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Searches summary in October 2009
Crosstips helped to find the following words this month:
English (GB)
- sunglasses
spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun - control
power to direct or determine - motorcycle
a motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame - election
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office - departure
the act of departing
Français
- péristyles
- outrecuidant
fat, présomptueux;
effronté, impertinent - interrupteur
celui qui provoque une interruption;
appareil qui sert à couper un circuit électrique - entourloupettes
- amnisties
- clochard
(horticulture) pomme de la famille des reinettes;
sans domicile fixe, vivant de la charité publique et d'expédients - geai
(zoologie) oiseau de la famille des corbeaux, à plumage bigarré, qui peut imiter des paroles humaines
English (US)
- overawe
subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats) - superficial
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually - kshatriya
a member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste - urdu
the official literary language of Pakistan, closely related to Hindi; widely used in India (mostly by Moslems); written in Arabic script - erato
(Greek mythology) the Muse of lyric and love poetry - cryptic
of an obscure nature - treatment
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) - squirt
cause to come out in a squirt - montevideo
the capital and largest city of Uruguay; a cosmopolitan city and one of the busiest ports in South America - house
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families - done
having finished or arrived at completion - monkey
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) - dog
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds - do
the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization - known
apprehended with certainty - animal
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement - entail
land received by fee tail - blurb
endorsement: a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book" - aisle
a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods) - hindu
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India - tiredest
Superlative form of tired: most tired - shellacked
coated in shellac;
shellac - lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white;
cover with shellac; "She wanted to shellac the desk to protect it from water spots" - christoper
- agra
a city in northern India; former capital of the Mogul empire; site of the Taj Mahal - derek
Derek is a male name of English and Old German origin, derived from the same root as the Old German Theodoric, meaning power of the tribe or ruler ... - reissue
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale - fetishism
a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) - rebound
a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration - zeal
excessive fervor to do something or accomplish some end - teared
- feline
any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws - verification
(law) an affidavit attached to a statement confirming the truth of that statement - test
any standardized procedure for measuring sensitivity or memory or intelligence or aptitude or personality etc - abroad
in a foreign country - capitalize
draw advantages from
These are words that are found when someone searches with exactly so many clues that only one single alternative is found.
