(NOUN) is (ADJ) but (NOUN) is (ADJ)
- exchange1 is supine2, but knob3 is registered4
- 1 (chess) gaining (or losing) a rook in return for a knight or bishop
2 passive as a result of indolence or indifference
3 any thickened enlargement
4 listed or recorded officially - bay1 is happy2, but Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians3 is associate4
- 1 a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
2 enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
3 a New Testament book containing the second epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth
4 having partial rights and privileges or subordinate status - French honeysuckle1 is elegiac2, but Korean velvet grass3 is scaled4
- 1 European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers
2 expressing sorrow often for something past
3 Asiatic creeping perennial grass; introduced in southern United States as a drought-resistant lawn grass
4 (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing - queen mother1 is backed2, but TV audience3 is inland4
- 1 a queen dowager who is mother of the reigning sovereign
2 used of film that is coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a substance to absorb light
3 the audience reached by television
4 situated away from an area's coast or border - hope1 is attached2, but semantics3 is radioactive4
- 1 one of the three Christian virtues
2 fond and affectionate
3 the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text
4 exhibiting or caused by radioactivity - Kentish1 is bilateral2, but erection3 is unreal4
- 1 a dialect of Middle English
2 affecting or undertaken by two parties
3 a structure that has been erected
4 lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria - condemnation1 is sophisticated2, but fob3 is perforated4
- 1 the condition of being strongly disapproved of
2 having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir-faire
3 short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
4 having a number or series of holes - apple blight1 is mini2, but translation3 is heavy4
- 1 a disease of apple trees
2 used of women's clothing; very short with hemline above the knee
3 the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
4 (physics, chemistry) being or containing an isotope with greater than average atomic mass or weight - stray1 is expected2, but Little John3 is advisable4
- 1 an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)
2 considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
3 legendary follower of Robin Hood; noted for his size and strength
4 worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise - phantom limb syndrome1 is vulnerable2, but hands3 is wheeled4
- 1 syndrome consisting of discomfort or pain in a limb that has been amputated
2 susceptible to criticism or persuasion or temptation
3 (with `in') guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
4 having wheels; often used in combination - William Howard Taft1 is amethyst2, but entertainment center3 is conflicting4
- 1 27th President of the United States and later chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1857-1930)
2 of a moderate purple color
3 a wall unit containing sound and television systems
4 on bad terms - camel racing1 is modified2, but Blenheim spaniel3 is classic4
- 1 the sport of racing camels
2 changed in form or character
3 red-and-white variety of English toy spaniel
4 of a well-known type; remarkably typical - squeeze play1 is paranoid2, but casting3 is marketable4
- 1 an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
2 suffering from paranoia
3 the act of throwing a fishing line out over the water by means of a rod and reel
4 being in demand by especially employers - anthem1 is less2, but using up3 is accordant4
- 1 a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
2 (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
3 the act of consuming something
4 being in agreement or harmony; often followed by `with' - Gothic1 is cured2, but swallow3 is admirable4
- 1 a heavy typeface in use from 15th to 18th centuries
2 (used of concrete or mortar) kept moist to assist the hardening
3 small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
4 deserving of the highest esteem or admiration - close support1 is enchanted2, but mushroom3 is imitative4
- 1 close-in firing by one unit against an enemy engaged by another unit
2 influenced as by charms or incantations
3 fleshy body of any of numerous edible fungi
4 marked by or given to imitation - safety curtain1 is bettering2, but pivot3 is steadying4
- 1 a fireproof theater curtain to be dropped in case of fire
2 changing for the better
3 axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns
4 causing to become steady - frame1 is together2, but delta ray3 is decent4
- 1 the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
2 mentally and emotionally stable
3 an electron ejected from matter by ionizing radiation
4 socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous - low brass1 is disloyal2, but old country3 is opened4
- 1 brass with 30% (or less) zinc
2 deserting your allegiance or duty to leader or cause or principle
3 the country of origin of an immigrant
4 made open or clear - pressure cabin1 is hot2, but note of hand3 is becoming4
- 1 cabin consisting of the pressurized section of an aircraft or spacecraft
2 producing a burning sensation on the taste nerves
3 a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
4 displaying or setting off to best advantage
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