| Word | Base word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abscessed | abscess | infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth" |
| abscessed | abscessed | infected and filled with pus; "an abscessed tooth" |
| accessed | access | the act of approaching or entering; "he gained access to the building" |
| addressed | address | (of mail) marked with a destination; "I throw away all mail addressed to `resident'" |
| adpressed | adpressed | pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson |
| aggressed | aggress | take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" |
| amassed | amass | collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up" |
| appressed | appressed | pressed close to or lying flat against something; "adpressed hairs along the plant's stem"; "igneous rocks...closely appressed by this force"-L.V.Pirsson |
| assessed | assess | evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" |
| azt | azt | an antiviral drug (trade name Retrovir) used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow |
| backcrossed | backcross | mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents |
| bare-assed | bare-assed | (used informally) completely unclothed |
| Bast | Bast | cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun |
| baste | baste | a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together |
| beast | beast | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| best | best | the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" |
| best | good | the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" |
| best | well | the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" |
| biassed | bias | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation |
| blast | blast | a very long fly ball |
| blest | bless | highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" |
| blest | blest | highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace); "our blessed land"; "the blessed assurance of a steady income" |
| bluest | blue | any of numerous small butterflies of the family Lycaenidae |
| boast | boast | speaking of yourself in superlatives |
| boost | boost | the act of giving hope or support to someone |
| bossed | boss | a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
| breast | breast | the part of an animal's body that corresponds to a person's chest |
| Brest | Brest | a port city in northwestern France (in Brittany); the chief naval station of France |
| bussed | bus | a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work" |
| bussed | buss | the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) |
| bust | bust | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" |
| buttressed | buttress | held up by braces or buttresses |
| buttressed | buttressed | held up by braces or buttresses |
| bypassed | bypass | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
| canvassed | canvas | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) |
| canvassed | canvass | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents) |
| caressed | caress | a gentle affectionate stroking (or something resembling it); "he showered her with caresses"; "soft music was a fond caress"; "the caresses of the breeze played over his face" |
| cast | cast | a violent throw |
| caste | caste | in some social insects (such as ants) a physically distinct individual or group of individuals specialized to perform certain functions in the colony |
| caucussed | caucus | a closed political meeting |
| chassed | chasse | (ballet) quick gliding steps with one foot always leading |
| chaste | chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| chest | chest | box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy |
| chorussed | chorus | the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers |
| christ | christ | any expected deliverer |
| classed | class | education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes" |
| clast | clast | (geology) a constituent fragment of a clastic rock |
| coast | coast | the act of moving smoothly along a surface while remaining in contact with it; "his slide didn't stop until the bottom of the hill"; "the children lined up for a coast down the snowy slope" |
| compassed | compass | navigational instrument for finding directions |
| compressed | compress | reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air" |
| compressed | compressed | reduced in volume by pressure; "compressed air" |
| concussed | concuss | injure the brain; sustain a concussion |
| confessed | confess | admit (to a wrongdoing); "She confessed that she had taken the money" |
| cost | cost | the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold); "the fluctuating monetary value of gold and silver"; "he puts a high price on his services"; "he couldn't calculate the cost of the collection" |
| crest | crest | a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal |
| crisscrossed | crisscross | marked with crossing lines |
| crisscrossed | crisscrossed | marked with crossing lines |
| crossed | cross | placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" |
| crossed | crossed | placed crosswise; "spoken with a straight face but crossed fingers"; "crossed forks"; "seated with arms across" |
| crust | crust | the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties |
| cussed | cuss | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| cussed | cussed | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| cyst | cyst | a small anatomically normal sac or bladderlike structure (especially one containing fluid) |
| degassed | degas | French impressionist painter (1834-1917) |
| degaussed | degauss | make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); "demagnetize the iron shavings"; "they degaussed the ship" |
| Deist | Deist | a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it |
| depressed | depress | filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" |
| depressed | depressed | filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" |
| digressed | digress | lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking; "She always digresses when telling a story"; "her mind wanders"; "Don't digress when you give a lecture" |
| discussed | discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" |
| dismissed | dismiss | having lost your job |
| dismissed | dismissed | having lost your job |
| distressed | distress | generalized feeling of distress |
| distressed | distressed | generalized feeling of distress |
| doest | doe | mature female of mammals of which the male is called `buck' |
| dossed | doss | sleep in a convenient place; "You can crash here, though it's not very comfortable" |
| dost | do | doctor's degree in osteopathy |
| dressed | dress | dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" |
| dressed | dressed | dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors" |
| dust | dust | fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air; "the furniture was covered with dust" |
| east | east | a location in the eastern part of a country, region, or city |
| egressed | egress | the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent |
| embossed | emboss | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" |
| embossed | embossed | embellished with a raised pattern created by pressure or embroidery; "brocaded silk"; "an embossed satin"; "embossed leather"; "raised needlework"; "raised metalwork" |
| engrossed | engross | giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| engrossed | engrossed | giving or marked by complete attention to; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| EST | EST | standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States |
| expressed | express | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" |
| expressed | expressed | precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes" |
| fast | fast | abstaining from food |
| Faust | Faust | an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge |
| feast | feast | something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes" |
| feist | feist | a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog |
| fessed | fess | (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield |
| finessed | finesse | subtly skillful handling of a situation |
| fist | fist | a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) |
| flossed | floss | a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth |
| focussed | focus | (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" |
| foist | foist | insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| forest | forest | the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area |
| freest | free | people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" |
| fressed | fress | eat a lot and without restraint |
| frost | frost | United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) |
| fussed | fuss | a rapid active commotion |
| gassed | gas | a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" |
| ghost | ghost | a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" |
| gist | gist | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" |
| glassed | glass | fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" |
| glassed | glassed | fitted or covered with glass; "four glazed walls" |
| glossed | gloss | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color" |
| grassed | grass | street names for marijuana |
| grist | grist | grain intended to be or that has been ground |
| grossed | gross | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
| guessed | guess | an estimate based on little or no information |
| guest | guest | (computer science) any computer that is hooked up to a computer network |
| gust | gust | a strong current of air; "the tree was bent almost double by the gust" |
| harassed | harass | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" |
| harassed | harassed | troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager" |
| hard-pressed | hard-pressed | facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty; "distressed companies need loans and technical advice"; "financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"; "we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment"; "found themselves in a bad way financially" |
| harnessed | harness | brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom" |
| harnessed | harnessed | brought under control and put to use; "electricity from the harnessed Colorado River"; "the harnessed power of the atom" |
| hast | have | a person who possesses great material wealth |
| haste | haste | the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner; "in his haste to leave he forgot his book" |
| heist | heist | robbery at gunpoint |
| hissed | hiss | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
| hoist | hoist | lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects |
| Host | Host | an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association |
| hostessed | hostess | a woman innkeeper |
| impressed | impress | deeply or markedly affected or influenced |
| jest | jest | activity characterized by good humor |
| joist | joist | beam used to support floors or roofs |
| joust | joust | a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances |
| Just | Just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| just | just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| kissed | kiss | a light glancing touch; "there was a brief kiss of their hands in passing" |
| Kleist | Kleist | German dramatist whose works concern people torn between reason and emotion (1777-1811) |
| last | last | a person's dying act; the final thing a person can do; "he breathed his last" |
| least | least | something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" |
| least | less | something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" |
| least | little | something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" |
| list | list | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
| Liszt | Liszt | Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) |
| lost | lose | people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" |
| lost | lost | people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" |
| lust | lust | self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the deadly sins) |
| massed | mass | (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist |
| mast | mast | a vertical spar for supporting sails |
| messed | mess | a (large) military dining room where service personnel eat or relax |
| missed | miss | not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" |
| missed | missed | not caught with the senses or the mind; "words lost in the din" |
| mist | mist | a thin fog with condensation near the ground |
| moist | moist | slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" |
| most | most | the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" |
| most | much | the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal" |
| moussed | mousse | toiletry consisting of an aerosol foam used in hair styling |
| mussed | muss | a state of confusion and disorderliness; "the house was a mess"; "she smoothed the mussiness of the bed" |
| must | must | the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy |
| Nast | Nast | United States political cartoonist (1840-1902) |
| nest | nest | a kind of gun emplacement; "a machine-gun nest"; "a nest of snipers" |
| nonplussed | nonplus | filled with bewilderment; "at a loss to understand those remarks"; "puzzled that she left without saying goodbye" |
| oast | oast | a kiln for drying hops |
| obsessed | obsess | having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" |
| obsessed | obsessed | having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" |
| oppressed | oppress | burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure" |
| oppressed | oppressed | burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure" |
| oust | oust | remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds" |
| outclassed | outclass | decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class |
| outclassed | outclassed | decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class |
| outguessed | outguess | attempt to anticipate or predict |
| passed | pass | success in satisfying a test or requirement; "his future depended on his passing that test"; "he got a pass in introductory chemistry" |
| past | past | a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past |
| paste | paste | a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers or used in preparing other dishes |
| pest | pest | any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides" |
| pissed | piss | very drunk |
| pissed | pissed | very drunk |
| piste | piste | a ski run densely packed with snow |
| possessed | possess | influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" |
| possessed | possessed | influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" |
| post | post | the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" |
| precessed | precess | move in a gyrating fashion; "the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied" |
| processed | process | subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread" |
| processed | processed | subjected to a special process or treatment; "prepared ergot"; "processed cheeses are easy to spread" |
| professed | profess | openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" |
| professed | professed | openly declared as such; "an avowed enemy"; "her professed love of everything about that country"; "McKinley was assassinated by a professed anarchist" |
| progressed | progress | gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| quest | quest | the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds" |
| reassessed | reassess | revise or renew one's assessment |
| recessed | recess | resembling an alcove |
| recessed | recessed | resembling an alcove |
| redressed | redress | act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
| regressed | regress | returning to a former state |
| repressed | repress | characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" |
| repressed | repressed | characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions; "her severe upbringing had left her inhibited"; "a very inhibited young man, anxious and ill at ease"; "their reactions were partly the product of pent-up emotions"; "repressed rage turned his face scarlet" |
| rest | rest | freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" |
| roast | roast | negative criticism |
| roost | roost | a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep |
| Rust | Rust | any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants |
| sassed | sass | an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" |
| schist | schist | any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers |
| schussed | schuss | ski downhill |
| storm-tossed | storm-tossed | pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities |
| stressed | stress | bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" |
| stressed | stressed | bearing a stress or accent; "an iambic foot consists of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable as in `delay'" |
| suppressed | suppress | kept from public knowledge by various means; |
| suppressed | suppressed | kept from public knowledge by various means; |
| surpassed | surpass | be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" |
| surplussed | surplus | a quantity much larger than is needed |
| taste | taste | a kind of sensing; distinguishing substances by means of the taste buds; "a wine tasting" |
| teargassed | teargas | a gas that makes the eyes fill with tears but does not damage them; used in dispersing crowds |
| test | test | the act of testing something; "in the experimental trials the amount of carbon was measured separately"; "he called each flip of the coin a new trial" |
| theist | theist | one who believes in the existence of a god or gods |
| thrust | thrust | the act of applying force to propel something; "after reaching the desired velocity the drive is cut off" |
| toast | toast | slices of bread that have been toasted |
| tossed | toss | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" |
| tost | toss | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" |
| transgressed | transgress | pass beyond (limits or boundaries) |
| trespassed | trespass | entry to another's property without right or permission |
| truest | true | proper alignment; the property possessed by something that is in correct or proper alignment; "out of true" |
| trussed | truss | bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" |
| trussed | trussed | bound or secured closely; "the guard was found trussed up with his arms and legs securely tied"; "a trussed chicken" |
| trust | trust | the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others; "the experience destroyed his trust and personal dignity" |
| tryst | tryst | a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers) |
| tweest | twee | affectedly dainty or refined |
| twist | twist | any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen" |
| unblessed | unblessed | not provided with something desirable; "a hovel unblessed with electricity or running water" |
| uncrossed | uncross | not crossed; "sitting primly with uncrossed legs" |
| uncrossed | uncrossed | not crossed; "sitting primly with uncrossed legs" |
| undressed | undress | having removed clothing |
| undressed | undressed | having removed clothing |
| unstressed | unstressed | not bearing a stress or accent; "short vowels are unstressed" |
| vast | vast | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge |
| vest | vest | a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body |
| waist | waist | the narrow part of the shoe connecting the heel and the wide part of the sole |
| waitressed | waitress | a woman waiter |
| wast | be | a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element |
| waste | waste | useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly; "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources" |
| weest | wee | a short time; "bide a wee" |
| well-dressed | well-dressed | having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat |
| west | west | a location in the western part of a country, region, or city |
| whist | whist | a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six |
| wist | wit | mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
| witnessed | witness | testimony by word or deed to your religious faith |
| wost | wit | mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" |
| wrest | wrest | obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically; "wrest the knife from his hands"; "wrest a meaning from the old text"; "wrest power from the old government" |
| wrist | wrist | a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones |
| yeast | yeast | any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division |
| yessed | yes | an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes" |
| zest | zest | a tart spicy quality |
| Word | Base word | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| abreast | abreast | being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; "kept abreast of the latest developments"; "constant revision keeps the book au courant"; "always au fait on the latest events"; "up on the news" |
| accost | accost | approach with an offer of sexual favors; "he was solicited by a prostitute"; "The young man was caught soliciting in the park" |
| adjust | adjust | adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation" |
| adust | adust | burned brown by the sun; "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott |
| aghast | aghast | struck with fear, dread, or consternation |
| airest | air | travel via aircraft; "air travel involves too much waiting in airports"; "if you've time to spare go by air" |
| airpost | airpost | a system of conveying mail by aircraft |
| almost | almost | (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" |
| altoist | altoist | a musician who plays the alto saxophone |
| altruist | altruist | someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being |
| aorist | aorist | a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation |
| aptest | apt | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" |
| archaist | archaist | an expert or collector of antiquities |
| archest | arch | (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it |
| armrest | armrest | a support for the arm |
| arrest | arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal); "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| artist | artist | a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
| artiste | artiste | a public performer (a dancer or singer) |
| assist | assist | (sports) the act of enabling another player to make a good play |
| atheist | atheist | someone who denies the existence of god |
| attest | attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity; "I attest this signature" |
| august | august | the month following July and preceding September |
| auldest | auld | a Scottish word; "auld lang syne" |
| backblast | backblast | backfire from a recoilless weapon |
| backmost | backmost | located farthest to the rear |
| backrest | backrest | a support that you can lean against while sitting; "the back of the dental chair was adjustable" |
| baddest | bad | that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" |
| baldest | bald | grow bald; lose hair on one's head; "He is balding already" |
| ballast | ballast | any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship |
| baptist | baptist | follower of Baptistic doctrines |
| barest | bare | lay bare; "denude a forest" |
| basest | base | a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" |
| bassest | bass | nontechnical name for any of numerous edible marine and freshwater spiny-finned fishes |
| bassist | bassist | a musician who play the bass viol |
| batiste | batiste | a thin plain-weave cotton or linen fabric; used for shirts or dresses |
| beanfeast | beanfeast | an annual dinner party given by an employer for the employees |
| bedfast | bedfast | confined to bed (by illness) |
| bedpost | bedpost | any of 4 vertical supports at the corners of a bedstead |
| bedrest | bedrest | confinement to bed continuously (as in the case of some sick or injured persons) |
| behest | behest | an authoritative command or request |
| Belfast | Belfast | capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland |
| bequest | bequest | (law) a gift of personal property by will |
| biggest | big | in an advanced stage of pregnancy; "was big with child"; "was great with child" |
| birdnest | birdnest | nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
| blackest | black | black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning); "the widow wore black" |
| blacklist | blacklist | a list of people who are out of favor |
| blandest | bland | smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error" |
| blankest | blank | a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet |
| bleakest | bleak | offering little or no hope; "the future looked black"; "prospects were bleak"; "Life in the Aran Islands has always been bleak and difficult"- J.M.Synge; "took a dim view of things" |
| blearest | blear | make dim or indistinct; "The fog blurs my vision" |
| blindest | blind | a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet" |
| blithest | blithe | carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart" |
| blondest | blond | a light grayish yellow to near white |
| blondest | blonde | a light grayish yellow to near white |
| bloodlust | bloodlust | a desire for bloodshed |
| bluffest | bluff | the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards |
| bluntest | blunt | make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound" |
| boldest | bold | a typeface with thick heavy lines |
| bombast | bombast | pompous or pretentious talk or writing |
| bossest | bos | wild and domestic cattle; in some classifications placed in the subfamily Bovinae or tribe Bovini |
| bossest | boss | a circular rounded projection or protuberance |
| brashest | brash | offensively bold; "a brash newcomer disputed the age-old rules for admission to the club"; "a nervy thing to say" |
| bravest | brave | people who are brave; "the home of the free and the brave" |
| brawest | braw | brightly colored and showy; "girls decked out in brave new dresses"; "brave banners flying"; "`braw' is a Scottish word"; "a dress a bit too gay for her years"; "birds with gay plumage" |
| breakfast | breakfast | the first meal of the day (usually in the morning) |
| briefest | brief | a condensed written summary or abstract |
| brightest | bright | full or promise; "had a bright future in publishing"; "the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career"; "a hopeful new singer on Broadway" |
| briskest | brisk | become brisk; "business brisked up" |
| broadcast | broadcast | message that is transmitted by radio or television |
| broadest | broad | slang term for a woman; "a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch" |
| brownest | brown | a university in Rhode Island |
| bruskest | brusk | marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" |
| brusquest | brusque | marked by rude or peremptory shortness; "try to cultivate a less brusque manner"; "a curt reply"; "the salesgirl was very short with him" |
| Buddhist | Buddhist | one who follows the teachings of Buddha |
| bummest | bum | the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" |
| butchest | butch | (slang) offensive term for a lesbian who is noticeably masculine |
| bypast | bypass | well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" |
| bypast | bypast | well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" |
| calmest | calm | steadiness of mind under stress; "he accepted their problems with composure and she with equanimity" |
| campest | camp | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling" |
| casuist | casuist | someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious |
| cellist | cellist | someone who plays a violoncello |
| centrist | centrist | a person who takes a position in the political center |
| Chartist | Chartist | a stock market analyst who tries to predict market trends from graphs of recent prices of securities |
| chastest | chaste | morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste" |
| cheapest | cheap | relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" |
| checklist | checklist | a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted |
| chemist | chemist | a scientist who specializes in chemistry |
| chicest | chic | elegance by virtue of being fashionable |
| chiefest | chief | a person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" |
| chillest | chill | coldness due to a cold environment |
| chirkest | chirk | make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird |
| choicest | choice | the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" |
| chuffest | chuff | blow hard and loudly; "he huffed and puffed as he made his way up the mountain" |
| clayiest | clayey | resembling or containing clay; "argillaceous rocks" |
| cleanest | clean | a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead |
| clearest | clear | a clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open" |
| closest | close | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" |
| coarsest | coarse | lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; "he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind"; "behavior that branded him as common"; "an untutored and uncouth human being"; "an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy"; "appealing to the vulgar taste for violence"; "the vulgar display of the newly rich" |
| coattest | coat | growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal |
| coexist | coexist | exist together |
| coldest | cold | the absence of heat; "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor" |
| combust | combust | undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" |
| compost | compost | a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer |
| congest | conge | become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| congest | congest | become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" |
| conquest | conquest | success in mastering something difficult; "the conquest of space" |
| consist | consist | be composed of; "The land he conquered comprised several provinces"; "What does this dish consist of?" |
| contest | contest | a struggle between rivals |
| contrast | contrast | the act of distinguishing by comparing differences |
| coolest | cool | great coolness and composure under strain; "keep your cool" |
| copyist | copyist | someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts |
| couldest | can | airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc. |
| couthest | couth | (used facetiously) refined |
| coyest | coy | modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled" |
| crankest | crank | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
| crassest | crass | (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility |
| crispest | crisp | a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat |
| crookest | crook | a long staff with one end being hook shaped |
| crossest | cross | (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids |
| crossest | crosse | a long racket with a triangular frame; used in playing lacrosse |
| crudest | crude | a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons |
| cruelest | cruel | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" |
| cruellest | cruel | (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks" |
| Cubist | Cubist | an artist who adheres to the principles of cubism |
| cultist | cultist | a member of a religious cult |
| curtest | curt | brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"; "a response so curt as to be almost rude"; "the laconic reply; `yes'"; "short and terse and easy to understand" |
| cutest | cut | an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" |
| cutest | cute | obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms" |
| cyclist | cyclist | a person who rides a bicycle |
| czarist | czarist | of or relating to or characteristic of a czar |
| daftest | daft | informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" |
| damndest | damned | people who are condemned to eternal punishment; "he felt he had visited the realm of the damned" |
| damnest | damn | something of little value; "his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks" |
| dampest | damp | a slight wetness |
| dankest | dank | unpleasantly cool and humid; "a clammy handshake"; "clammy weather"; "a dank cellar"; "dank rain forests" |
| darkest | dark | an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness" |
| deadest | dead | people who are no longer living; "they buried the dead" |
| deafest | deaf | people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" |
| dearest | dear | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment |
| dearest | deare | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment |
| dearest | dearest | a beloved person; used as terms of endearment |
| decompressed | decompress | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| deepest | deep | literary term for an ocean; "denizens of the deep" |
| defrost | defrost | make or become free of frost or ice; "Defrost the car window" |
| deftest | deft | skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind" |
| demist | demist | free from mist; "demist the car windows" |
| densest | dense | slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" |
| dentist | dentist | a person qualified to practice dentistry |
| desist | desist | choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol" |
| detest | detest | dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards; "I hate Mexican food"; "She detests politicians" |
| Digest | Digest | something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) |
| digest | digest | something that is compiled (as into a single book or file) |
| dimmest | dim | become vague or indistinct; "The distinction between the two theories blurred" |
| dinkest | dink | a soft return so that the tennis ball drops abruptly after crossing the net |
| direst | dire | causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" |
| disgust | disgust | strong feelings of dislike |
| dispossessed | dispossess | physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern |
| dispossessed | dispossessed | physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security; "made a living out of shepherding dispossed people from one country to another"- James Stern |
| dissed | dis | god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto |
| dissed | diss | treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone" |
| distaste | distaste | a feeling of intense dislike |
| distrust | distrust | the trait of not trusting others |
| divest | divest | remove (someone's or one's own) clothes; "The nurse quickly undressed the accident victim"; "She divested herself of her outdoor clothes"; "He disinvested himself of his garments" |
| doorpost | doorpost | a jamb for a door |
| dourest | dour | showing a brooding ill humor; "a dark scowl"; "the proverbially dour New England Puritan"; "a glum, hopeless shrug"; "he sat in moody silence"; "a morose and unsociable manner"; "a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven; "a sour temper"; "a sullen crowd" |
| downcast | downcast | a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine |
| drabbest | drab | a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown |
| drearest | drear | causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather" |
| driest | drey | the nest of a squirrel |
| driest | dry | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| drollest | droll | comical in an odd or whimsical manner; "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor" |
| druggist | druggist | a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs |
| drunkest | drunk | someone who is intoxicated |
| dryest | dry | a reformer who opposes the use of intoxicating beverages |
| duelist | duelist | a person who fights duels |
| duellist | duellist | a person who fights duels |
| dullest | dull | make less lively or vigorous; "Middle age dulled her appetite for travel" |
| dumbest | dumb | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness |
| dunnest | dun | horse of a dull brownish grey color |
| durmast | durmast | deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood |
| dwarfest | dwarf | a plant or animal that is atypically small |
| dynast | dynast | a hereditary ruler |
| earnest | earnest | something of value given by one person to another to bind a contract |
| eastmost | eastmost | farthest to the east |
| egest | egest | eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" |
| egoist | egoist | a self-centered person with little regard for others |
| eldest | eld | the offspring who came first in the order of birth |
| eldest | eldest | the offspring who came first in the order of birth |
| eldest | old | the offspring who came first in the order of birth |
| embarrassed | embarrass | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" |
| embarrassed | embarrassed | made to feel uncomfortable because of shame or wounded pride; "too embarrassed to say hello to his drunken father on the street"; "humiliated that his wife had to go out to work"; "felt mortified by the comparison with her sister" |
| encompassed | encompass | include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group" |
| encrust | encrust | form a crust or a hard layer |
| enlist | enlist | join the military |
| entrust | entrust | confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| exhaust | exhaust | system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged |
| exist | exist | have an existence, be extant; "Is there a God?" |
| faddist | faddist | a person who subscribes to a variety of fads |
| fainest | fain | having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" |
| faintest | faint | a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain |
| fairest | fair | a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. |
| falsest | false | (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" |
| fantast | fantast | someone who predicts the future |
| farthest | far | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| farthest | farthest | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| Fascist | Fascist | an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views |
| fastest | fast | most quickly |
| fastest | fastest | most quickly |
| fattest | fat | excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" |
| fauvist | fauvist | a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism |
| fayest | fay | a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
| fellest | fell | the act of felling something (as a tree) |
| fewest | few | (superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory" |
| feyest | fey | suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown |
| fiercest | fierce | violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" |
| finest | fine | money extracted as a penalty |
| firmest | firm | the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" |
| fishpaste | fishpaste | a paste of fish or shellfish |
| fittest | fit | a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" |
| flashest | flash | a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph |
| flattest | flat | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house |
| flautist | flautist | someone who plays the flute |
| fleetest | fleet | a group of warships organized as a tactical unit |
| fliest | fly | (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air |
| flippest | flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" |
| florist | florist | a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold |
| flushest | flush | sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) |
| flutist | flutist | someone who plays the flute |
| flypast | flypast | a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground |
| fondest | fond | (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" |
| footrest | footrest | a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person |
| forecast | forecast | a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop |
| foremast | foremast | the mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts |
| foremost | foremost | preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" |
| foretaste | foretaste | an early limited awareness of something yet to occur |
| foulest | foul | an act that violates the rules of a sport |
| frailest | frail | a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) |
| frankest | frank | a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll |
| fraughtest | fraught | filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" |
| freshest | fresh | improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!" |
| frontmost | frontmost | preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" |
| fullest | full | the time when the Moon is fully illuminated; "the moon is at the full" |
| funnest | fun | activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" |
| furthest | far | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| furthest | furthest | (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" |
| gabfest | gabfest | light informal conversation for social occasions |
| gambist | gambist | a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba |
| gamest | game | an amusement or pastime; "they played word games"; "he thought of his painting as a game that filled his empty time"; "his life was all fun and games" |
| gauchest | gauche | lacking social polish; "too gauche to leave the room when the conversation became intimate"; "their excellent manners always made me feel gauche" |
| gauntest | gaunt | very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; "emaciated bony hands"; "a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys"; "eyes were haggard and cavernous"; "small pinched faces"; "kept life in his wasted frame only by grim concentration" |
| gayest | gay | someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex |
| gladdest | glad | any of numerous plants of the genus Gladiolus native chiefly to tropical and South Africa having sword-shaped leaves and one-sided spikes of brightly colored funnel-shaped flowers; widely cultivated |
| glasnost | glasnost | a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems |
| glibbest | glib | artfully persuasive in speech; "a glib tongue"; "a smooth-tongued hypocrite" |
| gluiest | gluey | having the sticky properties of an adhesive |
| glummest | glum | moody and melancholic |
| goalpost | goalpost | one of a pair of posts (usually joined by a crossbar) that are set up as a goal at each end of a playing field |
| goldcrest | goldcrest | European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch |
| goldest | gold | a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair" |
| gooiest | gooey | soft and sticky |
| grandest | grand | a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs |
| gravest | grave | a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone); "he put flowers on his mother's grave" |
| grayest | gray | horse of a light gray or whitish color |
| greatest | great | highest in quality |
| greatest | greatest | highest in quality |
| greenest | green | street names for ketamine |
| greyest | grey | horse of a light gray or whitish color |
| grimmest | grim | shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen" |
| grossest | gross | the entire amount of income before any deductions are made |
| gruffest | gruff | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson |
| gymnast | gymnast | an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics |
| halest | hale | prolific United States writer (1822-1909) |
| half-caste | half-caste | an offensive term for the offspring of parents of different races or cultures |
| half-mast | half-mast | a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress |
| handrest | handrest | a support for the hand |
| hardest | hard | not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?" |
| harpist | harpist | someone who plays the harp |
| harshest | harsh | sharply disagreeable; rigorous; "the harsh facts of court delays"; "an abrasive character" |
| harvest | harvest | the season for gathering crops |
| headfast | headfast | a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf |
| headrest | headrest | a rest for the head |
| Hebraist | Hebraist | linguist specializing in the Hebrew language |
| henroost | henroost | a roost for hens at night |
| heppest | hep | informed about the latest trends |
| highest | high | a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed |
| hindmost | hindmost | located farthest to the rear |
| hippest | hip | either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh |
| hoarfrost | hoarfrost | ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) |
| hoarsest | hoarse | deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion; "gruff voices"; "the dog's gruff barking"; "hoarse cries"; "makes all the instruments sound powerful but husky"- Virgil Thomson |
| hobbyist | hobbyist | a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure |
| holdfast | holdfast | restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place |
| honest | honest | gained or earned without cheating or stealing; "an honest wage"; "an fair penny" |
| hornist | hornist | a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn) |
| hottest | hot | marked by excited activity; "a hot week on the stock market" |
| hugest | huge | unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope; "huge government spending"; "huge country estates"; "huge popular demand for higher education"; "a huge wave"; "the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains"; "immense numbers of birds"; "at vast (or immense) expense"; "the vast reaches of outer space"; "the vast accumulation of knowledge...which we call civilization"- W.R.Inge |
| illest | ill | an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining |
| impost | impost | the lowest stone in an arch -- from which it springs |
| incest | incest | sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry (as between a parent and a child) |
| incrust | incrust | form a crust or a hard layer |
| infest | infest | invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen" |
| ingest | ingest | take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe" |
| inmost | inmost | situated or occurring farthest within; "the innermost chamber" |
| inquest | inquest | an inquiry into the cause of an unexpected death |
| insist | insist | assert to be true; "The letter asserts a free society" |
| intercrossed | intercrossed | produced by crossbreeding |
| intrust | intrust | confer a trust upon; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| invest | invest | make an investment; "Put money into bonds" |
| Jainist | Jainist | a believer in Jainism |
| jingoist | jingoist | an extreme bellicose nationalist |
| jurist | jurist | a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice |
| justest | just | free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" |
| keenest | keen | a funeral lament sung with loud wailing |
| kindest | kind | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" |
| Lamaist | Lamaist | (Buddhism) an adherent of Lamaism |
| lambast | lambast | censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| lambaste | lambaste | censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup" |
| lamest | lame | a fabric interwoven with threads of metal; "she wore a gold lame dress" |
| lamppost | lamppost | a metal post supporting an outdoor lamp (such as a streetlight) |
| langouste | langouste | large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters |
| lankest | lank | long and lean |
| largest | large | a garment size for a large person |
| latest | late | the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?" |
| latest | latest | the most recent news or development; "have you heard the latest?" |
| laxest | lax | emptying easily or excessively; "loose bowels" |
| leanest | lean | the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; "the tower had a pronounced tilt"; "the ship developed a list to starboard"; "he walked with a heavy inclination to the right" |
| leftest | left | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east; "take a left at the corner" |
| leftist | leftist | a person who belongs to the political left |
| leftmost | leftmost | farthest to the left; "the leftmost non-zero digit" |
| lessest | less | (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" |
| lewdest | lewd | suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks" |
| liefest | lief | in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" |
| lightest | light | any device serving as a source of illumination; "he stopped the car and turned off the lights" |
| likest | like | a kind of person; "We'll not see his like again"; "I can't tolerate people of his ilk" |
| limpest | limp | the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg |
| linguist | linguist | a person who speaks more than one language |
| lithest | lithe | moving and bending with ease |
| livest | live | have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations; "I know the feeling!"; "have you ever known hunger?"; "I have lived a kind of hell when I was a drug addict"; "The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare"; "I lived through two divorces" |
| loathest | loath | (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" |
| loathest | loathe | find repugnant; "I loathe that man"; "She abhors cats" |
| lobbyist | lobbyist | someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer |
| locust | locust | migratory grasshoppers of warm regions having short antennae |
| longest | long | for the most time; "she stayed longest" |
| longest | longe | for the most time; "she stayed longest" |
| loosest | loos | Austrian architect (1870-1933) |
| loosest | loose | become loose or looser or less tight; "The noose loosened"; "the rope relaxed" |
| lothest | loth | (usually followed by `to') strongly opposed; "antipathetic to new ideas"; "averse to taking risks"; "loath to go on such short notice"; "clearly indisposed to grant their request" |
| loudest | loud | characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity; "a group of loud children"; "loud thunder"; "her voice was too loud"; "loud trombones" |
| low-cost | low-cost | that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing" |
| lowest | low | lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" |
| lowest | lowe | lowest in rank or importance; "last prize"; "in last place" |
| lushest | lush | a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually |
| lutist | lutist | a musician who plays the lute |
| lyrist | lyrist | a person who writes the words for songs |
| maddest | mad | roused to anger; "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark" |
| Mahdist | Mahdist | an adherent of Mahdism |
| mainest | main | a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage |
| mainmast | mainmast | the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts |
| Maoist | Maoist | an advocate of Maoism |
| Marxist | Marxist | emotionally charged terms used to refer to extreme radicals or revolutionaries |
| mauvest | mauve | a moderate purple |
| meagrest | meagre | deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare" |
| meanest | mean | an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
| meekest | meek | evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" |
| meetest | meet | a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held |
| merest | mere | a small pond of standing water |
| middest | mid | used in combination to denote the middle; "midmorning"; "midsummer"; "in mid-1958"; "a mid-June wedding" |
| Mideast | Mideast | the area around the eastern Mediterranean; from Turkey to northern Africa and eastward to Iran; the site of such ancient civilizations as Phoenicia and Babylon and Egypt and the birthplace of Judaism and Christianity and Islam; had continuous economic and political turmoil in the 20th century; "the Middle East is the cradle of Western civilization" |
| midmost | midmost | being in the exact middle |
| Midwest | Midwest | the north central region of the United States (sometimes called the heartland or the breadbasket of America) |
| mildest | mild | mild and pleasant; "balmy days and nights"; "the climate was mild and conducive to life or growth"; "a soft breeze" |
| misaddressed | misaddress | put a wrong address on; "misdirect the letter" |
| miscast | miscast | cast an actor, singer, or dancer in an unsuitable role |
| mistrust | mistrust | the trait of not trusting others |
| Mithraist | Mithraist | adherent of Mithraism |
| modest | modest | limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" |
| modiste | modiste | someone who makes or mends dresses |
| moistest | moist | slightly wet; "clothes damp with perspiration"; "a moist breeze"; "eyes moist with tears" |
| molest | molest | annoy continually or chronically; "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers" |
| mootest | moot | a hypothetical case that law students argue as an exercise; "he organized the weekly moot" |
| mutest | mute | a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument |
| naivest | naive | not initiated; deficient in relevant experience; "it seemed a bizarre ceremony to uninitiated western eyes"; "he took part in the experiment as a naive subject" |
| narcist | narcist | someone in love with themselves |
| nearest | near | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" |
| nearest | nearest | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" |
| neatest | neat | free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" |
| newest | new | unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job" |
| newscast | newscast | a broadcast of news or commentary on the news |
| nicest | nice | a city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean; the leading resort on the French Riviera |
| nighest | nigh | (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance; "that was the time he came nearest to death" |
| northeast | northeast | a location in the northeastern part of a country, region, or city |
| northmost | northmost | situated farthest north; "Alaska is our northernmost state" |
| northwest | northwest | a location in the northwestern part of a country, region, or city |
| nudest | nude | a painting of a naked human figure |
| nudist | nudist | a person who practices nudity for reasons of health or religion |
| numbest | numb | make numb or insensitive; "The shock numbed her senses" |
| oboist | oboist | a musician who plays the oboe |
| oddest | odd | not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned" |
| odist | odist | a poet who writes odes |
| oftest | oft | many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" |
| oldest | old | past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') |
| outcast | outcast | a person who is rejected (from society or home) |
| outcaste | outcaste | a person belonging to no caste |
| outlast | outlast | live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years" |
| outmost | outmost | situated at the farthest possible point from a center |
| outpost | outpost | a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops |
| outthrust | outthrust | an outcropping of rock that extends outward |
| overdressed | overdress | dressed too elaborately |
| overstressed | overstress | place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book" |
| palest | pale | a wooden strip forming part of a fence |
| palmist | palmist | fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms |
| pantheist | pantheist | someone who believes that God and the universe are the same |
| papist | papist | an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy |
| persist | persist | be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions" |
| pertest | pert | characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner" |
| pinkest | pink | a light shade of red |
| plainest | plain | a basic knitting stitch |
| plummest | plum | a highly desirable position or assignment; "a political plum" |
| plumpest | plump | the sound of a sudden heavy fall |
| plushest | plush | a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet |
| poorest | poor | people without possessions or wealth (considered as a group); "the urban poor need assistance" |
| poshest | posh | elegant and fashionable; "classy clothes"; "a classy dame"; "a posh restaurant"; "a swish pastry shop on the Rue du Bac"- Julia Child |
| post-haste | post-haste | as fast as possible; with all possible haste; "send it to me post-haste" |
| precast | precast | of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation |
| prepossessed | prepossess | influence (somebody's) opinion in advance |
| pressed | press | compacted by ironing |
| pressed | pressed | compacted by ironing |
| priest | priest | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders |
| primmest | prim | dress primly |
| promptest | prompt | (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command |
| pronest | prone | lying face downward |
| protest | protest | the act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent |
| protist | protist | free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes |
| Proust | Proust | French novelist (1871-1922) |
| provost | provost | a high-ranking university administrator |
| psalmist | psalmist | a composer of sacred songs; "David is called The Psalmist because he is believed to be the author of the Book of Psalms" |
| punkest | punk | rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock |
| purest | pure | in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal" |
| purist | purist | someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words) |
| quaintest | quaint | strange in an interesting or pleasing way; "quaint dialect words"; "quaint streets of New Orleans, that most foreign of American cities" |
| quickest | quick | most quickly |
| quickest | quickest | most quickly |
| racist | racist | a person with a prejudiced belief that one race is superior to others |
| raddest | rad | the unit of plane angle adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to the angle at the center of a circle subtended by an arc equal in length to the radius (approximately 57.295 degrees) |
| rankest | rank | the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army); "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel" |
| rapist | rapist | someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse |
| rarest | rare | not widely distributed; "rare herbs"; "rare patches of green in the desert" |
| rashest | rash | a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences; "a rash of bank robberies"; "a blizzard of lawsuits" |
| rawest | raw | informal terms for nakedness; "in the raw"; "in the altogether"; "in his birthday suit" |
| readjust | readjust | adjust anew; "After moving back to America, he had to readjust" |
| rearmost | rearmost | located farthest to the rear |
| rearrest | rear | the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph" |
| recast | recast | cast or model anew; "She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state" |
| redbreast | redbreast | small Old World songbird with a reddish breast |
| reddest | red | red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood |
| refocussed | refocus | put again into focus or focus more sharply; "refocus the image until it is very sharp" |
| repast | repast | the food served and eaten at one time |
| repossessed | repossess | regain possession of something |
| reprocessed | reprocess | use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" |
| request | request | a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority |
| resist | resist | withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow" |
| retrogressed | retrogress | go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" |
| richest | rich | people who have possessions and wealth (considered as a group); "only the very rich benefit from this legislation" |
| rifest | rife | excessively abundant |
| rightest | right | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east; "take a right at the corner" |
| Rightist | Rightist | a member of a right wing political party |
| rightmost | rightmost | farthest to the right; "in the rightmost line of traffic" |
| ripest | ripe | far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90" |
| riposte | riposte | (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge |
| robust | robust | rough and crude; "a robust tale" |
| roughcast | roughcast | a rough preliminary model |
| roughest | rough | the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short |
| roundest | round | the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds" |
| rudest | rude | socially incorrect in behavior; "resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion" |
| rummest | rum | a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards |
| saddest | sad | bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" |
| sadist | sadist | someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain or others |
| safest | safe | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
| sagest | sage | aromatic fresh or dried grey-green leaves used widely as seasoning for meats and fowl and game etc |
| saltest | salt | the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth |
| sandblast | sandblast | a blast of wind laden with sand |
| sanest | sane | marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy" |
| sawdust | sawdust | fine particles of wood made by sawing wood |
| saxist | saxist | a musician who plays the saxophone |
| sayest | say | the chance to speak; "let him have his say" |
| scantest | scant | supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance" |
| scarcest | scarce | deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; "fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought" |
| scientist | scientist | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences |
| seacoast | seacoast | the shore of a sea or ocean |
| second-guessed | second-guess | evaluate or criticize with hindsight |
| self-addressed | self-addressed | addressed to yourself; "enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope with all submissions" |
| self-confessed | self-confessed | owned up to; "his admitted doubts"; "the conceded error"; "a confessed murderer"; "a self-confessed plagiarist" |
| self-possessed | self-possessed | in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" |
| serest | sere | (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture; "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered seedlings"; "withered vines" |
| sexist | sexist | a man with a chauvinistic belief in the inferiority of women |
| Shaktist | Shaktist | worshipper of Shakti |
| sharpest | sharp | a long thin sewing needle with a sharp point |
| sheerest | sheer | cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle" |
| shiest | shy | a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" |
| Shintoist | Shintoist | a believer in Shintoism |
| shirtwaist | shirtwaist | a blouse with buttons down the front; "in Britain they call a shirtwaist a shirtwaister" |
| shitlist | shitlist | a list of people who are out of favor |
| Shivaist | Shivaist | worshipper of Shiva |
| shortest | short | the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base |
| shortlist | shortlist | a list of applicants winnowed from a longer list who have been deemed suitable and from which the successful person will be chosen |
| shrewdest | shrewd | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" |
| shrillest | shrill | utter a shrill cry |
| shyest | shy | a quick throw; "he gave the ball a shy to the first baseman" |
| sickest | sick | people who are sick; "they devote their lives to caring for the sick" |
| signpost | signpost | a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way |
| skintest | skint | lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" |
| slackest | slack | a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took up the slack" |
| sleekest | sleek | make slick or smooth |
| slickest | slick | a trowel used to make a surface slick |
| sliest | sly | marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
| slightest | slight | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) |
| slimmest | slim | take off weight |
| slowest | slow | most slowly |
| slowest | slowest | most slowly |
| slugfest | slugfest | a fight with bare fists |
| slyest | sly | marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" |
| smallest | small | a garment size for a small person |
| smartest | smart | a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore |
| smoothest | smooth | the act of smoothing; "he gave his hair a quick smooth" |
| smuggest | smug | marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation" |
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