gradually increasing in speed.

derived from the name of a mother or other female ancestor.

a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.

a crescent-shaped sand dune with the convex side in the direction of the wind.

one of two marks « or » used in French, Italian, and Russian printing to enclose quotations.

the science of viniculture.

clad in a toga.

an irrigation ditch.

one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.

to make frank acknowledgment or affirmation of; declare or assert with positiveness.

being in the shape of a heart; heart-shaped.

said (used with nouns, and with first- and third-person pronouns, and always placed before the subject).

a rooflike shelter of canvas or other material extending over a doorway, from the top of a window, over a deck, etc., in order to provide protection, as from the sun.

anything that puzzles.

a spirit or personified natural power that works mischief, especially to children.

a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar and has been misheard or misinterpreted.

unchecked freedom or ease; unrestraint; looseness.

a fossil footprint.

of or proceeding from the earth or soil.

to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner.

work, especially hard work.

the raised part of a sundial that casts the shadow; a style.

a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.

a hoofed mammal.

a small, three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean, formerly much used by corsairs, now employed to some extent in commerce.

a mound or hill in which fairies live.

covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.

a whimsical or fanciful ornament or contrivance; gimmick.

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.

fond of or adapted to luxury or indulgence in sensual pleasures; having luxurious tastes or habits, especially in eating and drinking.

a long, narrow indentation of the seacoast.

unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.

tending to a violet color.

to be a pioneer in (a particular subject, technique, etc.).

pertaining to or resembling a crow.

large; powerful; impressive.

to chant; intone.

a type of novel concerned with the education, development, and maturing of a young protagonist.

to tumble over; capsize.

needing to move.

a stylized bird motif traditional in Pennsylvania German art.

an extreme fear or dislike of touching or being touched.

the point in a lunar orbit that is nearest to the moon.

a figure artificially constructed in the form of a human being and endowed with life.

a narrow street or alley.

of, being, or relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland, either involuntarily or by migration.

acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.

to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.