a tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches.

An aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae of the family Mustelidae, which also includes weasels, polecats, badgers, and others.

having a flavour or essence of mint.

a domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.

past participle of eat; to ingest; to be ingested.

a mythological creature generally depicted as a bird-of-prey with the head of maiden, a face pale with hunger and long claws on her hands personifying the destructive power of storm winds.

a polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

use of acerbic language to mock or convey contempt, often using irony and (in speech) often marked by overemphasis and a sneering tone of voice.

the result of having been worn away or eroded, as by a glacier on rock or the sea on a cliff face.

to keep up, impose or bring into effect something, not necessarily by force.

offensive to standards of decency or morality.

a road or path that branches off from a main one.

a large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

a person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.