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208 words in senses
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A
agape
ah-GAH-pay
ambergris
AM-ber-grees
animate earth
AN-ih-mit URTH
averted vision
uh-VUR-tid VIZH-un
B
barnacle
BAR-nuh-kul
beeswing
BEEZ-wing
bioluminescence
bye-oh-loo-min-ES-uns
biophilia
bye-oh-FIL-ee-uh
biophony
bye-OFF-uh-nee
birdfall
BURD-fawl
bistre
BIS-ter
bittern
BIT-ern
bluing
BLOO-ing
brindle
BRIN-dul
brontide
BRON-tide
brume
BROOM
C
candlesnuff
KAN-dul-snuf
celadon
SEL-uh-don
cicada
sih-KAY-duh
cinereous
sih-NEER-ee-us
cobweb morning
KOB-web MOR-ning
cochineal
kotch-uh-NEEL
corncrake
KORN-krayk
corpse candle
KORPS KAN-dul
crepuscule
KREP-us-kyool
currentbum
KUR-unt-bum
cuttlefish
KUT-ul-fish
D
darner
DAR-ner
dawn chorus
DAWN KOR-us
dead man’s foot
DED MANZ FUUT
deceiver
dih-SEE-ver
devil’s fingers
DEV-ulz FING-gerz
dimpsy
DIM-zee
dodder
DOD-er
drachen
DRAHK-un
dun
DUN
E
eldritch
EL-dritch
F
famine food
FAM-in FOOD
ferruginous
fuh-ROO-jih-nus
firefly
FIRE-fly
flicker fusion
FLIK-er FYOO-zhun
foxed
FOKST
foxfire
FOKS-fire
fret
FRET
frost flower
FRAWST FLOW-er
fulmar
FUUL-mar
fuscous
FUS-kus
G
gamboge
gam-BOHZH
genius loci
JEE-nee-us LOH-sy
geode
JEE-ohd
geophony
jee-OFF-uh-nee
geosmin
jee-OZ-min
glamourie
GLAM-uh-ree
glass sponge
GLAS SPUNJ
glaucous
GLAW-kus
gloaming
GLOH-ming
gossamer
GOS-uh-mer
grizzled
GRIZ-uld
growler
GROW-ler
H
hanami
hah-NAH-mee
haze
HAYZ
hoary
HOR-ee
I
ilira
ih-LEE-rah
iridescence
ir-ih-DES-uns
iron gall
EYE-urn GAWL
K
kappia
KAP-ee-ah
katydid
KAY-tee-did
kelp forest
KELP FOR-ist
L
lacewing
LAYS-wing
lark
LARK
loon
LOON
M
mackerel sky
MAK-rul SKY
maelstrom
MAYL-strum
mantis
MAN-tis
mare’s tail
MARZ TAYL
marine snow
muh-REEN SNOH
melanistic
mel-uh-NIS-tik
mermaid’s purse
MER-maydz PURS
milky sea
MIL-kee SEE
mizzle
MIZ-ul
mock sun
MOK SUN
mono no aware
MOH-noh noh ah-WAH-reh
moonbow
MOON-boh
moondog
MOON-dawg
mordant
MOR-dunt
more-than-human
mor-than-HYOO-mun
murk
MURK
mycophile
MY-kuh-file
N
nettle
NET-ul
nightglow
NITE-gloh
nilch’i
nilch-IH
nocturnal
nok-TUR-nul
nuannaarpoq
noo-AH-nahr-pok
numinous
NOO-mih-nus
O
ochre
OH-ker
owl light
OWL LITE
oxblood
OKS-blud
oystercatcher
OY-ster-kach-er
P
parallax
PAIR-uh-laks
participatory perception
perlerorneq
pair-leh-ROR-nek
petrel
PET-rul
petrichor
PET-rih-kor
phantom road
FAN-tuhm rohd
phosphorescence
fos-fuh-RES-uns
photoperiodism
FOH-toh-PEER-ee-od-iz-um
piebald
PIE-bawld
place-making
PLAYSS-may-king
place-world
PLAYSS-wurld
poppy
POP-ee
porcini
por-CHEE-nee
proprioception
proh-pree-oh-SEP-shun
psithurism
SITH-yoo-riz-um
pug
PUG
pungnyu
poong-NYOO
Purkinje effect
pur-KIN-yeh
purl
PURL
Q
qaumaneq
KOW-mah-nek
qi
CHEE
querencia
keh-REN-see-ah
quinuituq
kih-NOO-ee-took
S
sagebrush
SAYJ-brush
sand dollar
SAND DOL-er
sea bean
SEE BEEN
sea fog
SEE FOG
sea smoke
SEE SMOHK
sensescape
SENS-skayp
sensory pollution
SEN-suh-ree puh-LOO-shuhn
sepia
SEE-pee-uh
serein
suh-RAN
sferics
SFER-iks
shakkei
SHAHK-kay
shearwater
SHEER-waw-ter
shizen
shee-ZEN
sidereal
sy-DEER-ee-ul
sienna
see-EN-uh
skewbald
SKYOO-bawld
slickenside
SLIK-un-side
slippery jack
SLIP-er-ee JAK
smellscape
SMEL-skayp
smoke tree
SMOHK TREE
smur
SMUR
smut
SMUT
solfatara
sol-fuh-TAR-uh
sorrel
SOR-ul
sough
SUF
soundscape
SOWND-skayp
southerly buster
SUTH-er-lee BUS-ter
spalting
SPAWL-ting
speedwell
SPEED-wel
spittlebug
SPIT-ul-bug
spoonbill
SPOON-bil
springtail
SPRING-tayl
STEVE
STEEV
stick chart
STIK CHART
strandline
STRAND-line
sunbreak
SUN-brayk
sunshower
SUN-show-er
susurrus
soo-SUR-us
swash
SWOSH
synaesthesia
sin-es-THEE-zhuh
T
tawny
TAW-nee
tiger beetle
TY-ger BEE-tul
tinder fungus
TIN-der FUNG-gus
tippler’s bane
TIP-lerz BAYN
toadflax
TOHD-flaks
treehopper
TREE-hop-er
truffle
TRUF-ul
truffle fly
TRUF-ul FLY
truffle hog
TRUF-ul HOG
tsukimi
tsoo-KEE-mee
turnstone
TURN-stohn
twilight
TWY-lite
tyndall blue
TIN-dul BLOO
U
umber
UM-ber
umwelt
OOM-velt
undertow
UN-der-toh
undular bore
UN-dyuh-ler BOR
V
velvet shank
VEL-vit SHANK
verdigris
VUR-dih-grees
vernal
VUR-nul
volva
VOL-vuh
W
water strider
WAW-ter STRY-der
watermelon snow
WAW-ter-mel-un SNOH
wave piloting
WAYV PY-luh-ting
weld
WELD
whale
WAYL
whale fall
WAYL FAWL
whimbrel
WIM-brul
whippoorwill
WIP-er-wil
whirligig
WUR-lih-gig
white night
WITE NITE
whumpf
WUMF
will-o’-the-wisp
WIL-uh-thuh-WISP
willy-willy
WIL-ee-WIL-ee
window frost
WIN-doh FRAWST
witch hazel
WICH HAY-zul
witches’ broom
WICH-iz BROOM
witch’s butter
WICH-iz BUT-er
witch’s hat
WICH-iz HAT
woad
WOHD
wolf moon
WUULF MOON
wood ear
WUUD EER
Y
yarrow
YAR-oh
yellowfoot
YEL-oh-fuut
yukimi
yoo-KEE-mee
yūgen
YOO-gen
Z
zeitgeber
TSYT-gay-ber