9-letter words with N in the middle
Delve into the fascinating world of words where the letter N is nestled in the middle. This section highlights the unique placement of N in various words, illustrating how it contributes to their sound and meaning. From everyday language to more unusual terms, discover how N in the middle shapes the essence of these words.
| Word | Points | Definition | Sentence example |
|---|---|---|---|
| something | 15 | An indeterminate or unknown event. | - |
| different | 16 | differing from all others; not ordinary | advertising that strives continually to be different |
| important | 13 | having authority or ascendancy or influence | an important official |
| wonderful | 16 | extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers | - |
| president | 12 | the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | - |
| happening | 17 | an event that happens | - |
| dangerous | 11 | involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm | a dangerous criminal |
| boyfriend | 18 | a man who is the lover of a man or woman | if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked |
| certainly | 14 | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely') | she certainly is a hard worker |
| beginning | 13 | serving to begin | the beginning canto of the poem |
| listening | 10 | the act of hearing attentively | you can learn a lot by just listening |
| apartment | 13 | a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house | - |
| screaming | 14 | sharp piercing cry | her screaming attracted the neighbors |
| excellent | 18 | very good; of the highest quality | made an excellent speech |
| fantastic | 14 | ludicrously odd | fantastic Halloween costumes |
| following | 16 | a group of followers or enthusiasts | - |
| according | 15 | (followed by `to') as reported or stated by | according to historians |
| wondering | 14 | showing curiosity | - |
| introduce | 12 | bring something new to an environment | A new word processor was introduced |
| expensive | 21 | high in price or charging high prices | expensive clothes |
| recognize | 21 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| happiness | 16 | state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy | - |
| brilliant | 11 | clear and sharp and ringing | the brilliant sound of the trumpets |
| emergency | 17 | a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage | - |
| interview | 15 | conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting | - |
| insurance | 11 | written contract or certificate of insurance | - |
| community | 18 | a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences | - |
| concerned | 14 | involved in or affected by or having a claim to or share in | a memorandum to those concerned |
| expecting | 21 | - | - |
| breathing | 15 | the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation | - |
| mountains | 11 | - | - |
| commander | 16 | an officer in the airforce | - |
| assistant | 9 | a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose | my invaluable assistant |
| treatment | 11 | the management of someone or something | the treatment of water sewage |
| suffering | 16 | feelings of mental or physical pain | - |
| inspector | 13 | an investigator who observes carefully | - |
| knowledge | 18 | the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning | - |
| telephone | 14 | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds | I talked to him on the telephone |
| including | 13 | - | - |
| challenge | 15 | take exception to | She challenged his claims |
| agreement | 12 | the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises | they had an agreement that they would not interfere in each other's business |
| ambulance | 15 | a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals | - |
| statement | 11 | (computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program | - |
| advantage | 14 | benefit resulting from some event or action | it turned out to my advantage |
| champagne | 19 | a region of northeastern France | - |
| sensitive | 12 | hurting | - |
| searching | 15 | having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect | searching insights |
| guarantee | 10 | give surety or assume responsibility | - |
| convinced | 17 | persuaded of; very sure | were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join |
| connected | 14 | being joined in close association | - |
| abandoned | 13 | forsaken by owner or inhabitants | weed-grown yard of an abandoned farmhouse |
| emotional | 11 | (of persons) excessively affected by emotion | he would become emotional over nothing at all |
| principal | 15 | the educator who has executive authority for a school | she sent unruly pupils to see the principal |
| kidnapped | 19 | - | - |
| equipment | 22 | an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service | - |
| potential | 11 | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts | - |
| underwear | 13 | undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | - |
| surrender | 10 | the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | - |
| existence | 18 | the state or fact of existing | laws in existence for centuries |
| confirmed | 17 | having been established or made firm or received the rite of confirmation | confirmed reservations |
| financial | 14 | involving financial matters | - |
| chuckling | 21 | - | - |
| influence | 14 | induce into action by using one's charm | - |
| interrupt | 11 | make a break in | We interrupt the program for the following messages |
| recording | 13 | the act of making a record (especially an audio record) | she watched the recording from a sound-proof booth |
| returning | 10 | tending to be turned back | - |
| lightning | 14 | abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light | - |
| answering | 13 | replying | an answering glance |
| adventure | 13 | take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome | - |
| traveling | 13 | the act of going from one place to another | - |
| represent | 11 | perform (a play), especially on a stage | - |
| invisible | 14 | not prominent or readily noticeable | the invisible man |
| scientist | 11 | a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences | - |
| furniture | 12 | furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy | they had too much furniture for the small apartment |
| organized | 20 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | organized labor |
| signature | 10 | a distinguishing style | - |
| preparing | 14 | - | - |
| confident | 15 | persuaded of; very sure | was confident he would win |
| communist | 15 | a socialist who advocates communism | - |
| recommend | 16 | push for something | The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day |
| transport | 11 | the act of moving something from one location to another | - |
| alexander | 17 | king of Macedon; conqueror of Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria (356-323 BC) | - |
| technique | 23 | skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity | - |
| complaint | 15 | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | - |
| regarding | 12 | - | - |
| continued | 12 | without stop or interruption | to insure the continued success of the war |
| defendant | 14 | a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused | - |
| meanwhile | 17 | the time between one event, process, or period and another | meanwhile the socialists are running the government |
| interfere | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | - |
| relations | 9 | mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups | - |
| technical | 16 | of or relating to a practical subject that is organized according to scientific principles | technical college |
| permanent | 13 | a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals | - |
| believing | 15 | the cognitive process that leads to convictions | seeing is believing |
| accompany | 20 | be present or associated with an event or entity | - |
| remaining | 12 | not used up | saved the remaining sandwiches for supper |
| institute | 9 | set up or lay the groundwork for | - |
| currently | 14 | at this time or period; now | currently they live in Connecticut |
| overnight | 16 | lasting, open, or operating through the whole night | an overnight trip |
| recognise | 12 | express greetings upon meeting someone | - |
| reporting | 12 | the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television | - |
| finishing | 16 | a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) | - |
| gathering | 14 | the act of gathering something | - |
| encounter | 11 | contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle | - |
| wandering | 14 | travelling about without any clear destination | she followed him in his wanderings and looked after him |
| principle | 15 | (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature) | the principles of internal-combustion engines |
| testimony | 14 | something that serves as evidence | his effort was testimony to his devotion |
| attacking | 16 | disposed to attack | - |
| announcer | 11 | reads news, commercials on radio or television | - |
| suspended | 13 | (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment | suspended matter such as silt or mud... |
| conscious | 13 | intentionally conceived | a conscious effort to speak more slowly |
| fashioned | 16 | planned and made or fashioned artistically | beautifully fashioned dresses |
| cancelled | 14 | (of events) no longer planned or scheduled | - |
| orphanage | 15 | a public institution for the care of orphans | - |
| volunteer | 12 | a person who performs voluntary work | - |
| scoundrel | 12 | a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | - |
| generally | 13 | usually; as a rule | - |
| operating | 12 | being in effect or operation | the company had several operating divisions |
| whistling | 16 | the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture | - |
| residence | 12 | a large and imposing house | - |
| personnel | 11 | group of people willing to obey orders | - |
| marijuana | 18 | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect | - |
| confusing | 15 | lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity | sent confusing signals to Iraq |
| essential | 9 | anything indispensable | the essentials of the good life |
| candidate | 13 | someone who is considered for something (for an office or prize or honor etc.) | - |
| passenger | 12 | a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it | - |
| defending | 15 | attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring | - |
| determine | 12 | decide upon or fix definitely | - |
| messenger | 12 | a person who carries a message | - |
| pregnancy | 17 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| anonymous | 14 | having no known name or identity or known source | anonymous authors |
| announced | 12 | declared publicly; made widely known | their announced intentions |
| spreading | 13 | process or result of distributing or extending over a wide expanse of space | - |
| wrestling | 13 | the sport of hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down | - |
| receiving | 15 | - | - |
| fortunate | 12 | presaging good fortune | she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school |
| valentine | 12 | a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine's Day | - |
| increased | 12 | made greater in size or amount or degree | - |
| sentenced | 12 | - | - |
| reference | 14 | a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability | requests for character references are all too often answered evasively |
| strongest | 10 | - | - |
| marketing | 16 | the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money | - |
| foreigner | 13 | someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group | - |
| encourage | 12 | contribute to the progress or growth of | - |
| translate | 9 | make sense of a language | - |
| landscape | 14 | a genre of art dealing with the depiction of natural scenery | - |
| counselor | 11 | a lawyer who pleads cases in court | - |
| eliminate | 11 | eliminate from the body | - |
| moonlight | 15 | the light of the Moon | moonlight is the smuggler's enemy |
| innocence | 13 | the quality of innocent naivete | - |
| promising | 14 | likely to turn out well in the future | the scandal threatened an abrupt end to a promising political career |
| honorable | 14 | not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent | - |
| appointed | 14 | fixed or established especially by order or command | at the time appointed (or the appointed time) |
| offensive | 18 | causing or able to cause nausea | - |
| universal | 12 | (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages | - |
| instantly | 12 | without any delay | - |
| inherited | 13 | occurring among members of a family usually by heredity | an inherited disease |
| legendary | 14 | celebrated in fable or legend | legendary exploits of Jesse James |
| continent | 11 | abstaining from sexual intercourse | - |
| substance | 13 | the property of holding together and retaining its shape | - |
| hurricane | 14 | a severe tropical cyclone usually with heavy rains and winds moving at 63-136 knots (12 on the Beaufort scale) | - |
| demanding | 14 | requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill | found the job very demanding |
| frequency | 26 | the number of occurrences within a given time period | the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second |
| pretended | 13 | adopted in order to deceive | a pretended interest |
| bartender | 12 | an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar | - |
| cellphone | 16 | a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | - |
| testament | 11 | a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die | - |
| pronounce | 13 | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | She pronounces French words in a funny way |
| generator | 10 | someone who originates or causes or initiates something | he was the generator of several complaints |
| handcuffs | 21 | - | - |
| referring | 13 | - | - |
| repeating | 12 | the act of doing or performing again | - |
| identical | 12 | being the exact same one; not any other: | this is the identical room we stayed in before |
| contained | 12 | gotten under control | the oil spill is contained |
| accepting | 16 | tolerating without protest | always more accepting of coaching suggestion than her teammates |
| virginity | 16 | the condition or quality of being a virgin | - |
| sincerely | 14 | written formula for ending a letter | - |
| submarine | 13 | a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States | - |
| imaginary | 15 | not based on fact; existing only in the imagination | a small child's imaginary friends |
| fragrance | 15 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| muttering | 12 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| vengeance | 15 | the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life | For vengeance I would do nothing. This nation is too great to look for mere revenge |
| pointless | 11 | not having a point especially a sharp point | my pencils are all pointless |
| producing | 15 | - | - |
| imagining | 13 | - | - |
| integrity | 13 | an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting | the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development |
| injustice | 18 | the practice of being unjust or unfair | - |
| attending | 11 | the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others | - |
| strangely | 13 | in a strange manner | - |
| insulting | 10 | expressing extreme contempt | - |
| efficient | 17 | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively | an efficient secretary |
| secondary | 15 | coil such that current is induced in it by passing a current through the primary coil | - |
| container | 11 | any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another) | - |
| conductor | 14 | the person who leads a musical group | - |
| excrement | 20 | waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | - |
| carpenter | 13 | a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects | - |
| squealing | 19 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| certainty | 14 | something that is certain | his victory is a certainty |
| authentic | 14 | conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | an authentic account by an eyewitness |
| transform | 14 | change or alter in form, appearance, or nature | This experience transformed her completely |
| sustained | 10 | (of an electric arc) continuous | - |
| poisoning | 12 | the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance | - |
| poisonous | 11 | having the qualities or effects of a poison | - |
| defensive | 16 | an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive') | - |
| monastery | 14 | the residence of a religious community | - |
| splitting | 12 | resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree | - |
| surviving | 16 | still in existence | the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil |
| ignorance | 12 | the lack of knowledge or education | - |
| judgement | 20 | the act of judging or assessing a person or situation or event | - |
| arresting | 10 | commanding attention | an arresting drawing of people turning into animals |
| squeaking | 23 | having or making a high-pitched sound such as that made by a mouse or a rusty hinge | - |
| madeleine | 12 | - | - |
| countless | 11 | too numerous to be counted | countless hours |
| forensics | 14 | scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes | - |
| impatient | 13 | (usually followed by `to') full of eagerness | impatient to begin |
| installed | 10 | - | - |
| strangled | 11 | held in check with difficulty | a strangled scream |
| amusement | 13 | an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention | - |
| converted | 15 | - | - |
| diagnosis | 11 | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | - |
| murmuring | 14 | a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone | - |
| smuggling | 14 | secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due | - |
| astronaut | 9 | a person trained to travel in a spacecraft | the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts |
| trembling | 14 | a shaky motion | - |
| torturing | 10 | the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason | it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession |
| troubling | 12 | causing distress or worry or anxiety | a new and troubling thought |
| constable | 13 | a police officer of the lowest rank | - |
| competing | 16 | - | - |
| attendant | 10 | someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another | - |
| allowance | 14 | an amount added or deducted on the basis of qualifying circumstances | an allowance for profit |
| mechanics | 18 | the technical aspects of doing something | the mechanics of prose style |
| mechanism | 18 | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction | he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| involving | 16 | - | - |
| machinery | 19 | a system of means and activities whereby a social institution functions | the complex machinery of negotiation |
| economics | 15 | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management | - |
| clearance | 13 | vertical space available to allow easy passage under something | - |
| occasions | 13 | something you have to do | he minded his own specialized occasions |
| organised | 11 | being a member of or formed into a labor union | - |
| providing | 16 | - | - |
| incapable | 15 | not meeting requirements | - |
| initially | 12 | at the beginning | - |
| communism | 17 | a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership | - |
| goddamned | 15 | extremely | - |
| greatness | 10 | unusual largeness in size or extent or number | - |
| alongside | 11 | side by side | - |
| sanctuary | 14 | area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing | - |
| releasing | 10 | emotionally purging (of e.g. art) | - |
| penetrate | 11 | enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members | - |
| imitating | 12 | - | - |
| kidnapper | 18 | someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom) | - |
| inventory | 15 | a detailed list of all the items in stock | - |
| arrogance | 12 | overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors | - |
| observing | 15 | quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception | - |
| undressed | 11 | having removed clothing | - |
| revealing | 13 | disclosing unintentionally something concealed | - |
| directing | 13 | showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on | felt his mother's directing arm around him |
| unlimited | 12 | having no limits in range or scope | to start with a theory of unlimited freedom is to end up with unlimited despotism |
| upsetting | 12 | causing an emotional disturbance | an upsetting experience |
| sweetness | 12 | a pleasingly sweet olfactory property | - |
| dumplings | 15 | small balls or strips of boiled or steamed dough | - |
| conceived | 17 | - | - |
| evidently | 16 | unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | she was in bed and evidently in great pain |
| awareness | 12 | having knowledge of | he had no awareness of his mistakes |
| pineapple | 15 | a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics | - |
| punishing | 15 | characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | set a punishing pace |
| inspiring | 12 | stimulating or exalting to the spirit | - |
| informant | 14 | someone who sees an event and reports what happened | - |
| consulate | 11 | diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul | - |
| exploring | 19 | - | - |
| exploding | 20 | - | - |
| welcoming | 17 | very cordial | a welcoming smile |
| tolerance | 11 | a disposition to allow freedom of choice and behavior | - |
| pneumonia | 13 | respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants | - |
| intensive | 12 | a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies | - |
| dependent | 13 | held from above and hanging down | - |
| diagnosed | 12 | - | - |
| screening | 12 | the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | - |
| intensity | 12 | chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue | - |
| extensive | 19 | large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity | an extensive Roman settlement in northwest England |
| exchanged | 23 | changed for (replaced by) something different | - |
| indicated | 13 | - | - |
| infirmary | 17 | a health facility where patients receive treatment | - |
| interpret | 11 | make sense of; assign a meaning to | How do you interpret his behavior? |
| masculine | 13 | a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | - |
| eccentric | 15 | a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | a friendly eccentric |
| appearing | 14 | formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action | - |
| offspring | 18 | any immature animal | - |
| sincerity | 14 | the trait of being serious | - |
| unnatural | 9 | speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression | - |
| switching | 18 | the act of changing one thing or position for another | - |
| belonging | 13 | happiness felt in a secure relationship | with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging |
| replacing | 14 | the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another | replacing the star will not be easy |
| penthouse | 14 | an apartment located on the top floors of a building | - |
| improving | 17 | getting higher or more vigorous | an improving economy |
| intercept | 13 | tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | - |
| amendment | 14 | a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) | - |
| affecting | 18 | arousing affect | the homecoming of the released hostages was an affecting scene |
| miniature | 11 | a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size | - |
| proposing | 14 | - | - |
| realizing | 19 | - | - |
| crackling | 18 | the sharp sound of snapping noises | - |
| descended | 14 | - | - |
| alternate | 9 | be an understudy or alternate for a role | - |
| sparkling | 16 | used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide | sparkling wines |
| prominent | 13 | conspicuous in position or importance | a prominent citizen |
| dominated | 13 | harassed by persistent nagging | - |
| borrowing | 15 | the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source | the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent |
| ownership | 17 | the act of having and controlling property | - |
| preaching | 17 | an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service) | - |
| lunchtime | 16 | the customary or habitual hour for eating lunch | he observed a regular lunchtime |
| concluded | 15 | having come or been brought to a conclusion | - |
| concubine | 15 | a woman who cohabits with an important man | - |
| concealed | 14 | not accessible to view | concealed (or hidden) damage |
| amazingly | 24 | in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise | amazingly, he finished medical school in three years |
| voluntary | 15 | (military) a person who freely enlists for service | - |
| senseless | 9 | not marked by the use of reason | a senseless act |
| deceiving | 16 | - | - |
| alignment | 12 | (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac | - |
| sentiment | 11 | a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty | - |
| intervene | 12 | get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force | Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II? |
| gardening | 12 | the cultivation of plants | - |
| mentality | 14 | a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations | - |
| measuring | 12 | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule | his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
| willingly | 16 | in a willing manner | I willingly accept |
| straining | 10 | an intense or violent exertion | - |
| thrilling | 13 | causing a surge of emotion or excitement | a thrilling performer to watch |
| uncovered | 15 | not covered with clothing | - |
| construct | 13 | make by combining materials and parts | Some eccentric constructed an electric brassiere warmer |
| component | 15 | an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system | spare components for cars |
| enchanted | 15 | influenced as by charms or incantations | - |
| shivering | 16 | a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever | - |
| squeezing | 28 | the act of gripping and pressing firmly | - |
| strangest | 10 | - | - |
| terminate | 11 | bring to an end or halt | The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I |
| emptiness | 13 | an empty area or space | the emptiness of outer space |
| monstrous | 11 | shockingly brutal or cruel | no excess was too monstrous for them to commit |
| seemingly | 15 | from appearances alone | the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned |
| promoting | 14 | - | - |
| comparing | 16 | the act of examining resemblances | - |
| genuinely | 13 | genuinely; with authority | - |
| handshake | 20 | grasping and shaking a person's hand (as to acknowledge an introduction or to agree on a contract) | - |
| withstand | 16 | stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something | - |
| shrieking | 17 | sharp piercing cry | - |
| synthetic | 17 | not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially | synthetic leather |
| reluctant | 11 | unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom | a reluctant smile |
| peninsula | 11 | a large mass of land projecting into a body of water | - |
| immigrant | 14 | a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there | - |
| initiated | 10 | - | - |
| generated | 11 | - | - |
| appealing | 14 | (of characters in literature or drama) evoking empathic or sympathetic feelings | - |
| launching | 15 | the act of propelling with force | - |
| dishonest | 13 | capable of being corrupted | dishonest politicians |
| endlessly | 13 | continuing forever without end | - |
| admitting | 13 | - | - |
| synagogue | 14 | (Judaism) the place of worship for a Jewish congregation | - |
| postponed | 14 | - | - |
| phenomena | 16 | - | - |
| mandatory | 15 | the recipient of a mandate | - |
| designing | 12 | concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest | a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue |
| energetic | 12 | working hard to promote an enterprise | - |
| revolting | 13 | highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | revolting food |
| incorrect | 13 | not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth | an incorrect calculation |
| intrigued | 11 | - | - |
| maternity | 14 | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | - |
| competent | 15 | adequate, but not outstanding or exceptional | a competent performance |
| ballerina | 11 | a female ballet dancer | - |
| appalling | 14 | causing consternation | appalling conditions |
| abundance | 14 | the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply | an age of abundance |
| plaintiff | 17 | a person who brings an action in a court of law | - |
| freelance | 14 | serving for wages in a foreign army | - |
| bangalore | 12 | an industrial city in south central India (west of Chennai) | - |
| clamoring | 14 | loud and persistent outcry from many people | - |
| skinheads | 17 | a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism | - |
| unmarried | 12 | not married or related to the unmarried state | unmarried men and women |
| intellect | 11 | knowledge and intellectual ability | he has a keen intellect |
| insisting | 10 | continual and persistent demands | - |
| eternally | 12 | for a limitless time | - |
| grandiose | 11 | affectedly genteel | - |
| arranging | 11 | the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music | - |
| obedience | 14 | the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person | - |
| violently | 15 | in a violent manner | they attacked violently |
| informing | 15 | a speech act that conveys information | - |
| goddamnit | 14 | - | - |
| presently | 14 | at this time or period; now | he is presently our ambassador to the United Nations |
| ingenious | 10 | showing inventiveness and skill | an ingenious solution to the problem |
| consuming | 14 | very strong; urgently felt | politics is his consuming passion |
| cleansing | 12 | acting like an antiseptic | - |
| advancing | 16 | moving forward | - |
| monsignor | 12 | (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests | - |
| obnoxious | 18 | causing disapproval or protest | - |
| tormented | 12 | experiencing intense pain especially mental pain | a small tormented schoolboy |
| resistant | 9 | disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority | - |
| footprint | 14 | a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface | the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window |
| municipal | 15 | of or relating to the government of a municipality | international law...only authorizes a belligerent to punish a spy under its municipal law |
| paramount | 13 | having superior power and influence | - |
| violating | 13 | - | - |
| unanimous | 11 | in complete agreement | a unanimous decision |
| unhealthy | 18 | detrimental to health | - |
| reasoning | 10 | thinking that is coherent and logical | - |
| recycling | 17 | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products | - |
| frankfurt | 19 | a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center | - |
| gunpowder | 16 | a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks | - |
| avalanche | 17 | gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow | - |
| analyzing | 22 | - | - |
| untouched | 15 | not influenced or affected | stewed in its petty provincialism untouched by the brisk debates that stirred the old world |
| matrimony | 16 | the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) | - |
| blindfold | 16 | wearing a blindfold | - |
| whinnying | 19 | - | - |
| syndicate | 15 | an association of companies for some definite purpose | - |
| restraint | 9 | the state of being physically constrained | dogs should be kept under restraint |
| dragonfly | 17 | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. | - |
| financing | 15 | the act of financing | - |
| franchise | 17 | a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | - |
| ancestral | 11 | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | ancestral home |
| anarchist | 14 | an advocate of anarchism | - |
| schooling | 15 | the process of being formally educated at a school | - |
| stripping | 14 | the removal of covering | - |
| provoking | 19 | causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | a provoking delay at the airport |
| malignant | 12 | dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor) | - |
| detonator | 10 | a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive | - |
| forgiving | 17 | providing absolution | - |
| endurance | 12 | a state of surviving; remaining alive | - |
| attentive | 12 | taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | - |
| splashing | 15 | the act of scattering water about haphazardly | - |
| thrashing | 16 | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | - |
| vibrating | 15 | - | - |
| dignified | 15 | having or showing self-esteem | - |
| dominique | 21 | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs | - |
| patiently | 14 | with patience; in a patient manner | he patiently played with the child |
| youngster | 13 | a young person of either sex | `tiddler' is a British term for youngster |
| streaming | 12 | the circulation of cytoplasm within a cell | - |
| enjoyable | 21 | affording satisfaction or pleasure | the company was enjoyable |
| blindness | 12 | the state of being blind or lacking sight | - |
| capturing | 14 | - | - |
| antarctic | 13 | at or near the south pole | - |
| mercenary | 16 | serving for wages in a foreign army | mercenary killers |
| shrinking | 17 | process or result of becoming less or smaller | - |
| sunflower | 15 | any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays | - |
| lecturing | 12 | teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class) | - |
| examining | 19 | - | - |
| hammering | 17 | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) | - |
| enjoyment | 21 | act of receiving pleasure from something | - |
| awakening | 17 | the act of waking | it was an early awakening |
| unnoticed | 12 | not noticed | hoped his departure had passed unnoticed |
| implement | 15 | pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue | He implemented a new economic plan |
| consensus | 11 | agreement in the judgment or opinion reached by a group as a whole | the lack of consensus reflected differences in theoretical positions |
| councilor | 13 | - | - |
| craziness | 20 | foolish or senseless behavior | - |
| taekwondo | 17 | a Korean martial art similar to karate | - |
| plutonium | 13 | a solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239 | - |
| penniless | 11 | not having enough money to pay for necessities | - |
| intensely | 12 | to a great depth psychologically or emotionally | she loved him intensely |
| limousine | 11 | large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur | - |
| magnitude | 13 | a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10 | - |
| fictional | 14 | formed or conceived by the imagination | a fictional character |
| harmonica | 16 | a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | - |
| packaging | 19 | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution | the packaging of new ideas |
| ravishing | 16 | stunningly beautiful | a ravishing blonde |
| incentive | 14 | an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | - |
| inability | 14 | lacking the power to perform | - |
| investing | 13 | the act of investing; laying out money or capital in an enterprise with the expectation of profit | - |
| downright | 17 | complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers | a downright lie |
| visionary | 15 | not practical or realizable; speculative | visionary schemes for getting rich |
| wasteland | 13 | an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation | - |
| rewarding | 14 | providing personal satisfaction | a rewarding career as a paramedic |
| unusually | 12 | to a remarkable degree or extent | she was unusually tall |
| placement | 15 | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed | the placement of the chairs |
| polishing | 15 | the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it | every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing |
| relevance | 14 | the relation of something to the matter at hand | - |
| pestering | 12 | causing irritation or annoyance | swarms of pestering gnats |
| degrading | 13 | used of conduct; characterized by dishonor | - |
| embracing | 16 | the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection) | - |
| concierge | 14 | a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter | - |
| painfully | 17 | in or as if in pain | she moved painfully forward |
| urinating | 10 | - | - |
| vandalism | 15 | willful wanton and malicious destruction of the property of others | - |
| severance | 14 | the act of severing | - |
| startling | 10 | so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm | Sydney's startling new Opera House |
| tombstone | 13 | a stone that is used to mark a grave | - |
| incurable | 13 | a person whose disease is incurable | - |
| detergent | 11 | having cleansing power | - |
| astronomy | 14 | the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | - |
| achieving | 18 | - | - |
| menopause | 13 | the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | - |
| vigilante | 13 | member of a vigilance committee | - |
| undermine | 12 | hollow out as if making a cave or opening | - |
| planetary | 14 | of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets | planetary motion |
| immensely | 16 | to an exceedingly great extent or degree | was immensely more important to the project as a scientist than as an administrator |
| implanted | 14 | (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held | implanted convictions |
| labyrinth | 17 | a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium | - |
| mainframe | 16 | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing | - |
| deodorant | 11 | a toiletry applied to the skin in order to mask unpleasant odors | - |
| moonshine | 14 | the light of the Moon | - |
| outlander | 10 | a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | - |
| parenting | 12 | - | - |
| throbbing | 17 | an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart) | he felt a throbbing in his head |
| unrelated | 10 | lacking a logical or causal relation | - |
| precedent | 14 | (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions | - |
| redundant | 11 | more than is needed, desired, or required | yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant |
| humankind | 19 | all of the living human inhabitants of the earth | she always used `humankind' because `mankind' seemed to slight the women |
| hijacking | 26 | robbery of a traveller or vehicle in transit or seizing control of a vehicle by the use of force | - |
