| algarroba | (noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | Synonyms: carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
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| (noun) mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela | Synonyms: Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora |
| (noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute | Synonyms: algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
| (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarrobilla |
| algarrobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarroba |
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| arroba | (noun) a unit of weight used in some Spanish speaking countries | - |
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| (noun) a liquid measure (with different values) used in some Spanish speaking countries | - |
| arrogance | (noun) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | Synonyms: haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness |
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| arrogant | (adjective) having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride | Synonyms: chesty, self-important |
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| arrogantly | (adverb) in an arrogant manner | - |
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| arrogate | (verb) seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession | Synonyms: assume, seize, take over, usurp |
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| (verb) make undue claims to having | Synonyms: assign |
| (verb) demand as being one's due or property; assert one's right or title to | Synonyms: claim, lay claim |
| arrogation | (noun) seizure by the government | Synonyms: confiscation |
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| arrogator | (noun) a person who through conceit makes pretentious claims to rights or advantages that he or she is not entitled to or to qualities that he or she does not possess | - |
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| arrow | (noun) a projectile with a straight thin shaft and an arrowhead on one end and stabilizing vanes on the other; intended to be shot from a bow | - |
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| (noun) a mark to indicate a direction or relation | Synonyms: pointer |
| arrowhead | (noun) the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow | - |
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| arrowroot | (noun) white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch | Synonyms: American arrowroot, Maranta arundinaceae, obedience plant |
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| (noun) canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained | Synonyms: achira, Canna edulis, Canna indica, indian shot |
| (noun) a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant | - |
| arrowsmith | (noun) a maker of arrows | - |
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| arrowworm | (noun) any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth | Synonyms: chaetognath |
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| arroyo | (noun) a stream or brook | - |
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| barroom | (noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | Synonyms: bar, ginmill, saloon, taproom |
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| barrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: garden cart, lawn cart, wheelbarrow |
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| (noun) (archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs | Synonyms: burial mound, grave mound, tumulus |
| (noun) the quantity that a barrow will hold | Synonyms: barrowful |
| barrowful | (noun) the quantity that a barrow will hold | Synonyms: barrow |
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| briarroot | (noun) hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea | - |
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| carrot | (noun) promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" | - |
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| (noun) orange root; important source of carotene | - |
| (noun) perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions | Synonyms: cultivated carrot, Daucus carota sativa |
| (noun) deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant | - |
| carrottop | (noun) someone who has red hair | Synonyms: red-header, redhead, redheader |
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| carroty | (adjective) resembling the bright orange of the root of the carrot plant | - |
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| carrousel | (noun) a large, rotating machine with seats for children to ride on for amusement | Synonyms: carousel, merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig |
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| (noun) a conveyer belt that carries luggage to be claimed by air travelers | Synonyms: carousel, luggage carousel, luggage carrousel |
| cimarron | (noun) wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns | Synonyms: bighorn, bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis, Rocky Mountain bighorn, Rocky Mountain sheep |
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| farrow | (noun) the production of a litter of pigs | Synonyms: farrowing |
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| (verb) give birth to (piglets) | Synonyms: pig |
| farrowing | (noun) the production of a litter of pigs | Synonyms: farrow |
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| garrote | (noun) an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation | Synonyms: garotte, garrotte, iron collar |
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| (verb) strangle with an iron collar | Synonyms: garotte, garrotte, scrag |
| garroter | (noun) someone who kills by strangling | Synonyms: choker, garrotter, strangler, throttler |
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| garrotte | (noun) an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation | Synonyms: garotte, garrote, iron collar |
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| (verb) strangle with an iron collar | Synonyms: garotte, garrote, scrag |
| garrotter | (noun) someone who kills by strangling | Synonyms: choker, garroter, strangler, throttler |
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| handbarrow | (noun) a rectangular frame with handles at both ends; carried by two people | - |
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| harrow | (noun) a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil | - |
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| (verb) draw a harrow over (land) | Synonyms: disk |
| harrowing | (adjective) extremely painful | Synonyms: agonising, agonizing, excruciating, torturesome, torturing, torturous |
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| marrow | (noun) the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones | Synonyms: bone marrow |
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| (noun) the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience | Synonyms: center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum |
| (noun) large elongated squash with creamy to deep green skins | Synonyms: vegetable marrow |
| (noun) very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones | Synonyms: bone marrow |
| (noun) any of various squash plants grown for their elongated fruit with smooth dark green skin and whitish flesh | Synonyms: marrow squash, vegetable marrow |
| marrowbone | (noun) a bone containing edible marrow; used especially in flavoring soup | - |
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| narrow | (adjective) not wide | - |
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| (adjective) very limited in degree | - |
| (adjective) lacking tolerance or flexibility or breadth of view | Synonyms: narrow-minded |
| (adjective) characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination | Synonyms: minute |
| (adjective) limited in extent or scope | - |
| (noun) a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water | - |
| (verb) make or become more narrow or restricted | Synonyms: contract |
| (verb) become tight or as if tight | Synonyms: constrict, constringe |
| (verb) become more focused on an area of activity or field of study | Synonyms: narrow down, specialise, specialize |
| (verb) define clearly | Synonyms: nail down, narrow down, peg down, pin down, specify |
| narrowboat | (noun) a long boat that carries freight and is narrow enough to be used in canals | Synonyms: canal boat, narrow boat |
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| narrowed | (adjective) made narrow; limited in breadth | - |
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| (adjective) reduced in size as by squeezing together | - |
| narrowing | (adjective) (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom | Synonyms: constricting, constrictive |
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| (adjective) becoming gradually narrower | Synonyms: tapered, tapering |
| (noun) the act of making something narrower | - |
| (noun) an instance of becoming narrow | - |
| (noun) a decrease in width | - |
| narrowly | (adverb) in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions | - |
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| narrowness | (noun) the property of being narrow; having little width | - |
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| (noun) a small margin | Synonyms: narrow margin, slimness |
| (noun) an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or shocking behavior | Synonyms: narrow-mindedness |
| (noun) a restriction of range or scope | - |
| parroket | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroquet |
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| parroquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, paroquet, parrakeet, parroket |
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| parrot | (noun) usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds | - |
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| (noun) a copycat who does not understand the words or acts being imitated | - |
| (verb) repeat mindlessly | - |
| parrotfish | (noun) gaudy tropical fishes with parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth | Synonyms: polly fish, pollyfish |
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| parrotlike | (adjective) mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding | - |
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| restharrow | (noun) European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners | Synonyms: Ononis repens, rest-harrow |
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| (noun) Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots | Synonyms: Ononis spinosa, rest-harrow |
| sparrow | (noun) any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects | Synonyms: true sparrow |
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| (noun) small brownish European songbird | Synonyms: dunnock, hedge sparrow, Prunella modularis |
| straightarrow | (adjective) conventionally moral and upright | - |
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| vinegarroon | (noun) large whip-scorpion of Mexico and southern United States that emits a vinegary odor when alarmed | Synonyms: Mastigoproctus giganteus |
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| wheelbarrow | (noun) a cart for carrying small loads; has handles and one or more wheels | Synonyms: barrow, garden cart, lawn cart |
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| (verb) transport in a wheelbarrow | - |
| yarrow | (noun) ubiquitous strong-scented mat-forming Eurasian herb of wasteland, hedgerow or pasture having narrow serrate leaves and small usually white florets; widely naturalized in North America | Synonyms: Achillea millefolium, milfoil |
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