7-letter words with M in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter M is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of M in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how M in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
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someone | 9 | a human being | - |
anymore | 12 | at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative | Alice doesn't live here anymore |
welcome | 14 | bid welcome to; greet upon arrival | - |
promise | 11 | make a prediction about; tell in advance | - |
company | 16 | a social or business visitor | the room was a mess because he hadn't expected company |
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 |
imagine | 10 | form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case | - |
amazing | 19 | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | New York is an amazing city |
goddamn | 12 | extremely | you are goddamn right! |
grandma | 11 | the mother of your father or mother | - |
example | 18 | a representative form or pattern | I profited from his example |
awesome | 12 | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | the awesome complexity of the universe |
numbers | 11 | an illegal daily lottery | - |
somehow | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | they managed somehow |
stomach | 14 | the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | - |
smoking | 14 | a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion | - |
command | 14 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
ashamed | 13 | feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse | are you ashamed for having lied? |
remains | 9 | the dead body of a human being | - |
similar | 9 | resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination | - |
someday | 13 | - | - |
cameras | 11 | - | - |
emperor | 11 | large richly colored butterfly | - |
comrade | 12 | a friend who is frequently in the company of another | comrades in arms |
smiling | 10 | a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement | - |
anytime | 12 | - | - |
diamond | 11 | the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate | - |
attempt | 11 | make an effort or attempt | The police attempted to stop the thief |
smaller | 9 | small or little relative to something else | - |
complex | 20 | a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated | - |
removed | 13 | separate or apart in time | - |
vampire | 14 | (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living | - |
comfort | 14 | a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain | he is a man who enjoys his comfort |
extreme | 16 | of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity | extreme cold |
romance | 11 | talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions | - |
jumping | 19 | the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground | the jumping was unexpected |
costume | 11 | dress in a costume | - |
economy | 14 | an act of economizing; reduction in cost | it was a small economy to walk to work every day |
academy | 15 | an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature | - |
dreamed | 11 | conceived of or imagined or hoped for | his dreamed symphony that would take the world of music by storm |
payment | 14 | the act of paying money | - |
comment | 13 | provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases | - |
filming | 13 | the act of making a film | - |
perfume | 14 | apply perfume to | She perfumes herself every day |
chamber | 16 | a room used primarily for sleeping | - |
improve | 14 | get better | The weather improved toward evening |
damaged | 12 | being unjustly brought into disrepute | her damaged reputation |
emotion | 9 | any strong feeling | - |
warming | 13 | warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt | - |
limited | 10 | subject to limits or subjected to limits | - |
compare | 13 | qualities that are comparable | beyond compare |
embrace | 13 | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory | - |
climate | 11 | the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time | the dank climate of southern Wales |
supreme | 11 | greatest or maximal in degree; extreme | supreme folly |
amongst | 10 | - | - |
primary | 14 | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen | - |
compete | 13 | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | - |
impress | 11 | reproduce by printing | - |
embassy | 14 | a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work | - |
harmony | 15 | agreement of opinions | - |
smashed | 13 | very drunk | - |
assumed | 10 | adopted in order to deceive | an assumed name |
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 |
humming | 15 | a humming noise | - |
examine | 16 | put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to | - |
samurai | 9 | a Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy | - |
customs | 11 | money collected under a tariff | - |
amateur | 9 | lacking professional skill or expertise | a very amateurish job |
bombing | 14 | an attack by dropping bombs | - |
amusing | 10 | providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining | an amusing speaker |
admiral | 10 | the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral | - |
jasmine | 16 | any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia | - |
formula | 12 | a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | - |
pumpkin | 17 | a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes | - |
camping | 14 | the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp | - |
blaming | 12 | - | - |
pyramid | 15 | a massive monument with a square base and four triangular sides; begun by Cheops around 2700 BC as royal tombs in ancient Egypt | - |
foreman | 12 | a person who exercises control over workers | if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman |
bedtime | 12 | the time you go to bed | - |
promote | 11 | give a promotion to or assign to a higher position | I got promoted after many years of hard work |
shampoo | 14 | cleansing agent consisting of soaps or detergents used for washing the hair | - |
triumph | 14 | dwell on with satisfaction | - |
plumber | 13 | a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and appliances | - |
presume | 11 | take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission | - |
bottoms | 11 | - | - |
glimpse | 12 | a quick look | - |
dismiss | 10 | cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration | This case is dismissed! |
timothy | 15 | grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay | - |
outcome | 11 | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | - |
trumpet | 11 | a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves | - |
torment | 9 | treat cruelly | The children tormented the stuttering teacher |
compass | 13 | the limit of capability | within the compass of education |
damages | 11 | a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury | - |
drummer | 12 | someone who plays a drum | - |
surname | 9 | the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | - |
dumping | 13 | selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market | - |
fireman | 12 | a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires | - |
daytime | 13 | the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside | it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime |
pajamas | 18 | - | - |
admired | 11 | regarded with admiration | - |
combine | 13 | gather in a mass, sum, or whole | - |
immense | 11 | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope | the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains |
gambler | 12 | someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement | - |
pumping | 14 | - | - |
chimney | 17 | a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp | - |
impulse | 11 | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber | they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus |
empress | 11 | a woman emperor or the wife of an emperor | - |
farming | 13 | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock | - |
diploma | 12 | a document certifying the successful completion of a course of study | - |
armored | 10 | equipped with the complete arms and armor of a warrior | - |
remorse | 9 | a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed) | - |
emerald | 10 | a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone | - |
seminar | 9 | a course offered for a small group of advanced students | - |
condemn | 12 | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | He was condemned to ten years in prison |
emerged | 11 | - | - |
tsunami | 9 | a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption | a colossal tsunami destroyed the Minoan civilization in minutes |
amnesia | 9 | partial or total loss of memory | - |
consume | 11 | serve oneself to, or consume regularly | - |
doorman | 10 | someone who guards an entrance | - |
dreamer | 10 | a person who escapes into a world of fantasy | - |
tremble | 11 | a reflex motion caused by cold or fear or excitement | - |
unarmed | 10 | (used of persons or the military) not having or using arms | went alone and unarmed |
postman | 11 | a man who delivers the mail | - |
immoral | 11 | not adhering to ethical or moral principles | they considered colonialism immoral |
hamster | 12 | short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | - |
dynamic | 15 | characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality | a dynamic market |
vitamin | 12 | any of a group of organic substances essential in small quantities to normal metabolism | - |
anatomy | 12 | the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | - |
hamburg | 15 | a port city in northern Germany on the Elbe River that was founded by Charlemagne in the 9th century and is today the largest port in Germany; in 1241 it formed an alliance with Lubeck that became the basis for the Hanseatic League | - |
swimmer | 14 | a person who travels through the water by swimming | he is not a good swimmer |
dilemma | 12 | state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options | - |
admirer | 10 | someone who admires a young woman | she had many admirers |
emptied | 12 | - | - |
charmed | 15 | strongly attracted | - |
lambert | 11 | English composer and conductor (1905-1951) | - |
thermal | 12 | relating to or associated with heat | thermal movements of molecules |
carmine | 11 | of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | - |
chemist | 14 | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs | - |
compose | 13 | make up plans or basic details for | - |
goodman | 11 | United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986) | - |
grammar | 12 | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) | - |
harmful | 15 | causing or capable of causing harm | too much sun is harmful to the skin |
ominous | 9 | presaging ill fortune | a dead and ominous silence prevailed |
schmuck | 20 | (Yiddish) a jerk | - |
imitate | 9 | reproduce someone's behavior or looks | The mime imitated the passers-by |
imposed | 12 | set forth authoritatively as obligatory | the imposed taxation |
flaming | 13 | informal intensifiers | you flaming idiot |
smuggle | 11 | import or export without paying customs duties | She smuggled cigarettes across the border |
hormone | 12 | the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | - |
implant | 11 | put firmly in the mind | - |
removal | 12 | the act of removing | he had surgery for the removal of a malignancy |
chapman | 16 | United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845) | - |
snowman | 12 | a figure of a person made of packed snow | - |
alimony | 12 | court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated | - |
alarmed | 10 | experiencing a sudden sense of danger | - |
amnesty | 12 | a warrant granting release from punishment for an offense | - |
sublime | 11 | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting | sublime iodine |
anomaly | 12 | deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule | - |
nemesis | 9 | something causing misery or death | - |
abdomen | 12 | the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm | - |
slumber | 11 | be asleep | - |
smitten | 9 | (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming | conscience-smitten |
steamed | 10 | aroused to impatience or anger | - |
freeman | 12 | a person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
premier | 11 | be performed for the first time | We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success |
commune | 13 | receive Communion, in the Catholic church | - |
caramel | 11 | having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown | - |
glamour | 10 | alluring beauty or charm (often with sex-appeal) | - |
crumble | 13 | fall into decay or ruin | - |
demonic | 12 | extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell | something demonic in him--something that could be cruel |
siamese | 9 | a branch of the Tai languages | - |
namaste | 9 | - | - |
crimson | 11 | turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | - |
homeboy | 17 | a fellow male member of a youth gang | - |
cramped | 14 | constricted in size | cramped quarters |
summons | 11 | a request to be present | - |
stumble | 11 | miss a step and fall or nearly fall | She stumbled over the tree root |
pyjamas | 21 | - | - |
empathy | 17 | understanding and entering into another's feelings | - |
segment | 10 | divide into segments | segment an orange |
stamina | 9 | enduring strength and energy | - |
summary | 14 | briefly giving the gist of something | a summary formulation of a wide-ranging subject |
turmoil | 9 | a violent disturbance | - |
oatmeal | 9 | porridge made of rolled oats | - |
caveman | 14 | someone who lives in a cave | - |
gourmet | 10 | a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | - |
inhuman | 12 | without compunction or human feeling | - |
kashmir | 16 | an area in southwestern Asia whose sovereignty is disputed between Pakistan and India | - |
jamming | 19 | deliberate radiation or reflection of electromagnetic energy for the purpose of disrupting enemy use of electronic devices or systems | - |
pompous | 13 | puffed up with vanity | a pompous speech |
compact | 15 | briefly giving the gist of something | a compact style is brief and pithy |
eminent | 9 | standing above others in quality or position | eminent members of the community |
booming | 12 | very lively and profitable | - |
charmer | 14 | someone with an assured and ingratiating manner | - |
calming | 12 | the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demands of) | - |
dormant | 10 | inactive but capable of becoming active | her feelings of affection are dormant but easily awakened |
templar | 11 | a knight of a religious military order established in 1118 to protect pilgrims and the Holy Sepulcher | - |
fleming | 13 | Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) | - |
framing | 13 | a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror | - |
adamant | 10 | impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason | he is adamant in his refusal to change his mind |
commend | 14 | mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship | - |
garment | 10 | provide with clothes or put clothes on | - |
pimping | 14 | - | - |
ammonia | 11 | a water solution of ammonia | - |
implore | 11 | call upon in supplication; entreat | - |
alchemy | 17 | the way two individuals relate to each other | a mysterious alchemy brought them together |
hammock | 20 | a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily | - |
imagery | 13 | the ability to form mental images of things or events | - |
limping | 12 | disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet | - |
germain | 10 | - | - |
imaging | 11 | (medicine) obtaining pictures of the interior of the body | - |
wartime | 12 | a period of time during which there is armed conflict | - |
brahmin | 14 | the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category | - |
camelot | 11 | (Arthurian legend) the capital of King Arthur's kingdom; according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there | - |
impound | 12 | take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority | The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment |
clement | 11 | (of weather or climate) physically mild | clement weather |
seismic | 11 | subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration | - |
tempest | 11 | a violent commotion or disturbance | it was only a tempest in a teapot |
rampage | 12 | violently angry and destructive behavior | - |
rematch | 14 | something (especially a game) that is played again | - |
commute | 13 | exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category | - |
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 |
kremlin | 13 | citadel of a Russian town | - |
primate | 11 | a senior clergyman and dignitary | - |
groomed | 11 | neat and smart in appearance; well cared for | the manager was a beautifully groomed young man |
hanuman | 12 | langur of southern Asia; regarded as sacred in India | - |
hangman | 13 | an executioner who hangs the condemned person | - |
imprint | 11 | mark or stamp with or as if with pressure | - |
implied | 12 | - | - |
premise | 11 | take something as preexisting and given | - |
combing | 14 | the act of drawing a comb through hair | - |
succumb | 15 | consent reluctantly | - |
gimmick | 18 | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | - |
smother | 12 | envelop completely | smother the meat in gravy |
beaming | 12 | radiating or as if radiating light | the beaming sun |
immerse | 11 | cause to be immersed | - |
pastime | 11 | a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly) | sailing is her favorite pastime |
cremate | 11 | reduce to ashes | - |
sashimi | 12 | very thinly sliced raw fish | - |
gymnast | 13 | an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics | - |
rampant | 11 | rearing on left hind leg with forelegs elevated and head usually in profile | a lion rampant |
climber | 13 | an iron spike attached to the shoe to prevent slipping on ice when walking or climbing | - |
ailment | 9 | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining | - |
flemish | 15 | one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch | - |
remarry | 12 | marry, not for the first time | - |
thermos | 12 | vacuum flask that preserves temperature of hot or cold drinks | - |
bumpkin | 17 | a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture | - |
ceramic | 13 | an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures | - |
impaled | 12 | - | - |
glimmer | 12 | a slight suggestion or vague understanding | - |
origami | 10 | the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) | - |
seeming | 10 | appearing as such but not necessarily so | his seeming honesty |
steamer | 9 | an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe | - |
trimmed | 12 | made neat and tidy by trimming | his neatly trimmed hair |
teeming | 10 | abundantly filled with especially living things | the Third World's teeming millions |
humbled | 15 | subdued or brought low in condition or status | - |
figment | 13 | a contrived or fantastic idea | a figment of the imagination |
remover | 12 | a solvent that removes a substance (usually from a surface) | paint remover |
workman | 16 | an employee who performs manual or industrial labor | - |
bloomed | 12 | - | - |
chimera | 14 | (Greek mythology) fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head and a goat's body and a serpent's tail; daughter of Typhon | - |
ottoman | 9 | the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I | - |
epitome | 11 | a standard or typical example | - |
wingman | 13 | the pilot who positions his aircraft outside and behind (on the wing of) the leader of a flying formation | - |
amiable | 11 | disposed to please | an amiable villain with a cocky sidelong grin |
comical | 13 | arousing or provoking laughter | a comical look of surprise |
implode | 12 | burst inward | The bottle imploded |
seminal | 9 | containing seeds of later development | seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another |
stimuli | 9 | - | - |
amorous | 9 | inclined toward or displaying love | feeling amorous |
resumed | 10 | - | - |
doormat | 10 | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual | - |
boatman | 11 | someone who drives or rides in a boat | - |
humanly | 15 | in the manner of human beings | humanly possible |
commons | 13 | a pasture subject to common use | - |
rummage | 12 | a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion) | he gave the attic a good rummage but couldn't find his skis |
embargo | 12 | a government order imposing a trade barrier | - |
smarten | 9 | - | - |
termite | 9 | whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood | - |
camphor | 16 | a resin obtained from the camphor tree; used in making celluloid and liniment | - |
compost | 13 | a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer | - |
demoted | 11 | - | - |
decimal | 12 | a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10 | - |
sandman | 10 | an elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy | - |
woodman | 13 | makes things out of wood | - |
barmaid | 12 | a female bartender | - |
optimal | 11 | most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied | optimal concentration of a drug |
looming | 10 | - | - |
jumbled | 19 | in utter disorder | - |
nomadic | 12 | migratory | the nomadic habits of the Bedouins |
regimen | 10 | (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | - |
emulate | 9 | compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with | This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors |
sawmill | 12 | a mill for dressing logs and lumber | - |
shimmer | 14 | a weak and tremulous light | the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers |
slimmer | 11 | - | - |
foaming | 13 | emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation | - |
renamed | 10 | - | - |
bumming | 14 | - | - |
alameda | 10 | - | - |
rampart | 11 | an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes | they stormed the ramparts of the city |
compile | 13 | put together out of existing material | compile a list |
empower | 14 | give or delegate power or authority to | - |
stammer | 11 | speak haltingly | - |
teatime | 9 | a light midafternoon meal of tea and sandwiches or cakes | - |
tempura | 11 | vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried | - |
grumble | 12 | to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds | he grumbled a rude response |
grimace | 12 | a contorted facial expression | she made a grimace at the prospect |
scamper | 13 | to move about or proceed hurriedly | - |
whimper | 17 | cry weakly or softly | - |
bombard | 14 | throw bombs at or attack with bombs | - |
impasse | 11 | a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible | reached an impasse on the negotiations |
plummet | 13 | drop sharply | The stock market plummeted |
remnant | 9 | a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold | - |
bulimic | 13 | a person suffering from bulimia | - |
anemone | 9 | any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves | - |
nominee | 9 | a politician who is running for public office | - |
osmosis | 9 | (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal | - |
crewman | 14 | any member of a ship's crew | - |
skimmed | 16 | used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed | she can drink skimmed milk but should avoid butter |
surmise | 9 | imagine to be the case or true or probable | I surmised that the butler did it |
rhyming | 16 | having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds | rhyming words |
trimmer | 11 | capacitor having variable capacitance; used for making fine adjustments | - |
untamed | 10 | in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated | - |
nominal | 9 | existing in name only | the nominal (or titular) head of his party |
blemish | 14 | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | a facial blemish |
almanac | 11 | an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year | - |
permian | 11 | from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles | - |
polymer | 14 | a naturally occurring or synthetic compound consisting of large molecules made up of a linked series of repeated simple monomers | - |
defamed | 14 | - | - |
endgame | 11 | the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board | - |
sumatra | 9 | a mountainous island in western Indonesia | - |
animate | 9 | give lifelike qualities to | animated cartoons |
ambient | 11 | completely enveloping | the ambient air |
remodel | 10 | cast or model anew | - |
tombola | 11 | a lottery in which tickets are drawn from a revolving drum | - |
womanly | 15 | befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman | womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion |
femoral | 12 | of or relating to or near the femur or thigh | - |
pigment | 12 | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating | artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably |
armband | 12 | a band worn around the upper arm | - |
impetus | 11 | the act of applying force suddenly | - |
newsman | 12 | a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories | - |
aimless | 9 | aimlessly drifting | - |
numbing | 12 | causing numbness or insensitivity | the numbing effect of grief |
omitted | 10 | - | - |
showman | 15 | a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | - |
tumbler | 11 | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground | - |
bellman | 11 | someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around hotels | - |
bulimia | 11 | a disorder of eating seen among young women who go on eating binges and then feel guilt and depression and self-condemnation | - |
campana | 13 | the shape of a bell | - |
amended | 11 | modified for the better | his amended ways |
crumple | 13 | become wrinkled or crumpled or creased | - |
emitted | 10 | - | - |
sampler | 11 | someone who samples food or drink for its quality | - |
smasher | 12 | a conspicuous success | that new Broadway show is a real smasher |
bambino | 13 | a young child | - |
lemming | 12 | any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution | - |
plumage | 12 | the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | - |
compute | 13 | make a mathematical calculation or computation | - |
hominid | 13 | characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures | - |
damning | 11 | threatening with damnation | - |
chamois | 14 | hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips | - |
hemlock | 18 | large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous | - |
pomeroy | 14 | - | - |
compote | 13 | dessert of stewed or baked fruit | - |
smartly | 12 | with vigor; in a vigorous manner | - |
varmint | 12 | an irritating or obnoxious person | - |
armoire | 9 | a large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons | - |
baseman | 11 | - | - |
bohemia | 14 | a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style | - |
caramba | 13 | - | - |
gremlin | 10 | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | - |
commode | 14 | a tall elegant chest of drawers | - |
abysmal | 14 | resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable | - |
shipman | 14 | - | - |
shaming | 13 | - | - |
siemens | 9 | engineer who was a brother of Ernst Werner von Siemens and who moved to England (1823-1883) | - |
someway | 15 | in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means | he tried to make is someway acceptable |
vicomte | 14 | - | - |
birdman | 12 | - | - |
headman | 13 | the head of a tribe or clan | - |
inflame | 12 | cause to start burning | - |
exhumed | 20 | - | - |
clamour | 11 | make loud demands | - |
shrimpy | 17 | (used especially of persons) of inferior size | - |
unnamed | 10 | being or having an unknown or unnamed source | an unnamed donor |
armless | 9 | having no arms | the armless Venus de Milo |
amplify | 17 | exaggerate or make bigger | - |
ferment | 12 | a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol | - |
omicron | 11 | the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
comedic | 14 | - | - |
samsara | 9 | (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth | - |
stemmed | 12 | (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground | - |
roomful | 12 | the quantity a room will hold | - |
bloomer | 11 | an embarrassing mistake | - |
hemming | 15 | - | - |
pullman | 11 | luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel | - |
ragtime | 10 | music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano) | - |
dampier | 12 | - | - |
dominos | 10 | any of several games played with small rectangular blocks | - |
samovar | 12 | a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea | - |
smartie | 9 | - | - |
humerus | 12 | bone extending from the shoulder to the elbow | - |
impeded | 13 | made difficult or slow | we blamed our impeded progress on lack of money |
kinsman | 13 | a male relative | - |
numeral | 9 | a symbol used to represent a number | he learned to write the numerals before he went to school |
chumash | 17 | - | - |
satsuma | 9 | a variety of mandarin orange | - |
skimmer | 15 | a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown | - |
unmoved | 13 | being in the original position; not having been moved | - |
batsman | 11 | (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting | - |
amputee | 11 | someone who has had a limb removed by amputation | - |
formica | 14 | type genus of the Formicidae | - |
impeach | 16 | bring an accusation against; level a charge against | - |
priming | 12 | any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | - |
ramming | 12 | - | - |
creamer | 11 | a small pitcher for serving cream | - |
schemer | 14 | a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action | - |
thimble | 14 | as much as a thimble will hold | - |
twosome | 12 | two items of the same kind | - |
armoury | 12 | a place where arms are manufactured | - |
augment | 10 | enlarge or increase | The recent speech of the president augmented tensions in the Near East |
anaemia | 9 | a deficiency of red blood cells | - |
hackman | 18 | - | - |
imbibed | 14 | - | - |
koumiss | 13 | an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia | - |
jammies | 18 | (usually plural) loose-fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a jacket top and trousers | - |
polemic | 13 | a writer who argues in opposition to others (especially in theology) | - |
rambler | 11 | a person whose speech or writing is not well organized | - |
damiana | 10 | - | - |
emanate | 9 | give out (breath or an odor) | - |
spumoni | 11 | - | - |
unkempt | 15 | not neatly combed | wild unkempt hair |
frogman | 13 | someone who works underwater | - |
groomer | 10 | - | - |
fathoms | 15 | - | - |
lampoon | 11 | ridicule with satire | - |
lumbago | 12 | backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back; can be caused by muscle strain or arthritis or vascular insufficiency or a ruptured intervertebral disc | - |
dimming | 13 | - | - |
stomper | 11 | someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground | - |
vamoose | 12 | leave suddenly | - |
champak | 20 | - | - |
impious | 11 | lacking due respect or dutifulness | impious toward one's parents |
kimchee | 18 | - | - |
lineman | 9 | a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone lines | - |
crumbly | 16 | easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder | crumbly cookies |
diorama | 10 | a picture (or series of pictures) representing a continuous scene | - |
combust | 13 | undergo combustion | - |
somatic | 11 | affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit | a somatic symptom or somatic illness |
topmost | 11 | at or nearest to the top | on the topmost step |
timpani | 11 | a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it | - |
thumbed | 15 | (of pages) worn or soiled by thumb and fingers by frequent handling or turning | well-thumbed pages of the dictionary |
azimuth | 21 | the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian | - |
bromide | 12 | a trite or obvious remark | - |
bushman | 14 | nomadic hunters and gatherers who live in southern Africa | - |
irksome | 13 | so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | what an irksome task the writing of long letters is |
kumquat | 22 | any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Fortunella bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp | - |
primero | 11 | - | - |
demigod | 12 | a person who is part mortal and part god | - |
endemic | 12 | of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality | diseases endemic to the tropics |
sambuca | 13 | an Italian liqueur made with elderberries and flavored with licorice | - |
smidgen | 11 | a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | - |
stamper | 11 | a power tool that stamps | a metal stamper |
summery | 14 | belonging to or characteristic of or occurring in summer | summery weather |
tempera | 11 | pigment mixed with water-soluble glutinous materials such as size and egg yolk | - |
vacuums | 14 | - | - |
umpteen | 11 | innumerable but many | - |
champer | 16 | - | - |
alumnus | 9 | a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | - |
footman | 12 | a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores | - |
fromage | 13 | - | - |
gumshoe | 13 | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | - |
numeric | 11 | measured or expressed in numbers | numerical value |
palmyra | 14 | tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | - |
preemie | 11 | an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation | - |
onetime | 9 | belonging to some prior time | - |
demerit | 10 | the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection | they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel |
domaine | 10 | - | - |
emptier | 11 | - | - |
emitter | 9 | the electrode in a transistor where electrons originate | - |
enigmas | 10 | - | - |
squirmy | 21 | - | - |
summing | 12 | - | - |
rumpled | 12 | in disarray; extremely disorderly | a rumpled unmade bed |
temblor | 11 | shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity | - |
unmanly | 12 | not possessing qualities befitting a man | - |
campion | 13 | any plant of the genus Silene | - |
hemline | 12 | the line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat | - |
immured | 12 | - | - |
lockman | 15 | a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal) | - |
pomfret | 14 | deep-bodied sooty-black pelagic spiny-finned fish of the northern Atlantic and northern Pacific; valued for food | - |
cumulus | 11 | a globular cloud | - |
clamber | 13 | climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | - |
sarcoma | 11 | a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer | - |
sideman | 10 | - | - |
soymilk | 16 | a milk substitute containing soybean flour and water; used in some infant formulas and in making tofu | - |
roomies | 9 | - | - |
armrest | 9 | a support for the arm | - |
biomass | 11 | plant materials and animal waste used as fuel | - |
bookman | 15 | a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines | - |