WORDS FOUND RECENTLY
Bolthole: a place where a person can escape and hide; a hole or burrow in which a rabbit or other wild animal can take refuge.
Bonzer: excellent; first-rate.
Canting: insincere or hypocritical, or affectedly pious or righteous.
Carbolic: phenol, especially when used as a disinfectant; disinfectant soap containing phenol.
Freehold: permanent and absolute tenure of land or property with freedom to dispose of it at will. Often contrasted with leasehold; a piece of land or property held by freehold.
Outface: disconcert or defeat (an opponent) by confronting them boldly.
Tessera: a small block of stone, tile, glass, or other material used in the construction of a mosaic. (in ancient Greece and Rome) a small tablet of wood or bone used as a token.
Tyrannous: describes something characterized by oppressive power, often associated with cruel and unjust rule.
Wimple: a cloth headdress covering the head, neck, and the sides of the face, formerly worn by women and still worn by some nuns.
Wittered: Past tense of witter; to have spoken in a trivial or nonsensical manner. -
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