| abbot
|
the superior of an abbey of monks |
archimandrite |
| afoot
|
on foot; walking |
- |
| afoot
|
traveling by foot |
- |
| afoot
|
currently in progress |
underway |
| aliquot
|
signifying an exact divisor or factor of a quantity |
- |
| aliquot
|
an integer that is an exact divisor of some quantity |
aliquot part |
| allot
|
give out |
assign,
portion |
| allot
|
allow to have |
grant,
accord |
| allot
|
administer or bestow, as in small portions |
deal,
distribute,
mete out,
deal out,
dish out,
dispense,
dole out,
parcel out,
shell out,
administer,
lot |
| alumroot
|
any of several herbs of the genus Heuchera |
alumbloom |
| apricot
|
Asian tree having clusters of usually white blossoms and edible fruit resembling the peach |
apricot tree |
| apricot
|
downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach |
- |
| apricot
|
a shade of pink tinged with yellow |
peach,
salmon pink,
yellowish pink |
| argot
|
a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
jargon,
cant,
patois,
slang,
vernacular,
lingo |
| arrowroot
|
a nutritive starch obtained from the root of the arrowroot plant |
- |
| arrowroot
|
white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch |
Maranta arundinaceae,
obedience plant,
American arrowroot |
| arrowroot
|
canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained |
indian shot,
Canna edulis,
Canna indica,
achira |
| ascot
|
a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin |
- |
| autopilot
|
a cognitive state in which you act without self-awareness |
automatic pilot |
| autopilot
|
a navigational device that automatically keeps ships or planes or spacecraft on a steady course |
automatic pilot,
robot pilot |
| ballot
|
a document listing the alternatives that is used in voting |
- |
| ballot
|
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative |
vote,
voting,
balloting |
| ballot
|
vote by ballot |
- |
| balsamroot
|
a plant of the genus Balsamorhiza having downy leaves in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented taproots |
- |
| bandicoot
|
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands; insectivorous and herbivorous |
- |
| barefoot
|
without shoes on |
barefooted |
| barefoot
|
without shoes |
shoeless,
barefooted |
| beetroot
|
beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption |
Beta vulgaris rubra |
| beetroot
|
round red root vegetable |
beet |
| bergamot
|
small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy |
Citrus bergamia,
bergamot orange |
| besot
|
make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation |
stupefy |
| bespot
|
mark with, or as if with, spots |
- |
| bigot
|
a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own |
- |
| birthroot
|
trillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirth |
red trillium,
purple trillium,
Trillium erectum |
| bitterroot
|
showy succulent ground-hugging plant of Rocky Mountains regions having deep to pale pink flowers and fleshy farinaceous roots; the Montana state flower |
Lewisia rediviva |
| bloodroot
|
perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant |
redroot,
puccoon,
Sanguinaria canadensis,
tetterwort |
| bloodshot
|
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed |
- |
| blot
|
a blemish made by dirt |
spot,
smear,
smirch,
daub,
smudge,
slur |
| blot
|
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it |
spot,
smear,
smirch,
stain |
| blot
|
dry (ink) with blotting paper |
- |
| blot
|
make a spot or mark onto |
spot,
blob,
fleck |
| boot
|
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg |
- |
| boot
|
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools |
automobile trunk,
trunk,
luggage compartment |
| boot
|
the swift release of a store of affective force |
charge,
rush,
kick,
bang,
flush,
thrill |
| boot
|
protective casing for something that resembles a leg |
- |
| boot
|
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg |
iron boot,
iron heel,
the boot |
| boot
|
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed |
- |
| boot
|
the act of delivering a blow with the foot |
kick,
kicking |
| boot
|
kick; give a boot to |
- |
| boot
|
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes |
bring up,
reboot |
| bot
|
botfly larva; typically develops inside the body of a horse or sheep or human |
- |
| bowknot
|
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces |
bow |
| breadroot
|
densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots |
Indian breadroot,
Psoralea esculenta,
pomme blanche,
pomme de prairie |
| briarroot
|
hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea |
- |
| buckshot
|
small lead shot for shotgun shells |
duck shot,
bird shot |
| bullshot
|
a cocktail made with vodka and beef bouillon or consomme |
- |
| burbot
|
elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth |
cusk,
ling,
eelpout,
Lota lota |
| cachalot
|
large whale with a large cavity in the head containing spermaceti and oil; also a source of ambergris |
Physeter catodon,
sperm whale,
black whale |
| cahoot
|
collusion |
- |
| carrot
|
deep orange edible root of the cultivated carrot plant |
- |
| carrot
|
perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions |
Daucus carota sativa,
cultivated carrot |
| carrot
|
orange root; important source of carotene |
- |
| carrot
|
promise of reward as in "carrot and stick" |
- |
| carrycot
|
box-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried) |
- |
| chamberpot
|
a receptacle for urination or defecation in the bedroom |
potty,
thunder mug |
| chariot
|
transport in a chariot |
- |
| chariot
|
ride in a chariot |
- |
| chariot
|
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage |
- |
| chariot
|
a two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome |
- |
| cheroot
|
a cigar with both ends cut flat |
- |
| chicot
|
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute |
Kentucky coffee tree,
Gymnocladus dioica,
bonduc |
| chimneypot
|
a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft |
- |
| clawfoot
|
a deformity of the foot characterized by an abnormally high arch and hyperextension of the toes which gives the foot the appearance of a claw |
pes cavus |
| clot
|
change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state |
coagulate |
| clot
|
cause to change from a liquid to a solid or thickened state |
coagulate |
| clot
|
turn into curds |
clabber,
curdle |
| clot
|
coalesce or unite in a mass |
clog |
| clot
|
a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid |
coagulum |
| cloveroot
|
hairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally |
herb bennet,
Geum urbanum,
wood avens,
clover-root |
| clubfoot
|
congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes |
talipes |
| cocksfoot
|
widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass |
Dactylis glomerata,
orchard grass,
cockspur |
| coffeepot
|
tall pot in which coffee is brewed |
- |
| colicroot
|
any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic |
unicorn root,
star grass,
colic root,
crow corn |
| coltsfoot
|
tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall |
galaxy,
Galax urceolata,
galax,
wandflower,
beetleweed |
| coltsfoot
|
perennial herb with large rounded leaves resembling a colt's foot and yellow flowers appearing before the leaves do; native to Europe but now nearly cosmopolitan; used medicinally especially formerly |
Tussilago farfara |
| compatriot
|
a person from your own country |
- |
| complot
|
engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together |
machinate,
cabal,
conjure,
conspire |
| coot
|
slate-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks |
- |
| copilot
|
a relief pilot on an airplane |
co-pilot |
| coralroot
|
European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock |
Dentaria bulbifera,
Cardamine bulbifera,
coral-root bittercress,
coralwort |
| costusroot
|
annual herb of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs |
Saussurea costus,
Saussurea lappa |
| cot
|
a sheath worn to protect a finger |
fingerstall |
| cot
|
baby bed with high sides made of slats |
crib |
| cot
|
a small bed that folds up for storage or transport |
camp bed |
| counterplot
|
make a plot in response to another plot |
- |
| counterplot
|
a plot intended to subvert another plot |
counterplan |
| countershot
|
a return shot; a retaliatory shot |
- |
| crackpot
|
a whimsically eccentric person |
screwball,
nut,
crank,
fruitcake,
nut case |
| crapshoot
|
a risky and uncertain venture |
- |
| crapshoot
|
playing craps |
crap game,
crap shooting |
| crinkleroot
|
North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots |
Dentaria diphylla,
pepper root,
Cardamine diphylla,
crinkle root,
crinkle-root,
toothwort |
| crowfoot
|
any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus |
kingcup,
goldcup,
butter-flower,
buttercup,
butterflower |
| depot
|
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods |
terminal,
terminus |
| depot
|
a depository for goods |
entrepot,
storage,
store,
storehouse |
| despot
|
a cruel and oppressive dictator |
autocrat,
tyrant |
| dicot
|
flowering plant with two cotyledons; the stem grows by deposit on its outside |
magnoliopsid,
dicotyledon,
exogen |
| divot
|
(golf) the cavity left when a piece of turf is cut from the ground by the club head in making a stroke |
- |
| divot
|
a piece of turf dug out of a lawn or fairway (by an animals hooves or a golf club) |
- |
| dogtrot
|
a steady trot like that of a dog |
- |
| dot
|
scatter or intersperse like dots or studs |
constellate,
stud |
| dot
|
distribute loosely |
disperse,
scatter,
sprinkle,
dust |
| dot
|
make a dot or dots |
- |
| dot
|
mark with a dot |
- |
| dot
|
a very small circular shape |
point |
| dot
|
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code |
dit |
| dot
|
street name for lysergic acid diethylamide |
Zen,
acid,
dose,
pane,
Elvis,
window pane,
superman,
back breaker,
battery-acid,
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
loony toons |
| earshot
|
the range within which a voice can be heard |
hearing,
earreach |
| entrepot
|
a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties |
transshipment center |
| entrepot
|
a depository for goods |
storage,
depot,
store,
storehouse |
| ergot
|
a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus |
- |
| ergot
|
a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid |
Claviceps purpurea |
| escargot
|
edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic |
snail |
| eschalot
|
type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored bulbs used as seasoning |
shallot,
multiplier onion,
Allium ascalonicum,
Allium cepa aggregatum |
| eyeshot
|
the range of the eye |
view |
| eyespot
|
an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color |
ocellus |
| faggot
|
offensive term for a homosexual man |
pouf,
queen,
fag,
fagot,
pansy,
nance,
poof,
poove,
queer,
fairy |
| faggot
|
a bundle of sticks and branches bound together |
fagot |
| faggot
|
ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch |
fagot |
| faggot
|
fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them |
fagot |
| faggot
|
bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot |
faggot up,
fagot |
| fagot
|
offensive term for a homosexual man |
pouf,
queen,
fag,
faggot,
pansy,
nance,
poof,
poove,
queer,
fairy |
| fagot
|
a bundle of sticks and branches bound together |
faggot |
| fagot
|
ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch |
faggot |
| fagot
|
fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them |
faggot |
| fagot
|
bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot |
faggot,
faggot up |
| feedlot
|
a building where livestock are fattened for market |
- |
| feverroot
|
coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers |
horse gentian,
wild coffee,
Triostium perfoliatum,
tinker's root |
| fingerroot
|
tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock |
Digitalis purpurea,
common foxglove,
fairy bell,
finger-flower,
finger-root,
fingerflower |
| flagroot
|
perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots |
myrtle flag,
sweet calamus,
sweet flag,
calamus,
Acorus calamus |
| flatfoot
|
a policeman who patrols a given region |
patrolman |
| flatfoot
|
a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out |
pes planus,
splayfoot |
| flowerpot
|
a container in which plants are cultivated |
pot |
| foot
|
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
human foot,
pes |
| foot
|
a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard |
ft |
| foot
|
the lower part of anything |
- |
| foot
|
the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings |
animal foot |
| foot
|
lowest support of a structure |
base,
groundwork,
foundation,
fundament,
understructure,
substructure |
| foot
|
any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates |
invertebrate foot |
| foot
|
travel by walking |
- |
| foot
|
a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger |
- |
| foot
|
an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot |
infantry |
| foot
|
(prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
metrical foot,
metrical unit |
| foot
|
a support resembling a pedal extremity |
- |
| foot
|
pay for something |
pick |
| foot
|
walk |
hoof,
hoof it,
leg it |
| foot
|
add a column of numbers |
foot up |
| forefoot
|
a front foot of a quadruped |
- |
| foxtrot
|
dance the foxtrot |
- |
| foxtrot
|
a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences |
fox-trot |
| fumeroot
|
delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally |
Fumaria officinalis,
fumewort,
fumitory |
| fumeroot
|
herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers |
Corydalis solida,
fumewort |
| fusspot
|
thinks about unfortunate things that might happen |
worrier,
worrywart,
fuss-budget |
| galoot
|
a disreputable or clumsy man |
- |
| gigot
|
lamb leg suitable for roasting |
leg of lamb |
| gingerroot
|
pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; used fresh as a seasoning especially in Asian cookery |
ginger |
| goatsfoot
|
short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers |
Oxalis caprina,
goat's foot |
| goosefoot
|
any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers |
- |
| grapeshot
|
a cluster of small projectiles fired together from a cannon to produce a hail of shot |
grape |
| griot
|
a storyteller in West Africa; perpetuates the oral traditions of a family or village |
- |
| grot
|
a small cave (usually with attractive features) |
grotto |
| guillemot
|
small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas |
- |
| gunshot
|
the act of shooting a gun |
gunfire |
| guyot
|
a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean) |
- |
| haricot
|
a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans |
- |
| haricot
|
a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried |
flageolet |