| agape | (adjective) with the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe | Synonyms: gaping |
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| (noun) a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship | Synonyms: love feast |
| (noun) selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature) | Synonyms: agape love |
| (noun) (Christian theology) the love of God or Christ for mankind | - |
| anapest | (noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed-stressed syllables | Synonyms: anapaest |
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| anapestic | (adjective) (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one | Synonyms: anapaestic |
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| antapex | (noun) the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from | - |
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| ape | (noun) any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all | - |
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| (noun) person who resembles a nonhuman primate | Synonyms: anthropoid |
| (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: aper, copycat, emulator, imitator |
| (verb) represent in or produce a caricature of | Synonyms: caricature |
| (verb) imitate uncritically and in every aspect | - |
| apelike | (adjective) being or given to servile imitation | Synonyms: apish |
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| (adjective) resembling apes | Synonyms: anthropoid, anthropoidal |
| aper | (noun) someone who copies the words or behavior of another | Synonyms: ape, copycat, emulator, imitator |
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| apercu | (noun) a short synopsis | - |
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| aperea | (noun) South American cavy; possibly ancestral to the domestic guinea pig | Synonyms: Cavia porcellus, wild cavy |
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| aperient | (adjective) mildly laxative | - |
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| (noun) a purging medicine; stimulates evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: cathartic, physic, purgative |
| aperiodic | (adjective) not recurring at regular intervals | Synonyms: nonperiodic |
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| aperitif | (noun) alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer | - |
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| aperture | (noun) an man-made opening; usually small | - |
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| (noun) a device that controls amount of light admitted | - |
| (noun) a natural opening in something | - |
| apery | (noun) the act of mimicking; imitative behavior | Synonyms: mimicry |
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| apetalous | (adjective) (of flowers) having no petals | Synonyms: petalless |
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| apex | (noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, peak, vertex |
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| (noun) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | Synonyms: apex of the sun's way, solar apex |
| audiotape | (noun) magnetic tape for use in recording sound | - |
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| (noun) a tape recording of sound | - |
| bathyscape | (noun) navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration | Synonyms: bathyscaph, bathyscaphe |
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| canape | (noun) an appetizer consisting usually of a thin slice of bread or toast spread with caviar or cheese or other savory food | - |
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| cape | (noun) a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter | Synonyms: mantle |
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| (noun) a strip of land projecting into a body of water | Synonyms: ness |
| capelan | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelin, caplin |
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| capelet | (noun) a small cape that covers the shoulders and is worn predominantly by women. | - |
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| capelin | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelan, caplin |
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| caper | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: frolic, gambol, play, romp |
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| (noun) a crime (especially a robbery) | Synonyms: job |
| (noun) a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | Synonyms: antic, joke, prank, put-on, trick |
| (noun) a playful leap or hop | Synonyms: capriole |
| (noun) pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces | - |
| (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis | - |
| (verb) jump about playfully | - |
| capercaillie | (noun) large black Old World grouse | Synonyms: capercailzie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus |
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| capercailzie | (noun) large black Old World grouse | Synonyms: capercaillie, horse of the wood, Tetrao urogallus |
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| capeweed | (noun) European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears | Synonyms: California dandelion, cat's-ear, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata |
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| chapeau | (noun) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim | Synonyms: hat, lid |
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| chapel | (noun) a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar | Synonyms: chapel service |
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| (noun) a place of worship that has its own altar | - |
| chapelgoer | (noun) a Protestant in England who is not a member of the Church of England | Synonyms: Nonconformist |
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| chaperon | (noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | Synonyms: chaperone |
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| (verb) accompany as a chaperone | Synonyms: chaperone |
| chaperone | (noun) one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | Synonyms: chaperon |
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| (verb) accompany as a chaperone | Synonyms: chaperon |
| cheapen | (verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth | Synonyms: degrade |
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| chemotherapeutic | (adjective) of or relating to chemotherapy | Synonyms: chemotherapeutical |
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| chemotherapeutical | (adjective) of or relating to chemotherapy | Synonyms: chemotherapeutic |
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| cityscape | (noun) painting depicting a city or urban area | - |
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| (noun) a viewpoint toward a city or other heavily populated area | - |
| crape | (noun) a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface | Synonyms: crepe |
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| (noun) small very thin pancake | Synonyms: crepe, French pancake |
| (verb) curl tightly | Synonyms: crimp, frizz, frizzle, kink, kink up |
| (verb) cover or drape with crape | Synonyms: crepe |
| crapette | (noun) solitaire with two players using separate packs | Synonyms: Russian bank |
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| diapedesis | (noun) passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue | - |
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| diapensia | (noun) any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia | - |
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| diaper | (noun) garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement | Synonyms: napkin, nappy |
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| (noun) a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures | - |
| drape | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drapery, mantle, pall |
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| (noun) a sterile covering arranged over a patient's body during a medical examination or during surgery in order to reduce the possibility of contamination | - |
| (noun) the manner in which fabric hangs or falls | - |
| (verb) arrange in a particular way | - |
| (verb) place casually | - |
| (verb) cover as if with clothing | Synonyms: cloak, clothe, robe |
| (verb) cover or dress loosely with cloth | - |
| draped | (adjective) covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | Synonyms: cloaked, clothed, mantled, wrapped |
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| (adjective) covered in folds of cloth | - |
| draper | (noun) a dealer in fabrics and sewing materials (and sometimes in clothing and drygoods) | - |
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| drapery | (noun) hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) | Synonyms: curtain, drape, mantle, pall |
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| (noun) cloth gracefully draped and arranged in loose folds | - |
| escape | (noun) the act of escaping physically | Synonyms: flight |
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| (noun) nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do | Synonyms: dodging, evasion |
| (noun) an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy | Synonyms: escapism |
| (noun) an avoidance of danger or difficulty | - |
| (noun) a means or way of escaping | - |
| (noun) a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level | Synonyms: escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve |
| (noun) the discharge of a fluid from some container | Synonyms: leak, leakage, outflow |
| (noun) a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild | - |
| (verb) issue or leak, as from a small opening | - |
| (verb) fail to experience | Synonyms: miss |
| (verb) escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action | Synonyms: get away, get by, get off, get out |
| (verb) run away from confinement | Synonyms: break loose, get away |
| (verb) flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | Synonyms: break away, bunk, fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail |
| (verb) remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion | Synonyms: get away |
| (verb) be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by | Synonyms: elude |
| escaped | (adjective) having escaped, especially from confinement | Synonyms: at large, loose, on the loose |
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| escapee | (noun) someone who escapes | - |
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| escapement | (noun) mechanical device that regulates movement | - |
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| flypaper | (noun) paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies | - |
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| gabapentin | (noun) an anticonvulsant (trade name Neurontin) used to control some types of seizures in the treatment of epilepsy; also used to manage neuralgia caused by shingles | Synonyms: Neurontin |
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| gape | (noun) a stare of amazement (usually with the mouth open) | - |
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| (noun) an expression of openmouthed astonishment | - |
| (verb) look with amazement; look stupidly | Synonyms: gawk, gawp, goggle |
| (verb) be wide open | Synonyms: yaw, yawn |
| grape | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grapeshot |
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| (noun) any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters | - |
| (noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape vine, grapevine |
| grapefruit | (noun) large yellow fruit with somewhat acid juicy pulp; usual serving consists of a half | - |
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| (noun) citrus tree bearing large round edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat acid pulp | Synonyms: Citrus paradisi |
| grapelike | (adjective) resembling the fruit of a grape vine | - |
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| grapeshot | (noun) a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot | Synonyms: grape |
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| grapevine | (noun) gossip spread by spoken communication | Synonyms: pipeline, word of mouth |
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| (noun) any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries | Synonyms: grape, grape vine |
| grapey | (adjective) having a taste like that of grapes | Synonyms: grapy |
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| hollygrape | (noun) ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries | Synonyms: holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium, mountain grape, Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape |
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| immunotherapeutic | (adjective) of or relating to immunotherapy | - |
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| jackanapes | (noun) someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous | Synonyms: lightweight, whippersnapper |
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| jalapeno | (noun) hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico | Synonyms: jalapeno pepper |
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| (noun) plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red | Synonyms: Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper |
| jape | (noun) a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter | Synonyms: gag, jest, joke, laugh |
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| japery | (noun) acting like a clown or buffoon | Synonyms: buffoonery, clowning, frivolity, harlequinade, prank |
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| kapeika | (noun) 100 kapeikas equal 1 rubel in Belarus | - |
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| kidnaper | (noun) someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | Synonyms: abductor, kidnapper, snatcher |
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| landscape | (noun) a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | Synonyms: landscape painting |
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| (noun) painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery | - |
| (noun) an extensive mental viewpoint | - |
| (noun) an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view | - |
| (verb) do landscape gardening | - |
| (verb) embellish with plants | - |
| landscaped | (adjective) (of land) improved by gardening or landscape architecture | - |
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| landscaper | (noun) someone who arranges features of the landscape or garden attractively | Synonyms: landscape architect, landscape gardener, landscapist |
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| lapel | (noun) lap at the front of a coat; continuation of the coat collar | - |
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| leaper | (noun) someone who bounds or leaps (as in competition) | Synonyms: bounder |
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| linendraper | (noun) a retail dealer in yard goods | - |
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| misshapen | (adjective) so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly | Synonyms: deformed, distorted, ill-shapen, malformed |
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| misshapenness | (noun) an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed | Synonyms: deformity, malformation |
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| nape | (noun) the back side of the neck | Synonyms: nucha, scruff |
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| napery | (noun) linens for the dining table | Synonyms: table linen |
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| newspaper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: paper |
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| (noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: paper |
| (noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper publisher, paper |
| (noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers | Synonyms: newsprint |
| newspapering | (noun) journalism practiced for the newspapers | - |
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| newspaperman | (noun) a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | Synonyms: pressman |
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| newspaperwoman | (noun) a female journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media | - |
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| notepaper | (noun) writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters | - |
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| oilpaper | (noun) paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil | - |
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| paper | (noun) the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | Synonyms: newspaper |
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| (noun) a medium for written communication | - |
| (noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment) | Synonyms: composition, report, theme |
| (noun) a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses | - |
| (noun) a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements | Synonyms: newspaper |
| (noun) a business firm that publishes newspapers | Synonyms: newspaper, newspaper publisher |
| (noun) a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses | - |
| (verb) cover with paper | - |
| (verb) cover with wallpaper | Synonyms: wallpaper |
| paperback | (adjective) (of books) having a flexible binding | Synonyms: paperbacked |
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| (noun) a book with paper covers | Synonyms: paper-back book, paperback book, soft-cover, soft-cover book, softback, softback book |
| paperbacked | (adjective) (of books) having a flexible binding | Synonyms: paperback |
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| paperboard | (noun) a cardboard suitable for making posters | Synonyms: poster board, posterboard |
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| paperboy | (noun) a boy who sells or delivers newspapers | - |
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| paperclip | (noun) a wire or plastic clip for holding sheets of paper together | Synonyms: gem clip, paper clip |
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| paperer | (noun) one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper | Synonyms: paperhanger |
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| paperhanger | (noun) one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper | Synonyms: paperer |
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| (noun) someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money | - |
| paperhanging | (noun) the application of wallpaper | Synonyms: papering |
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| papering | (noun) the application of wallpaper | Synonyms: paperhanging |
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| paperknife | (noun) dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books | Synonyms: letter opener, paper knife |
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| paperlike | (adjective) of or like paper | Synonyms: chartaceous, papery |
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| papermaking | (noun) the craft of making paper | - |
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| papers | (noun) writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) | Synonyms: document, written document |
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| paperweight | (noun) a weight used to hold down a stack of papers | - |
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| paperwork | (noun) work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
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| papery | (adjective) of or like paper | Synonyms: chartaceous, paperlike |
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| (adjective) thin and paperlike | - |
| parapet | (noun) fortification consisting of a low wall | Synonyms: breastwork |
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| (noun) a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony | - |