7-letter words with L in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter L is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of L in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how L in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| believe | 12 | judge or regard; look upon; judge | I believe her to be very smart |
| talking | 12 | an exchange of ideas via conversation | - |
| already | 11 | - | - |
| problem | 13 | a source of difficulty | what's the problem? |
| exactly | 19 | indicating exactness or preciseness | he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do |
| welcome | 14 | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival | - |
| alright | 11 | in a satisfactory or adequate manner | - |
| trouble | 9 | a source of difficulty | one trouble after another delayed the job |
| playing | 13 | the performance of a part or role in a drama | - |
| telling | 8 | powerfully persuasive | a telling presentation |
| feeling | 11 | the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people | - |
| million | 9 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros | - |
| himself | 15 | An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; used as a subject usually with he; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case. | he himself will bear the blame as it is himself who saved himself |
| finally | 13 | the item at the end | - |
| calling | 10 | the particular occupation for which you are trained | - |
| clothes | 12 | clothing in general | he always bought his clothes at the same store |
| explain | 16 | serve as a reason or cause or justification of | Her recent divorce may explain her reluctance to date again |
| totally | 10 | to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly') | a totally new situation |
| asshole | 10 | insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | - |
| darling | 9 | an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River | - |
| quickly | 25 | without taking pains | - |
| college | 10 | a complex of buildings in which an institution of higher education is housed | - |
| english | 11 | an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries | - |
| village | 11 | a mainly residential district of Manhattan; `the Village' became a home for many writers and artists in the 20th century | - |
| killing | 12 | very funny | a killing joke |
| walking | 15 | the act of traveling by foot | walking is a healthy form of exercise |
| realize | 16 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
| charlie | 12 | - | - |
| usually | 10 | under normal conditions | usually she was late |
| allowed | 11 | - | - |
| earlier | 7 | comparatives of `soon' or `early' | came earlier than I expected |
| holding | 12 | the act of retaining something | - |
| herself | 13 | An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; used as a subject with she; | she herself will bear the blame |
| helping | 13 | an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal | the helpings were all small |
| example | 18 | a representative form or pattern | I profited from his example |
| reality | 10 | all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you | for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were |
| selling | 8 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| willing | 11 | not brought about by coercion or force | - |
| release | 7 | part with a possession or right | - |
| clearly | 12 | clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment | I could clearly see myself in his situation |
| jealous | 14 | showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages | jealous of his success and covetous of his possessions |
| soldier | 8 | an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army | the soldiers stood at attention |
| falling | 11 | coming down freely under the influence of gravity | falling rain |
| silence | 9 | the trait of keeping things secret | - |
| useless | 7 | having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully | a kitchen full of useless gadgets |
| glasses | 8 | (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | - |
| planned | 10 | with planning and intention | - |
| details | 8 | true confidential information | after the trial he gave us the real details |
| miracle | 11 | a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent | - |
| pleased | 10 | feeling pleasurable satisfaction over something by which you measures your self-worth | - |
| beloved | 13 | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment | - |
| deliver | 11 | free from harm or evil | - |
| healthy | 16 | promoting health; healthful | a healthy diet |
| regular | 8 | often used as intensifiers | a regular morass of details |
| holiday | 14 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico |
| popular | 11 | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large | a democratic or popular movement |
| culture | 9 | a particular society at a particular time and place | - |
| yelling | 11 | uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement | - |
| william | 12 | - | - |
| collect | 11 | call for and obtain payment of | we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts |
| dealing | 9 | the act of transacting within or between groups (as carrying on commercial activities) | he has always been honest is his dealings with me |
| similar | 9 | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | - |
| vehicle | 15 | any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | - |
| billion | 9 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | - |
| capable | 13 | possibly accepting or permitting | a passage capable of misinterpretation |
| pulling | 10 | the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you | his strenuous pulling strained his back |
| quality | 19 | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) | - |
| closing | 10 | approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap | the ship's rapid rate of closing gave them little time to avoid a collision |
| plastic | 11 | capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) | plastic substances such as wax or clay |
| related | 8 | being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics | painting and the related arts |
| ability | 12 | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done | - |
| settled | 8 | inhabited by colonists | - |
| violent | 10 | characterized by violence or bloodshed | - |
| blowing | 13 | processing that involves blowing a gas | - |
| failure | 10 | a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | - |
| blessed | 10 | Roman Catholic; proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration | - |
| selfish | 13 | concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others | - |
| balance | 11 | a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat | - |
| rolling | 8 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
| article | 9 | a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | - |
| classes | 9 | - | - |
| smiling | 10 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
| quietly | 19 | with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly') | her hands rested quietly in her lap |
| smaller | 9 | small or little relative to something else | - |
| nuclear | 9 | (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | nuclear war |
| complex | 20 | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated | - |
| whistle | 13 | an inexpensive fipple flute | - |
| schools | 12 | - | - |
| classic | 11 | of or relating to the first significant period of a civilization, culture, area of study, etc. | classic Chinese pottery |
| frankly | 17 | (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that | frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn |
| replace | 11 | put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items | the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt |
| realise | 7 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
| shelter | 10 | a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | - |
| swallow | 13 | the act of swallowing | one swallow of the liquid was enough |
| assault | 7 | the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will | - |
| happily | 17 | in a joyous manner | they shouted happily |
| foolish | 13 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
| illness | 7 | impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | - |
| profile | 12 | degree of exposure to public notice | - |
| heavily | 16 | slowly as if burdened by much weight | - |
| filming | 13 | the act of making a film | - |
| cleared | 10 | freed from any question of guilt | - |
| apology | 13 | a formal written defense of something you believe in strongly | - |
| fooling | 11 | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter |
| develop | 13 | create by training and teaching | we develop the leaders for the future |
| penalty | 12 | the act of punishing | - |
| explode | 17 | cause to burst with a violent release of energy | We exploded the nuclear bomb |
| blanket | 13 | bedding that keeps a person warm in bed | - |
| blocked | 16 | completely obstructed or closed off | the storm was responsible for many blocked roads and bridges |
| closely | 12 | in a close manner | - |
| shortly | 13 | in the near future | the book will appear shortly |
| climate | 11 | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | the dank climate of southern Wales |
| include | 10 | allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of | - |
| ceiling | 10 | an upper limit on what is allowed | he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him |
| bicycle | 16 | ride a bicycle | - |
| jewelry | 20 | an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) | - |
| endless | 8 | having no known beginning and presumably no end | time is endless |
| closest | 9 | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance | - |
| spoiled | 10 | having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention | a spoiled child |
| relaxed | 15 | without strain or anxiety | gave the impression of being quite relaxed |
| declare | 10 | announce publicly or officially | The President declared war |
| trailer | 7 | someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind | - |
| halfway | 19 | equally distant from the extremes | - |
| applied | 12 | concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles | applied physics |
| gallery | 11 | a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited | - |
| cleaner | 9 | a preparation used in cleaning something | - |
| filling | 11 | any material that fills a space or container | - |
| display | 13 | to show, make visible or apparent | National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship |
| element | 9 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | a component or constituent element of a system |
| fragile | 11 | lacking substance or significance | a fragile claim to fame |
| planted | 10 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
| buffalo | 15 | any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo | - |
| awfully | 16 | used as intensifiers | - |
| balcony | 14 | an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium | - |
| balloon | 9 | become inflated | The sails ballooned |
| handled | 12 | having a usually specified type of handle | pearl-handled revolver |
| elegant | 8 | suggesting taste, ease, and wealth | - |
| wealthy | 16 | having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value | wealthy corporations |
| flowing | 14 | designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow | - |
| elected | 10 | subject to popular election | - |
| collins | 9 | tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice | - |
| colours | 9 | a flag that shows its nationality | - |
| welfare | 13 | a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | - |
| publish | 14 | put into print | The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce |
| railway | 13 | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | - |
| explore | 16 | inquire into | - |
| missile | 9 | a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled | - |
| formula | 12 | a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | - |
| holland | 11 | a constitutional monarchy in western Europe on the North Sea; half the country lies below sea level | - |
| hostile | 10 | very unfavorable to life or growth | a hostile climate |
| unlucky | 16 | marked by or promising bad fortune | the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons |
| wailing | 11 | vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | wailing mourners |
| hallway | 16 | an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open | - |
| healing | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | her gentle healing hand |
| blaming | 12 | - | - |
| sailing | 8 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
| shallow | 13 | become shallow | the lake shallowed over time |
| visible | 12 | capable of being seen; or open to easy view | a visible object |
| bowling | 13 | a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them | - |
| muffled | 16 | being or made softer or less loud or clear | muffled drums |
| resolve | 10 | find the solution | - |
| equally | 19 | in equal amounts or shares; in a balanced or impartial way | they split their winnings equally |
| evolved | 14 | - | - |
| shuttle | 10 | badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers | - |
| involve | 13 | have as a necessary feature | This decision involves many changes |
| delayed | 12 | not as far along as normal in development | - |
| peoples | 11 | the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group | the indigenous peoples of Australia |
| colored | 10 | favoring one person or side over another | - |
| failing | 11 | failure to reach a minimum required performance | his failing the course led to his disqualification |
| obliged | 11 | under a moral obligation to do something | - |
| volcano | 12 | a fissure in the earth's crust (or in the surface of some other planet) through which molten lava and gases erupt | - |
| oneself | 10 | A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self. | - |
| rapidly | 13 | with speed | - |
| elderly | 11 | people who are old collectively | - |
| tequila | 16 | Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant | - |
| delight | 12 | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | his delight to see her was obvious to all |
| biology | 13 | the science that studies living organisms | - |
| reflect | 12 | be bright by reflecting or casting light | Drive carefully--the wet road reflects |
| orleans | 7 | a long siege of Orleans by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429 | - |
| villain | 10 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| boiling | 10 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
| howling | 14 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | a howling success |
| plumber | 13 | a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances | - |
| utterly | 10 | completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | utterly miserable |
| monthly | 15 | a periodical that is published every month (or 12 issues per year) | - |
| needles | 8 | - | - |
| platoon | 9 | a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity | platoons of tourists poured out of the busses |
| melting | 10 | the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid | - |
| greatly | 11 | to an extraordinary extent or degree | he improved greatly |
| athlete | 10 | a person trained to compete in sports | - |
| flooded | 12 | covered with water | a flooded bathroom |
| gilbert | 10 | a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns | - |
| glimpse | 12 | a quick look | - |
| consult | 9 | get or ask advice from | They had to consult before arriving at a decision |
| dolphin | 13 | large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii) | - |
| scholar | 12 | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs | - |
| blossom | 11 | develop or come to a promising stage | Youth blossomed into maturity |
| blaring | 10 | a loud harsh or strident noise | - |
| playboy | 17 | a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure | - |
| cripple | 13 | deprive of the use of a limb, especially a leg | The accident has crippled her for life |
| swollen | 10 | characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance | so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty |
| roughly | 14 | with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') | he was pushed roughly aside |
| vanilla | 10 | a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) | - |
| gorilla | 8 | largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa | - |
| tightly | 14 | in a tight or constricted manner | a tightly packed pub |
| relieve | 10 | provide relief for | - |
| slavery | 13 | the practice of owning slaves | - |
| stalker | 11 | someone who prowls or sneaks about; usually with unlawful intentions | - |
| militia | 9 | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | - |
| rebuild | 10 | build again | The house was rebuild after it was hit by a bomb |
| dislike | 12 | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | - |
| bullied | 10 | - | - |
| airline | 7 | a hose that carries air under pressure | - |
| culprit | 11 | someone who perpetrates wrongdoing | - |
| blooded | 11 | of unmixed ancestry | full-blooded Native American |
| decline | 10 | grow worse | - |
| audible | 10 | heard or perceptible by the ear | he spoke in an audible whisper |
| glowing | 12 | the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface | - |
| eclipse | 11 | be greater in significance than | - |
| gambler | 12 | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement | - |
| flatter | 10 | praise somewhat dishonestly | - |
| analyze | 19 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment | I was analyzed in Vienna by a famous psychiatrist |
| cruelty | 12 | feelings of extreme heartlessness | - |
| scarlet | 9 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
| solving | 11 | finding a solution to a problem | - |
| blinded | 11 | deprived of sight | - |
| briefly | 15 | in a concise manner; in a few words | she replied briefly |
| cavalry | 15 | troops trained to fight on horseback | - |
| alfredo | 11 | - | - |
| faculty | 15 | one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | - |
| chuckle | 18 | laugh quietly or with restraint | - |
| wheeler | 13 | a draft horse harnessed behind others and nearest the wheels of a vehicle | - |
| charley | 15 | - | - |
| altered | 8 | having testicles or ovaries removed | - |
| impulse | 11 | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus |
| plaster | 9 | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters |
| diploma | 12 | a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | - |
| royalty | 13 | royal persons collectively | the wedding was attended by royalty |
| firstly | 13 | before anything else | - |
| qualify | 22 | make fit or prepared | - |
| emerald | 10 | a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone | - |
| exploit | 16 | draw from; make good use of | we must exploit the resources we are given wisely |
| builder | 10 | someone who contracts for and supervises construction (as of a building) | - |
| wrestle | 10 | to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | - |
| fleeing | 11 | - | - |
| grilled | 9 | cooked over an outdoor grill | - |
| mailbox | 18 | a private box for delivery of mail | - |
| clearer | 9 | - | - |
| cologne | 10 | a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League | - |
| collier | 9 | someone who works in a coal mine | - |
| skilled | 12 | having or showing or requiring special skill | only the most skilled gymnasts make an Olympic team |
| tremble | 11 | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | - |
| bladder | 11 | a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas) | - |
| alleged | 9 | doubtful or suspect | - |
| cooling | 10 | the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature | - |
| dialing | 9 | - | - |
| proudly | 13 | with pride; in a proud manner | he walked proudly into town |
| dialect | 10 | the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people | the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English |
| isolate | 7 | place or set apart | They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates |
| marbles | 11 | the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception | he still had all his marbles and was in full possession of a lively mind |
| console | 9 | a small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall | - |
| doubled | 11 | twice as great or many | the dose is doubled |
| twinkle | 14 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes |
| blowjob | 21 | slang for fellatio | - |
| bolivia | 12 | a landlocked republic in central South America; Simon Bolivar founded Bolivia in 1825 after winning independence from Spain | - |
| fertile | 10 | bearing in abundance especially offspring | - |
| placing | 12 | - | - |
| clarify | 15 | make clear and (more) comprehensible | clarify the mystery surrounding her death |
| slowing | 11 | a decrease in rate of change | - |
| valiant | 10 | having or showing valor | a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack |
| blasted | 10 | expletives used informally as intensifiers | he's a blasted idiot |
| caliber | 11 | a degree or grade of excellence or worth | an executive of low caliber |
| orderly | 11 | a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients | - |
| malaria | 9 | an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever | - |
| dilemma | 12 | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | - |
| clarity | 12 | free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression | - |
| closure | 9 | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | - |
| sliding | 9 | being a smooth continuous motion | - |
| deleted | 9 | - | - |
| singles | 8 | badminton played with one person on each side | - |
| stylish | 13 | being or in accordance with current social fashions | - |
| burglar | 10 | a thief who enters a building with intent to steal | - |
| indulge | 9 | enjoy to excess | She indulges in ice cream |
| shelves | 13 | - | - |
| applaud | 12 | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | - |
| capsule | 11 | a shortened version of a written work | - |
| grizzly | 29 | showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair | - |
| cleanse | 9 | clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing | - |
| analyst | 10 | a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis | - |
| sharply | 15 | changing suddenly in direction and degree | the road twists sharply after the light |
| sparkle | 13 | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance | he had a sparkle in his eye |
| violate | 10 | fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns | This sentence violates the rules of syntax |
| flushed | 14 | having the pinkish flush of health | - |
| glitter | 8 | be shiny, as if wet | - |
| morally | 12 | in a moral manner | he acted morally under the circumstances |
| neglect | 10 | failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances | - |
| doubles | 10 | badminton played with two players on each side | - |
| sleeper | 9 | a rester who is sleeping | - |
| unclear | 9 | not easily deciphered | - |
| bulldog | 11 | a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting | - |
| celeste | 9 | - | - |
| shuffle | 16 | mix so as to make a random order or arrangement | shuffle the cards |
| barrels | 9 | the amount that many barrels might hold | - |
| boulder | 10 | a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin | - |
| flaming | 13 | informal intensifiers | you flaming idiot |
| cyclops | 16 | minute free-swimming freshwater copepod having a large median eye and pear-shaped body and long antennae used in swimming; important in some food chains and as intermediate hosts of parasitic worms that affect man e.g. Guinea worms | - |
| smuggle | 11 | import or export without paying customs duties | She smuggled cigarettes across the border |
| stealth | 10 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
| sterile | 7 | incapable of reproducing | - |
| blazing | 19 | shining intensely | the blazing sun |
| allergy | 11 | hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity | - |
| glacier | 10 | a slowly moving mass of ice | - |
| goggles | 10 | (plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes | - |
| implant | 11 | put firmly in the mind | - |
| invalid | 11 | someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury | - |
| plugged | 12 | completely obstructed or closed off | the drain was plugged |
| outline | 7 | a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | - |
| knuckle | 17 | a joint of a finger when the fist is closed | - |
| nucleus | 9 | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | - |
| vulture | 10 | someone who attacks in search of booty | - |
| alimony | 12 | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | - |
| alarmed | 10 | experiencing a sudden sense of danger | - |
| bravely | 15 | in a courageous manner | bravely he went into the burning house |
| pickled | 16 | (used of foods) preserved in a pickling liquid | - |
| sublime | 11 | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | sublime iodine |
| blindly | 13 | without seeing or looking | he felt around his desk blindly |
| slipper | 11 | low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors | - |
| rightly | 14 | with honesty | he was rightly considered the greatest singer of his time |
| anomaly | 12 | deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule | - |
| earthly | 13 | of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven | earthly beings |
| slumber | 11 | be asleep | - |
| slander | 8 | charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone | - |
| stifler | 10 | a person who stifles or smothers or suppresses | he is a real conversation stifler |
| unleash | 10 | turn loose or free from restraint | - |
| vaguely | 14 | in a vague way | he looked vaguely familiar |
| trolley | 10 | a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity | - |
| bologna | 10 | large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork | - |
| freshly | 16 | very recently | a freshly cleaned floor |
| gospels | 10 | the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings | - |
| hustler | 10 | a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets | - |
| calcium | 13 | a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals | - |
| glamour | 10 | alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) | - |
| pledged | 12 | bound by or as if by an oath | - |
| crumble | 13 | fall into decay or ruin | - |
| cleaver | 12 | a butcher's knife having a large square blade | - |
| colleen | 9 | an Irish girl | - |
| reclaim | 11 | bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one | - |
| cloning | 10 | a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) | - |
| salvage | 11 | collect discarded material | - |
| catalog | 10 | make an itemized list or catalog of; classify | He is cataloguing his photographic negatives |
| planner | 9 | a person who makes plans | - |
| pilgrim | 12 | one of the colonists from England who sailed to America on the Mayflower and founded the colony of Plymouth in New England in 1620 | - |
| tangled | 9 | highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious | Oh, what a tangled web we weave |
| mailman | 11 | a man who delivers the mail | - |
| platter | 9 | sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove | - |
| sellers | 7 | English comic actor (1925-1980) | - |
| stumble | 11 | miss a step and fall or nearly fall | She stumbled over the tree root |
| relying | 11 | - | - |
| elusive | 10 | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe | - |
| swiftly | 16 | in a swift manner | she moved swiftly |
| worldly | 14 | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | worldly goods and advancement |
| wrongly | 14 | in an inaccurate manner | - |
| garland | 9 | an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. | - |
| goliath | 11 | someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful | - |
| novelty | 13 | originality by virtue of being new and surprising | - |
| pelican | 11 | large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | - |
| shekels | 14 | informal terms for money | - |
| blurred | 10 | unclear in form or expression | the blurred aims of the group |
| algebra | 10 | the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations | - |
| florist | 10 | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold | - |
| ghastly | 14 | gruesomely indicative of death or the dead | ghastly shrieks |
| ghostly | 14 | resembling or characteristic of a phantom | a ghostly face at the window |
| cluster | 9 | come together as in a cluster or flock | - |
| outlook | 11 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| cycling | 15 | the sport of traveling on a bicycle or motorcycle | - |
| elastic | 9 | able to adjust readily to different conditions | an elastic clause in a contract |
| exclude | 17 | put out or expel from a place | The unruly student was excluded from the game |
| clogged | 12 | thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots) | seeds clogged together |
| slashed | 11 | (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply | the slashed prices attracted buyers |
| topless | 9 | having the breasts uncovered or featuring such nudity | topless waitresses |
| voltage | 11 | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | - |
| wrinkle | 14 | gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker | - |
| gallows | 11 | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging | - |
| galilee | 8 | an area of northern Israel; formerly the northern part of Palestine and the ancient kingdom of Israel; the scene of Jesus's ministry | - |
| handler | 11 | (sports) someone in charge of training an athlete or a team | - |
| jobless | 16 | not having a job | jobless transients |
| plucked | 16 | having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl | a plucked chicken |
| sweetly | 13 | in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly') | Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly |
| godless | 9 | not revering god | - |
| tailing | 8 | the act of following someone secretly | - |
| toddler | 9 | a young child | - |
| bloated | 10 | - | - |
| milkman | 15 | someone who delivers milk | - |
| silicon | 9 | a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors | - |
| surplus | 9 | more than is needed, desired, or required | surplus cheese distributed to the needy |
| calming | 12 | the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | - |
| falsely | 13 | in an incorrect manner | to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely |
| mileage | 10 | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned | - |
| clatter | 9 | make a rattling sound | clattering dishes |
| asphalt | 12 | a dark bituminous substance found in natural beds and as residue from petroleum distillation; consists mainly of hydrocarbons | - |
| folding | 12 | the act of folding | - |
| inflict | 12 | impose something unpleasant | - |
| insulin | 7 | hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells | - |
| replica | 11 | copy that is not the original; something that has been copied | - |
| cleanup | 11 | the act of making something clean | - |
| collide | 10 | be incompatible; be or come into conflict | - |
| startle | 7 | a sudden involuntary movement | - |
| templar | 11 | a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher | - |
| blender | 10 | an electrically powered mixer with whirling blades that mix or chop or liquefy foods | - |
| fleming | 13 | Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) | - |
| hauling | 11 | the activity of transporting goods by truck | - |
| inhaler | 10 | a dispenser that produces a chemical vapor to be inhaled in order to relieve nasal congestion | - |
| flavour | 13 | (physics) the six kinds of quarks | - |
| nightly | 14 | at the end of each day | she checks on her roses nightly |
| peeling | 10 | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales | - |
| plateau | 9 | a relatively flat highland | - |
| realtor | 7 | a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of Realtors | - |
| electro | 9 | - | - |
| utility | 10 | (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer | a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users |
| walkout | 14 | a strike in which the workers walk out | - |
| baloney | 12 | pretentious or silly talk or writing | - |
| garbled | 11 | lacking orderly continuity | - |
| illicit | 9 | contrary to or forbidden by law | illicit trade |
| matilda | 10 | - | - |
| parlour | 9 | reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received | - |
| reptile | 9 | any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms | - |
| default | 11 | an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified | - |
| bailiff | 15 | an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. | - |
| anklets | 11 | a sock that reaches just above the ankle | - |
| tabloid | 10 | sensationalist journalism | - |
| swindle | 11 | the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme | - |
| geology | 12 | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | - |
| hotline | 10 | - | - |
| implore | 11 | call upon in supplication; entreat | - |
| plainly | 12 | in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment | she was dressed plainly |
| pleaded | 11 | - | - |
| slender | 8 | being of delicate or slender build | she was slender as a willow shoot is slender |
| alchemy | 17 | the way two individuals relate to each other | a mysterious alchemy brought them together |
| fallout | 10 | any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal |
| prolong | 10 | lengthen or extend in duration or space | prolong the treatment of the patient |
| puzzled | 28 | filled with bewilderment | puzzled that she left without saying goodbye |
| disable | 10 | make unable to perform a certain action | disable this command on your computer |
| eagerly | 11 | with eagerness; in an eager manner | the news was eagerly awaited |
| apostle | 9 | any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people | - |
| flutter | 10 | the motion made by flapping up and down | - |
| firefly | 16 | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs | - |
| merrily | 12 | in a joyous manner | - |
| dribble | 12 | the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks | - |
| stylist | 10 | someone who cuts or beautifies hair | - |
| rivalry | 13 | the act of competing as for profit or a prize | - |
| textile | 14 | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | - |
| felicia | 12 | genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers | - |
| poultry | 12 | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl | - |
| clipped | 14 | cut or trimmed by clipping | a handsome man with a clipped moustache |
| cholera | 12 | an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food | - |
| unclean | 9 | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | unclean meat |
| bullock | 15 | castrated bull | - |
| camelot | 11 | (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there | - |
| analyse | 10 | subject to psychoanalytic treatment | - |
| flatten | 10 | become flat or flatter | The landscape flattened |
| prickly | 18 | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. | - |
| railing | 8 | a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports | - |
| cuckold | 16 | be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage | - |
| clement | 11 | (of weather or climate) physically mild | clement weather |
| cobbler | 13 | a pie made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit | - |
| slasher | 10 | a weapon (a sword or dagger) used for slashing | - |
| stalked | 12 | having or growing on or from a peduncle or stalk | - |
| twelfth | 16 | one part in twelve equal parts | - |
| blaster | 9 | a workman employed to blast with explosives | - |
| forlorn | 10 | marked by or showing hopelessness | the last forlorn attempt |
| cutlery | 12 | tableware implements for cutting and eating food | - |
| secular | 9 | characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world | - |
| aligned | 9 | brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a faction, party, or cause | - |
| gallant | 8 | lively and spirited | - |
| hellish | 13 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | hellish torture |
| mailing | 10 | the transmission of a letter | the postmark indicates the time of mailing |
| mislead | 10 | give false or misleading information to | - |
| pollock | 15 | lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish | - |
| outlive | 10 | live longer than | She outlived her husband by many years |
| deluded | 10 | - | - |
| drilled | 9 | trained in a skill by repetitious practice | well-drilled in military procedures |
| clothed | 13 | covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak | leaf-clothed trees |
| billing | 10 | request for payment of a debt | - |
| gentile | 8 | a Christian as contrasted with a Jew | - |
| jubilee | 16 | a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) | - |
| plunder | 10 | goods or money obtained illegally | - |
| recycle | 14 | use again after processing | We must recycle the cardboard boxes |
| rattled | 8 | thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | - |
| readily | 11 | in a punctual manner | - |
| relapse | 9 | deteriorate in health | he relapsed |
| slammer | 11 | a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) | - |
| trample | 11 | walk on and flatten | trample the flowers |
| brittle | 9 | caramelized sugar cooled in thin sheets | - |
| analogy | 11 | the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate | - |
| kremlin | 13 | citadel of a Russian town | - |
| bipolar | 11 | having two poles | - |
| calypso | 14 | rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf | - |
| gazelle | 17 | small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes | - |
| curling | 10 | (of hair) making curls or having been made to curl | - |
| abalone | 9 | any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior | - |
