5-letter words containing O
Embark on an exploration of 5-letter words that contain the letter O. This segment uncovers the diverse range of words that incorporate O within this specific length, revealing the versatility and richness of language. Ideal for vocabulary enthusiasts and word-game aficionados.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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about | 7 | used of movement to or among many different places or in no particular direction | wandering about with no place to go |
going | 7 | the act of departing | - |
would | 9 | - | - |
could | 8 | - | - |
gonna | 6 | - | - |
sorry | 8 | bad; unfortunate | a sorry state of affairs |
doing | 7 | - | - |
money | 10 | the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender | we tried to collect the money he owed us |
other | 8 | belonging to the distant past | in other times |
hello | 8 | an expression of greeting | every morning they exchanged polite hellos |
those | 8 | - | - |
today | 9 | in these times | today almost every home has television |
world | 9 | people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest | the Western world |
house | 8 | provide housing for | The immigrants were housed in a new development outside the town |
wrong | 9 | that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law | he feels that you are in the wrong |
woman | 10 | a human female employed to do housework | I have a woman who comes in four hours a day while I write |
found | 9 | use as a basis for; found on | - |
alone | 5 | without anybody else or anything else | the child stayed home alone |
gotta | 6 | - | - |
whole | 11 | not injured or harmed | - |
worry | 11 | be on the mind of | I worry about the second Germanic consonant shift |
phone | 10 | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | - |
young | 9 | (of crops) harvested at an early stage of development; before complete maturity | young corn |
close | 7 | cease to operate or cause to cease operating | The owners decided to move and to close the factory |
comes | 9 | - | - |
story | 8 | a record or narrative description of past events | a history of France |
women | 10 | - | - |
point | 7 | be oriented | The weather vane points North |
yours | 8 | - | - |
honey | 11 | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment | - |
blood | 8 | a dissolute man in fashionable society | - |
hours | 8 | an indefinite period of time | they talked for hours |
front | 8 | the side that is forward or prominent | - |
shoot | 8 | make a film or photograph of something | shoot a movie |
order | 6 | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy | - |
touch | 10 | a distinguishing style | this room needs a woman's touch |
power | 10 | energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor | The power went oout around midnight |
along | 6 | with a forward motion | we drove along admiring the view |
words | 9 | an angry dispute | they had words |
sound | 6 | (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language | - |
movie | 10 | a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement | they went to a movie every Saturday night |
loved | 9 | held dear | his loved companion of many years |
idiot | 6 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
known | 12 | apprehended with certainty | a known quantity |
mouth | 10 | express in speech | - |
month | 10 | one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year | he paid the bill last month |
throw | 11 | cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation | throw the lever |
voice | 10 | the sound made by the vibration of vocal folds modified by the resonance of the vocal tract | a singer takes good care of his voice |
works | 12 | the internal mechanism of a device | - |
floor | 8 | the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) | they needed rugs to cover the bare floors |
worth | 11 | French couturier (born in England) regarded as the founder of Parisian haute couture; noted for introducing the bustle (1825-1895) | - |
worse | 8 | changed for the worse in health or fitness | I feel worse today |
broke | 11 | lacking funds | - |
short | 8 | of insufficient quantity to meet a need | money is short |
hotel | 8 | a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services | - |
group | 8 | a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse | - |
round | 6 | a regular route for a sentry or policeman | - |
enjoy | 15 | derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in | - |
court | 7 | Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947) | - |
count | 7 | put into a group | The academy counts several Nobel Prize winners among its members |
smoke | 11 | a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles |
force | 10 | (of a law) having legal validity | - |
cover | 10 | a recording of a song that was first recorded or made popular by somebody else | they made a cover of a Beatles' song |
often | 8 | frequently or in great quantities | - |
moved | 11 | being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion | too moved to speak |
tough | 9 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
horse | 8 | a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa) | - |
radio | 6 | an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals | - |
store | 5 | an electronic memory device | - |
proud | 8 | having or displaying great dignity or nobility | proud alpine peaks |
offer | 11 | propose a payment | The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting |
wrote | 8 | - | - |
mommy | 14 | informal terms for a mother | - |
shoes | 8 | a particular situation | - |
honor | 8 | the state of being honored | - |
clock | 13 | measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time | he clocked the runners |
cross | 7 | meet at a point | - |
north | 8 | British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) | - |
south | 8 | the cardinal compass point that is at 180 degrees | - |
whose | 11 | The possessive case of who or which. | - |
major | 14 | British statesman who was prime minister from 1990 until 1997 (born in 1943) | - |
doubt | 8 | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something | - |
favor | 11 | an act of gracious kindness | - |
board | 8 | get on board of (trains, buses, ships, aircraft, etc.) | - |
allow | 8 | give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause | - |
above | 10 | (in writing) at an earlier place | see above |
prove | 10 | provide evidence for | - |
worst | 8 | defeat thoroughly | - |
knock | 15 | a vigorous blow | the sudden knock floored him |
ghost | 9 | haunt like a ghost; pursue | - |
stole | 5 | a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women | - |
coach | 12 | teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports | She is coaching the crew |
photo | 10 | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format | - |
folks | 12 | people in general (often used in the plural) | folks around here drink moonshine |
stone | 5 | United States architect (1902-1978) | - |
video | 9 | broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects | she is a star of screen and video |
spoke | 11 | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder | - |
crowd | 11 | an informal body of friends | he still hangs out with the same crowd |
among | 8 | - | - |
local | 7 | anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body | - |
total | 5 | determine the sum of | - |
older | 6 | skilled through long experience | the older soldiers |
whore | 11 | a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money | - |
grown | 9 | (of animals) fully developed | a grown woman |
color | 7 | any material used for its color | she used a different color for the trim |
sword | 9 | a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard | - |
bobby | 14 | an informal term for a British policeman | - |
noise | 5 | the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience | modern music is just noise to me |
lover | 8 | an ardent follower and admirer | - |
model | 8 | a person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor | the president didn't have time to be a model so the artist worked from photos |
tommy | 12 | - | - |
block | 13 | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
roger | 6 | - | - |
ocean | 7 | anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume | - |
brown | 10 | a university in Rhode Island | - |
proof | 10 | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | - |
owner | 8 | a person who owns something | they are searching for the owner of the car |
lower | 8 | cause to drop or sink | - |
stops | 7 | a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card | - |
loose | 5 | (of textures) full of small openings or gaps | a loose weave |
storm | 7 | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger | - |
focus | 10 | become focussed or come into focus | The light focused |
loser | 5 | a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | - |
avoid | 9 | prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening | Let's avoid a confrontation |
actor | 7 | a person who acts and gets things done | he's a principal actor in this affair |
ought | 9 | - | - |
mayor | 10 | the head of a city government | - |
below | 10 | further down | - |
rough | 9 | unpleasantly stern | the nomad life is rough and hazardous |
bones | 7 | (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | - |
piano | 7 | (music) low loudness | - |
chose | 10 | - | - |
solve | 8 | find the solution | solve an equation |
shock | 14 | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat | the armies met in the shock of battle |
woods | 9 | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area | - |
bored | 8 | tired of the world | bored with life |
youth | 11 | an early period of development | during the youth of the project |
royal | 8 | belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler | treated with royal acclaim |
drove | 9 | a stonemason's chisel with a broad edge for dressing stone | - |
rooms | 7 | apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel) | - |
stood | 6 | - | - |
toast | 5 | a drink in honor of or to the health of a person or event | - |
union | 5 | healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones | - |
score | 7 | a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages | he studied the score of the sonata |
tower | 8 | appear very large or occupy a commanding position | - |
bravo | 10 | a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed | - |
coast | 7 | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it | the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope |
wound | 9 | a casualty to military personnel resulting from combat | - |
shout | 8 | utter a sudden loud cry | - |
notes | 5 | - | - |
pilot | 7 | something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies | - |
louis | 5 | United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981) | - |
moron | 7 | a person of subnormal intelligence | - |
costs | 7 | pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation | - |
stock | 11 | the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun | the rifle had been fitted with a special stock |
glory | 9 | an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint | - |
joint | 12 | marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking | - |
route | 5 | an established line of travel or access | - |
mouse | 7 | to go stealthily or furtively | - |
boots | 7 | - | - |
jones | 12 | United States golfer (1902-1971) | - |
demon | 8 | a cruel wicked and inhuman person | - |
shore | 8 | arrive on shore | - |
novel | 8 | original and of a kind not seen before | the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem |
bound | 8 | form the boundary of; be contiguous to | - |
shown | 11 | - | - |
solid | 6 | the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape | - |
forty | 11 | the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four | - |
sport | 7 | someone who engages in sports | - |
goods | 7 | - | - |
gross | 6 | without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | gross negligence |
couch | 12 | formulate in a particular style or language | - |
roman | 7 | of or relating to or derived from Rome (especially ancient Rome) | - |
noble | 7 | impressive in appearance | a noble tree |
lousy | 8 | vile; despicable | a dirty (or lousy) trick |
molly | 10 | popular aquarium fish | - |
cloud | 8 | make overcast or cloudy | - |
forth | 11 | forward in time or order or degree | from that time forth |
dozen | 15 | denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units | - |
oscar | 7 | an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance | - |
chaos | 10 | a state of extreme confusion and disorder | - |
dunno | 6 | - | - |
blown | 10 | breathing laboriously or convulsively | - |
vodka | 13 | unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia | - |
moral | 7 | the significance of a story or event | the moral of the story is to love thy neighbor |
pound | 8 | move heavily or clumsily | - |
robot | 7 | a mechanism that can move automatically | - |
pedro | 8 | - | - |
minor | 7 | not of legal age | minor children |
clown | 10 | act as or like a clown | - |
crown | 10 | be the culminating event | The speech crowned the meeting |
tooth | 8 | a means of enforcement | - |
towel | 8 | a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping | - |
bingo | 8 | a game in which numbered balls are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers on their cards | - |
booze | 16 | an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented | - |
roads | 6 | a partly sheltered anchorage | - |
opera | 7 | a building where musical dramas are performed | - |
widow | 12 | a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried | - |
loyal | 8 | inspired by love for your country | - |
motel | 7 | a motor hotel | - |
drown | 9 | cover completely or make imperceptible | I was drowned in work |
donna | 6 | an Italian woman of rank | - |
holly | 11 | United States rock star (1936-1959) | - |
mount | 7 | a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill | - |
drops | 8 | - | - |
carol | 7 | joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ | - |
dough | 10 | informal terms for money | - |
spoil | 7 | make a mess of, destroy or ruin | - |
humor | 10 | the quality of being funny | I fail to see the humor in it |
horny | 11 | feeling great sexual desire | feeling horny |
robin | 7 | small Old World songbird with a reddish breast | - |
groom | 8 | a man who has recently been married | - |
motor | 7 | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS | motor nerves |
romeo | 7 | an ardent male lover | - |
owned | 9 | having an owner; often used in combination | state-owned railways |
labor | 7 | a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages | there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field |
broad | 8 | showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | a broad political stance |
solar | 5 | relating to or derived from the sun or utilizing the energies of the sun | solar eclipse |
sonny | 8 | a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) | - |
lemon | 7 | a strong yellow color | - |
loads | 6 | a large number or amount | - |
colin | 7 | - | - |
comic | 11 | arousing or provoking laughter | a comic hat |
rocky | 14 | full of hardship or trials | the rocky road to success |
shove | 11 | come into rough contact with while moving | - |
error | 5 | a misconception resulting from incorrect information | - |
bloke | 11 | a boy or man | he's a good bloke |
rumor | 7 | tell or spread rumors | It was rumored that the next president would be a woman |
cloth | 10 | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC |
roots | 5 | the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage | his roots in Texas go back a long way |
scout | 7 | a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event | - |
disco | 8 | popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques | - |
sober | 7 | become sober after excessive alcohol consumption | Keep him in bed until he sobers up |
kiddo | 11 | - | - |
bonus | 7 | an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | - |
adore | 6 | love intensely | he just adored his wife |
spots | 7 | spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens | - |
booth | 10 | United States actor and assassin of President Lincoln (1838-1865) | - |
poker | 11 | fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire | - |
lions | 5 | - | - |
topic | 9 | the subject matter of a conversation or discussion | it was a very sensitive topic |
flood | 9 | an overwhelming number or amount | a flood of requests |
goose | 6 | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | - |
glove | 9 | the handwear used by fielders in playing baseball | - |
roast | 5 | subject to laughter or ridicule | His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday |
spoon | 7 | as much as a spoon will hold | he added two spoons of sugar |
lobby | 12 | detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors | - |
quote | 14 | refer to for illustration or proof | He said he could quote several instances of this behavior |
swore | 8 | - | - |
hobby | 15 | a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride | - |
logic | 8 | a system of reasoning | - |
mason | 7 | English film actor (1909-1984) | - |
razor | 14 | edge tool used in shaving | - |
worms | 10 | - | - |
outer | 5 | being on or toward the outside of the body | the outer ear |
kilos | 9 | - | - |
dolly | 9 | a small replica of a person; used as a toy | - |
blond | 8 | a light grayish yellow to near white | - |
bloom | 9 | produce or yield flowers | The cherry tree bloomed |
armor | 7 | tough more-or-less rigid protective covering of an animal or plant | - |
prior | 7 | earlier in time | - |
organ | 6 | wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard | - |
float | 8 | an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy | - |
cough | 11 | a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis | - |
bacon | 9 | English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) | - |
occur | 9 | come to pass | Nothing occurred that seemed important |
moses | 7 | United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961) | - |
cargo | 8 | goods carried by a large vehicle | - |
adopt | 8 | put into dramatic form | adopt a book for a screenplay |
arrow | 8 | a mark to indicate a direction or relation | - |
porno | 7 | creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire | - |
noisy | 8 | attracting attention by showiness or bright colors | a noisy sweater |
wagon | 9 | a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major | - |
logan | 6 | a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high) | - |
choir | 10 | a family of similar musical instrument playing together | - |
salon | 5 | a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work | - |
voted | 9 | - | - |
olive | 8 | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits | - |
sworn | 8 | bound by or as if by an oath | according to an early tradition became his sworn brother |
vomit | 10 | the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | - |
momma | 11 | informal terms for a mother | - |
boxer | 14 | someone who fights with his fists for sport | - |
tango | 6 | a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin | - |
torch | 10 | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | - |
tumor | 7 | an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | - |
howdy | 15 | an expression of greeting | - |
choke | 14 | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled | - |
stove | 8 | a kitchen appliance used for cooking food | dinner was already on the stove |
toxic | 14 | of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison | suffering from exposure to toxic substances |
globe | 8 | the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on | - |
lodge | 7 | provide housing for | - |
negro | 6 | a person with African ancestry, | - |
moose | 7 | large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America | - |
booty | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
polly | 10 | - | - |
fatso | 8 | a rotund individual | - |
jolly | 15 | a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work | - |
porch | 12 | a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance | - |
shook | 12 | a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment | - |
donor | 6 | person who makes a gift of property | - |
baron | 7 | a very wealthy or powerful businessman | an oil baron |
woody | 12 | abounding in trees | a woody area near the highway |
doggy | 11 | informal terms for dogs | - |
corps | 9 | an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support | - |
rogue | 6 | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | - |
homer | 10 | pigeon trained to return home | - |
costa | 7 | any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) | - |
orbit | 7 | the (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another | he plotted the orbit of the moon |
joker | 16 | a person who does something thoughtless or annoying | some joker is blocking the driveway |
polar | 7 | being of crucial importance | the polar events of this study |
paolo | 7 | - | - |
louie | 5 | - | - |
monty | 10 | - | - |
dodge | 8 | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | He dodged the issue |
crook | 11 | a circular segment of a curve | a crook in the path |
agony | 9 | intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain | an agony of doubt |
onion | 5 | bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb | - |
audio | 6 | an audible acoustic wave frequency | - |
flown | 11 | - | - |
metro | 7 | an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground' |
doris | 6 | a small region of ancient Greece where the Doric dialect was spoken | - |
abort | 7 | cease development, die, and be aborted | an aborting fetus |
scoop | 9 | street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate | - |
flour | 8 | convert grain into flour | - |
comet | 9 | (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit | - |
flock | 14 | an orderly crowd | - |
motto | 7 | a favorite saying of a sect or political group | - |
scold | 8 | someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault | - |
elbow | 10 | hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped | - |
hallo | 8 | - | - |
lords | 6 | - | - |
broom | 9 | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom | - |
clone | 7 | a person who is almost identical to another | - |
cocky | 16 | overly self-confident or self-assertive | a very cocky young man |
token | 9 | an individual instance of a type of symbol | the word `error' contains three tokens of `r' |
tutor | 5 | a person who gives private instruction (as in singing, acting, etc.) | - |
cohen | 10 | - | - |
macho | 12 | used of men; markedly masculine in appearance or manner | - |
devon | 9 | a county in southwestern England | - |
cobra | 9 | venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of the neck into a hood | - |
lotte | 5 | fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached for luring prey | - |
vocal | 10 | given to expressing yourself freely or insistently | a vocal assembly |
noted | 6 | widely known and esteemed | - |
irony | 8 | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | irony is wasted on the stupid |
rover | 8 | an adult member of the Boy Scouts movement | - |
troop | 7 | an orderly crowd | a troop of children |
dowry | 12 | money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage | - |
boost | 7 | an increase in cost | - |
poppy | 14 | annual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers | - |
phony | 13 | 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 | - |
donny | 9 | - | - |
chico | 12 | United States comedian; one of four brothers who made motion pictures together (1891-1961) | - |
frost | 8 | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) | - |
grove | 9 | garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth | - |
bowls | 10 | a bowling game played on a level lawn with biased wooden balls that are rolled at a jack | - |
chops | 12 | - | - |
probe | 9 | an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities | there was a congressional probe into the scandal |
coral | 7 | the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry | - |
annoy | 8 | cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | - |
stool | 5 | have a bowel movement | - |
pluto | 7 | (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades | - |
mourn | 7 | feel sadness | She is mourning her dead child |
lotus | 5 | native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers | - |
tempo | 9 | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played | - |
tonic | 7 | a medicine that strengthens and invigorates | - |
hooks | 12 | large strong hand (as of a fighter) | wait till I get my hooks on him |
aloha | 8 | an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is Hawaiian and ciao is Italian) | - |
troll | 5 | angling by drawing a baited line through the water | - |
whoop | 13 | cough spasmodically | - |
woken | 12 | - | - |
froze | 17 | - | - |
baton | 7 | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | - |
scope | 9 | electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | - |
notch | 10 | a small cut | - |
opium | 9 | an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy | - |
flora | 8 | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | - |
goofy | 12 | ludicrous, foolish | wore a goofy hat |
hound | 9 | any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears | - |
mango | 8 | large evergreen tropical tree cultivated for its large oval fruit | - |
cocoa | 9 | a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot | - |
ounce | 7 | a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams | - |
depot | 8 | a depository for goods | - |
downs | 9 | - | - |
micro | 9 | extremely small in scale or scope or capability | - |
cloak | 11 | hide under a false appearance | - |
condo | 8 | one of the dwelling units in a condominium | - |
corny | 10 | dull and tiresome but with pretensions of significance or originality | - |
senor | 5 | a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English `Mr' or `sir' | - |
slope | 7 | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal | - |
viola | 8 | large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions | - |
melon | 7 | any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers | - |
nacho | 10 | a tortilla chip topped with cheese and chili-pepper and broiled | - |
lotta | 5 | - | - |
jumbo | 16 | of great mass; huge and bulky | a jumbo jet |
pools | 7 | - | - |
rhino | 8 | massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | - |
homey | 13 | having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable | a homey little inn |
props | 9 | proper respect | I have to give my props to the governor for the way he handled the problem |
quota | 14 | a limitation on imports | the quota for Japanese imports was negotiated |
sonar | 5 | a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return | sonar is an acronym for sound navigation ranging |
thong | 9 | leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip | - |
trout | 5 | any of various game and food fishes of cool fresh waters mostly smaller than typical salmons | - |
groan | 6 | indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure | The students groaned when the professor got out the exam booklets |
ahold | 9 | - | - |
ratio | 5 | the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree | - |
norma | 7 | a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in the Milky Way | - |
mambo | 11 | a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba | - |
brock | 13 | - | - |
boner | 7 | an embarrassing mistake | - |
thorn | 8 | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf | - |
tours | 5 | an industrial city in western France on the Loire River | - |
youse | 8 | - | - |
floss | 8 | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth | - |
aloud | 6 | with relatively high volume | cried aloud for help |
yahoo | 11 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
goody | 10 | something considered choice to eat | - |
havoc | 13 | violent and needless disturbance | - |
scoot | 7 | run or move very quickly or hastily | - |
voila | 8 | - | - |
moody | 11 | United States tennis player who dominated women's tennis in the 1920s and 1930s (1905-1998) | - |
bowie | 10 | United States pioneer and hero of the Texas revolt against Mexico; he shared command of the garrison that resisted the Mexican attack on the Alamo where he died (1796-1836) | - |
omega | 8 | the ending of a series or sequence | - |
comfy | 15 | providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (`comfy' is informal) | feeling comfy now? |
combo | 11 | a small band of jazz musicians | - |
venom | 10 | feeling a need to see others suffer | - |
golly | 9 | - | - |
manor | 7 | the mansion of a lord or wealthy person | - |
moist | 7 | slightly wet | a moist breeze |
monte | 7 | a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time | - |
corky | 14 | (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin | - |
amigo | 8 | a friend or comrade | - |
rodeo | 6 | an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up | - |
oasis | 5 | a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary | - |
forum | 10 | a public facility to meet for open discussion | - |
rouge | 6 | makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks | - |
ollie | 5 | - | - |
lowly | 11 | of low birth or station (`base' is archaic in this sense) | of humble (or lowly) birth |
bosom | 9 | a close affectionate and protective acceptance | in the bosom of the family |
cello | 7 | a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing | - |
polls | 7 | the place where people vote | - |
wacko | 14 | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad | - |
forge | 9 | make something, usually for a specific function | - |
donut | 6 | a small ring-shaped friedcake | - |
bogus | 8 | fraudulent; having a misleading appearance | - |
chino | 10 | a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms | - |
aroma | 7 | any property detected by the olfactory system | - |
arson | 5 | malicious burning to destroy property | the British term for arson is fire-raising |
torah | 8 | the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit | - |
broth | 10 | liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces | - |
colon | 7 | the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos | - |
ivory | 11 | a shade of white the color of bleached bones | - |
moira | 7 | - | - |
apron | 7 | the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) | - |
adios | 6 | a farewell remark | - |
intro | 5 | formally making a person known to another or to the public | - |
lorry | 8 | a large truck designed to carry heavy loads; usually without sides | - |
potty | 10 | a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination | - |
recon | 7 | - | - |
roach | 10 | street names for flunitrazepan | - |
snoop | 7 | a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others | - |
snore | 5 | the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound | - |
colby | 12 | - | - |
chord | 11 | bring into consonance, harmony, or accord while making music or singing | - |
posed | 8 | arranged for pictorial purposes | - |
stomp | 9 | walk heavily | The men stomped through the snow in their heavy boots |
gator | 6 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
dildo | 7 | a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation | - |
crock | 13 | an earthen jar (made of baked clay) | - |
amour | 7 | a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship | - |
toots | 5 | - | - |
ozone | 14 | a colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation) | - |
moped | 10 | a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine | - |
vouch | 13 | give surety or assume responsibility | I vouch for the quality of my products |
noose | 5 | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled | - |
honda | 9 | - | - |
loony | 8 | someone deranged and possibly dangerous | - |
canoe | 7 | small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle | - |
comma | 11 | anglewing butterfly with a comma-shaped mark on the underside of each hind wing | - |
horst | 8 | a ridge of the earth's crust that has been forced upward between two faults and so is higher than the surrounding land | - |
irons | 5 | metal shackles; for hands or legs | - |
mound | 8 | the position on a baseball team of the player who throws the ball for a batter to try to hit | they have a southpaw on the mound |
decoy | 11 | a beguiler who leads someone into danger (usually as part of a plot) | - |
banjo | 14 | a stringed instrument of the guitar family that has long neck and circular body | - |
patio | 7 | usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | - |
tarot | 5 | any of a set of (usually 78) cards that include 22 cards representing virtues and vices and death and fortune etc.; used for playing card games and for divination by fortunetellers | - |
dodgy | 11 | of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk | - |
booby | 12 | an ignorant or foolish person | - |
bimbo | 11 | a young woman indulged by rich and powerful older men | - |
bison | 7 | any of several large humped bovids having shaggy manes and large heads and short horns | - |
sonic | 7 | (of speed) having or caused by speed approximately equal to that of sound in air at sea level | a sonic boom |
taboo | 7 | a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature | - |
johns | 15 | United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930) | - |
borne | 7 | - | - |
bonny | 10 | very pleasing to the eye | my bonny lass |
torso | 5 | the body excluding the head and neck and limbs | - |
oddly | 10 | in a manner differing from the usual or expected | - |
growl | 9 | the sound of growling (as made by animals) | - |
hippo | 12 | an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria | - |
loner | 5 | a person who avoids the company or assistance of others | - |
milos | 7 | - | - |