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- retaliate
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verb (used with object),
to requite or make return for (a wrong or injury) with the like.
- ventilate
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verb (used with object),
to provide (a room, mine, etc.) with fresh air in place of air that has been used or contaminated.
- alternate
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noun,
a person authorized to fill the position, exercise the duties, etc., of another who is temporarily absent; substitute.
- tervalent
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adjective,
trivalent.
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- trivalent
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adjective,
Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- Intervale
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noun,
a low-lying tract of land along a river.
- treenail
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- aventail
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noun,
Also called camail. a mail tippet suspended from the lower edges of a 14th-century basinet as a protection for the neck, throat, and shoulders.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- levitate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to rise or float in the air.
- levirate
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noun,
the custom of marriage by a man with his brother's widow, such marriage required in Biblical law if the deceased was childless. Deut. 25:5–10.
- Verlaine
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1844–96, French poet.
- relevant
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adjective,
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:
- Levanter
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noun,
a strong easterly wind in the Mediterranean.
- alterant
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noun,
something that produces alteration.
- relative
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noun,
a person who is connected with another or others by blood or marriage.
- interval
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noun,
an intervening period of time:
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- anteater
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noun,
any of several mammals of the family Myrmecophagidae, having a long, tapered snout, extensile tongue, and powerful front claws and feeding chiefly on ants and termites.
Compare giant anteater, silky anteater, tamandua.
- antevert
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verb (used with object),
to displace (the uterus or other body organ) by tipping forward.
- varietal
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noun,
a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic).
- Latinate
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adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- ventri-
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- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- 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.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- leviter
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) lightly.
- veteran
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noun,
a person who has had long service or experience in an occupation, office, or the like:
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- taverna
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noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- arietta
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noun,
a short aria.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- elative
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noun,
an elative case.
- ventral
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adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- lavaret
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noun,
a whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, found in the lakes of central Europe.
- variant
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noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- variate
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noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Valiant
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adjective,
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted:
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- veinlet
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noun,
a small vein.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- Latvian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- Lavater
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noun,
Johann Kaspar [yoh-hahn kahs-pahr] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkɑs pɑr/ (Show IPA), 1741–1801, Swiss poet, theologian, and physiognomist.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- Laveran
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noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- Valerie
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noun,
a female given name.
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- Venetia
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noun,
an ancient district in NE Italy: later a Roman province bounded by the Alps, the Po River, and the Adriatic Sea.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entitle
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verb (used with object),
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
- Leavitt
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noun,
Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- ventail
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noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- Elinvar
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- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- naivete
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noun,
the quality or state of being naive; natural or artless simplicity.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Avertin
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- navette
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noun,
a gem, usually not a diamond, cut as a marquise.
- ailette
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noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- trental
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noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- travail
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noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Trianta
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noun,
Trianda.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- nervate
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adjective,
(of leaves) having veins.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- envier
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- Nettle
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noun,
any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs.
Compare nettle family.
- leaven
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noun,
a substance, as yeast or baking powder, that causes fermentation and expansion of dough or batter.
- Erevan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- talent
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noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Aileen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- enter-
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- Tantra
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noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- letter
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- Nerval
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noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- entail
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- 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.
- valent
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- Valera
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- trinal
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adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- terat-
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- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- invert
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- lariat
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- inter.
-
- tetra-
-
- intra-
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- Lanier
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noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Vatter
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noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- reveal
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noun,
an act or instance of revealing; revelation; disclosure.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- vittle
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- Vanier
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noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- revile
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verb (used with object),
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Ervine
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noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- Latvia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- vineal
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adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- ventr-
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- velate
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adjective,
Biology. having a velum.
- taenia
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noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Evetta
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noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “a hunt.”.
- latter
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- latten
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noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- latria
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- aerate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- latent
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adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Lettie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- relive
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verb (used with object),
to experience again, as an emotion.
- Levant
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noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- Attila
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noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- litten
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adjective,
lighted1 .
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- lierne
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- antiar
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noun,
the upas tree.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- trivet
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noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Alvira
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- alvine
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adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Antlia
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noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- native
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noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- tra-la
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noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- Vetter
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noun,
Vätter.
- levier
-
noun,
a person who levies.
- Tartan
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noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Verein
-
noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Vernal
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adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- alevin
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noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- Tarvia
-
- Alette
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- Vernet
-
noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- Levite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Levi.
- Levine
-
noun,
Jack, 1915–2010, U.S. painter.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- A-line
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noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Avanti
-
noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- nitr-
-
- Raven
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noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- revel
-
noun,
boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.
- Leven
-
noun,
Loch, a lake in E Scotland: ruins of a castle in which Mary Queen of Scots was imprisoned.
- Lever
-
noun,
Mechanics. a rigid bar that pivots about one point and that is used to move an object at a second point by a force applied at a third.
Compare machine (def 4b).
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- 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.
- natl.
-
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- reni-
-
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- leave
-
noun,
permission to do something:
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- lieve
-
adverb,
lief.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- liter
-
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.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- vari-
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- veter
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ative
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ante-
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- anal.
-
- anat.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- tele-
-
- Alta.
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anti-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Arnel
-
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- veena
-
noun,
vina.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Tevet
-
noun,
the fourth month of the Jewish calendar.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- intr.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Invar
-
- invt.
-
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 30-30
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Ital.
-
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- veni-
-
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- elver
-
noun,
a young eel, especially one that is migrating up a stream from the ocean.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- aeri-
-
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ten.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- ter.
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- trav
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tit.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rev.
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tel-
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- 1080
-
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- NTIA
-
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- elve
-
noun,
an extremely dim, flattened, expanding, reddish glow briefly seen over a thunderstorm, due to electromagnetic pulses from intense lightning.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elev
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- enl.
-
- 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.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- avn.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- attn
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- iana
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- IAEA
-
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Ven.
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- ette
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- vet.
-
- 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.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- vin-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- AAEE
-
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- att.
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- alt.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- IATA
-
- 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.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- lin.
-
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- ile-
-
- val.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- tRNA
-
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- tri-
-
- NIRA
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Nev.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- trit
-
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- nav.
-
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Lev.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- inae
-
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- var.
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Vat.
-
- inv.
-
- intl
-
- int.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lea.
-
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Vt.
-
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Vte
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- VLA
-
- tra
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- TVA
-
- TNT
-
- tlr
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ver
-
- tr.
-
- lv.
-
- TIA
-
- ier
-
- ene
-
- env
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ETR
-
- ETV
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- il-
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- av.
-
- AAE
-
- Aar
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Avi
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- 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.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- La.
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- NIA
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rat
-
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.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- RNA
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAL
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NV
-
- L1
-
- TL
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- L2
-
- TN
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- VL
-
- i.
-
- VN
-
- AI
-
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.
- A.
-
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.
- t.
-
- NL
-
- RV
-
- N.
-
- le
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- V.
-
- EV
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VI
-
- VR
-
- TT
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- LR
-
- ln
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.