(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.
prep
(Southern US, African-American Vernacular) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).
At or near the far end of (a space).
From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
Spanning.
Throughout.
To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
actors
actors
noun
plural of actor
arccos
arccos
noun
Abbreviation of arccosine.
arcose
arctos
borsch
brocks
brocks
noun
plural of brock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brock
broncs
broncs
noun
plural of bronc
cahors
cargos
cargos
noun
cargo pants
carlos
carlos
Proper noun
name of and origin. English equivalent: Charles.
carobs
carobs
noun
plural of carob
carols
carols
noun
plural of carol.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carol
caroms
caroms
noun
plural of carom
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of carom
carpos
carson
caruso
castor
castor
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of petalite found in Elba.
A container with a perforated cap for sprinkling its contents, especially salt, pepper, etc.
A hat made from the fur of the beaver.
A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.
A pivoting roller attached to the bottom of furniture to allow it to be moved.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Ariadne, of Africa and Asia.
Castoreum (bitter exudate of mature beavers).
castro
censor
censor
noun
(Ancient China, historical) A high-ranking official who was responsible for the supervision of subordinate government officials.
(Ancient Rome, historical) One of the two magistrates who originally administered the census of citizens, and by Classical times (between the 8th century B.C.E. and the 6th century C.E.) was a high judge of public behaviour and morality.
(education) A college or university official whose duties vary depending on the institution.
(obsolete) One who censures or condemns.
(psychology) A hypothetical subconscious agency which filters unacceptable thought before it reaches the conscious mind.
An official responsible for the removal or suppression of objectionable material (for example, if obscene or likely to incite violence) or sensitive content in books, films, correspondence, and other media.
verb
(transitive) To review for, and if necessary to remove or suppress, content from books, films, correspondence, and other media which is regarded as objectionable (for example, obscene, likely to incite violence, or sensitive).
ceorls
ceorls
noun
plural of ceorl
cerous
cerous
adj
(chemistry) Containing cerium with valence three
Having a cere
cesaro
cessor
cessor
noun
(law) In English law, one who is dilatory, negligent, and delinquent in his duty or service, and who thereby incurred the danger of the law, and was liable to have the writ of cessavit brought against him.
(obsolete) One who determined the amount of a cess; an assessor.
chiros
chiros
noun
plural of chiro
choirs
choirs
noun
plural of choir
chords
chords
noun
plural of chord
chores
chores
noun
plural of chore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chore
chorus
chorus
noun
(Christianity) A simple, often repetitive, song intended to be sung in a group during informal worship.
(by extension) A group of people in a performance who recite together.
(by extension, chiefly Britain, theater, historical) An actor who reads the prologue and epilogue of a play, and sometimes also acts as a commentator or narrator; also, a portion of a play read by this actor.
(jazz) The improvised solo section in a small group performance.
(often attributively) A feature or setting in electronic music that makes one instrument sound like many.
A group of organ pipes or organ stops intended to be played simultaneously; a compound stop; also, the sound made by such pipes or stops.
A group of people who express a unanimous opinion.
A group of people, animals, or inanimate objects who make sounds together.
A group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song.
A group of singers performing together; a choir; specifically, such a group singing together in a musical, an opera, etc., as distinct from the soloists; an ensemble.
A part of a song which is repeated between verses; a refrain.
A piece of music, especially one in a larger work such as an opera, written to be sung by a choir in parts (for example, by sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses).
A song performed by the singers of such a group.
An instance of singing by a group of people.
The main part of a pop song played after the introduction.
The noise or sound made by such a group.
The opinion expressed by such a group.
verb
(rare) To provide (a song) with a chorus or refrain.
Of animals: to make cries or sounds together.
To echo in unison another person's words.
To express concurrence with (something said by another person); to echo.
To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus.
To sing the chorus or refrain of a song.
To sing, express, or say in, or as if in, unison.
claros
claros
noun
plural of claro
cloris
closer
closer
adj
comparative form of close: more close
noun
(baseball) A relief pitcher who specializes in getting the last three outs of the game. See Wikipedia:closer (baseball)
(sales) Synonym of close (“the point at the end of a sales pitch when the consumer is asked to buy”)
Someone or something that closes.
Someone or something that concludes.
The last stone in a horizontal course, if smaller than the others; a piece of brick finishing a course.
clours
clours
noun
plural of clour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clour
coarse
coarse
adj
(archaic, of a metal) Unrefined.
Composed of large particles.
Lacking refinement, taste or delicacy.
Of inferior quality.
With a rough texture; not smooth.
cobras
cobras
noun
plural of cobra
coders
coders
noun
plural of coder
codrus
cokers
cokers
noun
plural of coker
colors
colors
noun
plural of color
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of color
comers
comers
noun
plural of comer
comras
constr
cooers
cooers
noun
plural of cooer
cooser
copers
copers
noun
plural of coper
copras
copras
noun
plural of copra
corals
corals
noun
plural of coral
cordis
corers
corers
noun
plural of corer
corgis
corgis
noun
plural of corgi
coriss
cormus
cormus
noun
(biology) An organism made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk where the buds remain attached.
(botany) A corm.
cornus
cornus
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Cornus of dogwoods.
corpse
corpse
noun
(archaic, sometimes derogatory) A human body in general, whether living or dead.
A dead body.
verb
(intransitive, slang, of an actor) To laugh uncontrollably during a performance.
(transitive, slang, of an actor) To cause another actor to do this.
corpsy
corpsy
adj
Resembling a corpse; resembling that of a corpse.
corpus
corpus
noun
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
(uncommon) A body, a collection.
A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
corsac
corsac
noun
corsac fox
corsak
corser
corses
corses
noun
plural of corse
corset
corset
noun
(UK, finance, historical) A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.
(historical) A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
verb
(figuratively) To restrict or confine.
(transitive) To enclose in a corset; to wear a corset.
corsie
corson
corsos
cortes
corves
corves
noun
plural of corf
corvus
corvus
noun
(historical) A grappling hook in Ancient Roman naval warfare.
(historical) A hooked ram for destroying walls.
cosher
cosher
verb
To chat in a friendly way.
To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of.
To treat with fondness; to excessively dote on.
cosier
cosier
adj
comparative form of cosy: more cosy
noun
(obsolete) A cobbler.
cospar
costar
costar
noun
(acting) a person who shares star billing
(acting) a person who slightly lacks the status to be considered a star
verb
to perform with the billing of a costar.
coster
coster
noun
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Acraea.
Clipping of costermonger.
cosyra
course
course
adv
(colloquial) Ellipsis of of course.
noun
(India, historical) The drive usually frequented by Europeans at an Indian station.
(especially in medicine) A treatment plan.
(golf) A golf course.
(in the plural, courses, obsolete, euphemistic) Menses.
(masonry) A row of bricks or blocks.
(music) One or more strings on some musical instruments (such as the guitar, lute or vihuela): if multiple, then closely spaced, tuned in unison or octaves and intended to played together.
(nautical) The direction of movement of a vessel at any given moment.
(nautical) The lowest square sail in a fully rigged mast, often named according to the mast.
(navigation) The intended passage of voyage, such as a boat, ship, airplane, spaceship, etc.
(roofing) A row of material that forms the roofing, waterproofing or flashing system.
(sports) The trajectory of a ball, frisbee etc.
(textiles) In weft knitting, a single row of loops connecting the loops of the preceding and following rows.
A learning programme, whether a single class or (UK) a major area of study.
A normal or customary sequence.
A path that something or someone moves along.
A programme, a chosen manner of proceeding.
A racecourse.
A sequence of events.
A stage of a meal.
Any ordered process or sequence of steps.
The itinerary of a race.
The path taken by a flow of water; a watercourse.
The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.
verb
(transitive) To cause to chase after or pursue game.
(transitive) To pursue by tracking or estimating the course taken by one's prey; to follow or chase after.
(transitive) To run through or over.
To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
coursy
courts
courts
noun
plural of court
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of court
covers
covers
noun
(cricket) The area of the field near cover and extra cover.
(cricket) The tarpaulins or other devices used to cover the wicket during rain, in order to prevent it getting wet.
(plural only) The bedclothes; collectively, the sheets, blankets, etc.
plural of cover
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cover
cowers
cowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cower
credos
credos
noun
plural of credo
cresco
cresol
cresol
noun
(chemistry) Any of the three isomeric phenols derived from toluene: ortho-, meta- or para-methylphenol.
crespo
croaks
croaks
noun
plural of croak
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croak
crocks
crocks
noun
plural of crock
crocus
crocus
noun
(Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago) Burlap.
(chemistry, obsolete) A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.
(obsolete, slang) A fraudulent doctor; a quack.
A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.
Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.
croesi
crofts
crofts
noun
plural of croft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croft
croise
croise
noun
(obsolete) a crusader
(obsolete) a pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross
crones
crones
noun
plural of crone
cronos
cronus
cronus
Proper noun
The youngest of the twelve Titans, son of Uranus and Gaia; father to the first generation of Olympian gods and goddesses
crooks
crooks
noun
plural of crook
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crook
croons
croons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croon
croose
crores
crores
noun
plural of crore
crosby
crosby
Proper noun
A town near Liverpool, England.
croset
crosne
crosne
noun
A vegetable, Stachys affinis, the Chinese artichoke.
crosse
crosse
noun
A lacrosse stick.
crotus
croups
croups
noun
plural of croup
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croup
crouse
crouse
adj
(Scotland) brisk; lively; bold
crowds
crowds
noun
plural of crowd
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crowd
crowns
crowns
noun
plural of crown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crown
crozes
crozes
noun
plural of croze
cruors
crusoe
curios
curios
noun
plural of curio
curson
cursor
cursor
noun
(databases) A reference to a row of data in a table, which moves from row to row as data is retrieved by way of it.
(graphical user interface) A moving icon or other representation of the position of the pointing device.
(graphical user interface) An indicator, often a blinking line or bar, indicating where the next insertion or other edit will take place.
(programming) A design pattern in object oriented methodology in which a collection is iterated uniformly.
A part of any of several scientific or measuring instruments that moves back and forth to indicate a position.
verb
(intransitive, computing) To navigate by means of the cursor keys.
decors
decors
noun
plural of decor
dorcas
dorcus
drasco
durocs
durocs
noun
plural of duroc
ecorse
escort
escort
noun
(somewhat euphemistic) A sex worker who does not operate in a brothel, but with whom clients make appointments; a call girl or male equivalent.
A group of people attending as a mark of respect or honor.
A group of people or vehicles, generally armed, who go with a person or people of importance to safeguard them on a journey or mission.
A guard who travels with a dangerous person, such as a criminal, for the protection of others.
An accompanying person in a social gathering, etc.
An accompanying person in such a group.
Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion.
verb
To accompany (a person) in order to compel them to go somewhere (e.g. to leave a building).
To attend to in order to guard and protect; to accompany as a safeguard (for the person escorted or for others); to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to
To go with someone as a partner, for example on a formal date.
escrod
escrol
escrol
noun
Alternative form of escroll
escrow
escrow
noun
(law) A written instrument, such as a deed, temporarily deposited with a neutral third party (the escrow agent), by the agreement of two parties to a valid contract. The escrow agent will deliver the document to the benefited party when the conditions of the contract have been met. The depositor has no control over the instrument in escrow.
(law) In common law, escrow applied to the deposits only of instruments for conveyance of land, but it now applies to all instruments so deposited.
(law) Money or other property so deposited is also loosely referred to as escrow.
The state of property deposited with an escrow agent.
verb
To place in escrow.
forces
forces
noun
(military) Troops (plural only).
(music) The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production (chiefly plural).
plural of force
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of force
frasco
fresco
fresco
noun
(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
(uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To paint using fresco.
frisco
frisco
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”)
frocks
frocks
noun
plural of frock
groscr
horcus
ichors
ichors
noun
plural of ichor
locris
locris
Proper noun
A region of ancient Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.
locrus
macros
macros
noun
plural of macro
marcos
micros
micros
noun
plural of micro
mucors
narcos
narcos
noun
plural of narco
occurs
occurs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occur
ochers
ochers
noun
plural of ocher
ochres
ochres
noun
plural of ochre
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ochre
ockers
ockers
noun
plural of ocker
orchis
orchis
noun
(anatomy) A testis.
An orchid; now specifically, a plant of the genus Orchis.
orcins
orcins
noun
plural of orcin
oscars
oscars
noun
plural of oscar
osrick
osrock
ostrca
psoric
psoric
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to psora.
racons
racons
noun
plural of racon
recons
recons
noun
plural of recon
recost
recost
verb
(transitive) To change or recalculate the cost of.