BOBBLE
To move up and down with a short, repeated, unsteady motion.
Other meanings and uses
- To mishandle or briefly lose control of a ball or other object.
- A small ornament or tuft attached to clothing or a hat.
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COBBLE
To repair, assemble or produce something roughly from available parts.
Other meanings and uses
- A naturally rounded stone, especially one used in paving.
- To mend shoes as the work traditionally done by a cobbler.
GOBBLE
To eat or swallow food quickly, greedily or in large mouthfuls.
Other meanings and uses
- To make the characteristic rapid, throaty call of a turkey.
- To take up, acquire or consume something with unusual speed.
WOBBLE
To move irregularly from side to side because of poor balance.
Other meanings and uses
- An instance of shaky, rocking or unsteady movement.
- To hesitate or become uncertain about a choice or position.
SWAY
To move slowly or rhythmically from one side to the other.
Other meanings and uses
- To influence or persuade someone toward a view or action.
- Control, influence or authority exercised over people or events.
COO
To make a soft, low sound like the familiar call of a dove.
Other meanings and uses
- To speak softly in a tender, soothing or affectionate manner.
- An abbreviation for chief operating officer in an organization.
HAMMER
A hand tool with a weighted head used for striking objects.
Other meanings and uses
- To hit something repeatedly or with considerable force.
- To criticize, defeat or affect someone or something severely.
- A part in certain mechanisms that strikes another component.
PI
The mathematical constant equal to a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.
Other meanings and uses
- The sixteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, written Π or π.
- A term used in several abbreviations, names and specialized notations.
TODDLE
To walk with short, uncertain steps, especially like a young child.
Other meanings and uses
- To go somewhere at an easy, unhurried or casual pace.
HONK
A loud, harsh sound made by a horn or likened to one.
Other meanings and uses
- To sound a vehicle horn, usually as a signal or warning.
- To make the loud call conventionally associated with a goose.
JUG
A deep container for holding or pouring liquid, usually with a handle.
Other meanings and uses
- An informal term for a prison or jail.
- To stew food slowly in a tightly covered container.
- A large earthenware or glass vessel with a narrow opening.
TAR
A dark, thick and sticky substance obtained from organic materials.
Other meanings and uses
- To coat or cover a surface with tar.
- To damage someone's reputation by associating them with wrongdoing.
- An archive-file format used in computing.
TOTTER
To stand or move with shaky steps as though likely to fall.
Other meanings and uses
- To sway or shake because a structure is unstable.
- To be close to collapse, failure or the loss of power.
WARBLE
To sing or sound in a flowing manner with frequent changes in pitch.
Other meanings and uses
- A melodious sequence of varying musical notes.
- A swelling beneath an animal's skin caused by a parasitic larva.
SLEEPY
Feeling ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy or tired.
Other meanings and uses
- Quiet, inactive or lacking bustle, as with a small town.
- Likely to make someone feel relaxed or ready for sleep.
TORT
A civil wrong for which the law may provide a remedy or damages.
Other meanings and uses
- An act causing legally recognized harm outside a contractual breach.
- A term used in civil-law discussions of wrongful conduct and liability.