Grade_04 Spell-Off Challenge — Word group 02

Waveform / ˈweɪvfɔrm / Noun Origin: English

A graphic representation of the shape of a wave, such as a sound wave or an electromagnetic wave.

Wearer / ˈwɛrər / Noun Origin: English

A person who wears a particular item of clothing or jewelry.

Weekdayless / ˈwikdeɪlɛs / Adjective Origin: English

Without weekdays.

Bezique / bɪˈziːk / Noun Origin: French

A card game played with two packs of 32 cards each.

Big / bɪɡ / Adjective Origin: Middle English

Of considerable size, extent, or intensity.

Bilabial / baɪˈleɪbiəl / Adjective Origin: Latin (bi- + labium 'lip')

(Of a speech sound) formed by closing both lips.

Bird / bɜːrd / Noun Origin: Old English

A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by feathers, wings, and a beak.

Biserial / baɪˈsɪriəl / Adjective Origin: Latin

Consisting of two rows or series.

Black / blæk / Adjective Origin: Old English

Of the darkest color, absorbing all light; without light.

Blazonry / ˈbleɪznri / Noun Origin: Old French

The art or practice of describing heraldic coats of arms.

Blink / blɪŋk / Verb Origin: Old English

To shut and open the eyes quickly.

Blot / blɑːt / Noun Origin: Old Norse

A spot or stain, especially of ink.

Board / bɔːrd / Noun Origin: Old English

A long, thin, flat piece of wood or other hard material.

Bocage / boʊˈkɑʒ / noun Origin: French

A type of landscape characterized by small fields, hedgerows, and woods.

Bole / boʊl / noun Origin: Old Norse

The trunk of a tree.

Bonnie / ˈbɑni / adadjective Origin: Scottish

Attractive, pretty, or charming.

Bookworm / ˈbʊkˌwɜrm / noun Origin: English

A person who enjoys reading; an insect that bores into books.

Borderless / ˈbɔrdərləs / adjective Origin: English

Having no borders or boundaries.

Bottine / bɑːˈtiːn / Noun Origin: French

A light boot or half boot.

Bourgade / bʊrˈɡɑːd / Noun Origin: French

A small town or village.

Boxer / ˈbɑːksər / Noun Origin: English (from box)

A person who fights with fists, especially in a professional sport; a breed of dog.

Braker / ˈbreɪkər / Noun Origin: English (from brake)

A person or device that brakes.

Bread / brɛd / Noun Origin: Old English

Food made of flour, water, and yeast mixed together and baked.

Brevet / brəˈvɛt / Noun, Adjective, Verb Origin: French

A commission conferring rank without corresponding pay or command, often honorary.

Brim / brɪm / Noun, Verb Origin: Middle English

The upper edge or rim of a cup, bowl, or other container; the projecting edge of a hat.

Brocard / ˈbrɑːkɑːrd / Noun Origin: Medieval Latin

An elementary principle or maxim, especially a legal one.

Brownish / ˈbraʊnɪʃ / adjective Origin: English

Somewhat brown in color.

Bud / bʌd / noun Origin: Middle English

A small protuberance on a plant that develops into a flower, leaf, or shoot; to begin to grow or develop.

Bulb / bʌlb / noun Origin: Latin

A rounded part or object; especially, an underground storage organ of some plants, or an electric light bulb.

Bun / bʌn / noun Origin: Old French

A small, usually round, sweet bread roll; hair gathered into a tight coil or knot.

Burbark / ˈbɜːrbɑːrk / Noun Origin: English

A hypothetical term for bark that is rough or spiky like a burr (extremely rare word, definition inferred).

Burmite / ˈbɜːrmaɪt / Noun Origin: English

A type of fossil resin or amber found in Myanmar (Burma).

Buttercup / ˈbʌtərˌkʌp / Noun Origin: English

A plant of the genus Ranunculus, typically having bright yellow, cup-shaped flowers.

Byte. / baɪt / Noun Origin: English

A unit of digital information typically consisting of eight bits.

Cabriole / ˌkæbriˈoʊl / Noun Origin: French

A type of furniture leg that curves outward at the top and tapers inward toward the bottom.

Caftan / ˈkæftæn / Noun Origin: Turkish (from Persian)

A long, loose garment, often with wide sleeves.

Calinda / kəˈlɪndə / Noun Origin: African (possibly Kongo)

An African-American stick-fighting martial art and dance.

Calzone / kælˈzoʊni / Noun Origin: Italian

An oven-baked folded pizza, often stuffed.

Canasta / kəˈnæstə / Noun Origin: Spanish

A card game played with two decks of cards, a variant of rummy.

Cap / kæp / Noun Origin: Old English

A soft flat hat, typically without a brim.

Carbonyl / ˈkɑrbəˌnɪl / Noun Origin: German

The bivalent functional group C=O, found in aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, and esters.

Carina / kəˈraɪnə / Noun Origin: Latin

A keel-shaped anatomical structure.

Cart / kɑrt / Noun Origin: Old Norse

A strong open vehicle with two or four wheels, typically pulled by a horse or oxen.

Casque / kæsk / Noun Origin: French

A helmet, especially a historical or ornamental one.

Catena / kəˈtiːnə / noun Origin: Latin

A connected series of items, especially literary or historical extracts.

Cause / kɔz / noun Origin: Latin

A person or thing that gives rise to an action, phenomenon, or condition.

Celeste / səˈlɛst / adjective Origin: French

Of a light blue color; heavenly or celestial.

Cervine / ˈsərvɪn / adjective Origin: Latin

Relating to or resembling a deer.

Chaperone / ˈʃæpərˌoʊn / Noun or Verb Origin: French

An older person who accompanies and supervises young unmarried women.

Chayote / tʃaɪˈoʊti / Noun Origin: Spanish (from Nahuatl)

A pear-shaped fruit of a tropical American vine, eaten as a vegetable.

Cheroot / ʃəˈruːt / Noun Origin: French (from Tamil)

A cigar cut square at both ends.

Chianti / kiˈɑːnti / This is a noun. Origin: Italian

A dry red wine from Tuscany, Italy.

Chip / tʃɪp / This is a noun. Origin: Old English

A small, thin piece of something, or a small slice of potato.

Chocolatey / ˈtʃɑːkləti / This is an adjective. Origin: English

Resembling or tasting of chocolate.

Christy / ˈkrɪsti / Noun Origin: Irish

A given name or surname.

Cioppino / tʃɪˈpinoʊ / Noun Origin: Italian

A fish stew originating in San Francisco.

Clambake / ˈklæmbeɪk / Noun Origin: English

A social occasion at which clams and other seafood are baked or steamed, typically in a pit of hot coals.

Cleanest / ˈkliːnɪst / Adjective Origin: Old English

Superlative of clean; most free from dirt or marks.

Cliquish / ˈkliːkɪʃ / Adjective Origin: French

Relating to or characteristic of a clique; exclusive.

Cloture / ˈkloʊtʃər / Noun Origin: French

A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote.

Cnemial / ˈnimɪəl / Adjective Origin: Greek

Relating to the shin or tibia.

Coesite / ˈkoʊsaɪt / noun Origin: English

A very dense, high-pressure form of silicon dioxide, found in rocks subjected to extreme shock metamorphism.

Colic / ˈkɑːlɪk / noun Origin: Greek

Severe pain in the abdomen caused by wind or obstruction in the intestines.

Columbia / kəˈlʌmbiə / Proper Noun Origin: Latin

A female personification of the United States or a name used for various places.

Congrio / ˈkɑːŋɡriˌoʊ / Noun Origin: Spanish

A type of edible marine fish, similar to a conger eel.

Copen / ˈkoʊpən / Verb Origin: English (variant of cope)

To deal or contend with something.

Corde / kɔːrd / Noun Origin: French

A string or cord; a kind of ribbed fabric.

Cortez / kɔːrˈtɛz / Noun Origin: Spanish

A Spanish surname, famously associated with Hernán Cortés.

Coucal / ˈkuːkæl / Noun Origin: Arabic

A tropical Asian and African cuckoo with a distinctive call.

Courlan / ˈkɜːrlæn / Noun Origin: French

A large wading bird of tropical America, also known as the limpkin.

Craig / kreɪɡ / proper noun Origin: Scottish Gaelic

A common Scottish and Irish given name and surname.

Criant / ˈkraɪənt / adjective Origin: French

Crying; strident.

Cromlech / ˈkrɑmlɛk / Noun Origin: Welsh

A megalithic tomb consisting of an upright stone surrounded by a circle of standing stones.

Cucurbit / ˈkjuːkərbɪt / Noun Origin: Latin

Any plant of the gourd family, including pumpkins, squashes, cucumbers, and melons.

Cunette / kjuːˈnɛt / Noun Origin: French

A small channel or ditch, typically at the bottom of a larger ditch or moat.

Grade_04 : Word group 02