fleecy Meaning
Definition: (adjective) Having soft nap produced by brushing. Synonyms: napped, brushed. Usage: Though the train was unbearably cold, she snuggled into the fleecy lining of her coat and promptly fell […]
banneret Meaning
Definition: (noun) A knight honored for valor, entitled to display a square banner and to hold higher command. Synonyms: knight of the square flag. Usage: The banneret proudly led his […]
roster Meaning
Definition: (noun) A list, especially of names. Synonyms: roll. Usage: The spy’s mission was to compile a roster of officials amenable to bribery. Discuss Definition: (noun) A list, especially of […]
buskin Meaning
Definition: (noun) A foot and leg covering reaching halfway to the knee, resembling a laced half boot. Synonyms: half boot. Usage: He wore pale yellow buskins that covered the scars […]
spelunker Meaning
Definition: (noun) One who explores caves chiefly as a hobby; a caver. Synonyms: potholer, speleologist. Usage: The spelunkers were lost in the cave and worried that their minimal rations, two […]
excursive Meaning
Definition: (adjective) Of, given to, characterized by, or having the nature of digression. Synonyms: rambling, digressive, discursive. Usage: What started as a few excursive remarks soon turned into a long, […]
haggard Meaning
Definition: (adjective) Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering. Synonyms: careworn, drawn, raddled, worn. Usage: His face was ghastly pale; his chin had a brown cut on […]
turbid Meaning
Definition: (adjective) Having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended. Synonyms: murky, cloudy, muddy. Usage: It was now early spring, and the river was swollen and turbulent; great cakes […]
tucket Meaning
Definition: (noun) Short lively tune played on brass instruments. Synonyms: fanfare, flourish. Usage: Her arrival was greeted with a rousing tucket. Discuss Definition: (noun) Short lively tune played on brass […]
disputant Meaning
Definition: (noun) One engaged in a dispute. Synonyms: eristic, controversialist. Usage: Other tribes of the new federation took sides with the original disputants or set up petty revolutions of their […]