inciting, animating, or inspiring.

a person who is eager to know the latest news and gossip.

to confuse or mix up.

a lover of words.

the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.

an early movie theater where a film or a variety show could be seen, usually for the admission price of a nickel.

an exceptionally luminous star whose diameter is more than 100 times that of the sun.

made of or overlaid with gold and ivory, as certain objects made in ancient Greece.

extremely willful; obstinate; stubborn.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of tornadoes or hurricanes.

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

the purported ability to move or deform inanimate objects, as metal spoons, through mental processes.

a person whose wedding day is very soon to occur.

toward the mountains; inland.

the ornamentation of a melody, often improvised by the performer, as in Italian opera during the 18th century.

a Creole dish consisting of rice cooked with ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish, plus herbs, spices, and vegetables.

equal in power, effect, etc.; equivalent.

to pour forth lava or the like.

a symbiotic association of the mycelium of a fungus with the roots of certain plants.

the point in the heavens from which a shower of meteors appears to radiate.

a rowdy, usually drunken party.

with or for the right hand; right-handedly.

a radiant emission from the upper atmosphere that occurs sporadically over the middle and high latitudes of both hemispheres in the form of luminous bands, streamers, or the like.

having four ways or roads meeting in a point.

a fee charged by a restaurant for serving a cake brought in from outside.

a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.

of or relating to organisms that live in or on soil.