Marocco
The name of Banks's horse (q.v.). Maronites (mar' 6 mtz), A nation and Church of Arabic-speaking Syrian Christians, united to the Roman Catholic Church but still retaining the Syrian liturgy and many of their peculiarities.
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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meatspace
The physical world, as opposed to the internet or virtual reality
Musits
Gaps in a hedge; places through which a hare makes his way to escape the hounds.
nail-bitingly
Extremely suspenseful or exciting
Nerthus
The name given by Tacitus to a German or Scandinavian goddess of fertility, or "Mother Earth," who was wor- shipped on the island of Rugen. She roughly corresponds with the classical Cybele; and is probably confused with the Scandinavian god Njorthr or Niordltr, the protector of sailors' and fishermen. Nerthus and Njorthr alike mean "benefactor.
noseshot
a photograph taken very close to the subject
nosey-parkerdom
The state of being excessively inquisitive about others' affairs
nosey-parkering
Showing excessive curiosity about others' affairs
oateater
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
off-roader
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
one-percenter
a person who is exceptionally wealthy or privileged
oner
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
onesey-twosey
Unsystematic or uneven
onesie-twosie
Individually or in small numbers
orgiast
a person who indulges in wild or excessive parties
overegg
to exaggerate or overstate something
pawgun
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
pearl-clutcher
A person who is excessively shocked or outraged by something
pearl-clutchy
Excessively shocked or outraged, often in a way that seems insincere or exaggerated
phrasebook
a book containing useful phrases for travelers
pissass
a person who is annoying or frustrating
quenchcoal
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Ranee
A Hindu queen; the feminine of Rajah (q.v.).
Rearmouse
The bat (A.S. hrere- mus, probably the fluttenng-mouse, from hrere-an, to moye or flutter). Of course, the "bat" is not a winged mouse.
ringbarked
killed or severely damaged
roguey
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
roller-coasterish
Unpredictably changing between high and low points
ropeable
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
roughhouse
to engage in rough or violent play
schwung
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
shedload
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
sidesplitting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
snedging
to cut or trim something, especially with a sned
Soldan
A corruption of sultan, meaning in mediaeval romance the Saracen king; but, with the usual inaccuracy of these writers, we have the Soldan of Egypt, the Soudan of Persia, the Sowdan of Babylon, etc., all represented as accompanied by grim Saracens to torment Christians.
sore-thumbish
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
spanielize
to fawn or behave obsequiously
spanielship
Excessive or insincere flattery
spick-and-span
Completely clean and tidy
Spital
A hospital. A spittle or hospital! for poore folks diseased; a spittle hospital!, or lazarhouse for lepers. — BARET: Alveaire (1580).
spitstick
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Spittlehouse
Their pray is comonly upon poore women as they go and come to the markets, — YI Fraternity of Vacabondes (1575).
staredown
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
steely-nerved
Having strong nerves, able to remain calm in difficult situations
steely-spined
Having a strong and unyielding determination
stiff-upper-lippery
affected or exaggerated display of stoicism
straw-clutchingly
Desperately trying to find a solution or excuse
sugarcoated
Presented in a more pleasant or acceptable way
Thone
In Greek mythology the governor of a province of Egypt to which, it is said by post-Homeric poets, Paris took Helen, who was given by Polydamnia, wife to Thone, the drug nepenthes, to make her forget her sorrows.
toe-tappingly
extremely enjoyable or entertaining
tongueshot
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
topsawyer
a person who tries to outdo others
twatfaced
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
twinkly-eyed
having a lively and cheerful expression
wambulance
A humorous way to tell someone to stop complaining
waterhead
a person with a large or misshapen head
whatsamatta
What is wrong or troubling someone
wirepuller
A person who secretly controls or influences events
yardarm
at the highest point of success or fame
yodalike
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Zincali
Gipsies; so called in Spain from Sinte or Sind (India) and calo (black), on the supposition that they came from India which no doubt is true. The Persian Zangi means an Ethiopian or Egyptian.
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