a day's work

a person, especially a man, who behaves without moral principles or a sense of responsibility, especially in sexual matters; a person who rejects accepted opinions in matters of religion; a freethinker

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair

to scald briefly and then drain, as peaches or almonds to facilitate removal of skins, or as rice or macaroni to separate the grains or strands

an irrational dislike; loathing

a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

a pleasant smell that frequently accompanies the first rain after a long period of warm, dry weather

a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

the function or work of a teacher; teaching

a fool; simpleton

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

menacing; threatening