beanie | (noun) a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college freshmen | Synonyms: beany |
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bennie | (noun) a form of amphetamine | Synonyms: Benzedrine |
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boutonniere | (noun) a flower that is worn in a buttonhole | - |
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brownie | (noun) square or bar of very rich chocolate cake usually with nuts | - |
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(noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | Synonyms: elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie, pixy |
byrnie | (noun) a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor | Synonyms: hauberk |
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carabinier | (noun) a soldier (historically a mounted soldier) who is armed with a carbine | Synonyms: carabineer, carbineer |
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chiffonier | (noun) a tall elegant chest of drawers | Synonyms: commode |
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convenience | (noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | Synonyms: appliance, contraption, contrivance, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
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(noun) a toilet that is available to the public | Synonyms: comfort station, public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room |
(noun) the quality of being useful and convenient | - |
(noun) the state of being suitable or opportune | - |
conveniences | (noun) things that make you comfortable and at ease | Synonyms: amenities, comforts, creature comforts |
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denier | (noun) any of various former European coins of different denominations | - |
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(noun) a unit of measurement for the fineness of silk or nylon or rayon | - |
(noun) one who denies | - |
dominie | (noun) a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | Synonyms: domine, dominee, dominus |
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funnies | (noun) a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book | Synonyms: cartoon strip, comic strip, strip |
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garnierite | (noun) a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel | - |
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genie | (noun) (Islam) an invisible spirit mentioned in the Koran and believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or animals | Synonyms: djinn, djinni, djinny, jinnee, jinni |
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goonie | (noun) a variety of albatross with black feet | Synonyms: black-footed albatross, Diomedea nigripes, gooney, gooney bird, goony |
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grandniece | (noun) a daughter of your niece or nephew | Synonyms: great-niece |
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grannie | (noun) the mother of your father or mother | Synonyms: gran, grandma, grandmother, granny, nan, nanna |
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inconvenience | (noun) the quality of not being useful or convenient | - |
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(noun) a difficulty that causes anxiety | Synonyms: troublesomeness, worriment |
(noun) an inconvenient discomfort | Synonyms: incommodiousness |
latanier | (noun) fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region | Synonyms: latanier palm |
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lenience | (noun) lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | Synonyms: leniency |
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(noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant | Synonyms: leniency, lenity, mildness |
(noun) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone | Synonyms: indulgence, leniency |
leniency | (noun) lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers | Synonyms: lenience |
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(noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant | Synonyms: lenience, lenity, mildness |
(noun) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone | Synonyms: indulgence, lenience |
loonie | (noun) the basic unit of money in Canada | Synonyms: Canadian dollar |
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meanie | (noun) a person of mean disposition | Synonyms: meany, unkind person |
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minniebush | (noun) low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs | Synonyms: Menziesia pilosa, minnie bush |
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niece | (noun) a daughter of your brother or sister | - |
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nierembergia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Nierembergia having upturned bell-shaped flowers | Synonyms: cupflower |
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pannier | (noun) set of small hoops used to add fullness over the hips | - |
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(noun) a large basket (usually one of a pair) carried by a beast of burden or on by a person | - |
(noun) either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle) | - |
provenience | (noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | Synonyms: birthplace, cradle, place of origin, provenance |
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sanies | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, ichor, purulence, pus, suppuration |
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spaniel | (noun) any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears | - |
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spoonie | (noun) someone with a chronic illness | - |
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townie | (noun) resident of a college town not affiliated with the college | Synonyms: towny |
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unnie | (noun) a female who is older than the speaker, especially used by Korean female | - |
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vernier | (noun) a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale | Synonyms: vernier scale |
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weenie | (noun) a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll | Synonyms: dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, wiener, wienerwurst |
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