NEIF n pl. -S nieve (the fist or hand) FINO n pl. -NOS a very dry sherry SOJA n pl. -S the soybean FROW n pl. -S froe (a cleaving tool) WEIR n pl. -S a fence placed in a stream to catch fish DUIT n pl. -S doit (a former Dutch coin) POUF n pl. -S a loose roll of hair POUFED adj GUID n pl. -S good FOIN v -ED -ING, -S to thrust with a pointed weapon YAUD n pl. -S an old mare DAWT v -ED, -ING, -S to daut (to fondle) FARO n pl. FAROS a card game WHID v WHIDDED, WHIDDING, WHIDS to move rapidly and quietly VARA n pl. -S a Spanish unit of length BANI pl. of ban (a monetary unit of Romania) MEWL v -ED, -ING, -S to whimper NOWT n pl. -S naught (a zero) GOWD n pl. -S gold BENE n pl. -S benne (the sesame plant) KAIF n pl. -S kef (hemp smoked to produce euphoria) MIGG n pl. -S mig (a type of playing marble) JAUP v -ED, -ING, -S to splash TYEE n pl. -S a food fish ALIF n pl. -S an Arabic letter OTIC adj pertaining to the ear GOWK n pl. -S a fool HOGG n pl. -S a young sheep LOTI n pl. MALOTI a monetary unit of Lesotho FICE n pl. -S a feist (a small dog of mixed breed) HONG n pl. -S a Chinese factory FERE n pl. -S a companion NOLO n pl. -LOS a type of legal plea NONA n pl. -S a virus disease BITT v -ED, -ING, -S to secure a cable DENE n pl. -S a valley RYND n pl. -S an iron support FILO n pl. FILOS phyllo (very thin pastry dough) COWY adj COWIER, COWIEST suggestive of a cow YEUK v -ED, -ING, -S to itch IMPI n pl. -S a body of warriors DAWK n pl. -S dak (transportation by relays of men and horses) DITA n pl. -S a Philippine tree FYCE n pl. -S feist (a small dog of mixed breed) LINN n pl. -S a waterfall VENA n pl. -NAE a vein FARD v -ED -ING, -S to apply cosmetics to DUCI a pl. of duce a leader AMIN n pl. -S amine (a type of chemical compound) PLEW n pl. -S a beaver skin URIC adj pertaining to urine DELF n pl. -S delft (an earthenware) NOTA pl. of notum (a part of the thorax of an insect) DORR n pl. -S dor (a black European beetle) MAYA n pl. -S the power to produce illusions, in Hindu philosophy MAYAN adj JAUK v -ED, -ING, -S to dawdle MITY adj MITIER, MITIEST infested with mites FORA a pl. of forum PIMA n pl. -S a strong, high-grade cotton HOWK v -ED, -ING, -S to dig GAMA n pl. -S a pasture grass BOTA n pl. -S a leather bottle BRIN n pl. -S a rib of a fan EYNE a pl. of eye DEIL n pl. -S the devil LOTA n pl. -S lotah (a small water vessel used in India) GORP n pl. -S a snack for quick energy TAPA n pl. -S a cloth made from tree bark KEET n pl. -S a young guinea fowl DOGY n pl. -GIES dogie PURI n pl. -S poori (a light, flat wheat cake) OTTO n pl. -TOS attar (a fragrant oil) KHET n pl. -S heth (a Hebrew letter) FLOE n pl. -S a large mass of floating ice UNDY adj unde (wavy) ANIL n pl. -S a West Indian shrub SEIF n pl. -S a long, narrow sand dune METH n pl. -S a stimulant drug PROW adj PROWER, PROWEST brave PROW n pl. -S the forward part of a ship KEPI n pl. -S a type of cap KANA n pl. -S the Japanese syllabic script GECK v -ED, -ING, -S to mock FROE n pl. -S a cleaving tool EMIC adj relating to a type of linguistic analysis RETE n pl. -TIA an anatomical mesh or network PUNA n pl. -S a cold, arid plateau BIMA n pl. -S bema (a platform in a synagogue) TALA n pl. -S a traditional rhythmic pattern of music in India PYIN n pl. -S a protein compound contained in pus DIRL v -ED, -ING, -S to tremble HAAR n pl. -S a fog GILD v GILDED or GILT, GILDING, GILDS to cover with a thin layer of gold PEIN v -ED, -ING, -S to peen (to beat with the non-flat end of a hammerhead) NOMA n pl. -S a severe inflammation of the mouth MUON n pl. -S a subatomic particle MUONIC adj TYNE v TYNED, TYNING, TYNES to tine (to lose) COWL v -ED, -ING, -S to cover with a hood FUMY adj FUMIER, FUMIEST producing or full of fumes CERE v CERED, CERING, CERES to wrap in a waxy cloth NOME n pl. -S a province of modern Greece MOTT n pl. -S motte (a small growth of trees on a prairie) YEGG n pl. -S a burglar HERL n pl. -S a feathered fishing lure YURT n pl. YURTA or YURTS a portable tent ABRI n pl. -S a bomb shelter PAIK v -ED, -ING, -S to beat or strike MANA n pl. -S a supernatural force in certain Pacific island religions WOLD n pl. -S an elevated tract of open land NEAP n pl. -S a tide of lowest range MANO n pl. -NOS a stone used for grinding foods THAE adj these; those FILA pl. of filum (a threadlike anatomical structure) PEEN v -ED, -ING, -S to beat with the non-flat end of a hammerhead BREN n pl. -S a submachine gun GEUM n pl. -S a perennial herb EYRY n pl. -RIES aerie MERK n pl. -S a former coin of Scotland CURF n pl. -S an incision made by a cutting tool FEAL adj loyal FARL n pl. -S a thin oatmeal cake REDE v REDED, REDING, REDES to advise GLED n pl. -S glede (a bird of prey) FLOC v FLOCCED FLOCCING, FLOCS to aggregate into floccules (tuft-like masses) POCO adv a little -- used as a musical direction CLAG v CLAGGED, CLAGGING, CLAGS to clog NIPA n pl. -S a palm tree MUGG v -ED, -ING, -S to make funny faces MORT n pl. -S a note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the killing of an animal GAMP n pl. -S a large umbrella BUNN n pl. -S bun GAUM v -ED, -ING, -S to smear TRUG n pl. -S a gardener's basket MORA n pl. -RAE or -RAS a unit of metrical time in prosody GILT n pl. -S the gold with which something is gilded FYKE n pl. -S a bag-shaped fishnet ABUT v ABUTTED, ABUTTING, ABUTS to touch along a border POGY n pl. -GIES a marine fish PUNG n pl. -S a box-shaped sleigh CHIT n pl. -S a short letter HOLT n pl. -S a grove EGER n pl. -S eagre (a tidal flood) TOFF n pl. -S a dandy VALE n pl. -S a valley DURA n pl. -S durra (a cereal grain) TIRL v -ED, -ING, -S to make a vibrating sound TARO n pl. -ROS a tropical plant WARK v -ED, -ING, -S to endure pain MAKO n pl. -KOS a large shark KYAT n pl. -S a monetary unit of Myanmar CONN v -ED, -ING, -S to direct the steering of a ship BORT n pl. -S a low-quality diamond BORTY adj UPBY adv upbye (a little farther on) SORI pl. of sorus (a cluster of plant reproductive bodies) RUGA n pl. -GAE an anatomical fold or wrinkle RUGAL, RUGATE adj PRAO n pl. PRAOS prau (a swift Malaysian sailing vessel) KOPH n pl. -S a Hebrew letter REDD v -ED, -ING, -S to put in order PYIC adj pertaining to pus KIRN v -ED, -ING, -S to churn KAPA n pl. -S a coarse cloth DYAD n pl. -S a pair of units DURO n pl. -ROS a Spanish silver dollar DERE adj dire BEMA n pl. -MATA or -MAS a platform in a synagogue PARD n pl. -S a leopard MABE n pl. -S a cultured pearl FLUE n pl. -S an enclosed passageway for directing a current FLUED adj SNIB v SNIBBED, SNIBBING, SNIBS to latch POME n pl. -S a fleshy fruit with a core NOGG n pl. -S a strong ale CEDI n pl. -S a monetary unit of Ghana STAW a past tense of steal PIAL adj pertaining to a pia (a membrane of the brain) PACA n pl. -S a large rodent NEUM n pl. -S neume (a sign used in musical notation) MERL n pl. -S merle (a blackbird) MAUD n pl. -S a Scottish gray and black plaid KNUR n pl. -S a bump on a tree TYER n pl. -S one that ties GOBY n pl. GOBIES a small fish LEHR n pl. -S a type of oven DUMA n pl. -S a Russian council DHAK n pl. -S an Asian tree ACTA n/pl recorded proceedings PEAN n pl. -S paean (a song of joy) ALEC n pl. -S a herring TEEL n pl. -S sesame PARR n pl. -S a young salmon LOCO n pl. -COS or -COES locoweed (a plant that causes poisoning when eaten by livestock) LOCO v -ED, -ING, -S to poison with locoweed HOLM n pl. -S an island in a river GRAT past tense of greet (to weep) ETNA n pl. -S a container for heating liquids EDDO n pl. -DOES a tropical plant YECH n pl. -S yecch (something disgusting) MARC n pl. -S the residue remaining after a fruit has been pressed WEKA n pl. -S a flightless bird DOUM n pl. -S an African palm tree PULI n pl. -LIK or -LIS a long-haired sheepdog PFFT interj -- used to express a sudden ending OMER n pl. -S a Hebrew unit of dry measure DURR n pl. -S durra (a cereal grain) YELK n pl. -S yolk EYRA n pl. -S a wild cat of tropical America DYNE n pl. -S a unit of force OLLA n pl. -S a wide-mouthed pot or jar MAUT n pl. -S malt LUNA n pl. -S an alchemical designation for silver PLIE n pl. -S a movement in ballet GEST n pl. -S a feat MAIR n pl. -S more (a greater amount) GUAN n pl. -S a large bird DRAY v -ED, -ING, -S to transport by dray (a low, strong cart) TAMP v -ED, -ING, -S to pack down by tapping TYRO n pl. -ROS a beginner TYRONIC adj SWOT v SWOTTED, SWOTTING, SWOTS to swat RUDD n pl. -S a freshwater fish RIEL n pl. -S a monetary unit of Cambodia YELD adj not giving milk ULAN n pl. -S uhlan (one of a body of Prussian cavalry) SEME n pl. -S a type of ornamental pattern MOOL n pl. -S soft soil DARB n pl. -S something considered extraordinary ARUM n pl. -S a flowering plant MAAR n pl. -S a volcanic crater GIRN v -ED, -ING, -S to snarl BURA n pl. -S buran (a violent windstorm) KARN n pl. -S cairn (a mound of stones set up as a memorial) HARL n pl. -S a herl (a feathered fishing lure) FRAE prep from CERO n pl. CEROS a large food fish BORA n pl. -S a cold wind SIPE v SIPED, SIPING, SIPES to seep LOUP v LOUPED, LOUPEN, LOUPING, LOUPS to leap PULA n pl. PULA a monetary unit of Botswana LORY n pl. -RIES a small parrot YUCH interj yucch (used to express disgust) TAKA n pl. TAKA a monetary unit of Bangladesh PELE n pl. -S a medieval fortified tower KAPH n pl. -S a Hebrew letter PLAT v PLATTED, PLATTING, PLATS to plait (to braid) JOSS n pl. -ES a Chinese idol EYRE n pl. -S a journey WALY n pl. WALIES something visually pleasing TROP adv too much MELL v -ED, -ING, -S to mix HILA pl. of hilum (a small opening in a bodily organ) WYCH n pl. -ES a European elm URUS n pl. -ES an extinct European ox TAHR n pl. -S a goatlike mammal HYLA n pl. -S a tree frog PRAU n pl. -S a swift Malaysian sailing vessel MYNA n pl. -S an Asian bird ANGA n pl. -S any of the eight practices of yoga YERK v -ED, -ING, -S to beat vigorously NARD n pl. -S a fragrant ointment NARDINE adj LUDE n pl. -S a methaqualone pill CALO n pl. CALO a Spanish argot used by Chicano youths ATMA n pl. -S atman (the individual soul in Hinduism) YALD adj yauld (vigorous) DHAL n pl. -S dal (a dish of lentils and spices in India) RATH adj rathe (appearing or ripening early) PRAM n pl. -S a flat-bottomed boat PEKE n pl. -S a small, long-haired dog MURR n pl. -S murre (a diving bird) GAST v -ED, -ING, -S to scare ABLY adv in an able manner MINA n pl. -NAS or -NAE an ancient unit of weight and value LATH v -ED, -ING, -S to cover with laths (thin strips of wood) TYPY adj TYPIER, TYPIEST characterized by strict conformance to the characteristics of a group MICA n pl. -S a mineral STEY adj steep SCUP n pl. -S a marine food fish SATI n pl. -S suttee (a Hindu widow cremated on her husband's funeral pile to show her devotion to him) MOLA n pl. -S a marine fish MAUL v -ED, -ING, -S to injure by beating LAKH n pl. -S the sum of one hundred thousand MOLL n pl. -S a gangster's girlfriend STOB v STOBBED, STOBBING, STOBS to stab RILL v -ED, -ING, -S to flow like a rill (a small brook) DOBY n pl. -BIES dobie (adobe) CHAM n pl. -S a khan (an Asian ruler) BOLE n pl. -S a fine clay ACHY adj ACHIER, ACHIEST aching ABBE n pl. -S an abbot TEPA n pl. -S a chemical compound SADI n pl. -S sade (a Hebrew letter) PURL v -ED, -ING, -S to knit with a particular stitch YOCK v -ED, -ING, -S to laugh boisterously VELA pl. of velum (a thin membranous covering or partition) MURA n pl. -S a Japanese village EROS n pl. -ES sexual desire TUFF n pl. -S a volcanic rock RUSK n pl. -S a sweetened biscuit LOCA a pl. of locus (a place) TUMP n pl. -S tumpline (a strap for supporting a load on the back) TUMP v -ED, -ING, -S to tip over, especially accidentally SYCE n pl. -S a male servant in India PASE n pl. -S a movement of a matador's cape ILLY adv badly UNDE adj wavy SORN v -ED, -ING, -S to force oneself on others for food and lodging NOUS n pl. -ES mind, reason, or intellect DACE n pl. -S a freshwater fish CULM v -ED, -ING, -S to form a hollow stem BAST n pl. -S a woody fiber SUNN n pl. -S an East Indian shrub SIMA n pl. -S an igneous rock RIAL n pl. -S a monetary unit of Iran COSH v -ED, -ING, -ES to bludgeon ARYL n pl. -S a univalent radical SYLI n pl. -S a former monetary unit of Guinea SENE n pl. SENE a monetary unit of Western Samoa PREE v PREED, PREEING, PREES to test by tasting GRAN n pl. -S a grandmother BREE n pl. -S broth TACE n pl. -S tasse (a tasset (a piece of plate armor for the upper thigh)) RALE n pl. -S an abnormal respiratory sound ABBA n pl. -S father -- used as a title of honor RICK v -ED, -ING, -S to pile hay in stacks LICH n pl. -ES a corpse DIEL adj involving a full day COBB n pl. -S a sea gull CARN n pl. -S cairn (a mound of stones set up as a memorial) BUSK v -ED, -ING, -S to prepare SOUP v -ED, -ING, -S to increase the power or efficiency of SOOK n pl. -S souk (a marketplace in northern Africa and the Middle East) NEMA n pl. -S a nematode (a kind of worm) ULNA n pl. -NAE or -NAS a bone of the forearm ULNAR adj TALI pl. of talus (a bone of the foot) SORA n pl. -S a marsh bird DUCE n pl. DUCES or DUCI a leader CARK v -ED, -ING, -S to worry CAPH n pl. -S kaph (a Hebrew letter) AMYL n pl. -S a univalent radical SIKE n pl. -S syke (a small stream) SAKI n pl. -S a Japanese liquor EYAS n pl. -ES a young hawk BURR v -ED, -ING, -S to remove a rough edge from ACYL n pl. -S a univalent radical UPAS n pl. -ES an Asian tree SIBB n pl. -S sib (a sibling) RYKE v RYKED, RYKING, RYKES to reach REPP n pl. -S rep (a cross-ribbed fabric) RAFF n pl. -S riffraff (the disreputable element of society) LUCE n pl. -S a freshwater fish WISS v -ED, -ING, -ES to wish SUDD n pl. -S a floating mass of vegetation SAUL n pl. -S soul SILD n pl. -S a young herring PYRE n pl. -S a pile of combustible material SITH adv since PROA n pl. -S prau (a swift Malaysian sailing vessel) SOTH n pl. -S sooth (truth) SORD n pl. -S a flight of mallards COLY n pl. COLIES an African bird BLUB v BLUBBED, BLUBBING, BLUBS to blubber ALME n pl. -S almah (an Egyptian girl who sings and dances professionally) TOST a past tense of toss ALMA n pl. -S almah (an Egyptian girl who sings and dances professionally) CALK v -ED, -ING, -S to caulk TOSH n pl. -ES nonsense SOLI a pl. of solo KRIS n pl. -ES a short sword TYPP n pl. -S a unit of yarn size PALP n pl. -S a palpus (a sensory organ of an arthropod) TULE n pl. -S a tall marsh plant TOLA n pl. -S a unit of weight used in India SOLA a pl. of solum (a soil layer) SLUB v SLUBBED, SLUBBING, SLUBS to draw out and twist slightly SIMP n pl. -S a foolish person RUCK v -ED, -ING, -S to wrinkle or crease DISS v -ED, -ING, -ES to dis (to insult or criticize) SLUE v SLUED, SLUING, SLUES to cause to move sideways FOSS n pl. -ES fosse (a ditch) ALKY n pl. -KIES one who is habitually drunk SETT n pl. -S the burrow of a badger SARK n pl. -S a shirt LYSE v LYSED, LYSING, LYSES to cause to undergo lysis (the disintegration of cells by lysins) APSE n pl. -S a domed, semicircular projection of a building APSIDAL adj SLOE n pl. -S a plumlike fruit SHMO n pl. SHMOES schmo (a stupid person) SORB v -ED, -ING, -S to take up and hold by absorption or adsorption SORBABLE adj SYPH n pl. -S syphilis SURA n pl. -S a chapter of the Koran SALP n pl. -S salpa (a free-swimming tunicate (a small marine animal)) OSSA pl. of os (a bone) TILS pl. of TIL (the sesame plant) SOPH n pl. -S a sophomore SIAL n pl. -S a type of rock formation SIALIC adj RUFF v -ED, -ING, -S to trump LUFF v -ED, -ING, -S to steer a sailing vessel nearer into the wind SPUE v SPUED, SPUING, SPUES to spew SPAE v SPAED, SPAEING, SPAES to foretell SHUL n pl. SHULN or SHULS a synagogue EPOS n pl. -ES an epic poem TASS n pl. -ES a drinking cup TACH n pl. -S a device for indicating speed of rotation SYKE n pl. -S a small stream SARD n pl. -S a variety of quartz STUM v STUMMED, STUMMING, STUMS to increase the fermentation of by adding grape juice SKEE v SKEED, SKEEING, SKEES to ski SAMP n pl. -S coarsely ground corn RHUS n pl. -ES any of a genus of shrubs and trees DOSS v -ED, -ING, -ES to sleep in any convenient place COSS n pl. COSS kos (a land measure in India) SANS prep without ALMS n pl. ALMS money or goods given to the poor SUSS v -ED, -ING, -ES to figure out KAKI n pl. -S a Japanese tree KYAK n pl. -S a kayak (an Eskimo canoe) MUMM v -ED, -ING, -S to mum (to act in a disguise)