| axerophthol | (noun) any of several fat-soluble vitamins essential for normal vision; prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the eyes | Synonyms: A, antiophthalmic factor, vitamin A |
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| bobbysoxer | (noun) an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s) | Synonyms: bobby-socker |
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| boxer | (noun) a breed of stocky medium-sized short-haired dog with a brindled coat and square-jawed muzzle developed in Germany | - |
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| (noun) someone who fights with his fists for sport | Synonyms: pugilist |
| (noun) a workman employed to pack things into containers | Synonyms: bagger, packer |
| boxers | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxershorts, drawers, shorts, underdrawers |
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| boxershorts | (noun) underpants worn by men | Synonyms: boxers, drawers, shorts, underdrawers |
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| coaxer | (noun) someone who tries to persuade by blandishment and coaxing | Synonyms: wheedler |
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| colpoxerosis | (noun) a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry | - |
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| exercise | (noun) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | Synonyms: exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
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| (noun) a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding | Synonyms: example |
| (noun) systematic training by multiple repetitions | Synonyms: drill, practice, practice session, recitation |
| (noun) the act of using | Synonyms: employment, usage, use, utilisation, utilization |
| (noun) an action, often used negatively and without consequences | - |
| (noun) (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches | - |
| (verb) do physical exercise | Synonyms: work out |
| (verb) give a workout to | Synonyms: work, work out |
| (verb) learn by repetition | Synonyms: drill, practice, practise |
| (verb) put to use | Synonyms: exert |
| (verb) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions | Synonyms: do, practice, practise |
| exerciser | (noun) sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises | Synonyms: gymnastic apparatus |
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| exercising | (noun) the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit | Synonyms: exercise, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout |
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| exercycle | (noun) an exercise device resembling a stationary bike | Synonyms: exercise bike |
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| exergonic | (adjective) (biochemistry) of a process accompanied by the release of energy | - |
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| exert | (verb) put to use | Synonyms: exercise |
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| (verb) have and exercise | Synonyms: maintain, wield |
| (verb) make a great effort at a mental or physical task | - |
| exertion | (noun) use of physical or mental energy; hard work | Synonyms: effort, elbow grease, sweat, travail |
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| fixer | (noun) synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction | Synonyms: dolophine hydrochloride, methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin |
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| (noun) someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) | Synonyms: influence peddler |
| (noun) a skilled worker who mends or repairs things | Synonyms: mender, repairer |
| (noun) a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) | Synonyms: fixing agent |
| hoaxer | (noun) someone who plays practical jokes on others | Synonyms: cut-up, practical joker, prankster, tricker, trickster |
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| indexer | (noun) someone who provides an index | - |
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| mixer | (noun) a kitchen utensil that is used for mixing foods | - |
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| (noun) electronic equipment that mixes two or more input signals to give a single output signal | - |
| (noun) club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol | - |
| (noun) a party of people assembled to promote sociability and communal activity | Synonyms: sociable, social |
| multiplexer | (noun) a device that can interleave two or more activities | - |
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| overexert | (verb) exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one's strength | - |
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| overexertion | (noun) excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results | - |
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| relaxer | (noun) any agent that produces relaxation | - |
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| sixer | (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one | Synonyms: 6, Captain Hicks, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, VI |
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| taxer | (noun) a bureaucrat who levies taxes | - |
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| vexer | (noun) someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) | Synonyms: annoyer, tease, teaser |
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| xeranthemum | (noun) any plant of the genus Xeranthemum native to southern Europe having chaffy or silvery flower heads with purplish tubular flowers | - |
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| xeric | (adjective) being deficient in moisture | - |
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| xeroderma | (noun) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin | Synonyms: xerodermia |
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| xerodermia | (noun) a mild form of ichthyosis characterized by abnormal dryness and roughness of the skin | Synonyms: xeroderma |
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| xerographic | (adjective) of or relating to xerography | - |
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| xerography | (noun) forming an image by the action of light on a specially coated charged plate; the latent image is developed with powders that adhere only to electrically charged areas | - |
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| xeroma | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xerophthalmia, xerophthalmus |
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| xerophile | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophilous plant, xerophyte, xerophytic plant |
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| xerophthalmia | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmus |
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| xerophthalmus | (noun) abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eyes; may be due to a systemic deficiency of vitamin A | Synonyms: conjunctivitis arida, xeroma, xerophthalmia |
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| xerophyte | (noun) plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte | Synonyms: desert plant, xerophile, xerophilous plant, xerophytic plant |
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| xerophytic | (adjective) adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment | - |
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| xeroradiography | (noun) radiography using X-rays and xerographic (rather than roentgenographic) techniques | - |
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| xerostomia | (noun) abnormal dryness of the mouth resulting from decreased secretion of saliva | Synonyms: dry mouth |
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| xerotes | (noun) the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | Synonyms: dryness, waterlessness |
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| xerox | (noun) a copy made by a xerographic copier | Synonyms: xerox copy |
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| (verb) reproduce by xerography | Synonyms: photocopy, run off |