LexiTopic: Matter and Materials

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The LexiConnexxions analysis has identified these words related to MATTER AND MATERIALS in the Spelling Bee lexicon. The complete list of words on this topic is shown at right (on laptop or desktop) or at the end of the page (on mobile); the complete topical analysis is given below.
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Taxonomy for Spelling Bee words related to MATTER AND MATERIALS
SUBJECT HEADINGS IN THIS LEXITOPIC: Flexible, MoldableGases, Fumes, Aerosols, VaporsGlops, Gunks, and Gluts messy stuffInflexible, RigidIntermediate States foams, melting, gelling, pulp, etc.Liquids, Moisture, and DrynessMixed, Blended, Impure substance, not collections of objectsSmells, Scents, Odors not the sense of smellSolid, Dense, CompressedTransparent, Translucent, OpaqueUnmixed, Pure substance, not collections of objects
NOTES ABOUT THE TAXONOMY FOR MATTER AND MATERIALS SCOPE NOTE: This LexiTopic compiles and defines Bee words related to the physical characteristics of (in general) matter and materials. Words related to motions of air and water as a result of atmospheric conditions are in WEATHER AND CLIMATE. Words related to forms, shapes, and textures are in SHAPES AND TEXTURES.
Words related to actions done to matter or objects are (in general) in MOTIONS: ACTIONS AND OPERATIONS. Words related to manufacturing processes are in MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTS, AND PACKAGING. Words related to trash, refuse, and disposal are in POSSESSION, USE, AND DISPOSAL. Words related to states of filth and cleanliness are in OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS.
Topical arrangement of Spelling Bee words related to MATTER AND MATERIALS
Flexible, Moldable
DUCTILE: capable of being fashioned into a new form; of a metal: capable of being drawn out into wire or thread (ductile iron)DUCTILITY: the quality or state of being ductile, especially: the ability of a material to have its shape changed (as by being drawn out into wire or thread) without losing strength or breakingFLEXIBLE: capable of being flexed: pliantFLEXIBLY: capable of being flexed: pliantLAXITY: the quality or state of being lax: not tense, firm, or rigid: slack (a lax rope)LAXLY: lax: not tense, firm, or rigid: slack (a lax rope)LAZILY: droopy, lax (a rabbit with lazy ears)LAZY: droopy, lax (a rabbit with lazy ears)LIMP: lacking firm texture, substance, or structure; not stiff or rigidLIMPLY: lacking firm texture, substance, or structure; not stiff or rigidLITHE: easily bent or flexed (lithe steel, a lithe vine)LITHELY: easily bent or flexed (lithe steel, a lithe vine)MALLEABLE: capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollersPLIABLE: supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breakingPLIANT: pliable: supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breakingPLIANTLY: pliable: supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breakingPUTTY: any of various substances resembling putty in appearance, consistency, or useTOUGH: strong or firm in texture but flexible and not brittleWAXEN: easily molded: pliableWHIP: the quality of resembling a whip especially in being flexibleWILLOWY: resembling a willow: pliantWILT: to become limpWIRY: resembling wire especially in form an
Gases, Fumes, Aerosols, Vapors
AIRING: to become exposed to the open airATOMIZATION: to reduce to minute particles or to a fine spray BECLOUD: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBECLOUDED: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBELLY: filled out by wind (wind bellying the sails)BILLOW: a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave (Billows of smoke poured out of the building.) (Fog billowed across the bay.) BILLOWING: a rolling mass (as of flame or smoke) that resembles a high wave (Billows of smoke poured out of the building.) (Fog billowed across the bay.)BUBBLE: to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up; also, to cause to bubble upBUBBLED: to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up; also, to cause to bubble upBUBBLING: to rise in or as if in bubbles —usually used with up; also, to cause to bubble upCLOUD: a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air (a cloud of blond hair, a ship under a cloud of sail); also, to billow up in the form of a cloud; also, a usually visible mass of minute particles suspended in the air or a gasCLOUDED: a light filmy, puffy, or billowy mass seeming to float in the air (a cloud of blond hair, a ship under a cloud of sail); also, to billow up in the form of a cloudDAMP: a noxious gas; also, to affect with or as if with a noxious gas: to chokeDAMPED: a noxious gas; also, to affect with or as if with a noxious gas: to chokeDRAFT: a current of air in a closed-in space (felt a draft)FOAM: a material in a lightweight cellular form resulting from introduction of gas bubbles during manufacture; also, to produce or form foamFOGGED: to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog (fog the barns with pesticide)FOGGING: to cover, envelop, or suffuse with or as if with fog (fog the barns with pesticide)FUMED: to give off in fumes (fuming thick black smoke); to expose to or treat with fumes; to emit fumes; to rise in or as if in fumesINFLATE: to swell or distend with air or gasINFLATING: to swell or distend with air or gasPUFF: an act or instance of puffing; also, to blow in short gusts; also, to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffs: to waft; also, to distend with or as if with air or gas: to inflatePUFF: a perceptible cloud or aura emitted in a puff (a puff of smoke); also, to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an accompaniment to vigorous actionPUFFED: an act or instance of puffing; also, to blow in short gusts; also, to emit, propel, blow, or expel by or as if by puffs: to waft; also, to distend with or as if with air or gas: to inflatePUFFED: a perceptible cloud or aura emitted in a puff (a puff of smoke); also, to emit small whiffs or clouds (as of smoke) often as an accompaniment to vigorous actionUPDRAFT: an upward movement of gas (such as air)VENT: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)VENTED: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)VENTILATE: to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing; to oxygenate, aerate; of a current of air: to pass or circulate through so as to freshen; to cause fresh air to circulate through (a place, such as a room or a mine)WAFT: (noun) something (such as an odor) that is wafted: a whiff; also, a slight breeze: a puffWAVE: a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the airWHIFF: a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or sprayWIND: an artificially produced movement of air; also, to expose to the air or wind: dry by exposing to air; also, compressed air or gasWINDED: an artificially produced movement of air; also, to expose to the air or wind: dry by exposing to air; also, compressed air or gasWINDING: an artificially produced movement of air; also, to expose to the air or wind: dry by exposing to air; also, compressed air or gasWING: a means of flight or rapid progress; also, the act or manner of flying: flight (take wing); also, to enable to fly or move swiftly; to traverse with or as if with wings; to effect or achieve by flying; to go with or as if with wings: to flyWINGED: a means of flight or rapid progress; also, the act or manner of flying: flight (take wing); also, to enable to fly or move swiftly; to traverse with or as if with wings; to effect or achieve by flying; to go with or as if with wings: to fly; using wings in flight; soaring with or as if with wings: elevatedWINGING: a means of flight or rapid progress; also, the act or manner of flying: flight (take wing); also, to enable to fly or move swiftly; to traverse with or as if with wings; to effect or achieve by flying; to go with or as if with wings: to flyWINNOW: a device for winnowing; also, the action of winnowing; a motion resembling that of winnowing; to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air; to blow on: to fanWINNOWED: a device for winnowing; also, the action of winnowing; a motion resembling that of winnowing; to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air; to blow on: to fanWINNOWING: a device for winnowing; also, the action of winnowing; a motion resembling that of winnowing; to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air; to blow on: to fanWRAITH: a barely visible gaseous or vaporous column
Glops, Gunks, and Gluts messy stuff
BIND: to cause to stick together (tuna and celery bound by mayonnaise); to form a cohesive mass (A little milk will help the ingredients bind.)BINDING: to cause to stick together (tuna and celery bound by mayonnaise); to form a cohesive mass (A little milk will help the ingredients bind.)BLOB: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; also, to mark with blobs: to splotchBLOBBED: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; also, to mark with blobs: to splotchBLOBBING: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; also, to mark with blobs: to splotchBLOBBY: covered or filled with blobs; made up of blobs; also: like a blobBLOBS: a small drop or lump of something viscid or thick; also, to mark with blobs: to splotchBOUND: past tense and past participle of bind: to cause to stick together (tuna and celery bound by mayonnaise); to form a cohesive mass (A little milk will help the ingredients bind.)CHOKE: to obstruct by filling up or clogging (leaves choked the drain); to become obstructed or checkedCHOKING: to obstruct by filling up or clogging (leaves choked the drain); to become obstructed or checkedCLOD: a lump or mass especially of earth or clay; also, to form into clods [NOTE: This sense is not in M-W abridged, Collins, or NOAD, but it is in M-W unabridged.]CLODDING: a lump or mass especially of earth or clay; also, to form into clods [NOTE: This sense is not in M-W abridged, Collins, or NOAD, but it is in M-W unabridged.]CLOG: a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel (a clog in the kitchen sink); to cause blockage in —often used with up (arteries clogged up by cholesterol); also, to impede with a clog; to become filled with extraneous matter —often used with up; to unite in a mass: to clotCLOGGING: a mass of material that blocks movement through a pipe or vessel (a clog in the kitchen sink); to cause blockage in —often used with up (arteries clogged up by cholesterol); also, to impede with a clog; to become filled with extraneous matter —often used with up; to unite in a mass: to clotCLOT: a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum); also, a roundish viscous lump formed by coagulation of a portion of liquid or by melting; also, to become a clot: to form clots; to cause to form into or as if into a clot; to fill with clots, to clogCORRUPT: to rot, spoil; to become tainted or rotten; also, putrid, taintedDOLLOP: a lump or glob of something soft or mushyFATTY: greasyFILL: to stop up: obstruct (wreckage filled the channel)FILLABLE: not in M-W; Collins has “in British English” able to be filled: to stop up: obstruct (wreckage filled the channel)FILLED: to stop up: obstruct (wreckage filled the channel)FILLING: to stop up: obstruct (wreckage filled the channel)FOUL: being odorous and impure: polluted; full of dirt or mud; encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substanceFOULED: being odorous and impure: polluted; full of dirt or mud; encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substanceFOULLY: being odorous and impure: polluted; full of dirt or mud; encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substanceFOULS: being odorous and impure: polluted; full of dirt or mud; encrusted, clogged, or choked with a foreign substanceGLOB: a small drop: a blob; also, a usually large and rounded massGLOOP: M-W does not have an entry for gloop, “any thick liquid or sticky substance”GLOOPY: M-W does not have an entry for gloopy, “any thick liquid or sticky substance”GLOP: a thick semiliquid substance (such as food) that is usually unattractive in appearance; also, Not in M-W; NOAD: verb, to transfer (a sloppy or sticky substance) to a containerGLOPPED: a thick semiliquid substance (such as food) that is usually unattractive in appearance; also, Not in M-W; NOAD: verb, to transfer (a sloppy or sticky substance) to a containerGLOPPING: a thick semiliquid substance (such as food) that is usually unattractive in appearance; also, Not in M-W; NOAD: verb, to transfer (a sloppy or sticky substance) to a containerGLOPPY: a thick semiliquid substance (such as food) that is usually unattractive in appearanceGLUE: any of various strong adhesive substances, especially: a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (such as hides or bones); a solution of glue used for sticking things together; something that binds together (social glue); also, to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue (gluing the parts together)GLUED: any of various strong adhesive substances, especially: a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (such as hides or bones); a solution of glue used for sticking things together; something that binds together (social glue); also, to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue (gluing the parts together)GLUEY: having the quality of glue; resembling or suggestive of glue (as in stickiness or viscous consistency); daubed, smeared, or covered with glue (a gluey surface)GLUING: any of various strong adhesive substances, especially: a hard protein chiefly gelatinous substance that absorbs water to form a viscous solution with strong adhesive properties and that is obtained by cooking down collagenous materials (such as hides or bones); a solution of glue used for sticking things together; something that binds together (social glue); also, to cause to stick tightly with or as if with glue (gluing the parts together)GOOEY: informal: soft, wet, and stickyGOOP: goo or gunkGOOPY: goo or gunkGUMMED: to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum (gum up the works); to become gummyGUMMING: to clog, impede, or damage with or as if with gum (gum up the works); to become gummyGUNK: filthy, sticky, or greasy matter, from Gunk, trademark for a cleaning solventJELLY: a shapeless structureless mass: pulp; a substance resembling jelly in consistencyLAID: to lay: to dispose or spread over or on a surface (lay track, lay plaster) LIME: something that ensnares, especially birdlime: a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds; also, to smear with a sticky substance (such as birdlime), to entangle with or as if with birdlimeLIMED*: something that ensnares, especially birdlime: a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds; also, to smear with a sticky substance (such as birdlime), to entangle with or as if with birdlimeOCCLUDE: to close up or block off: to obstruct (a thrombus occluding a coronary artery)OCCLUDED: to close up or block off: to obstruct (a thrombus occluding a coronary artery)OILY: covered or impregnated with oil (oily rags)PITCH: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars; also, any of various bituminous substances; also, resin obtained from various conifers; any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches; also, to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitchPITCHED: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars; also, any of various bituminous substances; also, resin obtained from various conifers; any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches; also, to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitchPITCHING: a black or dark viscous substance obtained as a residue in the distillation of organic materials and especially tars; also, any of various bituminous substances; also, resin obtained from various conifers; any of various artificial mixtures resembling resinous or bituminous pitches; also, to cover, smear, or treat with or as if with pitchPITCHY: full of pitch: tarry (pitchy wood/lumber); also, of, relating to, or having the qualities of pitch (a pitchy substance/residue)ROPY: capable of being drawn into a thread: viscous; also, tending to adhere in stringy masses; having a gelatinous or slimy quality from bacterial or fungal contamination (ropy milk, ropy flour)TACK: a sticky or adhesive quality or conditionTACKY: somewhat sticky to the touch (tacky varnish); also: characterized by tack: adhesiveTARRY: of, resembling, or covered with tarTOUGH: glutinous, stickyTOUGHEN: to make tough; to become toughUNBLOCK: to remove a block; to free from being blocked (a procedure to unblock his arteries)UNCLOG: to remove a clog; to free from a difficulty or obstructionUNCLOGGING: to remove a clog; to free from a difficulty or obstructionUNGLUE: to separate by or as if by dissolving an adhesiveUNGLUED: to separate by or as if by dissolving an adhesive
Inflexible, Rigid
CALCIFY: to make or become inflexible or unchangeable: to hardenDEAD: lacking elasticity (a dead tennis ball)FIRM: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upFIRMING: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upFIRMLY: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upINFLEXIBLE: not easily bent or twisted: lacking or deficient in suppleness (an inflexible steel rod)RAMROD: in a fully upright position: rigidly (sat ramrod straight)RIGID: deficient in or devoid of flexibility (rigid price controls, a rigid bar of metal)TAUT: having no give or slack: tightly drawn (a taut rope); not loose or flabby (taut skin)TAUTEN: to make taut (tauten the rope); to become tautTAUTENED: to make taut (tauten the rope); to become tautTAUTLY: having no give or slack: tightly drawn (a taut rope); not loose or flabby (taut skin)
Intermediate States foams, melting, gelling, pulp, etc.
BODY: viscosity, consistency —used especially of oils and greaseCAME: to take form (Churn till the butter comes.)COME: to take form (Churn till the butter comes.)COMING: to take form (Churn till the butter comes.)FLABBY: lacking resilience or firmness: flaccid (M-W: alteration of flappy)GAVE: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain: flexibility; also, the ability of a material to bend or stretch (The knitted fabric has a lot of give to it.); also, to yield to physical force or strain; to collapse from the application of force or pressure (The canvas chair gave under his weight.)GIVE: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain: flexibility; also, the ability of a material to bend or stretch (The knitted fabric has a lot of give to it.); also, to yield to physical force or strain; to collapse from the application of force or pressure (The canvas chair gave under his weight.)GIVEN: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain: flexibility; also, the ability of a material to bend or stretch (The knitted fabric has a lot of give to it.); also, to yield to physical force or strain; to collapse from the application of force or pressure (The canvas chair gave under his weight.)GIVING: capacity or tendency to yield to force or strain: flexibility; also, the ability of a material to bend or stretch (The knitted fabric has a lot of give to it.); also, to yield to physical force or strain; to collapse from the application of force or pressure (The canvas chair gave under his weight.)JELL: to come to the consistency of jelly: congeal, set; to take shape and achieve distinctness: become cohesiveJELLY: a shapeless structureless mass: pulp; a substance resembling jelly in consistency; also, to bring to the consistency of jellyMELT: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heat; to reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heat; (noun) material in the molten state; the action or process of melting or the period during which it occurs (the spring melt); the condition of being melted MELTING: to become altered from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heat; to reduce from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heat; (noun) material in the molten state; the action or process of melting or the period during which it occurs (the spring melt); the condition of being meltedMELTY: having a tendency to melt or dissolve easilyMOLTEN: fused or liquefied by heat: melted (molten lava)PROOF: to give a resistant quality toPULP: pulpy condition or character; also, something in such a condition or having such a character; also, to cause to appear pulpy; to become pulp or pulpyPULPED: pulpy condition or character; also, something in such a condition or having such a character; also, to cause to appear pulpy; to become pulp or pulpyPULPY: resembling pulp: soft and yieldingPUTTY: any of various substances resembling putty in appearance, consistency, or useTENUITY: lack of density: rarefied quality or stateTHAW: the action, fact, or process of thawing; also, to go from a frozen to a liquid state: to meltTHAWED: the action, fact, or process of thawing; also, to go from a frozen to a liquid state: to meltTHICK: viscous in consistency (thick syrup)THICKEN: to make thick, dense, or viscous in consistency (thicken gravy with flour)THIN: more fluid or rarefied than normal (thin air); also, to make or become thin or thinner; to reduce in thickness or depth: to attenuate; to make less dense or viscousTHINLY: in a thin manner: more fluid or rarefied than normal (thin air); also, to make or become thin or thinner; to reduce in thickness or depth: to attenuate; to make less dense or viscousTHINNING: more fluid or rarefied than normal (thin air); also, to make or become thin or thinner; to reduce in thickness or depth: to attenuate; to make less dense or viscousTHROW: to deposit, to let fall (something, such as sediment) (this wine throws sediment)THROWN: to deposit, to let fall (something, such as sediment) (this wine throws sediment)
Liquids, Moisture, and Dryness
AFFLUENT: flowing in abundance AQUA: water, a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substanceAQUAS: water, a watery solution of a gaseous or readily volatile substanceBATH: the quality or state of being covered with a liquid BECLOUD: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBECLOUDED: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBILLOW: a wave, a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea); especially, a great wave or surge of waterBILLOWING: a wave, a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea); especially, a great wave or surge of waterBLIZZARD: an overwhelming rush or delugeCLAMMY: being damp, soft, sticky, and usually coolCLIMATE: the prevailing set of conditions (as of temperature and humidity) indoorsCLOUD: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice); to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture (steam clouded the windows); to make murky especially with smoke or mist (smoke clouded the sky)CLOUDED: a visible mass of particles of condensed vapor (such as water or ice); to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture (steam clouded the windows); to make murky especially with smoke or mist (smoke clouded the sky)DAMP: slightly or moderately wet: moist (a damp towel); also, moisture; humidity, dampness; also, to dampen: to make damp (the shower barely dampened the ground); to become dampDAMPED: slightly or moderately wet: moist (a damp towel); also, moisture; humidity, dampness; also, to dampen: to make damp (the shower barely dampened the ground); to become dampDANK: unpleasantly moist or wetDEFOGGED: to remove fog or condensed moisture from (defog a windshield)DEFOGGING: to remove fog or condensed moisture from (defog a windshield)DEHUMIDIFIED: to remove moisture fromDEVOLVE: to come by or as if by flowing down (streams devolving from the mountains)DEVOLVED: to come by or as if by flowing down (streams devolving from the mountains)DEWY: moist with, affected by, or suggestive of dewDILUTE: to make thinner or more liquid by admixture (diluted juice with water)DILUTED: to make thinner or more liquid by admixture (diluted juice with water)DIPPED: to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat (dip candles); to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge; to thrust in a way to suggest immersionDIPPING: to plunge or immerse momentarily or partially under the surface (as of a liquid) so as to moisten, cool, or coat (dip candles); to plunge into a liquid and quickly emerge; to thrust in a way to suggest immersionDRAIN: a gradual outflow DRAINING: a gradual outflowDROWN: to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid (drowns her French fries in ketchup); also, to become drowned (fell in the river and drowned) (chicken drowning in barbecue sauce) (drowning in paperwork) DROWNING: to soak, drench, or cover with a liquid (drowns her French fries in ketchup); also, to become drowned (fell in the river and drowned) (chicken drowning in barbecue sauce) (drowning in paperwork)DRYLY: dry: free or relatively free from a liquid and especially waterEBBED: to recede from the flood; the reflux of the tide toward the seaEBBING: to recede from the flood; the reflux of the tide toward the seaEMANANT*: issuing or flowing forth: emerging from or as if from a source (water emanant from the earth)ENGULF: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island); to take in by or as if by flowing over and enclosingENGULFED: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island); to take in by or as if by flowing over and enclosingENGULFING: to flow over and enclose: to overwhelm (the mounting seas threatened to engulf the island); to take in by or as if by flowing over and enclosingEXUDE: to ooze out; to cause to ooze or spread out in all directionsEXUDED: to ooze out; to cause to ooze or spread out in all directionsFLOAT: an act or instance of floating, also, something that floats in or on the surface of a fluid; also, to rest on the surface of or be suspended in a fluid; to drift or move on or through or as if on or through a fluid; also, to cause to float in or on the surface of a fluid; to cause to float as if in a fluid; also, to flood (float a cranberry bog)FLOATY: tending to float: buoyant; also, light and billowyFLOOD: a condition of overflowing; also, to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODED: to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodFLOODING: to cover with a flood: to inundate; to pour forth, go, or come in a flood; to become filled with a floodGOUT: a mass or aggregate especially of something fluid often gushing or bursting forth (e.g., a gout of blood)HUMID: containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressiveHUMIDIFIED: to make humidINFLOW: a flowing inLAKE: a pool of liquid (such as lava, oil, or pitch)LAPPED: to move in little waves: to wash; to flow or splash against (something) in little wavesLAPPING: to move in little waves: to wash; to flow or splash against (something) in little wavesLAVE: to flow along or against; to pourLAVED: to flow along or against; to pourLAVING: to flow along or against; to pourLEACH: to draw out or remove as if by percolationLEACHED: to draw out or remove as if by percolationLIQUID: a fluid (such as water) that has no independent shape but has a definite volume and does not expand indefinitely and that is only slightly compressible; having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseous; flowing freely like water; having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseousLIQUIDLY: a fluid (such as water) that has no independent shape but has a definite volume and does not expand indefinitely and that is only slightly compressible; having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseous; flowing freely like water; having the properties of a liquid: being neither solid nor gaseousLOGGED: sodden especially with waterMILK: a liquid resembling milk in appearance; also, to draw something from as if by milking; to draw or yield milkMUDDIED: made turbid [with mud]MUDDLE: to make turbid or muddyMUDDLED: to make turbid or muddyMUMMIFIED: to cause to dry up and shrivel; to dry up and shrivel like a mummyNATANT: swimming or floating in waterOOZE: to exude moisture; also, to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices; also, the act of oozing; also, something that oozesOOZED: to exude moisture; also, to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices; also, the act of oozing; also, something that oozesOOZING: to exude moisture; also, to pass or flow slowly through or as if through small openings or interstices; also, the act of oozing; also, something that oozesPARCH: to become dry or scorchedPOND: [of water or some other liquid) to collect in or form a pondPOOL: a small body of standing liquidPOUR: the action of pouring: a stream; also, to cause to flow in a stream; to move with a continuous flow; also, an instance of pouring or an amount poured; also, to dispense from a containerPOURING: the action of pouring: a stream; also, to cause to flow in a stream; to move with a continuous flow; also, an instance of pouring or an amount poured; also, to dispense from a containerPUDDLE: a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water; also, to strew with puddles; also, to dabble or wade around in a puddlePUDDLED: a very small pool of usually dirty or muddy water; also, to strew with puddles; also, to dabble or wade around in a puddlePURL: a gentle murmur or movement (as of purling water)RAFT: a floating naturally cohesive mass (rafts of kelp); also, to convey (something, such as pebbles) in floating ice or masses of organic material (rock fragments are rafted out in chunks of ice)RAFTING: a floating naturally cohesive mass (rafts of kelp); also, to convey (something, such as pebbles) in floating ice or masses of organic material (rock fragments are rafted out in chunks of ice)RIFFLING: to form, flow over, or move in rifflesRILL: to flow like a rill (a very small brook)ROILY*: full of sediment or dregs: muddy; turbulent (roily waters)ROLL: to become carried on a stream (debris rolling down the flooded street); to flow in a continuous stream: to pourRUNNING: (adj) fluid, runny; also, to melt, fuse; spread, dissolve (colors guaranteed not to run); also, to be full of or drenched with (streets ran blood)RUNNY: having a tendency to run: such as an extremely or excessively soft and liquid (a runny dough)TRILL: to flow in a small stream or in drops: to trickle; to cause to flow in a small streamTRILLING: to flow in a small stream or in drops: to trickle; to cause to flow in a small streamUNDULANT: rising and falling in wavesVENT: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)VENTED: an opening for the escape of a gas or liquid or for the relief of pressure; also, to provide with a vent; to serve as a vent for (chimneys vent smoke)WAKE: the track left by a moving body (such as a ship) in a fluid (such as water);broadly: a track or path leftWALLOP: wallow, flounderWANE: to flow out: to ebbWANED: to flow out: to ebbWANING: to flow out: to ebbWAVE: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea); a movement like that of an ocean wave; a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air; of water: to move in waves: to heaveWAVING: a moving ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid (as of the sea); a movement like that of an ocean wave; a rolling or undulatory movement or one of a series of such movements passing along a surface or through the air; of water: to move in waves: to heaveWEEP: to exude (a fluid) slowly: to ooze (a tree weeping sap); to give off or leak fluid slowly: to ooze; of a fluid: to flow sluggishly or in dropsWELL: to rise to the surface and usually flow forth (tears welled from her eyes); to emit in a copious free flowWELLED: to rise to the surface and usually flow forth (tears welled from her eyes); to emit in a copious free flowWELLING: to rise to the surface and usually flow forth (tears welled from her eyes); to emit in a copious free flowWETLY: in a wet mannerWETTED: to make wet; to become wetWHIRLPOOL: water moving rapidly in a circle so as to produce a depression in the center into which floating objects may be drawn: an eddy, a vortexWICK: to absorb or drain (a fluid, moisture, etc.) like a wick (a fabric that wicks away perspiration)WRING: to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid (wring a towel dry); to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing (wring water from a towel)WRINGING: to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid (wring a towel dry); to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing (wring water from a towel)WRUNG: past tense and past participle of to wring, to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid (wring a towel dry); to extract or obtain by or as if by twisting and compressing (wring water from a towel)
Mixed, Blended, Impure substance, not collections of objects
ACCEPT: to be able or designed to take or hold (something applied or added) (a surface that will not accept ink)ALLOY: a compound, mixture, or union of different things; also, to impair or debase by admixture; also, an admixture that lessens value; an impairing alien elementALLOYED: to impair or debase by admixture; also, an admixture that lessens value; an impairing alien elementALLOYING: to impair or debase by admixture; also, an admixture that lessens value; an impairing alien elementAMALGAM: a mixture of different elementsAMALGAMATE: a mixture of different elementsBLEND: to mix; especially: to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished; to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades; to mingle intimately or unobtrusively; to combine into an integrated whole; also, something produced by blendingBLENDED: to mix; especially: to combine or associate so that the separate constituents or the line of demarcation cannot be distinguished; to prepare by thoroughly intermingling different varieties or grades; to mingle intimately or unobtrusively; to combine into an integrated whole; also, something produced by blendingBRAID: to mix, intermingleCOCKTAIL: something resembling or suggesting such a drink as being a mixture of often diverse elements or ingredients (a cocktail of memories, a cocktail of herbicides)CONCOCT: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONCOCTED: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONCOCTING: to prepare by combining raw materials; to devise or fabricateCONCOCTION: something (such as a food or drink) that is concocted from various elements: something prepared or devised by combining different ingredients; also, the act or process of concocting somethingCONFECT: to put together from varied materialCONTAMINANT: something that contaminates: to make inferior or impure by admixture (iron contaminated with phosphorus)CONTAMINATION: a contaminant, something that contaminates: to make inferior or impure by admixture (iron contaminated with phosphorus); also, a process of contaminating: a state of being contaminatedGARBLING: to sift impurities fromIMPURITY: something that is impure or makes something else impure; also, the quality or state of being impureLEVEL: distributed evenly; also, to make (something, such as color) even or uniformLEVELED: distributed evenly; also, to make (something, such as color) even or uniform LEVELER: one that levels, to make (something, such as color) even or uniformLEVELING: distributed evenly; also, to make (something, such as color) even or uniformMELD: to merge, to blend; also, a blend or mixtureMELDED: to merge, to blend; also, a blend or mixtureMELDING: a blend or mixture; also, to merge, to blend; from a blend of melt and weldMELT: to lose outline or distinctness: to blend MELTING: to lose outline or distinctness: to blendMINGLE: to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity: to intermix; to become mingledMINGLED: to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity: to intermix; to become mingledMINGLING: to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity: to intermix; to become mingledMIXED: combining characteristics of more than one kind; made up of or involving individuals or items of more than one kind; including or accompanied by inconsistent, incompatible, or contrary elements (mixed emotions, mixed reviews)MUDDLE: to mix confusedly (muddles the household accounts)MUDDLED: to mix confusedly (muddles the household accounts)RILING: to roil: to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs ofROIL: to roil: to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs ofROILY*: full of sediment or dregs: muddy; turbulent (roily waters)
Smells, Scents, Odors not the sense of smell
ACRID: sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odorACRIDITY: sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odorACRIDLY: sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odorAROMA: a distinctive, pervasive, and usually pleasant or savory smell; odorAROMATIC: having a distinctive, pervasive, and usually pleasant or savory smell; odorAURA: a subtle sensory stimulus (such as an aroma)BALM: a spicy aromatic odorFETID: having a heavy offensive smellFRAGRANT: having a sweet or pleasant smellHIGH: malodorous (smelled rather high)KEEN: pungent to the sense (a keen scent)LOUD: obtrusive or offensive in appearance or smell: obnoxiousLOUDLY: obtrusive or offensive in appearance or smell: obnoxiousMALODOR: an offensive odorNOTE: a characteristic feature (as of odor or flavor)ODOR: a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ: scent; also, a sensation resulting from adequate stimulation of the olfactory organ: a smellODORANT*: an odorous substance, especially: one added to a dangerous odorless substance to warn of its presencePUNGENCY: the quality or state of being pungent: causing a sharp or irritating sensation, especially: acrid; having an intense flavor or odorRANCID: having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition (rancid butter, rancid breath)RANK: offensive in odor or flavor, especially: rancidRANKLY: offensive in odor or flavor, especially: rancidRAUNCHY: very smelly (raunchy sneakers)RICH: having a strong fragrance (rich perfumes)TANG: a pungent odorTANGY: having or suggestive of a tang, a pungent odorTINGE: to affect or modify with a slight odor or tasteTINGEING: M-W: tingeing or tinging: to affect or modify with a slight odor or tasteTINGING: M-W: tingeing or tinging: to affect or modify with a slight odor or tasteWIND: air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game); also, to detect or follow by scent; to scent gameWINDED: air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game); also, to detect or follow by scent; to scent gameWINDING: air carrying a scent (as of a hunter or game); also, to detect or follow by scent; to scent game
Solid, Dense, or Compressed
ADAMANT: an unbreakable or extremely hard substanceBODY: denseness, fullness, or firmness of texture (e.g., her hair lacks body)BRICK: a rectangular compressed mass (as of ice cream)CAKE: a block of compacted or congealed matter (e.g., a cake of ice)FIRM: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upFIRMING: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upFIRMLY: having a solid or compact structure that resists stress or pressure (firm apples); also, to make solid or compact (firm the soil); also, to become firm: to harden —often used with upGRAIN: a small hard particle or crystalNUGGET: a solid lumpPACK: a concentrated or compacted mass (as of snow or ice)PACK: to increase the density of: to compress (pack the brown sugar in the cup); to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass (the ore packed into a stony mass) PACKABLE: to increase the density of: to compress (pack the brown sugar in the cup); to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass (the ore packed into a stony mass) PACKED: compressed (packed snow); also, to increase the density of: to compress (pack the brown sugar in the cup); to become built up or compacted in a layer or mass (the ore packed into a stony mass) RAMMING: to make compact (as by pounding); to cram, to crowdROCK: something like a rock in hardness, firmness, etc.ROLL: to press, spread, or level with a roller: to: make smooth, even, or compact(hulled and rolled oats) (rolled paint on the walls); —often used with out (rolled out the dough)TABLET: a compressed or molded block of a solid materialTHICKEN: to become dense (the mist thickened); to make close or compact
Transparent, Translucent, Opaque
BECLOUD: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBECLOUDED: to obscure with or as if with a cloudBLUR: to make cloudy or confused; to become vague or indistinctBLURRING: to make cloudy or confused; to become vague or indistinctBLURRY: lacking definition or focus CLARITY: the quality of being easily seen throughCLOUD: to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture (steam clouded the windows); to make murky especially with smoke or mist (smoke clouded the sky)CLOUDED: to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture (steam clouded the windows); to make murky especially with smoke or mist (smoke clouded the sky)FILM: to become covered or obscured with or as if with a filmFILMY: of, resembling, or composed of film: gauzy (filmy draperies)FOGGED: to become blurred [or opaque] by a covering of fog or mistFOGGILY: blurred or obscured as if by fog; covered or made opaque by moisture or grimeFOGGING: to become blurred [or opaque] by a covering of fog or mistFOGGY: blurred or obscured as if by fog; covered or made opaque by moisture or grimeLIMPID: marked by transparency, having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly: pellucid (limpid streams)LUCENT: glowing with light: luminous; marked by clarity or translucence: clearLUCID: suffused with light: luminous; translucentLUCIDLY: suffused with light: luminous; translucentMUDDIED: made cloudy or dullTHICK: impenetrable to the eye: profound (thick darkness)THICKEN: to grow blurred or obscureVAGUE: not sharply outlined: hazy (vague figures)VAGUELY: in a vague way: not clearly: not sharply outlined: hazy (vague figures)
Unmixed, Pure substance, not collections of objects
CLEAN: unadulterated, pure FINE: free from impurity; also, to purify, clarify (fine and filter wine); to become pure or clear (the ale will fine)FINED: free from impurity; also, to purify, clarify (fine and filter wine); to become pure or clear (the ale will fine)FINING: free from impurity; also, to purify, clarify (fine and filter wine); to become pure or clear (the ale will fine)GARBLING: to sift impurities fromNEAT: without admixture or dilution: straight (neat brandy, neat cement)PLAIN: free of extraneous matter: purePLAINLY: free of extraneous matter: pureRICH: pure or nearly pure (rich lime)UNCUT: not diluted or adulterated (uncut gin, uncut heroin)VIRGIN: free of impurity or stain: unsullied; fresh, unspoiled, specifically: not altered by human activity (a virgin forest)WHITE: free from spot or blemish
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