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- sestertia
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noun,
a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- aerolites
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- oleasters
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- tolerates
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- resistate
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noun,
any of the class of sediments, as sand or sandstone, consisting chiefly of minerals resistant to weathering.
- Aristotle
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noun,
384–322 b.c, Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great.
- etiolates
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- teratosis
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noun,
teratism (def 2).
- sea-otter
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noun,
a marine otter, Enhydra lutris, of the shores of the northern Pacific, with a very valuable fur: now greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- lotteries
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noun,
a gambling game or method of raising money, as for some public charitable purpose, in which a large number of tickets are sold and a drawing is held for certain prizes.
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- isolette
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- teleosts
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noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- triolets
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- Rossetti
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noun,
Christina Georgina, 1830–94, English poet.
- rosettes
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- restates
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- altoists
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- saltires
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- settlors
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- toasters
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- startles
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- oralists
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- tolerate
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verb (used with object),
to allow the existence, presence, practice, or act of without prohibition or hindrance; permit.
- settlers
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noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- oleaster
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- tearless
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adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- estreats
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- artistes
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- aerolite
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- tireless
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adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- sterlets
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noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- trestles
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noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- etiolate
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verb (used with object),
to cause (a plant) to whiten or grow pale by excluding light:
- starlets
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- Telstar
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- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- sealers
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noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Seattle
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noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- serials
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- listers
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- teleost
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noun,
Also called teleostome [tel-ee-uh-stohm, tee-lee-] /ˈtɛl i əˌstoʊm, ˈti li-/ (Show IPA). a teleost fish.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- testers
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- litotes
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noun,
understatement, especially that in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in “not bad at all.”.
- tertial
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- latests
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noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- etoiles
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Laertes
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noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- sterlet
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noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- sterile
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adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- stereo-
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- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- starlet
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- starlit
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adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- steato-
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- stearo-
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- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- stators
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- letters
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noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- tailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- settler
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noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- settles
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noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- settlor
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noun,
a person who makes a settlement of property.
- leister
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- streets
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- strato-
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- strati-
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- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- slotter
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noun,
a person or thing that slots.
- atelier
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- litters
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- astrol.
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- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Rosette
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noun,
any arrangement, part, object, or formation more or less resembling a rose.
- trestle
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noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
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- resails
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- resales
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- osselet
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noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- oleates
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noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- oralist
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noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- rialtos
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- resiles
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tortile
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adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- Orestes
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- altoist
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noun,
a performer on the alto saxophone.
- airless
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adjective,
lacking air.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- artless
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adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- sailers
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Loretta
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- rattles
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- sailors
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- triolet
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noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- resoles
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- relates
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- ailette
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noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Lassie
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noun,
a young girl; lass.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Soares
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noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- relies
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verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rassle
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verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- slates
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noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- ratels
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- resole
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- stales
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adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- 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.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- starts
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- rattle
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noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- Israel
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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.
- larees
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noun,
lari.
- leases
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noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Li-sao
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noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- rottes
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noun,
rote2 .
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- liters
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Searle
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noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Salter
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- litter
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noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- saltie
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noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Littre
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noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lories
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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.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Rialto
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noun,
an exchange or mart.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- tarso-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- teleo-
-
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- tetra-
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- astro-
-
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terat-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- stilts
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- iatro-
-
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- steres
-
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- totals
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- sails
-
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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- toti-
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- sito-
-
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- ster.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Srta.
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- telo-
-
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- saris
-
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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tears
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- seti-
-
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- sero-
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- tele-
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- stat.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- atto-
-
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- astr.
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- asst.
-
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Ital.
-
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- IATSE
-
- ileo-
-
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- alto-
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- orial
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aeri-
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- areo-
-
- aero-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- 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:
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- 30-30
-
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- oste-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ile-
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- ette
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- eso-
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- str.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- est.
-
- ESIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aire
-
- aer-
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- trit
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Ire.
-
- isls
-
- Ste.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 1080
-
- tri-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- iso-
-
- itol
-
- aet.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sra.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- att.
-
- ates
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- ator
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- asis
-
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- art.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ARIS
-
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ASSR
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ELAS
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- alt.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- SASE
-
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- 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.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- rel.
-
- 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:
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- osis
-
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- lea.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- 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.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Lat.
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- IAS
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tlo
-
- ROA
-
- ARS
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Ola
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- tlr
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OIt
-
- SSE
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- RSA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- TIA
-
- OAS
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- ast
-
- SSA
-
- ase
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ss.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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.
- SRS
-
- OIr
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- Sr.
-
- La.
-
- aor
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ae.
-
- SLA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Re.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- REA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SLR
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OTS
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- al.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SLE
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Lt.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- RSS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ose
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- OSS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ot-
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- RSE
-
- at.
-
- rt.
-
- IRO
-
- ERT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- IOT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- TAL
-
- Ir.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- se-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EOE
-
- rte
-
- ise
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Les
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ESA
-
- Isl
-
- ETR
-
- ial
-
- STI
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- STL
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ETS
-
- ETO
-
- ese
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- 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).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- ior
-
- ESL
-
- 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.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ISA
-
- TTS
-
- Sta
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LST
-
- ite
-
- EEO
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ltr
-
- OSA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ITA
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RTS
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LTA
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ist
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ISR
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- eir
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- SAR
-
- LSI
-
- EIS
-
- LSS
-
- SL
-
- EI
-
- AO
-
- ee
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- L2
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- OA
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- L1
-
- TT
-
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
-
- LR
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- RO
-
- O.
-
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ol
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.