-
blithe
0
adj 1: lacking or showing a lack of due concern; "spoke with
blithe ignorance of the true situation"
2: carefree and happy and lighthearted; "was loved for her
blithe spirit"; "a merry blithesome nature"; "her
lighthearted nature"; "trilling songs with a lightsome heart"
[syn: blithe, blithesome, lighthearted, lightsome,
light-hearted]
-
fifth
0
adj 1: coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in
position [syn: fifth, 5th]
n 1: a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States
gallon
2: position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth
out of several hundred runners"
3: one part in five equal parts [syn: one-fifth, fifth,
fifth part, twenty percent]
4: the musical interval between one note and another five notes
away from it
-
forthwith
0
adv 1: without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening;
"he answered immediately"; "found an answer
straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should
be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" [syn:
immediately, instantly, straightaway, straight
off, directly, now, right away, at once,
forthwith, like a shot]
-
herewith
0
adv 1: (formal) by means of this; "I hereby declare you man and
wife" [syn: hereby, herewith]
-
lithe
0
adj 1: moving and bending with ease [syn: lissome, lissom,
lithe, lithesome, slender, supple, svelte,
sylphlike]
-
myth
0
n 1: a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain
the world view of a people
-
pith
0
n 1: soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most
flowering plants
2: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some
idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument";
"the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
story" [syn: kernel, substance, core, center,
centre, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul,
inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-
gritty]
v 1: remove the pith from (a plant)
-
scythe
0
n 1: an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must
be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves
parallel to the ground
v 1: cut with a scythe; "scythe grass or grain"
-
smith
0
n 1: Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe
from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: Smith, Ian
Smith, Ian Douglas Smith]
2: United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: Smith, David
Smith, David Roland Smith]
3: United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic
songs (1909-1986) [syn: Smith, Kate Smith, Kathryn
Elizabeth Smith]
4: United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she
could vote (1792-1886) [syn: Smith, Julia Evelina Smith]
5: United States blues singer (1894-1937) [syn: Smith, Bessie
Smith]
6: religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830
(1805-1844) [syn: Smith, Joseph Smith]
7: English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown,
Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas
(1580-1631) [syn: Smith, John Smith, Captain John
Smith]
8: Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free
trade (1723-1790) [syn: Smith, Adam Smith]
9: someone who works at something specified
10: someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it
is hot and malleable) [syn: smith, metalworker]
-
tithe
0
n 1: a levy of one tenth of something
2: an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
v 1: exact a tithe from; "The church was tithed"
2: levy a tithe on (produce or a crop); "The wool was tithed"
3: pay one tenth of; pay tithes on, especially to the church;
"He tithed his income to the Church"
4: pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church;
"Although she left the church officially, she still tithes"
-
withe
0
n 1: band or rope made of twisted twigs or stems
2: strong flexible twig [syn: withe, withy]
-
writhe
0
v 1: to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
struggling); "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The
child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace" [syn:
writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twist]
-
with
0
-
smythe
0
-
smyth
0
-
blyth
0
-
fithe
0
-
frith
0
-
stith
0
-
ledwith
0