| absurd
|
a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless |
the absurd |
| accord
|
harmony of people's opinions or actions or characters |
agreement |
| accord
|
concurrence of opinion |
conformity,
accordance |
| accord
|
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns |
pact,
treaty |
| accord
|
sympathetic compatibility |
- |
| antbird
|
any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms |
ant bird |
| ard
|
a simple light plough without a mouldboard. |
scratch plough,
ard plough |
| armguard
|
a protective covering for the wrist or arm that is used in archery and fencing and other sports |
bracer |
| award
|
a grant made by a law court |
awarding |
| award
|
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
honor,
honour,
accolade,
laurels |
| award
|
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery |
prize |
| backboard
|
a raised vertical board with basket attached; used to play basketball |
basketball backboard |
| backboard
|
a board used to support the back of someone or something |
- |
| backsword
|
a stick used instead of a sword for fencing |
singlestick,
fencing stick |
| backsword
|
a sword with only one cutting edge |
- |
| backyard
|
the grounds in back of a house |
- |
| bard
|
a lyric poet |
- |
| bard
|
an ornamental caparison for a horse |
- |
| barnyard
|
a yard adjoining a barn |
- |
| baseboard
|
a molding covering the joint formed by a wall and the floor |
mopboard,
skirting board |
| bastard
|
insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
prick,
shit,
asshole,
mother fucker,
motherfucker,
dickhead,
whoreson,
SOB,
son of a bitch,
cocksucker |
| bastard
|
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents |
illegitimate,
illegitimate child,
whoreson,
by-blow,
love child |
| bastard
|
derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin |
mongrel |
| beard
|
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face |
whiskers,
face fungus |
| beard
|
a tuft or growth of hairs or bristles on certain plants such as iris or grasses |
- |
| beard
|
a person who diverts suspicion from someone (especially a woman who accompanies a male homosexual in order to conceal his homosexuality) |
- |
| beard
|
hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals |
- |
| beard
|
tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface |
byssus |
| bellbird
|
any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call |
- |
| billboard
|
large outdoor signboard |
hoarding |
| biohazard
|
hazard to humans or the environment resulting from biological agents or conditions |
- |
| biohazard
|
any bacterium or virus or toxin that could be used in biological warfare |
biological agent |
| bird
|
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
- |
| bird
|
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food |
fowl |
| bird
|
informal terms for a (young) woman |
doll,
skirt,
chick,
dame,
wench |
| bird
|
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
raspberry,
hiss,
razz,
razzing,
hoot,
snort,
Bronx cheer,
boo |
| bird
|
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers |
shuttle,
shuttlecock,
birdie |
| blackbird
|
any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black |
New World blackbird |
| blackbird
|
common black European thrush |
merl,
merle,
ousel,
ouzel,
European blackbird,
Turdus merula |
| blackboard
|
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk |
chalkboard |
| blackguard
|
someone who is morally reprehensible |
heel,
dog,
hound,
cad,
bounder |
| blizzard
|
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds |
snowstorm |
| blizzard
|
a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences |
rash |
| blowhard
|
a very boastful and talkative person |
vaunter,
boaster,
braggart,
bragger,
line-shooter |
| bluebird
|
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies |
fairy bluebird |
| bluebird
|
blue North American songbird |
- |
| board
|
a committee having supervisory powers |
- |
| board
|
a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes |
plank |
| board
|
a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose |
- |
| board
|
food or meals in general |
table |
| board
|
a vertical surface on which information can be displayed to public view |
display board,
display panel |
| board
|
a table at which meals are served |
dining table |
| board
|
electrical device consisting of a flat insulated surface that contains switches and dials and meters for controlling other electrical devices |
panel,
instrument panel,
control board,
control panel |
| board
|
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
card,
plug-in,
circuit board,
circuit card,
add-in |
| board
|
a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games |
gameboard |
| boatyard
|
a place where boats are built or maintained or stored |
- |
| bodyguard
|
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person |
escort |
| bodyguard
|
a group of men who escort and protect some important person |
- |
| bollard
|
a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines) |
bitt |
| bombard
|
a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family |
bombardon |
| boulevard
|
a wide street or thoroughfare |
avenue |
| bowerbird
|
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females |
catbird |
| brassard
|
armor plate that protects the arm |
- |
| breadboard
|
a wooden or plastic board on which dough is kneaded or bread is sliced |
bread board |
| briard
|
old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat |
- |
| brickyard
|
a place where bricks are made and sold |
brickfield |
| broadsword
|
a sword with a broad blade and (usually) two cutting edges; used to cut rather than stab |
- |
| buckboard
|
an open horse-drawn carriage with four wheels; has a seat attached to a flexible board between the two axles |
- |
| bustard
|
large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes |
- |
| butcherbird
|
shrikes that impale their prey on thorns |
- |
| butcherbird
|
large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns |
- |
| buzzard
|
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States |
Cathartes aura,
turkey buzzard,
turkey vulture |
| buzzard
|
the common European short-winged hawk |
Buteo buteo |
| buzzword
|
stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition |
cant |
| byword
|
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people |
saw,
proverb,
adage |
| camelopard
|
tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa |
Giraffa camelopardalis,
giraffe |
| canard
|
a deliberately misleading fabrication |
- |
| card
|
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes |
- |
| card
|
a card certifying the identity of the bearer |
identity card |
| card
|
a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures) |
- |
| card
|
thin cardboard, usually rectangular |
- |
| card
|
a witty amusing person who makes jokes |
wag,
wit |
| card
|
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement |
posting,
bill,
notice,
poster,
placard |
| card
|
a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited |
calling card,
visiting card |
| card
|
(golf) a record of scores (as in golf) |
scorecard |
| card
|
a list of dishes available at a restaurant |
menu,
carte,
carte du jour,
bill of fare |
| card
|
(baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat |
lineup,
batting order |
| card
|
a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities |
board,
plug-in,
circuit board,
circuit card,
add-in |
| cardboard
|
a stiff moderately thick paper |
composition board |
| cashcard
|
a payment card that entitles the holder to receive cash |
cash card |
| catbird
|
any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females |
bowerbird |
| catbird
|
North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing |
Dumetella carolinensis,
gray catbird,
grey catbird |
| catchword
|
a favorite saying of a group, organization or individual |
motto,
shibboleth,
slogan |
| catchword
|
a word printed at the top of the page of a dictionary or other reference book to indicate the first or last item on that page |
guide word,
guideword |
| cedarbird
|
widely distributed over temperate North America |
cedar waxwing,
Bombycilla cedrorun |
| centerboard
|
a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
drop keel,
sliding keel,
centreboard |
| centreboard
|
a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward |
drop keel,
sliding keel,
centerboard |
| chalkboard
|
sheet of slate; for writing with chalk |
blackboard |
| chard
|
beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks |
Swiss chard,
spinach beet,
leaf beet,
chard plant,
Beta vulgaris cicla |
| chard
|
long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves |
Swiss chard,
spinach beet,
leaf beet |
| checkerboard
|
a board having 64 squares of two alternating colors |
checker board |
| cheeseboard
|
tray on which cheeses are served |
cheese tray |
| chessboard
|
a checkerboard used to play chess |
chess board |
| chipboard
|
a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed together and bound with synthetic resin |
hardboard |
| chord
|
a straight line connecting two points on a curve |
- |
| chord
|
a combination of three or more notes that blend harmoniously when sounded together |
- |
| churchyard
|
the yard associated with a church |
God's acre |
| clapboard
|
a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below |
weatherboard,
weatherboarding |
| clapperboard
|
photographic equipment used to synchronize sound and motion picture; boards held in front of a movie camera are banged together |
- |
| clavichord
|
an early stringed instrument like a piano but with more delicate sound |
- |
| clipboard
|
a small writing board with a clip at the top for holding papers |
- |
| clochard
|
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support |
vagabond,
floater,
drifter,
vagrant |
| coastguard
|
a military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal waters |
- |
| collard
|
variety of kale having smooth leaves |
- |
| concord
|
a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole |
harmony,
concordance |
| concord
|
the determination of grammatical inflection on the basis of word relations |
agreement |
| concord
|
agreement of opinions |
harmony,
concordance |
| cord
|
a line made of twisted fibers or threads |
- |
| cord
|
a unit of amount of wood cut for burning; 128 cubic feet |
- |
| cord
|
a light insulated conductor for household use |
electric cord |
| cord
|
a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton |
corduroy |
| corkboard
|
a heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and baking |
- |
| courtyard
|
an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings |
court |
| coward
|
a person who shows fear or timidity |
- |
| cowbird
|
North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests |
- |
| cowherd
|
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback |
puncher,
cattleman,
cowboy,
cowhand,
cowman,
cowpoke,
cowpuncher |
| crossword
|
a puzzle in which words corresponding to numbered clues are to be found and written in to squares in the puzzle |
crossword puzzle |
| crownbeard
|
any plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower heads |
crown beard,
crown-beard |
| cupboard
|
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space |
closet |
| curd
|
a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd |
- |
| curd
|
coagulated milk; used to make cheese |
- |
| custard
|
sweetened mixture of milk and eggs baked or boiled or frozen |
- |
| daggerboard
|
a removable centerboard on a small sailboat that can be lowered into the water to serve as a keel |
- |
| dartboard
|
a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts |
dart board |
| dashboard
|
protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc. |
splashboard,
splasher |
| dashboard
|
instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls |
fascia |
| dastard
|
a despicable coward |
- |
| dickeybird
|
small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds |
dickey-bird,
dicky-bird,
dickybird |
| dickybird
|
small bird; adults talking to children sometimes use these words to refer to small birds |
dickey-bird,
dickeybird,
dicky-bird |
| diehard
|
one who adheres to traditional views |
traditionalist |
| discard
|
anything that is cast aside or discarded |
- |
| discard
|
(cards) the act of throwing out a useless card or of failing to follow suit |
- |
| discard
|
getting rid of something that is regarded as useless or undesirable |
throwing away |
| discord
|
lack of agreement or harmony |
strife |
| discord
|
disagreement among those expected to cooperate |
dissension |
| discord
|
a harsh mixture of sounds |
discordance |
| discord
|
strife resulting from a lack of agreement |
discordance |
| disregard
|
lack of attention and due care |
neglect |
| disregard
|
willful lack of care and attention |
neglect |
| dockyard
|
an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired |
- |
| dooryard
|
a yard outside the front or rear door of a house |
- |
| dotard
|
an oldster in his dotage; someone whose age has impaired his intellect |
- |
| drainboard
|
a board beside a kitchen sink and inclined to drain into the sink |
draining board |
| drunkard
|
a chronic drinker |
rummy,
inebriate,
drunk,
wino,
sot |
| duckboard
|
a boardwalk laid across muddy ground |
- |
| dullard
|
a person who is not very bright |
dolt,
pillock,
poor fish,
pudden-head,
pudding head,
stupe,
stupid,
stupid person |
| dullard
|
a person who evokes boredom |
bore |
| eastward
|
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees |
east,
E,
due east |
| fallboard
|
the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
fall-board |
| farmyard
|
an area adjacent to farm buildings |
- |
| fiberboard
|
wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets |
particle board,
fibreboard |