comparative form of fine: more fine; being of superior quality.

To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella.

a spiral; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase; the incurved rim of the external ear.

to calm down; to become less severe or tense.

momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.

the act of eluding or evading or avoiding, particularly the pressure of an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful means of eluding.

a flourish of trumpets or horns as to announce; a short and lively air performed on hunting horns during the chase.

superlative form of large: most large; of considerable or relatively great size or extent.

irritable, bad-tempered, grumpy or peevish; unable to relax; fidgety or restless.

a person who trains another; a coach.

A modern type of warship, equivalent in size or smaller than a destroyer, often focused on anti-submarine warfare, but sometimes general purpose.

lax; not strict; tolerant of dissent or deviation.

simple past tense and past participle of creep; to move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.

Used in the names of units of volume formed by multiplying a unit of length by itself twice.

to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.

any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera.

In computing, a fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

Personal preference; liking; predilection.