Words With LI In The Middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter LI is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of LI in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how LI in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
4 letter words
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slip | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
flip | 9 | the act of flipping a coin | - |
slim | 6 | take off weight | - |
slit | 4 | a depression scratched or carved into a surface | - |
clip | 8 | cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of | - |
slid | 5 | - | - |
clit | 6 | a female sexual organ homologous to the penis | - |
blip | 8 | a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface | - |
flit | 7 | move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | The hummingbird flitted among the branches |
glib | 7 | artfully persuasive in speech | a glib tongue |
plie | 6 | - | - |
blin | 6 | - | - |
olio | 4 | - | - |
plim | 8 | - | - |
ilia | 4 | - | - |
olid | 5 | - | - |
alif | 7 | - | - |
alit | 4 | - | - |
glit | 5 | - | - |
glim | 7 | - | - |
glid | 6 | - | - |
glia | 5 | sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system | - |
flic | 9 | - | - |
flim | 9 | - | - |
flix | 14 | - | - |
flir | 7 | - | - |
klik | 12 | - | - |
blit | 6 | - | - |
5 letter words
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alive | 8 | capable of erupting | the volcano is very much alive |
blind | 8 | something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity | the holding company was just a blind |
split | 7 | having been divided; having the unity destroyed | a split group |
climb | 11 | go upward with gradual or continuous progress | Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house? |
alien | 5 | transfer property or ownership | The will aliened the property to the heirs |
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 | - |
flies | 8 | (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) | - |
slide | 6 | move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner | - |
cliff | 13 | a steep high face of rock | he stood on a high cliff overlooking the town |
alike | 9 | having the same or similar characteristics | all politicians are alike |
colin | 7 | - | - |
click | 13 | move or strike with a noise | he clicked on the light |
slice | 7 | cut into slices | - |
alibi | 7 | a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc. | every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job |
olive | 8 | evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits | - |
elite | 5 | selected as the best | elite colleges |
bliss | 7 | a state of extreme happiness | - |
blink | 11 | keep back by blinking | blink away tears |
flirt | 8 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | My husband never flirts with other women |
valid | 9 | still legally acceptable | the license is still valid |
slick | 11 | having only superficial plausibility | a slick commercial |
flint | 8 | a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River | - |
alias | 5 | as known or named at another time or place | Mr. Smith, alias Mr. Lafayette |
fling | 9 | indulge oneself | - |
bling | 8 | flashy, ostentatious jewelry | the rapper was loaded with bling |
flick | 14 | look through a book or other written material | - |
slimy | 10 | morally reprehensible | a slimy little liar |
malik | 11 | the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent | maliks rule the hinterland of Afghanistan under the protection of warlords |
cling | 8 | fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit | - |
ollie | 5 | - | - |
clips | 9 | - | - |
relic | 7 | something of sentimental value | - |
slime | 7 | any thick, viscous matter | - |
sling | 6 | hurl as if with a sling | - |
glide | 7 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
tulip | 7 | any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower | - |
kylie | 12 | an Australian boomerang; one side flat and the other convex | - |
clint | 7 | - | - |
aline | 5 | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | - |
clink | 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) | - |
blitz | 16 | a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment | - |
flier | 8 | someone who travels by air | - |
align | 6 | place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight | align the car with the curb |
polio | 7 | an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | - |
belie | 7 | be in contradiction with | - |
colic | 9 | acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | - |
blimp | 11 | a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon | - |
helix | 15 | a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops | - |
glint | 6 | a momentary flash of light | - |
cline | 7 | American geneticist who succeeded in transferring a functioning gene from one mouse to another (born in 1934) | - |
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6 letter words
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police | 10 | the force of policemen and officers | - |
public | 12 | people in general considered as a whole | he is a hero in the eyes of the public |
flight | 13 | an instance of traveling by air | - |
client | 8 | someone who pays for goods or services | - |
policy | 13 | written contract or certificate of insurance | you should have read the small print on your policy |
berlin | 8 | capital of Germany located in eastern Germany | - |
clinic | 10 | a healthcare facility for outpatient care | - |
unlike | 10 | not equal in amount | they distributed unlike (or unequal) sums to the various charities |
polish | 11 | make (a surface) shine | polish my shoes |
relief | 9 | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced | as he heard the news he was suddenly flooded with relief |
polite | 8 | marked by refinement in taste and manners | polite society |
online | 6 | on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system | - |
oliver | 9 | United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) | - |
belief | 11 | a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | it strengthened my belief in his sincerity |
willie | 9 | - | - |
slight | 10 | lacking substance or significance | slight evidence |
juliet | 13 | - | - |
violin | 9 | bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow | - |
garlic | 9 | bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves | - |
allies | 6 | an alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy | - |
amelia | 8 | congenital absence of an arm or leg | - |
ruling | 7 | the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself) | - |
tellin | 6 | - | - |
alison | 6 | - | - |
billie | 8 | - | - |
climax | 17 | end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage | - |
saliva | 9 | a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches | - |
girlie | 7 | - | - |
filing | 10 | a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file | - |
olives | 9 | - | - |
goblin | 9 | (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | - |
millie | 8 | - | - |
sliced | 9 | prepared by cutting | sliced tomatoes |
valium | 11 | a tranquilizer (trade name Valium) used to relieve anxiety and relax muscles; acts by enhancing the inhibitory actions of the neurotransmitter GABA; can also be used as an anticonvulsant drug in cases of nerve agent poisoning | - |
allied | 7 | united in a confederacy or league | - |
goalie | 7 | the defensive position on an ice hockey or soccer or lacrosse team who stands in front of the goal and tries to prevent opposing players from scoring | - |
merlin | 8 | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry | - |
blimey | 13 | - | - |
marlin | 8 | large long-jawed oceanic sport fishes; related to sailfishes and spearfishes; not completely cold-blooded i.e. able to warm their brains and eyes | - |
plight | 12 | a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one | the woeful plight of homeless people |
oblige | 9 | force somebody to do something | - |
glitch | 12 | a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | - |
splits | 8 | - | - |
carlin | 8 | - | - |
frolic | 11 | gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly |
enlist | 6 | engage somebody to enter the army | - |
moulin | 8 | a chute through which supraglacial water enters a glacier, boring either to the bedrock or to the depth of common crevasse formation | the icy river plunged, roaring, into the moulin's blue depths |
saline | 6 | an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water | - |
dahlia | 10 | any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia | - |
pliers | 8 | a gripping hand tool with two hinged arms and (usually) serrated jaws | - |
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7 letter words
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believe | 12 | judge or regard; look upon; judge | I believe her to be very smart |
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 | - |
calling | 10 | the particular occupation for which you are trained | - |
darling | 9 | an Australian river; tributary of the Murray River | - |
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 | - |
killing | 12 | very funny | a killing joke |
realize | 16 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
charlie | 12 | - | - |
earlier | 7 | comparatives of `soon' or `early' | came earlier than I expected |
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 |
willing | 11 | not brought about by coercion or force | - |
selling | 8 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
falling | 11 | coming down freely under the influence of gravity | falling rain |
deliver | 11 | free from harm or evil | - |
holiday | 14 | leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure | we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico |
yelling | 11 | uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement | - |
william | 12 | - | - |
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 |
billion | 9 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros | - |
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) | - |
ability | 12 | possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done | - |
rolling | 8 | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) | - |
smiling | 10 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
realise | 7 | make real or concrete; give reality or substance to | - |
foolish | 13 | having or revealing stupidity | - |
fooling | 11 | characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility | a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter |
climate | 11 | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | the dank climate of southern Wales |
ceiling | 10 | an upper limit on what is allowed | he put a ceiling on the number of women who worked for him |
applied | 12 | concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles | applied physics |
filling | 11 | any material that fills a space or container | - |
collins | 9 | tall iced drink of liquor (usually gin) with fruit juice | - |
publish | 14 | put into print | The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce |
healing | 11 | tending to cure or restore to health | her gentle healing hand |
wailing | 11 | vocally expressing grief or sorrow or resembling such expression | wailing mourners |
sailing | 8 | the activity of flying a glider | - |
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 | - |
obliged | 11 | under a moral obligation to do something | - |
failing | 11 | failure to reach a minimum required performance | his failing the course led to his disqualification |
delight | 12 | a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction | his delight to see her was obvious to all |
howling | 14 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | a howling success |
boiling | 10 | cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil | - |
glimpse | 12 | a quick look | - |
relieve | 10 | provide relief for | - |
dislike | 12 | an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group | - |
militia | 9 | civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | - |
airline | 7 | a hose that carries air under pressure | - |
bullied | 10 | - | - |
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8 letter words
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military | 13 | the military forces of a nation | their military is the largest in the region |
feelings | 12 | emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity) | the remark hurt his feelings |
believed | 14 | - | - |
realized | 18 | successfully completed or brought to an end | the joy of a realized ambition overcame him |
familiar | 13 | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly | familiar with the complex machinery |
stealing | 9 | avoiding detection by moving carefully | - |
politics | 12 | social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power | office politics is often counterproductive |
religion | 9 | a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | - |
delivery | 15 | recovery or preservation from loss or danger | - |
gambling | 14 | the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize) | his gambling cost him a fortune |
slightly | 15 | in a slim or slender manner | slightly built |
catholic | 15 | a member of a Catholic church | - |
growling | 13 | the sound of growling (as made by animals) | - |
republic | 14 | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them | - |
facility | 16 | a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | the assembly plant is an enormous facility |
delicate | 11 | difficult to handle; requiring great tact | delicate negotiations with the big powers |
conflict | 15 | go against, as of rules and laws | This behavior conflicts with our rules |
williams | 13 | United States playwright (1911-1983) | - |
climbing | 15 | an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.) | - |
realised | 9 | successfully completed or brought to an end | - |
relieved | 12 | extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary | - |
daylight | 16 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | - |
alliance | 10 | the state of being allied or confederated | - |
handling | 13 | the management of someone or something | the handling of prisoners |
rumbling | 13 | continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound | the rumbling rolling sound of thunder |
franklin | 15 | printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790) | - |
crawling | 14 | a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body | - |
reliable | 10 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | reliable information |
civilian | 13 | a nonmilitary citizen | - |
flirting | 12 | playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest | - |
deadline | 10 | the point in time at which something must be completed | - |
sunlight | 12 | the rays of the sun | - |
unlikely | 15 | not likely to be true or to occur or to have occurred | legislation on the question is highly unlikely |
slipping | 13 | moving as on a slippery surface | his slipping and slithering progress over the ice |
gasoline | 9 | a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines | - |
solitary | 11 | one who lives in solitude | - |
slippery | 15 | not to be trusted | how extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is |
rattling | 9 | used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal | a rattling good yarn |
smelling | 11 | (used with `of' or `with') noticeably odorous | - |
spelling | 11 | forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage | - |
morality | 13 | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong | - |
peculiar | 12 | beyond or deviating from the usual or expected | the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves |
solitude | 9 | a state of social isolation | - |
policies | 12 | - | - |
earliest | 8 | with the least delay | - |
settling | 9 | a gradual sinking to a lower level | - |
publicly | 17 | in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly | she admitted publicly to being a communist |
wildlife | 15 | all living things (except people) that are undomesticated | chemicals could kill all the wildlife |
symbolic | 17 | relating to or using or proceeding by means of symbols | symbolic logic |
believer | 13 | a person who has religious faith | - |
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9 letter words
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brilliant | 11 | clear and sharp and ringing | the brilliant sound of the trumpets |
political | 13 | involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | calling a meeting is a political act in itself |
delicious | 12 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delicious joke |
religious | 10 | concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church | religious texts |
policeman | 15 | a member of a police force | - |
chuckling | 21 | - | - |
satellite | 9 | man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon | - |
traveling | 13 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
published | 17 | formally made public | published accounts |
believing | 15 | the cognitive process that leads to convictions | seeing is believing |
delighted | 15 | filled with wonder and delight | - |
whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
publicity | 18 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | - |
qualified | 22 | holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill | - |
wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
alcoholic | 16 | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | - |
establish | 14 | institute, enact, or establish | - |
eliminate | 11 | eliminate from the body | - |
moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
realistic | 11 | representing what is real; not abstract or ideal | realistic portraiture |
battalion | 11 | a large indefinite number | a battalion of ants |
publisher | 16 | a firm in the publishing business | - |
civilized | 24 | having a high state of culture and development both social and technological | terrorist acts that shocked the civilized world |
squealing | 19 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
rebellion | 11 | organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another | - |
splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
humiliate | 14 | cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of | He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss |
smuggling | 14 | secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due | - |
troubling | 12 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a new and troubling thought |
trembling | 14 | a shaky motion | - |
socialist | 11 | advocating or following the socialist principles | socialistic government |
sexuality | 19 | the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | - |
revealing | 13 | disclosing unintentionally something concealed | - |
dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
unlimited | 12 | having no limits in range or scope | to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism |
masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
spotlight | 15 | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer | - |
crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
realizing | 19 | - | - |
sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
alligator | 10 | either of two amphibious reptiles related to crocodiles but with shorter broader snouts | - |
collision | 11 | (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together | the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction |
afterlife | 15 | life after death | - |
alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
formality | 17 | a requirement of etiquette or custom | a mere formality |
thrilling | 13 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | a thrilling performer to watch |
willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
coalition | 11 | the state of being combined into one body | - |
portfolio | 14 | a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather | he remembered her because she was carrying a large portfolio |
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10 letter words
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helicopter | 17 | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades | - |
journalist | 17 | someone who keeps a diary or journal | - |
discipline | 15 | a branch of knowledge | in what discipline is his doctorate? |
travelling | 14 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
struggling | 13 | engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity | a financially struggling theater |
loneliness | 10 | sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned | - |
compliment | 18 | say something to someone that expresses praise | He complimented her on her last physics paper |
specialist | 14 | practices one branch of medicine | - |
humiliated | 16 | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride | humiliated that his wife had to go out to work |
parliament | 14 | a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards | - |
accomplish | 21 | to gain with effort | - |
politician | 14 | a person active in party politics | - |
publishing | 18 | the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution | - |
obligation | 13 | a personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor | - |
flashlight | 20 | a small portable battery-powered electric lamp | - |
republican | 16 | a tributary of the Kansas River that flows from eastern Colorado eastward through Nebraska and Kansas | - |
accomplice | 20 | a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | - |
eliminated | 13 | - | - |
delightful | 18 | greatly pleasing or entertaining | a delightful surprise |
adrenaline | 11 | a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action | - |
capitalism | 16 | an economic system based on private ownership of capital | - |
journalism | 19 | newspapers and magazines collectively | - |
demolition | 13 | an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something | - |
counseling | 13 | something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action | - |
solidarity | 14 | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group | - |
deliveries | 14 | - | - |
illiterate | 10 | a person unable to read | - |
deliberate | 13 | characterized by conscious design or purpose | a deliberate attempt to provoke a response |
fertilizer | 22 | any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile | - |
capitalist | 14 | favoring or practicing capitalism | - |
disability | 16 | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness | reading disability |
fulfilling | 17 | - | - |
wellington | 14 | (19th century) a man's high tasseled boot | - |
vocalizing | 25 | the act of singing vocal music | - |
complicate | 18 | make more complex, intricate, or richer | - |
demolished | 17 | torn down and broken up | - |
believable | 17 | capable of being believed | - |
compelling | 17 | driving or forcing | compelling ambition |
unreliable | 12 | not worthy of reliance or trust | in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable |
metropolis | 14 | people living in a large densely populated municipality | - |
chandelier | 16 | branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling | - |
millimeter | 14 | a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter | - |
rebellious | 12 | discontented as toward authority | - |
unfamiliar | 15 | not known or well known | a name unfamiliar to most |
simplicity | 19 | lack of ornamentation | - |
delinquent | 20 | failing in what duty requires | derelict (or delinquent) in his duty |
ballistics | 14 | the trajectory of an object in free flight | - |
speciality | 17 | an asset of special worth or utility | - |
infidelity | 17 | the quality of being unfaithful | - |
specialize | 23 | evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | - |
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