Astrology has a lot of jargon, and much of it is older than the English language. Some words come from Greek, some from Arabic, some from twentieth century software manuals. When a chart reading throws "cazimi" or "profection" at you, this page gives you a straight answer in a few sentences.
Terms are sorted A to Z. Each entry gives you what the word means and, where we have a longer article on it, a link so you can read further. If a term you need is missing, it is probably covered under a related entry, so check the neighbouring letters.
Contents
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z. Then a short note on using these terms with your own chart.
A
Accidental dignity
Strength a planet gets from its position in the chart rather than its sign. Being in an angular house, moving fast, being direct or rising before the Sun all count. It is the counterpart to essential dignity.
Air signs
Gemini, Libra and Aquarius. Air is linked with thinking, talking, social links and ideas. Read more in elements and modalities.
Anaretic degree
The 29th degree of any sign, the last degree before a planet changes sign. It is read as a point of urgency or completion. See the anaretic degree.
Angles
The four points where the horizon and meridian cut the zodiac: Ascendant, Descendant, Midheaven and IC. Planets close to an angle act strongly and visibly. They need an accurate birth time.
Angular houses
The 1st, 4th, 7th and 10th houses, which begin at the four angles. Planets here are considered the most active and prominent in a chart.
Antiscia
Mirror points across the axis of 0ยฐ Cancer and 0ยฐ Capricorn, the solstice points. Two planets in antiscia share the same length of daylight and are read as linked, a bit like a hidden aspect. The mirror across the Aries to Libra axis is called contra-antiscia.
Applying aspect
An aspect that is getting closer to exact because the faster planet is moving toward the slower one. Applying aspects describe things building up, while separating aspects describe things passing.
Aquarius
The eleventh sign, a fixed air sign, ruled by Saturn in traditional astrology and Uranus in modern practice. The Sun is here roughly January 20 to February 18. See Sun in Aquarius.
Aries
The first sign, a cardinal fire sign ruled by Mars. The Sun is here roughly March 21 to April 19, starting at the spring equinox in the northern hemisphere. See Sun in Aries.
Ascendant
The degree of the zodiac rising on the eastern horizon at the moment of birth, also called the rising sign. It marks the start of the 1st house and shapes how you meet the world. See the rising sign explained.
Aspect
A set angle between two points in the chart, such as 90ยฐ or 120ยฐ, that ties their meanings together. The five major ones are conjunction, sextile, square, trine and opposition. See aspects explained.
Asteroids
Small bodies orbiting the Sun, mostly between Mars and Jupiter. Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta are the ones most astrologers use. See Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Astrocartography
A map that shows where on Earth each planet would sit on an angle of your chart, drawn as lines. It was popularised by Jim Lewis and is used to think about where to live or travel. See astrocartography and relocation charts.
Ayanamsa
The gap in degrees between the tropical and sidereal zodiacs, caused by precession. Different sidereal schools use slightly different values; the common Lahiri ayanamsa is about 24ยฐ today. See Vedic vs Western astrology.
B
Balsamic Moon
The last phase of the lunar cycle, from roughly 45ยฐ before the Sun until the New Moon. It is associated with rest, release and endings. See your birth Moon phase.
Benefic
A planet traditionally seen as helpful: Jupiter is the greater benefic and Venus the lesser benefic. Benefics are not always good in practice, since condition and sect change how they behave.
Big three
Your Sun, Moon and Ascendant signs, the quickest summary of a chart. See the big three.
Birth chart
A map of the sky for the exact time and place you were born, showing planets in signs and houses. See what is a birth chart.
C
Cadent houses
The 3rd, 6th, 9th and 12th houses, which fall just before an angle. Planets here are traditionally seen as less visible or harder to act on.
Cancer
The fourth sign, a cardinal water sign ruled by the Moon. The Sun is here roughly June 21 to July 22. See Sun in Cancer.
Capricorn
The tenth sign, a cardinal earth sign ruled by Saturn. The Sun is here roughly December 22 to January 19. See Sun in Capricorn.
Cardinal signs
Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn, the signs that begin each season. They are linked with starting things and taking the first step.
Cazimi
A planet within about 17 minutes of arc of the Sun, in the "heart of the Sun". Unlike combustion, this is read as a position of great strength.
Chaldean order
The traditional order of the seven visible planets by speed, from slowest to fastest: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sun, Venus, Mercury, Moon. It sets the rulers of faces and planetary hours.
Chart ruler
The planet that rules the sign on your Ascendant. It acts as a guide to the whole chart. See the chart ruler explained.
Chart shapes
Patterns formed by how the planets spread around the wheel, such as bowl, bucket, bundle, locomotive, seesaw, splash and splay. The system comes from Marc Edmund Jones and gives a first impression before you read details.
Ceres
The largest body in the asteroid belt, now classed as a dwarf planet. Astrologers use it for nurture, food, loss and return. See Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Chiron
A small body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus, discovered in 1977. Astrologers read it as the wound that becomes a source of skill. See Chiron in the birth chart.
Combust
A planet within about 8.5ยฐ of the Sun, hidden in its glare. Traditional astrology reads it as weakened or unable to show itself clearly.
Composite chart
A relationship chart made from the midpoints between each pair of planets in two birth charts. It describes the relationship as its own entity. See the composite chart.
Conjunction
Two points at the same place in the zodiac, 0ยฐ apart. Their energies blend and act together. It is the strongest major aspect.
Cusp
The boundary line where a house begins. People also say they were "born on the cusp" when the Sun was near the end or start of a sign, though the Sun is always in one sign or the other.
D
Davison chart
A relationship chart cast for the midpoint in time and the midpoint in space between two births. Unlike a composite, it is a real moment you can progress and transit.
Decan
One of three 10ยฐ slices of each sign, each with its own sub ruler. See decans explained.
Declination
How far a planet sits north or south of the equator projected onto the sky. Aspects by declination are called parallels and contraparallels.
Delta T
The difference between clock time based on Earth's rotation and uniform atomic time, around 69 seconds in the 2020s. It barely matters for modern charts but grows large for historical ones. See why we use Swiss Ephemeris.
Descendant
The point opposite the Ascendant, setting on the western horizon. It opens the 7th house and describes partners and open rivals.
Detriment
A planet in the sign opposite its home sign, such as Venus in Aries. It is read as working in an awkward or unfamiliar setting. See essential dignities.
Direct motion
Normal forward motion of a planet through the zodiac, the opposite of retrograde.
Dispositor
The ruler of the sign a planet is in. If Mars is in Libra, Venus is its dispositor. Following the chain of dispositors can lead to one final dispositor that rules the rest.
Domicile
A planet in the sign it rules, such as Mars in Aries or the Moon in Cancer. It is the strongest essential dignity.
E
Earth signs
Taurus, Virgo and Capricorn. Earth is linked with the body, money, work and practical results.
East Point
Also called the equatorial Ascendant: the degree that would be rising if you had been born on the equator at the same moment. It is read as a second marker of self image, sometimes closer to how you see yourself than how others see you.
Eclipse
A New or Full Moon that happens near the lunar nodes, so the Sun, Moon and Earth line up closely. Solar eclipses happen at New Moons, lunar eclipses at Full Moons. See eclipses in the birth chart.
Eclipse season
The window of about five weeks, roughly every six months, when the Sun is near a lunar node and eclipses can occur. There are usually two or three eclipses in each season.
Ecliptic
The Sun's apparent yearly path around the sky. The zodiac is measured along it, and planetary longitudes are given in degrees of the ecliptic.
Electional astrology
Choosing a good date and time to start something, such as a wedding or a business launch. See electional astrology.
Elements
The four groups of signs: fire, earth, air and water, three signs each. See elements and modalities.
Empty house
A house with no planets in it. It does not mean that area of life is missing; you read it through the sign on the cusp and its ruler.
Ephemeris
A table of planetary positions for each day, or the software that calculates them. Modern charts are built from ephemerides such as the Swiss Ephemeris. See why Swiss Ephemeris.
Equal house system
Twelve houses of exactly 30ยฐ each, counted from the Ascendant degree. The Midheaven can then fall in any of several houses rather than on the 10th cusp.
Exaltation
A sign where a planet is especially honoured, such as the Sun in Aries or the Moon in Taurus. It is the second strongest essential dignity, after domicile.
F
Face
A 10ยฐ slice of a sign ruled by a planet in Chaldean order, the traditional version of the decan. It is the smallest essential dignity.
Fall
A planet in the sign opposite its exaltation, such as the Sun in Libra. It is read as a planet that struggles to be recognised. See essential dignities.
Firdaria
A Persian time lord system that splits life into periods, each ruled by a planet or a lunar node, over a 75 year cycle. The order depends on whether you have a day or night chart.
Fire signs
Aries, Leo and Sagittarius. Fire is linked with drive, confidence and enthusiasm.
Fixed signs
Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius, the signs in the middle of each season. They are linked with persistence and holding steady.
Fixed stars
The stars outside our solar system, which move so slowly they seem fixed. Astrologers use bright ones such as Regulus and Spica when a planet or angle sits within about a degree of them. See fixed stars in astrology.
Full Moon
The Moon opposite the Sun, fully lit. It is read as a peak, a result or a moment of awareness. See New and Full Moons in your houses.
G
Gemini
The third sign, a mutable air sign ruled by Mercury. The Sun is here roughly May 21 to June 20. See Sun in Gemini.
Geocentric
Positions measured from Earth, which is how nearly all astrology is done. Heliocentric astrology measures from the Sun instead.
Grand cross
Four planets forming two oppositions and four squares, usually one in each sign of a modality. It is a pattern of heavy tension and heavy output. See chart patterns.
Grand trine
Three planets about 120ยฐ apart, usually all in one element. It shows natural talent and ease, which can also mean coasting. See chart patterns.
H
Harmonics
A method that divides the circle by a number and looks at which planets fall together. The 5th harmonic, for instance, highlights quintiles. John Addey developed much of the modern approach.
Hellenistic astrology
The astrology practised around the Mediterranean from about the 2nd century BCE, the source of signs, houses, lots and many timing methods. See Hellenistic astrology.
Horary astrology
Answering a specific question with a chart cast for the moment it is asked. See horary astrology.
Houses
Twelve divisions of the chart based on the Earth's daily rotation, each tied to an area of life such as money, home or work. See the twelve houses.
House system
The method used to divide the chart into houses. Whole Sign, Placidus, Koch, Equal, Porphyry and Regiomontanus are common. See Whole Sign vs Placidus.
I
IC
Short for Imum Coeli, the lowest point of the chart, opposite the Midheaven. It opens the 4th house and describes home, roots and family.
Ingress
The moment a planet enters a new sign or crosses into a new house. Ingresses of the Sun into the cardinal signs are also used in mundane astrology.
Intercepted sign
A sign that sits entirely inside a house without touching either cusp. It happens in quadrant house systems at higher latitudes, and the opposite sign is always intercepted too.
J
Juno
The third asteroid discovered, used for commitment, marriage and fairness in partnership. See Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Jupiter
The largest planet, linked with growth, faith, teaching and good fortune. It takes about 12 years to go round the zodiac. See your Jupiter sign and Saturn sign.
Jupiter return
Jupiter coming back to its birth position, about every 12 years, at ages near 12, 24, 36 and so on. See the Jupiter return.
L
Leo
The fifth sign, a fixed fire sign ruled by the Sun. The Sun is here roughly July 23 to August 22. See Sun in Leo.
Libra
The seventh sign, a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus. The Sun is here roughly September 23 to October 22, starting at the autumn equinox in the northern hemisphere. See Sun in Libra.
Lilith
Usually Black Moon Lilith, the point of the Moon's orbit farthest from Earth (the lunar apogee). It is read as raw, unapologetic and often rejected parts of the self. Mean and true versions can differ by several degrees. See Black Moon Lilith.
Lord of the year
In annual profections, the ruler of the sign that the year has reached. It becomes the main planet to watch for that year. See annual profections.
Lot
A calculated point based on the distance between two planets, projected from the Ascendant. The Part of Fortune and the Lot of Spirit are the best known. Arabic parts is an older name. See the Part of Fortune and the lots.
Luminaries
The Sun and the Moon. They are not planets in the astronomical sense, but astrology treats them as the two most important bodies in the chart.
Lunar return
A chart cast for the moment the Moon returns to its birth position, about every 27.3 days. It is used to read the month ahead. See the lunar return.
Lunation
A New Moon or Full Moon, or the full cycle from one New Moon to the next, about 29.5 days. See New and Full Moons in your houses.
M
Malefic
A planet traditionally seen as difficult: Saturn is the greater malefic and Mars the lesser malefic. They bring challenge, but a well placed malefic can also give discipline and courage.
Mars
The planet of drive, anger, desire, sport and conflict. It spends about six weeks in a sign, longer when retrograde. See your Venus sign and Mars sign.
Mean Node
The average position of the lunar node, which always moves backward at a smooth rate. The True Node wobbles around it, sometimes moving forward. Most software lets you pick one.
Mercury
The planet of thinking, speech, writing, trade and short trips. It never gets more than about 28ยฐ from the Sun. See your Mercury sign.
Mercury retrograde
The roughly three weeks, three or four times a year, when Mercury appears to move backward. It is linked with delays, rework and miscommunication. See what actually happens in Mercury retrograde.
Midheaven
The point where the ecliptic crosses the meridian overhead, often shortened to MC. It opens the 10th house in quadrant systems and describes career and public standing. See Midheaven vs Ascendant.
Midpoint
The degree exactly halfway between two planets. A third planet on that point is read as linking the two. See midpoints 101.
Minor aspects
Smaller angles such as the semi-sextile, semi-square, quintile, sesquiquadrate and quincunx. They are read with tight orbs. See the minor aspects.
Modalities
The three modes of signs: cardinal, fixed and mutable, four signs each. Also called quadruplicities. See elements and modalities.
Moon
The fastest moving body in the chart, linked with feelings, needs, habits and the body. It changes sign every two to three days. See your Moon sign.
Moon phase
The angle between the Sun and Moon, from New Moon through Full Moon and back. Your birth phase says something about temperament. See your birth Moon phase.
Mundane astrology
Astrology of nations, cities, markets and world events. See mundane astrology.
Mutable signs
Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, the signs that end each season. They are linked with adapting and changing course.
Mutual reception
Two planets each in the other's home sign, such as Venus in Aries and Mars in Taurus. They are read as able to help each other.
N
Neptune
The planet of dreams, faith, art, confusion and dissolving boundaries. It takes about 165 years to go round the zodiac. See the outer planets.
New Moon
The Moon conjunct the Sun, dark in the sky. It is read as a seed point for new starts.
North Node
The point where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic heading north. Modern astrology reads it as a direction of growth. See the North Node and South Node.
O
Occidental
A planet that sets after the Sun, appearing in the evening sky. The opposite is oriental, a planet that rises before the Sun. The distinction matters in traditional astrology, especially for Mercury and Venus.
Ophiuchus
A constellation the Sun passes through that is not one of the twelve zodiac signs. It does not change your tropical sign. See Ophiuchus explained.
Opposition
Two points 180ยฐ apart. It shows tension, awareness and the need to balance two sides, often played out with other people.
Orb
How far from exact an aspect can be and still count. A Sun and Moon square might be allowed 8ยฐ, while minor aspects get 2ยฐ or less.
Out of bounds
A planet whose declination goes beyond the Sun's maximum of about 23ยฐ26'. It is read as acting outside the usual rules.
Outer planets
Uranus, Neptune and Pluto, beyond Saturn. They move slowly and mark generations more than individuals, unless they touch personal points. See the outer planets.
P
Pallas
The second asteroid discovered, used for strategy, pattern recognition and skill. See Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Parallel
Two planets at the same declination on the same side of the equator, read like a conjunction. On opposite sides it is a contraparallel, read like an opposition.
Part of Fortune
The most used lot, calculated by day as Ascendant plus Moon minus Sun and reversed at night. It relates to body, health and material circumstances. See the Part of Fortune.
Partile
An aspect where both planets sit in the same numbered degree, such as 12ยฐ Taurus and 12ยฐ Leo. It is read as especially strong.
Peregrine
A planet with no essential dignity in its position: not in domicile, exaltation, triplicity, term or face. It is read as a wanderer, lacking support.
Personal planets
The Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus and Mars. They move quickly and describe day to day personality.
Pisces
The twelfth sign, a mutable water sign ruled by Jupiter in traditional astrology and Neptune in modern practice. The Sun is here roughly February 19 to March 20. See Sun in Pisces.
Placidus
The most common quadrant house system in modern Western astrology, based on time. It distorts badly near the polar circles. See Whole Sign vs Placidus.
Planet
In astrology, any of the moving bodies used in a chart, including the Sun and Moon. See the ten planets.
Pluto
The planet of power, crisis, obsession and deep change. It takes about 248 years to go round the zodiac. See the outer planets.
Precession
The slow backward drift of the equinox points against the stars, about 1ยฐ every 72 years. It is why the tropical and sidereal zodiacs now differ by around 24ยฐ.
Profection
A timing method that moves the Ascendant forward one sign per year of life. The ruler of the reached sign becomes the lord of the year. Try the annual profections tool.
Progressed Moon
The Moon in secondary progressions, moving about 12ยฐ to 15ยฐ a year and changing sign every two and a half years or so. See the progressed Moon.
Progressions
Timing methods that move the birth chart forward symbolically. Secondary progressions, the most common, treat each day after birth as a year of life. See secondary progressions.
Q
Quadrant house systems
House systems that divide the chart using the four angles, so the Ascendant is the 1st cusp and the Midheaven the 10th. Placidus, Koch, Porphyry and Regiomontanus are examples.
Quincunx
An angle of 150ยฐ, also called the inconjunct. It links signs with nothing in common and asks for constant adjustment. See the minor aspects.
Quintile
An angle of 72ยฐ, one fifth of the circle, linked with talent and style. See the minor aspects.
R
Reception
When one planet sits in a sign ruled by another, the ruler "receives" it. Reception can soften a hard aspect between the two.
Rectification
Working out an unknown or uncertain birth time by testing charts against known life events. See why birth time matters.
Relocation chart
Your birth chart recalculated for the same moment but a different place. The planets stay in their signs, but the angles and houses change. See relocation charts.
Retrograde
A planet that appears to move backward because of the relative motion of Earth and that planet. Retrograde natal planets are read as turned inward. See retrograde planets in the natal chart.
Rodden rating
A scale for how reliable a birth time is. AA means from a birth record, A from the person or family, B from a biography, C caution, DD conflicting sources, X no time and XX no confirmed date.
Rulership
The link between a sign and the planet that governs it, such as Mars ruling Aries. Traditional rulerships use the seven visible planets; modern ones add Uranus, Neptune and Pluto.
S
Sagittarius
The ninth sign, a mutable fire sign ruled by Jupiter. The Sun is here roughly November 22 to December 21. See Sun in Sagittarius.
Saros
An eclipse cycle of about 18 years and 11 days. Eclipses one Saros apart are nearly identical in type and belong to the same family.
Saturn
The planet of limits, time, structure, duty and maturity. It takes about 29.5 years to go round the zodiac. See your Jupiter sign and Saturn sign.
Saturn return
Saturn coming back to its birth position at about ages 29, 58 and 87. It is famous as a time of growing up. See the Saturn return.
Scorpio
The eighth sign, a fixed water sign ruled by Mars in traditional astrology and Pluto in modern practice. The Sun is here roughly October 23 to November 21. See Sun in Scorpio.
Sect
Whether a chart is a day chart (Sun above the horizon) or a night chart. Sect decides which planets are most helpful and which are hardest. See day and night charts.
Semi-sextile
An angle of 30ยฐ, linking neighbouring signs. It is a mild aspect of small adjustments.
Semi-square
An angle of 45ยฐ, half a square. It brings friction and irritation that pushes for action. See the minor aspects.
Separating aspect
An aspect moving away from exact, after the faster planet has passed. It describes something already happening or fading.
Sesquiquadrate
An angle of 135ยฐ, a square and a half. Like the semi-square, it shows stress that drives change.
Sextile
An angle of 60ยฐ, usually between signs of compatible elements. It shows opportunity that needs a little effort to use.
Sidereal zodiac
A zodiac tied to the actual constellations, used mainly in Vedic astrology. It now sits about 24ยฐ behind the tropical zodiac. See Vedic vs Western astrology.
Solar arc
A timing method that moves every point in the chart forward by the distance the progressed Sun has travelled, about 1ยฐ a year. See solar arc directions.
Solar return
A chart cast for the moment the Sun returns to its birth degree each year, used to read the year ahead. See the solar return.
South Node
The point opposite the North Node, where the Moon's orbit crosses the ecliptic heading south. It is read as familiar habits and past skills. See the North Node and South Node.
Square
An angle of 90ยฐ, usually between signs of the same modality. It shows tension and conflict that force action.
Station
The point where a planet seems to stop before turning retrograde (station retrograde) or direct (station direct). A planet at a station is read as very strong.
Stellium
Three or more planets, usually four or more by some counts, in one sign or house. That area of life gets a lot of focus. See chart patterns.
Succedent houses
The 2nd, 5th, 8th and 11th houses, which follow the angular houses. They are linked with resources and support.
Sun
The centre of the chart, linked with identity, vitality and purpose. It spends about a month in each sign. See the big three.
Synastry
Comparing two birth charts by laying one over the other and reading the aspects between them. See synastry explained.
T
T-square
Two planets in opposition, both square a third planet at the apex. It is a common and productive pattern of tension. See chart patterns.
Taurus
The second sign, a fixed earth sign ruled by Venus. The Sun is here roughly April 20 to May 20. See Sun in Taurus.
Terms
Five unequal slices of each sign, each ruled by Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter or Saturn. The Egyptian terms are the version most used today. Also called bounds.
Transit
The current position of a planet in the sky compared with your birth chart. See transits explained.
Trine
An angle of 120ยฐ, usually between signs of the same element. It shows ease and natural flow.
Triplicity
A group of three signs of the same element, and the planets that rule each group by day, by night and as a participating ruler. It is one of the essential dignities.
Tropical zodiac
A zodiac tied to the seasons, starting at 0ยฐ Aries on the spring equinox. It is the standard in Western astrology.
U
Uranus
The planet of change, freedom, invention and shocks. It takes about 84 years to go round the zodiac. See the outer planets.
Uranus opposition
Transiting Uranus opposing its birth position, around age 40 to 42, a classic midlife marker. See midlife transits.
V
Vedic astrology
The traditional astrology of India, also called Jyotish. It uses the sidereal zodiac, nakshatras and dasha timing. See Vedic vs Western astrology.
Venus
The planet of love, attraction, beauty, pleasure and money. It never gets more than about 47ยฐ from the Sun. See your Venus sign and Mars sign.
Venus retrograde
About six weeks every 19 months or so when Venus appears to move backward, often linked with rethinking love and money. See Venus and Mars retrograde.
Vertex
The point in the west where the ecliptic crosses the prime vertical. It is read as a point of fated meetings. The opposite point is the Anti-Vertex. Find yours with the Vertex calculator.
Vesta
The fourth asteroid discovered, used for devotion, focus and sacred work. See Ceres, Pallas, Juno and Vesta.
Virgo
The sixth sign, a mutable earth sign ruled by Mercury. The Sun is here roughly August 23 to September 22. See Sun in Virgo.
Void of course
The Moon (or any planet) after its last major aspect in a sign and before it enters the next sign. Void Moons are traditionally poor times to start things. See the void of course Moon.
W
Water signs
Cancer, Scorpio and Pisces. Water is linked with feeling, memory, intimacy and intuition.
Whole Sign houses
The oldest house system: the whole rising sign is the 1st house, the next sign the 2nd, and so on. See Whole Sign vs Placidus.
Y
Yod
Two planets sextile each other, both quincunx a third planet at the apex. It is sometimes called the finger of God and points to a nagging sense of purpose. See chart patterns.
Z
Zodiac
The band of twelve 30ยฐ signs along the ecliptic. See the 12 zodiac signs.
Zodiacal releasing
A Hellenistic timing method from Vettius Valens that releases periods from the Lot of Fortune or the Lot of Spirit, sign by sign. It is known for picking out peak periods in career and life. See zodiacal releasing.
Putting the words to work
A glossary gets you through a reading, but the terms only click when you see them in your own chart. Look up your Ascendant, find your chart ruler, check whether you have a day or night chart, and see which planets are angular. Most of the words above will turn into something specific the first time you find them in your own placements.