(stative) to be more in number than somebody or something.
platoon
[plə-ˈtün]
A unit of thirty to forty soldiers typically commanded by a lieutenant and forming part of a company.
clothesline
[ˈklōz-ˌlīn]
A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
virtuous
[ˈvər-chə-wəs]
Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
carnival
[ˈkär-nə-vəl]
Any of a number of festivals held just before the beginning of Lent.
taut
[ˈtȯt]
To make taut; to tauten, to tighten.
interweave
[ˌin-tər-ˈwēv]
To combine through weaving.
organist
[ˈȯr-gə-nist]
A musician who plays the organ.
harpsichord
[ˈhärp-si-ˌkȯrd]
A musical instrument with a keyboard that produces sound through a mechanical process. When the performer presses a key, a corresponding plectrum plucks a tuned string. Harpsichord originated in late medieval Europe and is one of the most important instruments used to perform Baroque music.
marginal
[ˈmärj-nəl]
Something that is marginal.
masonry
[ˈmā-sᵊn-rē]
The art or occupation of a mason.
stinker
[ˈstiŋ-kər]
A person who stinks.
underhand
[ˈən-dər-ˌhand]
The lower of two hands, the hand under the work.
mystic
[ˈmi-stik]
Someone who practices mysticism.
commune
[kə-ˈmyün]
A small community, often rural, whose members share in the ownership of property, and in the division of labour; the members of such a community.
denounce
[di-ˈnau̇n(t)s]
To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
confidence
[ˈkän-fə-dən(t)s]
Self-assurance.
brainy
[ˈbrā-nē]
Very intellectually capable.
flea
[ˈflē]
A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
gulf
[ˈgəlf]
A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
colonist
[ˈkä-lə-nist]
A founder of a colony.
compartment
[kəm-ˈpärt-mənt]
A room, or section, or chamber
patella
[pə-ˈte-lə]
The sesamoid bone of the knee; the kneecap.
kneecap
[ˈnē-ˌkap]
The flat, roundish bone in the knee.
biased
[ˈbī-əst]
To place bias upon; to influence.
verdict
[ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt]
A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
dangle
[ˈdaŋ-gəl]
An agent of one intelligence agency or group who pretends to be interested in defecting or turning to another intelligence agency or group.
opinionated
[ə-ˈpin-yə-ˌnā-təd]
To have or express as an opinion; to opine.
impart
[im-ˈpärt]
To give or bestow (e.g. a quality or property).
dismiss
[dis-ˈmis]
To discharge; to end the employment or service of.
gear
[ˈgir]
Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
axle
[ˈak-səl]
Shoulder.
spur
[ˈspər]
A rigid implement, often roughly y-shaped, that is fixed to one's heel for the purpose of prodding a horse. Often worn by, and emblematic of, the cowboy or the knight.
grizzly
[ˈgriz-lē]
A grizzly bear.
errand
[ˈer-ənd]
A journey undertaken to accomplish some task.
juice
[ˈjüs]
A liquid from a plant, especially fruit.
liquefy
[ˈli-kwə-ˌfī]
To make into a liquid.
whistle
[ˈ(h)wi-səl]
A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound.
unmistakable
[ˌən-mə-ˈstā-kə-bəl]
Unique, such that it cannot be mistaken for something else.
fair
[ˈfer]
Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
hoot
[ˈhüt]
A derisive cry or shout.
merry-go-round
[ˈmer-ē-gō-ˌrau̇nd]
A carousel; a pleasure ride, typically found at fairs and amusement parks, consisting of a slowly revolving circular platform on which various seats are fixed, frequently shaped like horses or other animals.
wreath
[ˈrēth]
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
coyote
[kī-ˈō-tē]
Canis latrans, a species of canine native to North America.
moose
[ˈmüs]
The largest member of the deer family (Alces americanus, sometimes included in Alces alces), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
vulture
[ˈvəl-chər]
Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
woodland
[ˈwu̇d-lənd]
Land covered with woody vegetation.
mischief
[ˈmis-chəf]
Conduct that playfully causes petty annoyance.
floral
[ˈflȯr-əl]
A design involving flowers
floret
[ˈflȯr-ət]
A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.
violet
[ˈvī-(ə-)lət]
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
towering
[ˈtau̇(-ə)r-iŋ]
To be very tall.
lid
[ˈlid]
A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye.
strait
[ˈstrāt]
A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
whirlpool
[ˈ(h)wər(-ə)l-ˌpül]
A swirling body of water.
hobgoblin
[ˈhäb-ˌgäb-lən]
A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
imp
[ˈimp]
A small, mischievous sprite, or a malevolent supernatural creature, somewhat comparable to a demon but smaller and less powerful.
mammoth
[ˈma-məth]
Any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, of large, usually hairy, elephant-like mammals with long curved tusks and an inclined back, which became extinct with the last retreat of ice age glaciers during the late Pleistocene period, and are known from fossils, frozen carcasses, and Paleolithic cave paintings found in North America and Eurasia.
peril
[ˈper-əl]
A situation of serious and immediate danger.
ferocity
[fə-ˈrä-sə-tē]
The condition of being ferocious.
withhold
[with-ˈhōld]
To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.
eerily
[ˈir-ə-lē]
In an eerie manner.
archerfish
[ˈär-chər-ˌfish]
Any of the species of fish in the family Toxotidae (sole genus Toxotes), who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths.
jet
[ˈjet]
A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.