Search says "no matches found". Pertaining to a fingernail. Like a sub-ungual hematoma.
Hit the roofing nail, not the finger nail.
ungual
5< L unguis, a claw, NAIL + 3AL6 of, like, or having a nail, claw, or hoof
urceolate
adj.
5ModL urceolatus < L urceolus, dim. of urceus, vase6 shaped like a vase or urn
vernissage
n.,
pl. 3sages$ 73s9&$8 5Fr, lit., varnishing (see VARNISH & 3AGE): in allusion to the former practice of varnishing paintings before exhibiting6 the opening, or first showing, of an art exhibit
The soft solid mixed with amniotic fluid beneath the amnion.
Vicontiel (Page: 1608)
Vi*con"ti*el (?), a. [From OE. vicounte a viscount. See Viscount.] (O. Eng. Law) Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff
of a country. Vicontiel rents. See Vicontiels. -- Vicontiel writs, such writs as were triable in the sheriff, or county, court.
vorticella
n.,
pl. 3cel4lae 73c8 5ModL, dim. < L vortex: see VORTEX6 any of a genus (Vorticella) of one-celled ciliates living in water, with a bell-shaped body on a thin, contractile stem serving as a holdfast
vortiginous
adj.
5L vortiginosus, for vertiginosus < vertigo: see VERTIGO6 [Archaic]
1 whirling: said of motion
2 moving in or like a vortex
wapentake
n.
5ME < OE wapentac < ON vapnatak, lit., a weapon-taking (< vapn, WEAPON + tak, a taking, commandeering < taka, to TAKE): prob. used territorially from ceremony in which vassals touched the raised spear of the lord with their own as token of submission6 [Historical] in England, a) a subdivision of certain northern counties originally under Norse domination, corresponding to the hundred in other counties b) a law court in such a subdivision
warison
n.
5ME < NormFr, for OFr garison: see GARRISON6
1 [Obs.] a reward or gift given by a superior
2 5from such an erroneous use by
Sir Walter SCOTT6 a note sounded as a signal to attack
whangee
n.
5Chin huang-i < huang, a hard kind of bamboo + i, to lean on6
1 any of various related Chinese and Japanese bamboos (genus Phyllostachys)
2 a walking stick of whangee
wigan
n.
5after fol., where first made6 a canvaslike cotton cloth used to stiffen hems, lapels, etc.
xenolith
n.
5XENO3 + 3LITH6 Geol. a rock fragment different in kind from the igneous rock in which it is embedded
xen#o[lith$ic
adj.
yautia
n.
5AmSp yaut>a < Taino6
1 the starchy tuber of any of various tropical plants (genus Xanthosoma) of the arum family, cultivated for food in tropical America; malanga
2 this plant
Is the word "igan" or "wigan", Dr. Bill? Wigan makes the think of the delusion some Poms have that they can play rugby league
Dear sjm: thanks for calling it to my attention. Wigan it was, but I am having problem copying words from my dictionary, very hard to place mouse pointer in exactly the right place for first letters of definition.. I usually
notice it, and type first letter before clicking on edit,paste. This time I goofed.
Thanks for looking at these worthless words. They are from spelling bee list, and interesting only in that
a bunch of highschool kids were supposed to learn them. Bill