Searches summary in June 2010

Crosstips helped to find the following words this month:

English (GB)

• asteroid
  any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
• hoodoo
  (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock
• shotgunning
  Shotgunning is a means of consuming a canned beverage, especially beer, very quickly by punching a hole in the side of the can. With this method, it is possible to easily drink a canned beverage in under 10 seconds.
• abattoir
  a building where animals are butchered
• carrie
  Carrie is an online digital library project based at the University of Kansas containing full-text books and documents. The site became operational in 1993, and has the distinction of being among the first university-library hosted sites for ful
• maladroit
  not adroit

Français

• réquisitoire
• législatif
• extincteur
  qui sert à annuler, à éteindre un feu, un incendie;
  appareil utilisé pour éteindre les incendies
• quintessence
  ce qui est essentiel, le meilleur;
  éther, cinquième élément venant après l'eau, la terre, l'air, le feu, dans la philosophie ancienne;
  vieilli extrait le plus concentré d'une substance
• asocial
  non adapté aux règles sociales courantes;
  celui qui n'est pas adapté à la vie en société
• arraisonner
  (marine) arrêter un navire en mer pour un contrôle ou contrôler un avion en vol
• anode
  (physique) électrode d'arrivée du courant
• olivier
  (botanique) arbre des régions méditerranéennes, de la famille des oléacées, qui produit des olives;
  bois dur et jaune de cet arbre
• reconsidérée
• resserre
  réserve, lieu pour mettre les choses à l'abri;
  marchandises non vendues et conservées dans un marché de gros;
  à l'étroit dans ses limites contracté, fermé;
  à l'étroit dans ses limites;
  contracté, fermé
• abolitionnisme
  doctrine réclamant l'abolition, de l'esclavage, de la peine de mort, etc.
• faitouts
• magnétoscope

English (US)

• ozzie
  A reference to the musicians: Ozzie Osbourne, Flea from the Red Hot Chile Peppers, and Slash from Guns and Roses. The clue comes from the girl in Sandorino who calls them 'tone-deaf'. -- Jules;
  (Crystal Scales; appears in episode The Retroville 9)
• bypassing
  In ordinary English bypassing means to pass by a place without entering it. Thus a road known as a bypass may be built around a town, and traffic which needs to use the roads in the area but not enter the town will bypass it.
• axe
  chop or split with an ax
• av
  Ab: the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
• successors
  successor - a person who follows next in order; "he was President Lincoln's successor";
  successor - a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone;
  successor - a person who inherits some title or office
• quake
  quiver: shake with fast, tremulous movements; "His nostrils palpitated";
  tremor: shake with seismic vibrations; "The earth was quaking"
• zuni
  a member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico
• quota
  a prescribed number
• curio
  something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
• murine
  a rodent that is a member of the family Muridae
• output
  production of a certain amount
• gulag
  a Russian prison camp for political prisoners
• cuds
  cud - food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again;
  cud - chew: a wad of something chewable as tobacco
• psyche
  (Greek mythology) a beautiful princess loved by Cupid who visited her at night and told her she must not try to see him; became the personification of the soul
• oslo
  the capital and largest city of Norway; the country's main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway's southern coast
• usurer
  someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
• esq
  Esquire: a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name
• ascertained
  discovered or determined by scientific observation
• iraqi
  a native or inhabitant of Iraq
• iraq
  a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
• arch
  a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
• urn
  a large vase that usually has a pedestal or feet
• fraternity
  a social club for male undergraduates
• sq
  SQ was a program used in the early 1980s on both MS-DOS and CP/M computer systems to compress files so they use less space. ...;
  Sûreté du Québec - the Quebec provincial police force;
  Subcutaneous,injection given in the tissue just under the skin
• equal
  be identical or equivalent to
• compare
  examine and note the similarities or differences of
• tortilla
  thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour
• bonanza
  an especially rich vein of precious ore
• forayed
• vonda
• cog
  a subordinate who performs an important but routine function
• foyers
• foreshadowing
  prefiguration: the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand;
  adumbrative: indistinctly prophetic
• inbuilt
  built-in: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth";
  in-built - Alternative spelling of inbuilt
• instant
  in or of the present month
• knox
  Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)
• imams
  An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, ) is an Islamic leadership position, often the leader of a mosque and the community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads the prayer during Islamic gatherings. ...
• smartly
  in a stylish manner
• elegy
  a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
• glockenspiel
  a percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
• eloquent
  expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
• slav
  any member of the people of eastern Europe or Asian Russia who speak a Slavonic language
• closeted
  Closeted or "the closet" are phrases generally referring to undisclosed sexual identity, behavior, orientation and gender identity. ...;
  confined; Not open about one's homosexuality
• alibi
  (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
• alsace
  a region of northeastern France famous for its wines
• flavor
  (physics) the six kinds of quarks
• eli
  The given name Eli has several origins. All masculine names are derived from Hebrew: # with spelling עֵלִי, a reference to Eli, the high ...
• fluids
  A fluid is a substance that continually deforms (flows) under an applied shear stress. All gases are fluids, but not all liquids are fluids. Fluids are a subset of the phases of matter and include liquids, gases, plasmas and, to some extent, pla
• pique
  tightly woven fabric with raised cords
• birthplace
  the place where someone was born
• limpet
  mollusk with a low conical shell
• ridge
  a long narrow natural elevation or striation
• mitigate
  make less severe or harsh
• directory
  an alphabetical list of names and addresses
• chronics
• yeses
• texts
  text - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
• leave
  the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty
• george
  Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
• behemoth
  giant: someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful;
  colossus: a person of exceptional importance and reputation
• tenet
  dogma: a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof;
  Tenet is an ethnic group in Eastern Equatoria in Sudan. They speak Tennet, a Nilo-Saharan language. They number over 10,000 in size.
• xe
  xenon: a colorless odorless inert gaseous element occurring in the earth's atmosphere in trace amounts
• venomous
  deadly: extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom; "venomous snakes"; "a virulent insect bite";
  poisonous: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"
• recumbent
  accumbent: lying down; in a position of comfort or rest;
  A bicycle or tricycle that places the rider in a reclined posture; Lying down; Inactive; idle
• reopening
  reopen - open again or anew; "They reopened the theater";
  reopen - To open (something) again; To open again
• bestowals
  bestowal - the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift;
  bestowal - a gift that is bestowed or conferred;
  bestowal - the act of bestowing
• educe
  deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
• additions
  If you suggestions for additions to the dictionary, email Kirk.
• achernar
  Achernar (α Eri / α Eridani / Alpha Eridani), sometimes spelled Achenar, is the brightest star in the constellation Eridanus and the ninth-brightest star in the nighttime sky. ...
• scented
  having the sense of smell
• scud
  the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
• obi
  obeah: (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery;
  Obi|帯, おび|, literally "sash" is a sash for traditional Japanese dress, keikogi worn for Japanese martial arts, and a part of kimono outfits.
• abeam
  at right angles to the length of a ship or airplane
• cacophony
  loud confusing disagreeable sounds
• garza
  Garza is a Galician noble surname and the Spanish language equivalent of Crane (bird) Garza has also become a part of many placenames.
• jacuzzi
  Jacuzzi is a company that produces whirlpool bathtubs and spas. Its first product was a bath with massaging jets. ...;
  A bathtub with underwater jets that massage the body; To equip with a jacuzzi; To use a jacuzzi; To treat with a jacuzzi
• tavern
  a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
• carrion
  the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
• saul
  (Old Testament) the first king of the Israelites who defended Israel against many enemies (especially the Philistines)
• taffeta
  a crisp smooth lustrous fabric
• laxness
  the quality of being lax and neglectful
• haylofts
• land
  the land on which real estate is located

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