9-letter words containing ER
Embark on an exploration of 9-letter words that contain the letter ER. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate ER within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| everybody | 21 | Every person. | - |
| somewhere | 17 | in or at or to some place | she must be somewhere |
| yesterday | 16 | the day immediately before today | it was in yesterday's newspapers |
| wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
| dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
| seriously | 12 | in a serious manner | a play dealing seriously with the question of divorce |
| afternoon | 12 | a conventional expression of greeting or farewell | - |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| otherwise | 15 | in another and different manner | she thought otherwise |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| operation | 11 | activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) | it was a joint operation of the navy and air force |
| character | 16 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| therefore | 15 | (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result | therefore X must be true |
| perfectly | 19 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | a perfectly idiotic idea |
| concerned | 14 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | a memorandum to those concerned |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| newspaper | 16 | the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher | when it began to rain he covered his head with a newspaper |
| desperate | 12 | fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | a desperate illness |
| terrorist | 9 | a radical who employs terror as a political weapon; usually organizes with other terrorists in small cells; often uses religion as a cover for terrorist activities | - |
| miserable | 13 | of very poor quality or condition | - |
| underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| literally | 12 | (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration | our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War |
| interrupt | 11 | make a break in | We interrupt the program for the following messages |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| territory | 12 | a region marked off for administrative or other purposes | - |
| alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
| recovered | 15 | freed from illness or injury | appears to be entirely recovered |
| interfere | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | - |
| butterfly | 17 | a swimming stroke in which the arms are thrown forward together out of the water while the feet kick up and down | - |
| discovery | 18 | the act of discovering something | - |
| terrified | 13 | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | the terrified horse bolted |
| elsewhere | 15 | - | - |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| gathering | 14 | the act of gathering something | - |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| paperwork | 20 | work that involves handling papers: forms or letters or reports etc. | - |
| cooperate | 13 | work together on a common enterprise of project | - |
| announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
| volunteer | 12 | a person who performs voluntary work | - |
| terrorism | 11 | the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain goals that are political or religious or ideological in nature; this is done through intimidation or coercion or instilling fear | - |
| generally | 13 | usually; as a rule | - |
| operating | 12 | being in effect or operation | the company had several operating divisions |
| personnel | 11 | group of people willing to obey orders | - |
| passenger | 12 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| godfather | 17 | any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| batteries | 11 | - | - |
| slaughter | 13 | the savage and excessive killing of many people | - |
| therapist | 14 | a person skilled in a particular type of therapy | - |
| reference | 14 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| perimeter | 13 | the size of something as given by the distance around it | - |
| materials | 11 | - | - |
| entertain | 9 | take into consideration, have in view | He entertained the notion of moving to South America |
| universal | 12 | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages | - |
| inherited | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | an inherited disease |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| shattered | 13 | ruined or disrupted | our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity |
| scattered | 12 | lacking orderly continuity | scattered thoughts |
| generator | 10 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | he was the generator of several complaints |
| referring | 13 | - | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| preferred | 15 | preferred above all others and treated with partiality | - |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| superstar | 11 | someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field | - |
| publisher | 16 | a firm in the publishing business | - |
| container | 11 | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | - |
| followers | 15 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| hamburger | 17 | beef that has been ground | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| mysteries | 14 | - | - |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| fisherman | 17 | someone whose occupation is catching fish | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| groceries | 12 | - | - |
| cafeteria | 14 | a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
| overboard | 15 | - | - |
| converted | 15 | - | - |
| waterfall | 15 | a steep descent of the water of a river | - |
| cameraman | 15 | a photographer who operates a movie camera | - |
| superhero | 14 | - | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| artillery | 12 | an army unit that uses big guns | - |
| preserved | 15 | kept intact or in a particular condition | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| liberated | 12 | free from traditional social restraints | a liberated lifestyle |
| observing | 15 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| expertise | 18 | skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | - |
| whichever | 23 | - | - |
| leftovers | 15 | food remaining from a previous meal | he had leftovers for dinner last night |
| caretaker | 15 | a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) | - |
| jewellery | 22 | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | - |
| tolerance | 11 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | - |
| overheard | 16 | - | - |
| interpret | 11 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | How do you interpret his behavior? |
| filmmaker | 20 | a producer of motion pictures | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| sovereign | 13 | a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right | - |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| whispered | 18 | spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | a long whispered conversation |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| operative | 14 | a person secretly employed in espionage for a government | - |
| uncertain | 11 | not established or confirmed | - |
| destroyer | 13 | a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | a destroyer of the environment |
| godmother | 16 | any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism | - |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| robberies | 13 | - | - |
| afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
| powerless | 14 | lacking power | - |
| perverted | 15 | having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented | a perverted translation of the poem |
| certified | 15 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
| intervene | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II? |
| stretcher | 14 | a stone that forms the top of wall or building | - |
| uncovered | 15 | not covered with clothing | - |
| shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
| terminate | 11 | bring to an end or halt | The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I |
| raspberry | 16 | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt | - |
| diversion | 13 | an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack | - |
| ferocious | 14 | marked by extreme and violent energy | a ferocious beating |
| overrated | 13 | - | - |
| diversity | 16 | noticeable heterogeneity | a diversity of possibilities |
| generated | 11 | - | - |
| wallpaper | 16 | cover with wallpaper | - |
| performer | 16 | an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience | - |
| gibberish | 17 | unintelligible talking | - |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| ballerina | 11 | a female ballet dancer | - |
| hereafter | 15 | the time yet to come | - |
| fertility | 15 | the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth | - |
| reservoir | 12 | lake used to store water for community use | - |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| nervously | 15 | in an anxiously nervous manner | we watched the stock market nervously |
| perpetual | 13 | uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing | the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy |
| advertise | 13 | call attention to | Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS |
| gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| overslept | 14 | - | - |
| midsummer | 16 | June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point | - |
| perceived | 17 | detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues | a perceived threat |
| guerrilla | 10 | a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | - |
| chevalier | 17 | a gallant or courtly gentleman | - |
| supervise | 14 | watch and direct | - |
| merciless | 13 | having or showing no mercy | the merciless enemy |
| cherished | 18 | characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for | a cherished friend |
| murderous | 12 | characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being | murderous thugs |
| storeroom | 11 | a room in which things are stored | - |
| healthier | 15 | improved in health or physical condition | - |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| spiderman | 14 | - | - |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| sunflower | 15 | any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | - |
| perfected | 17 | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed | a graceful but not yet fully perfected literary style |
| hammering | 17 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | - |
| nevermind | 15 | - | - |
| overthrow | 18 | the act of disturbing the mind or body | she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living |
| traveller | 12 | a person who changes location | - |
| blueberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries | - |
| afterward | 16 | happening at a time subsequent to a reference time | it didn't happen until afterward |
| riverside | 13 | the bank of a river | - |
| willpower | 17 | the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior | - |
| sleepover | 14 | an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children) | - |
| pestering | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | swarms of pestering gnats |
| imperfect | 18 | wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings | - |
| concierge | 14 | a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | - |
| buttercup | 15 | any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | - |
| severance | 14 | the act of severing | - |
| submerged | 15 | beneath the surface of the water | submerged rocks |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| undermine | 12 | hollow out as if making a cave or opening | - |
| hierarchy | 20 | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | - |
| appetizer | 22 | food or drink to stimulate the appetite (usually served before a meal or as the first course) | - |
| outlander | 10 | a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | - |
| treachery | 17 | an act of deliberate betrayal | - |
| kilometer | 15 | a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles) | - |
| firepower | 17 | (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target | - |
| adversary | 16 | someone who offers opposition | - |
| plastered | 12 | very drunk | - |
| adversity | 16 | a state of misfortune or affliction | debt-ridden farmers struggling with adversity |
| sorceress | 11 | a woman sorcerer | - |
| undertake | 14 | enter into a contractual arrangement | - |
| propeller | 13 | a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water | - |
| developer | 15 | photographic equipment consisting of a chemical solution for developing film | - |
| aeroplane | 11 | an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | - |
| sheltered | 13 | protected from danger or bad weather | a sheltered harbor |
| remainder | 12 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
| overdoing | 14 | - | - |
| oversight | 16 | a mistake resulting from inattention | - |
| pepperoni | 15 | a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) | - |
| bulldozer | 21 | large powerful tractor; a large blade in front flattens areas of ground | - |
| observant | 14 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| overruled | 13 | - | - |
| supporter | 13 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | - |
| eradicate | 12 | kill in large numbers | - |
| supernova | 14 | a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process | - |
| itinerary | 12 | a proposed route of travel | - |
| bickering | 18 | a quarrel about petty points | - |
| casserole | 11 | food cooked and served in a casserole | - |
| presenter | 11 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
| interface | 14 | (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals) | - |
| overjoyed | 23 | extremely joyful | - |
| knackered | 20 | very tired | - |
| cranberry | 16 | any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries | - |
| contender | 12 | the contestant you hope to defeat | - |
| miserably | 16 | in a miserable manner | I bit my lip miserably and nodded |
| scavenger | 15 | someone who collects things that have been discarded by others | - |
| strangler | 10 | someone who kills by strangling | - |
| aftermath | 17 | the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event) | the aftermath of war |
| lingering | 11 | the act of tarrying | - |
| conqueror | 20 | someone who is victorious by force of arms | - |
| governing | 14 | the act of governing; exercising authority | regulations for the governing of state prisons |
| womanizer | 23 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| overdosed | 14 | - | - |
| tangerine | 10 | a variety of mandarin orange | - |
| reverence | 14 | regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | - |
| deserving | 14 | (often used ironically) worthy of being treated in a particular way | the deserving poor |
| galleries | 10 | - | - |
| chartered | 15 | hired for the exclusive temporary use of a group of travelers | a chartered plane |
| wolverine | 15 | a native or resident of Michigan | - |
| intersect | 11 | meet at a point | - |
| backwater | 20 | a body of water that was created by a flood or tide or by being held or forced back by a dam | the bayous and backwaters are breeding grounds for mosquitos |
| paternity | 14 | the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing | - |
| brotherly | 17 | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother | brotherly feelings |
| musketeer | 15 | a foot soldier armed with a musket | - |
| smothered | 15 | held in check with difficulty | a smothered cough |
| persevere | 14 | be persistent, refuse to stop | - |
| exercised | 19 | - | - |
| clergyman | 17 | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | - |
| servicing | 15 | the act of mating by male animals | the bull was worth good money in servicing fees |
| dispersed | 13 | distributed or spread over a considerable extent | has ties with many widely dispersed friends |
| chaperone | 16 | one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people | - |
| overpower | 17 | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli | - |
| tampering | 14 | the act of altering something secretly or improperly | - |
| posterity | 14 | all of the offspring of a given progenitor | we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity |
| rendering | 11 | a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language | - |
| lifesaver | 15 | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material | - |
| sphincter | 16 | a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening | - |
| freighter | 16 | a cargo ship | - |
| governess | 13 | a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home) | - |
| organizer | 19 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| mayflower | 20 | low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers | - |
| serialize | 18 | arrange serially | - |
| versatile | 12 | having great diversity or variety | his vast and versatile erudition |
| hollering | 13 | a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) | - |
| oversized | 22 | larger than normal for its kind | - |
| overreact | 14 | show an exaggerated response to something | Don't overreact to the bad news--take it easy |
| trickster | 15 | someone who plays practical jokes on others | - |
| letterman | 11 | an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport | - |
| perchance | 18 | by chance | - |
| camcorder | 16 | a portable television camera and videocassette recorder | - |
| pacemaker | 19 | a horse used to set the pace in racing | - |
| persecute | 13 | cause to suffer | Some religious groups are persecuted in some countries |
| infertile | 12 | incapable of reproducing | an infertile couple |
| dysentery | 16 | an infection of the intestines marked by severe diarrhea | - |
| watergate | 13 | a political scandal involving abuse of power and bribery and obstruction of justice; led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974 | - |
| splinters | 11 | wood in small pieces or splinters | - |
| riverbank | 18 | the bank of a river | - |
| treasurer | 9 | an officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds | - |
| hermitage | 15 | the abode of a hermit | - |
| jabbering | 21 | rapid and indistinct speech | - |
| flowering | 16 | a developmental process | the flowering of antebellum culture |
| serotonin | 9 | a neurotransmitter involved in e.g. sleep and depression and memory | - |
| terrorize | 18 | coerce by violence or with threats | - |
| plundered | 13 | wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value | people returned to the plundered village |
| retriever | 12 | a dog with heavy water-resistant coat that can be trained to retrieve game | - |
| feathered | 16 | adorned with feathers or plumes | a feathered hat |
| empowered | 17 | invested with legal power or official authority especially as symbolized by having a scepter | - |
| barrister | 11 | a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution | - |
| bystander | 15 | a nonparticipant spectator | - |
| ascertain | 11 | find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort | - |
| vermilion | 14 | of a vivid red to reddish-orange color | - |
| pheromone | 16 | a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species | - |
| crossover | 14 | a voter who is registered as a member of one political party but who votes in the primary of another party | - |
| assertive | 12 | aggressively self-assured | an energetic assertive boy who was always ready to argue |
| shoemaker | 18 | a person who makes or repairs shoes | - |
| insertion | 9 | the act of putting one thing into another | - |
| flustered | 13 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| bleachers | 16 | (used in the plural) an outdoor grandstand without a roof; patrons are exposed to the sun as linens are when they are bleached | - |
| overwhelm | 20 | charge someone with too many tasks | - |
| pertinent | 11 | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence | - |
| diversify | 19 | spread into new habitats and produce variety or variegate | - |
| emergence | 14 | the act of emerging | - |
| outnumber | 13 | be larger in number | - |
| merriment | 13 | activities that are enjoyable or amusing | - |
| saltwater | 12 | water containing salts | the water in the ocean is all saltwater |
| veritable | 14 | often used as intensifiers | he's a veritable swine |
| recruiter | 11 | an official who enlists personnel for military service | - |
| erroneous | 9 | containing or characterized by error | erroneous conclusions |
| overgrown | 16 | abounding in usually unwanted vegetation | - |
| servitude | 13 | state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment | penal servitude |
| innermost | 11 | situated or occurring farthest within | the innermost chamber |
| boomerang | 14 | a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower | - |
| amplifier | 16 | electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
| murderess | 12 | a woman murderer | - |
| withering | 16 | any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use) | - |
| undergone | 11 | - | - |
| venerable | 14 | profoundly honored | - |
| periscope | 15 | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
| epicenter | 13 | the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake | - |
| sprinkler | 15 | mechanical device that attaches to a garden hose for watering lawn or garden | - |
| underwent | 13 | - | - |
| homeowner | 17 | someone who owns a home | - |
| comforter | 16 | a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | - |
| battering | 12 | the act of subjecting to strong attack | - |
| bannister | 11 | a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | - |
| assertion | 9 | a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary) | - |
| preserves | 14 | fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | - |
| fraternal | 12 | like or characteristic of or befitting a brother | close fraternal ties |
| overdrive | 16 | make use of too often or too extensively | - |
| puppeteer | 15 | one who operates puppets or marionettes | - |
| financier | 14 | a person skilled in large scale financial transactions | - |
| flowerpot | 17 | a container in which plants are cultivated | - |
| brigadier | 13 | a general officer ranking below a major general | - |
| polyester | 14 | a complex ester used for making fibers or resins or plastics or as a plasticizer | - |
| hysterics | 17 | an attack of hysteria | - |
| landowner | 13 | a holder or proprietor of land | - |
| lawnmower | 17 | - | - |
| mastering | 12 | becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of | his mastering the art of cooking took a long time |
| freshener | 15 | anything that freshens | - |
| brokerage | 16 | place where a broker conducts his business | - |
| sterilize | 18 | make infertile | in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized |
| pinkerton | 15 | - | - |
| pondering | 13 | deeply or seriously thoughtful | - |
| immersion | 13 | the act of wetting something by submerging it | - |
| barometer | 13 | an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure | - |
| caballero | 13 | - | - |
| aerospace | 13 | the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
| trimester | 11 | a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided | - |
| quarterly | 21 | in three month intervals | interest is compounded quarterly |
| quivering | 22 | a shaky motion | - |
| fisheries | 15 | - | - |
| ephemeral | 16 | lasting a very short time | the ephemeral joys of childhood |
| brassiere | 11 | an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts | - |
| adulterer | 10 | someone who commits adultery or fornication | - |
| pampering | 16 | the act of indulging or gratifying a desire | - |
| unnerving | 13 | inspiring fear | something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall |
| liberator | 11 | someone who releases people from captivity or bondage | - |
| eroticism | 13 | a state of anticipation of sexuality | - |
| festering | 13 | (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | - |
| weathered | 16 | worn by exposure to the weather | a house of weathered shingles |
| perplexed | 21 | full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment | perplexed language |
| lecherous | 14 | given to excessive indulgence in sexual activity | a lecherous gleam in his eye |
| evergreen | 13 | a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year | - |
| whosoever | 18 | - | - |
| underside | 11 | the lower side of anything | - |
| interlude | 10 | a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance | - |
| fertilize | 21 | introduce semen into (a female) | - |
| whisperer | 17 | one who speaks in a whisper | - |
| verifying | 19 | serving to support or corroborate | - |
| prankster | 15 | someone who plays practical jokes on others | - |
| rainwater | 12 | drops of fresh water that fall as precipitation from clouds | - |
| pensioner | 11 | the beneficiary of a pension fund | - |
| pervasive | 17 | spreading or spread throughout | the pervasive odor of garlic |
| intercede | 12 | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences | He interceded in the family dispute |
| innkeeper | 15 | the owner or manager of an inn | - |
| diverting | 14 | providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining | a diverting story |
| cancerous | 13 | like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads | remorse was cancerous within him |
| bacterial | 13 | relating to or caused by bacteria | bacterial infection |
| wherefore | 18 | the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores' | - |
| sclerosis | 11 | any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | - |
| tolerable | 11 | about average; acceptable | - |
| libertine | 11 | a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained | - |
| dispenser | 12 | a container so designed that the contents can be used in prescribed amounts | - |
| forgeries | 13 | - | - |
| harvester | 15 | someone who helps to gather the harvest | - |
| badgering | 14 | the act of harassing someone | - |
| sandpaper | 14 | stiff paper coated with powdered emery or sand | - |
| underfoot | 13 | - | - |
| modernism | 14 | the quality of being current or of the present | - |
| underpaid | 13 | - | - |
| pierrette | 11 | - | - |
| dexterity | 20 | adroitness in using the hands | - |
| embroider | 14 | decorate with needlework | - |
| belvedere | 15 | densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn | - |
| underline | 10 | a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) | - |
| sweetener | 12 | anything that serves as an enticement | - |
| quartered | 19 | - | - |
| conferred | 15 | - | - |
| deterrent | 10 | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress | - |
| coherence | 16 | the state of cohering or sticking together | - |
| exonerate | 16 | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | - |
| exuberant | 18 | unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings | exuberant compliments |
| fingering | 14 | the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument | - |
| caregiver | 15 | a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability | - |
| asserting | 10 | relating to the use of or having the nature of a declaration | - |
| patterned | 12 | having patterns (especially colorful patterns) | - |
| paperback | 21 | a book with paper covers | - |
| sharpener | 14 | any implement that is used to make something (an edge or a point) sharper | a knife sharpener |
| pretender | 12 | a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives | - |
| interject | 18 | to insert between other elements | She interjected clever remarks |
| lettering | 10 | letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something | - |
| coriander | 12 | parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish | - |
| criterion | 11 | a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated | - |
| insincere | 11 | lacking sincerity | a charming but thoroughly insincere woman |
| masterful | 14 | having or revealing supreme mastery or skill | a masterful speaker |
| desertion | 10 | withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility | - |
| energized | 20 | - | - |
| alabaster | 11 | of or resembling alabaster | alabaster statue |
| numerical | 13 | measured or expressed in numbers | numerical value |
| overdraft | 16 | a draft in excess of the credit balance | - |
| saltpeter | 11 | (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive | - |
| personage | 12 | a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events | - |
| eagerness | 10 | prompt willingness | they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel |
| checkered | 21 | patterned with alternating squares of color | - |
| nevermore | 14 | at no time hereafter | Quoth the raven, nevermore! |
| parameter | 13 | a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves | - |
| lacerated | 12 | irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn | - |
| conserved | 15 | protected from harm or loss | - |
| beekeeper | 17 | a farmer who keeps bees for their honey | - |
| biosphere | 16 | the regions of the surface and atmosphere of the Earth (or other planet) where living organisms exist | - |
| modernist | 12 | an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles | - |
| overblown | 17 | puffed up with vanity | overblown oratory |
| oversleep | 14 | sleep longer than intended | - |
| wealthier | 15 | - | - |
| sterility | 12 | the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate | - |
| underpass | 12 | an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | - |
| posterior | 11 | coming at a subsequent time or stage | the mood posterior to |
| refresher | 15 | a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments | - |
| perennial | 11 | recurring again and again | perennial efforts to stipulate the requirements |
| herbalist | 14 | a therapist who heals by the use of herbs | - |
| converter | 14 | a device for changing one substance or form or state into another | - |
| dismember | 16 | divide into pieces | our department was dismembered when our funding dried up |
| faltering | 13 | the act of pausing uncertainly | - |
| bilateral | 11 | having two sides or parts | - |
| modernity | 15 | the quality of being current or of the present | a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village |
| organiser | 10 | a lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc. | - |
| undertook | 14 | - | - |
| underwood | 14 | the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest | - |
| premiered | 14 | - | - |
| rectifier | 14 | a person who corrects or sets right | a rectifier of prejudices |
| reiterate | 9 | to say, state, or perform again | - |
| homemaker | 20 | a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income | - |
| heretical | 14 | characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards | - |
| exchequer | 30 | the funds of a government or institution or individual | - |
| womaniser | 14 | a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them | - |
| westerner | 12 | an inhabitant of a western area; especially of the U.S. | - |
| simmering | 14 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
| pulverize | 23 | destroy completely | - |
| persimmon | 15 | any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros | - |
| perturbed | 14 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| introvert | 12 | fold inwards | - |
| inversion | 12 | the act of turning inside out | - |
| headliner | 13 | a performer who receives prominent billing | - |
| hibernate | 14 | sleep during winter | Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves |
| federally | 16 | by federal government | it's federally regulated |
| geriatric | 12 | of or relating to or practicing geriatrics | geriatric hospital |
| temperate | 13 | not extreme | temperate in his response to criticism |
| austerity | 12 | the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | - |
| aubergine | 12 | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | - |
| numbering | 14 | a numbered list | - |
| watershed | 16 | the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries; an area characterized by all runoff being conveyed to the same outlet | - |
| taxidermy | 22 | the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance | - |
| preserver | 14 | rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning | - |
| cricketer | 17 | an athlete who plays cricket | - |
| dispersal | 12 | the act of dispersing or diffusing something | - |
| firewater | 15 | any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) | - |
| harbinger | 15 | something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | - |
| mothering | 15 | - | - |
| rerouting | 10 | - | - |
| liberally | 14 | in a generous manner | he gave liberally to several charities |
| lumbering | 14 | slow and laborious because of weight | moved with a lumbering sag-bellied trot |
| hindering | 14 | preventing movement | - |
| deference | 15 | courteous regard for people's feelings | in deference to your wishes |
| fervently | 18 | with passionate fervor | both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people |
| flatterer | 12 | a person who uses flattery | - |
| fostering | 13 | encouragement; aiding the development of something | - |
| glycerine | 15 | a sweet syrupy trihydroxy alcohol obtained by saponification of fats and oils | - |
| epidermis | 14 | the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates | - |
| buccaneer | 15 | someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation | - |
| whereupon | 17 | - | - |
| soldering | 11 | fastening firmly together | - |
| undergrad | 12 | a university student who has not yet received a first degree | - |
| superglue | 12 | - | - |
| rainmaker | 15 | American Indian medicine man who attempt to make it rain | - |
| perdition | 12 | (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | Hurl'd headlong...To bottomless perdition, there to dwell |
| periphery | 19 | the outside boundary or surface of something | - |
| downriver | 16 | away from the source or with the current | - |
| cluttered | 12 | filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of objects or rubbish | his library was a cluttered room with piles of books on every chair |
| modernize | 21 | make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to | - |
| scrambler | 15 | a lightweight motorcycle equipped with rugged tires and suspension; an off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross country or over unpaved ground | - |
| trumpeter | 13 | a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet | - |
| underling | 11 | an assistant subject to the authority or control of another | - |
| reservist | 12 | a member of a military reserve | - |
| permeated | 14 | - | - |
| hyperbole | 19 | extravagant exaggeration | - |
| deliverer | 13 | a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29) | - |
| fingertip | 15 | the end (tip) of a finger | - |
| hankering | 17 | a yearning for something or to do something | - |
| cabdriver | 17 | someone who drives a taxi for a living | - |
| bacterium | 15 | (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | - |
| wuthering | 16 | - | - |
| weatherly | 18 | (of a sailing vessel) making very little leeway when close-hauled | - |
| sommelier | 13 | a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant | - |
