLION (6) SOUDAN (7) SOVRAN (9) SPAVIN (11) [noun] A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the bones. SPLEEN (8) [noun] In vertebrates, including humans, a ductless vascular gland, located in the left upper abdomen near the stomach, which destroys old red blood cells, removes debris from the bloodstream, acts as a reservoir of blood, and produces lymphocytes. | [noun] (except in the set phrase "to vent one's spleen") A bad mood; spitefulness. | [noun] A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. SPOKEN (12) [verb] To communicate with one's voice, to say words out loud. | [verb] To have a conversation. | [verb] (by extension) To communicate or converse by some means other than orally, such as writing or facial expressions. SPRAIN (8) [noun] The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining | [verb] To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or stretch injuriously, but without luxation STAMEN (8) [noun] In flowering plants, the structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament. STOLEN (6) [verb] To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else. | [verb] (of ideas, words, music, a look, credit, etc.) To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement. | [verb] To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully. STOLON (6) [noun] A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner. | [noun] A structure formed by some colonial organisms from which offspring are produced by budding, found in bryozoans, pterobranchs, some corals, and other invertebrates. | [noun] A hypha that acts as a runner, connecting sporangiophores. STRAIN (6) [noun] Treasure. | [noun] The blood-vessel in the yolk of an egg. | [noun] Race; lineage, pedigree. | [noun] The act of straining, or the state of being strained. | [verb] To beget, generate (of light), engender, copulate (both of animals and humans), lie with, be born, come into the world. STREWN (9) [verb] (archaic except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner. | [verb] (archaic except strewn) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered. | [verb] To spread abroad; to disseminate. STROWN (9) [verb] (archaic except strewn) To distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner. | [verb] (archaic except strewn) To cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered. | [verb] To spread abroad; to disseminate. SUBORN (8) [verb] To induce to commit an unlawful or malicious act, or to commit perjury | [verb] To procure privately, or by collusion; to incite secretly; to instigate. SUDDEN (8) [noun] An unexpected occurrence; a surprise. | [adjective] Happening quickly and with little or no warning. | [adjective] Hastily prepared or employed; quick; rapid. SULDAN (7) SULLEN (6) [noun] One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit. | [noun] (chiefly in plural) Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness. | [adjective] Having a brooding ill temper; sulky. SULTAN (6) [noun] The holder of a secular office, formally subordinate to, but de facto the power behind the throne of, the caliph. | [noun] A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Indonesia and in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire. | [noun] A variant of solitaire, played with two decks of cards. SUMMON (10) [noun] Call, command, order | [verb] To call people together; to convene. | [verb] To ask someone to come; to send for. SUNKEN (10) [verb] (heading, physical) To move or be moved into something. | [verb] (heading, social) To diminish or be diminished. | [verb] To conceal and appropriate. SUNTAN (6) [noun] In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the skin caused by exposure to ultraviolet light. | [verb] To obtain a suntan by exposure to ultraviolet light. | [verb] To attempt to obtain a suntan. SWEVEN (12) SYLVAN (12) [noun] One who resides in the woods. | [noun] A fabled deity of the wood; a faun, a satyr. | [adjective] Pertaining to the forest, or woodlands. SYLVIN (12) SYPHON (14) [noun] A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another. | [noun] A soda siphon. | [noun] A tubelike organ found in animals or elongated cell found in plants. TAIPAN (8) [noun] A foreign businessman in China; a tycoon. | [noun] Any venomous elapid snake of the genus Oxyuranus, found in Australia and New Guinea. TALION (6) TAMEIN (8) TAMPAN (10) TAMPON (10) [noun] A plug of cotton or other absorbent material inserted into a body cavity or wound to absorb fluid, especially one inserted in the vagina during menstruation. | [noun] A double-headed drumstick primarily for the bass drum. | [noun] An inking pad used in lithographic printing. TANNIN (6) [noun] Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. TARPAN (8) [noun] An extinct Northern European wild horse, Equus ferus ferus. TARPON (8) [noun] Any of several fishes of the family Elopidae or Megalopidae, especially a large silvery game fish. TARTAN (6) [noun] A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans having their own distinctive patterns. | [noun] The pattern associated with such material. | [noun] An individual or a group wearing tartan; a Highlander or Scotsman in general. | [noun] A type of one-masted vessel used in the Mediterranean. TARZAN (15) TAUTEN (6) TAVERN (9) [noun] A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks, and usually offering accommodation; an inn. TAXMAN (15) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax collector. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax-collecting organ, personified. TAXMEN (15) [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax collector. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A tax-collecting organ, personified. TEGMEN (9) [noun] A covering or integument, usually referring to a thin layer or membrane in an organism. | [noun] An integument such as the inner membrane of the coat of a seed. | [noun] A covering such as the thin layer of bone in the roof of the middle ear of mammals. TELSON (6) [noun] The part of an arthropod or crustacean posterior to the last segment. TENDON (7) [noun] A tough band of inelastic fibrous tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment. | [noun] A wire or bar used to strengthen prestressed concrete. TENPIN (8) [noun] Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling. | [noun] The game of ten-pin bowling. TEOPAN (8) TESTON (6) THORON (9) THRAWN (12) THROWN (12) [verb] To change place. | [verb] To change in state or status | [verb] To move through time. TIEPIN (8) [noun] A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt. TIFFIN (12) [noun] A (light) midday meal or snack; luncheon. | [noun] A container used to carry a tiffin; tiffin box, tiffin carrier, tiffin container. | [verb] To eat a (light) midday meal or snack. TIGLON (7) [noun] A fertile hybrid cross between a male tiger (Panthera tigris) and a lioness (Panthera leo). TINMAN (8) TINMEN (8) TITIAN (6) [noun] A bright auburn colour, tinted with gold. | [adjective] Of a bright auburn colour, tinted with gold, especially in reference to hair. TITMAN (8) TITMEN (8) TOCSIN (8) [noun] An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally especially with reference to France. | [noun] A bell used to sound an alarm. TORTEN (6) TOUCAN (8) [noun] Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak. TRAPAN (8) TREPAN (8) [noun] A tool used to bore through rock when sinking shafts. | [noun] A surgical instrument used to remove a circular section of bone from the skull; a trephine. | [verb] To create a large hole by making a narrow groove outlining the shape of the hole and then removing the plug of material remaining by less expensive means. | [noun] A trickster. TRIGON (7) [noun] A triangle. | [noun] An ancient triangular harp of Oriental origin which had four strings and was often used for banquet music. Also called sabbeka, sackbut, sambuca. | [noun] A division consisting of three signs. TRITON (6) [noun] The atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons | [noun] Any of several marine gastropods of the family Ranellidae, which have a pointed spiral shell. TROGON (7) [noun] A bird of a species in the family Trogonidae, most of which live in Central and South America, have colorful feathers, and nest in holes in trees. TROPIN (8) TUCHUN (11) TURBAN (8) [noun] A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head. | [noun] A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim. | [noun] The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell. TUREEN (6) [noun] A broad, deep serving dish used for serving soup or stew. TYCOON (11) [noun] A wealthy and powerful business person. TYMPAN (13) [noun] A piece of cloth padding placed under the platen of a letterpress to distribute the pressure on the sheet being printed. | [noun] The stretched membrane of a drum. | [noun] A percussion instrument consisting of a hollow cylinder with such a membrane at each end. TYPHON (14) UNAKIN (10) UNBORN (8) [noun] A single unborn offspring at any stage of gestation. | [noun] Unborn offspring collectively. | [adjective] Not yet born; yet to come; future. UNEVEN (9) [verb] To make uneven. | [adjective] Not even | [adjective] Not level or smooth UNHEWN (12) UNISON (6) [noun] (acoustics) Identical pitch between two notes or sounds; the simultaneous playing of notes of identical pitch (or separated by one or more octaves). | [noun] (acoustics) A sound or note having the same pitch as another, especially when used as the base note for an interval; a unison string. | [noun] The state of being in harmony or agreement; harmonious agreement or togetherness, synchronisation. UNMOWN (11) [adjective] Not mown; unmowed. UNOPEN (8) UNSAWN (9) UNSEEN (6) [adjective] Not seen or discovered; invisible. | [adjective] Unskilled; inexperienced. | [adjective] Not hitherto noticed; unobserved. | [verb] To undo the act of seeing something; to erase the memory of having seen something, or otherwise reverse the effect of having seen something. UNSEWN (9) [adjective] Not sewn. UNSOWN (9) [adjective] Not sown. UNSPUN (8) UNTORN (6) UNWORN (9) [adjective] Not having been worn, as clothing. | [adjective] Not worn away or eroded. UPTORN (8) UPTOWN (11) [noun] The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center | [adjective] In the upper part of a town. | [adjective] (by extension) Of or relating to an affluent area or population. UPTURN (8) [noun] An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit | [verb] To turn (something) up or over URCHIN (11) [noun] A mischievous child. | [noun] A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets. | [noun] A sea urchin. VANMAN (11) VANMEN (11) VERDIN (10) [noun] A small, yellow-headed passerine bird, Auriparus flaviceps, endemic to desert areas of the southwestern United States, that is the only species of family Remizidae found in the New World. VERMIN (11) [noun] Any one of various common types of small insects or animals which cause harm and annoyance. | [noun] Animals that prey on game, such as foxes or weasels. | [noun] Obnoxious, or mean and offensive person or people. VIOLIN (9) [noun] A musical four-string instrument, generally played with a bow or by plucking the string, with the pitch set by pressing the strings at the appropriate place with the fingers; also any instrument of the violin family. | [noun] A violinist. | [verb] To play on, or as if on, a violin. VIRGIN (10) [noun] A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all. | [noun] (early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married. | [noun] One who has never used or experienced a specified thing. VIRION (9) [noun] A single individual particle of a virus (the viral equivalent of a cell). VISION (9) [noun] The sense or ability of sight. | [noun] Something seen; an object perceived visually. | [noun] Something imaginary one thinks one sees. VODOUN (10) WAGGON (11) [noun] A four-wheeled cart for hauling loads. | [noun] A four-wheeled child's riding toy, pulled or steered by a long handle attached to the front. | [noun] An enclosed vehicle for carrying goods or people; (by extension) a lorry, a truck. WANGAN (10) WANGUN (10) WANION (9) WANTON (9) [noun] A pampered or coddled person. | [noun] An overly playful person; a trifler. | [noun] A self-indulgent person, fond of excess. WARDEN (10) [noun] A guard or watchman. | [noun] A chief administrative officer of a prison. | [noun] An official charged with supervisory duties or with the enforcement of specific laws or regulations; such as a game warden or air-raid warden WARREN (9) [noun] The system of burrows where rabbits live. | [noun] An enclosed piece of land set aside for breeding game, especially rabbits. | [noun] A mazelike place of dark alleys etc in which it's easy to lose oneself; especially one that may be overcrowded. WEAKEN (13) [verb] To make weaker or less strong. | [verb] To become weaker or less strong. WEAPON (11) [noun] An instrument of attack or defense in combat or hunting, e.g. most guns, missiles, or swords. | [noun] An instrument or other means of harming or exerting control over another. | [noun] A tool of any kind. WEASON (9) WEDELN (10) WELKIN (13) [noun] The sky, the region of clouds; the upper air; aether; the heavens. WHITEN (12) [verb] (To cause) to become white or whiter; to bleach or blanch. WIGEON (10) [noun] Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks. | [noun] A fool. WITHIN (12) [adjective] In the context of which the present document or ruling is made. | [adverb] In or into the interior; inside. | [preposition] In the inner part, spatially; physically inside. WIVERN (12) [noun] A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail. WIZZEN (27) WONTON (9) [noun] A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. | [noun] Ovary. WOODEN (10) [adjective] Made of wood. | [adjective] As if made of wood; moving awkwardly, or speaking with dull lack of emotion. WOOLEN (9) [noun] An item of clothing made from wool | [adjective] Made of wool. | [adjective] Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths. WORSEN (9) [verb] To make worse; to impair. | [verb] To become worse; to get worse. | [verb] To get the better of; to worst. WYVERN (15) [noun] A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail. YAUPON (11) [noun] The yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria, an evergreen holly shrub with white flowers and red or yellow berries, found in the south-eastern United States. | [noun] A tea-like drink, "black drink", brewed from the leaves of this holly (or, sometimes, Ilex cassine). YEELIN (9) YEOMAN (11) [noun] An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder). | [noun] A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service. | [noun] A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing. YEOMEN (11) [noun] An official providing honorable service in a royal or high noble household, ranking between a squire and a page. Especially, a Yeoman of the Guard, a member of a ceremonial bodyguard to the UK monarch (not to be confused with a Yeoman Warder). | [noun] A dependable, diligent, or loyal worker or someone who does a great service. | [noun] A former class of small freeholders who farm their own land; a commoner of good standing. YOUPON (11) ZEATIN (15) ZECHIN (20) ZIRCON (17) [noun] A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia. | [noun] A crystal of zircon, sometimes used as a false gemstone.

ABANDON (10) [verb] To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. | [verb] To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. | [verb] To leave behind; to desert as in a ship or a position, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. | [noun] A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. ABDOMEN (12) [noun] The fat surrounding the belly. | [noun] The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis, not including the back; or in some lower vertebrates, the portion between the cardiac and caudal regions. | [noun] The cavity of the belly, which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the viscera; often restricted in humans to the part between the diaphragm and the commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the pelvic cavity. ABELIAN (9) [adjective] Having a commutative defining operation. ABSTAIN (9) [verb] Keep or withhold oneself. | [verb] Refrain from (something or doing something); keep from doing, especially an indulgence. | [verb] Fast (not eat for a period). ACRASIN (9) [noun] A chemical substance secreted by cells that attracts other cells, especially in slime molds during aggregation. ACROGEN (10) [noun] A plant that grows from the apex or tip, such as a fern or moss, with new growth continuously added at the top while the base decays. | [noun] In taxonomy, an organism that exhibits acrogeny or apical growth. ACTINON (9) [noun] A radioactive isotope of the element radon, or a radioactive decay product in the actinium series. ACYLOIN (12) [noun] An organic compound formed by the reduction of an ester or acyl compound, typically containing a hydroxyl group adjacent to a carbonyl group. ADJOURN (15) [verb] To postpone. | [verb] To defer; to put off temporarily or indefinitely. | [verb] To end or suspend an event. AEOLIAN (7) [noun] A lightweight fabric with a ribbed surface, generally made by combining silk and cotton, or silk and worsted warp and weft. | [adjective] Of, or relating to the wind. | [adjective] Carried, deposited or eroded by the wind. AEONIAN (7) [adjective] Lasting for an aeon or eternity; eternal or everlasting. AGLYCON (13) [noun] The non-sugar component of a glycoside that remains after the sugar portion is removed by hydrolysis. AGNOMEN (10) [noun] An additional cognomen given, as an honour, to a Roman citizen. AILERON (7) [noun] The hinged part on the trailing edge of an airplane wing, used to control longitudinal turns. | [noun] A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle of a church. ALATION (7) ALBUMEN (11) [noun] The white part of an egg; being mostly the protein albumin and water. ALBUMIN (11) [noun] Any of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty acids, and thyroid hormones and play a role in stabilizing extracellular fluid volume. ALENCON (9) ALEURON (7) [noun] The protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or perisperm of cereals, in the form of minute particles. | [noun] The outer layer (and its major cell type and its specialized protein) of the endosperm. ALKALIN (11) ALLICIN (9) [noun] An organic compound, diallyl thiosulfinate, obtained from garlic, with a variety of medicinal and antibacterial properties. ALLOXAN (14) [noun] An oxidation product of uric acid, 2,4,5,6(1H,3H)-pyrimidinetetrone, capable of inducing diabetes by destroying pancreatic tissue ALMSMAN (11) ALMSMEN (11) ALPHORN (12) [noun] A long, curved, wooden horn used by mountain-dwelling herders in the Alps, originally to call cattle but now only as musical instrument in classical and folk tunes. ALTHORN (10) [noun] An alto or tenor saxhorn AMEBEAN (11) AMOEBAN (11) AMOTION (9) [noun] The act of removing or taking away, especially the removal of a person from office or position. ANDIRON (8) [noun] A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace, one being placed on each side ANEURIN (7) [noun] Vitamin B1, also known as thiamine, essential for carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function. ANLAGEN (8) [noun] A primordium, the initial clustering of embryonic cells from which a body part develops. | [noun] An allele, a specific version of a gene (as used by Gregor Mendel). | [noun] Temperament, the predominant personality type. ANTIGEN (8) [noun] A substance that induces an immune response, usually foreign. ANTIGUN (8) [adjective] Opposed to the use or ownership of guns ANTIMAN (9) ANTLION (7) [noun] Any of various nocturnal insects from the family Myrmeleontidae whose adults resemble damselflies and whose larvae bury themselves under a cone-shaped pit in sand to trap insects such as ants. APOGEAN (10) [adjective] Relating to or occurring at the apogee; at the highest point or climax. ARRAIGN (8) [noun] Arraignment. | [verb] To officially charge someone in a court of law. | [verb] To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason, taste, or any other tribunal. ARTISAN (7) [noun] A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. | [noun] A person who displays great dexterity. | [adjective] Artisanal ASPIRIN (9) [noun] An analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid | [noun] A tablet containing this substance ATAGHAN (11) [noun] A long curved Turkish dagger or saber. ATROPIN (9) [noun] An alkaloid drug derived from belladonna plants, used to dilate the pupil of the eye and treat certain medical conditions. | [noun] A chemical compound used as an antidote to nerve gas and organophosphate poisoning. AUCTION (9) [noun] A public event where goods or property are sold to the highest bidder. | [noun] The first stage of a deal, in which players bid to determine the final contract. | [verb] To sell at an auction. AUTOMAN (9) AUTOMEN (9) AVELLAN (10) BALLOON (9) [noun] An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. | [noun] Such an object as a child’s toy or party decoration. | [noun] Such an object designed to transport people through the air. BARCHAN (14) [noun] An arc-shaped sand ridge comprising well-sorted sand. BARGAIN (10) [noun] An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. | [noun] An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge. | [noun] An item purchased for significantly less than the usual, or recommended, price BASEMAN (11) [noun] A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman. BASEMEN (11) [noun] A player positioned at or near a base: first baseman, second baseman or third baseman. BASSOON (9) [noun] A musical instrument in the woodwind family, having a double reed and playing in the tenor and bass ranges. | [verb] To play the bassoon. | [verb] To make a bassoon-like sound. BASTION (9) [noun] A projecting part of a rampart or other fortification. | [noun] A well-fortified position; a stronghold or citadel. | [noun] A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle. BATSMAN (11) [noun] A player of the batting side now on the field. | [noun] The player now receiving strike; the striker. | [noun] Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler. BATSMEN (11) [noun] A player of the batting side now on the field. | [noun] The player now receiving strike; the striker. | [noun] Any player selected for his or her team principally to bat, as opposed to a bowler. BEADMAN (12) BEADMEN (12) BECLOWN (14) [verb] To make a fool of; to cause to appear ridiculous or absurd. BEDEMAN (12) [noun] A man employed by a church or college to perform various duties, such as summoning members to meetings or maintaining order during services. BEDEMEN (12) BEDGOWN (14) [noun] A loose gown worn in bed; a nightgown or dressing gown. BEDIZEN (19) [verb] To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery. | [verb] To dirty; cover with dirt. BEDOUIN (10) [noun] A desert-dweller, especially a member of a nomadic Arab desert tribe. BEECHEN (14) [adjective] Made of or pertaining to beech wood or beech trees. BEGROAN (10) BELLMAN (11) [noun] A town crier | [noun] A bellhop or bellboy BELLMEN (11) [noun] A town crier | [noun] A bellhop or bellboy BENISON (9) [noun] A blessing; benediction. BENZOIN (18) [noun] A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the Styrax benzoin, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a perfume. | [noun] An aromatic hydroxy ketone, 2-hydroxy-1,2-di(phenyl)ethanone, synthesized from benzaldehyde; any derivative of this compound. | [noun] The spicebush, Lindera benzoin. BETAKEN (13) [verb] To beteach. | [verb] To take over to; take across (to); deliver. | [verb] To seize; lay hold of; take. BETHORN (12) BETOKEN (13) [verb] To signify by some visible object; show by signs or tokens. | [verb] To foreshow by present signs; indicate something future by that which is seen or known. BETWEEN (12) [noun] A kind of needle, shorter than a sharp, with a small rounded eye, used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics. | [preposition] In the position or interval that separates (two things), or intermediate in quantity or degree. (See Usage notes below.) | [preposition] Done together or reciprocally. BIGHORN (13) [noun] Either of two North American species of sheep, Ovis canadensis and Ovis dalli, having large, curving horns. BILLION (9) [noun] (modern British & Australian, short scale) a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 109; a milliard | [noun] (British & Australian, long scale) A million million (logic: 1,000,000^2): a 1 followed by twelve zeros; 1012 | [noun] An unspecified very large number. BIOTRON (9) BIRCHEN (14) [adjective] Made from birch wood. BIRDMAN (12) [noun] A man who works with birds. | [noun] An aviator. | [noun] A mythological creature that is part man and part bird. BIRDMEN (12) [noun] A man who works with birds. | [noun] An aviator. | [noun] A mythological creature that is part man and part bird. BITTERN (9) [noun] Several bird species in the Botaurinae subfamily of the heron family Ardeidae. | [noun] The liquor remaining after halite (common salt) has been harvested from saline water (brine). | [noun] The saline substance added to soy milk to coagulate it as a primary step in the production of tofu. BITUMEN (11) [noun] Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of the Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the construction of pavements, etc. | [noun] (by extension) Any one of the natural hydrocarbons, including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily petrolea, and even the light, volatile naphthas. | [noun] Canadian deposits of extremely heavy crude oil. BLACKEN (15) [verb] (causative) To cause to be or become black. | [verb] To become black. | [verb] (causative) To make dirty. BLOUSON (9) [noun] A garment drawn tight at the waist with blousing hanging over the waistband BLOWGUN (13) [noun] A hollow tube through which a dart or similar missile may be blown. BLUEFIN (12) [noun] Bluefin tuna, any of a number of types of tuna characterised by their blue fins. BOATMAN (11) [noun] A man in charge of a small boat. BOATMEN (11) [noun] A man in charge of a small boat. BODHRAN (13) [noun] A type of frame drum used in Celtic music which was traditionally played by being struck with an animal bone, or in modern times, a piece of wood. BOGBEAN (12) [noun] Buckbean BOGYMAN (15) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOGYMEN (15) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BONDMAN (12) [noun] A man bound in servitude; a slave or serf. | [noun] A man bound by a bond or contract. BONDMEN (12) [noun] Plural of bondman; men who are bound in servitude or slavery, or men bound by contract or obligation. BOOKMAN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOKMEN (15) [noun] (Old English law) One who held bookland. | [noun] A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student of books. | [noun] One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller. BOOMKIN (15) [noun] A spar or pole that extends outward from the side of a ship to hold rigging or prevent cargo from shifting. | [noun] A projection on a derrick or crane that extends the reach of the lifting mechanism. BOTULIN (9) [noun] An extremely potent nerve toxin produced by the anaerobic bacteria Clostridium botulinum. Ingesting botulin results in the serious medical condition of botulism. BOUNDEN (10) [verb] To tie; to confine by any ligature. | [verb] To cohere or stick together in a mass. | [verb] To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural action, as by friction. BOURBON (11) [noun] A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States. | [noun] A serving of bourbon whiskey. | [noun] A Bourbon biscuit. BOURDON (10) [noun] The burden or bass of a melody. | [noun] The drone pipe of a bagpipe. | [noun] The lowest-pitched stop of an organ. BRACKEN (15) [noun] Any of several coarse ferns, of the genus Pteridium, that form dense thickets; often poisonous to livestock. | [noun] An area of countryside heavily populated by this fern. BRADOON (10) [noun] A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit. BRECHAN (14) BRIDOON (10) [noun] A type of snaffle bit, with small rings, usually used on a double bridle in conjunction with a curb bit. BROADEN (10) [verb] To make broad or broader. | [verb] To become broad or broader. BUCKEEN (15) [noun] A poor young man of the lower Anglo-Irish gentry who aspires to the habits and dress of the wealthy. BUFFOON (15) [noun] One who acts in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool. | [noun] An unintentionally ridiculous person. | [verb] To behave like a buffoon BULLION (9) [noun] A bulk quantity of precious metal, usually gold or silver, assessed by weight and typically cast as ingots. | [noun] Base or uncurrent coin. | [noun] Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on bridles, saddles, etc. BULLPEN (11) [noun] An enclosed area used to hold bulls. | [noun] An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game. | [noun] The relief pitchers of a team collectively. BUMPKIN (17) [noun] A clumsy, unsophisticated person; a yokel. | [noun] A short boom or spar used to extend a sail or secure a stay. BURGEON (10) [noun] A bud, sprout, shoot. | [verb] To grow or expand. | [verb] To swell to the point of bursting. BURTHEN (12) [noun] A heavy load. | [noun] A responsibility, onus. | [noun] A cause of worry; that which is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive. BUSHMAN (14) [noun] A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback. BUSHMEN (14) [noun] A man who lives in or has extensive experience of the Australian bush or outback. BUTYRIN (12) [noun] A colorless oily compound that is an ester of glycerol and butyric acid, found in butter and other fats. CABEZON (20) [noun] A California fish (Scorpaenichthys marmoratus), allied to the sculpin. CAFFEIN (15) CAISSON (9) [noun] An enclosure from which water can be expelled, in order to give access to underwater areas for engineering works etc. | [noun] The gate across the entrance to a dry dock. | [noun] A floating tank that can be submerged, attached to an underwater object and then pumped out to lift the object by buoyancy; a camel. CALDRON (10) [noun] A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame. CAMPION (13) [noun] Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis. | [noun] Any flowering plant of the genus Silene. CANAKIN (13) [noun] A small drinking vessel or cup, typically made of metal or ceramic. CANIKIN (13) [noun] A small can or drinking vessel. CANTEEN (9) [noun] A small cafeteria or snack bar, especially one in a military establishment, school, or place of work. | [noun] A temporary or mobile café used in an emergency or on a film location etc. | [noun] A box with compartments for storing eating utensils, silverware etc. CAPELAN (11) [noun] A small fish of the smelt family, also spelled capelin, used as food and bait. CAPELIN (11) [noun] Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. CAPSTAN (11) [noun] A vertical cylindrical machine that revolves on a spindle, used to apply force to ropes, cables, etc. It is typically surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for levers used to turn it. | [noun] A rotating spindle used to move recording tape through the mechanism of a tape recorder. CAPTAIN (11) [noun] A chief or leader. | [noun] The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel. | [noun] An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major. CAPTION (11) [noun] The descriptive heading or title of a document or part therof | [noun] A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc. | [noun] A piece of text appearing on screen as subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast. CARABIN (11) CARAVAN (12) [noun] A convoy or procession of travelers, their vehicles and cargo, and any pack animals, especially camels crossing a desert. | [noun] A furnished vehicle towed behind a car, etc., and used as a dwelling when stationary. | [verb] To travel in a caravan (procession). CARBARN (11) CARDOON (10) [noun] Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable. CAROTIN (9) [noun] A yellow, orange, or red organic pigment found in plants, used by the body to produce vitamin A. CARRION (9) [noun] Dead flesh; carcasses. | [noun] A contemptible or worthless person. CARRYON (12) [noun] That luggage or baggage which is taken onto an airplane with a passenger, rather than checked. | [noun] An activity that is done in an excessively excitable or anxious manner. | [adjective] Taken onto an airplane with a passenger, rather than checked. CARTOON (9) [noun] A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings. | [noun] A drawing satirising current public figures. | [noun] An artist's preliminary sketch. CATERAN (9) [noun] A Highlander working as a professional fighter; a mercenary attached to a Scottish clan. | [noun] A freebooter, marauder. CAUTION (9) [noun] Precept or warning against evil or danger of any kind; exhortation to wariness; advice; injunction; prudence in regard to danger; provident care | [noun] A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided | [noun] Security; guaranty; bail. CAVEMAN (14) [noun] An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. | [noun] A brutish or savage person. | [noun] A man with old-fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women. CAVEMEN (14) [noun] An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves. | [noun] A brutish or savage person. | [noun] A man with old-fashioned or backward opinions, particularly with regard to women. CELADON (10) [noun] A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray. | [noun] A pale green Chinese glaze. | [noun] A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze. CERATIN (9) CERTAIN (9) [noun] (with "the") Something certain. | [adjective] Sure, positive, not doubting. | [adjective] Determined; resolved. CERUMEN (11) [noun] Earwax CESSION (9) [noun] That which is ceded. Insurance: (part of) a risk which is transferred from one actor to another. | [noun] The giving up of rights, property etc. which one is entitled to. CHAGRIN (13) [noun] Distress of mind caused by a failure of aims or plans, want of appreciation, mistakes etc; vexation or mortification. | [noun] A type of leather or skin with a rough surface. | [verb] To bother or vex; to mortify. CHANSON (12) [noun] Any song with French words, but more specifically a classic, lyric-driven French song. | [noun] A religious song. CHAPMAN (16) [noun] A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one. | [noun] A purchaser. CHAPMEN (16) [noun] A dealer or merchant, especially an itinerant one. | [noun] A purchaser. CHASTEN (12) [verb] To punish (in order to bring about improvement in behavior, attitude, etc.); to restrain, moderate. | [verb] To make chaste; to purify. | [verb] To punish or reprimand for the sake of improvement; to discipline. CHAZZAN (30) [noun] A cantor or musical leader in a Jewish synagogue who leads the congregation in prayer and song. CHAZZEN (30) [noun] A cantor in a synagogue who leads the liturgical prayers and chanting. CHEAPEN (14) [verb] To decrease the value of; to make cheap | [verb] To make vulgar | [verb] To become cheaper CHEVRON (15) [noun] A V-shaped pattern; used in architecture, and as an insignia of military or police rank, on the sleeve | [noun] A wide inverted V placed on a shield. | [noun] One of the V-shaped markings on the surface of roads used to indicate minimum distances between vehicles. CHICKEN (18) [noun] A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young. | [noun] The meat from this bird eaten as food. | [noun] The young of any bird; a chick. | [verb] To avoid a situation one is afraid of. | [noun] A young bird. CHIDDEN (14) [adjective] Chided, reproved, rebuked, scolded | [verb] To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. | [verb] To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily. CHIFFON (18) [noun] A sheer silk or rayon fabric. | [noun] Any purely ornamental accessory on a woman's dress, such as a bunch of ribbon, lace, etc. CHIGNON (13) [noun] A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun. | [noun] A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery. CHITLIN (12) [noun] The small intestine of a pig, especially when prepared as food; chitterlings. CHLORIN (12) [noun] A green pigment found in plants, or a chemical compound derived from chlorophyll. | [noun] In chemistry, a porphyrin compound containing magnesium at its center. CHORION (12) [noun] The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus. | [noun] The outer case of an insect egg. | [noun] The outer membrane of seeds of plants. CHRONON (12) [noun] A hypothetical indivisible unit of time, the smallest possible interval of time in physics. CINERIN (9) [noun] A toxic compound found in pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide. CIPOLIN (11) [noun] A whitish marble from Rome, containing pale greenish zones. It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of talc. CISTERN (9) [noun] A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use. | [noun] In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank. | [noun] A cisterna. CISTRON (9) [noun] The unit of hereditary material (e.g. DNA) that encodes one protein; sometimes used interchangeably with the word gene. CITHERN (12) [noun] A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets. CITHREN (12) CITIZEN (18) [noun] A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties. | [noun] A legally-recognized member of a state, with associated rights and obligations; a person considered in terms of this role. | [noun] An inhabitant or occupant: a member of any place. CITTERN (9) [noun] A stringed instrument (chordophone), played with a plectrum (a pick), and most commonly possessing four wire strings and chromatic frets. CLACHAN (14) [noun] A small village or hamlet, especially in the Highlands or Western Scotland. CLARION (9) [noun] A medieval brass instrument, related to the trumpet, or its sound. | [noun] A different type of musical instrument resembling an organ. | [verb] To sound a clarion (trumpet-like instrument). CLAYPAN (14) [noun] A compact stratum of partially permeable material rich in clay. CLUBMAN (13) [noun] A man who attends a social club. | [noun] A warrior who uses a club as a weapon. CLUBMEN (13) [noun] A man who attends a social club. | [noun] A warrior who uses a club as a weapon. COALBIN (11) [noun] A bin or container used for storing coal. COARSEN (9) [verb] To make (more) coarse. | [verb] To become (more) coarse. COITION (9) [noun] Sexual intercourse. COLICIN (11) [noun] Any of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains COLLEEN (9) [noun] Girl | [noun] Young single woman COMPLIN (13) [noun] The final church service of the day, traditionally said in the evening before retiring to bed. CONCERN (11) [noun] That which affects one’s welfare or happiness. A matter of interest to someone. The adposition before the matter of interest is usually over, about or for. | [noun] The expression of solicitude, anxiety, or compassion toward a thing or person. | [noun] A business, firm or enterprise; a company. CONDEMN (12) [verb] To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of. | [verb] To judicially pronounce (someone) guilty. | [verb] To confer eternal divine punishment upon. CONDIGN (11) [adjective] Fitting, appropriate, deserved, especially denoting punishment CONJOIN (16) [verb] To join together; to unite; to combine. | [verb] To marry. | [verb] (grammar) To join as coordinate elements, often with a coordinating conjunction, such as coordinate clauses. CONSIGN (10) [verb] To transfer to the custody of, usually for sale, transport, or safekeeping. | [verb] To entrust to the care of another. | [verb] To send to a final destination. CONTAIN (9) [verb] To hold inside. | [verb] To include as a part. | [verb] To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep within bounds. CONTEMN (11) [verb] To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. | [verb] To commit an offence of contempt, such as contempt of court; to unlawfully flout (e.g. a ruling). COONCAN (11) [noun] An early form of the card game rummy. COREIGN (10) COTHURN (12) [noun] A high boot worn by actors in ancient Greek and Roman tragedy. | [noun] Tragic drama or style, in contrast to comedy. COURLAN (9) [noun] A wading bird of tropical America, similar to a rail, with long legs and a long neck. COWSKIN (16) CRAMPON (13) [noun] An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice. | [noun] An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy. | [noun] A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook. CREATIN (9) [noun] A naturally occurring organic compound found in muscle tissue that plays a role in energy metabolism. | [noun] A dietary supplement derived from creatine, used by athletes to enhance muscle performance. CREWMAN (14) [noun] A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship. | [noun] Synonym of armoured crewman CREWMEN (14) [noun] A member of a crew, especially the crew of a ship. | [noun] Synonym of armoured crewman CRIMSON (11) [noun] A deep, slightly bluish red. | [verb] To become crimson or deep red; to blush. | [verb] To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden. CRISPEN (11) [verb] To make or become crisp. CROCEIN (11) [noun] A synthetic red dye derived from coal tar, used in textiles and other applications. CROUTON (9) [noun] A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread. CRUCIAN (11) [noun] A small greenish-brown carp, Carassius carassius, farmed in parts of Europe. CRYOGEN (13) [noun] A cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant CULLION (9) [noun] A contemptible or cowardly person; a knave or scoundrel. CUMARIN (11) [noun] A chemical compound found in various plants, used in perfumes and as a flavoring agent, and having anticoagulant properties. CURTAIN (9) [noun] A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. | [noun] A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. | [noun] (by extension) The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. CUSHION (12) [noun] A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support; for sitting on, kneeling on, resting one's head on etc. | [noun] Something acting as a cushion, especially to absorb a shock or impact. | [noun] A sufficient quantity of an intangible object (like points or minutes) to allow for some of those points, for example, to be lost without hurting one's chances for successfully completing an objective. CUTDOWN (13) [noun] An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it. | [noun] A customized scooter with parts of the bodywork removed or cut away. CYCASIN (14) CYPRIAN (14) CYSTEIN (12) DALAPON (10) DARSHAN (11) [noun] Hierophany, theophany; being in the presence of the divine or holy (as a person or object). DASHEEN (11) [noun] Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant. DAUPHIN (13) [noun] The eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The title derived from the main title of the Dauphin, Dauphin of Viennois. | [noun] Allegorical An eldest son. DAYSMAN (13) DAYSMEN (13) DEADPAN (11) [noun] A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression. | [verb] To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner. | [adjective] Deliberately impassive or expressionless. DECAGON (11) [noun] A polygon with ten sides and ten angles. DECROWN (13) DECUMAN (12) DEMETON (10) DENDRON (9) [noun] A slender projection of a nerve cell which conducts nerve impulses from a synapse to the body of the cell; a dendrite. | [noun] A section of a dendrimer that includes the central atom or group. DENIZEN (17) [noun] An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in. | [noun] One who frequents a place. | [noun] A person with rights between those of naturalized citizen and resident alien (roughly permanent resident), obtained through letters patent. DERAIGN (9) DESKMAN (14) DESKMEN (14) DESTAIN (8) [verb] To remove a chemical stain from. | [verb] To lose a chemical stain. DETRAIN (8) [verb] To exit from a train; to disembark | [verb] To remove a passenger or passengers from a train; to evacuate passengers from a train. | [verb] (of an athlete) to reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining. DEXTRAN (15) [noun] A biopolymer of glucose produced by enzymes of certain bacteria; used as a substitute for blood plasma, and as a stationary phase in chromatography. DEXTRIN (15) [noun] Any of a range of oligomers of glucose, intermediate in complexity between maltose and starch, produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of starch; used commercially as adhesives. DIATRON (8) DICTION (10) [noun] Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication. | [noun] The effectiveness and degree of clarity of word choice and expression. DIGOXIN (16) [noun] A poisonous compound present in the foxglove (Digitalis lanata) and other plants. It is a steroid glycoside and is used in small doses as a cardiac stimulant. DIPNOAN (10) DISCERN (10) [verb] To detect with the senses, especially with the eyes. | [verb] To perceive, recognize, or comprehend with the mind; to descry. | [verb] To distinguish something as being different from something else; to differentiate. DISDAIN (9) [noun] A feeling of contempt or scorn. | [noun] That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with contempt and aversion. | [noun] The state of being despised; shame. DISHPAN (13) [noun] A large basin or pan with a flat bottom in which dishes are washed. DISJOIN (15) [verb] To separate; to disunite. | [verb] To become separated. DISLIMN (10) DISTAIN (8) DOESKIN (12) [noun] Leather from the skin of a female deer or sheep. | [noun] The hide of a doe, as opposed to a buck. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural) A glove made of doeskin leather. DOLPHIN (13) [noun] A carnivorous aquatic mammal in one of several families of order Cetacea, famed for its intelligence and occasional willingness to approach humans. | [noun] A fish, the mahi-mahi or dorado, Coryphaena hippurus, with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration. | [noun] A depiction of a fish, with a broad indented fin, usually embowed. | [noun] A man-made semi submerged maritime structure, usually installed to provide a fixed structure for temporary mooring, to prevent ships from drifting to shallow water or to serve as base for navigational aids. DOORMAN (10) [noun] A person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. DOORMEN (10) [noun] A person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. DRAGOON (9) [noun] A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted. | [noun] A carrier of a dragon musket. | [noun] A variety of pigeon. DRAYMAN (13) [noun] A man who drives drays. | [noun] A deliveryman for a brewery. DRAYMEN (13) [noun] A man who drives drays. | [noun] A deliveryman for a brewery. DRUMLIN (10) [noun] An elongated hill or ridge of glacial drift. DRUNKEN (12) [verb] To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. | [verb] (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). | [verb] To consume alcoholic beverages. | [verb] To make or become drunk or drunken; intoxicate DUCKPIN (16) [noun] A short, squat form of tenpin. DUDGEON (10) [noun] A kind of wood used especially in the handles of knives; the root of the box tree. | [noun] A hilt made of this wood. | [noun] A dagger which has a dudgeon hilt. | [noun] A feeling of anger or resentment. DUNGEON (9) [noun] An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle. | [noun] The main tower of a motte or castle; a keep or donjon. | [noun] A shrewd person. DURAMEN (10) [noun] Heartwood DUSTBIN (10) [noun] A bin for holding rubbish until it can be collected; a garbage can. DUSTMAN (10) [noun] A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed. DUSTMEN (10) [noun] A person employed to collect refuse from people's homes and take it to be processed. DUSTPAN (10) [noun] A flat scoop with a short handle, into which dust, dirt and other material is conveyed with a brush or broom. DUVETYN (14) EARTHEN (10) [adjective] Made of earth or mud. | [adjective] Made of clay (especially said of pottery). | [adjective] Earthly. | [verb] To provide or add soil to EASTERN (7) [adjective] Of, facing, situated in, or related to the east. | [adjective] (of a wind) Blowing from the east; easterly. | [adjective] Oriental. ECDYSON (13) ECHELON (12) [noun] A level or rank in an organization, profession, or society. | [noun] A line of riders seeking maximum drafting in a crosswind, resulting in a diagonal line across the road. | [noun] A formation of troops, ships, etc., in diagonal parallel rows. EDITION (8) [noun] A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner. | [noun] The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time. | [noun] A particular instance of an event. EFTSOON (10) EIDOLON (8) [noun] An image or representation of an idea; a representation of an ideal form; an apparition of some actual or imaginary entity, or of some aspect of reality. | [noun] A phantom, a ghost or elusive entity. EINKORN (11) [noun] Einkorn wheat. EISWEIN (10) [noun] Ice wine ELASTIN (7) [noun] A protein, similar to collagen, found in connective tissue, that has elastic properties. ELATION (7) [noun] An exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism. | [noun] A feeling of joy and pride. | [noun] A collineation that fixes all points on a line (called its axis) and all lines though a point on the axis (called its center). ELISION (7) [noun] The deliberate omission of something. | [noun] The omission of a letter or syllable between two words; sometimes marked with an apostrophe. ELUSION (7) ELUTION (7) ELYSIAN (10) [adjective] Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location. | [adjective] Blissful, happy, heavenly. ELYTRON (10) [noun] A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects. EMBROWN (14) EMBRYON (14) EMOTION (9) [noun] A person's internal state of being and involuntary physiological response to an object or a situation, based on or tied to physical state and sensory data. | [noun] A reaction by a non-human organism with behavioral and physiological elements similar to a person's response. ENATION (7) [noun] A small outgrowth on the surface of a plant organ. | [noun] The generation of such an outgrowth. ENCHAIN (12) [verb] To restrain with, or as if with, chains. | [verb] To link together. ENDOGEN (9) ENGRAIN (8) [verb] To dye with a fast or lasting colour. | [verb] To make (something) deeply part of something else. ENLIVEN (10) [verb] To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. | [verb] To make more lively, cheerful or interesting. ENTERON (7) ENTRAIN (7) [verb] To draw along as a current does. | [verb] To suspend small particles in the current of a fluid. | [verb] To set up or propagate a signal, such as an oscillation. | [verb] To get into or board a railway train. ENVIRON (10) [noun] (especially in plural) A surrounding area | [verb] To surround; to encircle. EPIGEAN (10) EPIZOON (18) [noun] An external animal parasite. EPSILON (9) [noun] The name for the fifth letter of the Greek alphabet, ε or Ε, preceded by delta (Δ, δ) and followed by zeta (Ζ, ζ). | [noun] In IPA, the phonetic symbol ɛ that represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel. | [noun] An arbitrarily small quantity. ERASION (7) EREPSIN (9) EROSION (7) [noun] The result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face. | [noun] The changing of a surface by mechanical action, friction, thermal expansion contraction, or impact. | [noun] The gradual loss of something as a result of an ongoing process. ETESIAN (7) [noun] A dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. | [adjective] Pertaining to a dry north wind which blows in the eastern Mediterranean. EUDEMON (10) EVASION (10) [noun] The act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding. EXCITON (16) [noun] A bound state of an electron and an electron hole in an insulator or semiconductor EXILIAN (14) EXPLAIN (16) [verb] To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of. | [verb] To give a valid excuse for past behavior. | [verb] To make flat, smooth out. EXURBAN (16) FACTION (12) [noun] A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. | [noun] Strife; discord. | [noun] A form of literature, film etc., that treats real people or events as if they were fiction; a mix of fact and fiction FASHION (13) [noun] A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons. | [noun] Popular trends. | [noun] A style or manner in which something is done. FENURON (10) FERMION (12) [noun] (Standard Model) Any elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wavefunction of any system of identical such particles changes sign whenever two are swapped); a baryon, a lepton or a quark; (slightly more loosely) any such particle or any composite particle composed of fermions. FESTOON (10) [noun] An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. | [noun] A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament. | [noun] A raised cable with light globes attached. FIBROIN (12) [noun] A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs FICTION (12) [noun] Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. | [noun] A verbal or written account that is not based on actual events (often intended to mislead). | [noun] A legal fiction. FIFTEEN (13) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). FINIKIN (14) FIREMAN (12) [noun] Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. | [noun] A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship. | [noun] By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. FIREMEN (12) [noun] Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire. | [noun] A person (originally a man) who keeps the fire going underneath a steam boiler (originally, shoveling coal by hand), particularly on a railroad locomotive or steamship. | [noun] By extension of the above, an assistant on any locomotive, whether steam-powered or not. FIREPAN (12) FISSION (10) [noun] The process whereby one item splits to become two. | [noun] Short for nuclear fission: The process of splitting the nucleus of an atom into smaller particles. | [noun] The process by which a bacterium splits to form two daughter cells. FLAGMAN (13) [noun] A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling. FLAGMEN (13) [noun] A man who carries a flag, especially one used for signalling. FLANKEN (14) FLATTEN (10) [verb] To make something flat or flatter. | [verb] To press one's body tightly against a surface, such as a wall or floor, especially in order to avoid being seen or harmed. | [verb] To knock down or lay low. FLEXION (17) [noun] The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. | [noun] The state of being bent or flexed. | [noun] Deviation from straightness. FLUORIN (10) FLUXION (17) [noun] The derivative of a function. | [noun] The action of flowing. | [noun] A difference or variation. FOGHORN (14) [noun] A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats. FOLACIN (12) [noun] Folic acid FOOTMAN (12) [noun] A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. | [noun] A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. | [noun] A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage. FOOTMEN (12) [noun] A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. | [noun] A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. | [noun] A servant who runs in front of his master's carriage. FORAMEN (12) [noun] An opening, an orifice; a short passage. FOREIGN (11) [noun] A foreign person, particularly: | [noun] A foreign ship. | [noun] Clipping of chamber foreign: an outhouse. FOREMAN (12) [noun] The leader of a work crew. | [noun] The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf. | [noun] (during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands. FOREMEN (12) [noun] The leader of a work crew. | [noun] The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf. | [noun] (during the era of slavery) A black (slave) assistant to the white overseer who managed field hands. FORERAN (10) [verb] To run in front. | [verb] To precede; to forecast or foreshadow. FORERUN (10) [verb] To run in front. | [verb] To precede; to forecast or foreshadow. FORLORN (10) [verb] To abandon, forsake. | [noun] A forlorn hope. | [noun] A member of a forlorn hope. FORWORN (13) FOURGON (11) FOXSKIN (21) FREEMAN (12) [noun] A free person, particularly: FREEMEN (12) [noun] A free person, particularly: FRESHEN (13) [verb] To become fresh. | [verb] (of wind) To become stronger. | [verb] (of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk. FRISSON (10) [noun] A sudden surge of excitement. | [noun] A shiver, a thrill. FROGMAN (13) [noun] A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear). | [noun] A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL. FROGMEN (13) [noun] A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear). | [noun] A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL. FRONTON (10) [noun] A pediment. | [noun] A two-walled or single-walled court used as a playing area for Basque pelota. FUCHSIN (15) [noun] A dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C20H19N3·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour. FUSTIAN (10) [noun] A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff. | [noun] A class of cloth including corduroy and velveteen. | [noun] Pompous, inflated or pretentious writing or speech. GADROON (9) [noun] Any of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc. | [noun] A godroon. GALLEIN (8) GALLEON (8) [noun] A large, three masted, square rigged sailing ship with at least two decks. GALLOON (8) [noun] A braided trimming with bullion thread, used on men's coats in the eighteenth century, on women's apparel in the nineteenth, and on such furnishings as draperies or cushions. GAMELAN (10) [noun] A genre of music of Indonesian origin typically featuring metallophones, xylophones, drums, gongs and a bamboo flute (called a siuling). | [noun] The name of the ensemble performing this style of music. GASTRIN (8) [noun] A hormone that stimulates the production of gastric acid in the stomach GATEMAN (10) [noun] A gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate. GATEMEN (10) [noun] A gatekeeper; a person who guards a gate. GELATIN (8) [noun] A protein derived through partial hydrolysis of the collagen extracted from animal skin, bones, cartilage, ligaments, etc. | [noun] An edible jelly made from this material. | [noun] A thin, translucent membrane used as a filter for photography or for theatrical lighting effects. GENTIAN (8) [noun] Any of various herbs of the family Gentianaceae found in temperate and mountainous regions with violet or blue flowers. | [noun] The dried roots and rhizome of a European gentian (Gentiana lutea), used as a tonic. GHERKIN (15) [noun] A small cucumber, often pickled whole. | [noun] The penis. GIGATON (9) [noun] A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many billion tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. | [noun] One billion tons. GITTERN (8) [noun] A small, quill-plucked, gut-strung musical instrument, most commonly with three to four strings in doubles courses; it is a flat-backed predecessor of the guitar, and it originated around the 13th century, coming to Europe via Moorish Spain. | [verb] To play on the gittern. GLADDEN (10) [verb] To cause (something) to become more glad. | [verb] To become more glad in one's disposition. GLEEMAN (10) [noun] A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer. GLEEMEN (10) [noun] A professional singer, bard, or other entertainer. GLIADIN (9) GLISTEN (8) [noun] A glistening shine from a wet surface. | [verb] (of a wet or greasy surface) To reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash. GLONOIN (8) GLUTTON (8) [noun] One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer. | [noun] One who consumes voraciously, obsessively, or to excess | [noun] The wolverine, Gulo gulo. GODDAMN (12) [adjective] Damned by God. | [adjective] Used as an intensifier. | [interjection] An expression of anger, surprise, intense excitment or frustration. GODROON (9) GOLDARN (9) GOLDURN (9) GOODMAN (11) [noun] A familiar appellation of civility. | [noun] A husband; the master of a house or family. GOODMEN (11) [noun] A familiar appellation of civility. | [noun] A husband; the master of a house or family. GOSSOON (8) [noun] A young boy, a servant boy; a lackey. GRAPLIN (10) GREATEN (8) GREISEN (8) [noun] A highly altered granitic rock containing quartz and mica. GREMLIN (10) [noun] A mythical creature reputed to be mischievously inclined to damage or dismantle machinery. | [noun] (by extension) Any mysterious, unknown source of trouble or mischief. | [noun] A young inexperienced surfer. GREYHEN (14) GRIFFIN (14) [noun] A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. | [noun] A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. | [noun] An English variety of apple. GRIFFON (14) [noun] A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. | [noun] A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. | [noun] An English variety of apple. GRIPMAN (12) GRIPMEN (12) GRISKIN (12) [noun] A lean cut of meat from the loin of a pig. | [noun] The bones, particularly the spine, of a pig. GRUNION (8) [noun] Either of two small fish, of the genus Leuresthes, found along the coast of Mexico and southern California, that spawn in the wet sand at certain high tides. GRUTTEN (8) GRYPHON (16) [noun] A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. | [noun] A large vulture (Gyps fulvus) found in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa, and Asia Minor, supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. | [noun] An English variety of apple. GUDGEON (10) [noun] A small freshwater fish, Gobio gobio, that is native to Eurasia. | [noun] Any of various similar small fish of the family Eleotridae, often used as bait. | [noun] A person apt to take the bait; one easily cheated or duped; also, an idiot. | [noun] A circular or cylindrical fitting, often made of metal, into which a pin or pintle fits to create a hinge or pivoting joint. GUERDON (9) [noun] A reward, prize or recompense for a service; an accolade. | [verb] To give such a reward to. HABITAN (12) HACKMAN (18) HACKMEN (18) HAGBORN (13) HAIRPIN (12) [noun] A pin or fastener for the hair. | [noun] A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme. | [noun] A very tight bend in a road. HALCYON (15) [noun] A kingfisher said in classical mythology to nest on the sea, thereby calming the waters. | [noun] A tropical kingfisher of the genus Halcyon, such as the sacred kingfisher (Halcyon sancta) of Australia. | [adjective] Pertaining to the halcyon or kingfisher. HALOGEN (11) [noun] Any element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine and astatine, which form a salt by direct union with a metal. | [noun] A light fixture in which the filament is surrounded by an atmosphere of a halogen gas, HANDGUN (12) [noun] A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be held and operated with a single hand. HANGMAN (13) [noun] An executioner responsible for hanging criminals. | [noun] (games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows. HANGMEN (13) [noun] An executioner responsible for hanging criminals. | [noun] (games) A guessing game where one has to guess the word an opponent is thinking of by guessing one letter at a time, and involving the gradual drawing of a stick figure hanging from the gallows. HANUMAN (12) [noun] The entellus (Semnopithecus entellus, syn. Presbytis entellus) HARDPAN (13) [noun] A former lake, especially a lake that has dried and habitually remains dry, opposed to playas. | [noun] A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water. HARIJAN (17) HARPOON (12) [noun] A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish. | [noun] A harmonica. | [verb] To shoot something with a harpoon. HARSHEN (13) [verb] To make, or to become harsh; render hard and rough. | [verb] To render peevish, morose, or austere. HEADMAN (13) [noun] The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group. | [noun] The leader of a village. | [noun] Headmaster HEADMEN (13) [noun] The person in charge of an organization, clan, tribe, or other group. | [noun] The leader of a village. | [noun] Headmaster HEADPIN (13) HEARKEN (14) [verb] (obsolete except poetic) To hear (something) with attention; to have regard to (something). | [verb] To listen; to attend or give heed to what is uttered; to hear with attention, compliance, or obedience. | [verb] To enquire; to seek information. HEARTEN (10) [verb] To give heart to; to encourage, urge on, cheer, give confidence to. HEATHEN (13) [noun] An adherent of the Germanic neo-pagan faith of Heathenry. | [adjective] Pertaining or adhering to the Germanic neo-pagan faith Heathenry. | [noun] A person who does not follow a Christian religion; a pagan. HEGUMEN (13) HELICON (12) [noun] A large tuba whose coils fit around the player's shoulders. | [noun] A low-frequency electromagnetic wave observed in various plasmas. HELLION (10) [noun] An unruly, rowdy or mischievous person | [noun] An evil person | [noun] The larva of the dobsonfly HEMATIN (12) [noun] Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state. | [noun] Hemin. HEPARIN (12) [noun] A glycosaminoglycan, originally isolated from liver cells, now made synthetically for medical use, used as an anticoagulant HERDMAN (13) HERDMEN (13) HESSIAN (10) [noun] A strong, coarse fabric made from hemp or jute, often used for making sacks. HEXAGON (18) [noun] A polygon with six sides and six angles. HEXOSAN (17) HIRUDIN (11) HOARSEN (10) [verb] To make or become hoarse. HOATZIN (19) [noun] A bird, Opisthocomus hoazin, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen. HOEDOWN (14) [noun] A type of American folk or square dance. | [noun] The type of music typically played for such a dance | [noun] A gathering at which such dances take place. HORDEIN (11) HORIZON (19) [noun] The visible horizontal line or point (in all directions) that appears to connect the Earth to the sky. | [noun] The range or limit of one's knowledge, experience or interest; a boundary or threshold. | [noun] The range or limit of any dimension in which one exists. HYPERON (15) [noun] Any baryon with a non-zero strangeness (i.e., whose composition includes one or more strange or anti-strange quarks). IMBROWN (14) IMPREGN (12) INDAMIN (10) INDICAN (10) [noun] A glucoside obtained from woad and other plants, the source of natural indigo. | [noun] An indigo-forming substance found in urine and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin); an indoxyl sulphate of potash. INDIGEN (9) INDRAWN (11) [adjective] Having been drawn in or inward. | [adjective] Mentally withdrawn; introspective. INDULIN (8) INGRAIN (8) [noun] An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet. | [verb] To dye with a fast or lasting colour. | [verb] To make (something) deeply part of something else. INGROWN (11) [adjective] That has grown inwards or abnormally towards (a part of the body) INHIBIN (12) [noun] A peptide hormone, secreted by the gonads, which inhibits the secretion of follicle-stimulating hormone and is thus under consideration as a male contraceptive INHUMAN (12) [adjective] Of or pertaining to inhumanity and the indifferently cruel, sadistic or barbaric behavior it brings. INKHORN (14) [noun] A small portable container, often made of horn, used to carry ink. | [noun] (used attributively, of vocabulary) Pedantic, obscurely scholarly. INSULIN (7) [noun] A polypeptide hormone that regulates carbohydrate metabolism. INWOVEN (13) IONOGEN (8) ISOSPIN (9) [noun] A quantum number or symmetry related to the strong interaction. JACOBIN (18) [noun] Any hummingbird in the genus Florisuga. JALAPIN (16) JARGOON (15) [noun] A variety of zircon. | [noun] A fake ring or other jewellery sold as genuine. JAVELIN (17) [noun] A light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon. | [noun] A metal-tipped spear thrown for distance in an athletic field event. | [verb] To pierce with a javelin. JAZZMAN (34) [noun] A male member of a jazz band. JAZZMEN (34) [noun] A male member of a jazz band. JIGSAWN (18) JILLION (14) [noun] An unspecified large number (of). JUNKMAN (20) [noun] A seller of junk. JUNKMEN (20) [noun] A seller of junk. JURYMAN (19) [noun] One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror. JURYMEN (19) [noun] One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror. KAMSEEN (13) KEELSON (11) [noun] A longitudinal beam fastened on top of the keel of a vessel for strength and stiffness. KERATIN (11) [noun] The protein of which hair and nails are composed. KEROGEN (12) [noun] Any organic matter present in a sedimentary rock that is insoluble in organic solvents; the precursor of oil and natural gas KHAMSIN (16) [noun] A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand. KIDSKIN (16) [noun] The skin or hide of a kid, i.e., a young goat. | [noun] The leather made from such skins. KILOTON (11) [noun] A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. KINETIN (11) [noun] A tricyclic heterocyclic plant hormone that promotes cell division KINGPIN (14) [noun] (motorized vehicles) The axis around which steered wheels pivot; a bolt that holds the axis in place—a kingbolt. | [noun] The pin at the centre of the triangle of bowling pins (originally the tallest pin in kayles). Sometimes also the headpin at the apex. | [noun] The most important person in an undertaking or organization. KINSMAN (13) [noun] A male relative. KINSMEN (13) [noun] A male relative. KIPSKIN (17) KIRKMAN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KIRKMEN (17) [noun] A clergyman or officer in a kirk. | [noun] A member of the Church of Scotland. KITCHEN (16) [noun] A room or area for preparing food. | [noun] Cuisine. | [noun] The nape of a person's hairline, often referring to its uncombed or "nappy" look. KLAVERN (14) KNEEPAN (13) KREMLIN (13) [noun] (Russian architecture) A fortified, central complex found in various Russian cities. KRYPTON (16) [noun] The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere. | [noun] An atom of this element. LACTEAN (9) LADYKIN (15) LAMBKIN (15) [noun] A young lamb, a very young sheep. | [noun] A term of endearment. LAMPION (11) LAMPOON (11) [noun] A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution. | [verb] To satirize or poke fun at. LANDMAN (10) [noun] Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman. | [noun] In the United States, a person involved in determining, transferring, or managing mineral rights, to include oil (petroleum) and natural gas exploration, development, and production. LANDMEN (10) [noun] Someone who lives or works on land, as opposed to a seaman. | [noun] In the United States, a person involved in determining, transferring, or managing mineral rights, to include oil (petroleum) and natural gas exploration, development, and production. LANOLIN (7) [noun] A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments. LANTERN (7) [noun] A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. | [noun] Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight). | [noun] An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. LARDOON (8) [noun] A meat strip used for larding, especially salted pork. LEADMAN (10) LEADMEN (10) LECTERN (9) [noun] A stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service. | [noun] A similar stand to support a lecturer's notes. LECTION (9) [noun] The act of reading. | [noun] A reading of a religious text; a lesson to be read in church etc. LEGHORN (11) [noun] A type of dried plaited wheat straw fabric. | [noun] A hat made from that fabric. | [noun] A small white chicken of a hardy breed. LEGUMIN (10) LENSMAN (9) [noun] A male photographer LENSMEN (9) [noun] A male photographer LESBIAN (9) [noun] A homosexual woman, one who is mostly or exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women. | [noun] A homosexual female animal. | [adjective] (of a woman) Homosexual, gay; preferring mostly or exclusively women as romantic or sexual partners. LETDOWN (11) [noun] A disappointment or anticlimax. | [noun] The neurohormonal release of milk in dairy cows or in breastfeeding human mothers. LETHEAN (10) [adjective] Of or relating to death or forgetfulness. LEVULIN (10) LEXICON (16) [noun] The vocabulary of a language. | [noun] A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes. | [noun] A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic. LIAISON (7) [noun] Communication between two parties or groups. | [noun] Co-operation, working together. | [noun] A relayer of information between two forces in an army or during war. LIFTMAN (12) LIFTMEN (12) LIGHTEN (11) [verb] To make brighter or clearer; to illuminate. | [verb] To become brighter or clearer; to brighten. | [verb] To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or like, lightning; to flash. | [verb] To alleviate; to reduce the burden of. | [verb] To descend; to light. LIGROIN (8) [noun] A petroleum fraction boiling 75°-125°C used as a solvent and fuel. LIMACON (11) LIMPKIN (15) [noun] A large bird, Aramus guarauna, found in marshes in the Caribbean, Central America and southern Florida. LINEMAN (9) [noun] A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman | [noun] A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage LINEMEN (9) [noun] A person who installs and repairs overhead cables (either power or telephone); a linesman | [noun] A player who specializes in play at the line of scrimmage LINKMAN (13) [noun] An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. | [noun] A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. | [noun] A man who acts as a link or connection. LINKMEN (13) [noun] An adult linkboy; one bearing a torch or light. | [noun] A player who uses speed and dexterity to keep an attacking team's downfield progress fluid. | [noun] A man who acts as a link or connection. LINURON (7) LOBEFIN (12) [noun] Any of the fish of the class Sarcopterygii. LORGNON (8) LOWBORN (12) [adjective] Born in a family of low status. LOWDOWN (14) [noun] The story or truth. | [adjective] Unfair; shameful. LUPULIN (9) [noun] Small hairs obtained from the strobili of the hop plant. | [noun] The bitter aromatic principle of the hop. LUTHERN (10) [noun] A dormer window. LYNCEAN (12) LYSOGEN (11) MADZOON (19) MAILMAN (11) [noun] Someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes MAILMEN (11) [noun] Someone (implied male) who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes MALISON (9) [noun] A curse, a malediction. MANAKIN (13) [noun] Any of several small South American passerine birds of the family Pipridae. | [noun] A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. MANIKIN (13) [noun] A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. | [noun] A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes MANSION (9) [noun] A large house or building, usually built for the wealthy. | [noun] A luxurious flat (apartment). | [noun] A house provided for a clergyman; a manse. MARCHEN (14) MARTIAN (9) [adjective] Of or relating to the planet Mars, or its imagined inhabitants. | [adjective] Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars; aggressive, bellicose. | [adjective] Pertaining to battle or war; martial, military. MATZOON (18) MAUDLIN (10) [noun] The Magdalene; Mary Magdalene. | [noun] Either of two aromatic plants, costmary or sweet yarrow. | [noun] A Magdalene house; a brothel. MAXIMIN (18) [noun] In decision theory and game theory etc, a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play. | [verb] To employ a maximin algorithm. MEATMAN (11) MEATMEN (11) MEDUSAN (10) MEGATON (10) [noun] A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many million tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. MELANIN (9) [noun] Any of a group of naturally occurring dark pigments, especially the pigment found in skin, hair, fur, and feathers. MENAZON (18) MENTION (9) [noun] A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of. | [noun] A social media feed, a list of replies or posts mentioning a person. | [verb] To make a short reference to something. MESSMAN (11) MESSMEN (11) METOPON (11) MIDIRON (10) [noun] An iron golf club with more lift than a driver. MIDNOON (10) MIDTOWN (13) [noun] The part of a city between uptown and downtown MILKMAN (15) [noun] A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. MILKMEN (15) [noun] A man who delivers milk to households and sometimes businesses early in the morning. MILLION (9) [numeral] (long and short scales) The cardinal number 1,000,000: 106; a thousand thousand. | [numeral] An unspecified very large number. MILLRUN (9) MINIKIN (13) [noun] A young person, especially a young woman. | [noun] A small or insignificant person, thing or amount. | [noun] A little pin. MINIVAN (12) [noun] A small van. MISCOIN (11) MISJOIN (16) MISLAIN (9) MISPLAN (11) MISSION (9) [noun] A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself. | [noun] Religious evangelism. | [noun] (in the plural, "the missions") third world charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid. MITOGEN (10) [noun] Any substance that stimulates mitosis MOISTEN (9) [verb] To make moist or moister. | [verb] To become moist or moister. MONAXON (16) MONERAN (9) MONSOON (9) [noun] Any of a number of winds associated with regions where most rain falls during a particular season. | [noun] Tropical rainy season when the rain lasts for several months with few interruptions. | [noun] The rains themselves. MONURON (9) MOORHEN (12) [noun] Any of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins. | [noun] A female red grouse, Lagopus lagopus scotica. MORPHIN (14) MORRION (9) MOUFLON (12) [noun] A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. MUEDDIN (11) MUEZZIN (27) [noun] The person who issues the call to prayer from one of the minarets of a mosque. MULLEIN (9) [noun] Any of several European and Asian plants, of the genus Verbascum, that have yellow flowers and downy leaves; the velvet plant. MULLION (9) [noun] A vertical bar between the panes of glass or casements of a window or the panels of a screen. | [verb] To shape into divisions by means of mullions. MUNNION (9) MURRAIN (9) [noun] Plague, infectious disease, pestilence. | [noun] Any of several highly infectious diseases of cattle such as anthrax. MUTAGEN (10) [noun] Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation. NANKEEN (11) [noun] A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. NARCEIN (9) NEGATON (8) NEPHRON (12) [noun] The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine. NEUSTON (7) [noun] All the organisms that live at the surface of water. NEUTRON (7) [noun] A subatomic particle forming part of the nucleus of an atom and having no charge; it is a combination of an up quark and two down quarks. NEWBORN (12) [noun] A recently born baby. | [adjective] Recently born. | [adjective] Born anew, reborn. NEWMOWN (15) NEWSMAN (12) [noun] A reporter; a person in the profession of providing news. NEWSMEN (12) [noun] A reporter; a person in the profession of providing news. NICOTIN (9) NINEPIN (9) NOCTURN (9) [noun] The night office of the Christian liturgy of the Hours, such as is performed in monasteries. | [noun] A portion of the psalter used during nocturns. NONAGON (8) [noun] A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon NONIRON (7) NUCLEIN (9) NUCLEON (9) [noun] One of the subatomic particles of the atomic nucleus, i.e. a proton or a neutron. OARSMAN (9) [noun] A man who rows a boat, either alone or with others. OARSMEN (9) [noun] A man who rows a boat, either alone or with others. OCTAGON (10) [noun] A polygon with eight sides and eight angles. | [noun] Often in the form Octagon: the arena for mixed martial arts. OESTRIN (7) OILSKIN (11) [noun] Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | [noun] A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | [noun] (by extension) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials. OMICRON (11) [noun] The 15th letter of Classical and Modern Greek, and the 16th in Ancient and Old Greek. OMIKRON (13) OPINION (9) [noun] A subjective belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed about a topic, issue, person or thing. | [noun] The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation. | [noun] Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem. OPPIDAN (12) [noun] A town dweller. | [noun] (also Oppidan) A class of student in traditional English public schools such as Eton; opposed to colleger or King's Scholar. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to a town or conurbation. OPSONIN (9) [noun] Any chemical produced by the body, including antibodies and complement proteins, that causes a pathogen to be more susceptible to phagocytosis. ORATION (7) [noun] A formal, often ceremonial speech. | [noun] A lengthy speech or argument in a private setting. | [noun] A specific form of short, solemn prayer said by the president of the liturgical celebration on behalf of the people. ORGANON (8) [noun] A set of principles that are used in science or philosophy. | [noun] The name given by Aristotle's followers to his six works on logic. ORTOLAN (7) [noun] A small European migratory bunting (Emberiza hortulana), once eaten whole as a delicacy. | [noun] Any of various similar birds, especially the bobolink, sora, or snow bunting. OTTOMAN (9) [noun] An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen, etc. | [noun] A low stool or thick cushion used to rest the feet or as a seat. | [noun] A fabric with a pronounced ribbed or corded effect, often made of silk or a mixture of cotton and silk-like yarns. OUABAIN (9) [noun] A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas. OUTBURN (9) OUTEARN (7) [verb] To make more money than, to earn more than. OUTFAWN (13) OUTGAIN (8) OUTGRIN (8) OUTLAIN (7) OUTPLAN (9) OUTSEEN (7) OUTSPAN (9) [noun] The place where one outspans. | [noun] An area on a farm kept available for travellers to rest and refresh their animals | [verb] To release oxen from harness. OUTTURN (7) [noun] An amount produced during a specified period; output or turnout | [verb] To surpass in turning; to turn better than. OUTWORN (10) [verb] To wear out. | [verb] To outlast; to survive or outlive longer than. | [adjective] No longer usable OVARIAN (10) [adjective] Relating to the ovaries. OVATION (10) [noun] A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph. | [noun] (by extension) A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement. | [noun] (by extension) Prolonged enthusiastic applause. | [noun] The act of laying eggs. OVERMAN (12) [noun] A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine. | [noun] A person with great powers; a superman. | [verb] To provide with too many personnel; overstaff. OVERMEN (12) [noun] A person who supervises others; a supervisor, especially in a mine. | [noun] A person with great powers; a superman. OVERRAN (10) [verb] To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively. | [verb] To infest, swarm over, flow over. | [verb] To run past; to run beyond. OVERRUN (10) [noun] An instance of overrunning | [noun] The amount by which something overruns | [noun] Air that is whipped into a frozen dessert to make it easier to serve and eat. PACKMAN (17) [noun] Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman. PACKMEN (17) [noun] Someone who travels with a pack, especially a travelling salesman. PACTION (11) PALADIN (10) [noun] A heroic champion (especially a knightly one). | [noun] A defender or advocate of a noble cause. (A defender of faith). | [noun] Any of the twelve Companions of the court of Emperor Charlemagne. PAMPEAN (13) PAPAYAN (14) PAPHIAN (14) PARAGON (10) [noun] A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others. | [noun] A companion; a match; an equal. | [noun] Comparison; competition. PASSION (9) [noun] Any great, strong, powerful emotion, especially romantic love or extreme hate. | [noun] Fervor, determination. | [noun] An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest. PASTERN (9) [noun] The part of a horse's leg between the fetlock joint and the hoof. | [noun] A shackle for horses while pasturing. | [noun] A patten. PATROON (9) [noun] One of the landowning Dutch grandees of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, especially after it became a British possession renamed as New York. PATTERN (9) [noun] Model, example. | [noun] A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. | [noun] A naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect. PEEBEEN (11) PELICAN (11) [noun] Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch. | [noun] A native or resident of the American state of Louisiana. | [noun] A retort or still having a curved tube or tubes leading back from the head to the body for continuous condensation and redistillation. PEMICAN (13) PENGUIN (10) [noun] Any of several flightless sea birds, of order Sphenisciformes, found in the Southern Hemisphere, marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage. | [noun] An auk (sometimes especially a great auk), a bird of the Northern Hemisphere. | [noun] A nun (association through appearance, because of the black and white habit). PENSION (9) [noun] An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. | [noun] A boarding house or small hotel, especially in continental Europe, which typically offers lodging and certain meals and services. | [noun] A wage or fee. PEREION (9) PERIGON (10) PERTAIN (9) [verb] To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of | [verb] To relate, to refer, be relevant to | [verb] To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable PHAETON (12) [noun] A light four-wheeled open carriage drawn by four horses | [noun] A large open touring motorcar with a folding top PICOLIN (11) PIGSKIN (14) [noun] Leather made from the skin of a pig. | [noun] A football. | [noun] A white. PIKEMAN (15) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike. | [noun] A person who operates a turnpike. | [noun] A miner who works with a pick. PIKEMEN (15) [noun] A soldier armed with a pike. | [noun] A person who operates a turnpike. | [noun] A miner who works with a pick. PILLION (9) [noun] A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. | [noun] A similar second saddle on a motorcycle for a passenger. | [noun] The person riding in the pillion. PIROGEN (10) PLASMIN (11) [noun] A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots. PLASMON (11) [noun] All the genetic material in an organism. | [noun] The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium. PLATOON (9) [noun] A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company. | [noun] A group of self-driving vehicles travelling in a close convoy and communicating electronically with each other. | [verb] To alternate starts with a teammate of opposite handedness, depending on the handedness of the opposing pitcher PLAYPEN (14) [noun] An enclosure for children to play in. PLEURON (9) [noun] A lateral sclerite of a thoracic segment of an arthropod between the tergum and the sternum. PLOSION (9) [noun] Pronunciation of a consonant that is characterised by completely blocking the flow of air through the mouth. PLOWMAN (14) [noun] A man who plows land with a plough. PLOWMEN (14) [noun] A man who plows land with a plough. PLUMPEN (13) PLUVIAN (12) POCOSIN (11) [noun] A low, wooded swamp in (especially coastal) Eastern Maryland or Virginia; a palustrine wetland with deep, acidic peat soils. POLARON (9) POLYGON (13) [noun] A plane figure bounded by edges that are all straight lines. | [noun] The boundary of such a figure. | [noun] (more generally) A figure comprising vertices and (not necessarily straight) edges, alternatingly. PONTOON (9) [noun] A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. | [noun] A floating structure supporting a bridge or dock. | [noun] A box used to raise a sunken vessel. | [noun] A card game in which the object is to obtain cards whose value adds up to, or nearly to, 21 but not exceed it. POPCORN (13) [noun] A snack food made from corn/maize kernels popped by dry heating. | [noun] A type of maize with a hard outer hull that, along with the type of starch it contains, makes it suitable for popping. | [noun] A kind of stitch similar to a bobble. PORTION (9) [noun] An allocated amount. | [noun] That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a whole; a separated part of anything. | [noun] One's fate; lot. POSTEEN (9) POSTERN (9) [noun] A back gate, back door, side entrance, or other gateway distinct from the main entrance. | [noun] By extension, a separate or hidden way in or out of a place, situation etc. | [noun] A subterranean passage communicating between the parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the interior of the outworks. POSTMAN (11) [noun] Someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. | [noun] One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman. POSTMEN (11) [noun] Someone (implied male) who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes. | [noun] One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman. POTHEEN (12) [noun] Illegally produced Irish whiskey; moonshine. | [noun] (by extension) An unlicensed drinking establishment selling illegally produced Irish whiskey. POTTEEN (9) PREDAWN (13) [noun] The period immediately preceding dawn. PRENOON (9) PREPLAN (11) [verb] To plan in advance PRETEEN (9) [noun] A child between 10 and 12 years of age, at the onset of adolescence. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or designed for, or being children between the ages of approximately 10 and 12. PREWARN (12) [verb] To warn beforehand; to forewarn. PRONOUN (9) [noun] (grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. PROPMAN (13) PROPMEN (13) PROTEAN (9) [adjective] Of or relating to Proteus | [adjective] Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms. PROTEIN (9) [noun] Any of numerous large, complex naturally-produced molecules composed of one or more long chains of amino acids, in which the amino acid groups are held together by peptide bonds. | [noun] (nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (i.e. meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes. | [noun] (nutrition) A food rich in protein, often a meat or meat substitute. PSAMMON (13) PTOMAIN (11) PTYALIN (12) [noun] A form of amylase found in saliva that breaks down starch into maltose and dextrin. PUCCOON (13) [noun] Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is used by the North American Indians, such as the bloodroot and two species of Lithospermum, Lithospermum hirtum and Lithospermum canescens. | [noun] The red pigment (dye) obtained from these plants. PULLMAN (11) PULSION (9) PUMPKIN (17) [noun] A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. | [noun] The round yellow or orange fruit of this plant. | [noun] The color of the fruit of the pumpkin plant. PURITAN (9) [noun] (often disapproving) a puritanical person | [adjective] (often disapproving) acting or behaving according to the Puritan morals (e.g. propagating modesty), especially with regard to pleasure, nudity and sex PURLOIN (9) [verb] To take the property of another, often in breach of trust; to appropriate wrongfully; to steal. | [verb] To commit theft; to thieve. PUSHPIN (14) [noun] A thumbtack. | [noun] An old children's game where pins are placed on a table and each player tries to push his pin so as to cross the other's. PUTAMEN (11) [noun] A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning. | [noun] A hard, shell-like covering. | [noun] The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit; endocarp. PYGMEAN (15) [adjective] Like a pygmy; very small. PYROGEN (13) [noun] Any substance that produces fever, or a rise in body temperature QUARTAN (16) [noun] A fever whose symptoms recur every four days. | [adjective] Recurring every four days; especially in designating a form of malaria with such symptoms. QUASSIN (16) QUICKEN (22) [verb] To give life to; to animate, make alive, revive. | [verb] To come back to life, receive life. | [verb] To take on a state of activity or vigour comparable to life; to be roused, excited. | [noun] The European rowan, Sorbus aucuparia. QUIETEN (16) [verb] To make quiet. | [verb] To become quiet. QUINTAN (16) QUINTIN (16) RACCOON (11) [noun] A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor. | [noun] Any mammal of the genus Procyon. | [noun] Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine. RAMEKIN (13) [noun] A small glass or earthenware dish, often white and circular, in which food is baked and served. | [noun] A cheese- or meat-based dish baked in a small mold. RAMPION (11) [noun] A species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus | [noun] Any of several flowering plants of the genus Phyteuma, within the family Campanulaceae. RATTEEN (7) RATTOON (7) RAVELIN (10) [noun] An outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon READORN (8) REALIGN (8) [verb] To bring back into alignment. | [verb] To align again or anew. REBEGAN (10) REBEGIN (10) REBEGUN (10) RECLEAN (9) RECROWN (12) REDRAWN (11) [verb] To draw again. REDSKIN (12) [noun] (now sometimes considered an ethnic slur and offensive) An American Indian, a Native American. | [noun] An anticapitalist skinhead. REEDMAN (10) REEDMEN (10) REFLOWN (13) REFRAIN (10) [verb] To hold back, to restrain (someone or something). | [verb] To show restraint; to hold oneself back. | [verb] To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb. | [noun] The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza. REGIMEN (10) [noun] Orderly government; system of order; administration. | [noun] Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation. | [noun] (grammar) object REGIVEN (11) REGREEN (8) REGROWN (11) [verb] To grow again a part that has been lost, shed or destroyed. | [adjective] That grew, was lost or destroyed, and regrew. RELAXIN (14) [noun] A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily RELEARN (7) [verb] To learn (something) again. RERISEN (7) RESHOWN (13) [verb] To show again. RETAKEN (11) [verb] To take something again | [verb] To take something back | [verb] To capture or occupy somewhere again RETRAIN (7) [verb] To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job REUNION (7) [noun] The process or act of reuniting. | [noun] A planned event at which members of a dispersed group meet together. REWAKEN (14) REWIDEN (11) REWOKEN (14) REWOVEN (13) ROCKOON (13) RODSMAN (10) RODSMEN (10) RONTGEN (8) ROUGHEN (11) [verb] To make rough. | [verb] To become rough. RUBDOWN (13) [noun] A quick, energetic massage. RUCTION (9) [noun] A noisy quarrel or fight. RUFFIAN (13) [noun] A scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person. | [noun] A pimp; a pander. | [noun] A lover; a paramour. RUNDOWN (11) [adjective] (of a person) Tired and exhausted. | [adjective] (of a place) Decrepit. | [adjective] (of a clockwork mechanism) Having the spring unwound. SABATON (9) SABAYON (12) [noun] A custard-like dessert made with egg yolks, sugar and Marsala wine. SACATON (9) SADIRON (8) SAFFRON (13) [noun] The plant Crocus sativus, a crocus. | [noun] A spice (seasoning) and colouring agent made from the stigma and part of the style of the plant, sometimes or formerly also used as a dye and insect repellent. | [noun] An orange-yellow colour, the colour of a lion's pelt. SAGAMAN (10) SAGAMEN (10) SALICIN (9) [noun] A glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally. SALPIAN (9) SALTERN (7) [noun] An area used for saltmaking, especially in the East Anglian fenlands. | [noun] A modern saltworks. SALTPAN (9) [noun] A dry lake or playa whose level bed contains abundant salt. | [noun] A man-made pond where salty water is evaporated to recover salt and/or other minerals. SAMISEN (9) [noun] A kind of three-stringed Japanese fretless lute. SANDMAN (10) [noun] A legendary figure who is said to bring good sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes. | [noun] Used as a symbol of the passage of time toward death. SANDMEN (10) SAPONIN (9) [noun] Any of various steroid glycosides found in plant tissues that dissolve in water to give a soapy froth. SAURIAN (7) [adjective] Like or resembling a lizard. | [noun] (properly) A reptile of the suborder Sauria. | [noun] (popularly) Any large reptilian animal, including crocodiles and reptilian aliens. SAVARIN (10) [noun] A type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor SAXHORN (17) [noun] Any of a group of similar brass instruments, resembling a bugle in shape, but with valves SCULPIN (11) [noun] A small fish of the family Cottidae, usually lacking scales. Often found on river bottoms and in tidal pools. | [noun] A person who makes mischief. SECTION (9) [noun] A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something. | [noun] A part, piece, subdivision of anything. | [noun] A part of a document. SEEDMAN (10) SEEDMEN (10) SERICIN (9) SESSION (7) [noun] An informal gathering of musicians to play music, especially improvised jazz or a similar genre. | [noun] A period devoted to a particular activity, e.g. the annual or semiannual periods of a legislative body (that together comprise the legislative term) whose individual meetings are also called sessions. | [noun] A meeting of a council, court, school, or legislative body to conduct its business. SEXTAIN (14) SHAITAN (10) [noun] A demon, a devil an enemy of divine | [noun] Iblis, Satan. | [noun] A dust storm. SHARPEN (12) [verb] (sometimes figurative) To make sharp. | [verb] To become sharp. SHEBEAN (12) SHEBEEN (12) [noun] An unlicensed drinking establishment, especially in Ireland, Scotland, and South Africa. SHEITAN (10) SHIPMAN (14) SHIPMEN (14) SHIPPEN (14) [noun] A stable; a cowhouse. SHIPPON (14) [noun] A cattle-shed. SHODDEN (12) SHOPMAN (14) [noun] The proprietor, manager or operator of a small store. SHOPMEN (14) [noun] The proprietor, manager or operator of a small store. SHORTEN (10) [verb] To make shorter; to abbreviate. | [verb] To become shorter. | [verb] To make deficient (as to); to deprive (of). SHOTGUN (11) [noun] A gun which fires loads typically consisting of small metal balls, called shot, from a cartridge. | [noun] The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. | [noun] A one-story dwelling with no hallways or corridors, with the rooms arranged in a straight line. SHOTTEN (10) SHOWMAN (15) [noun] A person who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show. | [noun] A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity. SHOWMEN (15) [noun] A person who produces or presents shows as a profession, especially the proprietor, manager, or MC of a circus or variety show. | [noun] A person skilled in dramatic or entertaining presentation, performance, or publicity. SHRIVEN (13) [verb] To question. | [verb] To hear or receive a confession (of sins etc.) | [verb] To prescribe penance or absolution. SIDEMAN (10) [noun] A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member. | [noun] Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant. SIDEMEN (10) [noun] A soloist playing with a band or group of which he is not a regular member. | [noun] Somebody who is unimportant or irrelevant. SIERRAN (7) SILICON (9) [noun] A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855. | [noun] A single atom of this element. | [noun] Computing SILVERN (10) [adjective] Made of silver; or resembling or characteristic of silver; silvery. SIRLOIN (7) [noun] A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English). | [noun] A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English). SIXTEEN (14) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI. SLACKEN (13) [verb] To gradually decrease in intensity or tautness; to become slack. | [verb] To make slack, less taut, or less intense. | [verb] To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake. SLEEKEN (11) SLIDDEN (9) SLURBAN (9) SMARTEN (9) [verb] To make smarter in appearance; to refurbish or spruce up. | [verb] To increase the speed of (one's travel on foot, etc.). | [verb] To augment with computer technology. SMIDGEN (11) [noun] A very small quantity or amount. SMIDGIN (11) [noun] A very small quantity or amount. SMITTEN (9) [verb] To hit, to strike. | [verb] To strike down or kill with godly force. | [verb] To injure with divine power. SNOWMAN (12) [noun] A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth). | [noun] A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs). | [noun] A playing card with the rank of eight. SNOWMEN (12) [noun] A humanoid figure made with large snowballs stacked on each other. Human traits like a face and arms may be fashioned with sticks (arms), a carrot (nose), and stones or coal (eyes, mouth). | [noun] A score of eight, especially within one inning (in baseball) or on one hole (in golf, where it is also known as dogballs). | [noun] A playing card with the rank of eight. SOCKMAN (15) SOCKMEN (15) SOJOURN (14) [noun] A short stay somewhere. | [noun] A temporary residence. | [verb] To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger. SOKEMAN (13) SOKEMEN (13) SOLANIN (7) SOLITON (7) [noun] A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems). SOUPCON (11) [noun] A very small amount; a hint; a trace, slight idea; an inkling. | [noun] A suspicion; a suggestion. SOYBEAN (12) [noun] A legume plant (Glycine max), commonly cultivated for human and animal consumption and as a nitrogen-fixing ground cover. | [noun] The edible seed of this plant. SPARTAN (9) [adjective] Austere, frugal, characterized by self-denial. | [adjective] Resolute in the face of danger or adversity. | [adjective] Lacking in decoration and luxury. SPELEAN (9) SPONGIN (10) [noun] A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed. SPONSON (9) [noun] A projection from the side of an aircraft, watercraft, or land vehicle. | [verb] (often with the particle "out") To mount on a projection on the side of a vessel. SPORRAN (9) [noun] A small pouch, usually made of either fur or plain or fur-trimmed leather, which is worn, suspended from a belt or chain, on the front of a kilt and used to hold various items normally carried in trouser pockets. STATION (7) [noun] A stopping place. | [noun] A place where workers are stationed. | [noun] Any of the Stations of the Cross. STEARIN (7) [noun] Solid fat. | [noun] The triglyceride of stearic acid. STEEPEN (9) [verb] To make steeper. | [verb] To become steeper. STEMSON (9) STEPSON (9) [noun] The son of one's spouse, but not one's own child. STEWPAN (12) STIFFEN (13) [verb] To make stiff. | [verb] To become stiff. STOLLEN (7) [noun] A traditional German cake eaten at Christmas time, made with nuts, raisins and other dried fruits. STOUTEN (7) STRIVEN (10) STYGIAN (11) [adjective] Dark and gloomy. | [adjective] Infernal or hellish. SUASION (7) [noun] The act of urging or influencing; persuasion. SUBCLAN (11) SUBDEAN (10) SUBERIN (9) [noun] A waxy material found in the cell walls of cork and similar plants SUBJOIN (16) [noun] A subordinate or secondary join. | [verb] To add something to the end; to append or annex SUBTEEN (9) SUCTION (9) [noun] A force which pushes matter from one space into another because the pressure inside the second space is lower than the pressure in the first. | [noun] A force holding two objects together because the pressure in the space between the items is lower than the pressure outside that space. | [noun] The process of creating an imbalance in pressure to draw matter from one place to another. SUNBURN (9) [noun] A burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. | [noun] A burn on the tissue of crop plants or their fruits (especially if they are rich in water like tomatoes, grapes, apples, gooseberries) caused by excess exposure to the sun's rays. | [verb] To receive a sunburn. SUNDOWN (11) [noun] Sunset. | [noun] A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight. | [verb] To experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall. SURGEON (8) [noun] One who performs surgery; a doctor who performs operations on people or animals. | [noun] A surgeonfish. SUSTAIN (7) [noun] A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano. | [verb] To maintain, or keep in existence. | [verb] To provide for or nourish. SWAGMAN (13) [noun] An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging. | [noun] A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods. SWAGMEN (13) [noun] An itinerant person who walks from farm to farm carrying a swag and seeking work, often in exchange for food and lodging. | [noun] A fence, a middleman for transactions of stolen goods. SWANPAN (12) SWEETEN (10) [verb] To make sweet to the taste. | [verb] To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings. | [verb] To make mild or kind; to soften. SWIDDEN (12) [noun] An area of land that has been cleared by cutting the vegetation and burning it; slash and burn. | [verb] To clear an area of land by cutting and burning. SWOLLEN (10) [verb] To become bigger, especially due to being engorged. | [verb] To cause to become bigger. | [verb] To grow gradually in force or loudness. SYMBION (14) SYNANON (10) TABORIN (9) TACHYON (15) [noun] A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light. | [noun] A flaw in a physical theory that predicts the existence of tachyons or similar paradoxical results. Compare with ghost. TACTION (9) TAILFAN (10) TAMARIN (9) [noun] One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys. TAMPION (11) [noun] A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun, a cannon or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung. | [noun] A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe. TARDYON (11) TAXIMAN (16) TAXIMEN (16) TEGUMEN (10) TELAMON (9) [noun] A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support. TELEMAN (9) TELEMEN (9) TELERAN (7) TENSION (7) [noun] The condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other. | [noun] Psychological state of being tense. | [noun] A feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense. TERNION (7) TERRAIN (7) [noun] A single, distinctive rock formation; an area having a preponderance of a particular rock or group of rocks. | [noun] An area of land or the particular features of it. TERREEN (7) TERTIAN (7) [noun] A tertian fever. | [noun] The puncheon, an old wine cask, three of which made a tun. | [adjective] (of a fever) Characterised by paroxysms recurring every other day (that is, every third day by inclusive reckoning). TESTOON (7) THEELIN (10) THEREIN (10) [adverb] (pronominal) in that; in him/her/it THEREON (10) [adverb] On that. THIAMIN (12) [noun] One of the constituents of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast and bran, that is necessary for the metabolism of carbohydrates. THIAZIN (19) THICKEN (16) [verb] To make thicker (in the sense of wider). | [verb] To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous). | [verb] To become thicker (in the sense of wider). THIONIN (10) THRIVEN (13) [verb] To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish. | [verb] To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable. TIGHTEN (11) [verb] To make tighter. | [verb] To become tighter. | [verb] To make money harder to borrow or obtain. TINHORN (10) [noun] A contemptible or pretentious person, especially one who gambles for low stakes. | [adjective] Cheap, inferior; pretentious. TOLIDIN (8) TOLLMAN (9) TOLLMEN (9) TOMPION (11) [noun] A wooden plug, or a metal or canvas cover for the muzzle of a gun, a cannon or other piece of ordnance when not in use; a stopper; a bung. | [noun] A plug for the upper end of an organ pipe. TONGMAN (10) TONGMEN (10) TOPSPIN (11) [noun] A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion. | [noun] An edgy, quirky or otherwise engaging quality that holds the interest of the audience. | [verb] To spin (a ball) with this motion. TORCHON (12) [noun] A coarse, loose-textured bobbin lace TORSION (7) [noun] The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is held fast or turned in the opposite direction. | [noun] That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of rest after it has been twisted; torsibility. | [noun] The stopping of arterial haemorrhage in certain cases, by twisting the cut end of the artery. TOUGHEN (11) [verb] To make tough. | [verb] To become tough. TREASON (7) [noun] The crime of betraying one’s own country. | [noun] An act of treachery, betrayal of trust or confidence. TRIAZIN (16) TRICORN (9) [noun] A three-sided hat with the brim turned up | [noun] A three-horned fractal | [adjective] Having three horns or similar projections TRODDEN (9) [verb] To step or walk (on or over something); to trample. | [verb] To step or walk upon. | [verb] To beat or press with the feet. TRUDGEN (9) [noun] A swimming stroke in which the left and right hands are alternately raised out of the water, brought forward and drawn back through the water. A scissor kick is performed on every second stroke. TRYPSIN (12) [noun] A digestive enzyme that cleaves peptide bonds (a serine protease) TUBULIN (9) [noun] Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules | [noun] Specifically, the dimer of α-tubulin and β-tubulin TUITION (7) [noun] A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). | [noun] The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor. | [noun] Care, guardianship. TURFMAN (12) [noun] A person who goes horse racing, or who owns racehorses TURFMEN (12) [noun] A person who goes horse racing, or who owns racehorses TWIGGEN (12) TYLOSIN (10) TYPHOON (15) [noun] A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia. | [verb] To swirl like a hurricane. UMPTEEN (11) UNCHAIN (12) [verb] To remove chains from; to free; to liberate. UNCLEAN (9) [adjective] Dirty, soiled or foul. | [adjective] Not moral or chaste. | [adjective] Ritually or ceremonially impure or unfit. UNCROWN (12) [verb] To deprive of the monarchy or other authority or status. | [verb] To remove a crown from (often figuratively). UNCTION (9) [noun] A salve or ointment. | [noun] A religious or ceremonial anointing. | [noun] A balm or something that soothes. UNDRAWN (11) [adjective] Not drawn (in various senses). UNEATEN (7) [adjective] Not eaten UNHUMAN (12) [adjective] Not resembling or having the qualities of a human being. UNICORN (9) [noun] A mythical beast resembling a horse or deer with a single, straight, spiraled horn projecting from its forehead. | [noun] In various Bible translations, used to render the Latin unicornis or rhinoceros (representing Hebrew רְאֵם): a reem or wild ox. | [noun] Any large beetle having a horn-like prominence on the head or prothorax, especially the Hercules beetle, Dynastes tityus. UNKNOWN (14) [verb] To undo the process of knowing, to lose knowledge of something. | [noun] A variable (usually x, y or z) whose value is to be found. | [noun] Any thing, place, or situation about which nothing is known; an unknown fact or piece of information. UNLADEN (8) [verb] To unload. | [verb] To disburden; take the burden from; relieve. | [verb] To discharge the cargo from. UNLEARN (7) [verb] To discard the knowledge of. | [verb] To break a habit. UNRISEN (7) [adjective] Not risen. UNROVEN (10) UNSHORN (10) [adjective] Not shorn. UNSWORN (10) [adjective] Not sworn UNTAKEN (11) [adjective] Not taken. UNWOVEN (13) [verb] To undo something woven. | [adjective] Not woven. UPGROWN (13) UPRISEN (9) [verb] To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon. | [verb] To have an upward direction or inclination | [verb] To rebel or revolt; to take part in an uprising. UPSILON (9) [noun] The twentieth letter of Classical and Modern Greek; the twenty-second letter of Old and Ancient Greek. | [noun] (particle physics) An upsilon meson, or bottomonium. URETHAN (10) UTOPIAN (9) [noun] Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia. | [adjective] Ideal but often impractical; visionary. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia. VELAMEN (12) [noun] A covering membrane or velum | [noun] A spongy, usually pale, multiseriate epidermis (i.e. consisting of multiple layers of cells) covering the roots of some kinds of plants, especially plant species with an epiphytic or semi-epiphytic habit. Examples include various orchid and Clivia species VENISON (10) [noun] The meat of a deer. | [noun] The meat of an antelope. | [noun] The meat of any wild animal that has been hunted rather than raised domestically. VERMIAN (12) [adjective] Of or relating to worms. | [adjective] Of or relating to the vermis. VERSION (10) [noun] A specific form or variation of something. | [noun] A translation from one language to another. | [noun] A school exercise, generally of composition in a foreign language. VERVAIN (13) [noun] A herbaceous plant, Verbena officinalis, common in Europe and formerly held to have medicinal properties. VETERAN (10) [noun] A person with long experience of a particular activity. | [noun] A group, animal, etc. with long experience of a particular activity. | [noun] A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service; also called a war veteran to distinguish from veterans that weren't in armed conflict. VIBRION (12) VIDICON (13) [noun] A device in a television camera that forms an image composed of varying charges on a photoconductive surface VILLAIN (10) [noun] A vile, wicked person. | [noun] In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero. | [noun] Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero. VILLEIN (10) [noun] A feudal tenant. VITAMIN (12) [noun] Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. VITRAIN (10) VOLUTIN (10) WANIGAN (11) WARISON (10) WARWORN (13) WAYWORN (16) [adjective] Weary from travelling. WESTERN (10) [noun] A film, or some other dramatic work, set in, the historic (c. 1850-1910) American West (west of the Mississippi river) focusing on conflict between whites and Indians, lawmen and outlaws, ranchers and farmers, or industry (railroads, mining) and agriculture. | [adjective] Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. | [adjective] (of a wind) Blowing from the west; westerly. WHEATEN (13) [noun] A pale yellow or beige colour, like that of wheat. | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or made from wheat. | [adjective] Of a pale yellow-beige colour, like that of wheat. WHEREIN (13) [adverb] How, or in what way. | [conjunction] Where, or in which location. | [conjunction] During which. WHEREON (13) [adverb] On which, on what. WIDGEON (12) [noun] Any of three freshwater dabbling ducks. | [noun] A fool. WINGMAN (13) [noun] A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron. | [noun] (by extension) a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests WINGMEN (13) [noun] A pilot partner of another, a pilot who flies in the same wing or squadron. | [noun] (by extension) a friend who accompanies one to offer (or receive) support, especially in flirting with love interests WIREMAN (12) [noun] Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring. | [noun] A person who sets up electronic surveillance. WIREMEN (12) [noun] Someone who works with wire; primarily someone who connects electric wiring. | [noun] A person who sets up electronic surveillance. WOODBIN (13) WOODHEN (14) WOODMAN (13) [noun] Someone who hunts animals in a wood, hunter, huntsman. | [noun] Someone who cuts down trees or cuts and sells wood, lumberjack, woodcutter. | [noun] Someone who lives in the wood and manages it; a woodsman; (by extension) someone who spends time in the woods and has a strong familiarity with that environment. WOODMEN (13) [noun] Someone who hunts animals in a wood, hunter, huntsman. | [noun] Someone who cuts down trees or cuts and sells wood, lumberjack, woodcutter. | [noun] Someone who lives in the wood and manages it; a woodsman; (by extension) someone who spends time in the woods and has a strong familiarity with that environment. WOOLLEN (10) [noun] An item of clothing made from wool | [adjective] Made of wool. | [adjective] Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths. WOOLMAN (12) [noun] A man who deals in wool. WOOLMEN (12) [noun] A man who deals in wool. WORKMAN (16) [noun] A man who labours for wages. | [noun] An artisan or craftsman. WORKMEN (16) [noun] A man who labours for wages. | [noun] An artisan or craftsman. WRITHEN (13) [verb] To twist, to wring (something). | [verb] To contort (a part of the body). | [verb] To twist or contort the body; to be distorted. WRITTEN (10) [verb] To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate. | [verb] To be the author of (a book, article, poem, etc.). | [verb] To send written information to. XANTHAN (17) XANTHIN (17) [noun] Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body. XYLIDIN (18) YARDMAN (13) [noun] A worker in a railway yard. | [noun] A laborer hired to do outdoor work. YARDMEN (13) [noun] A worker in a railway yard. | [noun] A laborer hired to do outdoor work. YATAGAN (11) YEGGMAN (14) YEGGMEN (14) YESTERN (10) YOUTHEN (13) ZACATON (18) ZECCHIN (23) ZILLION (16) [noun] An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion. 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ABLATION (10) [noun] A carrying or taking away; removal. | [noun] The surgical removal of a body part, an organ, or especially a tumor; the removal of an organ function; amputation. | [noun] The progressive removal of material by any of a variety of processes such as vaporization under heat or chipping. ABLUTION (10) [noun] The act of washing something. | [noun] The liquid used in the cleansing or ablution. | [noun] The ritual consumption by the deacon or priest of leftover sacred wine of host after the Communion. ABORTION (10) [noun] The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus; either naturally as a spontaneous abortion (now usually called a miscarriage), or deliberately as an induced abortion. | [noun] An aborted foetus; an abortus. | [noun] A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. ABRASION (10) [noun] The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing away by friction. | [noun] The substance thus rubbed off; debris. | [noun] The effect of mechanical erosion of rock, especially a river bed, by rock fragments scratching and scraping it. ABSCISIN (12) ABUTILON (10) [noun] Any of the various tropical flowering plants of the genus Abutilon, such as the flowering maple, Indian mallow, or Chinese lantern. ACARIDAN (11) [noun] A member of the Acarina, an order of arachnids that includes mites and ticks. ACROLEIN (10) [noun] A colorless volatile liquid aldehyde produced by the oxidation of allyl alcohol or the incomplete combustion of fats and oils, used in chemical synthesis and known for its pungent odor. ACROMION (12) [noun] The outermost bony process of the shoulder blade that forms the highest point of the shoulder. ACTINIAN (10) [noun] A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria). ADAPTION (11) [noun] The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. | [noun] A change that is made or undergone to suit a condition or environment. | [noun] The process of change that an organism undergoes to be better suited to its environment. ADDITION (10) [noun] The act of adding anything. | [noun] Anything that is added. | [noun] The arithmetic operation of adding. ADHESION (12) [noun] The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance. | [noun] Persistent attachment or loyalty. | [noun] An agreement to adhere. ADNATION (9) ADOPTION (11) [noun] The act of adopting. | [noun] The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if he or she were one's own child. | [noun] Admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum. ADVOWSON (15) [noun] (ecclesiastical law) The right to present a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church office. AEQUORIN (17) [noun] A protein found in jellyfish that fluoresces blue-green when bound to calcium ions, used as a biological marker in research. AERATION (8) [noun] The process by which air is circulated through or mixed with a substance such as soil or a liquid. AFFUSION (14) [noun] The pouring of water on a person as a form of baptism. | [noun] The act of pouring a liquid over something. AGNATION (9) [noun] Relationship or kinship on the father's side; descent from the same father or paternal ancestor. AGRARIAN (9) [noun] A person who advocates the political interests of working farmers | [adjective] Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land. | [adjective] Agricultural or rural. AIRWOMAN (13) [noun] A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator. AIRWOMEN (13) [noun] A woman who flies in an aircraft; a female aviator. ALDERMAN (11) [noun] A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town. | [noun] A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence. | [noun] A long pipe for smoking. ALDERMEN (11) [noun] A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town. | [noun] A half-crown coin; its value, 30 pence. | [noun] A long pipe for smoking. ALFAQUIN (20) ALIZARIN (17) [noun] A red substance, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone, extracted from madder root and used as a dye. ALLERGEN (9) [noun] A substance which causes an allergic reaction. ALLERGIN (9) ALLUSION (8) [noun] An indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned ALLUVION (11) [noun] The increase in the area of land due to the deposition of sediment (alluvium) by a river. AMANITIN (10) AMBITION (12) [noun] Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or literary fame; desire to distinguish one's self from other people. | [noun] An object of an ardent desire. | [noun] A desire, as in (sense 1), for another person to achieve these things. AMELCORN (12) AMIDOGEN (12) AMOEBEAN (12) [adjective] Relating to or characterized by amoebean verse, which is a form of responsive or alternating song or recitation between two speakers or groups. AMYLOGEN (14) ANATOXIN (15) [noun] A toxin produced by certain cyanobacteria that acts as a neurotoxin, also called Very Fast Death Factor (VFDF). ANCHUSIN (13) ANDROGEN (10) [noun] The generic term for any natural or synthetic compound, usually a steroid hormone, that stimulates or controls the development and maintenance of masculine characteristics in vertebrates. A male sex hormone such as testosterone or anabolic steroids. ANTIARIN (8) [noun] A poisonous substance obtained from the bark of a Javanese tree, formerly used on arrows. | [noun] The tree itself from which this poison is extracted. ANTIPHON (13) [noun] A devotional piece of music sung responsively. | [noun] A response or reply. ANTIPORN (10) APHELIAN (13) [adjective] Relating to or occurring at the aphelion, the point in an orbit farthest from the sun. APHELION (13) [noun] The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun. APHIDIAN (14) APIARIAN (10) [adjective] Relating to or characteristic of beekeeping or beekeepers. | [noun] A person who keeps bees; a beekeeper. AQUARIAN (17) [adjective] Of or relating to an aquarium. ARBUTEAN (10) ARCADIAN (11) [adjective] Pertaining to an arcade. | [adjective] Furnished with arcades. | [adjective] Ideally rustic or pastoral. ASCIDIAN (11) [noun] Any member of the class Ascidiacea (the sea squirts) ASSASSIN (8) [noun] A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period | [noun] Someone who intentionally kills a person, especially a professional who kills a public or political figure. | [noun] Any ruthless killer. AUDITION (9) [noun] A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. | [noun] The sense of hearing. | [noun] An act of hearing; being heard. AUROREAN (8) AUTOBAHN (13) [noun] The high-speed intercity highways of Germany. AVERSION (11) [noun] Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike. | [noun] An object of dislike or repugnance. | [noun] The act of turning away from an object. AVIATION (11) [noun] The art or science of making and flying aircraft. | [noun] Flying, operating, or operation of aircraft. | [noun] Industry that produces aircraft. AVULSION (11) [noun] The loss or separation of a body part, either by surgery or due to trauma | [noun] An abrupt change in the course of a river, typically from one channel to another | [noun] Movement of soil during a flood, or during a change in the course of a river, especially when a resulting change of land ownership is involved BACKSPIN (18) [noun] Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands. | [verb] To spin (a ball) with this motion. | [verb] To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback. BACTERIN (12) [noun] A vaccine made from dead or inactivated bacteria. BAILSMAN (12) [noun] A person who provides bail or acts as a surety for another person's release from custody. BAILSMEN (12) [noun] Plural of bailsman; persons who provide bail or security for another person's release from custody. BANDSMAN (13) [noun] A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band. | [noun] A labourer (loader) working with a band of men. BANDSMEN (13) [noun] A player in a musical band, especially a military or brass band. | [noun] A labourer (loader) working with a band of men. BARBICAN (14) [noun] A tower at the entrance to a castle or fortified town | [noun] A fortress at the end of a bridge. | [noun] An opening in the wall of a fortress through which the guns are levelled; a narrow loophole through which arrows and other missiles may be shot. BARGEMAN (13) [noun] A member of the crew of a barge. | [noun] A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge. | [noun] A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus. BARGEMEN (13) [noun] A member of the crew of a barge. | [noun] A barge owner, maintainer, or captain of a barge. | [noun] A large white maggot that frequently infested ship's biscuits; most likely a larva of the cadelle beetle, Tenebroides mauritanicus. BARTISAN (10) [noun] A small overhanging turret projecting from the corner of a fortified wall or tower, used for defensive purposes. BARTIZAN (19) [noun] A parapet with battlements projecting from the top of a tower in a castle or church. BASEBORN (12) [adjective] Bastard, illegitimate | [adjective] Of lowly birth. BAUDEKIN (15) [noun] A rich fabric of silk and gold thread, often used for vestments and decorative purposes in medieval times. BEADSMAN (13) [noun] A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior. | [noun] A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another. | [noun] A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. BEADSMEN (13) [noun] A petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior. | [noun] A man employed in praying; especially one who prays for another. | [noun] A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray for the soul of its founder; an almsman. BEARSKIN (14) [noun] The pelt of a bear, especially when used as a rug. | [noun] A tall ceremonial hat worn by members of some British regiments for ceremonial occasions; a busby. | [noun] A coarse, shaggy, woollen cloth for overcoats. BEDARKEN (15) [verb] To make dark or darker; to darken. BEDEAFEN (14) BEDESMAN (13) [noun] A person who prays for another, especially one supported by a charitable institution or endowment to do so. | [noun] A poor person supported by a charity or almshouse. BEDESMEN (13) [noun] Plural of bedesman; men supported by charitable endowments or alms, historically often required to pray for their benefactors. BEFALLEN (13) [verb] To fall upon; fall all over; overtake | [verb] To happen. | [verb] To happen to. BEGOTTEN (11) [verb] To father; to sire; to produce (a child). | [verb] To cause; to produce. | [verb] To bring forth. BEHOLDEN (14) [adjective] Obligated to provide, display, or do something for another; indebted, obliged. | [adjective] Bound by external expectations, such as fashion or morality. BEMADDEN (14) [verb] To make mad or angry; to drive to madness. BENJAMIN (19) BENZIDIN (20) [noun] An organic compound used as a chemical reagent in laboratory tests, particularly for detecting blood and other substances. BERBERIN (12) BESCREEN (12) BESPOKEN (16) [verb] To speak about; tell of; relate; discuss. | [verb] To speak for beforehand; engage in advance; make arrangements for; order or reserve in advance. | [verb] To stipulate, solicit, ask for, or request, as in a favour. BESTREWN (13) [verb] To strew or scatter about; throw or drop here and there. | [verb] To strew anything upon; strew over or about; cover or partially cover with things strewn; cover with straw or strewing. BESTROWN (13) [verb] Past participle of bestrew; to scatter or spread over a surface. BETATRON (10) [noun] A form of cyclotron used to accelerate electrons to high speed. BEVATRON (13) [noun] A particle accelerator of the 1950s, capable of imparting energies of billions of electron volts. BIATHLON (13) [noun] A winter sport combining cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. BIGAROON (11) [noun] A large black cherry with a firm flesh, often used for cooking and canning. BILLYCAN (15) [noun] A lightweight pot for cooking or boiling water, used in camping. BIOCLEAN (12) BIOTOXIN (17) [noun] Any toxin produced by a living organism BLACKFIN (19) [noun] A type of tuna (Thunnus atlanticus) found in Atlantic waters, characterized by dark coloring and small fins. BLOODFIN (14) [noun] Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins. BLOWDOWN (17) [noun] (chemical engineering) The removal of liquid and solid hydrocarbons from a refinery vessel by the use of pressure | [noun] (industrial engineering) Cooling fluid discharged from a plant at the end of its cycle. | [noun] Uprooting, overtopping, or bole breakage of trees by the wind; windthrow and windsnap. BLUDGEON (12) [noun] A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end. | [verb] To strike or hit with something hard, usually on the head; to club. | [verb] To coerce someone, as if with a bludgeon. BLUESMAN (12) [noun] A male blues musician BLUESMEN (12) [noun] A male blues musician BOARDMAN (13) BOARDMEN (13) BOATSMAN (12) BOATSMEN (12) [noun] Plural of boatsman; men who operate or work on boats. BOGEYMAN (16) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOGEYMEN (16) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOHEMIAN (15) [noun] An unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer. | [adjective] Unconventional, especially in habit or dress. BOMBESIN (14) BONDSMAN (13) [noun] A male slave. | [noun] A male indentured servant. | [noun] Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations. BONDSMEN (13) [noun] A male slave. | [noun] A male indentured servant. | [noun] Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations. BOOGYMAN (16) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOOGYMEN (16) [noun] A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories. | [noun] (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract. BOOMTOWN (15) [noun] A town that experiences sudden and rapid growth, typically due to the discovery of natural resources or other economic opportunities. BOUGHTEN (14) [adjective] Having been purchased or bought (rather than homemade). | [verb] To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods | [verb] To obtain by some sacrifice. BOUILLON (10) [noun] A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken. | [noun] An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog. BOURGEON (11) [verb] To begin to grow or flourish; to sprout or bud. | [noun] A bud or shoot on a plant. BOXTHORN (20) [noun] Any plant of the genus Lycium. BRAINPAN (12) [noun] The skull. | [noun] The brain or mind. BRAKEMAN (16) [noun] A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. | [noun] A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine. | [noun] A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh. BRAKEMEN (16) [noun] A railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes, couplings etc. | [noun] A person employed to work the steam engine or other machinery that raises the coal from the mine. | [noun] A person who pulls the brake lever in the sport of bobsleigh. BRASILIN (10) [noun] A red dye obtained from the wood of the brasilwood tree, used historically in textile dyeing. | [noun] The wood of the brasilwood tree from which this dye is extracted. BRAZILIN (19) [noun] A red dye extracted from brazilin wood, used historically in textiles and art. BRETHREN (13) [adjective] Of or akin to; related; like | [noun] Son of the same parents as another person. | [noun] A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother). BRIGHTEN (14) [verb] To make bright or brighter in color. | [verb] To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster or splendor to | [verb] To make more cheerful and pleasant; to enliven BROMELIN (12) [noun] An enzyme found in pineapple juice that breaks down proteins and is used in medicine and industry. BRYOZOAN (22) [noun] A member of the phylum Bryozoa of aquatic, usually colonial invertebrates. | [adjective] Pertaining to the Bryozoa. BUCKBEAN (18) [noun] Menyanthes trifoliata, a plant with racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine. BUCKSKIN (20) [noun] The skin of a male deer, a buck. | [noun] Clothing made from buckskin. | [noun] A grayish yellow in colour. BULLETIN (10) [noun] A short report, especially one released through official channels to be broadcast or publicized. | [noun] A short news report. | [noun] A short printed publication, especially one produced by an organization. BULLHORN (13) [noun] A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice. BUSULFAN (13) CABOCHON (17) [noun] A convex-cut, polished stone. CADUCEAN (13) CALFSKIN (17) [noun] A fine leather made from the hide of a calf. CALUTRON (10) [noun] A form of mass spectrometer used to separate the isotopes of uranium. CAMPAIGN (15) [noun] A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal. | [noun] The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation. | [noun] An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign. CANNABIN (12) CANNELON (10) [noun] A tube of pasta or pastry filled with meat, fish, or vegetables and typically served with sauce. CANNIKIN (14) [noun] A small can or drinking vessel. CAPESKIN (16) [noun] A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves. CAPSICIN (14) [noun] A pungent alkaloid compound found in chili peppers that produces a burning sensation in the mouth. CAPUCHIN (17) [noun] A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan. | [noun] A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks. | [noun] A capuchin monkey. CARAGEEN (11) [noun] A red edible seaweed found in the North Atlantic, used to make carrageenan, a thickening agent in food and cosmetics. CARDAMON (13) [noun] The Elettaria cardamomum, an Indian herb. | [noun] The seed of E. cardamomum, used as a medicine and spice, especially in curry powder. | [noun] The seeds or seed capsules of the Aframomum melegueta, used as a medicine and spice, especially as a substitute for black pepper and in flavoring alcoholic beverages. CARDIGAN (12) [noun] A type of sweater or jumper that fastens up the front with buttons or a zipper, usually machine- or hand-knitted from wool. CAREWORN (13) [adjective] Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry. CARILLON (10) [noun] A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries. | [noun] A tune adapted to be played by musical bells. CARROTIN (10) [noun] A yellow or orange pigment found in carrots and other plants, also known as carotene. CARYOTIN (13) CATECHIN (15) [noun] A flavanol derived from catechol (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol CAULDRON (11) [noun] A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame. CAVICORN (15) CEPHALIN (15) [noun] A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria. CERULEAN (10) [noun] (color) A greenish-blue color. | [noun] Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Jamides. | [adjective] Sky-blue. CESAREAN (10) [noun] An inhabitant/citizen of Caesarea. | [adjective] Of or relating to Caesarea. | [adjective] Of, relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar or other Caesars. CESARIAN (10) [adjective] Of or relating to Caesarea. | [adjective] Of, relating to or in the manner of Julius Caesar or other Caesars. CETACEAN (12) [noun] An animal belonging to the order Cetacea, including dolphins, porpoises, and whales. | [adjective] Pertaining to the zoologic order Cetacea, or associated with species falling under that taxonomic hierarchy. | [adjective] (by extension, sometimes figurative) Resembling or relating to large aquatic mammals. CHAINMAN (15) [noun] A surveyor's assistant who holds and manages the measuring chain during land surveys. CHAINMEN (15) [noun] Plural of chainman; workers who assist a surveyor by holding and managing the surveying chain or tape measure. CHAIRMAN (15) [noun] A person presiding over a meeting. | [noun] The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity. | [noun] Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance. CHAIRMEN (15) [noun] A person presiding over a meeting. | [noun] The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity. | [noun] Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance. CHALDRON (14) [noun] A unit of dry measure, formerly used in England, equal to 36 bushels or about 1,296 pounds. CHAMFRON (18) [noun] A piece of armor for a horse's face, typically made of metal and worn in medieval times. CHAMPION (17) [noun] An ongoing winner in a game or contest. | [noun] Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest. | [noun] Someone who fights for a cause or status. CHANFRON (16) [noun] A piece of armor that protects a horse's face and forehead. CHAPERON (15) [noun] An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior. | [noun] A hood, especially, an ornamental or official hood. | [noun] A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals. CHAPLAIN (15) [noun] A member of a religious body (often, but not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to give pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc. | [noun] A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context. CHARACIN (15) [noun] Any of many diverse fish, of the order Characiformes, related to the carp and catfish and including the tetra, which were formerly all included in the family Characidae. CHESSMAN (15) [noun] A chess piece. CHESSMEN (15) [noun] A chess piece. CHEVERON (16) CHILDREN (14) [noun] A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority) | [noun] (specifically) A female child, a girl. | [noun] (with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; a son or daughter. CHITOSAN (13) [noun] A polysaccharide derived from chitin, used in various applications including water purification, wound dressing, and food preservation. CHLORDAN (14) [noun] A toxic chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticide formerly used to control insects on crops and in soil. CHOREMAN (15) [noun] A man employed to do chores or manual labor; a person who performs routine household or farm tasks. CHOREMEN (15) [noun] Plural of choreman; men who do chores or routine work tasks. CHRISMON (15) [noun] A symbolic monogram or design representing Christ, often used as a Christmas decoration in Christian churches and homes. CHRISTEN (13) [verb] To perform the religious act of the baptism, to baptise. | [verb] To name. | [verb] To Christianize. CHYMOSIN (18) [noun] An enzyme found in the stomach of mammals that curdles milk by coagulating casein, used in cheese-making. CINNAMON (12) [noun] A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae. | [noun] Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia). | [noun] A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. CINQUAIN (19) [noun] A five-line poetic form which consists of 2, 4, 6, 8 then 2 syllables. | [noun] A five-line poetic form which consists of 1 noun, 2 adjectives, 3 actions, 4 feeling words, then 1 noun that is the same as top noun CITATION (10) [noun] An official summons or notice given to a person to appear. | [noun] The paper containing such summons or notice. | [noun] The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another person, in his/her own words. CITRININ (10) [noun] A toxic antibiotic compound produced by certain fungi, particularly Fusarium species, used in research and as a mycotoxin contaminant in grains. CIVILIAN (13) [noun] A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces. | [noun] A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity. | [noun] One skilled in civil law. CLANSMAN (12) [noun] A male member of a clan. CLANSMEN (12) [noun] A male member of a clan. COACHMAN (17) [noun] A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver. COACHMEN (17) [noun] A man who drives a horse-drawn coach, a male coach driver. COACTION (12) [noun] Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling | [noun] Collective or collaborative action. | [noun] The mapped version of an action to a cogroup. CODESIGN (12) [verb] To design something jointly with another person or group. | [noun] A design process involving collaboration between multiple parties. CODRIVEN (14) [verb] Past tense of codriving; to drive jointly or alternately with another person, especially in racing or long-distance driving. COERCION (12) [noun] (not countable) Actual or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of coercing. | [noun] (not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will. | [noun] A specific instance of coercing. COGNOMEN (13) [noun] Surname. | [noun] The third part of the name of a citizen of Ancient Rome. | [noun] A nickname or epithet by which someone is identified. COHESION (13) [noun] State of cohering, or of working together. | [noun] Various intermolecular forces that hold solids and liquids together. | [noun] Growing together of normally distinct parts of a plant. COLISTIN (10) [noun] An antibiotic drug produced by the bacterium Bacillus colistinus, used to treat bacterial infections. COLLAGEN (11) [noun] Any of more than 28 types of glycoprotein that form elongated fibers, usually found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. COLOPHON (15) [noun] In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on his exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, his own name. | [noun] A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the front or end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust-jacket. It generally contains factual information about the book, especially about its production, and includes details about typographic style, the fonts used, the paper used, and perhaps the binding method of the book. Also used in a similar fashion for newspapers, magazines, and academic journals. | [noun] A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used. COLORMAN (12) COLORMEN (12) [noun] Plural of colorman; people who apply color or work with colors, such as in printing, dyeing, or painting trades. COMEDIAN (13) [noun] An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes. | [noun] (by extension) Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion. | [noun] A person who performs in theatrical plays. COMEDOWN (16) [noun] A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown | [noun] A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs COMPLAIN (14) [verb] To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. | [verb] To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge. | [verb] To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel. CONATION (10) [noun] The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any kind, whether muscular or psychical. CONIDIAN (11) CONQUIAN (19) [noun] A card game, a precursor to rummy, played with a deck of cards where players form melds of sequences or sets. COOLDOWN (14) [noun] A period of time required before an action or ability can be used again, commonly used in video games and computing. | [noun] A gradual return to normal body temperature and heart rate after intense physical exercise. COONSKIN (14) [noun] The pelt of a raccoon COOPTION (12) [noun] The act of absorbing or assimilating a group, movement, or idea into an existing system, often neutralizing its independent or oppositional character. | [noun] The appointment or election of someone to membership in a body or group. COPATRON (12) CORDOVAN (14) [noun] A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide. | [noun] A shoe made from cordovan leather | [adjective] Oxblood (the color) CORDWAIN (14) [noun] A fine leather made from the skin of a goat or sheep, traditionally used for shoes and other goods. CORPSMAN (14) [noun] A medical specialist in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps who provides first aid and medical care to personnel. CORPSMEN (14) [noun] Plural of corpsman; a medical specialist in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps who provides emergency medical treatment and care to service members. COTILLON (10) [noun] A lively dance popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, typically performed by four couples. | [noun] A woman's skirt with a short overskirt or a dress with a decorative underskirt. COTQUEAN (19) [noun] A man who busies himself with women's affairs or domestic matters; a man considered effeminate or unmanly. COUMARIN (12) [noun] The bicyclic aromatic compound 1,2-benzopyrone or any of its derivatives COUNTIAN (10) COXSWAIN (20) [noun] In a ship's boat, the helmsman given charge of the boat's crew. | [noun] The member of a crew who steers the shell and coordinates the power and rhythm of the rowers. | [noun] The second or third mate of a vessel, in charge of the master's barge. CRAGSMAN (13) [noun] A climber of crags. CRAGSMEN (13) [noun] A climber of crags. CRAMPOON (14) [noun] A spiked iron plate attached to a shoe or boot for climbing ice or snow. | [noun] A grappling hook or crampon device used in mountaineering. CRANKPIN (16) [noun] The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank CREATION (10) [noun] Something created such as an invention or artwork. | [noun] The act of creating something. | [noun] All which exists. CRUMHORN (15) [noun] Any of several related simple woodwind instruments having a bent horn CRYOTRON (13) [noun] A superconductive switch that uses the properties of superconductors to control electrical current without moving parts. CULTIGEN (11) [noun] A plant that has been deliberately altered or selected by humans, that is it has resulted from artificial rather than natural selection. CULVERIN (13) [noun] A kind of handgun. | [noun] A large cannon. CYANOGEN (14) [noun] The pseudohalogen (CN)2; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare. | [noun] The radical -CN. CYCLAMEN (17) [noun] Any of various flowering plants, of the genus Cyclamen, widely cultivated as a houseplant, having decorative leaves and solitary flowers. DAIRYMAN (14) [noun] A man who works in a dairy. | [noun] A man who delivers dairy products. DAIRYMEN (14) [noun] A man who works in a dairy. | [noun] A man who delivers dairy products. DAKERHEN (16) DALESMAN (11) [noun] A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland. DALESMEN (11) [noun] A person from the Yorkshire Dales, or sometimes a person from Lakeland. DECISION (11) [noun] The act of deciding. | [noun] A choice or judgement. | [noun] Firmness of conviction. DECURION (11) DEERSKIN (13) [noun] Leather made from deer hide. | [noun] The hide, whether tanned or not, of one deer. | [noun] An article of clothing manufactured from deerskin. Often constructed in the plural. DELATION (9) DELETION (9) [noun] An item that has been or will be deleted. | [noun] The act of deleting. | [noun] A mutation in which a gene, or other section of DNA, is removed from a chromosome DELUSION (9) [noun] A false belief that is resistant to confrontation with actual facts. | [noun] The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody. | [noun] That which is falsely or delusively believed or propagated; false belief; error in belief. DEMIJOHN (21) [noun] A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork. DEMONIAN (11) DEMOTION (11) [noun] An act of demoting; a lowering of rank or status DERISION (9) [noun] Act of treating with disdain. | [noun] Something to be derided; a laughing stock. DEUTERON (9) [noun] The atomic nucleus of a deuterium atom, consisting of a proton and a neutron DEVILKIN (16) DEVOTION (12) [noun] The act or state of devoting or being devoted. | [noun] Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication | [noun] Religious veneration, zeal, or piety. DIAPASON (11) [noun] The musical octave. | [noun] (by extension) The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument. | [noun] A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ. DIAZINON (18) [noun] An organophosphorus insecticide used to control fleas etc. DIELDRIN (10) [noun] A cyclodiene insecticide, related to aldrin, that is a persistent organic pollutant. DIHEDRON (13) DILATION (9) [noun] The act of dilating. | [noun] State of being dilated; expansion; dilatation. | [noun] Delay. DILUTION (9) [noun] The process of making something dilute. | [noun] A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated. | [noun] The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime. DILUVIAN (12) [adjective] Pertaining to a deluge, or flood; diluvial DILUVION (12) DIOBOLON (11) DIOCESAN (11) [noun] The bishop of a diocese. | [noun] An inhabitant of a diocese. | [adjective] Pertaining to a diocese. DIOLEFIN (12) DIPTERAN (11) [noun] An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly. | [adjective] Relating to or denoting dipterans. DIPTERON (11) DISCROWN (14) DISTRAIN (9) [verb] To squeeze, press, embrace; to constrain, oppress. | [verb] To force (someone) to do something by seizing their property. | [verb] To seize somebody's property in place of, or to force, payment of a debt. DISUNION (9) [noun] Separation of a union DIVISION (12) [noun] The act or process of dividing anything. | [noun] Each of the separate parts of something resulting from division. | [noun] The process of dividing a number by another. DOMINION (11) [noun] Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. | [noun] Predominance; ascendancy | [noun] (sometimes figurative) A kingdom, nation, or other sphere of influence; governed territory. DONATION (9) [noun] A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. | [noun] The act of giving or bestowing; a grant. DOTATION (9) DOUBLOON (11) [noun] A former Spanish gold coin, also used in its American colonies. DOWNTOWN (15) [noun] The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. | [adjective] Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district | [adverb] In or towards the central business district DOWNTURN (12) [noun] A downward trend, or the beginnings of one; a decline. | [verb] To turn downwards | [verb] To decline DRAGOMAN (12) [noun] An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages. DRAGOMEN (12) [noun] An interpreter, especially for the Arabic and Turkish languages. DRAWDOWN (16) [noun] The act of reduction or depletion. | [noun] The result of reduction or depletion. | [noun] A change in hydraulic head in a well or other body of water. DRIFTPIN (14) DURATION (9) [noun] An amount of time or a particular time interval. | [noun] (in the singular, not followed by "of") The time taken for the current situation to end, especially the current war | [noun] A measure of the sensitivity of the price of a financial asset to changes in interest rates, computed for a simple bond as a weighted average of the maturities of the interest and principal payments associated with it. DUTCHMAN (16) [noun] A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired. | [noun] A flaw or void repaired with such a piece. | [noun] A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint. DUTCHMEN (16) [noun] A piece of wood or stone used to repair a larger piece, shaped such that it fills as exactly as possible a void or cavity that is to be repaired. | [noun] A flaw or void repaired with such a piece. | [noun] A cloth strip attached to a flat to conceal a joint. DYNATRON (12) EARTHMAN (13) EARTHMEN (13) ECLOSION (10) ECTOZOAN (19) ECTOZOON (19) EDUCTION (11) EFFUSION (14) [noun] A liquid outpouring. | [noun] Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules. | [noun] (by extension) An outpouring of speech or emotion. EGESTION (9) EGYPTIAN (14) EIGHTEEN (12) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after seventeen and before nineteen, represented in Roman numerals as XVIII and in Arabic numerals as 18. EINSTEIN (8) EJECTION (17) [noun] The act of ejecting. | [noun] That which is ejected. ELATERIN (8) ELECTION (10) [noun] A process of choosing a leader, members of parliament, councillors or other representatives by popular vote. | [noun] The choice of a leader or representative by popular vote. | [noun] An option that is selected. ELECTRON (10) [noun] The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity. | [noun] Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron. EMBLAZON (21) [verb] To adorn with prominent markings. | [verb] To inscribe upon. | [verb] To draw (a coat of arms). EMBOLDEN (13) [verb] To render (someone) bolder or more courageous. | [verb] To encourage, inspire, or motivate. | [verb] To format text in boldface. EMERSION (10) [noun] Emergence, especially from the water. | [noun] The reappearance of a heavenly body after being eclipsed by another or by the sun's brightness. EMISSION (10) [noun] Something which is emitted or sent out; issue. | [noun] The act of emitting; the act of sending forth or putting into circulation. EMPOISON (12) EMPYREAN (15) [noun] The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy. | [adjective] Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined. EMULSION (10) [noun] A stable suspension of small droplets of one liquid in another with which it is immiscible. | [noun] A colloid in which both phases are liquid. | [noun] The coating of photosensitive silver halide grains in a thin gelatine layer on a photographic film. ENDBRAIN (11) ENNEAGON (9) ENTOZOAN (17) ENTOZOON (17) ENVISION (11) [verb] To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine. EPHEDRIN (14) EQUATION (17) [noun] The act or process of equating two or more things, or the state of those things being equal (that is, identical). | [noun] An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity. | [noun] A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation. ERECTION (10) [noun] The act of building or putting up or together of something. | [noun] Anything erected or built. | [noun] The physiological process by which erectile tissue, such as a penis or clitoris, becomes erect by being engorged with blood. ERIGERON (9) [noun] Any member of the plant genus Erigeron. ERUPTION (10) [noun] A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano. | [noun] A sudden release of pressure or tension. | [noun] An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing. ERYTHRON (14) ESTRAGON (9) ESTROGEN (9) [noun] Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones. ETHEPHON (16) ETHICIAN (13) EUDAEMON (11) EULACHAN (13) EULACHON (13) [noun] An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians. EVECTION (13) [noun] Modification of the lunar orbit due to the gravitational effects of the Sun. EVERSION (11) EVERYMAN (16) [noun] In fiction, drama, or allegory, the archetypical ordinary individual, frequently the protagonist in a parable of some sort. EVERYMEN (16) EVICTION (13) [noun] The act of evicting. | [noun] The state of being evicted. EVULSION (11) EXACTION (17) [noun] The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by force | [noun] Extortion. | [noun] That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or contribution, demanded or levied with severity or injustice. EXCISION (17) [noun] The deletion of some text during editing. | [noun] The removal of a tumor, etc., by cutting. | [noun] The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material. EXERTION (15) [noun] An expenditure of physical or mental effort. EXOTOXIN (22) [noun] Any toxin secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment. FACEDOWN (17) FALCHION (16) [noun] A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao. | [noun] A billhook. | [verb] Attack with a falchion. FANFARON (14) FAVONIAN (14) FEDAYEEN (15) [noun] An Arab guerrilla or commando. FELLAHIN (14) [noun] A peasant, farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. FENTHION (14) FERRITIN (11) [noun] Any of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits. FERRYMAN (16) FERRYMEN (16) FETATION (11) FILARIAN (11) FINESPUN (13) [adjective] Spun into a fine thread | [adjective] Delicate and subtle, with fine detail FINICKIN (17) FIXATION (18) [noun] The act of fixing. | [noun] The state of being fixed or fixated. | [noun] The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; -- said of volatile elements. FLASHGUN (15) [noun] An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb | [noun] Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography FLATIRON (11) [noun] A tough cut of beef from the shoulder of the steer. | [noun] A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. | [noun] A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. FLECTION (13) [noun] The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension. | [noun] The state of being bent or flexed. | [noun] Deviation from straightness. FLEXAGON (19) FLORIGEN (12) FLYBLOWN (19) [adjective] Contaminated with flyblows | [adjective] Tainted | [adjective] Sordid, squalid FOILSMAN (13) FOILSMEN (13) FOOTWORN (14) FORENOON (11) [noun] The part of the day from dawn to noon. | [noun] The part of the day between midnight and noon. | [noun] The early part of anything. FORESEEN (11) [verb] To be able to see beforehand: to anticipate; predict. | [verb] To provide. FORESKIN (15) [noun] The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the head of the penis in humans and some other animals. | [verb] To remove the foreskin | [verb] To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin. FOREWARN (14) [verb] To warn in advance. FOREWORN (14) FORGIVEN (15) [verb] To pardon; to waive any negative feeling or desire for punishment, retribution, or compensation. | [verb] To accord forgiveness. FORMALIN (13) [noun] A solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant and to preserve biological specimens. FORSAKEN (15) [verb] To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently), to renounce. | [adjective] Deserted; abandoned. | [adjective] Helpless. FORSWORN (14) [verb] To renounce or deny something, especially under oath. | [verb] To commit perjury; to break an oath. | [adjective] Having lied under oath; perjured. FOUGHTEN (15) FOUNTAIN (11) [noun] A natural source of water; a spring. | [noun] An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure. | [noun] The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue. FOURTEEN (11) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14. FRACTION (13) [noun] A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. | [noun] A ratio of two numbers, the numerator and the denominator, usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar. | [noun] A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation. FRANKLIN (15) [noun] A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking below the gentry. FRAULEIN (11) [noun] A young German woman. FREEBORN (13) [adjective] Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave FREEDMAN (14) [noun] A man who has been released from a condition of slavery. FREEDMEN (14) [noun] A man who has been released from a condition of slavery. FRESHMAN (16) [noun] A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge. | [noun] A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body. FRESHMEN (16) [noun] A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge. | [noun] A person of either sex entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade), a university, or legislative body. FRICTION (13) [noun] The rubbing of one object or surface against another. | [noun] A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. | [noun] Massage of the body to restore circulation. FRIGHTEN (15) [verb] To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. FRUITION (11) [noun] The fulfillment of something worked for. | [noun] The enjoyment derived from a possession. | [noun] The condition of bearing fruit. FUGLEMAN (14) [noun] The member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts. | [noun] (by extension) A political leader, or a ringleader. FUGLEMEN (14) [noun] The member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts. | [noun] (by extension) A political leader, or a ringleader. FUNCTION (13) [noun] What something does or is used for. | [noun] A professional or official position. | [noun] An official or social occasion. FUNNYMAN (16) [noun] Comedian FUNNYMEN (16) [noun] Comedian FURFURAN (14) GALLICAN (11) GAMBESON (13) GAMESMAN (13) GAMESMEN (13) GANGLION (10) [noun] An encapsulated collection of nerve-cell bodies, located outside the brain and spinal cord. | [noun] Any of certain masses of gray matter in the brain, as the basal ganglia. | [noun] (by extension) A centre of intellectual or industrial force, activity, etc. GARRISON (9) [noun] A permanent military post. | [noun] The troops stationed at such a post. | [noun] (allusive) Occupants. GELATION (9) [noun] The formation of a solid by cooling; freezing | [noun] The formation of a gel, especially from a sol GLASSMAN (11) GLASSMEN (11) GLOBULIN (11) [noun] Any of a group of simple proteins, soluble in water only in the presence of salts, that are coagulated by heat; one of the two parts of haemoglobin. GLUCAGON (12) [noun] A peptide hormone, produced by the pancreas, that opposes the action of insulin by stimulating the production of sugar GLUTELIN (9) GLYCERIN (14) [noun] The common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422. GLYCOGEN (15) [noun] A polysaccharide that is the main form of carbohydrate storage in animals; converted to glucose as needed. GNATHION (12) GOATSKIN (13) [noun] The skin of a goat. | [noun] A liquid container (especially of wine or water) made from goat leather. | [noun] A bodhran drum. GOMBROON (13) GONFALON (12) [noun] A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display. GONFANON (12) GORGERIN (10) GOWNSMAN (14) GOWNSMEN (14) GRANDSON (10) [noun] A son of one's child. GRAVAMEN (14) [noun] The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a complaint. GRAVITON (12) [noun] A hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the gravitational force. It would have a spin of 2 and zero rest mass. GRIDIRON (10) [noun] An instrument of torture on which people were secured before being burned by fire. | [noun] An iron rack or grate used for broiling meat and fish over coals. | [noun] Any object resembling the rack or grate. GROSCHEN (14) [noun] Any of several obsolete European silver coins. GUANIDIN (10) GUARDIAN (10) [noun] Someone who guards, watches over, or protects. | [noun] A person legally responsible for a minor (in loco parentis). | [noun] A person legally responsible for an incompetent person. GUERIDON (10) GUMPTION (13) [noun] Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness. | [noun] Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative. | [noun] Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm. GYPSEIAN (14) GYRATION (12) [noun] The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center; a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis; rotation; revolution. | [noun] One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell. | [noun] Appropriate arrangement of convolutions of gyri in the cerebral cortex. HAEMATIN (13) [noun] Hemoglobin with iron in ferric state. | [noun] Hemin. HALATION (11) [noun] The action of light surrounding some object as if making a halo. | [noun] The blurring of light around a bright area of a photographic image, or on a television screen. HANDSEWN (15) HANDYMAN (17) [noun] A man who does small tasks and odd jobs HANDYMEN (17) [noun] A man who does small tasks and odd jobs HARRIDAN (12) [noun] A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one. HAWTHORN (17) [noun] Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches HAZELHEN (23) HEADSMAN (14) [noun] A chief person; a head man | [noun] An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation. | [noun] A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal. HEADSMEN (14) [noun] A chief person; a head man | [noun] An executioner whose method of dispatching the condemned is decapitation. | [noun] A labourer in a colliery who transports the coal from the workings to the horseway, and who is oftentimes assisted by a younger worker called a foal. HEIGHTEN (15) [verb] To make high; to raise higher; to elevate. | [verb] To advance, increase, augment, make larger, more intense, stronger etc. HELMSMAN (15) [noun] A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. | [noun] A leader. HELMSMEN (15) [noun] A member of a ship's crew who is responsible for steering. | [noun] A leader. HEMATEIN (13) HENCHMAN (18) [noun] A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. | [noun] A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests. | [noun] An assistant member of a criminal gang. HENCHMEN (18) [noun] A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. | [noun] A person who supports a political figure chiefly out of selfish interests. | [noun] An assistant member of a criminal gang. HENEQUEN (20) [noun] A tropical American agave, Agave fourcroydes, whose thick, sword-shaped leaves yield a coarse reddish fibre used in making rope etc. | [noun] The fibre from this plant (sometimes mistakenly called sisal, which is from Agave sisalana). HENEQUIN (20) HENIQUEN (20) HEPTAGON (14) [noun] A polygon with seven sides and seven angles. HERDSMAN (14) [noun] A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep. HERDSMEN (14) [noun] A person who tends livestock, especially cows and sheep. HEREUPON (13) [adverb] Immediately afterward; at this. HERMAEAN (13) HIGHBORN (17) [adjective] Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class. | [adjective] Born a member of an upper-level social class (although not necessarily retaining high social standing) | [adjective] Of, pertaining to, or befitting people of high social standing. HIMATION (13) [noun] A rectangular cloak of linen or wool, worn in Ancient Greece, usually over a chiton. HISTAMIN (13) HISTIDIN (12) HISTOGEN (12) HOACTZIN (22) HOLSTEIN (11) [noun] A type of dairy cattle, distinctively colored in splotches of black and white. | [noun] A breed of horse, thought to be the oldest of the warmblood breeds, used in show jumping. HOMESPUN (15) [noun] Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same. | [noun] An unpolished, rustic person. | [adjective] (of yarn) Spun in the home. HOMETOWN (16) [noun] An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence. | [noun] Designating a decision or judgement that is biased, or perceived to be biased, in favour of local preference. HOMINIAN (13) HONEYBUN (16) [noun] A type of bun or pastry sweetened with honey. | [noun] Honey; sweetheart (term of endearment) HOOLIGAN (12) [noun] A violent and noisy football (soccer) fan who routinely fights with supporters of opposing teams, often the member of a firm. | [noun] A person that causes trouble or violence. | [noun] (Navy slang) A member of the coast guard. HORSEMAN (13) [noun] A man who rides a horse. | [noun] A soldier on horseback. | [noun] A man skilled in horsemanship. HORSEMEN (13) [noun] A man who rides a horse. | [noun] A soldier on horseback. | [noun] A man skilled in horsemanship. HOTELMAN (13) HOTELMEN (13) HOUSEMAN (13) [noun] A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. | [noun] A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. HOUSEMEN (13) [noun] A male follower or retainer; a male domestic worker or servant. | [noun] A medical graduate gaining practical experience in a hospital; a house officer. HUNTSMAN (13) [noun] A hunter. | [noun] A fox hunter. | [noun] One who manages the hounds during a hunt. HUNTSMEN (13) [noun] A hunter. | [noun] A fox hunter. | [noun] One who manages the hounds during a hunt. HYALOGEN (15) HYDROGEN (16) [noun] The lightest chemical element (symbol H), with an atomic number of 1 and atomic weight of 1.00794. | [noun] Molecular hydrogen (H2), a colourless, odourless and flammable gas at room temperature. | [noun] An atom of the element. HYOIDEAN (15) HYPOGEAN (17) [adjective] Existing or growing underground. HYPOPYON (21) IDEATION (9) [noun] The conceptualization of a mental image. | [noun] The synthesis of ideas. IGNITION (9) [noun] The act of igniting. | [noun] The initiation of combustion. | [noun] A system for activating combustion in a combustion engine. IGNITRON (9) [noun] A form of rectifier having a pool of mercury as cathode. IGUANIAN (9) ILLATION (8) [noun] The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction. ILLUSION (8) [noun] Anything that seems to be something that it is not. | [noun] A misapprehension; a belief in something that is in fact not true. | [noun] A magician’s trick. IMBOLDEN (13) IMPRISON (12) [verb] To put in or as if in prison; confine. INACTION (10) [noun] Lack of action or activity or labor INCISION (10) [noun] A cut, especially one made by a scalpel or similar medical tool in the context of surgical operation; the scar resulting from such a cut. | [noun] The act of cutting into a substance. | [noun] Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines. INFIXION (18) INFUSION (11) [noun] A product consisting of a liquid which has had other ingredients steeped in it to extract useful qualities. | [noun] The act of steeping or soaking a substance in liquid so as to extract medicinal or herbal qualities. | [noun] The act of installing a quality into a person. INHESION (11) [noun] Inherence; act of inhering INSECTAN (10) [adjective] Of insects. INVASION (11) [noun] A military action consisting of armed forces of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government. | [noun] The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted. | [noun] The spread of cancer cells, bacteries and such to the organism. IODATION (9) IODOPSIN (11) ISOCHRON (13) [noun] A line on a chart linking rock of the same age (especially as measured using the ratios of lead isotopes) ISOPODAN (11) ISTHMIAN (13) [noun] A native or inhabitant of an isthmus. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of Corinth, in Greece. JERRICAN (17) [noun] A robust fuel container made from pressed steel. JERRYCAN (20) [noun] A robust fuel container made from pressed steel. JETTISON (15) [noun] (collective) Items that have been or are about to be ejected from a boat or balloon. | [noun] The action of jettisoning items. | [verb] To eject from a boat, submarine, aircraft, spaceship or hot-air balloon, so as to lighten the load. JUNCTION (17) [noun] The act of joining, or the state of being joined. | [noun] A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet. | [noun] The boundary between two physically different materials, especially between conductors, semiconductors, or metals. KAISERIN (12) KAKIEMON (18) [noun] Japanese porcelain wares featuring enamel decoration. KALLIDIN (13) KARYOTIN (15) KENOTRON (12) KEPHALIN (17) KHAMSEEN (17) KLYSTRON (15) [noun] An electron tube used to amplify microwave-frequency electromagnetic radiation. KRUMHORN (17) LAMBSKIN (16) [noun] The skin of a very young sheep, especially prepared with the fleece still attached. A very fine form of leather. | [noun] A kind of woollen cloth resembling this. LANDSMAN (11) [noun] The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats. | [noun] (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners. | [noun] A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe LANDSMEN (11) [noun] The opposite of a seaman. A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats. | [noun] (oil and gas industry) A person who negotiates leases, contracts and other business deals between producers and landowners. | [noun] A fellow Jew who comes from the same district or town, especially in Eastern Europe LANGSHAN (12) LANTHORN (11) [noun] A case of translucent or transparent material made to protect a flame, or light, used to illuminate its surroundings. | [noun] Especially, a metal casing with lens used to illuminate a stage (e.g. spotlight, floodlight). | [noun] An open structure of light material set upon a roof, to give light and air to the interior. LARRIGAN (9) LARRIKIN (12) [noun] A brash and impertinent, possibly violent, troublemaker, especially a youth; a hooligan. | [noun] A high-spirited person who playfully rebels against authority and conventional norms. | [adjective] Exhibiting the characteristics or behaviour of a larrikin; playfully rebellious against and contemptuous of authority and convention. LAVATION (11) LAXATION (15) LAYWOMAN (16) [noun] A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun). | [noun] By analogy, a woman who is not a professional in a given field LAYWOMEN (16) [noun] A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun). | [noun] By analogy, a woman who is not a professional in a given field LEADSMAN (11) LEADSMEN (11) LEATHERN (11) [adjective] Made of leather. LECITHIN (13) [noun] The principal phospholipid in animals; it is particularly abundant in egg yolks, and is extracted commercially from soy. It is a major constituent of cell membranes, and is commonly used as a food additive (as an emulsifier). LEGATION (9) [noun] The post or office of a legate; a legateship. | [noun] A diplomatic mission. | [noun] The official residence of a diplomat. LENGTHEN (12) [verb] To make longer, to extend the length of. | [verb] To become longer. LENITION (8) [noun] A weakening of articulation causing a consonant to become lenis (soft). LEWISSON (11) LIBATION (10) [noun] The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity. | [noun] The wine or liquid thus poured out. | [noun] A beverage, especially an alcoholic one. LICHENIN (13) LIEGEMAN (11) [noun] A male liege (subject of a sovereign or lord). LIEGEMEN (11) [noun] A male liege (subject of a sovereign or lord). LIGATION (9) [noun] Something that ties, a ligature. | [noun] The act of tying, of applying a ligature. | [noun] The state of having a ligature, of being tied. LIMEKILN (14) [noun] A furnace used to produce lime from limestone. | [noun] A burning sensation. LINCHPIN (15) [noun] A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device. | [noun] A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation. LINESMAN (10) [noun] An assistant referee. | [noun] A male line judge. | [noun] An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside. LINESMEN (10) [noun] An assistant referee. | [noun] A male line judge. | [noun] An official whose primary task is to watch the blue line and determine when there has been an offside. LINKSMAN (14) LINKSMEN (14) LOBATION (10) LOCATION (10) [noun] A particular point or place in physical space. | [noun] An act of locating. | [noun] An apartheid-era urban area populated by non-white people; township. LOCKDOWN (18) [noun] The confinement of people in their own rooms (e.g. in a school) or cells (in a prison), or to their own homes or areas (e.g. in the case of a city- or nation-wide issue) as a security measure after or amid a disturbance or pandemic, etc. | [noun] A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting. LOCUTION (10) [noun] A phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals through repeated usage. | [noun] The use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way. | [noun] A supernatural revelation where a religious figure, statue or icon speaks, usually to a saint. LOGICIAN (11) [noun] A person who studies or teaches logic. LONGERON (9) [noun] A thin strip of wood or metal, to which the skin of an aircraft is fastened. LONGHORN (12) [noun] A breed of beef cattle, having long horns, bred in Texas and other parts of southwest United States. LOOKDOWN (16) LOVELORN (11) [noun] A person who is lovelorn. | [adjective] Abandoned or forsaken by one's lover; having constant bad luck in romance; desperate for love. | [adjective] Unloved, bereft of love. LUNARIAN (8) LUNATION (8) [noun] A month of an average of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase. | [noun] The irregular period from one new moon until the next. LUNCHEON (13) [noun] A formal meal served in the middle of the day. | [noun] Any midday meal; lunch. | [noun] A lump of food. LUTEOLIN (8) LUXATION (15) LYNCHPIN (18) [noun] A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device. | [noun] A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation. MACAROON (12) [noun] Any of various pastries based on almond and egg white, traditionally made in France. | [noun] A soft biscuit or cookie prepared with almond or coconut dough. | [noun] A coarse, rude, low fellow. MACRURAN (12) [noun] Any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the lobster and shrimp, that were once included in the subdivision Macrura MADWOMAN (16) [noun] A woman who is insane. MADWOMEN (16) [noun] A woman who is insane. MAGDALEN (12) MAGICIAN (13) [noun] A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic. | [noun] (sometimes derogatory) A spiritualist or practitioner of mystic arts. | [noun] A performer of tricks or an escapologist or an illusionist. MAGNETON (11) [noun] Any of several units of magnetic moment of an atom, molecule or subatomic particle MAINTAIN (10) [verb] To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. | [verb] To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). | [verb] To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. MALARIAN (10) MANDARIN (11) [noun] A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire | [noun] A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat | [noun] A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles | [noun] (color) an orange colour MANDOLIN (11) [noun] A stringed instrument and a member of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back | [noun] A kitchen tool used for slicing vegetables (usually spelled mandoline) | [noun] An RAF World War II code name for patrols to attack enemy railway transport and other ground targets MANNIKIN (14) [noun] A little man (sometimes as a term of endearment). | [noun] A three-dimensional figure, dummy or effigy representing a man or person. | [noun] A dummy, or life-size model of the human body, used for the fitting or displaying of clothes MARATHON (13) [noun] A 42.195 kilometre (26 mile 385 yard) road race. | [noun] (by extension) Any extended or sustained activity. | [verb] To run a marathon. MARGARIN (11) MARKDOWN (18) [noun] A reduction in price in order to stimulate sales. MARKSMAN (16) [noun] A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object. | [noun] Goalscorer. MARKSMEN (16) [noun] A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object. | [noun] Goalscorer. MAROCAIN (12) [noun] A heavy crepe fabric of silk, wool, or both, having a cross-ribbed texture, used for apparel. MARTAGON (11) MARZIPAN (21) [noun] A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder. | [verb] To cover with marzipan. MASTODON (11) [noun] Extinct elephant-like mammal of the genus Mammut that flourished worldwide from Miocene through Pleistocene times; differs from elephants and mammoths in the form of the molar teeth. MELANIAN (10) MELODEON (11) [noun] A music hall. | [noun] A type of reed organ with a single keyboard. | [noun] An accordion where the melody-side keyboard is limited to the notes of diatonic scales in a small number of keys. MELTDOWN (14) [noun] Severe overheating of the core of a nuclear reactor resulting in the core melting and radiation escaping. | [noun] A situation being likened to a nuclear meltdown; a crisis. | [noun] A tantrum. MENHADEN (14) [noun] Any of several species of fish in the genera Brevoortia and Ethmidium, used for fish meal, fish oil, fertilizer, and bait. MENSCHEN (15) MERIDIAN (11) [noun] The south. | [noun] Midday, noon. | [noun] A great circle passing through the poles of the celestial sphere and the zenith for a particular point on the earth's surface. MESOTRON (10) METAZOAN (19) [noun] Any animal that undergoes development from an embryo stage with three tissue layers, namely the ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm. | [noun] Any animal that is multicellular. | [adjective] Having to do with animals that develop from an embryo with three tissue layers. METAZOON (19) [noun] One of the Metazoa. METHADON (14) MEZEREON (19) [noun] An ornamental shrub, Daphne mezereum, having purple flowers and bright red fruit. | [noun] The dried bark of this plant, once used as a vesicant. MIDBRAIN (13) [noun] A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). MIRLITON (10) [noun] A pear-shaped vegetable or its vine; the chayote. | [noun] The eunuch flute, a kind of kazoo or membranophone. | [noun] An 18th-century hussar hat resembling a slightly conical shako or tall fez. MISALIGN (11) MISBEGAN (13) MISBEGIN (13) MISBEGUN (13) MISDRAWN (14) MISEATEN (10) MISGIVEN (14) [verb] (of the mind, heart, etc.) To give fear or doubt to; to make irresolute. | [verb] To suspect; to dread. | [verb] To give wrongly; to give or grant amiss. MISGROWN (14) MISKNOWN (17) MISLEARN (10) MISTAKEN (14) [verb] To understand wrongly, taking one thing or person for another. | [verb] To misunderstand (someone). | [verb] To commit an unintentional error; to do or think something wrong. MISTRAIN (10) MISUNION (10) MOCCASIN (14) [noun] A traditional Native North American shoe, usually without a heel or sole, made of a piece of deerskin or other soft leather turned up at the edges which are either stitched together at the top of the shoe, or sewn to a vamp (a piece covering the top of the foot). | [noun] A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top. | [noun] A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin. MOLESKIN (14) [noun] The fur of a mole. | [noun] A cotton twill fabric with a heavy velvety nap. | [noun] (by extension, in the plural) Clothing made of this fabric. MONECIAN (12) MONELLIN (10) MONEYMAN (15) [noun] Someone tasked with handling money, often specifically a financier MONEYMEN (15) [noun] Someone tasked with handling money, often specifically a financier MONITION (10) [noun] A caution or warning. | [noun] A legal notification of something. | [noun] A sign of impending danger; an omen. MORTMAIN (12) [noun] The perpetual, inalienable possession of lands by a corporation or non-personal entity such as a church. | [noun] A strong and inalienable possession. MOTORMAN (12) [noun] A man who controls a motor. | [noun] A person who operates a motor vehicle. | [noun] A train driver. MOTORMEN (12) [noun] A man who controls a motor. | [noun] A person who operates a motor vehicle. | [noun] A train driver. MOUFFLON (16) [noun] A species of wild sheep, Ovis orientalis musimon, syn. Ovis aries musimon, endemic to Sardinia and Corsica. MOUNTAIN (10) [noun] An elevation of land of considerable dimensions rising more or less abruptly, forming a conspicuous figure in the landscape, usually having a small extent of surface at its summit. | [noun] Something very large in size or quantity; a huge amount; a great heap. | [noun] Of, belonging to, relating to, or found on a mountain; like a mountain in size; (of living things) growing or living on a mountain. MULLIGAN (11) [noun] Mulligan stew. | [noun] An unpenalized chance to re-take a stroke that went awry. | [noun] An opportunity (sometimes penalized) for a player to reshuffle their cards and draw a new initial hand at the beginning of a game. MULTITON (10) MUNCHKIN (19) [noun] A domestic cat breed with short legs. | [noun] The empty space in the center of a donut. | [noun] A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut. MUNITION (10) [noun] (chiefly in the plural) Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. | [noun] (chiefly in the plural, NATO) Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns). | [noun] A tower or fortification. MUSICIAN (12) [noun] A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession. MUTATION (10) [noun] Any alteration or change. | [noun] Any heritable change of the base-pair sequence of genetic material. | [noun] A mutant. MUTCHKIN (19) [noun] A unit of fluid capacity approximately equal to three-quarters of an imperial pint (0.43 litres) MYCELIAN (15) MYRMIDON (16) [noun] A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes orders of a superior without protest or pity (sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc). NAPOLEON (10) [noun] A former 40-franc gold coin issued by France. | [noun] A form of solitaire. | [noun] A short period of sleep, especially one during the day. NATATION (8) [noun] The act or process of swimming NEGATION (9) [noun] The act of negating something. | [noun] A denial or contradiction. | [noun] A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".) NEGATRON (9) NEOMYCIN (15) [noun] A broad-spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic that is found in many topical medications NEURAXON (15) NIGROSIN (9) NINETEEN (8) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". NITROGEN (9) [noun] The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas. | [noun] Molecular nitrogen (N2), a colorless, odorless gas at room temperature. | [noun] A specific nitrogen within a chemical formula, or a specific isotope of nitrogen NOBLEMAN (12) [noun] A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor. NOBLEMEN (12) [noun] A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor. NONGREEN (9) NONHUMAN (13) [noun] A creature or thing that is not human. | [adjective] Not human; not of the human race. NONPAGAN (11) NONUNION (8) [noun] Lack of union; failure to become united. | [noun] The failure of a broken bone to heal | [adjective] Not part of a labor union; not unionized. NONURBAN (10) [adjective] Not urban NONWOVEN (14) NORTHERN (11) [noun] An inhabitant of the northern regions. | [noun] The northern pike. | [adjective] Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north;northerly. NOTATION (8) [noun] The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. | [noun] A system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities. | [noun] A specific note or piece of information written in such a notation. NOUMENON (10) [noun] A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable. NOVATION (11) [noun] Replacement of a contract with one or more new contracts, in particular in financial markets the replacement of a contract between a particular buyer and seller with contracts between the clearing house and each party. | [noun] A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted. NUTATION (8) [noun] A bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body. | [noun] A nodding motion (of the head etc.). | [noun] Any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon. NUTBROWN (13) NYMPHEAN (18) NYSTATIN (11) [noun] An antifungal drug used especially against Candida OBLATION (10) [noun] The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity. | [noun] (by extension) A deed or gift offered charitably. OBLIVION (13) [noun] The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. | [noun] The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, incl. through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland. | [noun] Amnesty. OBSIDIAN (11) [noun] A type of black glass produced by volcanoes. | [adjective] Black OCCASION (12) [noun] A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. | [noun] The time when something happens. | [noun] An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. OCTOROON (10) [noun] Someone having one-eighth black ancestry. | [noun] Someone having 1/64th black ancestry: the child of a quintoon and a white man. OEDIPEAN (11) OMISSION (10) [noun] The act of omitting. | [noun] The act of neglecting to perform an action one has an obligation to do. | [noun] Something deleted or left out. OOLACHAN (13) OPHIDIAN (14) [noun] Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent. OPTICIAN (12) [noun] A person who makes or dispenses lenses, spectacles. | [noun] A person who sells lenses, spectacles etc. ORTHICON (13) OSTRACON (10) [noun] A piece of pottery or stone, usually broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessel, especially one used to cast a vote during the Ancient Greek process of ostracism. OUTDRAWN (12) [adjective] Extracted | [adjective] Drawn out OUTEATEN (8) OUTFLOWN (14) [verb] To fly better, faster, or further than. OUTFROWN (14) OUTGIVEN (12) OUTGNAWN (12) OUTGROWN (12) [verb] To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc. | [verb] To grow faster or larger than. OUTLEARN (8) OUTPREEN (10) OUTSCORN (10) OUTSWORN (11) OVERBORN (13) OVERBURN (13) OVERKEEN (15) [adjective] Overly keen. OVERLAIN (11) [verb] To lie over or upon | [verb] To suffocate by lying upon OVERPLAN (13) OVERSEEN (11) [verb] To survey, look at something in a wide angle. | [verb] To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. | [verb] To inspect, examine OVERSEWN (14) [verb] To sew together the edges of two pieces of fabric, with every stitch passing over the join. OVERSOON (11) OVERSPIN (13) [noun] An excessive amount of spin applied to a projectile such that its nose does not turn down at the summit of the trajectory. | [verb] To spin too much or too far. OVERTHIN (14) OVERTURN (11) [noun] A turning over or upside-down; inversion. | [noun] The overturning or overthrow of some institution or state of affairs; ruin. | [verb] To turn over, capsize or upset. OVERWEEN (14) OVERWORN (14) OXYMORON (20) [noun] A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. | [noun] (sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms. OXYTOCIN (20) [noun] A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk. PAGURIAN (11) PALMITIN (12) PANACEAN (12) PANGOLIN (11) [noun] The scaly anteater; any of several long-tailed, scale-covered mammals of the order Pholidota of tropical Africa and Asia, the sole extant genus of which is Manis. PANHUMAN (15) PANNIKIN (14) [noun] A durable cup or other vessel used for drinking made of metal and coated in enamel. | [noun] The contents of such a vessel. PANTHEON (13) [noun] A temple dedicated to all the gods. | [noun] All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group. | [noun] (by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group. PAPILLON (12) [noun] A breed of small dog with large ears; a dog of that breed. PAPYRIAN (15) PARAFFIN (16) [noun] A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel oil | [noun] Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons. | [noun] Paraffin wax. PARAZOAN (19) PARERGON (11) [noun] A piece of work that is supplementary to or a byproduct of a larger work. PARTAKEN (14) [verb] To take part in an activity; to participate. | [verb] To take a share or portion (of or in). | [verb] To have something of the properties, character, or office (of). PARTISAN (10) [noun] An adherent to a party or faction. | [noun] A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. | [noun] A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter. | [noun] A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting. PARTIZAN (19) [noun] An adherent to a party or faction. | [noun] A fervent, sometimes militant, supporter or proponent of a party, cause, faction, person, or idea. | [noun] A member of a band of detached light, irregular troops acting behind occupying enemy lines in the ways of harassment or sabotage; a guerrilla fighter. PARVOLIN (13) PATHOGEN (14) [noun] Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease. PATTYPAN (15) [noun] A pan used for baking patties | [noun] A small variety of squash with a scalloped rim and creamy white flesh; a pattypan squash PAULDRON (11) PAVILION (13) [noun] An ornate tent. | [noun] A light roofed structure used as a shelter in a public place. | [noun] A structure, sometimes temporary, erected to house exhibits at a fair, etc. PAVILLON (13) PEARMAIN (12) [noun] A type of pear. | [noun] Any of various types of apple, having an elongated shape and often with streaky skin. PELORIAN (10) PEMMICAN (16) [noun] A food made from meat which has been dried and beaten into a paste, mixed with berries and rendered fat, and shaped into little patties. | [noun] A speech or piece of writing that is very condensed, conveying a lot of thought or information in few words. PENTAGON (11) [noun] A polygon with five sides and five angles. | [noun] A fort with five bastions. PENTOSAN (10) PEREGRIN (11) PERIGEAN (11) PETITION (10) [noun] A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures. | [noun] A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause. | [noun] A formal written request for judicial action. PHENAZIN (22) PHOSPHIN (18) PHTHALIN (16) PICAROON (12) [noun] A pirate or picaro. | [noun] A pirate ship. | [noun] A rogue. PITCHMAN (17) [noun] A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act. PITCHMEN (17) [noun] A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act. PIVOTMAN (15) [noun] A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels. | [noun] A player in a central position. | [noun] A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates. PIVOTMEN (15) [noun] A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels. | [noun] A player in a central position. | [noun] A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates. PLACEMAN (14) [noun] (UK politics) One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man. PLACEMEN (14) [noun] (UK politics) One appointed to an office, especially in government, as a reward for political or other support; an appointee, a yes-man. PLANKTON (14) [noun] Small (often microscopic) organisms that float in the water. (A single organism is known as a plankter.) PLANTAIN (10) [noun] A plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium. | [noun] A plant in the genus Musa, the genus that includes banana, but with lower sugar content than banana. | [noun] The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes. PLASTRON (10) [noun] The nearly flat part of the shell structure of a tortoise or other animal, similar in composition to the carapace. | [noun] A half-jacket worn under the jacket for padding or for safety. | [noun] A man's shirt-bosom. PLAYDOWN (17) [noun] Any match that is part of a playoff. PLEBEIAN (12) [noun] A member of the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. | [noun] A commoner, particularly a low, vulgar person. | [adjective] Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome. PLECTRON (12) PLEUSTON (10) PLIOTRON (10) POINTMAN (12) [noun] In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. | [noun] (by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely. POINTMEN (12) [noun] In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory. | [noun] (by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely. POLTROON (10) [noun] An ignoble or total coward; a dastard; a mean-spirited wretch. | [adjective] Cowardly. POLYZOAN (22) POSITION (10) [noun] A place or location. | [noun] A post of employment; a job. | [noun] A status or rank. POSITRON (10) [noun] The antimatter equivalent of an electron, having the same mass but a positive charge POSTBURN (12) POSTTEEN (10) POTATION (10) [noun] (often in the plural) The act of drinking. | [noun] A drink, especially an alcoholic beverage. POZZOLAN (28) PRECLEAN (12) PREHUMAN (15) [noun] One of the human-like creatures prior to Homo sapiens. | [adjective] Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens PRENOMEN (12) PRESHOWN (16) PRESSMAN (12) [noun] Someone who operates a printing press. | [noun] A journalist or newspaper reporter. | [noun] One who pressgangs people into naval service PRESSMEN (12) [noun] Someone who operates a printing press. | [noun] A journalist or newspaper reporter. | [noun] One who pressgangs people into naval service PRESSRUN (10) PRETRAIN (10) PREUNION (10) PRIAPEAN (12) PROCHAIN (15) PROCHEIN (15) PROLAMIN (12) PROPYLON (15) [noun] The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice. PROTAMIN (12) PROUNION (10) PSILOCIN (12) PSORALEN (10) [noun] Any of a group of furanocoumarins, from the seeds of various plants, that are used to treat psoriasis, eczema and vitiligo PUBLICAN (14) [noun] The landlord of a public house. | [noun] A tax collector in Ancient Rome. PUNCHEON (15) [noun] A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths, cutlers, etc. | [noun] A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a short post; an intermediate stud. | [noun] A walkway or short, low footbridge over wet ground constructed by laying one or more planks or dressed timbers over sills set directly on the ground, also called duck boards, bog boards, or bog bridge. PUNITION (10) PUPATION (12) PURPURIN (12) [noun] A red anthraquinone dye, extracted from madder, that is used as a biological stain | [noun] A protein of the lipocalin family | [noun] A brownish or deep red decorative glass used in ancient times PUSHDOWN (17) PYGMAEAN (16) QUADROON (18) [noun] A person of three-fourths Caucasian descent and one fourth African descent. | [noun] A person of three-quarters Aboriginal descent and one quarter Caucasian descent; a person of one quarter Aboriginal descent. | [adjective] Having three-fourths Caucasian descent and one-fourth African descent. QUARTERN (17) [noun] A quarter part; one fourth. | [noun] A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds. QUATRAIN (17) [noun] A poem in four lines. | [noun] A stanza of four lines. QUESTION (17) [noun] A sentence, phrase or word which asks for information, reply or response; an interrogative. | [noun] A subject or topic for consideration or investigation. | [noun] A doubt or challenge about the truth or accuracy of a matter. QUINOLIN (17) QUINTAIN (17) [noun] An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice. RADIOMAN (11) RADIOMEN (11) RAFTSMAN (13) [noun] A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter. RAFTSMEN (13) [noun] A person who transports a raft of floating logs downstream to a sawmill; a rafter. RAMBUTAN (12) [noun] A tree, Nephelium lappaceum, of Southeast Asia. | [noun] The fruit of this tree. RAMEQUIN (19) RAMSHORN (13) RANCHMAN (15) RANCHMEN (15) RATAPLAN (10) [noun] A continuous, even drumming or rapping, as of the hooves of a galloping horse, or machine-gun fire. | [verb] To drum repeatedly. REACTION (10) [noun] An action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event. | [noun] A transformation in which one or more substances is converted into another by combination or decomposition. | [noun] Reactionary politics; a period in which reactionary thought or politics is resurgent or dominant. REASSIGN (9) [verb] To assign again or anew. | [verb] To transfer back what was previously assigned. REATTAIN (8) [verb] Attain again REAWAKEN (15) [verb] To wake after an extended period of sleep. | [verb] To reactivate or reanimate. REAWOKEN (15) REBIDDEN (12) REBUTTON (10) RECHOSEN (13) RECISION (10) REDESIGN (10) [noun] A plan for making changes to the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system so as to better serve the purpose of the original design, or to serve purposes different from those set forth in the original design. | [verb] To lay out or plan a new version of something previously laid out or planned. REDRIVEN (12) REFALLEN (11) REFASTEN (11) [verb] Fasten again REFROZEN (20) [verb] To freeze again. | [verb] To freeze again. | [adjective] Having been frozen again. REHARDEN (12) REINSMAN (10) [noun] (horseriding) A (male) jockey, especially in harness racing. | [noun] A skilful driver of horses. REINSMEN (10) [noun] (horseriding) A (male) jockey, especially in harness racing. | [noun] A skilful driver of horses. RELATION (8) [noun] The manner in which two things may be associated. | [noun] A member of one's family. | [noun] The act of relating a story. RELIGION (9) [noun] Belief in a spiritual or metaphysical reality (often including at least one deity), accompanied by practices or rituals pertaining to the belief. | [noun] A particular system of such belief, and the rituals and practices proper to it. | [noun] The way of life committed to by monks and nuns. REMOTION (10) REOBTAIN (10) REORDAIN (9) REPLEVIN (13) [noun] An action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; The writ or procedure of such action. | [verb] To replevy REPLICON (12) [noun] A DNA molecule or a region of DNA that replicates as an individual unit. A replicon may be, for instance, a chromosome, a plasmid or a phage. RESCREEN (10) RESEASON (8) RESHAVEN (14) RESORCIN (10) RESPOKEN (14) RESTRAIN (8) [verb] To control or keep in check. | [verb] To deprive of liberty. | [verb] To restrict or limit. RESUMMON (12) REVISION (11) [noun] The process of revising: | [noun] A changed edition, or new version; a modification. | [noun] A story corrected or expanded by a writer commissioned by the original author. | [verb] To provide with a new vision. RHODAMIN (14) RIFAMPIN (15) [noun] An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis RIFLEMAN (13) [noun] A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon. | [noun] A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle. | [noun] A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu. RIFLEMEN (13) [noun] A soldier trained to use a rifle as their primary weapon. | [noun] A person especially skilled in the use of a rifle. | [noun] A small wrenlike insectivorous passerine bird endemic to New Zealand, Acanthisitta chloris, the titipounamu. RIGADOON (10) [noun] A quickstep dance for two people. | [noun] The music for this dance. | [noun] Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment. RIGAUDON (10) [noun] A quickstep dance for two people. | [noun] The music for this dance. | [noun] Formerly in the French army, the beat of a drum while culprits were being marched to punishment. RIPARIAN (10) [noun] A person or other entity that lives or owns property along the shore of a river. | [adjective] Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream. ROENTGEN (9) [noun] A unit of exposure to ionizing radiation ROGATION (9) [noun] A deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty. | [noun] The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree. ROSARIAN (8) [noun] An expert in the cultivation and propagation of roses ROTATION (8) [noun] The act of turning around a centre or an axis. | [noun] A single complete cycle around a centre or an axis. | [noun] A regular variation in a sequence, such as to even-out wear, or people taking turns in a task; a duty roster. ROUTEMAN (10) ROUTEMEN (10) SAFRANIN (11) [noun] A biological stain used in histology and cytology. SAINFOIN (11) [noun] A perennial herb of the genus Onobrychis with pale pink flowers, especially Onobrychis viciifolia (syn. Onobrychis sativa). SALESMAN (10) [noun] A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere. SALESMEN (10) [noun] A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop/store or elsewhere. SANCTION (10) [noun] An approval, by an authority, generally one that makes something valid. | [noun] A penalty, punishment, or some coercive measure, intended to ensure compliance; especially one adopted by several nations, or by an international body. | [noun] A law, treaty, or contract, or a clause within a law, treaty, or contract, specifying any of the above. SANTONIN (8) [noun] An anthelmintic found in santonica and related plants. SAUCEPAN (12) [noun] A deep cooking vessel with a handle and sometimes a lid; used for boiling, stewing and making sauces. SCALEPAN (12) SCALLION (10) [noun] A spring onion, Allium fistulosum. | [noun] Any of various similar members of the genus Allium. | [noun] Any onion that lacks a fully developed bulb. SCANSION (10) [noun] The rhythm or meter of a line or verse. | [noun] The act of analysing the meter of poetry. | [verb] (of text) Put into a rhythmic form or meter. SCARFPIN (15) SCISSION (10) [noun] The act of division, separation, cutting or severing | [noun] Cleavage SCORPION (12) [noun] Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end. | [noun] An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. | [noun] A very spiteful or vindictive person. SCULLION (10) [noun] A servant of the lower classes. | [noun] A low, base person. | [noun] A spring onion, Allium fistulosum. SEALSKIN (12) [noun] A type of fabric made from the skin of seals. | [noun] Any fabric manufactured to resemble sealskin. | [noun] An item of clothing made from sealskin (whether real or imitation). SEAROBIN (10) SEATRAIN (8) SECRETIN (10) [noun] A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity SEDATION (9) [noun] The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives. SEDITION (9) [noun] Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing. | [noun] Insurrection or rebellion. SEEDSMAN (11) [noun] One who sows seeds. | [noun] A dealer in seed. SEEDSMEN (11) [noun] One who sows seeds. | [noun] A dealer in seed. SERAPHIN (13) SHADCHAN (17) [noun] (Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker SHAGREEN (12) [noun] An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray. | [noun] A rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle. | [verb] To give a texture resembling shagreen leather. SHALLOON (11) SHEEPMAN (15) [noun] A shepherd. SHEEPMEN (15) [noun] A shepherd. SHOEHORN (14) [noun] A smooth tool that assists in putting the foot into a shoe, by sliding the heel in after the toe is in place. This reduces discomfort and damage to the back of the shoe. By slipping it into the back of the shoe behind the heel, the user prevents the heel from squashing down the back of the shoe and causing difficulty; instead the heel slides down the smooth shoehorn, which then comes out easily once the foot is in place. | [noun] Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a medium. | [noun] Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement. SHOPWORN (16) [adjective] Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store. | [adjective] Faded. | [adjective] Not fresh; tired or cliché. SHOWDOWN (18) [noun] The final battle between two nemeses, in which there can be but one victor. | [noun] The final round in a poker match, where the all remaining players' cards have to be put down on the table and shown. SHRUNKEN (15) [verb] To cause to become smaller. | [verb] To become smaller; to contract. | [verb] To cower or flinch. SHUTDOWN (15) [noun] The action of stopping operations; a closing, of a computer, business, event, etc. | [noun] A statement, insult, etc. that prevents the opponent from replying further. | [noun] An autistic response to stress, etc. where the individual becomes silent and motionless. SHWANPAN (16) SIALIDAN (9) SIDESPIN (11) [noun] Rotation around a vertical axis that makes a ball or other object curve in flight SIMOLEON (10) [noun] A dollar. SIRENIAN (8) [noun] Any of a group of aquatic, herbivorous mammals, of the order Sirenia, including the manatees and dugong. SKELETON (12) [noun] The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. | [noun] An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton. | [noun] A very thin person. | [noun] A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first. SLATTERN (8) [noun] A slut, a sexually promiscuous woman. | [noun] A dirty and untidy woman. SLOWDOWN (15) [noun] A reduction in speed, or a decrease in the level of production, etc. SMIDGEON (12) [noun] A very small quantity or amount. SMOOTHEN (13) [verb] To make smooth. | [verb] To become smooth. SOLATION (8) SOLUTION (8) [noun] A homogeneous mixture, which may be liquid, gas or solid, formed by dissolving one or more substances. | [noun] An act, plan or other means, used or proposed, to solve a problem. | [noun] The answer to a problem. SOMEWHEN (16) [adverb] At some time; indefinitely; some time or other, sometime SONARMAN (10) SONARMEN (10) SORPTION (10) [noun] Either of the processes of absorption and adsorption; sorbing. SOUNDMAN (11) SOUNDMEN (11) SOUTHERN (11) [noun] Someone from one of the states which seceded in 1861 and briefly formed the Confederate States of America, or, more broadly, from some neighboring states as well (but excluding geographically-southerly states like Arizona); compare the South. | [adjective] Of, facing, situated in, or related to the south. | [adjective] Of or pertaining to a southern region, especially Southern Europe or the southern United States. SOUTHRON (11) SPACEMAN (14) [noun] An astronaut, often a male astronaut. SPACEMEN (14) [noun] An astronaut, often a male astronaut. SPALPEEN (12) [noun] A poor migratory farm worker in Ireland, often viewed as a rascal or mischievous and cunning person. | [noun] (sometimes affectionate) A good-for-nothing person. SPEARGUN (11) [noun] A tube-shaped gun that fires a barbed spear, almost always for underwater use. SPEARMAN (12) [noun] A soldier who fights with a spear SPEARMEN (12) [noun] A soldier who fights with a spear SPECIMEN (14) [noun] An individual instance that represents a class; an example. | [noun] A sample, especially one used for diagnostic analysis. | [noun] (often preceded with “fine”) An eligible man. SPELAEAN (10) SPILIKIN (14) SPITTOON (10) [noun] A receptacle for spit. SPONSION (10) SPONTOON (10) SQUADRON (18) [noun] Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a body of troops drawn up in a square. | [noun] A body of cavalry comprising two companies or troops, averaging from one hundred and twenty to two hundred soldiers. | [noun] A body of infantrymen made up of several platoons, averaging from eighty to one hundred and fifty men, and led by a captain or a major. SQUIREEN (17) [noun] (originally Ireland) A minor squire; a small landowner. STALLION (8) [noun] An adult male horse. | [noun] A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman. STASIMON (10) STEAPSIN (10) STEGODON (10) STERNSON (8) STICKMAN (16) STICKMEN (16) STICKPIN (16) [noun] An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack. STICTION (10) [noun] The static friction that needs to be overcome to enable relative motion of stationary objects in contact STILLMAN (10) STILLMEN (10) STOCKMAN (16) [noun] A man who raises or looks after livestock. | [noun] A person who works in a stockroom. STOCKMEN (16) [noun] A man who raises or looks after livestock. | [noun] A person who works in a stockroom. STRAITEN (8) [verb] To make strait; to narrow or confine to a smaller space. | [verb] To restrict or diminish, especially financially. STRICKEN (14) [adjective] Struck by something. | [adjective] Disabled or incapacitated by something. | [verb] (sometimes with out or through) To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate. STRIDDEN (10) [verb] To walk with long steps. | [verb] To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle. | [verb] To pass over at a step; to step over. STRUCKEN (14) STUBBORN (12) [noun] Stubbornness. | [noun] A disease of citrus trees characterized by stunted growth and misshapen fruit, caused by Spiroplasma citri. | [adjective] Refusing to move or to change one's opinion; obstinate; firmly resisting; persistent in doing something. STUNTMAN (10) [noun] In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt. STUNTMEN (10) [noun] In films, someone who performs stunts that are deemed too dangerous or physically difficult for the main actors to attempt. STURGEON (9) [noun] Any marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially central Eurasia. SUBBASIN (12) SUBHUMAN (15) [noun] Anything which is less than human. | [adjective] Less than human; lacking characteristics of a human. SUBTAXON (17) SUBTILIN (10) SUBURBAN (12) [noun] A person who lives in a suburb. | [noun] An automobile with a station wagon body on a truck chassis. | [adjective] Relating to or characteristic of or situated on the outskirts of a city. SUDATION (9) SUPERFAN (13) [noun] An extremely dedicated fan SUPERMAN (12) [noun] An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. | [noun] A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers. SUPERMEN (12) [noun] An imagined superior type of human being representing a new stage of human development; an übermensch, an overman. | [noun] A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman powers. SUZERAIN (17) [noun] A dominant nation or state that has control over the international affairs of a subservient state which otherwise has domestic autonomy. | [noun] A feudal landowner to whom vassals were forced to pledge allegiance. SWANSKIN (15) SWINGMAN (14) [noun] A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball. SWINGMEN (14) [noun] A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball. SWORDMAN (14) SWORDMEN (14) SYRPHIAN (16) TACITURN (10) [adjective] Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak. TAILSPIN (10) [noun] The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. | [noun] A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown. | [noun] Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline. TAKEDOWN (16) [noun] A taking down: the arrest of a suspect by a police officer. | [noun] A taking down: an act of bringing one's opponent to the ground by grabbing one or both legs and applying a rearward bending moment. | [noun] Enforced removal of material from a website, etc. TALAPOIN (10) [noun] A monkey from one of two species of Old World monkeys, of the genus Miopithecus, distinguished by a short-snouted head with a hairless face. | [noun] A Buddhist monk or priest. TALESMAN (10) [noun] The (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller. | [noun] Someone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers. TALESMEN (10) [noun] The (male) author or relater of a tale; storyteller. | [noun] Someone summoned to a jury when a tales is awarded, to make up numbers. TALISMAN (10) [noun] A magical object providing protection against ill will, or the supernatural, or conferring the wearer with a boon such as good luck, good health, or power(s). TALLYMAN (13) [noun] A person who keeps a tally of something. | [noun] A man who conducts the tally trade | [noun] A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. TALLYMEN (13) [noun] A person who keeps a tally of something. | [noun] A man who conducts the tally trade | [noun] A man who cohabits (with someone) outside of marriage. TARLATAN (8) [noun] A thin muslin with an open weave, once used for ballgowns etc. TARLETAN (8) TARRAGON (9) [noun] A perennial herb, the wormwood species Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia. | [noun] The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar / oil mixture) used as a seasoning. TAXATION (15) [noun] The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. | [noun] A particular system of taxing people or companies | [noun] The revenue gained from taxes TEARDOWN (12) [noun] A well-maintained structure purchased and torn down to make way for a new structure. | [noun] The process of opening and disassembling a device to show its components. TEASPOON (10) [noun] A small spoon used to stir the contents of a cup or glass. | [noun] A unit of measure, equivalent to one-third of a tablespoon or roughly five milliliters. TEFILLIN (11) [noun] The Jewish phylactery, consisting of small boxes containing portions of the Torah worn most commonly during prayer by Jewish men and some Jewish women. | [noun] The Jewish concept of prayer TELETHON (11) [noun] A televised fundraising event encouraging viewers to make donations via telephone. TERRAPIN (10) [noun] Any of several small turtles, of the families Emydidae and Geoemydidae, that live in fresh or brackish water. TETRAGON (9) [noun] Quadrilateral. | [noun] An aspect of two planets with regard to the Earth when they are distant from each other ninety degrees, or a quarter-circle. THEREMIN (13) [noun] An electronic musical instrument that generates sound of varying pitch and volume depending on the proximity of the musician’s hands to two antennae mounted on the instrument. THERMION (13) [noun] An electrically charged particle, either an electron or an ion, emitted by a conducting material at high temperatures THESPIAN (13) [noun] An actor or player. | [adjective] Of, or relating to drama and acting; dramatic, theatrical. THINDOWN (15) THIOPHEN (16) THIRTEEN (11) [numeral] The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIII and in Arabic numerals as 13. THOLEPIN (13) THREATEN (11) [verb] To make a threat against someone; to use threats. | [verb] To menace, or be dangerous. | [verb] To portend, or give a warning of. THROMBIN (15) [noun] An enzyme in blood that facilitates blood clotting by converting fibrinogen to fibrin (by means of ionized calcium). THUMBKIN (19) THYMOSIN (16) THYROXIN (21) [noun] A hormone (an iodine derivative of tyrosine), produced by the thyroid gland, that regulates cell metabolism and growth. TIMEWORN (13) [adjective] Showing the effects of wear due to long use. | [adjective] Trite or banal; overused or hackneyed. TOBOGGAN (12) [noun] A long sled without runners, with the front end curled upwards, which may be pulled across snow by a cord or used to coast down hills. | [noun] A similar sled of wood, pulled by dogs, possibly with steel runners, made to transport cargo. | [noun] Something which, once it starts going (figuratively) downhill, is unstoppable until it reaches the bottom. TOILWORN (11) [adjective] Exhausted or worn out as a result of physical labour TOLUIDIN (9) TOWNSMAN (13) [noun] A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. TOWNSMEN (13) [noun] A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. TRACKMAN (16) [noun] A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation. TRACKMEN (16) [noun] A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation. TRACTION (10) [noun] The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power. | [noun] The condition of being so pulled. | [noun] Grip. TRAGOPAN (11) [noun] Any of several species of Asian pheasant of the genus Tragopan. TRAINMAN (10) [noun] A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad. | [noun] A brakeman. TRAINMEN (10) [noun] A person who works on trains on a railway / railroad. | [noun] A brakeman. TRAPPEAN (12) TRASHMAN (13) TRASHMEN (13) TREELAWN (11) TRILLION (8) [numeral] (short scale) A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012. | [numeral] (long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018. | [noun] A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats. TRIMARAN (10) [noun] A type of boat with three parallel hulls. TROPONIN (10) [noun] A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage. TRUCKMAN (16) TRUCKMEN (16) TRUDGEON (10) TRUEBORN (10) TRUNNION (8) [noun] One of the short stubby bearings on either side of a cannon; a gudgeon. | [noun] A similar rotational bearing comprising a rotating arc or ring sliding in the groove of a stationary arc, used in machinery to allow a workpiece to be moved relative to a fixed tool. | [noun] A similar rotational bearing used in automotive suspensions. TUNGSTEN (9) [noun] A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74. | [noun] A light bulb containing tungsten. | [noun] Scheelite, calcium tungstate TURBOFAN (13) [noun] A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section. TURNDOWN (12) [noun] A downturn. | [noun] A rejection. | [noun] (hotels) The service of turning down the bedcovers and often leaving chocolates, etc., on the pillow. TWINBORN (13) UNBEATEN (10) [adjective] Not having been thrashed or beaten | [adjective] Not defeated | [adjective] Untrodden UNBENIGN (11) UNBIDDEN (12) [adjective] Not invited, requested or asked for UNBITTEN (10) UNBROKEN (14) [adjective] Whole, not divided into parts. | [adjective] Of a horse, not tamed. | [adjective] Continuous, without interruption. | [verb] To do the inverse of breaking: to mend, restore, heal or fix. UNBURDEN (11) [verb] To free from burden, or relieve from trouble. UNBUTTON (10) [verb] To open (something) by undoing its buttons. | [verb] To come open by having its buttons unfastened. UNCHOSEN (13) [adjective] Not chosen. UNCOFFIN (16) UNCOMMON (14) [adjective] Rare; not readily found; unusual. | [adjective] Remarkable; exceptional. | [adverb] Exceedingly, exceptionally. UNDERPIN (11) [verb] To support from below with props or masonry. | [verb] To give support to; to corroborate. UNDERRAN (9) UNDERRUN (9) UNFALLEN (11) UNFASTEN (11) [verb] To detach from any connecting agency or link; to disconnect. | [verb] To come unloosed or untied. UNFROZEN (20) [verb] To defrost something. | [verb] To thaw. | [verb] To resume movement. UNGOTTEN (9) UNLOOSEN (8) [verb] To unloose; to loosen. UNMOLTEN (10) UNPERSON (10) [noun] A human who has been stripped of rights, identity or humanity. | [verb] To strip (a human being) of rights, identity or humanity. UNPROVEN (13) [adjective] Not proved. UNREASON (8) [noun] Lack of reason or rationality; unreasonableness; irrationality. | [noun] Nonsense; folly; absurdity. | [verb] To prove to be unreasonable; disprove by argument. UNSHAKEN (15) [verb] To retract; to unfold. | [adjective] Not shaken. UNSHAPEN (13) UNSHAVEN (14) [adjective] Not having shaved; not shaven; untrimmed. | [adjective] Unkempt UNSPOKEN (14) [verb] To retract what one has spoken, to unsay. | [adjective] (sometimes postpositive) Not spoken; not said. | [adjective] (sometimes postpositive) Not formally articulated or stated; implicit or understood. UPTHROWN (16) [verb] To throw or cast upwards. | [verb] To throw up (a mass of material) from below, causing a fault. | [verb] (of a mass of material) To be thrown up from below, causing a fault. VACATION (13) [noun] Freedom from some business or activity. | [noun] Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity. | [noun] A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc. VALERIAN (11) [noun] A hardy perennial flowering plant, Valeriana officinalis, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. | [noun] More generally, any plant of the genus Valeriana. | [noun] The root of Valeriana officinalis, used in herbal medicine. VANILLIN (11) [noun] A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. | [noun] Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean. VENATION (11) [noun] The hunting of wild animals. | [noun] The arrangement of veins in a leaf, wing, or similar structure. VENETIAN (11) VERATRIN (11) VERBOTEN (13) [adjective] Forbidden, prohibited. VERSEMAN (13) VERSEMEN (13) VESUVIAN (14) VEXATION (18) [noun] The act of annoying, vexing, or irritating. | [noun] The state of being vexed or irritated. VIGNERON (12) [noun] A person who grows vines for wine production. | [noun] A labourer in a vineyard. VIOMYCIN (18) VIRIDIAN (12) [noun] A bluish-green pigment made from chromium sesquioxide. | [noun] (color) A bluish-green color. | [adjective] (colour) Of a bluish green colour. VITELLIN (11) [noun] A protein found in egg yolk. VOCATION (13) [noun] An inclination to undertake a certain kind of work, especially a religious career; often in response to a perceived summons; a calling. | [noun] An occupation for which a person is suited, trained or qualified. VOLITION (11) [noun] A conscious choice or decision. | [noun] The mental power or ability of choosing; the will. | [noun] A concept that distinguishes whether or not the subject or agent intended something. VOLUTION (11) [noun] A turning (rolling or revolving) motion. | [noun] A single turn (of a coil etc.); a twist. WANNIGAN (12) WARFARIN (14) [noun] A coumarin salt, warfarin sodium, found in certain clovers, that retards blood coagulation: WATCHMAN (18) [noun] One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. WATCHMEN (18) [noun] One set to watch; a person who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night. WATERMAN (13) [noun] A seaman, a sailor. | [noun] A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman. | [noun] Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier. WATERMEN (13) [noun] A seaman, a sailor. | [noun] A man who lives or works on the water; a boatman. | [noun] Someone who distributes or supplies water for a living; a water-carrier. WEIGHMAN (17) WEIGHMEN (17) WELLBORN (13) WHALEMAN (16) WHALEMEN (16) WHEELMAN (16) [noun] A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise. | [noun] The steersman on a ship. | [noun] A cyclist. WHEELMEN (16) [noun] A driver of an automobile, especially a getaway vehicle in a criminal enterprise. | [noun] The steersman on a ship. | [noun] A cyclist. WHIPSAWN (19) [verb] To operate a whipsaw. | [verb] To cause (a trader) to lose potential profit by buying shares just before the price falls, or by selling them just before the price rises. | [verb] To defeat someone in two different ways at once. WHORESON (14) [noun] Often used as a term of abuse: an illegitimate or misbegotten child born of unwed parents. | [noun] The son of a prostitute. | [adjective] Mean; base; worthless WINDBURN (14) [noun] An irritation of the skin caused by exposure to the wind WINESKIN (15) [noun] A bag, traditionally made from the skin of a goat, used for holding and dispensing wine. WINGSPAN (14) [noun] (usually in singular) The distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip (of a bird, airplane etc.). WOODSMAN (14) [noun] A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. | [noun] Designating a group of sports related to forestry culture, including axe throwing, wood splitting, wood chopping, axe cutting, chainsaw cutting, pulpwood tossing, log rolling and decking, pole climbing, and fire building. WOODSMEN (14) [noun] A man who lives and works in woodland; a forester or woodman. | [noun] Designating a group of sports related to forestry culture, including axe throwing, wood splitting, wood chopping, axe cutting, chainsaw cutting, pulpwood tossing, log rolling and decking, pole climbing, and fire building. WOOLSKIN (15) WREATHEN (14) XANTHEIN (18) YACHTMAN (18) YACHTMEN (18) YATAGHAN (15) [noun] A type of sword used in Muslim countries from the mid-16th to late 19th centuries. YESTREEN (11) ZEPPELIN (21) [noun] A type of large German dirigible airship of the early 20th century, designed to carry passengers or bombs. | [noun] (by extension) A rigid airship dirigible, not restricted to Germany nor the early 20th century. ZONATION (17) [noun] An arrangement or distribution of things into zones.