| BARGE | • barge n. A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy… • barge n. A richly decorated ceremonial state vessel propelled by rowers for river processions. • barge n. A large flat-bottomed coastal trading vessel having a large spritsail and jib-headed topsail, a fore… |
| CERGE | • cerge n. Obsolete form of cierge. • CERGE n. a large wax candle burned before the altar, also CIERGE. |
| DIRGE | • dirge n. A mournful poem or piece of music composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person. • dirge n. (Informal) A song or piece of music that is considered too slow, bland or boring. • dirge v. To sing dirges. |
| FORGE | • forge n. A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape. • forge n. A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them. • forge n. The act of beating or working iron or steel. |
| GORGE | • gorge n. (Archaic) The front aspect of the neck; the outside of the throat. • gorge n. (Archaic, literary) The inside of the throat; the esophagus, the gullet; (falconry, specifically) the… • gorge n. Food that has been taken into the gullet or the stomach, particularly if it is regurgitated or vomited out. |
| GURGE | • gurge v. (Obsolete) To swallow up. • gurge n. (Obsolete outside heraldry) Synonym of gurges (“whirlpool”). • GURGE v. to swirl. |
| LARGE | • large adj. Of considerable or relatively great size or extent. • large adj. (Especially clothing, food or drink) That is large (the manufactured size). • large adj. (Obsolete) Abundant; ample. |
| MARGE | • marge n. (Archaic) margin; edge; brink or verge. • marge n. (Colloquial, UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia) margarine. • Marge prop.n. A diminutive of the female given names Marjorie or Margaret. |
| MERGE | • merge v. (Transitive) To combine into a whole. • merge v. (Intransitive) To combine into a whole. • merge v. To blend gradually into something else. |
| PARGE | • parge n. (Construction) A coat of cement mortar on the face of rough masonry, the earth side of foundation and basement walls. • parge v. (Construction) To apply a parge on to a surface. • PARGE v. to cover with plaster, also PARGET. |
| PORGE | • PORGE v. in Jewish ritual, to cleanse a slaughtered animal by removing the forbidden parts. |
| PURGE | • purge n. An act of purging. • purge n. (Medicine) An evacuation of the bowels or a vomiting. • purge n. A cleansing of pipes. |
| SARGE | • sarge n. (Colloquial) sergeant. • sarge v. (Seduction community) to go out and engage women in order to pick them up. • SARGE n. (colloquial) sergeant. |
| SERGE | • serge n. (Textiles) A type of worsted cloth. • serge n. (By metonymy) A garment made of this fabric. • serge v. (Sewing) To overlock. |
| SURGE | • surge n. A sudden transient rush, flood or increase. • surge n. The maximum amplitude of a vehicle’s forward/backward oscillation. • surge n. (Electricity) A sudden electrical spike or increase of voltage and current. |
| TARGE | • targe n. (Archaic) A small shield. • targe n. (Archaic) A pendant or tassel. • TARGE v. (Scots) to cross-examine, reprimand. |
| VERGE | • verge n. A rod or staff of office, e.g. of a verger. • verge n. An edge or border. • verge n. (Obsolete) The phallus. |
| VIRGE | • virge n. (Obsolete) A wand. • VIRGE n. (obsolete) verge. |