Words from People's Names

an often derogatory term for a member of the Unification Church

attract strongly, as if with a magnet

vacuum flask that holds liquid air or helium for scientific experiments

a polypeptide antibiotic of known chemical structure effective against several types of Gram-positive organisms; usually applied locally

an industrial process for making steel using a Bessemer converter to blast air through molten iron and thus burning the excess carbon and impurities; the first successful method of making steel in quantity at low cost

a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made by a heated curling iron

tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers

a shallow container used to culture bacteria

a fortification built before World War II to protect France's eastern border; initially considered to be impregnable, it was easily overrun by the German army in 1940

a thermosetting plastic used as electric insulators and for making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc.

stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat

tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

a scale from 0 to 12 for the force of the wind

rare brain disease caused by an unidentified slow virus

any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

any plant or flower of the genus Lobelia

a prefabricated hut of corrugated iron having a semicircular cross section

hereditary disease

of or relating to Saint Benedict or his works

a light gym shoe with a rubber sole and a canvas top

the third day of the week; the second working day

a hip roof having two slopes on each side

underpants worn by women

facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)

of an achromatic color intermediate between white and black

lady fingers enclosing Bavarian cream

a unit of radiation exposure

an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance

any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers

(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

rum cut with water

a British cabinetmaker remembered for his graceful designs (especially of chairs) which influenced his contemporaries (1718-1779)

a grotesque black doll

a poliovirus vaccine consisting of inactivated polio virus that is injected subcutaneously to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

French educator who lost his sight at the age of three and who invented a system of writing and printing for sightless people (1809-1852)

jumping over the bar backwards and head first

ground beef patty usually with a sauce

the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)

any shrub or tree of the genus Magnolia

a projective tests using bilaterally symmetrical inkblots

(Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the style of William S. Gilbert

two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them

a system used by libraries to classify nonfictional publications into subject categories; the subject is indicated by a three-digit numeral and further specification is given by numerals following a decimal point; publications are shelved by number

a volcanic eruption in which a stream of gas and ash is violently ejected to a height of several miles

either of the paired tubes connecting the middle ears to the nasopharynx; equalizes air pressure on the two sides of the eardrum

any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

veloute sauce with sauteed chopped onions and whipping cream

of great mass; huge and bulky

any artificially elegant style of language

a glandular disorder caused by failure of function of the cortex of the adrenal gland and marked by anemia and prostration with brownish skin

someone with two personalities - one good and one evil

French statesman and writer

of or relating to Dante Alighieri or his writings

a vascular body in a mammalian ovary enclosing a developing egg

a serious chronic and progressive inflammation of the ileum producing frequent bouts of diarrhea with abdominal pain and nausea and fever and weight loss

a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire

a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

counter tube that detects ionizing radiations

any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas

planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

wild ox of the Malay Archipelago

undergo vulcanization

a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second

an ancient Roman wall built by Hadrian in the 2nd century

edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter

ice cream and peaches with a liqueur

exophthalmos occurring in association with goiter

a two-wheeled horse-drawn covered carriage with the driver's seat above and behind the passengers

the political and economic theories of Lenin which provided the guiding doctrine of the Soviet Union; the modification of Marxism by Lenin stressed that imperialism is the highest form of capitalism (which shifts the struggle from developed to underdeveloped countries)

showy herbs of western North America

the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron

French physicist who discovered that rays emitted by uranium salts affect photographic plates (1852-1908)

a scale of absolute temperature in Fahrenheit degrees

toasted English muffin topped with ham and a poached egg (or an oyster) and hollandaise sauce

an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages

manual stimulation of the genital organs for sexual pleasure

a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

a scale of hardness of solids

of or relating to Ivan Pavlov or his experiments

any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice

of or relating to the Goths

any of a family of brass wind instruments that resemble a bugle with valves

plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

(prosody) a line of verse that has six iambic feet

of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

the month following April and preceding June

any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads

any member of the mint family of plants

alliterative term for girl (or woman)

a group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British Crown Colony

any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes

of or relating to the Hanoverian kings of England

giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing

a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar

of or relating to or characteristic of the Pre-Raphaelites

a landlocked republic in central South America

(Greek mythology) a box that Zeus gave to Pandora with instructions that she not open it; she gave in to her curiosity and opened it; all the miseries and evils flew out to afflict mankind

C. Northcote Parkinson's cynical observation that work will expand so as to fill the time available for its completion

a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes

pleasure obtained by inflicting harm on others

a form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong

the 5th largest island and the largest island of Arctic Canada; lies between Greenland and Hudson Bay

of or relating to homosexual relations between women

the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day

sweet green or greenish-yellow variety of plum

a complex of females; sexual attraction to the father

a stout hunting knife with a single edge

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity

a unit of electrical charge equal to the amount of charge transferred by a current of 1 ampere in 1 second

French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827)

English physicist who studied the density of gases and discovered argon; made important contributions to acoustic theory (1842-1919)

someone (usually maleficent) who tries to persuade or force another person to do his bidding

a crude incendiary bomb made of a bottle filled with flammable liquid and fitted with a rag wick

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

a member of an Anabaptist movement in Holland noted for its simplicity of life

medium large breed of dog of German origin with a glossy black and tan coat; used as a watchdog

a temperature scale on which water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees

the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752

a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a barrage balloon

the fourth day of the week; the third working day

a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

the month following July and preceding September

any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers

of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer

Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic

the magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole

any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter

German arms manufacturer and inventor of a repeating rifle and pistol (1838-1914)

an alloy of copper and zinc that is used in cheap jewelry to imitate gold

an informal term for a British policeman

wine and hot water with sugar and lemon juice and nutmeg

any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known

a unit of conductance equal to the reciprocal of an ohm

a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel

slang term for knockout drops

the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

the first intelligence test

the month following February and preceding April

a ductile silvery-white ductile ferromagnetic trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

a single-reed woodwind with a conical bore

of or relating to Linnaeus or to the system of taxonomic classification that Linnaeus proposed

English philosopher and sociologist who applied the theory of natural selection to human societies (1820-1903)

a wild gathering

yams

any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis

the form of communism advocated by Leon Trotsky

a garment (coat or sweater) that has raglan sleeves

a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display

Scottish engineer and inventor whose improvements in the steam engine led to its wide use in industry (1736-1819)

a blood test to detect syphilis

a region of the ionosphere (from 50 to 90 miles up) that reflects radio waves of medium length

a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by tremor and impaired muscular coordination

a glandular disorder caused by excessive ACTH resulting in greater than normal functioning of the adrenal gland; characterized by obesity

waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded

a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter

dark brown to black mica found in igneous and metamorphic rock

the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet

get rid of, silence, or suppress

(mathematics) geometry based on Euclid's axioms

(physics) the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature

any of numerous bulbous perennial herbs

(New Testament) the Apostle who betrayed Jesus to his enemies for 30 pieces of silver

a system of symbolic logic devised by George Boole

a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages

light carriage; pulled by a single horse

a kind of sedimentary rock resembling marble or limestone but rich in magnesium carbonate

North American perennial herbs with showy cone-shaped flower heads

the first month of the year

an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet and used for writing Slavic languages (Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian, and some other Slavic languages)

an American follower of the Mennonite religion

of or relating to or worshipping Dionysus

a system for measuring the concentration of sugar solutions

of or relating to Richard Wagner or his music

handsome South American shrub or small tree having bright scarlet flowers and yielding a valuable fine-grained yellowish wood; yields the bitter drug quassia from its wood and bark

(England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher

sauteed strips of beef and mushrooms in sour cream sauce served with noodles

ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

a number in the Fibonacci sequence

cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans

plaything consisting of a child's toy bear

the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

of an author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism

aphasia in which expression by speech or writing is severely impaired

a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound

English dandy who was a fashion leader during the Regency

of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works

a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

colloquial terms for an umbrella

lobster in Newburg sauce served on buttered toast or rice

relating to or in the manner of Franz Kafka or his writings

a temporary bridge designed for rapid construction

a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere

characterized by extravagance and profusion

a complex of males

a thin silk dress material

of or relating to or like Napoleon Bonaparte

a brand of fine English porcelain

small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas

dichromacy characterized by a lowered sensitivity to green light resulting in an inability to distinguish green and purplish-red

trousers ending above the knee

the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

Swedish theologian (1688-1772)

a woolen cap of Scottish origin

the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way)

any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico

any opponent of technological progress

(genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research

heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal; the highest mountain peak in the world (29,028 feet high)

an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his love affairs (1725-1798)

vain and empty boasting

an advocate of Darwinism

milk thickened with a butter and flour roux

a large travelling bag made of stiff leather

change in the apparent frequency of a wave as observer and source move toward or away from each other

Swedish astronomer who devised the centigrade thermometer

the seventh and last day of the week

any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

a person who meddles in the affairs of others

small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe

German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks

a popular brand of jeans

the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

(chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation

a sweetheart chosen to receive a greeting on February 14

weak in willpower, courage or vitality

a mineral that is a source of rare earths

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

1st President of the United States

of or relating to Thomas Malthus or to Malthusianism

old master of the Venetian school (1490-1576)

the lowest brass wind instrument

semisweet whole-wheat cracker

a loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads; used in weaving figured fabrics

spavin caused by collection of fluids

English potter (1730-1795)

a unit of magnetic flux density equal to 1 maxwell per square centimeter

a person who lived during the nineteenth century

one species: cross vine

ornamental tropical woody vines

English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877)

a small movable scale that slides along a main scale

diarrhea contracted in Mexico or Central America

small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers

a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system

the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

a complex black mineral occurring in pegmatites

the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred

censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

unit of solar radiation

any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

(19th century) a man's high tasseled boot

the official published verbatim report of the proceedings of a parliamentary body; originally of the British Parliament

any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

a body of water between Greenland and northeastern Canada

cup awarded for the annual international team tennis competition

daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon who was Queen of England from 1553 to 1558; she was the wife of Philip II of Spain and when she restored Roman Catholicism to England many Protestants were burned at the stake as heretics (1516-1558)

a state in southeastern United States

the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals

a vertical rotating mechanism consisting of a large wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel rotates; provides a ride at an amusement park

any of various shrubs of the genus Deutzia having usually toothed opposite leaves and shredding bark and white or pink flowers in loose terminal clusters

the constant of proportionality relating the energy of a photon to its frequency; approximately 6.626 x 10^-34 joule-second

a belt of charged particles (resulting from cosmic rays) above the Earth trapped by the Earth's magnetic field

of or relating to Elizabeth I of England or to the age in which she ruled as queen

of southern Asia; used in medical research

an early form of machine gun having several barrels that fire in sequence as they are rotated

an oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases (methane)

a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

a wrought iron tower 300 meters high that was constructed in Paris in 1889; for many years it was the tallest man-made structure

sexual pleasure obtained from receiving punishment

referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio

a closed surface with only one side

one having both male and female sexual characteristics

luxurious passenger car; for day or night travel

popular aquarium fish

the British government

a cloth covering for a service cap with a flap extending over the back of the neck to protect the neck from direct rays of the sun

system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil)

a unit of length (22 yards)

spiderworts

the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters

a method that prepares a mother for natural childbirth

a liturgical chant of the Roman Catholic Church

United States film actress (1892-1980)

a rotary engine that is a four-stroke internal-combustion engine without reciprocating parts

a method of examining stained cells in a cervical smear for early diagnosis of uterine cancer

tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

a .45-caliber submachine gun

a data transmission rate for modems

harass with persistent criticism or carping

a disease that causes loss of memory and brain function

a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears

a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder

(economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham

an annuity scheme wherein participants share certain benefits and on the death of any participant his benefits are redistributed among the remaining participants; can run for a fixed period of time or until the death of all but one participant

leather belt supported by a strap over the right shoulder

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February

(French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position

having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation

a large drinking bowl

the month following June and preceding August

a Scottish breed with a black-and-tan coat

a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign

relating to a British writer concerned with social justice

wife of Ahab who was king of Israel

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

a sponge cake baked in a ring mold

carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films

(™) a hot tub with underwater jets that massage the body

an obsolete water-cooled machine gun having a single barrel

a collection of classical Greek marble sculptures and fragments of architecture created by Phidias; chiefly from the Parthenon in Athens

juicy yellow pear

tall evergreen timber tree of western North America having resinous wood and short needles

of or relating to the external sex organs

a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

North America and South America and Central America

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding einsteinium with alpha particles (Md is the current symbol for mendelevium but Mv was formerly the symbol)

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

very thin crisp brown toast

a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII

small freshwater fish of South America and the West Indies

either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus

a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

a white mineral; a common ore of zinc

an alkaloid narcotic drug extracted from opium

an annual award for outstanding contributions to chemistry or physics or physiology and medicine or literature or economics or peace

a congenital disorder caused by having an extra 21st chromosome; results in a flat face and short stature and mental retardation

a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

German physicist who was the first to produce electromagnetic waves artificially (1857-1894)

a diagram that uses circles to represent mathematical or logical sets pictorially inside a rectangle (the universal set); elements that are common to more than one set are represented by intersections of the circles

a scientist or technician engaged in military research

typically having fried croutons and dressing made with a raw egg

a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

the ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound

a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)

a continuous closed surface with only one side

of or relating to Galileo or his works

a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

of or like the novels of a nineteenth-century English writer

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized from californium

a wave number characteristic of the wave spectrum of each element

an oath taken by physicians to observe medical ethics deriving from Hippocrates

red-fruited bramble native from Oregon to Baja California

a large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

a sonnet consisting of an octave with the rhyme pattern abbaabba, followed by a sestet with the rhyme pattern cdecde or cdcdcd

(Ethiopia) adherents of an African religion that regards Ras Tafari as divine

a blood group antigen possessed by Rh-positive people

a hat made of felt with a creased crown

German inventor who designed and built the first rigid motorized dirigible (1838-1917)

31st President of the United States

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

a city in South Vietnam

a malignant disorder in which there is progressive (but painless) enlargement of lymph tissue followed by enlargement of the spleen and liver

an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis

(Old Testament) Jonah did not wish to become a prophet so God caused a great storm to throw him overboard from a ship; he was saved by being swallowed by a whale that vomited him out onto dry land

tall hat

an island off the southeastern coast of Australia

luxuriously elegant

of or pertaining to or characteristic of the branch of Protestantism adhering to the views of Wesley

the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day

a pen that has a small metal ball as the point of transfer of ink to paper

a green variety of chrysoberyl used as a gemstone

the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos

a set of graduated rods formerly used to do multiplication and division by a method invented by John Napier