| aisle | (noun) passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores | Synonyms: gangway |
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| (noun) part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns | - |
| (noun) a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) | - |
| algebraist | (noun) a mathematician whose specialty is algebra | - |
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| appraisal | (noun) an expert estimation of the quality, quantity, and other characteristics of someone or something | - |
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| (noun) the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth | Synonyms: assessment |
| (noun) a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation) | Synonyms: estimate, estimation |
| appraiser | (noun) one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things | Synonyms: valuator |
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| (noun) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity | Synonyms: authenticator |
| archaism | (noun) the use of an archaic expression | Synonyms: archaicism |
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| archaist | (noun) an expert or collector of antiquities | Synonyms: antiquarian, antiquary |
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| (noun) a person who archaizes | - |
| baisa | (noun) 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman | Synonyms: baiza |
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| bearnaise | (noun) a sauce like hollandaise but made with white wine and tarragon and shallots instead of lemon juice | - |
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| bordelaise | (noun) brown sauce with beef marrow and red wine | - |
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| bouillabaisse | (noun) highly seasoned Mediterranean soup or stew made of several kinds of fish and shellfish with tomatoes and onions or leeks and seasoned with saffron and garlic and herbs | - |
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| braising | (noun) cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture | - |
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| caisson | (noun) large watertight chamber used for construction under water | Synonyms: cofferdam, pneumatic caisson |
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| (noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome | Synonyms: coffer, lacunar |
| (noun) a chest to hold ammunition | Synonyms: ammunition chest |
| (noun) a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition | - |
| chaise | (noun) a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse | Synonyms: shay |
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| (noun) a long chair; for reclining | Synonyms: chaise longue, daybed |
| complaisance | (noun) a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others | Synonyms: compliance, compliancy, deference, obligingness |
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| dadaism | (noun) a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty | Synonyms: dada |
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| dais | (noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it | Synonyms: ambo, podium, pulpit, rostrum, soapbox, stump |
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| daishiki | (noun) a loose and brightly colored African shirt | Synonyms: dashiki |
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| daisy | (noun) any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl | - |
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| daisybush | (noun) any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays | Synonyms: daisy-bush, daisy bush |
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| dispraise | (noun) the act of speaking contemptuously of | Synonyms: disparagement |
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| fraise | (noun) sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes | - |
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| (noun) a ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century | - |
| fundraiser | (noun) a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money | - |
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| (noun) someone who solicits financial contributions | - |
| hollandaise | (noun) eggs and butter with lemon juice | - |
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| liaison | (noun) a channel for communication between groups | Synonyms: contact, inter-group communication, link |
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| (noun) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | Synonyms: affair, affaire, amour, intimacy, involvement |
| maconnais | (noun) fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry | Synonyms: macon |
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| maisonette | (noun) a small house | Synonyms: maisonnette |
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| (noun) a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside | Synonyms: maisonnette |
| maisonnette | (noun) a small house | Synonyms: maisonette |
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| (noun) a self-contained apartment (usually on two floors) in a larger house and with its own entrance from the outside | Synonyms: maisonette |
| malaise | (noun) physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression) | Synonyms: unease, uneasiness |
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| mayonnaise | (noun) egg yolks and oil and vinegar | Synonyms: mayo |
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| overappraisal | (noun) an appraisal that is too high | Synonyms: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation |
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| overpraise | (noun) excessive or undeserved praise. | - |
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| paisa | (noun) a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan | - |
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| paisley | (noun) a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes | - |
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| pantywaist | (noun) a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive | Synonyms: milksop, Milquetoast, pansy, sissy |
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| polonaise | (noun) a woman's dress with a tight bodice and an overskirt drawn back to reveal a colorful underskirt | - |
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| praise | (noun) an expression of approval and commendation | Synonyms: congratulations, extolment, kudos |
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| (noun) offering words of homage as an act of worship | - |
| praiseworthiness | (noun) the quality of being worthy of praise | Synonyms: laudability, laudableness |
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| praisworthiness | (noun) the property of deserving praise | - |
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| raise | (noun) the act of raising something | Synonyms: heave, lift |
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| (noun) increasing the size of a bet (as in poker) | - |
| (noun) the amount a salary is increased | Synonyms: hike, rise, salary increase, wage hike, wage increase |
| (noun) an upward slope or grade (as in a road) | Synonyms: acclivity, ascent, climb, rise, upgrade |
| raiser | (noun) someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil | Synonyms: agriculturalist, agriculturist, cultivator, grower |
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| (noun) a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid | - |
| raisin | (noun) dried grape | - |
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| raising | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, fostering, nurture, rearing, upbringing |
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| (noun) the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child | Synonyms: nurture, rearing |
| (noun) the event of something being raised upward | Synonyms: elevation, lift |
| reappraisal | (noun) a new appraisal or evaluation | Synonyms: reassessment, revaluation, review |
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| reconnaissance | (noun) the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) | Synonyms: reconnaissance mission |
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| shirtwaist | (noun) a blouse with buttons down the front | Synonyms: shirtwaister |
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| shirtwaister | (noun) a blouse with buttons down the front | Synonyms: shirtwaist |
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| vaisya | (noun) the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category | - |
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| waist | (noun) the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole | Synonyms: shank |
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| (noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | Synonyms: waistline |
| waistband | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistcloth |
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| waistcloth | (noun) a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers | Synonyms: cincture, girdle, sash, waistband |
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| waistcoat | (noun) a man's sleeveless garment worn underneath a coat | Synonyms: vest |
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| waistline | (noun) the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips | Synonyms: waist |
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