courtier | (noun) an attendant at the court of a sovereign | - |
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courting | (noun) a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage) | Synonyms: courtship, suit, wooing |
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curtilage | (noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building | Synonyms: grounds, yard |
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furtive | (adjective) marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed | Synonyms: sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious |
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(adjective) secret and sly or sordid | Synonyms: backstair, backstairs |
furtively | (adverb) in a furtive manner | Synonyms: on the sly |
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furtiveness | (noun) a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously | Synonyms: sneakiness, stealthiness |
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hurting | (noun) a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder | Synonyms: pain |
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nasturtium | (noun) flowers and seeds and leaves all used as flavorings | - |
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(noun) any tropical American plant of the genus Tropaeolum having pungent juice and long-spurred yellow to red flowers | - |
spurting | (adjective) propelled violently in a usually narrow stream | Synonyms: jetting, spouting, squirting |
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surtitle | (noun) translation of the words of a foreign opera (or choral work) projected on a screen above the stage | Synonyms: supertitle |
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tourtiere | (noun) a meat pie that is usually eaten at Christmas in Quebec | - |
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urticaria | (noun) an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs | Synonyms: hives, nettle rash, urtication |
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urticate | (verb) sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation | Synonyms: nettle |
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(verb) whip with or as with nettles | - |
urtication | (noun) a sensation of having been stung by nettles | - |
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(noun) an itchy skin eruption characterized by weals with pale interiors and well-defined red margins; usually the result of an allergic response to insect bites or food or drugs | Synonyms: hives, nettle rash, urticaria |