a tempo achromat ad rem adj admin adv adversarial advt aet AF affinity card Africanize agin aiguille air chief marshal air commodore air vice-marshal airer airplay airtime airy-fairy aldrin alginate alicyclic all-American alphorn althorn aluminosilicate ambisexual ANC Anglo anglophone annatto annus horribilis annus mirabilis answering service ante-post anticlerical anti-roll bar antonomasia AP aplenty apparatchik apparent time approx arabica arachnophobia arco argol aromatherapy arr art house aryl ascarid ashram AST Aunt Sally autochthon autocross autoharp automatic writing autoroute avidin aw axel azeotrope azidothymidine azine b B backcourt backfill backlist backswing badass baler balti banderole bandog banjax baptism of fire barbule barre barrel-chested basho basket case BCD beanpole beastie beauty contest beauty queen beer belly BEF Bell's palsy belter bencher best boy BeV bf BG BH Bh bhangra bhp biathlon Bible-thumper bicultural bifocals biliverdin billycan bint bioavailability biocontrol bioenergetics bioflavonoid biofuel biogas biological control biomechanics biopic biorhythm bird's nest soup birthstone bl BL black mass Black Rod blanquette blaxploitation blepharoplasty blesbok blood doping blood orange bloop blouson bludger bluey bn boat people body blow body piercing body shop bogyman bohrium boilermaker bombe borborygmus bossa nova botanic garden bothy bouquet garni bovine spongiform encephalopathy bp BP break point breathy brinksmanship Broad Church bromeliad broomrape brown dwarf brown fat brownie point bruschetta Bt bubble memory bug-eyed bulimia nervosa bunkhouse bureaucratise bureaucratize burger bushranger bushveld business end button mushroom C c C of E cabbie cabin fever caddis cadential cal calcicole calcifuge calends call sign calzone cameleer campylobacter candlelit canst capital-intensive car wash carb carbonnade carcinogenesis card-carrying cardinal point carer carvel cashless cassis catastrophe theory cattery caver CB CBS centigram cermet cetane cg CH ch chafer chakra champers chancer chaparajos chaparejos charge-coupled device charlie chastity belt chernozem cherry picker chez chiffchaff childproof chill factor chocaholic chocoholic chocolate-box chocolatey chocolaty cholecalciferol chrominance Chron chrysalid churchwoman cicely cineast cineaste cinematograph cinquecento citizen's arrest civvy clergywoman clonk closed-end clubroot coachwork coarse fish cock of the walk codicology cognitive therapy coleopteran collective unconscious collegiate church Colo colorant combe come-hither command economy commissarial communitarian concertino concrete poetry conferencing confidence interval conj consequentialism consolation prize cont convenor coomb coombe Cor cor corbie coronagraph corporatism corporativism corselette cosmic string cotton-picking coulis county court courante court bouillon courtesy title cracknel craftswoman craniosacral therapy creamware credibility gap cricoid crispbread crop circle cruelty-free crumby crumple zone cryptocrystalline crystalloid cuckoo spit curate's egg curtain wall cuttlebone CY cyclamate cyclo-cross d da capo daffy daily dozen dal segno Dan dan daube deadfall death rattle debouchment decathlete decider decimal place deep structure def deg degradable deindustrialize deionization Del dendrochronology denuclearize deontic deoxygenate dep departmentalize depoliticize depth of field descramble deselect dextran DI diablerie diagenesis diapause diapositive dibasic dibs didst dieldrin diene differently abled dime store diminishing returns dipeptide dippy dirigisme dirt farmer disaffiliate disbenefit discharge tube discography diseconomy dishevelment displacement activity district court ditsy ditzy div division sign D-mark DNA fingerprinting dockland doggone dolce vita dollarization dolma dost doth double bill dovecot Dover sole downtrodden doz drag queen drag race dragster dramaturge dreamboat dress shield drink-driving drive-through druggie druggy DSc DSC dubnium Duchenne muscular dystrophy dumbstruck duopoly dustily dux dysmenorrhoea dysphasia DZ e E eagle eye Earl Grey earth-shattering earthward easting echinoid echo chamber eclosion ecocide ecosphere ecotype ecu edaphic eddy current eek egg tooth eggy electret electrodynamics electromotive electronic publishing electro-optics electrophile electrotherapy elevenses emery board enc encl end zone endophyte endpaper enharmonic ENT entrechat enure EP epact epiblast epigraphic eps equal sign escalope ET Ethiopic ethnomusicology eurhythmic eutrophication even money event horizon evolute ex cathedra exciton exeunt exor exotica expat expert system explantation ext extracorporeal extravehicular exurb F f fah Fair Isle faldstool falling star false rib faradaic faradic farceur farouche fastback fast-forward fast-talk favela federative feedstock fem fenestrated fermata fetishize fettucini feudalize feudist ff fianchetto fiche fid fighting chance figure skater filmic filmography filmsetting filo filterable filtrable fioritura firefighting first night flag of convenience flak jacket flat race flat racing flavonoid flea collar flews flexitime flic flight lieutenant flight recorder flip side float glass floating rib flocculus flokati floorcloth floriated floribunda floristry floruit flowerer fluidics fluidize fluty fly-by-wire flying officer focaccia focus group fol folie de grandeur folkie footsie forasmuch as forkful formant forme fortis FP fractionalize franchisee franchiser francolin francophone franglais fraudster free on board freeboard freeze-frame friendly society fritto misto fronton fry-up fuchsine fulvous function key functional group fundi funny money furioso fusilli futhark futhork futtock fwd FX g G gadroon galah galette gallonage gambier game point gamine gangsta ganister gaper gappy garam masala garbologist garden city garron gas chromatography gasper generative grammar Geneva bands genteelism gentlefolk gentleman farmer gentleman's agreement gentoo geochronology geoid geologize geomagnetism geostrophic gharial giant slalom gimlet-eyed ginger group gink girasole Girl Guide girly glad rags glassine gley glitterati glitzy global village globalist globular cluster glop glow discharge glyptic gnathic gobbledegook godetia goings-on golden handcuffs gonfalon gonzo goombah gourmandise gov gr gradualism graminivorous granny glasses graphic equalizer graphic novel graphics tablet graptolite gravlax GT guard cell guipure gulley gun-shy gyromagnetic Hab hadst hah halation halfway house hallo halo effect halogenate halva hamulus handsel Hants haplology happy hunting ground hard rock harmonic series haruspex hash browns hast hatchet-faced hath hausfrau head case heigh helipad hemicellulose hemipterous henequen heptameter heptarchy heptathlon herbalism hereditarian hesperidium hetaera hetaira heterochromatic heterogamy heterotrophy heterozygote hetman hexachord hic jacet high priestess hi-hat historicism historicity hit-and-miss hoedown hoick holm hols holus-bolus holy war home page homomorphic homopterous homozygote honest broker hydrophone hydropower hyper hyperaesthesia hypersonic hypnopompic hypogastric hypogeal hypogene hypogeum hypostyle ice dancing iceblink iconostasis idem ikat ikebana illusionism imaginings in flagrante delicto in medias res in memoriam in personam in re in rem incl incomer IND Ind indecent assault indraft industrial archaeology industrial relations ineducable infante inflationism information retrieval in-house initialism inro inselberg inshallah institutionalism int intarsia integrand intercropping interlay International Phonetic Alphabet interphase intertextual intertextuality interventionism intrapreneur ionizer IPA ironmaster irrecusable ISO isogloss isohyet isoprene ital Jack Russell terrier jailbait jeepers jet ski jiff johnny-come-lately jojoba jokey journalize judoist judoka jump jet Jun jun jurisprudent juvenile hormone juvenilia kabuki kakapo kalanchoe kalends kanji kapellmeister kara karst kart kata katakana kcal kedge kef keffiyeh kelim kendo kenspeckle kermes kermis kerria kersey keypunch keystroke kickstand kiddie kiddush kilim kilobit kilojoule kiltie kilty kimchi kinesics King's Bench kl klezmer kn kneehole knifepoint knot garden knotweed koa koi kolinsky komatik kora korma kouprey krugerrand kt KT kukri kulak kurtosis kybosh l L laches ladleful lady's man lah-di-dah lamebrain land bank land yacht langlauf langue lanneret lapse rate lapsus linguae lardon laundrette laywoman lc leading note learning curve leaseback legal aid legal eagle legalistic legitimization legroom legwork lenis lewisite liane liberation theology liberationist ligase light pollution limp-wristed linear motor linguistician linn litho little people loadmaster lobo loc cit lockable loden logocentrism long face long-drawn-out longitudinal wave longship look-in look-see loose box lovat love nest lovey-dovey Low Church lowest common denominator Lr Lt lungwort lutz lyophilic madeleine Maj Mal maladapted maladminister Malagasy male menopause malic acid maltase mambo man of God man of straw mandarin collar man-o'-war maquette maquillage marcato marketeer masala maximalist meadowsweet mediagenic mega megabuck meitnerium melodeon menfolk meningococcus mesclun mesophyll metallize metapsychology Mic mic microclimate microgravity microhabitat microinstruction Middle America militaria milk run millstream mind-numbing mineralise mineralize minicam minimax mirin MIRV misc misdiagnose misdial misericord mishear miskick miso mixed grill mixed number mks mohel monocoque monoculture monofilament monoglot monohull monomorphic monounsaturated montmorillonite moonscape MOR Moravian mordent mornay mortadella motocross mountain dew mousseline mouth-to-mouth moxa moxibustion mpg Mr Right mucker mudstone multigrade multimillionaire multiparty multiplication sign multitasking munchies municipalize museum piece music drama MW New Style noble rot noble savage nolens volens noway numerical analysis numero uno O o o' oat grass objectivism oblast obol obsequies oceanarium ocularist odd lot odontoid Oe ofay offcut officinal ogam oil pan Old Persian oleum oligopsony oligotrophic olivaceous oloroso OM om oncogenesis one-man band one-two one-up oogamy ooh oompah op OP op cit open season opera buffa opera seria operational research opp optical activity oral history order of battle ordinary seaman organzine orienteer orthochromatic orthogenesis orthotics osmoregulation osteogenesis OT otolith otorhinolaryngology ought ourself outbreeding outgoings outgun outwith ovenproof package deal packager page-turner painted lady palazzo palmated palmtop palpi palpus palynology panada pan-Arab pancake landing panchromatic panettone panful paperless papyrology par avion paracetamol paragliding parasitology paravane pareu parlando parramatta partita parvise pas de chat Pascal's triangle pash passacaglia passive smoking pastoralism PCB peace dividend peace sign pearlized pease pec pecten pedal steel guitar pedalo peloton penalty kick pendent pennywort pentamidine pepo performance art perlite permaculture permittivity perpetual check perron petrochemistry petrodollar petroglyph PG phalange phallicism phallocentric phallocentrism Phi Beta Kappa Phil phooey photodegradable photolysis photomultiplier photoperiodism photoreceptor photosynthesize phototaxis phreaking phyllotaxis phyllotaxy physio picotee pilot officer pincer movement pinch-hit pingo pinking shears pipestone pissoir pistole pittosporum pixilation pixillated pizazz pl PL placet planetology plasmatic plat du jour platinize plc ploidy pogo point-to-point polarimetry polycarbonate polychromy polynucleotide polyphagia polyptych pontificals porky postmillennialism pp ppm pratfall prau preamplifier predella pref premillennialism preppy preterm prime cost prime rate pro bono publico pro-am prob proband profiterole programmable promo prompt side propranolol propylaeum prosciutto protectress Prov provirus psittacine psych psychodrama psychodynamics psychosocial PTA puff pastry puri purlin purple patch Pushtu putto pyrrole q qr qt quadraphonics quadrumanous quatorze quatrefoil quayside Que Queen Anne Queen's Bench quenelle quinella quinta quinte quintuplicate quitch quokka qv qwerty R & B R & D R & R racemize raclette radar gun radicalise radicalize radionuclide radwaste raga rah rainbird raki raku ramen ratatouille ratbag rattly razor wire RD reach-me-down rebore rec redingote reflexology refugium refusenik rehab rehydrate reiki religiose remembrancer remoulade rendzina repetitive strain injury repo report stage repro reprography reserve price resoluble respirometer respray resupinate retd revanchism reverberatory furnace reverse engineering rewind Reynolds number rhodamine ria Right Reverend righto rillettes ringbolt ring-necked rinky-dink ripsnorter riverine rm rms roadholding roadie roadwork roadworks robusta rocaille Roche limit rocketeer rodent ulcer rodenticide Rolfing Roman holiday room service ro-ro rose-cut roti rough breathing rough trade rouseabout routinize rowing machine rubber tree ruderal ruffe rufiyaa rufous rug rat rumble strip running knot rural dean S level sacroiliac sae safari suit saggar saggy sailboard saith saker sal salchow salt marsh saltimbocca sanctus bell saprogenic sarabande sarcomatosis sarge sarod saros satellite dish sati savate scanning electron microscope scatter diagram scherzando schizo scientism sci-fi scintigraphy scirocco scratchboard scrunchy scutellum scuzzy seaborgium sealed-beam seamer seasonal affective disorder seguidilla self-catering self-fulfilling self-image self-induced self-referential SEM sememe sensationalise sensationalize septennial serial number seropositive servicewoman sesquicentenary sesquicentennial sestina severance pay sexology SF sfz Sg Sgt sharp practice sharp-tongued shea sheet lightning sheltie shelty shewbread shm shockproof short fuse shortie shorty shotgun marriage shotgun wedding show-and-tell shoyu shrieval sick building syndrome sickie side chain sideband sievert simpatico sinfonia sinfonietta single combat ska skeletonise skeletonize skerry skidoo skoal slanging match slickenside slipware smart alec smectic smoochy snowboard snowy owl soca social democrat soda bread soever soft-core soil science son of a gun song cycle songsmith sonobuoy sorbitol souffle soukous soul music souter spahi special needs speciesism speedball speedo spirit of wine split screen split-level spumante spurrey sq squadron leader SRO st St stage-manage staging post stall-feed stallholder stanhope star turn star-spangled star-studded stat statoscope STD steatopygia steering column stereoisomer steric sternmost stg stichomythia stingaree stir-crazy stoa STOL stollen stook stot strappy stratocumulus strawberry blonde stroganoff structuralist stylistics subfloor subframe submarginal subtext subulate sulphureous summersault superconductor supercontinent supercool superelevation superfluidity superglue supergroup superhero superheterodyne superphosphate superstore superwoman supplementary angle suppletion supply-side Supreme Soviet surface structure suss sustained yield Sv sweepback sweet-and-sour swell box swine fever switchback symbiont synch synchronized swimming synth tabla tacet tachism taiga tamari tandoori taphonomy tarty tattie taverna tbsp tea dance teaching hospital technic techno telecommuter teletext telethon televisual tenuto tephra termitarium terrazzo tessitura Tex-Mex texturize thalassotherapy the Commonwealth theorbo thermalize thixotropy thorp thrawn three-legged race tikka timbal time warp tissue culture toile Tok Pisin tokenism Tommy tondo toneme tootsie tootsy top drawer tormentil tother touch screen tough love tout de suite tovarish townscape townswoman trace fossil trachyte tractate traffic cone tragic irony trailblazing tranny transceiver transfinite transformational grammar transgenic tranship transhumance transition element transpersonal transverse wave trattoria traumatism trayful trecento tree of life tree ring trench warfare trevally triable triathlon triboluminescence tribrach trichiasis trichology triennium trifecta trifocal triform triglyph trigraph trimerous trimeter trinomial triple point trippy trishaw tristesse tritone triturate triumphalism trochlea trochoid trypanosome trypanosomiasis trysail tsp tube worm tuffet turbocharger turf accountant turfy turgescent tussock grass tu-whit tu-whoo twelvemo twelve-tone twenty-twenty twinset twitcher twitchy two-bit two-wheeler tzigane ufology uhlan ultraism ultrasonics ultrastructure umbles umiak una corda unaccounted unchurch uncleanly uncountable undead undercroft underemphasize underemployment underfund underglaze understeer underthrust undertrick underutilize underwhelm unemployment benefit unfazed unfiltered unfriended unhistorical uni unilingual unitive unlay unmissable unmoor unmuzzle unpeople unquote unrounded unship unsling unsnap unstick unthread unwatchable uprate uprush upswing uranography urban myth urbanism uridine valonia valorize valuta valvate vaporetto varistor varve vavasour vee vegie velamen velarize velodrome Ven ventriloquize Venus flytrap verism verismo verjuice vernalization vernicle vexillum Vic victimless vid vide video recorder videoconference videophone vina vindaloo virgo intacta vitta vizsla vocalism vocoder vol volitive volte voluntaryism vulnerary vv W w waddy wage slave wagonette wagonload wahine wah-wah walkathon wall-to-wall warrantable wast watchable water bear waxbill weaner weepie weigh-in welch wellie welly wentletrap wert westering wf whatsit whaup whee whiffle whimbrel whisht whiteboard white-knuckle whole cloth whoopee cushion wide receiver wilco wild type willie wingding wino wire gauze wire rope withershins wk wodge womenfolk women's rights woodlark woolshed wordage work ethic workfare workpeople world music worldling worry beads wristy wt wurst wussy Wyandotte wyn X-ray astronomy yakitori yd yogh yoicks yoo-hoo yours truly yum-yum yuppie flu zarzuela zine 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