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Word antielectrons has 3007 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of antielectrons.

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intolerances
noun, lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
antielectron
noun, a positron.
intolerance
noun, lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
nonliterate
adjective, preliterate.
consternate
verb (used with object), to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
entertains
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
transience
noun, transient state or quality.
nectarines
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
intolerant
noun, an intolerant person; bigot.
caen-stone
noun, a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
arsenolite
noun, a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
retentions
noun, the act of retaining.
sentential
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of a sentence.
constraint
noun, limitation or restriction.
stentorian
adjective, very loud or powerful in sound:
Trasentine
noun, a brand of adiphenine.
containers
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
tenantries
noun, tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
orientates
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
tolerances
noun, a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
interlaces
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
coeternal
adjective, existing with another eternally.
lotteries
noun, a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
arecoline
noun, a toxic alkaloid obtained from the seeds of the areca, used chiefly in veterinary medicine as an agent for killing and expelling intestinal worms.
sea-otter
noun, a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
neoterics
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
sectional
noun, a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
esoterica
plural noun, things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
cartelist
noun, a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
cornelian
noun, carnelian.
interlace
verb (used with object), to unite or arrange (threads, strips, parts, branches, etc.) so as to intercross one another, passing alternately over and under; intertwine.
retention
noun, the act of retaining.
octennial
adjective, occurring every eight years.
Neo-Latin
noun, New Latin.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
tentacles
noun, Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
Rocinante
noun, Rosinante.
coastline
noun, the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
reinstate
verb (used with object), to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
Tocantins
noun, a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
catteries
noun, a place where cats are kept and bred.
sectorial
adjective, of or relating to a sector.
strontian
noun, strontianite.
sterilant
noun, a sterilizing agent.
internat.
taconites
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
intersect
verb (used with object), to cut or divide by passing through or across:
canonries
noun, the office or benefice of a canon.
raclettes
noun, a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
Nestorian
noun, one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
tenorites
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
treenails
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
etiolates
verb (used with object), to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
container
noun, anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
Cantonese
noun, a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
constrain
verb (used with object), to force, compel, or oblige:
recension
noun, an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
corelates
verb (used with object), to correlate.
carotenes
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
intonates
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
tenancies
noun, a holding, as of lands, by any kind of title; occupancy of land, a house, or the like, under a lease or on payment of rent; tenure.
selection
noun, an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
reclinate
adjective, bending or curved downward.
antlerite
noun, an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
creatines
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
tres-tine
noun, royal antler.
internals
noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
interacts
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
carnotite
noun, a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
one-acter
noun, a short play consisting of one act.
carolines
noun, a female given name.
sententia
noun, an aphorism; maxim.
cornetist
noun, a musician who plays the cornet.
canneries
noun, a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
resection
noun, Surveying. a technique of ascertaining the location of a point by taking bearings from the point on two other points of known location.
cotenants
noun, a joint tenant.
cretonnes
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
entertain
verb (used with object), to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
centriole
noun, a small, cylindrical cell organelle, seen near the nucleus in the cytoplasm of most eukaryotic cells, that divides in perpendicular fashion during mitosis, the new pair of centrioles moving ahead of the spindle to opposite poles of the cell as the cell divides: identical in internal structure to a basal body.
sclerotin
noun, an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
transient
noun, a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
tolerates
verb (used with object), to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
stationer
noun, a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
clarinets
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
acroleins
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
renascent
adjective, being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
larcenies
noun, the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
tractions
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
relocates
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
entrances
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
lannerets
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
natrolite
noun, a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
crenation
noun, a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
Rosinante
noun, the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
tolerance
noun, a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, beliefs, practices, racial or ethnic origins, etc., differ from one's own; freedom from bigotry.
tanneries
noun, a place where tanning is carried on.
orientate
verb (used with or without object), orient (defs 4–12).
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
trotlines
noun, a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
insolence
noun, contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
nectaries
noun, Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
instanter
adverb, immediately; at once.
latencies
noun, the state of being latent.
aerolites
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
literates
noun, a person who can read and write.
sclerotia
noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
nectarine
noun, a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
inertance
noun, the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
centiares
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
Aristotle
noun, 384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
secretion
noun, (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.
iterances
noun, iteration.
laterites
noun, a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
reliances
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
narceines
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
innersole
noun, insole.
Nicolette
noun, a female given name, form of Nicole.
croisette
noun, crossette.
resonance
noun, the state or quality of being resonant.
transonic
adjective, close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
internet
noun, a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
interact
verb (used without object), to act one upon another.
contrite
adjective, caused by or showing sincere remorse.
insolent
noun, an insolent person.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
contrate
adjective, (of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
interest
noun, the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
Taconite
noun, a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
corselet
noun, Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
contrast
noun, the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
stonecat
noun, a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
creatine
noun, an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
oleaster
noun, an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
crannies
noun, a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
internes
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
Tirolese
adjective, noun, Tyrolese.
tractile
adjective, capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
strontia
noun, Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
Caerleon
noun, a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
telecast
noun, a television broadcast.
seicento
noun, the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
ratteens
noun, ratiné.
Cornelia
noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
ateliers
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
straiten
verb (used with object), to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
Cranston
noun, a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
realties
noun, real property or real estate.
traction
noun, the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
instance
noun, a case or occurrence of anything:
nitrates
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
INTELSAT
noun, a global communications satellite network under international control.
corelate
verb (used with object), to correlate.
internal
noun, Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
secretin
noun, a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
calottes
noun, zucchetto.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
cotenant
noun, a joint tenant.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
cleanser
noun, a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
relocate
verb (used with object), to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
clatters
noun, a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
centners
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
centiles
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
centiare
noun, a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
centares
noun, centiare.
iterates
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
societal
adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
laterite
noun, a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
Reliance
noun, confident or trustful dependence.
resonant
noun, Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
iterance
noun, iteration.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
cloister
noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
centrals
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
tonalist
noun, a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
cineoles
noun, a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
tolerant
adjective, inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
cineaste
noun, any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
notecase
noun, billfold.
renitent
adjective, resisting pressure; resistant.
lanneret
noun, the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
centrist
noun, (especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
citrates
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
citterns
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
notaries
noun, notary public.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
lactones
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
tonetics
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
isolette
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
canonist
noun, a person who is a specialist in canon law.
intonate
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
intranet
noun, a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
noisette
noun, a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
carlines
noun, an old woman.
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
Leinster
noun, a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
tactions
noun, touch; contact.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
Constant
noun, something that does not or cannot change or vary.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
contains
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
canteens
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
ricottas
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
contents
noun, Usually, contents. something that is contained: the subjects or topics covered in a book or document. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
intrans.
reclines
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
close-in
adjective, near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
sentient
noun, a person or thing that is sentient.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
reenlist
verb (used with or without object), to enlist again.
nonaries
noun, a number in a nonary system.
lecterns
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
tontines
noun, an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
reticent
adjective, disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
Sentinel
noun, a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
intrants
noun, a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
slattern
noun, a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
coistrel
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
lections
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
intreats
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
carotins
noun, carotene.
carotene
noun, any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
Caroline
noun, a female given name.
retinals
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.
colinear
adjective, collinear.
tolerate
verb (used with object), to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
antirent
adjective, noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
trecento
noun, the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
anserine
adjective, of or relating to the subfamily Anserinae, of the family Anatidae, comprising the true geese.
escarole
noun, a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads. Compare endive (def 1).
treatise
noun, a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
tiercels
noun, tercel.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
election
noun, the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
scrannel
adjective, thin or slight.
Scranton
noun, William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
actinons
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
tentoria
noun, Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
ternions
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
scienter
noun, a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
sea-lion
noun, any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
treaties
noun, a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
entitles
verb (used with object), to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
sericate
adjective, sericeous; silky.
ancients
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
erection
noun, the act of erecting.
treacles
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
acrolein
noun, a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
sternite
noun, a sclerite of the sternum of an insect, especially a ventral sclerite of an abdominal segment.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
electro-
teosinte
noun, a tall grass, Zea mexicana, of Mexico and Central America, closely related to corn, and sometimes cultivated as a fodder plant.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
testicle
noun, testis.
ailerons
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
trenails
noun, treenail.
triolets
noun, a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
eternals
noun, something that is eternal.
oscitant
adjective, yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
tetanies
noun, a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
etiolate
verb (used with object), to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
salience
noun, the state or condition of being salient.
sarcenet
noun, a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
aerolite
noun, a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
raclette
noun, a dish made by heating a piece of cheese, as over a hearth, and scraping off the melted part onto a plate: served with boiled potatoes.
anisette
noun, a cordial or liqueur flavored with aniseed.
treenail
noun, a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
tenorite
noun, a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
tenorist
noun, a person who sings tenor.
sclerite
noun, any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
narceine
noun, a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
arenites
noun, psammite.
incenter
noun, the center of an inscribed circle; that point where the bisectors of the angles of a triangle or of a regular polygon intersect.
Increase
noun, growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
entrelac
noun, a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
entrants
noun, a competitor in a contest.
electron
noun, Also called negatron. Physics, Chemistry. an elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge of 1.602 × 10 −19 coulombs, a mass of 9.108 × 10 −31 kilograms, and spin of ½, and existing independently or as the component outside the nucleus of an atom.
tertians
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
acetones
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
Escorial
noun, a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
cretonne
noun, a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
neonates
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
tentacle
noun, Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
transect
verb (used with object), to cut across; dissect transversely.
entreats
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
entrance
noun, an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
esoteric
adjective, understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
entresol
noun, a low floor between two higher floors, the lower one usually being a ground floor; mezzanine.
alencons
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
Elsinore
noun, Helsingør.
tertials
noun, a tertial feather.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
trotline
noun, a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
stannite
noun, a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
neoteric
noun, a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
telerans
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.
tritones
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
crosette
noun, crossette.
enations
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
silencer
noun, a person or thing that silences.
tinstone
noun, cassiterite.
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
Estonian
noun, a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
sanction
noun, authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
electros
noun, electrotype.
entrains
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
literate
noun, a person who can read and write.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
cristate
adjective, having a crest; crested.
increate
adjective, not created; uncreated.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
enlaces
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
relents
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
tenters
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
enclose
verb (used with object), to shut or hem in; close in on all sides:
tartine
noun, a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
ocreate
adjective, having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
Clinton
noun, De Witt [duh wit] /də ˈwɪt/ (Show IPA), 1769–1828, U.S. political leader and statesman: governor of New York 1817–21, 1825–28 (son of James Clinton).
enation
noun, a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
slotter
noun, a person or thing that slots.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
toaster
noun, an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
sincere
adjective, free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
ternion
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
relates
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
encinas
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
encores
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
Laennec
noun, René Théophile Hyacinthe [ruh-ney tey-aw-feel ya-sant] /rəˈneɪ teɪ ɔˈfil yaˈsɛ̃t/ (Show IPA), 1781–1826, French physician who invented the stethoscope.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
entrain
verb (used with object), to put aboard a train.
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
cittern
noun, an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
entrant
noun, a competitor in a contest.
claries
noun, any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
citrate
noun, a salt or ester of citric acid.
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Laertes
noun, the father of Odysseus.
citoles
noun, cittern.
entreat
verb (used with object), to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
Orleans
noun, a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
tercets
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
cleaner
noun, a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
iterant
adjective, characterized by repetition; repeating.
iterate
verb (used with object), to utter again or repeatedly.
enolate
noun, any metallic derivative of an enol.
Ternate
noun, an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
Sno-Cat
cleanse
verb (used with object), to make clean.
Tarlton
noun, Richard, died 1588, English actor.
ensnare
verb (used with object), to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
ensnarl
verb (used with object), to entangle in or as in a snarl.
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
entitle
verb (used with object), to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim:
tercels
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
enteral
adjective, enteric.
clatter
noun, a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
enteric
noun, enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
entero-
enteron
noun, the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
entices
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
octants
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
Colette
noun, (Sidonie Gabrielle Claudine Colette) 1873–1954, French author.
coatees
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
inconel
intents
noun, something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
inlaces
verb (used with object), enlace.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
tinters
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
tinners
noun, a tinsmith.
cornels
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
inclose
verb (used with object), enclose.
intens.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
incense
noun, an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc.
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
Telstar
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
tenaces
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.
tierces
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
interne
noun, verb (used without object), intern2 .
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
interns
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
intense
adjective, existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree:
rattons
noun, a rat.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
creates
adjective, Archaic. created.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
crenate
adjective, having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crenels
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
insnare
verb (used with object), ensnare.
creoles
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
oleates
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
craniol
cranio-
cotters
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
ratteen
noun, ratiné.
coterie
noun, a group of people who associate closely.
teleost
noun, Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
rattles
noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
instate
verb (used with object), to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
Teleran
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.
costrel
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
costate
adjective, Anatomy. having ribs.
crinose
adjective, hairy.
tiercel
noun, tercel.
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
tertial
noun, a tertial feather.
Electra
noun, Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
elaters
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
Eleanor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
recline
verb (used with object), to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
intrant
noun, a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
Eleatic
noun, a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
elector
noun, a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
electr-
ratites
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
intreat
verb (used with or without object), entreat.
recites
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
estreat
noun, a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
introns
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
silence
noun, absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
coesite
noun, a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
tertian
noun, Pathology. a tertian fever.
tension
noun, the act of stretching or straining.
settlor
noun, a person who makes a settlement of property.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
contain
verb (used with object), to hold or include within its volume or area:
ecartes
noun, a card game for two players.
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
contra-
tenners
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
Tenniel
noun, Sir John, 1820–1914, English caricaturist and illustrator.
contest
noun, a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
Etonian
noun, a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
content
noun, Usually, contents. something that is contained: the subjects or topics covered in a book or document. the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
etoiles
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
tenrecs
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
tetanic
adjective, Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
intones
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
constr.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
eternal
noun, something that is eternal.
consent
noun, permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
settler
noun, a person or thing that settles.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
tensile
adjective, of or relating to tension:
connate
adjective, existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
instant
noun, an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
talions
noun, lex talionis.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Seattle
noun, (Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
aristo-
Nicolet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
rotates
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
Nielsen
noun, Carl August [kahrl ou-goo st] /kɑrl ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1865–1931, Danish composer.
transl.
Transit
noun, the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
arseno-
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
lisente
noun, plural of sente.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
artiste
noun, an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Rosette
noun, any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
litotes
noun, understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
rennets
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
Antoine
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
sterno-
Scottie
noun, Scottish terrier.
antero-
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
screeno
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
nettles
noun, any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
treacle
noun, contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
Stilton
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
arenite
noun, psammite.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
litters
noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
areoles
noun, an areola.
Ninette
noun, a female given name.
linnets
noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
Calorie
noun, Thermodynamics. Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal. (usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
attires
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
attorns
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
tortile
adjective, twisted; coiled.
letters
noun, a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
nitrate
noun, Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
Cairene
noun, a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
calotte
noun, zucchetto.
striate
adjective, striated.
selenic
adjective, of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
seleno-
Leotine
noun, a female given name.
Leonine
adjective, of or relating to the lion.
canines
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
cannoli
plural noun, tubular pastry shells stuffed with a sweetened filling of whipped ricotta and often containing nuts, citron, or bits of chocolate.
ricotta
noun, a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
sectile
adjective, capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
lineate
adjective, marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
Rosanne
noun, a female given name.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
astrict
verb (used with object), to bind fast; constrain.
astrol.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
liernes
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
atelier
noun, a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
strati-
strato-
Seconal
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
license
noun, formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
anoints
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
Nanette
noun, a female given name, form of Ann.
nascent
adjective, beginning to exist or develop:
scalene
adjective, Geometry. (of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base. (of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
Tristan
noun, a male given name, form of Tristram.
trisect
verb (used with object), to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
satinet
noun, a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
triolet
noun, a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
actinon
noun, a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
sclero-
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
aileron
noun, Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
ailette
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.
nancies
noun, a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
starlet
noun, a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
Trieste
noun, a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
Statler
noun, Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
actino-
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
acetone
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
neatens
verb (used with object), to make neat:
natters
noun, a conversation; chat.
scatter
noun, the act of scattering.
acerose
adjective, needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
natrons
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
Statice
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
necrose
verb (used with or without object), to affect or be affected with necrosis.
starlit
adjective, lighted by the stars:
tritons
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
tritone
noun, an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
station
noun, a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
scanner
noun, a person or thing that scans.
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
Annette
noun, a female given name, form of Anne.
trental
noun, a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
trestle
noun, a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
Trenton
noun, a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
saltier
noun, saltire.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
altoist
noun, a performer on the alto saxophone.
Loretta
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
ancient
noun, a person who lived in ancient times.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
trenail
noun, treenail.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
anisole
noun, a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
sterlet
noun, a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
stannic
adjective, of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
stearo-
tricots
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
steato-
Alceste
noun, an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
Neilson
noun, William Allan, 1869–1946, U.S. educator and lexicographer, born in Scotland.
Stanton
noun, Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
Alencon
noun, a city in and the capital of Orne, in NW France: lace manufacture.
sterile
adjective, free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
neonate
noun, a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
stencil
noun, a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
Stentor
noun, (in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
stereo-
sanicle
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
canteen
noun, a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
Rosetta
noun, a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
tactile
adjective, of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
cerates
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
centres
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
tontine
noun, an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
centri-
centro-
talents
noun, a special natural ability or aptitude:
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
tonetic
noun, the phonetic study of tone in language.
lectern
noun, a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
lectins
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cerato-
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
lection
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
reticle
noun, a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
startle
noun, a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
retinal
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.
carotin
noun, carotene.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
catties
noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
Celaeno
noun, Classical Mythology. a Pleiad.
tonlets
noun, a skirt of plates.
Celesta
noun, a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
lattice
noun, a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
Celosia
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
restate
verb (used with object), to state again or in a new way.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
tonners
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
cenotes
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
leaners
noun, a person or thing that leans.
centals
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
centare
noun, centiare.
centile
noun, (not in technical use) a percentile.
Tonnies
noun, Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
centner
noun, (in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
lattens
noun, a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
rescale
verb (used with object), to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
leister
noun, a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
taction
noun, touch; contact.
sonance
noun, the condition or quality of being sonant.
careens
noun, a careening.
cetanes
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
Sennett
noun, Mack (Michael Sinnott) 1884–1960, U.S. motion-picture director and producer, born in Canada.
Carleen
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
Lenotre
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1613–1700, French architect and landscape designer.
lanners
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
lancers
noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
cineole
noun, a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
Toltecs
noun, a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
lantern
noun, a transparent or translucent, usually portable, case for enclosing a light and protecting it from the wind, rain, etc.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
lancets
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
notates
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
cantles
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
lenient
adjective, agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent:
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
lances
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
Nernst
noun, Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
Nerine
noun, any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
latest
noun, the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
estate
noun, a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
natron
noun, a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
estral
adjective, estrous.
Lottie
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
static
noun, Electricity. static or atmospheric electricity. interference due to such electricity.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
stater
noun, any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
latten
noun, a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
sinner
noun, a person who sins; transgressor.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
nestle
verb (used with object), to settle or ensconce snugly:
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
neaten
verb (used with object), to make neat:
Tanner
noun, a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
natter
noun, a conversation; chat.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
tarso-
lories
noun, any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
tarots
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
tenson
noun, a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
latins
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.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
steno-
tenter
noun, a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
latent
adjective, present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
lanose
adjective, lanate.
lacto-
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
erects
adjective, upright in position or posture:
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
terat-
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
Nantes
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
stator
noun, Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine. Compare rotor (def 1).
tercel
noun, the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
tercet
noun, Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
narco-
terces
noun, tierce (def 3).
nasion
noun, the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
ericas
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
narcos
noun, narc.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
notate
verb (used with object), to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
larees
noun, lari.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
nation
noun, a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
Nelson
noun, a hold in which pressure is applied to the head, back of the neck, and one or both arms of the opponent.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
lateen
adjective, pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
Esenin
noun, Sergey Aleksandrovich [Russian syir-gyey uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), Yesenin, Sergey Aleksandrovich.
tentie
adjective, tenty.
tannic
adjective, Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
talent
noun, a special natural ability or aptitude:
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
escent
necro-
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
talers
noun, thaler.
lanner
noun, a falcon, Falco biarmicus, of southern Europe, northern Africa, and southern Asia.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
nances
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
Israel
noun, a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
instr.
Strait
noun, Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
intro.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
intron
noun, a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
Linnet
noun, a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
lierne
noun, an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
Linton
noun, Ralph, 1893–1953, U.S. anthropologist.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
oleate
noun, Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
lectin
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
nonces
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
intact
adjective, not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
Lencas
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
Lenten
adjective, of, relating to, or suitable for Lent.
Sitter
noun, a person who sits.
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
nocti-
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
nocent
adjective, harmful; injurious.
leones
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
Lenore
noun, a female given name, form of Eleanor.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
sonnet
noun, Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
Lester
noun, a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
intent
noun, something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
letter
noun, a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
intern
noun, a person who is or has been interned; internee.
Lettic
adjective, of or relating to the Letts or their language.
sonant
noun, a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
Lettie
noun, a female given name, form of Laetitia.
nitons
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
strict
adjective, characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
intone
verb (used with object), to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
Street
noun, a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
intra-
inter.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
stacte
noun, one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
Etoile
noun, a star or something shaped like a star.
tenets
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tenace
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.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
taters
noun, potato.
Noreen
noun, a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
tenant
noun, a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
oracle
noun, (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
taints
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
online
adverb, with or through a computer, especially over a network.
tenias
noun, taenia.
iatro-
Tenner
noun, a 10-dollar bill.
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
latter
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
tennis
noun, a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
tenons
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
taster
noun, a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
Lonnie
noun, a male given name, form of Alonso.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
tenrec
noun, any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
insane
adjective, not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
Nicene
adjective, of or relating to Nicaea.
teleo-
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
octets
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
teasel
noun, any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads. Compare teasel family.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
innate
adjective, existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
liters
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.
Nicole
noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
nonets
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
litres
noun, liter.
litten
adjective, lighted1 .
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
oleins
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
sitten
verb, past participle of sit1 .
octant
noun, the eighth part of a circle.
litter
noun, objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
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.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
leaner
noun, a person or thing that leans.
Nettle
noun, any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. Compare nettle family.
inanes
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
tanist
noun, the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
retina
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.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
casein
noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
casern
noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
tonnes
noun, metric ton.
cattle
noun, bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
Catton
noun, (Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
tonner
noun, something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
Sennar
noun, a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
tonlet
noun, a skirt of plates.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
Senlac
noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
sennet
noun, any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
cannot
verb, a form of ·can not.
tortes
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
select
adjective, chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
selen-
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
canine
noun, a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
canner
noun, a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
Cannes
noun, a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
Canton
noun, a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Seneca
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.
careen
noun, a careening.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
senile
noun, a senile person.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Celine
noun, Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
celto-
Attlee
noun, Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
sennit
noun, a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
Toltec
noun, a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
Rennie
noun, John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
rennet
noun, the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
Rennes
noun, a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
cisele
adjective, noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
renins
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
citole
noun, cittern.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
cetane
noun, a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
relies
verb (used without object), to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
cleans
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
clines
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clino-
relent
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Renton
noun, a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
resole
verb (used with object), to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
resile
verb (used without object), to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
cenote
noun, a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
censer
noun, a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
Center
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
centi-
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
centr-
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
Centre
noun, Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
cerat-
cerate
noun, Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
cereal
noun, any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
eonian
adjective, aeonian.
cerias
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cerise
adjective, noun, moderate to deep red.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
resale
noun, the act of selling a second time.
certes
adverb, certainly; in truth.
Cesena
noun, a city in E central Italy.
attorn
verb (used with object), to turn over to another; transfer.
attire
noun, clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
toilet
noun, a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Alcott
noun, (Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
sarco-
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
alerce
noun, the wood of the sandarac tree.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Aletes
noun, a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
Alette
noun, (in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
A-line
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.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
Trento
noun, Italian name of Trent.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
tricot
noun, a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
Sarnen
noun, a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
anenst
preposition, anent (def 2).
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
aceto-
scato-
sclent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
Triton
noun, a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
actin-
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
scler-
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
triste
adjective, sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
aeron.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Aileen
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
aneles
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
treens
noun, treenware.
totals
noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
artist
noun, a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
trans.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Tralee
noun, a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
secern
verb (used with object), to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
astro-
astron
Ronnie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Ateste
noun, ancient name of Este.
secret
noun, something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
arsen-
rotate
adjective, wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Antons
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
aniso-
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
anoint
verb (used with object), to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
Scotti
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
anoles
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
treats
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
sacro-
screen
noun, a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
sealer
noun, an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
Arlene
noun, a female given name.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
seance
noun, a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
rottes
noun, rote2 .
rotten
adjective, decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
areole
noun, an areola.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Searle
noun, Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Arleen
noun, a female given name.
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
resect
verb (used with object), to do a resection on.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
tinner
noun, a tinsmith.
cteno-
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
tincts
noun, tint; tinge; coloring.
tinct.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
Cronin
noun, A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
tierce
noun, an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
ecarte
noun, a card game for two players.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
tinter
noun, a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Ecorse
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
crease
noun, a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
ratton
noun, a rat.
rattle
noun, a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
cottas
noun, a surplice.
Cotter
noun, a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
create
adjective, Archaic. created.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
ratite
noun, a bird having a ratite breastbone.
creels
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
crenel
noun, any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
Creole
noun, a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
cresol
noun, any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
ecoles
noun, school1 .
ecrase
adjective, (of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
encase
verb (used with object), to enclose in or as in a case:
Encina
noun, the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
encore
noun, a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
Enesco
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
enisle
verb (used with object), to make an island of.
enlace
verb (used with object), to interlace; intertwine:
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
ensile
verb (used with object), to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
enter-
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
entice
verb (used with object), to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
elates
adjective, elated.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
tetras
noun, any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
tetra-
setter
noun, a person or thing that sets.
Settle
noun, a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
teston
noun, a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
Elaine
noun, any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
elance
noun, a quick darting movement.
tester
noun, a person or thing that tests.
elater
noun, Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
set-to
noun, a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
elect.
elects
noun, a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
ottars
noun, attar (def 1).
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
sienna
noun, a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
elints
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.
silane
noun, Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
elisor
noun, a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
elites
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Eloise
noun, a female given name.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
intros
noun, an introduction.
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
contin
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
recast
noun, a recasting.
Recent
noun, Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
clones
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
Connie
noun, a female given name, form of Constance.
titles
noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
titans
noun, Classical Mythology. any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus. Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia. any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
colent
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
coatee
noun, a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
recite
verb (used with object), to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
contr.
relate
verb (used with object), to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
rectos
recti-
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
titres
noun, titer.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
titers
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
Conant
noun, James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
Cloete
noun, Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
reni-
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Renan
noun, Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
ottar
noun, attar (def 1).
renin
noun, a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
reins
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.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Otter
noun, any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
reels
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
rents
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.
OIcel
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
saice
noun, syce.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Oesel
noun, German name of Saaremaa.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
Scott
noun, Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
Scot.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
octet
noun, a company of eight singers or musicians.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
sanit
octa-
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
orial
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
scale
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.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
scat-
orles
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
scatt
noun, scat5 .
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
scene
noun, the place where some action or event occurs:
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
neons
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Saree
noun, sari.
oste-
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
sarc-
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Sinan
noun, 1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
rect.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
noct-
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
start
noun, a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
olein
noun, Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
nitre
noun, niter.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
nitr-
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
sito-
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
Norns
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
sect.
niton
noun, (formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Seler
noun, Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
nonet
noun, a group of nine performers or instruments.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
nones
noun, the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
Senna
noun, any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
nonce
noun, the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
nonas
noun, sleeping sickness (def 2).
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
reals
noun, real number.
nona-
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
Recit
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
slain
noun, sley.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Sino-
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
solan
noun, a gannet.
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Srta.
Rains
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).
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
seti-
niece
noun, a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
Sinon
noun, a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
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.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
rotte
noun, rote2 .
sleet
noun, precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
Ronan
noun, a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
scion
noun, a descendant.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ronin
noun, a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
Ronne
noun, a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
ranis
noun, ranee.
Nisan
noun, the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
Ninos
noun, boy; child.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
nines
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
siree
noun, sirree.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
sero-
Seric
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
nears
cotta
noun, a surplice.
Corse
noun, corpse.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
areo-
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
treas
scree
noun, a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
arces
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
TREAT
noun, entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
Creel
noun, a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
Crees
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
tints
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Crete
noun, Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
cores
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coel-
coele
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
titre
noun, titer.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Titos
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
colat
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
title
noun, the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
titer
noun, the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
Conan
noun, a male given name.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
Conn.
conns
noun, responsibility for the steering of a ship.
Cons.
Const
cont.
Conte
noun, count2 .
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
crit.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
toast
noun, sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
anon.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
anole
noun, any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
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.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
elite
noun, (often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
Elsie
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Anson
noun, a male given name.
terns
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.
encl.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
Ennis
noun, a town in N Texas.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
annot
terne
noun, terne metal.
Annie
noun, a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
astr.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
Elena
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
testa
noun, the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
stat.
tilts
noun, an act or instance of tilting.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
tiles
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.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Anton
noun, a male given name, form of Anthony.
tiers
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.
easel
noun, a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
elate
adjective, elated.
anti-
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
ecol.
Ecole
noun, school1 .
econ.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ecto-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
Teton
noun, the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
ante-
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
canoe
noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
Canon
noun, an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Cant.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
asco-
TORES
noun, a torus.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
carns
noun, cairn.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carse
noun, bottom land.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
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.
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
cease
noun, cessation:
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
toti-
atilt
adjective, adverb, with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
ation
totes
noun, the act or course of toting.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
total
noun, the total amount; sum; aggregate:
Attic
noun, the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
atto-
torts
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
Torte
noun, a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
trait
noun, a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
tonne
noun, metric ton.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Arnel
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
clase
clast
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.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
clone
noun, Biology. a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
Close
noun, the act of closing.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
tonia
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
cense
verb (used with object), to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
cent.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
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: ¢.
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
Ceres
noun, a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
cine-
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
cero-
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
cert.
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.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
cetes
noun, a number of badgers together.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
ento-
treen
noun, treenware.
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
tacts
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
Lenin
noun, V(ladimir) I(lyich) [vlad-uh-meer il-yich;; Russian vluh-dyee-myir ee-lyeech] /ˈvlæd əˌmɪər ˈɪl yɪtʃ;; Russian vlʌˈdyi myɪr iˈlyitʃ/ (Show IPA), (Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov"N. Lenin") 1870–1924, Russian revolutionary leader: Soviet premier 1918–24.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
lenos
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
lento
adverb, slowly.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
Leone
noun, a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
trite
adjective, lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
taels
noun, liang.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acro-
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
tacit
adjective, understood without being openly expressed; implied:
tacet
verb (imperative), be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
taces
noun, tasset.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Letts
noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
licet
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
actos
leets
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
linen
noun, fabric woven from flax yarns.
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
laree
noun, lari.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
taler
noun, thaler.
LASER
noun, a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
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.
aero-
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
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.
taint
noun, a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
leers
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
aeri-
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
lease
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
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lect.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
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.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
ster.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
Lotta
noun, a female given name, form of Charlotte.
Lotte
noun, angler (def 3).
Stent
noun, Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
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).
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
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.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
nails
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.
Nairn
noun, a historic county in N Scotland.
Nance
noun, Offensive. an effeminate male.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
nano-
30-30
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
naso-
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
natl.
State
noun, the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
trois
noun, the number 3.
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.
linns
noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
acet-
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
Stoat
noun, the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
litre
noun, liter.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
stint
noun, a period of time spent doing something:
stilt
noun, one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
trots
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Ancon
noun, the elbow.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
anent
preposition, in regard to; about; concerning.
ileo-
anele
verb (used with object), to administer extreme unction to.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
telo-
inane
noun, something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
incl.
incor
Icel.
Trent
noun, Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
incr.
teles
noun, television.
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.
Inner
adjective, situated within or farther within; interior:
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
insol
inst.
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
tele-
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
intr.
icons
tenet
noun, any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
alti-
tera-
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
erect
adjective, upright in position or posture:
ERICA
noun, any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
terce
noun, tierce (def 3).
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
anis-
tenia
noun, taenia.
tents
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.
anion
noun, a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
tenon
noun, a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
teno-
Tenn.
IATSE
alto-
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
Tract
noun, an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
taste
noun, the act of tasting food or drink.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
tarts
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
Ital.
Alene
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
alecs
noun, a herring.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
tarot
noun, any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
trial
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.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
tater
noun, potato.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Alcor
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
airts
noun, a direction.
tanto
adverb, (of a musical direction) too much; so much.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
lact-
laics
noun, one of the laity.
islet
noun, a very small island.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
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.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
teels
noun, til.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
tecta
noun, a rooflike structure.
Iran.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
trets
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
teats
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
tears
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
trit
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
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.
Trot
noun, the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
tRNA
tri-
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
tsar
noun, czar.
tret
noun, (formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
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.
tron
scr.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
sec.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
tots
noun, a small child.
Tate
noun, Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tart
noun, a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
tats
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
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.
teat
noun, the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
SLIC
teel
noun, til.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
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.
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
tel-
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.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
Sol.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Ste.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
stet
verb (used with object), to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Sra.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
stot
noun, a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
str.
Tace
noun, tasset.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tact
noun, a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
Soni
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
tael
noun, liang.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
soln
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.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
ten.
tote
noun, the act or course of toting.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Tit.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Tito
noun, Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
tits
noun, a titmouse.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
tonn
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Tore
noun, a torus.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
Seel
verb (used with object), Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
tort
noun, a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
tost
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Test
noun, the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
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.
ter.
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
sice
noun, syce.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sial
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
tion
tete
noun, a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
sett
noun, Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
tets
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
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.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
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.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
tilt
noun, an act or instance of tilting.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
tint
noun, a color or a variety of a color; hue.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
1080
scil
lin.
cir.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
Lett
noun, a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
lice
noun, plural of louse.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
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.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Linn
noun, a waterfall or torrent of rushing water in a river or stream.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
lit.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cis-
Ceto
Leet
noun, a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clit
noun, clitoris.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
lea.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
leer
noun, a lascivious or sly look.
lees
noun, plural of lee2 .
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
clar
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
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.
Leno
noun, Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
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.
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.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
cit.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
lits
noun, litas.
Lat.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
nane
pronoun, adverb, adjective, none1 .
Naos
noun, a temple.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NCTE
Neal
noun, a male given name.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
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.
Carn
noun, cairn.
Neel
noun, Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
nene
noun, a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
neo-
neon
noun, Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
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.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
cat.
Cete
noun, a number of badgers together.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
cet-
CERN
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
CerE
noun, a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lote
noun, lotus.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
cene
cen.
Cels
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
cees
noun, the letter C.
Catt
noun, Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
ears
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.
etc.
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
ect-
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
eco-
Etta
noun, a female given name, form of Henrietta.
ette
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
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.
ical
ICAO
Ice.
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
ile-
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
cts.
ctr.
inae
Inc.
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
est.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Else
Idioms, or else, or suffer the consequences:
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
enc.
ence
enl.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
Elea
noun, an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
ELAS
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
eso-
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
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).
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
EEOC
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
inns
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
ins.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
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).
Col.
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.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
itol
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
sci.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
Lani
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
int.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Cres
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Cree
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
Ire.
crat
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Cort
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Isle
noun, a small island.
iso-
Con.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Can.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Alco
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
real
noun, real number.
recs
noun, recreation.
airt
noun, a direction.
Reel
noun, a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
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.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rel.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
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.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
Aire
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
rets
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.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Alec
noun, a herring.
alee
adverb, adjective, upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
ano-
Osee
noun, Hosea.
Anne
noun, 1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
ann.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
anes
adverb, once.
ance
alt.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
aloe
noun, any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alis
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
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).
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
ANSI
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
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.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
sail
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
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.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
Sat.
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.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
RNAS
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
rit.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
aet.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
aer-
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
RONA
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Rani
noun, ranee.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
Aten
noun, Aton.
att.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Oct.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
OEEC
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
asc-
art.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
ates
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nos-
Norn
noun, an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nor.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
ator
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
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.
none
noun, nones1 .
atic
NTIA
non-
attn
NIRA
not-
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Ont.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Arce
noun, a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
ARIS
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.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Nina
noun, girl; child.
Nine
noun, a cardinal number, eight plus one.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
orle
noun, Heraldry. a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture. an arrangement in orle of small charges:
Cal.
Orel
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
Nino
noun, boy; child.
ole-
ant.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ec-
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.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
CAI
ae.
AEC
ECA
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
cl.
TSI
EEO
EIS
ct.
al.
tet
noun, the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
an.
Ar.
cs.
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ean
eir
Co.
TSE
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
EEL
noun, any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
EEC
Tro
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
TIA
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
ac-
ca.
ACS
cr.
CSO
ea.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ase
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
AIS
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.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
CIA
ALC
TLC
tlo
tlr
TNT
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
CNS
CNO
ARS
ASN
CNN
CLR
CIE
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
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.
ANC
Clo
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
CLI
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
aor
cle
ASI
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
CSR
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.
eo-
CEA
cee
noun, the letter C.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
tot
noun, a small child.
ctn
plural, carton.
cte
AIC
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
CTA
CST
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ASR
CSA
CEO
CRT
CRS
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
tr.
tra
ATC
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
at.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
COS
noun, romaine.
ast
TES
noun, ti1 .
TTS
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
NRC
NSA
NSC
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
Oc.
OSA
OTC
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
SLR
OCR
nr.
OCS
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oic
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
SLE
OIr
OIt
Ola
SLA
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
NRA
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
ONR
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
LSI
LST
LTA
ltr
NCO
en-
Nan
noun, naan.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
ne-
NEA
NEC
NES
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
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:
NIA
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Sta
St.
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NNE
NOC
ONI
ons
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
RSE
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
SEI
noun, sei whale.
RNA
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
ROA
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Rs.
RSA
rt.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
rte
RTS
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
So.
SRO
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SAE
Sal
noun, salt1 .
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
SAR
sc.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Re.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
ose
ot-
OTA
ote
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
OTS
RCS
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
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.
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.
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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.
RCA
RCN
RCT
REA
REC
noun, recreation.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
LSC
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
LON
IRC
ina
noun, a female given name.
ine
INN
noun, a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
IOC
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
ior
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
Ir.
TEC
noun, detective.
IRL
ILS
IRO
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
TCS
TCA
ise
Isl
TAT
verb (used with or without object), to do, or make by, tatting.
ISR
ist
in.
ILO
ITC
ESR
ene
EOE
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
ERS
noun, ervil.
ERT
ESA
Esc
ese
ESL
ETO
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
ETR
ETS
ics
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
io-
Ia.
ial
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
ier
il-
ITA
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.
ite
LCI
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Lir
noun, Ler.
LCA
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
TAL
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
LCT
Lee
noun, protective shelter:
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
TAE
preposition, to.
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Les
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
let
noun, British. a lease.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
La.
STI
LOC
Lt.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
STL
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
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).
NI
i.
TT
LR
S.
ic
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.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
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.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
NC
SA
ln
T1
t.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
N.
AO
SL
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
NA
adverb, no1 .
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
OE
noun, oy2 .
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.
L.
ol
TL
SN
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
TC
L1
TE
noun, ti1 .
OA
TN
L2
O.
RO
R.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RC
CE
RI
RN
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
NL
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
ee
EI
le
LC
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