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Explanation, description, examples of the random words:
| 1 | Unmasterable Incapable of being mastered or subdued. |
| 2 | Shaper One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form
or outline to an object. A kind of planer in which the tool, instead of the work,
receives a reciprocating motion, usually from a crank. A machine with a vertically revolving cutter projecting
above a flat table top, for cutting irregular outlines, moldings, etc. |
| 3 | Uncapper An instrument for removing an explode cap from a
cartridge shell. |
| 4 | Fast To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole
or in part; to go hungry. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to
abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the
body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and
penitence. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a
spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a
period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual
fast. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,
unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable;
strong. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or
alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by
washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors. Tenacious; retentive. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast
horse. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;
reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly;
firmly; immovably. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly;
wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast. That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring
rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position, a bow,
head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around
which hawsers are passed in mooring. The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. |
| 5 | Miscount To count erroneously. An erroneous counting. |
| 6 | Admit To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a
place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to take; as,
they were into his house; to admit a serious thought into the mind; to
admit evidence in the trial of a cause. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into
a playhouse. To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a
privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as, to admit an
attorney to practice law; the prisoner was admitted to bail. To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an
allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or confess; as, the
argument or fact is admitted; he admitted his guilt. To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit
such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after the verb, or
may be omitted. |
| 7 | Godliness Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of
God; the state or quality of being godly; piety. |
| 8 | Kiss To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection,
reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc. To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love,
respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection, respect,
etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of reconciliation. A small piece of confectionery. |
| 9 | Bawdry The practice of procuring women for the gratification of
lust. Illicit intercourse; fornication. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. |
| 10 | Pickpurse One who steals purses, or money from purses. |
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