Tuesday, February 4, 2025

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Number of Pangrams: 2

Maximum Puzzle Score: 169

Number of Answers: 46

Points Needed for Genius: 118

Genius requires between 16 and 42 words. You need at least a 7-letter word to reach genius. If you don't get the pangrams, you need 85% of the total points to reach genius. If you get the pangrams, you only need 63% of the remaining points to reach genius.

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How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today's score of 169 was in the 51st percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there was a score this high was on February 3, 2025.
The highest score ever was 537 on January 22, 2021.
The lowest score ever was 47 on March 27, 2023.

This puzzle's 46 possible answers rank it in the 68th percentile of all puzzles.
The last time there were more answers than this was on February 3, 2025.
The highest number of answers was 81 on June 8, 2019.
The lowest number of answers was 16 on March 27, 2023.

It takes a 7-letter word for genius.
The last time this happened was on February 3, 2025.

Today's puzzle has an average word length of 5.0.
For all Bees, the average word length has been 5.3.



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The most common words in the Bee are:

  • noon 190
  • loll 183
  • toot 180
  • naan 167
  • nana 167
  • lilt 134
  • till 134
  • tilt 134
  • tint 132
  • mama 124
  • mamma 124
  • nene 124
  • onto 117
  • toon 117
  • acacia 116
  • acai 116
  • anal 111
  • onion 111
  • boob 109
  • booboo 109
  • anon 107
  • baba 105
  • olio 105
  • papa 103
  • tact 103
  • lull 102
  • lulu 102
  • mitt 102
  • dodo 101
  • poop 101
  • allay 99
  • ally 99
  • call 99
  • calla 99
  • ratatat 99
  • tart 99
  • tartar 99
  • attar 98
  • tattoo 98
  • tatty 97
  • tutu 97
  • ammo 96
  • cocci 96
  • momma 96
  • mono 96
  • moon 96
  • epee 94
  • peep 94
  • loot 92
  • lotto 92


How long are words in the Bee?

There have been 96,752 answers ever accepted in the Bee - with 10,440 unique words.
Below are the distributions of the lengths of these words.



Valid dictionary words not in today's official answers

You may be wondering why these words aren't here*:

  • alef
  • faff
  • fallal
  • feal
  • felafel
  • fellah
  • flatlet
  • haaf
  • haffet
  • hatful
  • luffa
  • tufa
  • tuff

*Because the New York Times considers them obscure or offensive.

alfa

No Definition Found.

alfalfa

noun
  1. A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
  2. A type or breed of this plant.

effete

adjective
  1. Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  2. Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.
  3. Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.
  4. (of a person) Affected, overrefined

falafel

noun
  1. A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
  2. A pita with falafel balls inside (like a sandwich or a wrap).
  3. A single falafel ball.

fall

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The act of moving to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
  2. A reduction in quantity, pitch, etc.
  3. The time of the year when the leaves typically fall from the trees; autumn; the season of the year between the autumnal equinox and the winter solstice.
  4. A loss of greatness or status.
  5. That which falls or cascades.
  6. A crucial event or circumstance.
  7. A hairpiece for women consisting of long strands of hair on a woven backing, intended primarily to cover hair loss.
  8. Blame or punishment for a failure or misdeed.
  9. The part of the rope of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting (usu. plural).
  10. An old Scots unit of measure equal to six ells.
  11. A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
  12. The lid, on a piano, that covers the keyboard
verb
  1. (heading) To be moved downwards.
  2. To move downwards.
  3. To happen, to change negatively.
  4. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
  5. To diminish; to lessen or lower.
  6. To bring forth.
  7. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
  8. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
  9. To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
  10. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
  11. To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
  12. To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
  13. To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
  14. (of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).

Etymology 2

noun
  1. The chasing of a hunted whale.

fatal

noun
  1. A fatality; an event that leads to death.
  2. A fatal error; a failure that causes a program to terminate.
adjective
  1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
  2. Foreboding death or great disaster.
  3. Causing death or destruction.
  4. Causing a sudden end to the running of a program.

fate

noun
  1. The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  2. The effect, consequence, outcome, or inevitable events predetermined by this cause.
  3. An event or a situation which is inevitable in the fullness of time.
  4. Destiny; often with a connotation of death, ruin, misfortune, etc.
  5. Alternative letter-case form of Fate (one of the goddesses said to control the destiny of human beings).
verb
  1. To foreordain or predetermine, to make inevitable.

fateful

adjective
  1. Momentous, significant, setting or sealing one’s fate.
  2. Determined in advance by fate, fated.

fault

noun
  1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
  2. A mistake or error.
  3. A weakness of character; a failing.
  4. A minor offense.
  5. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake.
  6. A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
  7. In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam.
  8. An illegal serve.
  9. An abnormal connection in a circuit.
  10. Want; lack
  11. A lost scent; act of losing the scent.
verb
  1. To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
  2. To fracture.
  3. To commit a mistake or error.
  4. To undergo a page fault.

feat

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
verb
  1. To form; to fashion.
adjective
  1. Dexterous in movements or service; skilful; neat; pretty.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To feature. I

feel

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A quality of an object experienced by touch.
  2. A vague mental impression.
  3. An act of fondling.
  4. A vague understanding.
  5. An intuitive ability.
  6. Alternative form of feeling.
verb
  1. (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
  2. (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
  3. To be or become aware of.
  4. To experience the consequences of.
  5. To seem (through touch or otherwise).
  6. To understand.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Much; many.
adverb
  1. Greatly, much, very
pronoun
  1. Many (of).

feet

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  2. Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.
  3. (often used attributively) Travel by walking.
  4. The base or bottom of anything.
  5. The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.
  6. The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.
  7. A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.
  8. A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  9. A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.
  10. (collective) Foot soldiers; infantry.
  11. (cigars) The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.
  12. The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.
  13. The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.
  14. The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  15. The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
  16. The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.
  17. The bottom edge of a sail.
  18. The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.
  19. In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.
  20. The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.
  21. The globular lower domain of a protein.
  22. The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.
  23. Fundamental principle; basis; plan.
  24. Recognized condition; rank; footing.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Fact; performance; feat.

fell

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A cutting-down of timber.
  2. The stitching down of a fold of cloth; specifically, the portion of a kilt, from the waist to the seat, where the pleats are stitched down.
  3. The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft.
verb
  1. To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
  2. To strike down, kill, destroy.
  3. To stitch down a protruding flap of fabric, as a seam allowance, or pleat.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. An animal skin, hide, pelt.
  2. Human skin (now only as a metaphorical use of previous sense).

Etymology 3

noun
  1. (obsolete outside Britain) A rocky ridge or chain of mountains.
  2. (obsolete outside Britain) A wild field or upland moor.

Etymology 4

adjective
  1. Of a strong and cruel nature; eager and unsparing; grim; fierce; ruthless; savage.
  2. Strong and fiery; biting; keen; sharp; pungent
  3. Very large; huge.
  4. Eager; earnest; intent.
adverb
  1. Sharply; fiercely.

Etymology 5

noun
  1. Anger; gall; melancholy.

Etymology 6

noun
  1. The finer portions of ore, which go through the meshes when the ore is sorted by sifting.

Etymology 7

verb
  1. (heading) To be moved downwards.
  2. To move downwards.
  3. To happen, to change negatively.
  4. To be allotted to; to arrive through chance, fate, or inheritance.
  5. To diminish; to lessen or lower.
  6. To bring forth.
  7. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; said of the young of certain animals.
  8. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin.
  9. To become ensnared or entrapped; to be worse off than before.
  10. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; said of the face.
  11. To happen; to come to pass; to chance or light (upon).
  12. To begin with haste, ardour, or vehemence; to rush or hurry.
  13. To be dropped or uttered carelessly.
  14. (of a fabric) To hang down (under the influence of gravity).

fella

noun
  1. (chiefly South US) used to address a male
noun
  1. A colleague or partner.
  2. A companion; a comrade.
  3. A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
  4. An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
  5. One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.
  6. A person with common characteristics, being of the same kind, or in the same group.
  7. A male person; a man.
  8. A person; an individual, male or female.
  9. A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".
  10. (Aboriginal English) Used as a general intensifier
noun
  1. A person who was a fellow attendee at one's school.

fellate

verb
  1. To perform oral sex on (a man); to stimulate (a penis or testicles) using the mouth.
  2. (by extension) To suck (something) in a manner suggestive of fellatio.
  3. To suck up to, to flatter or be shamefully subservient to.

felt

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
  2. A hat made of felt.
  3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt.
verb
  1. To make into felt, or a feltlike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together.
  2. To cover with, or as if with, felt.
  3. To cause a player to lose all their chips.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. (heading) To use or experience the sense of touch.
  2. (heading) To sense or think emotionally or judgmentally.
  3. To be or become aware of.
  4. To experience the consequences of.
  5. To seem (through touch or otherwise).
  6. To understand.
adjective
  1. That has been experienced or perceived.

feta

noun
  1. A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.

fetal

adjective
  1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

fete

noun
  1. A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
  2. A feast, celebration or carnival.
verb
  1. (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

fettle

noun
  1. A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
  2. One's mental state; spirits.
  3. Sand used to line a furnace.
  4. A person's mood or state, often assuming the worst.
  5. A seam line left by the meeting of mold pieces.
  6. The act of fettling.
verb
  1. To sort out, to fix, to mend, to repair.
  2. To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling business.
  3. To line the hearth of a furnace with sand prior to pouring molten metal.
  4. To be upset or in a bad mood.
  5. In ceramics, to remove (as by sanding) the seam lines left by the meeting of two molds.
  6. To prepare.

flat

Etymology 1

noun
  1. An area of level ground.
  2. A note played a semitone lower than a natural, denoted by the symbol ♭ placed after the letter representing the note (e.g., B♭) or in front of the note symbol (e.g. ♭♪).
  3. A flat tyre/tire.
  4. (in the plural) A type of ladies' shoes with very low heels.
  5. (in the plural) A type of flat-soled running shoe without spikes.
  6. A thin, broad brush used in oil and watercolor/watercolour painting.
  7. The flat part of something:
  8. A wide, shallow container or pallet.
  9. (mail) A large mail piece measuring at least 8 1/2 by 11 inches, such as catalogs, magazines, and unfolded paper enclosed in large envelopes.
  10. A railroad car without a roof, and whose body is a platform without sides; a platform car or flatcar.
  11. A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught.
  12. A subset of n-dimensional space that is congruent to a Euclidean space of lower dimension.
  13. A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.
  14. A flat sheet for use on a bed.
  15. A platform on a wheel, upon which emblematic designs etc. are carried in processions.
  16. A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal.
  17. A dull fellow; a simpleton.
  18. (technical, theatre) A rectangular wooden structure covered with masonite, lauan, or muslin that depicts a building or other part of a scene, also called backcloth and backdrop.
  19. Any of various hesperiid butterflies that spread their wings open when they land.
  20. An early kind of toy soldier having a flat design.
verb
  1. To make a flat call; to call without raising.
  2. To become flat or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface.
  3. To fall from the pitch.
  4. To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone.
  5. To make flat; to flatten; to level.
  6. To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.
adjective
  1. Having no variations in height.
  2. (voice) Without variations in pitch.
  3. Having small or invisible breasts and/or buttocks.
  4. (note) Lowered by one semitone.
  5. Of a note or voice, lower in pitch than it should be.
  6. (of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.
  7. Uninteresting.
  8. (of a carbonated drink) With all or most of its carbon dioxide having come out of solution so that the drink no longer fizzes or contains any bubbles.
  9. Lacking acidity without being sweet.
  10. (of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.
  11. (of a throw) Without spin; spinless.
  12. Lacking liveliness or action; depressed; dull and boring.
  13. Absolute; downright; peremptory.
  14. (of a consonant) sonant; vocal, as distinguished from a sharp (non-sonant) consonant
  15. (grammar) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, such as a noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb, without the addition of a formative suffix; or an infinitive without the sign "to".
  16. (of a golf club) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft.
  17. (of certain fruits) Flattening at the ends.
  18. (authorship, especially of a character) Lacking in depth, substance, or believability; underdeveloped; one-dimensional.
  19. Fixed; unvarying.
adverb
  1. So as to be flat.
  2. Bluntly.
  3. (with units of time, distance, etc) Not exceeding.
  4. Completely.
  5. Directly; flatly.
  6. Without allowance for accrued interest.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. An apartment, usually on one level and usually consisting of more than one room.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To beat or strike; pound
  2. To dash or throw
  3. To dash, rush

flatfeet

noun
  1. (chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground
  2. A person having the above condition
  3. (law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman

flauta

noun
  1. A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.

flea

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
  2. A thing of no significance.
verb
  1. To remove fleas from (an animal).

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
  2. To frighten; scare; terrify.
  3. To be fear-stricken.

flee

verb
  1. To run away; to escape.
  2. To escape from.
  3. To disappear quickly; to vanish.

fleet

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A group of vessels or vehicles.
  2. Any group of associated items.
  3. A large, coordinated group of people.
  4. A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc.
  5. (British Royal Navy) Any command of vessels exceeding a squadron in size, or a rear admiral's command, composed of five sail-of-the-line, with any number of smaller vessels.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. An arm of the sea; a run of water, such as an inlet or a creek.
  2. A location, as on a navigable river, where barges are secured.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To float.
  2. To pass over rapidly; to skim the surface of.
  3. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lightly, or in mirth and joy.
  4. To flee, to escape, to speed away.
  5. To evanesce, disappear, die out.
  6. To move up a rope, so as to haul to more advantage; especially to draw apart the blocks of a tackle.
  7. (of people) To move or change in position.
  8. To shift the position of dead-eyes when the shrouds are become too long.
  9. To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain.
  10. To take the cream from; to skim.
adjective
  1. Swift in motion; light and quick in going from place to place.
  2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.

Etymology 4

noun
  1. Floor; bottom; lower surface.
  2. A house; home.

flue

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
  2. An enclosed passageway in which to direct air or other gaseous current along.
  3. A woolly or downy substance; down, nap; a piece of this.
  4. In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip and the languet.

Etymology 2

adjective
  1. Shallow; flat

fluff

noun
  1. Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
  2. Anything inconsequential or superficial.
  3. A lapse or mistake, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.
  4. Marshmallow creme.
  5. A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.
  6. A fart.
verb
  1. To make something fluffy.
  2. To become fluffy, puff up.
  3. To move lightly like fluff.
  4. (of an actor or announcer) To make a mistake in one's lines.
  5. To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.
  6. To fart.
  7. To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

flute

Etymology 1

noun
  1. A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
  2. A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.
  3. A glass with a long, narrow bowl and a long stem, used for drinking wine, especially champagne.
  4. A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape
  5. A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.
  6. A long French bread roll, baguette.
  7. An organ stop with a flute-like sound.
  8. A shuttle in weaving tapestry etc.
verb
  1. To play on a flute.
  2. To make a flutelike sound.
  3. To utter with a flutelike sound.
  4. To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A kind of flyboat; a storeship.

fuel

noun
  1. Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
  2. Substance that provides nourishment for a living organism; food.
  3. Something that stimulates, encourages or maintains an action.
verb
  1. To provide with fuel.
  2. To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

full

Etymology 1

adjective
  1. Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
  2. Complete; with nothing omitted.
  3. Total, entire.
  4. Having eaten to satisfaction, having a "full" stomach; replete.
  5. (with of) Replete, abounding with.
  6. (of physical features) Plump, round.
  7. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
  8. Having depth and body; rich.
  9. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information.
  10. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it.
  11. Filled with emotions.
  12. Impregnated; made pregnant.
  13. (postnominal) Said of the three cards of the same rank in a full house.
  14. Drunk, intoxicated.
adverb
  1. Fully; quite; very; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. Utmost measure or extent; highest state or degree; the state, position, or moment of fullness; fill.
  2. (of the moon) The phase of the moon when its entire face is illuminated, full moon.
  3. (freestyle skiing) An aerialist maneuver consisting of a backflip in conjunction and simultaneous with a complete twist.
verb
  1. (of the moon) To become full or wholly illuminated.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To baptise.

Etymology 4

verb
  1. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk

haft

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The handle of a tool or weapon.
verb
  1. To fit a handle to (a tool or weapon); to grip by the handle

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted.

half

noun
  1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
  2. Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
  3. (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
  4. Part; side; behalf.
  5. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
  6. A half sibling.
  7. A child ticket.
verb
  1. To halve.
adjective
  1. Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
  2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
  3. (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
  4. (rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
adverb
  1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
  2. In some part approximating a half.
  3. Partially; imperfectly.
preposition
  1. A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).

hateful

adjective
  1. Evoking a feeling of hatred.
  2. Dislikeable.
  3. Full of hatred.

healthful

adjective
  1. Beneficial to bodily health.
  2. Conducive to moral or spiritual prosperity; salutary.

heft

Etymology 1

verb
  1. To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
  2. To throw, cast.
  3. To rise and fall.
  4. To utter with effort.
  5. To pull up with a rope or cable.
  6. To lift (generally); to raise, or cause to move upwards (particularly in ships or vehicles) or forwards.
  7. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or mound.
  8. To displace (a vein, stratum).
  9. To cause to swell or rise, especially in repeated exertions.
  10. To move in a certain direction or into a certain position or situation.
  11. To retch, to make an effort to vomit; to vomit.
  12. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to strain to do something difficult.
  13. To rob; to steal from; to plunder.
noun
  1. Weight.
  2. Heaviness, the feel of weight.
  3. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.
  4. The greater part or bulk of anything.
verb
  1. To lift up; especially, to lift something heavy.
  2. To test the weight of something by lifting it.

Etymology 2

noun
  1. A piece of mountain pasture to which a farm animal has become hefted (accustomed).
  2. An animal that has become hefted thus.
  3. (West of Ireland) Poor condition in sheep caused by mineral deficiency.
verb
  1. (Northern England and Scotland) To make (a farm animal, especially a flock of sheep) accustomed and attached to an area of mountain pasture.

Etymology 3

noun
  1. A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a notebook.
  2. A part of a serial publication.

huff

noun
  1. A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
  2. An expression of anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.
  3. One swelled with a false sense of importance or value; a boaster.
verb
  1. To breathe heavily.
  2. To say in a huffy manner.
  3. To enlarge; to swell up.
  4. To bluster or swell with anger, arrogance, or pride; to storm; to take offense.
  5. To treat with arrogance and insolence; to chide or rebuke rudely; to bully, to hector.
  6. To inhale psychoactive inhalants.
  7. (draughts) To remove an opponent's piece as a forfeit for deliberately not taking a piece (often signalled by blowing on it).

leaf

noun
  1. The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
  2. Anything resembling the leaf of a plant.
  3. A sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin.
  4. A sheet of a book, magazine, etc (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
  5. (in the plural) Tea leaves.
  6. A flat section used to extend the size of a table.
  7. A moveable panel, e.g. of a bridge or door, originally one that hinged but now also applied to other forms of movement.
  8. A foliage leaf or any of the many and often considerably different structures it can specialise into.
  9. In a tree, a node that has no descendants.
  10. The layer of fat supporting the kidneys of a pig, leaf fat.
  11. One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.
  12. Marijuana.
  13. (4chan) A Canadian person.
verb
  1. To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
  2. To divide (a vegetable) into separate leaves.

leaflet

noun
  1. One of the components of a compound leaf.
  2. A small plant leaf.
  3. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
  4. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
verb
  1. To distribute leaflets to.
  2. To distribute leaflets.

left

Etymology 1

noun
  1. The left side or direction.
  2. The ensemble of left-wing political parties. Those holding left-wing views as a group.
  3. The left hand or fist.
  4. A punch delivered with the left fist.
  5. A wave breaking from left to right (viewed from the shore).
adjective
  1. The opposite of right; toward the west when one is facing north.
  2. Pertaining to the political left.
adverb
  1. On the left side.
  2. Towards the left side.
  3. Towards the political left.

Etymology 2

verb
  1. To have a consequence or remnant.
  2. To depart; to separate from.
  3. To transfer something.
  4. To remain (behind); to stay.
  5. To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
verb
  1. To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

Etymology 3

verb
  1. To have a consequence or remnant.
  2. To depart; to separate from.
  3. To transfer something.
  4. To remain (behind); to stay.
  5. To stop, desist from; to "leave off" (+ noun / gerund).
verb
  1. To give leave to; allow; permit; let; grant.

luff

noun
  1. The vertical edge of a sail that is closest to the direction of the wind.
  2. The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.
  3. The roundest part of a ship's bow.
  4. The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.
verb
  1. (of a sail) To shake due to being trimmed improperly.
  2. (of a boat) To alter course to windward so that the sails luff. (Alternatively luff up)
  3. To let out (a sail) so that it luffs.
  4. To alter the vertical angle of the jib of a crane so as to bring it level with the load.

taffeta

noun
  1. A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.

teff

noun
  1. A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
  2. The fine grain of this plant.

theft

noun
  1. The act of stealing property.

tuffet

noun
  1. A clump of grass or similar vegetation.
  2. (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.
  3. An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

tuft

noun
  1. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
  2. A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
  3. A small clump of trees or bushes.
  4. A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
  5. A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
verb
  1. To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
  2. To form into tufts.
  3. To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
  4. To be formed into tufts.