church 6 1 noun n noun • one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
• a place for public (especially Christian) worship
• a service conducted in a house of worship
• the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church
verb • perform a special church rite or service for
research 8 2 verb, noun v, n noun • systematic investigation to establish facts
• a search for knowledge
verb • attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
• inquire into
search 6 1 verb, noun v, n noun • the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
• an investigation seeking answers
• an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property
• the examination of alternative hypotheses
• boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas
verb • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
• search or seek
• inquire into
• subject to a search
lurch 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • an unsteady uneven gait
• a decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
• abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
• the act of moving forward suddenly
verb • walk as if unable to control one's movements
• move abruptly
• move slowly and unsteadily
• loiter about, with no apparent aim
• defeat by a lurch
perch 5 1 verb, noun v, n noun • support consisting of a branch or rod that serves as a resting place (especially for a bird)
• a linear measure of 16.5 feet
• a square rod of land
• an elevated place serving as a seat
• any of numerous fishes of America and Europe
• spiny-finned freshwater food and game fishes
• any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of various families of the order Perciformes
verb • sit, as on a branch
• to come to rest, settle
• cause to perch or sit
birch 5 1 noun n noun • hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
• any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
• a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment
adjective satellite • consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
verb • whip with a birch twig
besmirch 8 2 verb v verb • charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
• smear so as to make dirty or stained
smirch 6 1 verb v noun • a blemish made by dirt
• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
verb • smear so as to make dirty or stained
• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
anglican church 14 3 noun n noun • the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head
armenian church 14 4 noun n noun • an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions
arminian church 14 5 noun n noun • the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius
baptist church 13 3 noun n noun • any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers
biological research 18 7 noun n noun • scientific research conducted by biologists
byzantine church 15 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
catholic church 14 3 noun n noun • any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church
christian church 15 3 noun n noun • one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
• a Protestant church that accepts the Bible as the only source of true Christian faith and practices baptism by immersion
climbing perch 13 3 verb, noun v, n noun • a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air; has spiny pectoral fins that enable it to travel on land
consumer research 16 5 verb, noun v, n noun • marketing research that yields information about the motives and needs of different classes of consumers
coptic church 12 2 noun n noun • the ancient Christian church of Egypt
director of research 18 6 noun n noun • a supervisor in a research center
doctor of the church 17 5 noun n noun • (Roman Catholic Church) a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the orthodoxy of their theological teaching
eastern church 13 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
• the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire
empirical research 17 6 noun n noun • an empirical search for knowledge
episcopal church 15 4 noun n noun • an autonomous branch of the Anglican Communion in Scotland
• United States church that is in communication with the see of Canterbury
established church 17 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the church that is recognized as the official church of a nation
european perch 13 4 noun n noun • a perch native to Europe
father of the church 17 5 noun n noun • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
funeral church 13 4 noun n noun • a mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects
giant perch 10 3 noun n noun • a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats
greek church 11 2 noun n noun • state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
greek orthodox church 19 3 noun n noun • state church of Greece; an autonomous part of the Eastern Orthodox Church
high anglican church 18 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
high church 10 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • a group in the Anglican Church that emphasizes the Catholic tradition (especially in sacraments and rituals and obedience to church authority)
in the lurch 10 3 noun n adverb • in a difficult or vulnerable position
lutheran church 14 4 noun n noun • the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Martin Luther
market research 14 3 noun n noun • research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
marketing research 17 5 noun n noun • research that gathers and analyzes information about the moving of good or services from producer to consumer
mennonite church 15 5 noun n noun • formed from the Anabaptist movement in the 16th century; noted for its simplicity of life
methodist church 15 4 noun n noun • a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
mormon church 12 3 noun n noun • church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
nestorian church 15 5 noun n noun • a Christian Church in the Middle East that followed Nestorianism; there is still a small Nestorian Church in Iraq
ocean perch 10 3 noun n noun • North Atlantic rockfish
• large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
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