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Word antielectrons has
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- intolerances
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noun,
lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- antielectron
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noun,
a positron.
- intolerance
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noun,
lack of tolerance; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect opinions or beliefs contrary to one's own.
- nonliterate
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adjective,
preliterate.
- consternate
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verb (used with object),
to dismay, confuse, or terrify.
- entertains
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
- transience
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noun,
transient state or quality.
- nectarines
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- intolerant
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noun,
an intolerant person; bigot.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- arsenolite
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trioxide, As 2 O 3 , occurring usually as a white incrustation on arsenical ores.
- retentions
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- sentential
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a sentence.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- stentorian
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adjective,
very loud or powerful in sound:
- Trasentine
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noun,
a brand of adiphenine.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- tenantries
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noun,
tenants collectively; the body of tenants on an estate.
- orientates
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- tolerances
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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
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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
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adjective,
existing with another eternally.
- lotteries
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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
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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
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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
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- cartelist
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noun,
a member of a cartel or an advocate of cartelization.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cornelian
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noun,
carnelian.
- interlace
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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
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- octennial
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adjective,
occurring every eight years.
- Neo-Latin
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noun,
New Latin.
- cast-iron
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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
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noun,
Zoology. any of various slender, flexible processes or appendages in animals, especially invertebrates, that serve as organs of touch, prehension, etc.; feeler.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- reinstate
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verb (used with object),
to put back or establish again, as in a former position or state:
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- contrails
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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
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noun,
a place where cats are kept and bred.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- sterilant
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noun,
a sterilizing agent.
- internat.
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- taconites
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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
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verb (used with object),
to cut or divide by passing through or across:
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- raclettes
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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
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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
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- treenails
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noun,
a wooden pin that swells when moist, used for fastening together timbers, as those of ships.
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- recension
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noun,
an editorial revision of a literary work, especially on the basis of critical examination of the text and the sources used.
- corelates
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- carotenes
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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
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- tenancies
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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
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noun,
an act or instance of selecting or the state of being selected; choice.
- serotinal
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adjective,
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
- reclinate
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adjective,
bending or curved downward.
- antlerite
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noun,
an emerald to blackish-green mineral, hydrous copper sulfate, Cu 3 (OH) 4 SO 4 , a major copper ore in Chile.
- creatines
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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
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noun,
royal antler.
- internals
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- sententia
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noun,
an aphorism; maxim.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- canneries
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noun,
a factory where foodstuffs, as meat, fish, or fruit are canned.
- resection
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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
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- cretonnes
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- entertain
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
- orientals
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- centriole
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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
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noun,
an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
- transient
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noun,
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
- tolerates
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- clarinets
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- acroleins
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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
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- larcenies
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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
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- relocates
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- lannerets
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- natrolite
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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
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- tolerance
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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
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noun,
a place where tanning is carried on.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- Orleanist
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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
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- trotlines
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noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- insolence
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noun,
contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech.
- nectaries
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noun,
Botany. an organ or part that secretes nectar.
- instanter
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adverb,
immediately; at once.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- aerolites
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- nectarine
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noun,
a variety or mutation of peach having a smooth, downless skin.
- inertance
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noun,
the effect of inertia in an acoustic system, an impeding of the transmission of sound through the system.
- centiares
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- relations
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- secretion
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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
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noun,
iteration.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- reliances
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- narceines
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noun,
a narcotic alkaloid, C 23 H 27 NO 8 , occurring in opium and acting as a mild relaxant on smooth muscle.
- innersole
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noun,
insole.
- Nicolette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Nicole.
- croisette
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noun,
crossette.
- resonance
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- internet
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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
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- insolent
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noun,
an insolent person.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- interest
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noun,
the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something:
- Taconite
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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
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- creatine
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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
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noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- oleaster
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- crannies
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noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- internes
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- tractile
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adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- strontia
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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
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noun,
a town in Gwent, in SE Wales: site of ancient Roman fortress, a supposed seat of King Arthur's court.
- telecast
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noun,
a television broadcast.
- seicento
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noun,
the 17th century, with reference to the Italian art or literature of that period.
- ratteens
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noun,
ratiné.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- instance
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noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- INTELSAT
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noun,
a global communications satellite network under international control.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- internal
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noun,
Usually, internals. entrails; innards.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- calottes
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noun,
zucchetto.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- contrail
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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
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noun,
a preparation for cleansing, as a liquid or powder for scouring sinks, bathtubs, etc., or a cream for cleaning the face.
- relocate
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- clatters
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noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- centners
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noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- centares
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noun,
centiare.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- resonant
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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
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- centrals
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- tonalist
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noun,
a person who works with or uses tonality, especially one who uses traditional tonality rather than atonality in composing music.
- cineoles
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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
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adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- cilantro
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noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- cisterna
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noun,
cistern (def 2).
- notecase
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noun,
billfold.
- renitent
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adjective,
resisting pressure; resistant.
- lanneret
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noun,
the male lanner, which is smaller than the female.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- citrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citterns
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- clarinet
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noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- isolette
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- senorita
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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
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- noisette
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noun,
a loin, fillet, or other lean section of meat:
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- Leinster
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noun,
a province in the E Republic of Ireland. 7576 sq. mi. (19,620 sq. km).
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- retinols
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noun,
vitamin A.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- canteens
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noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- contents
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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
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- intrans.
-
- reclines
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- sentient
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noun,
a person or thing that is sentient.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- reenlist
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verb (used with or without object),
to enlist again.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- lecterns
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- tontines
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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
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- Sentinel
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noun,
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
- intrants
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- slattern
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noun,
a slovenly, untidy woman or girl.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- carotene
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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
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noun,
a female given name.
- retinals
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- anserine
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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
-