rasp

noun, verb

1.) a harsh, grating noise 2.) a coarse file or similar metal tool with a roughened surface for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material

1.) make a harsh, grating noise 2.) scrape something with a rasp in order to make it smoother

sunder

verb

1.) split apart

synonyms: divide, split, seperate

listless

adjective

1.) lacking energy or enthusiasm

other forms: listlessly, listlessness

charlatan

noun

1.) a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud

other forms: charlatanism, charlatanry

rout

noun, verb

1.) a disorderly retreat of defeated troops

2.) an assembly of people who have made a move toward commiting an illegal act that would constitute as an offense of riot

3.) a large evening party or reception

1.) defeat and cause to retreat in disorder

toothsome

adjective

1.) (of food) temptingly tasty

2.) (of a person) good looking; attractive

other forms: toothsomely, toothsomeness

smidgen

noun

1.) a small amount of something

deplete

verb

1.) use up the supply or resources 2.) diminish in number or quantity

morose

adjective

1.) sullen and ill tempered

other forms: morosely, moroseness

cacaophony

noun

1.) a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds

splice

verb, noun

1.) join or connect (a rope or ropes) by interweaving the strands 2.) join (peices of timber, film, or tape) at the ends 3.) join or insert (gene or gene fragment)

1.) a union of two ropes, peices of timber, or similar materials spliced together at the ends

other forms:

splicer (noun)

makeshift

adjective, noun

1.) serving as a temporary substitute, sufficient for the time being

1.) a temporary substitute or device

other forms: makeshifts, makeshifted

smattering

noun

1.) a slight superficial knowledge of a person or subject

other farms: smatter

loiter

verb

1.) stand or wait around idly or with no apparent purpose. 2.) travel indolently and with frequent pauses

other forms: loiterer (noun)

cheeky

adjective

1.) impudent or irreverant, typically in an endearing or amusing way

other forms: cheekily, cheekiness

downfall

noun

1.) a loss of power, prosperity, or status

2.) the cause of a downfall

splay

verb, noun, adjective

1.) thrust or spread (things ecspecially limbs or fingers) out and apart 2.) to be thrust and spread apart 3.) to diverge in shape in position; become wider 4.) construct something, so it is wider on one side than the other

1.) a widening or outward tapering of something 2.) a surface that makes an oblique angle with another.

1.) turned outward or widened

acrid

adjective

1.) having an irratatingly strong or unpleasant smell

other forms: acridity, acridly

fray

verb, noun

1.) (of a farbric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing 2.) show the effects of strain 3.) (of a male deer) brush (a tree or shrub) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut.

1.) a situation of intense activity, typically one imcorporating an element of agression or competition 2.) a battle or fight

mar

verb

1.) impair the appearance of; disfigure

other forms; mars, marring, marred

riven

verb

1.) split or tear apart violently

harmony

noun

1.) the combination of simutaneously sounded musical notes to create chords and chord progressions, having a pleasing affect 2.) agreement or concord

other forms: harmonies

chisel

noun, verb

1.) a long-bladed hand tool with a beveled cutting edge and a plain handle that is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, metal, or other hard materials.

1.) cut or shape something with a chisel

other forms: chiseler

dulcet

adjective

1.) (ecspecially of a sound) sweet and soothing (often using ironically)

roughhewn

adjectived1.) enoting wood or stone that has been cut with a tool such as an ax, so that its surface is not smooth.• 2.) not sophisticated, polished, or elegant.• 3.) denoting or possessing attractively strong or bony facial feature.

other forms: rough-hew