Anagrams of argillaceous
Word argillaceous has
1417 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of argillaceous.
- alliaceous
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adjective,
Botany. belonging to the genus Allium (formerly the family Alliaceae).
Compare allium.
- Algeciras
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noun,
a seaport in S Spain, in Andalusia, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- l-glucose
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noun,
See under glucose (def 1).
- guaiacols
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- lilaceous
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adjective,
of or approaching the color lilac.
- guerillas
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noun,
a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- scagliola
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noun,
plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- collegia
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. college (def 11).
- cure-all
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noun,
panacea.
- Agaricus
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noun,
any mushroom of the genus Agaricus, comprising the meadow mushrooms and a commercially grown species, A. brunnescens.
- rocaille
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noun,
Fine Arts. any of the fantastic ornamental, often asymmetrical, combinations characteristic of the Rococo period, consisting of rock, shell, and plant forms combined with artificial forms, esp C -curves.
- Caligula
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noun,
(Gaius Caesar) a.d. 12–41, emperor of Rome 37–41.
- Colliers
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noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- surgical
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving surgery or surgeons.
- Scaliger
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noun,
Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- gasolier
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noun,
a chandelier furnished with gaslights.
- Carlisle
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noun,
John Griffin [grif-in] /ˈgrɪf ɪn/ (Show IPA), 1835–1910, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1883–89.
- Galleria
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noun,
a spacious passageway, court, or indoor mall, usually with a vaulted roof and lined with commercial establishments.
- Escorial
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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.
- carousal
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noun,
a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
- Escurial
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noun,
Escorial.
- eulogias
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- gracious
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adjective,
pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- auricles
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- acerolas
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- criollas
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noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- allergic
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adjective,
of or relating to allergy:
- allosaur
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noun,
a carnivorous dinosaur of the genus Antrodemus (formerly Allosaurus), from the late Jurassic Period of North America, that was about 30 feet (9 meters) long.
- collages
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noun,
a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- alogical
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adjective,
beyond the scope of logic or logical reasoning:
- araceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Araceae.
- courages
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noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- coal-gas
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noun,
a gas used for illuminating and heating, produced by distilling bituminous coal and consisting chiefly of hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide.
- seraglio
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noun,
the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- Agricola
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noun,
Georgius [jawr-jee-uh s,, jee-awr-] /ˈdʒɔr dʒi əs,, dʒiˈɔr-/ (Show IPA), (Georg Bauer) 1494–1555, German historian, physician, and pioneer in mineralogy.
- guerilla
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noun,
a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guaiacol
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noun,
a slightly yellowish, aromatic, crystalline substance, C 7 H 8 O 2 , resembling creosote and usually obtained from guaiacum resin: used in medicine chiefly as an expectorant and local anesthetic.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- scalage
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noun,
an assessed percentage deduction, as in weight or price, granted in dealings with goods that are likely to shrink, leak, or otherwise vary in the amount or weight originally stated.
- saguaro
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noun,
a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- collage
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noun,
a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments of an envelope.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- claries
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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.
- collars
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noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- grilles
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noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- seagull
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noun,
a gull, especially any of the marine species.
- socager
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noun,
a tenant holding land by socage; sokeman.
- allures
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noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- Arcella
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noun,
a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
- areolas
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noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Argolis
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noun,
an ancient district in SE Greece.
- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- scrouge
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verb (used with or without object),
to squeeze; crowd.
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- scourge
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noun,
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- caesura
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noun,
Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
- sclero-
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- scleral
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adjective,
sclerotic (def 1).
- callers
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noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- callose
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noun,
callus (def 2).
- callous
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adjective,
made hard; hardened.
- cargoes
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noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- carious
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adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- Calorie
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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.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Collier
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noun,
a ship for carrying coal.
- gullies
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noun,
a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
- glorias
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- glories
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noun,
very great praise, honor, or distinction bestowed by common consent; renown:
- glucose
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noun,
a sugar, C 6 H 12 O 6 , having several optically different forms, the common dextrorotatory form (dextroglucose, or -glucose) occurring in many fruits, animal tissues and fluids, etc., and having a sweetness about one half that of ordinary sugar, and the rare levorotatory form (levoglucose, or -glucose) not naturally occurring.
- goalers
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noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- gorilla
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noun,
the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- gracias
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interjection,
thank you.
- gracile
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adjective,
gracefully slender.
- Graeco-
-
- oculars
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- guaiacs
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noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- ocellus
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noun,
a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- ocellar
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adjective,
pertaining to an ocellus.
- glacier
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noun,
an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
- lugsail
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noun,
a quadrilateral sail bent upon a yard that crosses the mast obliquely.
- ill-use
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noun,
Also, ill-usage. bad, unjust, or cruel treatment.
- logical
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adjective,
according to or agreeing with the principles of logic:
- locules
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noun,
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
- locular
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adjective,
having one or more locules.
- laagers
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noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- locales
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noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- ligures
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noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- ligules
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noun,
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
- ligulas
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noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- Leclair
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noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- glaires
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noun,
the white of an egg.
- Glacial
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adjective,
of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets.
- colures
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Corelli
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noun,
Arcangelo [ahr-kahn-je-law] /ɑrˈkɑn dʒɛˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1653–1713, Italian violinist and composer.
- corsage
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noun,
a small bouquet worn at the waist, on the shoulder, on the wrist, etc., by a woman.
- courage
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noun,
the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery.
- criolla
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noun,
a woman or girl born in Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Rosella
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noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- Allegra
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noun,
a female given name.
- cullies
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noun,
Archaic. a dupe.
- curiosa
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plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- regalia
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plural noun,
the ensigns or emblems of royalty, as the crown or scepter.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- Ercilla
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noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- girl-os
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- recalls
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noun,
an act of recalling.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- eulogia
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noun,
Also called antidoron, holy bread. Eastern Church. blessed bread given to the congregation during vespers or at the end of the liturgy.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- railage
-
noun,
an amount charged for transporting goods by rail.
- Galileo
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noun,
(Galileo Galilei) 1564–1642, Italian physicist and astronomer.
- gallies
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verb (used with object),
to frighten or scare.
- garlics
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noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- giaours
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noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- girasol
-
noun,
an opal that reflects light in a bright luminous glow.
- allegro
-
noun,
an allegro movement.
- cougars
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- ageusia
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noun,
loss or impairment of the sense of taste.
- ullages
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noun,
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- uracils
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- soilure
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noun,
a stain.
- alegars
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noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- solaria
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noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- agarose
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noun,
a substance obtained from agar and used for chromatographic separations.
- soilage
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noun,
grass or leafy plants raised as feed for fenced-in livestock.
- Algeria
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly comprised 13 departments of France; gained independence 1962. 919,352 sq. mi. (2,381,122 sq. km). Capital: Algiers.
- algesia
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noun,
sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- Agelaus
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noun,
the herdsman of Priam who raised Paris.
- Algiers
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Algeria, in the N part.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- aerugos
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noun,
verdigris.
- agarics
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noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- sullage
-
noun,
refuse or waste; sewage.
- Alcaeus
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noun,
flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
- Oglala
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota Indians.
- guaiac
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noun,
Also called guaiacum gum, gum guaiac. a greenish-brown resin obtained from the guaiacum tree, especially from Guaiacum officinale, used in varnishes, as a food preservative, and in medicine in various tests for the presence of blood.
- causal
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adjective,
of, constituting, or implying a cause.
- guacos
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noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- aceous
-
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- cellar
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noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- gruels
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noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- cellos
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noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- casual
-
noun,
a worker employed only irregularly.
- rouges
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- soucar
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noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- grouse
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noun,
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae.
Compare black grouse, capercaillie, ruffed grouse, spruce grouse.
- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- grilse
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noun,
a young Atlantic salmon as it returns from the sea to fresh water for the first time.
- grills
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noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- grille
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noun,
a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Guaira
-
noun,
La Guaira.
- sollar
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noun,
solar2 .
- Acarus
-
noun,
a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- calli-
-
- Gallo-
-
- galore
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adverb,
in abundance; in plentiful amounts:
- Aeacus
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noun,
a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- cullis
-
noun,
a gutter, as at the eaves of a roof.
- Gursel
-
noun,
Cemal [je-mahl] /dʒɛˈmɑl/ (Show IPA), 1895–1966, Turkish army officer and statesman: president 1961–66.
- cargos
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- garlic
-
noun,
a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Solera
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noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- solgel
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adjective,
pertaining to alternation between the sol and gel states, as in the pseudopodia of amebas.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- guiles
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- glairs
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- 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.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- agric.
-
- rugose
-
adjective,
having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Gloria
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noun,
Liturgy.
Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Gloria Patri.
the response Gloria tibi, Domine, “Glory be to Thee, O Lord.”.
- Glaser
-
noun,
Donald A. 1926–2013, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1960.
- Glarus
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noun,
a canton in E central Switzerland. 264 sq. mi. (684 sq. km).
- glares
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- sacro-
-
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- glaire
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- glacis
-
noun,
a gentle slope.
- agoras
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Collar
-
noun,
the part of a shirt, coat, dress, blouse, etc., that encompasses the neckline of the garment and is sewn permanently to it, often so as to fold or roll over.
- ullage
-
noun,
the amount by which the contents fall short of filling a container, as a cask or bottle.
- glaces
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- Collie
-
noun,
one of a breed of dogs having a usually long, black, tan, and white or sable and white coat, raised originally in Scotland for herding sheep.
- aglare
-
adjective, adverb,
glaring; blazing:
- corgis
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- Gilels
-
noun,
Emil (Grigoryevich) [ee-mil gri-gawr-yuh-vich,, ey-mil;; Russian e-myeel gryi-gaw-ryi-vyich] /ˈi mɪl grɪˈgɔr yə vɪtʃ,, ˈeɪ mɪl;; Russian ɛˈmyil gryɪˈgɔ ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1916–85, Russian pianist.
- girl-o
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- giaour
-
noun,
an unbeliever; a non-Muslim, especially a Christian.
- cougar
-
noun,
Also called mountain lion, panther, puma. a large, tawny cat, Felis concolor, of North and South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in some areas.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- Greco-
-
- Callas
-
noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- grails
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- 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.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- acious
-
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Graces
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- sarco-
-
- Gosala
-
noun,
died c484 b.c, Indian religious leader: founder of the Ajivaka sect.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- gorals
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- salugi
-
noun,
a gamelike prank in which a youth grabs something belonging to another and throws it to a third, preventing the owner from retrieving it as it is tossed back and forth.
- coulis
-
noun,
a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
- gerous
-
- goalie
-
noun,
a goalkeeper.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- goaler
-
noun,
goalkeeper in the game of ice hockey.
- caller
-
noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- callus
-
noun,
Pathology, Physiology.
a hardened or thickened part of the skin; a callosity.
a new growth of osseous matter at the ends of a fractured bone, serving to unite them.
- Callao
-
noun,
a seaport in W Peru, near Lima.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- larges
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- silure
-
plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- argali
-
noun,
a wild sheep, Ovis ammon, of Asia, having long, curved horns that typically form an open, outwardly extended spiral: rare or endangered.
- Argall
-
noun,
Sir Samuel, 1572–1639, British explorer: colonial governor of Virginia 1617–19.
- argals
-
noun,
argol.
- aerugo
-
noun,
verdigris.
- argils
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- argols
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- 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.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- lagers
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- silage
-
noun,
fodder preserved through fermentation in a silo; ensilage.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- locale
-
noun,
a place or locality, especially with reference to events or circumstances connected with it:
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- locals
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- Laager
-
noun,
a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- largos
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- leuco-
-
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Leguia
-
noun,
Augusto Bernardino [ou-goos-taw ber-nahr-th ee-naw] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˌbɛr nɑrˈði nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1932, president of Peru 1908–12, 1919–30.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- allure
-
noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- legals
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- socage
-
noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- alogia
-
noun,
aphasia.
- 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.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- ligase
-
noun,
any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the joining of two molecules by formation of a covalent bond accompanied by the hydrolysis of ATP.
- regula
-
noun,
(in a Doric entablature) a fillet, continuing a triglyph beneath the taenia, from which guttae are suspended.
- sluice
-
noun,
an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
- recall
-
noun,
an act of recalling.
- ligers
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurel
-
noun,
Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves.
Compare laurel family.
- lauras
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- Arallu
-
noun,
the ancient Babylonian world of the dead.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- ligula
-
noun,
Botany, Zoology. a tonguelike or strap-shaped part or organ.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- ligule
-
noun,
a thin, membranous outgrowth from the base of the blade of most grasses.
- ligure
-
noun,
a precious stone, probably the jacinth. Ex. 28:19.
- locule
-
noun,
a small compartment or chamber, as the pollen-containing cavity within an anther.
- Laclos
-
noun,
Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de [pyer ahn-brwaz frahn-swa shaw der-loh duh] /pyɛr ɑ̃ˈbrwaz frɑ̃ˈswa ʃɔ dɛrˈloʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1741–1803, French general and writer.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Gallas
-
noun,
Oromo.
- alegar
-
noun,
vinegar made from ale; sour ale.
- 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.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Augeas
-
noun,
king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- scroll
-
noun,
a roll of parchment, paper, copper, or other material, especially one with writing on it:
- Gaelic
-
noun,
a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
- louies
-
noun,
looie.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Louise
-
noun,
Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Auriga
-
noun,
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- cagers
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- Gallia
-
noun,
Latin name of Gaul.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Ragusa
-
noun,
a province in SE Italy.
- Gallic
-
adjective,
of or containing gallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Lucias
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- 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.
- Caguas
-
noun,
a city in E central Puerto Rico.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Giles
-
noun,
Saint, 8th century a.d., Athenian hermit in France.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- 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.
- ergo-
-
- Ugric
-
noun,
a branch of the Uralic family of languages, consisting of Hungarian and two languages, Khanty and Mansi, spoken in western Siberia.
- Galla
-
noun,
Oromo.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Galle
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Sri Lanka.
- gaols
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- galls
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- Oreg.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- g-cal
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- gaels
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- 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:
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- uglis
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- orig.
-
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- orial
-
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- gales
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Euro-
-
- galea
-
noun,
Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
- galas
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- geol.
-
- aero-
-
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rall.
-
- gauls
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loges
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- logia
-
noun,
a plural of logion.
- logic
-
noun,
the science that investigates the principles governing correct or reliable inference.
- logis
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- logue
-
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Louis
-
noun,
louis d'or.
- illus
-
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- Iglau
-
noun,
Jihlava.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- large
-
noun,
Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Legis
-
- legal
-
noun,
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- liger
-
noun,
the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- 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.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Largo
-
noun,
a largo movement.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- Laoag
-
noun,
a seaport on NW Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lalia
-
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Lagos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Nigeria: former capital.
- Lager
-
noun,
Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
- local
-
noun,
a local train, bus, etc.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- Icel.
-
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- grill
-
noun,
a grated utensil for broiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., over a fire; gridiron.
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Grail
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- goral
-
noun,
a short-horned goat antelope, Naemorhedus goral, of the mountainous regions of southeastern Asia: an endangered species.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- OIcel
-
- olig-
-
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- glues
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- acro-
-
- glias
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- glare
-
noun,
a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
- glair
-
noun,
the white of an egg.
- Glace
-
noun,
ice placed in a drink to cool it.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- 30-30
-
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- gulas
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- Lugar
-
noun,
Richard G(reen) born 1932, U.S. politician: senator 1977–2013.
- Luger
-
- luges
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- gulls
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Urgel
-
noun,
a town in NE Spain, SSW of Andorra: cathedral.
- gules
-
noun,
the tincture red.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ogles
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- ocul-
-
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- guiro
-
noun,
a South American musical instrument consisting of a hollow gourd with serrated surface that is scraped with a stick.
- guile
-
noun,
insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception; duplicity.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- guar.
-
- guaco
-
noun,
a climbing composite plant, Mikania guaco, of tropical America.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- gruel
-
noun,
a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, especially oatmeal, in water or milk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ecol.
-
- surg.
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- 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.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Alas.
-
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Alcor
-
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cello
-
noun,
the second largest member of the violin family, rested vertically on the floor between the performer's knees when being played.
- cages
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- agro-
-
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- sarc-
-
- clase
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- coel-
-
- 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.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- Algar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- argol
-
noun,
a crude tartar, produced as a by-product in casks by the fermentation of wine grapes, used as a mordant in dyeing, in the manufacture of tartaric acid, and in fertilizers.
- argil
-
noun,
clay, especially potter's clay.
- argal
-
noun,
argol.
- Alger
-
noun,
Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
- areo-
-
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Sligo
-
noun,
a county in Connaught province, in the NW Republic of Ireland. 694 sq. mi. (1795 sq. km).
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- alula
-
noun,
Also called bastard wing, spurious wing. the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
- algia
-
- Alogi
-
noun,
a group of Christians in the 2nd century a.d. who rejected the doctrine of the Logos.
- Algie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Algernon.
- algo-
-
- allo-
-
- ALGOL
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- scrag
-
noun,
a lean or scrawny person or animal.
- scrog
-
noun,
any naturally short or stunted tree or bush, as a crab apple tree or blackthorn bush.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- scull
-
noun,
an oar mounted on a fulcrum at the stern of a small boat and moved from side to side to propel the boat forward.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- Segal
-
noun,
George, 1924–2000, U.S. sculptor.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- algae
-
plural noun,
any of numerous groups of chlorophyll-containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single-celled forms to multicellular forms 100 feet (30 meters) or more long, distinguished from plants by the absence of true roots, stems, and leaves and by a lack of nonreproductive cells in the reproductive structures: classified into the six phyla Euglenophyta, Crysophyta, Pyrrophyta, Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- asco-
-
- Seric
-
- sero-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- leuc-
-
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- culls
-
noun,
act of culling.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- rouge
-
noun,
any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Elgar
-
noun,
Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- regal
-
noun,
a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- relig
-
- rogue
-
noun,
a dishonest, knavish person; scoundrel.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Ecua.
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Rigel
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Sulla
-
noun,
(Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix) 138–78 b.c, Roman general and statesman: dictator 82–79.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- coll.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- cores
-
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- agile
-
adjective,
quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- loge
-
noun,
(in a theater) the front section of the lowest balcony, separated from the back section by an aisle or railing or both.
- log-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Sig.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- 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.
- uro-
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Olga
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 968? regent of Kiev until 955: saint of the Russian Orthodox Church.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- USAR
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Sra.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- USGA
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- ugli
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- USIA
-
- Reg.
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- slug
-
noun,
any of various snaillike terrestrial gastropods having no shell or only a rudimentary one, feeding on plants and a pest of leafy garden crops.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- SLIC
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- 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.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- USCA
-
- slag
-
noun,
Also called cinder. the more or less completely fused and vitrified matter separated during the reduction of a metal from its ore.
- rel.
-
- USCG
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- slog
-
noun,
a long, tiring walk or march.
- Logi
-
noun,
a man, a personification of fire, who defeated Loki in an eating contest.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- sur-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- 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.
- USRC
-
- sci.
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- uria
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- scil
-
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- Lugo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- org.
-
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ogle
-
noun,
an amorous, flirtatious, or impertinent glance or stare.
- saur
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- lugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- 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.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- sec.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- luge
-
noun,
a one- or two-person sled for coasting or racing down a chute, used especially in Europe.
- Sol.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- 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.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- ole-
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- scr.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Rus.
-
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- cir.
-
- Col.
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gaol
-
noun,
a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- gals
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a girl or woman.
- Gall
-
noun,
impudence; effrontery.
- Gale
-
noun,
a very strong wind.
- Gala
-
noun,
a festive occasion; celebration; special entertainment:
- Gal.
-
- Gail
-
noun,
a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Gael
-
noun,
a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- asc-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Eur.
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- aur-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Aus.
-
- eso-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- ergs
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Gaul
-
noun,
an ancient region in W Europe, including the modern areas of N Italy, France, Belgium, and the S Netherlands: consisted of two main divisions, one part S of the Alps (Cisalpine Gaul) and another part N of the Alps (Transalpine Gaul)
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- gils
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goal
-
noun,
the result or achievement toward which effort is directed; aim; end.
- glue
-
noun,
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
- glia
-
noun,
neuroglia.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Gill
-
noun,
the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gila
-
noun,
a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- Gela
-
noun,
a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- eous
-
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- gres
-
- clog
-
noun,
anything that impedes motion or action; an encumbrance; a hindrance.
- cur.
-
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- cule
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cis-
-
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cres
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- 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.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- Cal.
-
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- ELAS
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- egal
-
adjective,
equal.
- 1080
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- 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.
- 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.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gras
-
- girl
-
noun,
a female child, from birth to full growth.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- agr.
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- ile-
-
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- 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.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- ical
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ACLU
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACLS
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aer-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- acea
-
- lags
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- Ire.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ious
-
- agal
-
noun,
(among Arabs) a cord wound around a kaffiyeh to hold it in place.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- acr-
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- guls
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- Alco
-
- LEGO
-
noun,
one of these blocks, usually as part of a set.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alg.
-
- legs
-
noun,
either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- gull
-
noun,
any of numerous long-winged, web-toed, aquatic birds of the family Laridae, having usually white plumage with a gray back and wings.
- IAEA
-
- Alis
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Gula
-
noun,
Zoology.
the upper part of the throat or gullet.
the front or forward part of the neck.
- all-
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- leg.
-
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- gro.
-
- lea.
-
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- AAU
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- CEO
-
- USR
-
- CEA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ag-
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ure
-
- USO
-
- ac-
-
- Ar.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- CLU
-
- AAE
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- al.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- USC
-
- cle
-
- AUC
-
- Aar
-
- sc.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIA
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIE
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- CLR
-
- CGI
-
- SAR
-
- cl.
-
- ACS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- 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).
- ASI
-
- Sr.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AIC
-
- ase
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ARU
-
- 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).
- ARS
-
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SLA
-
- 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.
- SLE
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ALU
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AOU
-
- SLR
-
- AOA
-
- ASR
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ur-
-
- aor
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ae.
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- AEA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- CAI
-
- UAR
-
- CAA
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- cs.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- ca.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AGC
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AUA
-
- ASU
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- SUG
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- 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.
- SAE
-
- OSA
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- Oc.
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ics
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- IAS
-
- LUG
-
noun,
an act or instance of lugging; a forcible pull; haul.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- gul
-
noun,
a large octagonal design derived from the shape of a rose, a motif on Oriental rugs.
- GSR
-
- il-
-
- OLG
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Gil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Gilbert.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gl.
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GSC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Ola
-
- Gr.
-
- OIr
-
- gre
-
- 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.
- oic
-
- GSA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ier
-
- LSI
-
- Gel
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- lag
-
noun,
a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
- LOC
-
- ll.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCL
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lg.
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Les
-
- 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).
- La.
-
- LSC
-
- Ir.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- IOC
-
- 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.
- IOU
-
- IRC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- IUS
-
- Ges
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- GCR
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ROA
-
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- ECG
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eo-
-
- GCI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Rs.
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- CRS
-
- ROG
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSA
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ROI
-
- Eg.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ose
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- eu-
-
- Ga.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- ESR
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- ESU
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RCA
-
- ESA
-
- REA
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- RU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- 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.
- O.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- le
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- SG
-
- SL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- GC
-
- CU
-
- OG
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- CE
-
- G.
-
- RO
-
- U.
-
- OA
-
- UC
-
- rg
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- EI
-
- GU
-
- ol
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- SU
-
- L.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IG
-
- LC
-
- RI
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- LR
-