| aftercare | (noun) care and treatment of a convalescent patient | - |
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| agateware | (noun) pottery that is veined and mottled to resemble agate | - |
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| airfare | (noun) the fare charged for traveling by airplane | - |
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| amarelle | (noun) pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless juice | - |
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| (noun) any of several cultivated sour cherry trees bearing pale red fruit with colorless juice | Synonyms: Prunus cerasus caproniana |
| amaretto | (noun) an Italian almond liqueur | - |
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| apparel | (noun) clothing in general | Synonyms: clothes, dress, wearing apparel |
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| apparency | (noun) the property of being apparent | Synonyms: apparentness |
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| apparentness | (noun) the property of being apparent | Synonyms: apparency |
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| are | (noun) a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters | Synonyms: ar |
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| area | (noun) a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function | - |
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| (noun) the extent of a 2-dimensional surface enclosed within a boundary | Synonyms: expanse, surface area |
| (noun) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | Synonyms: region |
| (noun) a subject of study | - |
| (noun) a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | Synonyms: country |
| (noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
| areaway | (noun) a passageway between buildings or giving access to a basement | - |
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| areca | (noun) any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts | - |
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| areflexia | (noun) absence of a reflex; a sign of possible nerve damage | - |
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| arena | (noun) a playing field where sports events take place | Synonyms: scene of action |
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| (noun) a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments | Synonyms: bowl, sports stadium, stadium |
| (noun) the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand | - |
| (noun) a particular environment or walk of life | Synonyms: area, domain, field, orbit, sphere |
| arenavirus | (noun) animal viruses belonging to the family Arenaviridae | - |
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| areola | (noun) small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite | Synonyms: ring of color |
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| (noun) small space in a tissue or body part such as the area between veins on a leaf or an insect's wing | - |
| arere | (noun) large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood | Synonyms: obeche, obechi, samba, Triplochiton scleroxcylon |
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| arete | (noun) a sharp narrow ridge found in rugged mountains | - |
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| arethusa | (noun) any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers | - |
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| auriculare | (noun) the craniometric point at the center of the opening of the external acoustic meatus | Synonyms: auricular point |
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| awareness | (noun) having knowledge of | Synonyms: cognisance, cognizance, consciousness, knowingness |
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| (noun) state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness | Synonyms: sentience |
| bareboat | (noun) a vessel (such as a yacht) that can be chartered without a captain or crew or provisions | - |
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| bareboating | (noun) boating by chartering a bareboat and providing your own crew and provisions | - |
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| bareness | (noun) an extreme lack of furnishings or ornamentation | Synonyms: starkness |
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| (noun) the state of being unclothed and exposed (especially of a part of the body) | - |
| (noun) a bleak and desolate atmosphere | Synonyms: bleakness, desolation, nakedness |
| bearer | (noun) a messenger who bears or presents | - |
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| (noun) one of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral | Synonyms: pallbearer |
| (noun) the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | Synonyms: holder |
| (noun) someone whose employment involves carrying something | Synonyms: carrier, toter |
| blare | (noun) a loud harsh or strident noise | Synonyms: blaring, cacophony, clamor, din |
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| broodmare | (noun) a female horse used for breeding | Synonyms: stud mare |
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| bulimarexia | (noun) a disorder of eating in which the person alternates between strong craving for food and aversion to food; characterized by excessive eating followed by periods of fasting or self-induced vomiting | Synonyms: binge-purge syndrome, binge-vomit syndrome, bulimia nervosa |
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| cabaret | (noun) a series of acts at a night club | Synonyms: floor show, floorshow |
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| (noun) a spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink | Synonyms: club, night club, nightclub, nightspot |
| caesarean | (noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) | Synonyms: abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section |
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| care | (noun) activity involved in maintaining something in good working order | Synonyms: maintenance, upkeep |
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| (noun) the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something | Synonyms: aid, attention, tending |
| (noun) attention and management implying responsibility for safety | Synonyms: charge, guardianship, tutelage |
| (noun) judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger | Synonyms: caution, forethought, precaution |
| (noun) a cause for feeling concern | - |
| (noun) an anxious feeling | Synonyms: concern, fear |
| careen | (noun) pitching dangerously to one side | Synonyms: rock, sway, tilt |
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| career | (noun) the particular occupation for which you are trained | Synonyms: calling, vocation |
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| (noun) the general progression of your working or professional life | Synonyms: life history |
| careerism | (noun) the practice of advancing your career at the expense of your personal integrity | - |
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| careerist | (noun) a professional who is intent on furthering his or her career by any possible means and often at the expense of their own integrity | - |
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| carefreeness | (noun) the trait of being without worry or responsibility | - |
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| (noun) the cheerful feeling you have when nothing is troubling you | Synonyms: insouciance, lightheartedness, lightsomeness |
| carefulness | (noun) the quality of being careful and painstaking | - |
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| (noun) the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger | Synonyms: caution, cautiousness |
| caregiver | (noun) a person who is responsible for attending to the needs of a child or dependent adult | - |
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| (noun) a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability | Synonyms: health care provider, health professional, PCP, primary care provider |
| carelessness | (noun) failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | Synonyms: neglect, negligence, nonperformance |
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| (noun) the quality of not being careful or taking pains | Synonyms: sloppiness |
| caress | (noun) a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it) | - |
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| caressing | (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | Synonyms: cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling |
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| caret | (noun) a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text | - |
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| caretaker | (noun) a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | - |
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| (noun) an official who performs the duties of an office temporarily | - |
| carfare | (noun) the fare charged for riding a bus or streetcar | Synonyms: bus fare |
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| cassareep | (noun) a flavoring made by boiling down the juice of the bitter cassava; used in West Indian cooking | - |
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| caviare | (noun) salted roe of sturgeon or other large fish; usually served as an hors d'oeuvre | Synonyms: caviar |
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| cellaret | (noun) sideboard with compartments for holding bottles | Synonyms: minibar |
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| centare | (noun) a unit of measurement for area, defined as the area of a square with sides of exactly 1 metre; a centiare is 1/100th of an are | Synonyms: square meter, square metre |
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| cesarean | (noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) | Synonyms: abdominal delivery, C-section, caesarean, caesarean delivery, caesarean section, caesarian, caesarian delivery, caesarian section, cesarean delivery, cesarean section, cesarian, cesarian section |
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| chantarelle | (noun) widely distributed edible mushroom rich yellow in color with a smooth cap and a pleasant apricot aroma | Synonyms: Cantharellus cibarius, chanterelle |
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| childcare | (noun) a service involving care for other people's children | Synonyms: child care |
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| chinaware | (noun) dishware made of high quality porcelain | Synonyms: china |
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| chivaree | (noun) a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a newly married couple | Synonyms: belling, callathump, callithump, charivari, shivaree |
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| cigaret | (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | Synonyms: butt, cigarette, coffin nail, fag |
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| cigarette | (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | Synonyms: butt, cigaret, coffin nail, fag |
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| clarence | (noun) a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers | - |
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| claret | (noun) a dark purplish-red color | - |
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| (noun) dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine | Synonyms: red Bordeaux |
| clayware | (noun) ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln | Synonyms: pottery |
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| compare | (noun) qualities that are comparable | Synonyms: comparability, comparison, equivalence |
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| cookware | (noun) a kitchen utensil made of material that does not melt easily; used for cooking | Synonyms: cooking utensil |
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| copperware | (noun) utensils made with copper | - |
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| crackleware | (noun) glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface | Synonyms: crackle, crackle china |
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| cupbearer | (noun) the attendant (usually an officer of a nobleman's household) whose duty is to fill and serve cups of wine | - |
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| curare | (noun) a toxic alkaloid found in certain tropical South American trees that is a powerful relaxant for striated muscles | Synonyms: tubocurarine |
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| dare | (noun) a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy | Synonyms: daring |
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| daredevil | (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler |
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| daredevilry | (noun) boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior | Synonyms: daredeviltry |
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| daredeviltry | (noun) boldness as manifested in rash and daredevil behavior | Synonyms: daredevilry |
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| daycare | (noun) childcare during the day while parents work | Synonyms: day care |
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| dearest | (noun) a beloved person; used as terms of endearment | Synonyms: baby, beloved, darling, dear, dearie, deary, honey, love, sweetheart, sweetie |
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| declarer | (noun) the bridge player in contract bridge who wins the bidding and can declare which suit is to be trumps | Synonyms: contractor |
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| (noun) someone who claims to speak the truth | Synonyms: affirmer, asserter, asseverator, avower |
| dinnerware | (noun) the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal | - |
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| dishware | (noun) tableware (eating and serving dishes) collectively | Synonyms: crockery |
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| dungaree | (noun) a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric | Synonyms: denim, jean |
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| earthenware | (noun) ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat | - |
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| enamelware | (noun) cooking utensil of enameled iron | - |
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| fanfare | (noun) a gaudy outward display | Synonyms: flash, ostentation |
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| (noun) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | Synonyms: flourish, tucket |
| fare | (noun) an agenda of things to do | Synonyms: menu |
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| (noun) the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed | - |
| (noun) a paying (taxi) passenger | - |
| (noun) the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance | Synonyms: transportation |
| farewell | (noun) the act of departing politely | Synonyms: leave-taking, leave, parting |
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| (noun) an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting | Synonyms: word of farewell |
| fieldfare | (noun) medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter | Synonyms: snowbird, Turdus pilaris |
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| filaree | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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| firmware | (noun) (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory | Synonyms: microcode |
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| flare | (noun) (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield | - |
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| (noun) a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines | Synonyms: flare pass |
| (noun) a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification | - |
| (noun) a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate | Synonyms: flash |
| (noun) a sudden outburst of emotion | - |
| (noun) a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference | Synonyms: solar flare |
| (noun) an unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) | - |
| (noun) a sudden burst of flame | - |
| (noun) a shape that spreads outward | Synonyms: flair |
| (noun) reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation | - |
| (noun) a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms | - |
| flatware | (noun) silverware eating utensils | Synonyms: silver |
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| (noun) tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece | - |
| foursquare | (noun) (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon | Synonyms: square |
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| freeware | (noun) software that is provided without charge | - |
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| glare | (noun) an angry stare | Synonyms: glower |
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| (noun) a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted | Synonyms: blaze, brilliance |
| (noun) a focus of public attention | Synonyms: limelight, public eye, spotlight |
| glareole | (noun) Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers | Synonyms: pratincole |
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| glassware | (noun) an article of tableware made of glass | Synonyms: glasswork |
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| godparent | (noun) a person who sponsors someone (the godchild) at baptism | - |
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| grandparent | (noun) a parent of your father or mother | - |
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| graniteware | (noun) a kind of stone-grey enamelware | - |
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| groupware | (noun) software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space | - |
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| haircare | (noun) care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair | Synonyms: hair care, hairdressing |
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| hardware | (noun) (computer science) the mechanical, magnetic, electronic, and electrical components making up a computer system | Synonyms: computer hardware |
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| (noun) major items of military weaponry (as tanks or missile) | - |
| (noun) instrumentalities (tools or implements) made of metal | Synonyms: ironware |
| hardwareman | (noun) someone who sells hardware | Synonyms: ironmonger |
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| hare | (noun) swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes | - |
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| (noun) flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food | Synonyms: rabbit |
| harebell | (noun) perennial of Northern Hemisphere with slender stems and bell-shaped blue flowers | Synonyms: bluebell, Campanula rotundifolia |
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| (noun) sometimes placed in genus Scilla | Synonyms: bluebell, Hyacinthoides nonscripta, Scilla nonscripta, wild hyacinth, wood hyacinth |
| hareem | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: harem, seraglio, serail |
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| harelip | (noun) a congenital cleft in the middle of the upper lip | Synonyms: cheiloschisis, cleft lip |
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