n. foliage
(a) the act of fusing (or melting) together
(b) one related on the mother's side; matrilineal kin; matrisib; matrilineal sib
(c) a small and economical car
(d) leaves
n. grandeur
(a) a musical composition that evokes rural life; idyll; idyl
(b) the position of greatest importance or advancement; cutting edge
(c) legal order
(d) the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct; magnanimousness
n. diorama
(a) a quarrel about petty points; spat; tiff; pettifoggery; fuss
(b) a cellar or vault or underground burial chamber (beneath a church)
(c) a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene
(d) the removal of covering; uncovering; husking
n. pedant
(a) a person who exercises control over workers; gaffer; boss
(b) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit; scholastic
(c) offering sexual intercourse for pay; whoredom
(d) a formal expression of praise; paean; pean
n. intransigence
(a) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed); self-reproach
(b) a person whose interests are directed outward
(c) acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization
(d) the trait of being intransigent |
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n. fecundity
(a) a state of extreme dishonor
(b) the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth
(c) a performance using gestures and body movements without words; dumb show
(d) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
n. carafe
(a) study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
(b) a bottle with a stopper
(c) an established custom
(d) a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
n. bonce
(a) witty remark; sally; quip
(b) something of small importance; trifle; small beer
(c) the trait of being unduly vain; vanity
(d) informal terms for a human head; noodle; noggin; dome
n. nimiety
(a) large mackerel with long pointed snout; cero
(b) a quantity much larger than is needed; surplusage
(c) formal separation from an alliance or federation
(d) someone who assaults others sexually; ravisher
n. gall
(a) the trait of being rude and impertinent; impertinence; impudence; insolence; cheekiness; freshness
(b) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
(c) license to market a company's goods or services
(d) spiked club used as a weapon |
