Word origins

• couplingThe act of joining together to form a couple.
• neglectTo fail to care for or attend to something.
• WinchesterA Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
• clutchTo seize, as though with claws.
• shyEasily frightened; timid.
• maidA girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
• canterburyA rack for magazines or other papers, usually wooden, often done as a decorative piece.
• TrentA river in central England, flowing 298 km (185 mi.) from Staffordshire, through Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, to join the Ouse at Trent Falls and form the Humber estuary.
• barberA person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.
• rigidStiff, rather than flexible.
• retTo prepare (flax, hemp etc.) for further processing by soaking, which facilitates separation of fibers from the woody parts of the stem.
• hahaAn onomatopoeic representation of laughter.
• orthodoxConforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
• blownDistended, swollen, or inflated.
• wongA field, meadow, or other such piece of land.
• abbeyThe office or dominion of an abbot or abbess.
• discourseVerbal exchange, conversation.
• LancashireA type of cheese made in Lancashire, England.
• headacheA pain or ache in the head.
• notwithstandingNevertheless, all the same.
• ThamesA river in southern England, flowing 336 km (209 mi.) from Gloucestershire, through Wiltshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Surrey and Greater London, and between Essex and Kent to the Thames Estuary and North Sea.
• flowingThe action of the verb to flow
• deedAn action or act; something that is done.
• whirlpoolA swirling body of water.
• sustainTo maintain, or keep in existence.
• mechanicmechanical; relating to mechanics or the laws of motion in physics
• defectiveHaving one or more defects.
• beaconA signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
• suspenseThe condition of being suspended; cessation for a time.
• cruelIntentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
• southwesternOf or pertaining to the southwest.
• conformTo adapt to something by more closely matching it, especially something normative.
• eagerDesirous; keen to do or obtain something.
• touchingProvoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
• strawberryThe sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
• pupilA learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
• feastA holiday, festival, especially a religious one
• redemptionThe act of redeeming or something redeemed.
• profoundDescending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
• warnTo make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
• bonnieMerry; happy.
• striveTo try to achieve a result; to make strenuous effort; to try earnestly and persistently.
• painterAn artist who paints pictures.
• ankleThe skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
• errTo make a mistake.
• supTo sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.
• borrowTo receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
• bluntHaving a thick edge or point; not sharp.
• protectorSomeone who protects or guards, by assignment or on their own initiative.
• voyageA long journey, especially by ship.
• nightlyHappening or appearing in the night; night-time; nocturnal.
• dancerA person who dances, usually as a hobby, an occupation, or a profession.
• firmlyIn a firm or definite or strong manner.
• RhodesAn island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
• fluteA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
• durabilityThe ability to last a long time by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.
• harshUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
• ceaseTo stop.
• aboardOn board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
• paradigmA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
• perfectionThe quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence.
• lyonThe third largest city in France; the capital of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
• altogetherCompletely, wholly, or without exception.
• dignityThe state of being dignified or worthy of esteem: elevation of mind or character.
• CheshireA northwestern county of England, bordered by the Rivers Mersey and Dee, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Wrexham and Flintshire.
• accumulationThe act of amassing or gathering, as into a pile.
• feasibilityThe state of being feasible or possible.
• pierA raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
• coteA cottage or hut.
• probationA period of time when a person occupies a position only conditionally and may be removed if certain conditions are not met.
• hedgeA thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
• violetA plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
• mutationAny alteration or change.
• rueSorrow; repentance; regret.
• inheritanceThe passing of title to an estate upon death.
• elfA supernatural being or spirit associated with illness, mischief, and harmful or dangerous magical influence; in later Norse sources, sometimes divided into benevolent light elves (inhabiting Álfheimr) and malevolent dark elves.
• mansionA large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy.
• surrenderTo give up into the power, control, or possession of another.
• dubTo confer knighthood; the conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on the shoulder with a sword, the accolade.
• hackingShort and interrupted, broken, jerky; hacky.
• stripeA long region of a single colour in a repeating pattern of similar regions.
• lispThe act or a habit of lisping.
• affirmativepertaining to truth; asserting that something is; affirming
• spoonAn implement for eating or serving; a scooped utensil whose long handle is straight, in contrast to a ladle.
• BerkshireA breed of pig from Berkshire county.
• nonethelessNevertheless.
• chinThe bottom of a face, (specifically) the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
• interruptTo disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the person performing it) by interfering suddenly, especially by speaking.
• wontOne's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
• grandfatherA father of someone's parent.
• luxuriousVery fine in quality and comfortable.
• indirectlyIn an indirect manner.
• blessingSome kind of divine or supernatural aid, or reward.
• asleepIn a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
• shoutA loud burst of voice or voices; a violent and sudden outcry, especially that of a multitude expressing joy, triumph, exultation, anger, or great effort.
• delicateEasily damaged or requiring careful handling.
• whoeverWho ever: an emphatic form of who.
• strawA dried stalk of a cereal plant.
• mankindThe human race in its entirety.
• uncertainNot certain; unsure.