March 13, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. HAPUKU

n. (Maori) the groper
Also: HAPUKA
Back hooks: S

2. PECCAVI

n. (Latin) a confession of sin or guilt
Back hooks: S

3. PETITIO

n. a short form of petitio principii, a form of fallacious reasoning in which the conclusion has been assumed in the premises; begging the question
Back hooks: N, S

4. KOROWAI

n. (Maori) a decorative woven cloak worn by a Maori chief
Back hooks: S

5. FATSIA

n. (Japanese) an evergreen spreading shrub of the ivy family
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: TAFIAS

6. SOVRAN

adj. sovereign
n. a sovereign
Adverb form: SOVRANLY
Back hooks: S

7. ETACISM

n. the pronunciation of the Greek letter eta as close e
Also: ITACISM
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: ACMITES, METICAS, MICATES, SEMATIC

8. ASSEGAI

v. (Arabic) to pierce with a light spear
Also: ASSAGAI
Verb forms: ASSEGAIED, ASSEGAIING, ASSEGAIS

9. AUGURER

n. (Shakespeare) an augur
Back hooks: S

10. LOGANIA

n. any of a family of Australian plants related to the gentians
Back hooks: S

11. IDEATUM

n. the real object of an idea
Plural: IDEATA
Anagrams: TAEDIUM

12. CHILLAX

v. to relax completely
Verb forms: CHILLAXED, CHILLAXING, CHILLAXES

13. SHIRALEE

n. (Australian slang) a swagman’s bundle
Also: SHIRRALEE
Back hooks: S

March 12, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. VELOUTE

n. (French) a kind of sauce prepared from a white stock of chicken etc.
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: EVOLUTE

2. OXHEART

n. a large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white
Back hooks: S

3. PROPYLA

n. PROPYLON, an entrance to a temple

4. BOFFINY

adj. like a boffin, a scientific expert
Comparative and superlative: BOFFINIER, BOFFINIEST

5. FLYLEAF

n. a blank page at the beginning or end of a book
Plural: FLYLEAVES

6. SYMITAR

n. a curved oriental sword
Also: CEMITARE, SCIMITAR, SCIMETAR, SCIMITER, SEMITAR, SEMITAUR, SIMITAR, SYMITARE
Back hooks: E, S
Anagrams: MAISTRY

7. INWRAPT

v. INWRAP, to cover by wrapping
Also: ENWRAP

8. PILOTIS

n. (French) a series of columns or piles, used to raise the base of a building above ground level

9. COLOBID

n. the colobus monkey
Back hooks: S

10. SAMBUCA

n. (Latin) an ancient stringed instrument
Also: SAMBUKE
Back hooks: S

11. GREYLAG

n. a species of wild goose
Also: GRAYLAG
Back hooks: S

12. ETHINYL

n. a univalent chemical radical
Also: ETHOXY, ETHOXYL, ETHYL, ETHYNYL
Back hooks: S

March 11, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. BORSIC

n. a strong light compound of boron and silicon carbide used in the aviation industry
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: SORBIC

2. TAMARA

n. a mixture of cinnamon, cloves, coriander etc.
Back hooks: O, S, U
Anagrams: TARAMA

3. MOOKTAR

n. (Arabic) an Indian lawyer; a Turkish local government official
Also: MUKHTAR
Back hooks: S

4. CHUDDAR

n. (Persian) the large veil worn by Muslim women
Also: CHADAR, CHADDAR, CHADDOR, CHADOR, CHUDDAH, CHUDDER
Back hooks: S

5. PUNALUA

n. (Hawaiian) the marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another
Back hooks: N, S

6. AUXESES

n. AUXESIS, a growth in tissue due to an increase cell size

7. HAGFISH

n. a scavenging fish which resembles an eel
Plural: HAGFISHES

8. TREHALA

n. (Turkish) a sweet substance obtained from the cocoons of a Middle Eastern weevil and used as a sugar substitute
Back hooks: S

9. WHOSESO

adj. the possessive of whoso
Anagrams: WOOSHES

10. FAINNE

n. (Irish) a ring-shaped badge worn to show support for the Irish language
Back hooks: S

11. BEHOTE

v. to vow, promise
Verb forms: BEHOTE, BEHOTING, BEHOTES

12. TACHINA

adj. as in tachina fly, bristly fly
Anagrams: ACANTHI

13. SLUMISM

n. the prevalence of slums
Back hooks: S

March 10, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. CONCEDO

v. (Latin) in logic, I admit, I yield

2. COJONES

n. (Spanish) bull’s testicles; (figurative) courage, balls

3. CABEZON

n. (Spanish) a Californian fish, allied to the sculpin
Also: CABEZONE
Back hooks: S

4. MADCAP

n. an impulsive person
Back hooks: S

5. DROUKIT

adj. (Scots) drenched
Also: DROOKIT

6. PIBROCH

n. (Gaelic) a dirge or martial theme for bagpipes
Back hooks: S

7. LAWFARE

n. the practice of using the law against enemies, esp. by challenging the legality of military or foreign policy
Back hooks: S

8. LURDANE

n. (archaic) a dull or sluggish person
Also: LURDAN, LURDEN
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: LAUNDER, RUNDALE

9. COLETIT

n. a bird of the tit family
Back hooks: S

10. CHICANE

v. to quibble
Verb forms: CHICANED, CHICANING, CHICANES
Back hooks: R

11. ETAGERE

n. (French) a display stand with shelves for small objects or ornaments, etc.
Back hooks: S

12. TRIDARN

n. (Welsh) a Welsh dresser having three tiers
Back hooks: S

March 9, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. FRAZIL

n. ice crystals in streams
Back hooks: S

2. CURNIER

adj. CURNY, granular
Also: CURNEY
Anagrams: REINCUR

3. NEUSTIC

n. the part of the sentence that differs with the mood of the sentence
Back hooks: S

4. TUNICLE

n. a short ecclesiastical vestment worn by a bishop or subdeacon
Anagrams: CUTLINE, LINECUT

5. APHOTIC

adj. lightless, esp. as designating that part of the ocean not reached by sunlight

6. COEHORN

n. (Dutch) a small mortar for throwing grenades
Also: COHORN
Back hooks: S

7. THEOCON

n. a conservative who believes that religion should play a major role in forming and implementing public policy
Back hooks: S

8. BADIOUS

adj. chestnut-coloured

9. TORPID

n. at Oxford, the second boat of a college
adj. numb, lethargic
Adverb form: TORPIDLY
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: TRIPOD

10. EPIBOLY

n. the process by which one set of cells spreads over and surrounds another by dividing more rapidly, as in gastrulation
Plural: EPIBOLIES

11. NICKUM

n. (Scots) a mischievous boy
Back hooks: S

12. REPLEVY

v. to regain possession by legal action
Also: REPLEVIN
Verb forms: REPLEVIED, REPLEVYING, REPLEVIES

13. HEGEMON

n. a political state having hegemony
Back hooks: S, Y

March 8, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. SOWNDED

v. SOWND, (Spenser) to wield

2. BEERNUT

n. a peanut with a sweet coating
Back hooks: S

3. RIBALD

adj. earthily sexy
n. (obsolete) a menial of the lowest grade; a loose, low character
Comparative and superlative: RIBALDER, RIBALDEST
Adverb form: RIBALDLY
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: BRIDAL, LABRID

4. SOWARRY

n. (Urdu) a mounted retinue, a cavalcade
Also: SOWARREE
Plural: SOWARRIES
Anagrams: YARROWS

5. LINGULA

n. (Latin) a tonguelike process or part
Plural: LINGULAE, LINGULAS
Back hooks: R
Anagrams: LINGUAL

6. VISCUM

n. (Latin) a genus of parasitic shrubs, including the mistletoe
Back hooks: S

7. ESCUAGE

n. a tax exacted by a feudal lord
Back hooks: S

8. JUGSFUL

n. JUGFUL, as much as a jug will hold
Anagrams: JUGFULS

9. SLEEPRY

adj. (Scots) sleepy
Also: SLEEPERY
Anagrams: YELPERS

10. VAURIEN

n. (French) a good-for-nothing
Back hooks: S

11. BIRSLED

v. BIRSLE, to scorch, toast
Anagrams: BRIDLES

12. ERUCTATE

v. to belch out
Also: ERUCT
Verb forms: ERUCTATED, ERUCTATING, ERUCTATES

March 7, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. SLUEING

v. SLUE, to cause to move sideways
Also: SLEW
Anagrams: LUNGIES

2. CEPAGE

n. the grape variety or combination of varieties used to make a particular wine
Back hooks: S

3. MATATU

n. a type of taxi used in Kenya
Back hooks: S

4. FEDARIE

n. (Shakespeare) a confederate
Also: FEDERARIE, FEDERARY, FOEDARIE
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: AREFIED

5. REEDIFY

v. to rebuild (a house, wall, city, etc.)
Also: REAEDIFY, REAEDIFYE
Verb forms: REEDIFIED, REEDIFYING, REEDIFIES

6. AEROBUS

n. a type of monorail that is suspended by an overhead cable
Plural: AEROBUSES, AEROBUSSES

7. COYPOU

n. an aquatic rodent
Also: COYPU
Back hooks: S

8. SCHMICK

adj. (Australian slang) stylish
Comparative and superlative: SCHMICKER, SCHMICKEST

9. HOROEKA

n. (Maori) a New Zealand tree, aka lancewood
Back hooks: S

10. GILLNET

v. to catch fish in a gillnet
Verb forms: GILLNETTED, GILLNETTING, GILLNETS
Anagrams: TELLING

11. RUBICON

n. (Latin) the winning of a game in piquet before one’s opponent scores
v. to win at piquet in this way
Verb forms: RUBICONED, RUBICONING, RUBICONS

12. PANOCHE

n. (Spanish) a type of fudge
Also: PANOCHA, PENOCHE, PENUCHE, PENUCHI
Back hooks: S

March 6, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. ASKARI

n. (Arabic) an East African soldier or policeman
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: RAKIAS

2. TABRET

n. (historical) a small tabor
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: BATTER

3. ENIAC

n. an early computer
Back hooks: S

4. BELACE

v. to adorn with lace
Verb forms: BELACED, BELACING, BELACES

5. TAPPIT

adj. (Scots) crested

6. AMTRAC

n. a military vehicle equipped to move on land and water
Also: AMTRAK, AMTRACK
Back hooks: K, S
Anagrams: RAMCAT, TARMAC

7. PINION

v. to remove the wing feathers to prevent flight
Verb forms: PINIONED, PINIONING, PINIONS
Front hooks: O

8. SCURRIL

adj. (archaic) like or worthy of a vulgar buffoon; indecently opprobrious or jocular
Also: SCURRILE

9. FALBALA

n. a trimming for a woman’s garment
Back hooks: S

10. RAUCLER

adj. RAUCLE, (Scots) rough, vigorous

11. INHUMER

n. one who inhumes
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: RHENIUM

12. HOOSGOW

n. (US slang) a prison, jail
Also: HOOSEGOW
Back hooks: S

March 4, 2022

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• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. TUPUNA

n. (Maori) an ancestor
Also: TIPUNA
Back hooks: S

2. CATCLAW

n. a type of acacia
Back hooks: S

3. MEACOCK

n. (Shakespeare) a meek man who dotes on his wife, or is henpecked
Back hooks: S

4. DEMONIAC

n. one possessed by a demon
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: COMEDIAN, DAEMONIC

5. AMPASSY

n. ampersand, a symbol for plus in writing
Plural: AMPASSIES

6. HAUSING

v. HAUSE, (archaic) to embraceials normally excreted
Also: HALSE, HAWSE
Anagrams: ANGUISH

7. FILEMOT

n. (French) a dull brown colour
Also: PHILAMOT, PHILOMOT
Back hooks: S

8. COOINGLY

adv. affectionately

9. PUNCTUM

n. (Latin) a point or dot; a minute aperture
Plural: PUNCTA, PUNCTUMS

10. WARWORK

n. work done during the war
Back hooks: S

11. TEKTITE

n. a type of small glassy stone, thought to be a product of meteorite impact
Also: TECTITE
Back hooks: S

12. DOGEATE

n. the office of a doge, or chief magistrate of Venice
Also: DOGESHIP, DOGATE
Back hooks: S
Anagrams: GOATEED

March 4, 2022

• The definitions below were obtained from Collins Zyzzyva 5.2.0

1. IVYLIKE

adj. like ivy

2. UNWARLIKE

adj. not warlike

3. ANTINUKER

n. a person opposed to the use of nuclear weapons or nuclear energy
Also: ANTINUKE
Back hooks: S

4. RACEMIC

adj. applied to an acid obtained from a certain kind of grape, an optically inactive form of tartaric acid
Anagrams: CERAMIC

5. COREMIA

n. COREMIUM, (Latin) an organ of certain fungi

6. URAEMIC

adj. relating to uraemia, retention of waste materials normally excreted
Also: UREMIC

7. MATRICE

n. the womb; that in which anything is embedded
Also: MATRIX
Back hooks: S

8. BENZOLE

n. crude benzene, used as a motor-spirit
Also: BENZOL
Back hooks: S

9. KOPIYKY

n. KOPIYKA, a monetary unit of Ukraine, worth a hundredth part of a hryvna

10. PYSANKA

n. a hand-painted Ukrainian Easter Egg
Plural: PYSANKY

11. KUBASA

n. a Ukrainian sausage
Also: KIELBASA, KOLBASI, KOLBASSA, KOLBASSI, KULBASA
Back hooks: S

12. VARENYKY

n. Ukrainian stuffed dumplings