Anagrams of alkalescent
Word alkalescent has
682 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of alkalescent.
- elastance
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noun,
the reciprocal of capacitance.
- castellan
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noun,
the governor of a castle.
- lancelets
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noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- skeletal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like a skeleton.
- teacakes
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noun,
a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch.
- sea-lane
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noun,
a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
- sea-kale
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noun,
a European broad-leaved maritime plant, Crambe maritima, of the mustard family, having fleshy, blue basal leaves, used as a pot plant.
- canellas
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- callants
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- lacteals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- Eastlake
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noun,
Sir Charles Locke, 1836–1906, English architect, designer, and author.
- nacelles
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- leakance
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noun,
the reciprocal of the resistance of insulation.
- lancelet
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noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- alkanets
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noun,
a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
- take-all
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noun,
a disease of wheat, rye, barley and oats, characterized by the blackening and decaying of the base of the stems, caused by a fungus, Ophiobolus graminis.
- analects
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plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- escalate
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verb (used with or without object),
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
- alkanet
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noun,
a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
- 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.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- teacake
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noun,
a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch.
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- anklets
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noun,
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
- canella
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- alkanes
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noun,
any member of the alkane series.
- necklet
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noun,
something worn around the neck for ornamentation, as a fur piece.
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- callant
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- askance
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adverb,
with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval:
- nacelle
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- alkenes
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- lacteal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- Teaneck
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noun,
a township in NE New Jersey.
- slacken
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- casket
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noun,
a coffin.
- Stella
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- aslant
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adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- ascent
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- Asante
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noun,
Ashanti.
- tackle
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noun,
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- sallet
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- clanks
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noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- stance
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- selen-
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- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Seckel
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noun,
a small, yellowish-brown variety of pear.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- sklent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- cleans
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- Calles
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noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Callas
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noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- cleeks
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- elect.
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- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- kneels
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noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Aletes
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noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- tankas
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noun,
a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- anklet
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noun,
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- akenes
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noun,
achene.
- Lenaea
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noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- akelas
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noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- Aeneas
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noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- alkene
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noun,
any member of the alkene series.
- teasel
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- ackees
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noun,
akee.
- acetal
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- latkes
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noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- alkane
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noun,
any member of the alkane series.
- escent
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- aneles
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- nestle
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- al-Lat
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noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- Santa
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noun,
Santa Claus.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- leans
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- sect.
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- lease
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- least
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- lacks
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noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- necks
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noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- lect.
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- leeks
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noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- knelt
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noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- easel
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noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- knell
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noun,
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral.
- knees
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noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- Sella
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noun,
Zillah.
- Salta
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noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- lact-
-
- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- salat
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noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- latke
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noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- clans
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noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- clank
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noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- clast
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noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- salal
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noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- kneel
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noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- Sakta
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noun,
Shakta.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Sakel
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noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- lanas
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cleek
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- leaks
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noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Kalat
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noun,
a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
- leets
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- natl.
-
- elans
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noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- scall
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noun,
dandruff.
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Kansa
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- scale
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noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ellas
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- keels
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noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- Kans.
-
- kata-
-
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- klans
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noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- encl.
-
- kales
-
- kanas
-
noun,
a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- kente
-
noun,
a colorful fabric of Ghanaian origin: often worn as a symbol of African-American pride.
- kanes
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noun,
cain.
- keens
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- kelts
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- scena
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scat-
-
- scant
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- keets
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noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tacks
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- talcs
-
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.
- Talca
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noun,
a city in central Chile.
- Alta.
-
- anal.
-
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- anat.
-
- takes
-
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- ASEAN
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steek
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verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- talks
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 30-30
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- aceae
-
- acet-
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- ackee
-
noun,
akee.
- tele-
-
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- tanka
-
noun,
a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- akees
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Akela
-
noun,
(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
- akene
-
noun,
achene.
- alack
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
- tanks
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alas.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- stank
-
noun,
a strong offensive smell; stench.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cent.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cant.
-
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- sleek
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- Skene
-
noun,
(in the ancient Greek theater) a structure facing the audience and forming the background before which performances were given.
- Skell
-
noun,
a homeless person who lives on the streets, sleeps in doorways or subways, etc.; derelict.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slank
-
noun,
a prematurely born calf or other animal.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cata-
-
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- sneck
-
noun,
a door latch or its lever.
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- stack
-
noun,
a more or less orderly pile or heap:
- calks
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- skean
-
noun,
a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
- cakes
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Slack
-
noun,
a slack condition or part.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- snake
-
noun,
any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- snack
-
noun,
a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
- Stalk
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- teas
-
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.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- lea.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- tel-
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- SACK
-
noun,
a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- Taka
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 poisha.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sank
-
noun,
a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
- Sat.
-
- Ste.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- NACA
-
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sec.
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- NCAA
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- NCTE
-
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Lat.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cask
-
noun,
a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- est.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Ens.
-
- enl.
-
- ence
-
- enc.
-
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ELLE
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- ect-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Akan
-
noun,
a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- aet.
-
- alk.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acea
-
- AAEE
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- all-
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- asc-
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Cal.
-
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Anas
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- cts.
-
- Keen
-
noun,
a wailing lament for the dead.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- ket-
-
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- kcal
-
- knee
-
noun,
Anatomy. the joint of the leg that allows for movement between the femur and tibia and is protected by the patella; the central area of the leg between the thigh and the lower leg.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- kc/s
-
- kana
-
noun,
a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
- lacs
-
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).
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kats
-
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- kens
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- Knt.
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- Les
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- kn.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- St.
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Sta
-
- ase
-
- ATA
-
- ca.
-
- ct.
-
- STL
-
- CAA
-
- ATC
-
- stk
-
- cs.
-
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- ASN
-
- cl.
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- LCL
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ACK
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- LCT
-
- LCA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AAE
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- TSE
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- AEC
-
- TAL
-
- 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).
- ANC
-
- La.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ll.
-
- Lt.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ALC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- AKC
-
- AKA
-
- NSA
-
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- ECA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- EEC
-
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ESL
-
- NES
-
- ec-
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- SAE
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Esk
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- ene
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- NEC
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- Nee
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adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Kt.
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- en-
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- ka-
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- ETS
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- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ESA
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- Kal
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- ese
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- Kan
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- Ell
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- sc.
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- elk
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noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- Esc
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- NEA
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- ne-
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- cle
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- SLE
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- LSC
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- LST
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- LTA
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- LTL
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- NSC
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- CEA
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- SLA
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- Skt
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- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- NAA
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- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Kea
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noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ska
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noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CSA
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- cte
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- CTA
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- CST
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- csk
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- clk
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SAA
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- CNS
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- TN
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- S.
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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.
- SL
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SA
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- K.
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- TL
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- tk
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- SN
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- K2
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noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- KC
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- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- CE
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- NC
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- ck
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- sk
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- le
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- ee
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- L.
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- LC
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- L1
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- ln
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- L2
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- AK
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- NL
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