Anagrams of agriculture
Word agriculture has
660 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of agriculture.
- graticule
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noun,
Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- utricular
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a utricle; baglike.
- reticular
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adjective,
having the form of a net; netlike.
- Gericault
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noun,
(Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- curtilage
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noun,
the area of land occupied by a dwelling and its yard and outbuildings, actually enclosed or considered as enclosed.
- ligature
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noun,
the act of binding or tying up:
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- turrical
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a turret.
- regular
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noun,
a long-standing or habitual customer or client:
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- tegular
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a tile.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Laurier
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noun,
Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- trailer
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noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- algetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- arteri-
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- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- Auteuil
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noun,
a former town, now part of Paris, France: noted for residences of Boileau, Talleyrand, Molière, La Fontaine, and other eminent people.
- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- culture
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noun,
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- tracer
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- Lucite
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- Carter
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noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Carrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- augite
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Carrel
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noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- tergal
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adjective,
of or relating to the tergum.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- auteur
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noun,
a filmmaker whose individual style and complete control over all elements of production give a film its personal and unique stamp.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- crural
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adjective,
of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
- Telugu
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noun,
a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Andhra Pradesh state, SE India.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- retral
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adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Crater
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Curare
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- curler
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noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Currie
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noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curule
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adjective,
privileged to sit in a curule chair.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- regula
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noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- tegula
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noun,
(in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the forewing.
- cerat-
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- recti-
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- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- tragic
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noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- Augier
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noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- Gaelic
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noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- Lieut.
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- ultra-
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- Ugarit
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noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- Leguia
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noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- grater
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- Tuareg
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noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- gelati
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noun,
a rich ice cream, made with eggs and usually containing a relatively low percentage of butterfat.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- glaire
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- agric.
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- ligate
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verb (used with object),
to bind with or as if with a ligature; tie up (a bleeding artery or the like).
- ligure
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- irreal
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adjective,
unreal.
- garlic
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Garret
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Garter
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noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- irreg.
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- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- Curia
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noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Grail
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- guile
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noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- cutie
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noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- glare
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noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- Rigel
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noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- large
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noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- ricer
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noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Grace
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noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Guat.
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- guar.
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- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- grate
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- guilt
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noun,
the fact or state of having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, especially against moral or penal law; culpability:
- Greta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- relig
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- grice
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noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- gruel
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Ital.
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- Lager
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noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- lact-
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- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Regt.
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- liger
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noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Elgar
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noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- g-cal
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- racer
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- gater
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noun,
gator.
- rater
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Luger
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- Lugar
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noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- galet
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noun,
spall (def 1).
- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- licet
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- glair
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- lect.
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- regal
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noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- recur
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verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- Glace
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noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- rect.
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- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Eilat
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noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- legit
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noun,
the legitimate theater or stage.
- Gerar
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noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Recit
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- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- leuc-
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- Ecua.
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Iglau
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noun,
Jihlava.
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- Icel.
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- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- augur
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noun,
one of a group of ancient Roman officials charged with observing and interpreting omens for guidance in public affairs.
- aulic
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adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Ugric
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noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- Uigur
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noun,
a member of a Turkish people dominant in Mongolia and eastern Turkestan from the 8th to 12th centuries a.d., and now living mainly in western China.
- Auric
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adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Tiler
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- ulcer
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noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- aglet
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noun,
a metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace used for tying, as of a shoelace.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- agile
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adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- Trace
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tical
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- aeri-
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- cager
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noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- urate
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aegir
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noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- Terri
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noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Terra
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noun,
earth; land.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- auger
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noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- trail
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tera-
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- argil
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noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- Alger
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noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- Aleut
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noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
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- Trier
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noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- argue
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verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Tulua
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noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- arrgt
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- artel
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noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Artur
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noun,
a male given name.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Aruru
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noun,
the Akkadian goddess personifying earth, who assisted Marduk in the creation of human beings: the counterpart of the Sumerian Ki.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terr.
-
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- ruler
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noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- acet-
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- Urial
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noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- rural
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noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- urger
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noun,
a person or thing that urges.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Craig
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noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crier
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noun,
a person who cries.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- crit.
-
- 30-30
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- Urgel
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noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- cert.
-
- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- actg.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ire.
-
- Lear
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lea.
-
- Irra
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noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- uret
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- leg.
-
- Uru.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- ile-
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- uria
-
- ugli
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Ulua
-
noun,
a river in NW Honduras, flowing NE to the Caribbean Sea. About 200 miles (320 km) long.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Tulu
-
noun,
a Dravidian language spoken in Karnataka in southern India.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tri-
-
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- rel.
-
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Reg.
-
- regr
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- taur
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ter.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- luau
-
noun,
a feast of Hawaiian food, usually held outdoors and usually accompanied by Hawaiian entertainment.
- rit.
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 1080
-
- guru
-
noun,
Hinduism. a preceptor giving personal religious instruction.
- Ice.
-
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Cal.
-
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- aut-
-
- aur-
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Aug.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- atic
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Gal.
-
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- art.
-
- arr.
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arg.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- cur.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- crat
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- clar
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ctr.
-
- ical
-
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cule
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cat.
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- ect-
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cet-
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- alt.
-
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- gilt
-
noun,
the thin layer of gold or other material applied in gilding.
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- agr.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- agit
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- ACLU
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Aire
-
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gelt
-
noun,
money.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Alg.
-
- Ger.
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ure
-
- ALU
-
- CGI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TCA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TAL
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Utu
-
noun,
the Sumerian sun god: the counterpart of the Akkadian Shamash.
- CLI
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ac-
-
- ag-
-
- uti
-
- cle
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- al.
-
- Ar.
-
- AUC
-
- tue
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- AGC
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- ca.
-
- at.
-
- UAR
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ATC
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TIA
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ult
-
- ALC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- ur-
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Ulu
-
noun,
a knife with a broad, nearly semicircular blade joined to a short haft at a right angle to the unsharpened side: a traditional tool of Eskimo women.
- CEA
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- CAI
-
- Agt
-
- UIT
-
- Tu.
-
- AIC
-
- ARU
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CLR
-
- UUT
-
- CLU
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- lg.
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- Gr.
-
- GCT
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GCA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gl.
-
- gre
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- ITA
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- Ir.
-
- ITU
-
- IRC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IRL
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- GTC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- gt.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ga.
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- eu-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ECG
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ea.
-
- Eg.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- RCT
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ctg
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRT
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- REA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- RCA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Re.
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ETR
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- ERT
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- rag
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noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- eir
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- i.
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- ic
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- CE
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- GU
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TG
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- t.
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- R.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RU
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- IG
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- G.
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- RC
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- GC
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- LR
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
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- U.
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- UC
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TL
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- UI
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- TC
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- UL
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- RI
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- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L2
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- L1
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- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- L.
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- rg
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- CU
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