Anagrams of around-the-clock
Word around-the-clock has
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- octahedron
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noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- clock-hour
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noun,
a full 60-minute period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation.
Compare hour (def 11).
- decolorant
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noun,
a decolorant substance or agent.
- chondrule
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noun,
a small round mass of olivine or pyroxene found in stony meteorites.
- chloracne
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noun,
a severe and sometimes persistent form of acne resulting from exposure to chlorine compounds, such as dioxin.
- Chalcedon
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, on the Bosporus, opposite Byzantium.
- undertook
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verb,
simple past tense of undertake.
- undercool
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verb (used with object),
Chemistry.
to cool less than necessary for a given process or purpose.
to supercool.
- undercoat
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noun,
a coat or jacket worn under another.
- chlordane
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noun,
a colorless, viscous, water-insoluble, toxic liquid, C 10 H 6 Cl 8 , used as an insecticide.
- colcothar
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noun,
the brownish-red oxide of iron produced by heating ferrous sulfate: used chiefly as a pigment in paints and theatrical rouge, and as a polishing agent.
- cartouche
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noun,
Architecture. a rounded, convex surface, usually surrounded with carved ornamental scrollwork, for receiving a painted or low-relief decoration, as an escutcheon.
- outlander
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noun,
a foreigner; alien.
- chocolate
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noun,
a preparation of the seeds of cacao, roasted, husked, and ground, often sweetened and flavored, as with vanilla.
- uncharted
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adjective,
not shown or located on a map; unexplored; unknown, as a place or region:
- Out-herod
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in extravagance, violence, or excess:
- clean-cut
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adjective,
having distinct, regular shape:
- octachord
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noun,
any musical instrument with eight strings.
- conductor
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noun,
a person who conducts; a leader, guide, director, or manager.
- clear-cut
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noun,
a section of forest where all trees have been cut down for harvesting.
- Condorcet
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noun,
Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas Caritat [ma-ree zhahn ahn-twan nee-kaw-lah ka-ree-ta] /maˈri ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan ni kɔˈlɑ ka riˈta/ (Show IPA), Marquis de, 1743–94, French mathematician and philosopher.
- decathlon
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noun,
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- recountal
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noun,
an act of recounting.
- truckload
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noun,
the amount that a truck can carry.
- one-track
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adjective,
having only one track.
- Choluteca
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noun,
a city in S Honduras.
- decontrol
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noun,
the removal of control.
- Charleton
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noun,
a male given name.
- concordat
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noun,
an agreement or compact, especially an official one.
- untracked
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adjective,
that is not or cannot be tracked or traced:
- neckcloth
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noun,
cravat (def 2).
- trochlea
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noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- tracheo-
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- caruncle
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- conclude
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verb (used with object),
to bring to an end; finish; terminate:
- Lockhart
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noun,
John Gibson, 1794–1854, Scottish biographer and novelist.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- kootchar
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noun,
any of several small, stingless Australian honeybees of the genus Trigona.
- catechol
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, dihydroxyl derivative of benzene, C 6 H 6 O 2 , the ortho isomer, used chiefly in photography, for dyeing, and as a reagent; pyrocatechol.
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- elkhound
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noun,
Norwegian elkhound.
- coronach
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noun,
(in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge.
- cauldron
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noun,
a large kettle or boiler.
- chondral
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adjective,
of or relating to cartilage or a cartilage.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- Rockland
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noun,
a city in SE Massachusetts.
- encroach
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verb (used without object),
to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads:
- cornhole
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verb (used with object),
to have anal intercourse with.
- creodont
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- cokernut
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noun,
coconut.
- trauchle
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noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- counter-
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- canoodle
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verb (used with or without object),
to caress, fondle, or pet amorously.
- roundlet
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noun,
a small circle or circular object.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- Concorde
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- lunkhead
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noun,
a dull or stupid person; blockhead.
- couchant
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adjective,
lying down; crouching.
- Lutheran
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noun,
a follower of Luther or an adherent of his doctrines; a member of the Lutheran Church.
- Courland
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noun,
a former duchy on the Baltic: later, a province of Russia and, in 1918, incorporated into Latvia.
- colorant
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noun,
something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
- card-cut
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adjective,
having a fretwork pattern in low relief:
- archlute
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noun,
a lute with two pegboxes, one for the stopped strings and the other for the bass strings, which run outside the fingerboard.
- archduke
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noun,
a title of the sovereign princes of the former ruling house of Austria.
- colocate
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verb (used with or without object),
to locate or be located in jointly or together, as two or more groups, military units, or the like; share or designate to share the same place.
- educator
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noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- chordate
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noun,
a chordate animal.
- Carleton
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noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- Rochdale
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noun,
a borough of Greater Manchester, in N England: site of one of the earliest cooperative societies 1844.
- outreach
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching out.
- thoraco-
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- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- Coltrane
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noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Theodora
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noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- chlorate
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- cracknel
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noun,
a hard, brittle cake or biscuit.
- toolhead
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noun,
a toolholder that is attached to a machine tool and can be adjusted to orient the tool in various positions.
- Cortland
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noun,
a city in central New York.
- colander
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noun,
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
- headlock
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noun,
a hold in which a wrestler locks an arm around the opponent's head.
- cornuted
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adjective,
having horns.
- accouter
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verb (used with object),
to equip or outfit, especially with military clothes, equipment, etc.
- declutch
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verb (used without object),
to release a clutch.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- knothole
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noun,
a hole in a board or plank formed by the falling out of a knot or a portion of a knot.
- Conelrad
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noun,
a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
- chaldron
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noun,
an English dry measure formerly used for coal, coke, lime, and the like, varying locally from 32 to 36 bushels or more.
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- unclothe
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verb (used with object),
to strip of clothes.
- uncooked
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adjective,
not cooked; raw:
- accoutre
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verb (used with object),
accouter.
- eulachon
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noun,
candlefish.
- Dorothea
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- acrodont
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adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- underact
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verb (used with or without object),
to underplay.
- unlooked
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adjective,
not examined, investigated, or heeded (usually followed by into, on, or at):
- launcher
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noun,
a person or thing that launches.
- relaunch
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noun,
an act or instance of launching something again.
- cocoanut
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noun,
coconut.
- Charlton
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noun,
a male given name.
- ducatoon
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noun,
a former silver coin of the Netherlands, used through the 17th and 18th centuries: equal to three gulden.
- charlock
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noun,
a wild mustard, Brassica kaber, having lobed, ovate leaves and clusters of small, yellow flowers, often troublesome as a weed in grainfields.
- unthread
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verb (used with object),
to draw out or take out the thread from:
- Tuckahoe
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noun,
Also called Indian bread. the edible, underground sclerotium of the fungus Poria cocos, found on the roots of trees in the southern United States.
- Chandler
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noun,
a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
- chanteur
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noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- clochard
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noun,
a beggar; vagrant; tramp.
- checkout
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noun,
the procedure of vacating and paying for one's quarters at a hotel.
- coauthor
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noun,
one of two or more joint authors.
- chancer
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noun,
a person who takes many risks.
- holdout
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noun,
an act or instance of holding out.
- rundlet
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noun,
an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
- red-hat
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noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- nucleo-
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- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- Coucher
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noun,
the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.
- chanter
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- chondr-
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- Kechuan
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noun,
Quechua.
- chalco-
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- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Chanute
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noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- red-hot
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noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- craunch
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
crunch.
- cholera
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noun,
Also called Asiatic cholera. Pathology. an acute, infectious disease, endemic in India and China and occasionally epidemic elsewhere, characterized by profuse diarrhea, vomiting, cramps, etc.
- Rutland
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noun,
a city in W Vermont.
- contra-
-
- Calhoun
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noun,
John Caldwell, 1782–1850, vice president of the U.S. 1825–32.
- chancel
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- Concord
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noun,
agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord:
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- cholate
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- earlock
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noun,
a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
- crackle
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noun,
the act of crackling.
- chalone
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- rathole
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noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- caldron
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noun,
cauldron.
- redcoat
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- chancre
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noun,
the initial lesion of syphilis and certain other infectious diseases, commonly a more or less distinct ulcer or sore with a hard base.
- cholent
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- courlan
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noun,
the limpkin.
- contour
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noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- crankle
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
bend; turn; crinkle.
- Tancred
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noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- courant
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noun,
courante.
- cracked
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noun,
a break without complete separation of parts; fissure.
- Roanoke
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noun,
a city in SW Virginia.
- cardoon
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noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- oarlock
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noun,
any of various devices providing a pivot for an oar in rowing, especially a swiveling, crutchlike or ringlike metal device projecting above a gunwale.
- rondeau
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noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- occlude
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verb (used with object),
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- cathode
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noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- cornuto
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noun,
a cuckold.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- crochet
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noun,
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- coracle
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- conduct
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noun,
personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
- Chaucer
-
noun,
Geoffrey, 1340?–1400, English poet.
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- nodular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- conduce
-
verb (used without object),
to lead or contribute to a result (usually followed by to or toward):
- caulker
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noun,
a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
- condole
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to grieve with.
- Noludar
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- knurled
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noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- cheroot
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noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- catechu
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noun,
any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, especially from the wood of two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- 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.
- coolant
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noun,
a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
- Charlot
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noun,
Jean [jeen;; French zhahn] /dʒin;; French ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1898–1979, U.S. painter, lithographer, and illustrator; born in France and active in Mexico.
- chackle
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verb (used without object),
to chatter; jabber.
- roundel
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noun,
something round or circular.
- readout
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noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- charnel
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noun,
a repository for dead bodies.
- Carlton
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noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- Renault
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- roulade
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noun,
a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
- neutro-
-
- Durance
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- caroche
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noun,
(in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
- centro-
-
- rotunda
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noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- noctule
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noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- Cernuda
-
noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- cerato-
-
- retouch
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noun,
an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- catcher
-
noun,
a person or thing that catches.
- coronal
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noun,
a crown; coronet.
- chloro-
-
- control
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noun,
the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
- crocked
-
noun,
a person or thing that is old, decrepit, or broken-down.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- orotund
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adjective,
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- kerato-
-
- leotard
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- clocker
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noun,
a person who times racehorses during tryouts to determine their speed.
- ortolan
-
noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- Leuctra
-
noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- endarch
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adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- kerchoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- trundle
-
noun,
a small wheel, roller, or the like.
- truckle
-
noun,
truckle bed.
- outdare
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- Orlando
-
noun,
Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- ladrone
-
noun,
a thief.
- trochal
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adjective,
resembling a wheel.
- Locarno
-
noun,
a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- Hancock
-
noun,
Herbert Jeffrey ("Herbie") born 1940, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- althorn
-
noun,
a valved brass musical instrument, varying in shape, that is the alto member of the cornet family.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- crocket
-
noun,
a medieval ornament, usually in the form of a leaf that curves up and away from the supporting surface and returns partially upon itself.
- trachle
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- Lockean
-
noun,
an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
- Elkhart
-
noun,
a city in N Indiana.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- outland
-
noun,
Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
- Turlock
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- lockout
-
noun,
the temporary closing of a business or the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come to work until they accept the employer's terms.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- coacher
-
noun,
a person who coaches; a coach.
- ethanol
-
noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- enthral
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verb (used with object),
enthrall.
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- decolor
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the color from; deprive of color; bleach.
- cochlea
-
noun,
a spiral-shaped cavity forming a division of the internal ear in humans and in most other mammals.
- Cochran
-
noun,
Jacqueline, 1910?–80, U.S. aviator.
- clunker
-
noun,
something worthless or inferior.
- account
-
noun,
an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- cockade
-
noun,
a rosette, knot of ribbon, etc., usually worn on the hat as part of a uniform, as a badge of office, or the like.
- Decatur
-
noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- unlatch
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten (a door, window shutter, etc.) by lifting the latch.
- decanol
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
- ethnol.
-
- launder
-
noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- Lautrec
-
noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- unheard
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adjective,
not heard; not perceived by the ear.
- Leacock
-
noun,
Stephen (Butler) 1869–1944, Canadian humorist and economist.
- unearth
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verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- coconut
-
noun,
the large, hard-shelled seed of the coconut palm, lined with a white edible meat, and containing a milky liquid.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Cocteau
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1889–1963, French author and painter.
- uncloak
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the cloak from.
- cloture
-
noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- unchoke
-
verb (used with object),
to free of obstruction or congestion.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- touched
-
noun,
the act or state of touching; state or fact of being touched.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- chortle
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- chucker
-
noun,
a pitcher.
- thunder
-
noun,
a loud, explosive, resounding noise produced by the explosive expansion of air heated by a lightning discharge.
- cuckold
-
noun,
the husband of an unfaithful wife.
- Kerouac
-
noun,
Jack (Jean-Louis Lefris de Kérouac) 1922–69, U.S. novelist.
- chronol
-
- chrono-
-
- luthern
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Kronach
-
noun,
Cranach.
- Thoreau
-
noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- Arundel
-
noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- Charcot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- chunder
-
noun,
vomit.
- crouton
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- chordal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a chord.
- Rantoul
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- chorale
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- conceal
-
verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- concert
-
noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- crooked
-
noun,
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- natured
-
adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- Eckhart
-
noun,
Johannes [yoh-hah-nuh s] /yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), ("Meister Eckhart") c1260–1327? Dominican theologian and preacher: founder of German mysticism.
- technol
-
- techno-
-
- Herault
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2403 sq. mi. (6225 sq. km). Capital: Montpellier.
- chuckle
-
noun,
a soft laugh, usually of satisfaction.
- haunted
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- duotone
-
noun,
a picture in two tones or colors.
- Handler
-
noun,
a person or thing that handles.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- outrank
-
verb (used with object),
to have a higher rank than:
- Keturah
-
noun,
the second wife of Abraham. Gen. 25:1.
- antero-
-
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- handout
-
noun,
a portion of food or the like given to a needy person, as a beggar.
- raccoon
-
noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- Kurland
-
noun,
Courland.
- toehold
-
noun,
a small ledge or niche just large enough to support the toes, as in climbing.
- claucht
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a large hook, especially one fixed to the inside walls of a house to hold clothing, pots, or food.
- colored
-
noun,
Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
- eductor
-
noun,
ejector (def 3).
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- conker
-
noun,
a horse chestnut.
- Concha
-
noun,
Anatomy.
a shell-like structure, especially the external ear.
any turbinate bone, especially in the nose.
- conch-
-
- Kedron
-
noun,
Kidron.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- Colden
-
noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- Concho
-
- Cocker
-
noun,
cocker spaniel.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- coeno-
-
- occult
-
noun,
the supernatural or supernatural agencies and affairs considered as a whole (usually preceded by the).
- Colton
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- concur
-
verb (used without object),
to accord in opinion; agree:
- colour
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- douche
-
noun,
a jet or current of water, sometimes with a dissolved medicating or cleansing agent, applied to a body part, organ, or cavity for medicinal or hygienic purposes.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- oculo-
-
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- ocelot
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- cockle
-
noun,
any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- kerat-
-
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- eroto-
-
- Khelat
-
noun,
Kalat.
- colent
-
- couche
-
adjective,
(of an escutcheon) depicted in a diagonal position, the sinister chief uppermost.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- loader
-
noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- daleth
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- Dacron
-
- dacker
-
verb (used without object),
to totter or stagger.
- locker
-
noun,
a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
- locket
-
noun,
a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
- lacto-
-
- looker
-
noun,
a person who looks.
- lacker
-
noun,
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- leuko-
-
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- kutcha
-
adjective,
crude, imperfect, or temporary.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- louche
-
adjective,
dubious; shady; disreputable.
- louden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become loud.
- curdle
-
Idioms,
curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
- docker
-
noun,
a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- docket
-
noun,
Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- kuchen
-
noun,
a yeast-raised coffeecake, often containing fruit.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- decoct
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- launch
-
noun,
the act of launching.
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- leuco-
-
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Darken
-
Idioms,
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
- darkle
-
verb (used without object),
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- deuto-
-
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- lunker
-
noun,
something unusually large for its kind.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- neuro-
-
- neurol
-
- Kohler
-
noun,
Wolfgang [vawlf-gahng] /ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1967, German psychologist.
- coucal
-
noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Kocher
-
noun,
Emil Theodor [ey-meel tey-oh-dohr] /ˈeɪ mil ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr/ (Show IPA), 1841–1917, Swiss physiologist, pathologist, and surgeon: Nobel Prize 1909.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corned
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- nodule
-
noun,
a small node, knot, or knob.
- corked
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- Khotan
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hotan.
- contd.
-
- contr.
-
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- Khulna
-
noun,
a city in S Bangladesh, on the delta of the Ganges.
- cooker
-
noun,
an appliance or utensil for cooking:
- Nootka
-
noun,
a Wakashan language spoken in SW Canada on the western coast of Vancouver Island.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- cootch
-
noun,
cooch.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- Krutch
-
noun,
Joseph Wood, 1893–1970, U.S. critic, biographer, naturalist, and teacher.
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- cuckoo
-
noun,
a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism.
- luteo-
-
- Luther
-
noun,
Martin [mahr-tn;; German mahr-teen] /ˈmɑr tn;; German ˈmɑr tin/ (Show IPA), 1483–1546, German theologian and author: leader, in Germany, of the Protestant Reformation.
- cteno-
-
- crutch
-
noun,
a staff or support to assist a lame or infirm person in walking, now usually with a crosspiece at one end to fit under the armpit.
- crunch
-
noun,
an act or sound of crunching.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- koruna
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
- korona
-
noun,
Also, krone. a former silver coin and monetary unit of Austria, equal to 100 hellers: discontinued after 1923.
- narco-
-
- Korean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- necro-
-
- cranch
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
crunch.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- cratch
-
noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- Konrad
-
noun,
a male given name.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- crouch
-
noun,
the act of crouching.
- Neckar
-
noun,
a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- crotch
-
noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- rankle
-
verb (used with object),
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
- Kechua
-
noun,
Quechua.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hecto-
-
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- theol.
-
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- hauler
-
noun,
a person who hauls.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- Thakur
-
noun,
chief or master (used as a term of respectful address among the Kshatriya caste in India).
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- antho-
-
- anthol
-
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- harken
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to listen to; hear.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- Harold
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archt.
-
- arcked
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- auklet
-
noun,
any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
- hedral
-
- hanker
-
verb (used without object),
to have a restless or incessant longing (often followed by after, for, or an infinitive).
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- Canuck
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a Canadian, especially a French Canadian.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- canker
-
noun,
a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
- Holder
-
noun,
something that holds or secures:
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- tacho-
-
- tackle
-
noun,
equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
- calker
-
noun,
caulker.
- calced
-
adjective,
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) wearing shoes; shod.
- hedron
-
- cachou
-
noun,
catechu.
- Herald
-
noun,
(formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- tauro-
-
- Herold
-
noun,
Louis Joseph [lwee zhaw-zef] /lwi ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1791–1833, French composer.
- cachet
-
noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- hockle
-
noun,
the spreading and kinking of the yarns in a rope strand.
- cackle
-
noun,
the act or sound of cackling.
- tanker
-
noun,
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- tanked
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- hocket
-
noun,
a technique in medieval musical composition in which two or three voice parts are given notes or short phrases in rapid alternation, producing an erratic, hiccuping effect.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- honker
-
noun,
a person or thing that honks.
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- ultra-
-
- adeno-
-
- unclad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- ethno-
-
- uncool
-
adjective,
not self-assured or relaxed:
- uncork
-
verb (used with object),
to draw the cork from.
- under-
-
- undock
-
verb (used with object),
to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- unhood
-
verb (used with object),
to divest of a hood or covering.
- unhook
-
verb (used with object),
to detach by or as if by releasing a hook:
- ackton
-
noun,
acton.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- aceto-
-
- adren-
-
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- utero-
-
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- urano-
-
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- untold
-
adjective,
not told; not related; not revealed:
- untack
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten (something tacked).
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unload
-
verb (used with object),
to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- accel.
-
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- unlock
-
verb (used with object),
to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- adreno
-
- anklet
-
noun,
a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Handel
-
noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Toulon
-
noun,
a seaport in SE France: naval base.
- andro-
-
- touche
-
interjection,
Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- handle
-
noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- Uhland
-
noun,
Johann Ludwig [yoh-hahn loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1787–1862, German poet and writer.
- turco-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Tunker
-
noun,
Dunker.
- aeron.
-
- enhalo
-
verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- hackle
-
noun,
one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tucker
-
noun,
a person or thing that tucks.
- aketon
-
noun,
acton.
- Hacker
-
noun,
a person or thing that hacks.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Holden
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Cholon
-
noun,
a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City, in S Vietnam.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- choker
-
noun,
a person or thing that chokes.
- horol.
-
- chole-
-
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- ranket
-
noun,
a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Chron.
-
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- chlor-
-
- Dunker
-
noun,
a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
- chukar
-
noun,
a partridge, Alectoris chukar, of Asia and the Near East, introduced into North America as a game bird.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Chance
-
noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- charco
-
noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- reckon
-
Verb phrases,
reckon with,
to include in consideration or planning; anticipate:
to deal with:
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- dulcet
-
noun,
an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
- Houdan
-
noun,
one of a French breed of chickens having a V -shaped comb, five toes, and mottled or black plumage.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- hurtle
-
noun,
Archaic. clash; collision; shock; clatter.
- ortho-
-
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orkhon
-
noun,
a river in E central Asia, flowing E, N, and then NE from the N central Mongolian People's Republic to the Selenga River. About 400 miles (645 km) long.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- hurdle
-
noun,
a portable barrier over which contestants must leap in certain running races, usually a wooden frame with a hinged inner frame that swings down under impact to prevent injury to a runner who does not clear it.
- Kantor
-
noun,
MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- clutch
-
noun,
the hand, claw, etc., when grasping.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Keaton
-
noun,
Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
- cloche
-
noun,
a woman's close-fitting hat with a deep, bell-shaped crown and often a narrow, turned-down brim.
- ducker
-
noun,
a person or thing that ducks.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Houdon
-
noun,
Jean Antoine [zhahn ahn-twan] /ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1741–1828, French sculptor.
- rackle
-
adjective,
headstrong; rash.
- racket
-
noun,
a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- clado-
-
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Clarke
-
noun,
Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- Claude
-
noun,
Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- huckle
-
noun,
the hip or haunch.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- clench
-
noun,
the act of clenching.
- Hunker
-
noun,
hunkers, one's haunches.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- horned
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- hooked
-
noun,
a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- centr-
-
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caucho
-
noun,
rubber obtained from the latex of any of several tropical American trees of the genus Castilla, especially C. elastica, of Central America.
- caudle
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Honour
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Hooker
-
noun,
a person or thing that hooks.
- celto-
-
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Rockne
-
noun,
Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
- rhodo-
-
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- rocket
-
noun,
any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- cerat-
-
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Rothko
-
noun,
Mark, 1903–70, U.S. painter, born in Russia.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- retook
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- holo-
-
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Hond.
-
- Hound
-
noun,
one of any of several breeds of dogs trained to pursue game either by sight or by scent, especially one with a long face and large drooping ears.
- kauch
-
noun,
kiaugh.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Koner
-
noun,
Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Euro-
-
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ketch
-
noun,
a sailing vessel rigged fore and aft on two masts, the larger, forward one being the mainmast and the after one, stepped forward of the rudderpost, being the mizzen or jigger.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- Kedar
-
noun,
the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
- Hokan
-
noun,
a proposed genetic grouping of American Indian languages comprising otherwise unclassified language families and isolates of California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico, including Yana, Pomo, Chumash, and Yuman.
- Koloa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian duck, Anas wyvilliana, related to the mallard, having a dusky greenish head and dark chestnut breast.
- Karoo
-
noun,
a vast plateau in the Republic of South Africa, in Cape of Good Hope province. 100,000 sq. mi. (260,000 sq. km); 3000–4000 feet (900–1200 meters) above sea level.
- keto-
-
- Kohen
-
noun,
Cohen.
- Kedah
-
noun,
a state in Malaysia, on the W central Malay Peninsula. 3660 sq. mi. (9480 sq. km). Capital: Alor Star.
- Karol
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Karen
-
noun,
a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
- Kerch
-
noun,
a seaport in E Crimea, in S Ukraine, on Kerch Strait.
- Kolar
-
noun,
a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- kench
-
noun,
a deep bin in which animal skins and fish are salted.
- kendo
-
noun,
a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
- Hurok
-
noun,
Sol(omon) 1888–1974, U.S. impresario, born in Russia.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- knead
-
verb (used with object),
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
- Hooke
-
noun,
Robert, 1635–1703, English philosopher, microscopist, and physicist.
- Kraut
-
noun,
Informal. sauerkraut.
- Hekla
-
noun,
an active volcano in SW Iceland. 4892 feet (1491 meters).
- Khond
-
noun,
a member of an outcaste Dravidian people of the state of Odisha in eastern India.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Kutch
-
noun,
a former state in W India, now part of Gujarat state.
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- hect-
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- kurta
-
noun,
a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- krona
-
noun,
a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- krone
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- knelt
-
noun,
the action or position of kneeling.
- lact-
-
- knout
-
noun,
a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
- Koord
-
noun,
a Kurd.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- kheda
-
noun,
(in India) an enclosure constructed to ensnare wild elephants.
- hacek
-
noun,
a diacritical mark (ˇ) placed over a letter in some languages, as Czech and Lithuanian, and in some systems of phonetic transcription, especially to indicate that a sound is palatalized.
- kroon
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of Estonia from 1928 to 1940 and from 1992 to 2010, when it was replaced by the euro, equal to 100 marks or senti.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- halo-
-
- knurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- Korah
-
noun,
a Levite who led a rebellion against Moses and Aaron. Num. 16.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- Koran
-
noun,
the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- Korea
-
noun,
a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea.
Compare Korean War.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- octo-
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- taken
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- taluk
-
noun,
a hereditary estate.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarok
-
noun,
a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- tech.
-
- telo-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- raked
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- retd.
-
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- rhet.
-
- rhod-
-
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhoea
-
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- thank
-
noun,
Usually, thanks. a grateful feeling or acknowledgment of a benefit, favor, or the like, expressed by words or otherwise:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- troch
-
- troke
-
noun,
truck2 (defs 4–7).
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- truck
-
noun,
any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
- trunk
-
noun,
the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- tunka
-
noun,
wax gourd.
- trank
-
noun,
a tranquilizer.
- Turk.
-
- uhlan
-
noun,
one of a group of lancers in a light-cavalry unit, first appearing in Europe in the Polish army.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- ulent
-
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- UNHCR
-
- uran-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- utend
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- token
-
noun,
something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- theo-
-
- theor
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Thule
-
noun,
the ancient Greek and Latin name for an island or region variously identified as one of the Shetland Islands, Iceland, or Norway: supposed to be the most northerly region of the world.
- thunk
-
noun,
an abrupt, dull sound:
- thurl
-
noun,
the hip joint of cattle.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tono-
-
- Tooke
-
noun,
(John) Horne [hawrn] /hɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1736–1812, English politician and philologist.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- radek
-
noun,
Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Lukan
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- lunch
-
noun,
a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- lurch
-
noun,
an act or instance of swaying abruptly.
- Luth.
-
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- naked
-
adjective,
being without clothing or covering; nude:
- Louth
-
noun,
a county in Leinster province, in the NE Republic of Ireland. 317 sq. mi. (820 sq. km). County seat: Dunkalk.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- natl.
-
- naut.
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- neur-
-
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lect.
-
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- lehua
-
noun,
Also called ohia lehua. a tree, Metrosideros villosa, of the Hawaiian islands, yielding a hard wood.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leuc-
-
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- Locke
-
noun,
Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Neth.
-
- neut.
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- oleo-
-
- onco-
-
- onto-
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- orch.
-
- ordn.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Orlon
-
- Orth.
-
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- outdo
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Okla.
-
- odour
-
noun,
odor.
- noct-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noto-
-
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- oaken
-
adjective,
made of oak:
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocul-
-
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Ocker
-
noun,
an uncultured Australian male.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Arch.
-
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Akron
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- auth.
-
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- auto.
-
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- clunk
-
noun,
a hard hit, especially on the head.
- cluck
-
noun,
the sound uttered by a hen when brooding, or in calling her chicks.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- colat
-
- dent.
-
- conc.
-
- color
-
noun,
the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
- Colon
-
noun,
the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
- Colo.
-
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Deut.
-
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- Coker
-
noun,
Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- coel-
-
- Alcor
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- Clark
-
noun,
Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- clank
-
noun,
a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- clack
-
noun,
a clacking sound.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- adult
-
noun,
a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
- churl
-
noun,
a rude, boorish, or surly person.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- chunk
-
noun,
a thick mass or lump of anything:
- Ducal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- Chuck
-
noun,
a light pat or tap, as under the chin.
- caco-
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- drunk
-
noun,
an intoxicated person.
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- clonk
-
noun,
a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- aero-
-
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- clock
-
noun,
an instrument for measuring and recording time, especially by mechanical means, usually with hands or changing numbers to indicate the hour and minute: not designed to be worn or carried about.
- cloak
-
noun,
a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Douro
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
- Clerk
-
noun,
a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
- drouk
-
verb (used with object),
to wet thoroughly; drench.
- Drake
-
noun,
a male duck.
Compare duck1 (def 2).
- drank
-
noun,
any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- dreck
-
noun,
excrement; dung.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- deka-
-
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- croak
-
noun,
the act or sound of croaking.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- creak
-
noun,
a creaking sound.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Cutch
-
noun,
catechu.
- ante-
-
- crank
-
noun,
Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
- crake
-
noun,
any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- couth
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- could
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- couch
-
noun,
a piece of furniture for seating from two to four people, typically in the form of a bench with a back, sometimes having an armrest at one or each end, and partly or wholly upholstered and often fitted with springs, tailored cushions, skirts, etc.; sofa.
- areo-
-
- anth-
-
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- culch
-
noun,
the stones, old shells, etc., forming an oyster bed and furnishing points of attachment for the spawn of oysters.
- crunk
-
noun,
a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Archd
-
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- cruck
-
noun,
(in old English building) one of a pair of naturally curved timbers forming one of several rigid arched frames supporting the roof of a cottage or farm building.
- Cukor
-
noun,
George, 1899–1983, U.S. film director.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- arche
-
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crook
-
noun,
a bent or curved implement, piece, appendage, etc.; hook.
- cronk
-
adjective,
sick or feeble.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- curch
-
noun,
a simple, close-fitting cap worn by women in colonial America.
- crock
-
noun,
an earthenware pot, jar, or other container.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ankle
-
noun,
(in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
- Dacko
-
noun,
David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- cont.
-
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- aloud
-
adverb,
with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- decl.
-
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- alto-
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- danke
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- Cooke
-
noun,
(Alfred) Alistair, 1908–2004, English journalist and broadcaster.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- cooch
-
noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- Arnel
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- CLOUD
-
noun,
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- encl.
-
- char-
-
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- cert.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- chark
-
noun,
charcoal (def 1).
- cero-
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- eccl.
-
- aden-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- canc.
-
- endo-
-
- 30-30
-
- Dutch
-
noun,
the people of the Netherlands and their immediate descendants elsewhere, collectively.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- caulk
-
noun,
Also, caulking [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ (Show IPA). a material or substance used for caulking.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cauld
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- educ.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Cath.
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Chald
-
- chalk
-
noun,
a soft, white, powdery limestone consisting chiefly of fossil shells of foraminifers.
- acro-
-
- chank
-
verb (used without object),
to eat noisily or greedily.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- acock
-
adverb, adjective,
cocked.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Cheka
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) the state secret-police organization (1917–22), succeeded by the GPU.
- acct.
-
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- ento-
-
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- chock
-
noun,
a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- chol-
-
- Card.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- ecol.
-
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- calc-
-
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ecto-
-
- chook
-
noun,
Australian. a hen.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- Ecua.
-
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- econ.
-
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- acet-
-
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Nor.
-
- nuke
-
noun,
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
- Cor.
-
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- nook
-
noun,
a corner, as in a room.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- art.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- not-
-
- tack
-
noun,
a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Cook
-
noun,
a person who cooks:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Can.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- Cdr.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Rock
-
noun,
a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- neck
-
noun,
the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- NDak
-
- NDAC
-
- NCTE
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- cark
-
noun,
care or worry.
- Neh.
-
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- 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.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- NADH
-
- toke
-
noun,
a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
- Nah.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nark
-
noun,
British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- neo-
-
- roke
-
noun,
a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Ark.
-
- nock
-
noun,
a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- Cort
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- RONA
-
- Thur
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- thud
-
noun,
a dull sound, as of a heavy blow or fall.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- Cork
-
noun,
the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- crat
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- neuk
-
noun,
nook.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rook
-
noun,
a black, European crow, Corvus frugilegus, noted for its gregarious habits.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- calk
-
noun,
Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tchr
-
- 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:
- oto-
-
- reck
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ten.
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- cake
-
noun,
a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ord.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Oudh
-
noun,
a former part of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh in N India: now part of Uttar Pradesh.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chal
-
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- RCCh
-
- tank
-
noun,
a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rad.
-
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rack
-
noun,
a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
- raku
-
noun,
a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- cack
-
noun,
a soft-soled, heelless shoe for infants.
- Chr.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rank
-
noun,
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
- rcd.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- out-
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- taur
-
- RdAc
-
- clar
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- cac-
-
- tanh
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- conk
-
noun,
the head.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- CERN
-
- Oct.
-
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Col.
-
- cet-
-
- Coke
-
noun,
the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, etc.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- aud.
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- ator
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- cen.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Cond
-
- Taku
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dagu.
- Con.
-
- the-
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ole-
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coak
-
noun,
(in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
- Cal.
-
- Cock
-
noun,
a male chicken; rooster.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rel.
-
- ter.
-
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- aut-
-
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- Ont.
-
- coch
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Ceto
-
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- OECD
-
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Oken
-
noun,
Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- okra
-
noun,
a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- ruck
-
noun,
a large number or quantity; mass.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- aer-
-
- Khan
-
noun,
(in the Altaic group of languages) a title held by hereditary rulers or tribal chiefs.
- khat
-
noun,
kat.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Klan
-
noun,
Ku Klux Klan.
- EDTA
-
- aet.
-
- knar
-
noun,
a knot on a tree or in wood.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- knot
-
noun,
an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
- dork
-
noun,
Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit:
Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Knt.
-
- knur
-
noun,
a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Knut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kcal
-
- acc.
-
- Kean
-
noun,
Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- haul
-
noun,
an act or instance of hauling; a strong pull or tug.
- drek
-
noun,
dreck.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- ket-
-
- keno
-
noun,
a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
- Kent
-
noun,
James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- drch
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Kern
-
noun,
a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
- kero
-
noun,
a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- DOHC
-
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- kudo
-
noun,
honor; glory; acclaim:
- Kuhn
-
noun,
Margaret ("Maggie") 1905–95, U.S. activist: a founder of the Gray Panthers.
- Kuna
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
- Kura
-
noun,
a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Kurd
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
- Kure
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Hank
-
noun,
a skein, as of thread or yarn.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Kurt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- kran
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Iran.
- koto
-
noun,
a Japanese musical instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
- hark
-
noun,
a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
- Kola
-
noun,
kola nut.
- koan
-
noun,
a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Koch
-
noun,
Edward I. 1924–2013, U.S. politician: mayor of New York City 1977–89.
- koel
-
noun,
any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Kohl
-
noun,
a powder, as finely powdered antimony sulfide, used as a cosmetic to darken the eyelids, eyebrows, etc.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- dook
-
noun,
plug (def 17).
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Koln
-
noun,
German name of Cologne.
- kolo
-
noun,
a Serbian folk dance performed by a group arranged in a circle, with the soloists in the center.
- Kona
-
noun,
a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Kore
-
noun,
Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- Hook
-
noun,
a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- ACTH
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- honk
-
noun,
the cry of a goose.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- 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.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- duo-
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- her.
-
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- Hock
-
noun,
the joint in the hind leg of a horse, cow, etc., above the fetlock joint, corresponding anatomically to the ankle in humans.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- hoke
-
noun,
hokum.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HOLC
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- dunk
-
noun,
any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- HEAO
-
- hurl
-
noun,
a forcible or violent throw; fling.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Heck
-
noun,
something remarkable of its kind (usually used in the phrase heck of a):
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Ukr.
-
- Kahn
-
noun,
Louis Isadore, 1901–74, U.S. architect, born in Estonia.
- Hurd
-
plural noun,
hards.
- Uhde
-
noun,
Fritz Karl Hermann von [frits kahrl her-mahn fuh n] /frɪts kɑrl ˈhɛr mɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1848–1911, German painter.
- Kane
-
noun,
cain.
- Kano
-
noun,
a city in N Nigeria.
- Kant
-
noun,
Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- kaon
-
noun,
a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- karo
-
noun,
a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
- Duck
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- ulto
-
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- eco-
-
- dulc
-
- Duke
-
noun,
(in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- hued
-
adjective,
having the hue or color as specified (usually used in combination):
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- hula
-
noun,
a sinuous Hawaiian native dance with intricate arm movements that tell a story in pantomime, usually danced to rhythmic drumming and accompanied by chanting.
- hulk
-
noun,
the body of an old or dismantled ship.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- hund
-
- Hunk
-
noun,
a large piece or lump; chunk.
- dock
-
noun,
a landing pier.
- kurn
-
noun,
kirn2 .
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- lond
-
- ano-
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- uro-
-
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lock
-
noun,
a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- look
-
noun,
the act of looking:
- ant.
-
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- ankh
-
noun,
a tau cross with a loop at the top, used as a symbol of generation or enduring life.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Danl
-
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- leuk
-
- dank
-
noun,
Slang. high-quality marijuana:
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Dak.
-
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eur.
-
- tonk
-
noun,
a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Luke
-
noun,
an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- cule
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- cuke
-
noun,
cucumber.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Luck
-
noun,
the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- lurk
-
noun,
an underhand scheme; dodge.
- A-OK
-
adjective, adverb,
Informal. OK; perfect:
- ctr.
-
- etc.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- loud
-
Idioms,
out loud, aloud; audibly:
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Ltd.
-
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- took
-
noun,
the act of taking.
- Eth.
-
- ANTU
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cur.
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- ACLU
-
- dark
-
noun,
the absence of light; darkness:
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Alco
-
- Den.
-
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Del.
-
- enl.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Deck
-
noun,
Nautical.
a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel.
the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- lack
-
noun,
deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- der.
-
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- dlr.
-
- alk.
-
- haku
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a crown of fresh flowers.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- lakh
-
noun,
lac2 .
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- lank
-
adjective,
(of plants) unduly long and slender:
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Ald.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- tRNA
-
- alt.
-
- lea.
-
- Dec.
-
- ance
-
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- end-
-
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Tuck
-
noun,
something tucked or folded in.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- uret
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- DChE
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- 1080
-
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- enc.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- hal-
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- DCNL
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- tron
-
- ur-
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ad-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- Ar.
-
- UNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ac-
-
- AUC
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- TAL
-
- an.
-
- OTC
-
- ure
-
- ACK
-
- al.
-
- ADC
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Une
-
- ALC
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- TRH
-
- THC
-
- Tro
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- ALU
-
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- Tu.
-
- AKC
-
- Auk
-
noun,
any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThD
-
- ARU
-
- ANC
-
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- ard
-
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlr
-
- tra
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- TKO
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tr.
-
- th-
-
- tue
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ct.
-
- UDC
-
- cl.
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Uke
-
noun,
ukulele.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- UCR
-
- ult
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- UCC
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ca.
-
- AHL
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- cc.
-
- ch.
-
- AHE
-
- Co.
-
- UAE
-
- 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.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- TCA
-
- cr.
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- UAR
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- DET
-
- dk.
-
- DHL
-
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LCA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LCD
-
- LCT
-
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- dkl
-
- DLC
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- Kun
-
noun,
Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
- Koo
-
noun,
(Vi Kyuin) Wellington [wee gyin] /ˈwi ˈgyɪn/ (Show IPA), (Ku Wei-chün; Gu Weijun) 1887–1985, Chinese diplomat and statesman.
- kor
-
noun,
homer2 .
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- Kur
-
noun,
(in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
- DLO
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- La.
-
- Lt.
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Koa
-
noun,
a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CTA
-
- NCO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- LON
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LHD
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- DAR
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAE
-
- DOA
-
- do.
-
- DCL
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- NAD
-
- ed.
-
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EDC
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- HCR
-
- hd.
-
- HDL
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EDT
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- Eck
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
- ECA
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ec-
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- hr.
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Ehr
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- en-
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- kn.
-
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- ka-
-
- Kal
-
- Kan
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Du.
-
- DTh
-
- ked
-
noun,
sheeptick.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- Ken
-
noun,
knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
- DRE
-
- Ker
-
- Dr.
-
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Kt.
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- 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.
- eo-
-
- ean
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- ht.
-
- HUD
-
noun,
Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Huk
-
noun,
a member of the Hukbong Mapagpalaya ng Bayan (People's Liberation Army) a Communist agrarian revolutionary group in central Luzon in the Philippines.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- CLR
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- CLU
-
- CNC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- CNO
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ROA
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- CED
-
- CEC
-
- Ola
-
- CEA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- oke
-
noun,
oka1 .
- Oka
-
noun,
Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
- CDT
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- OEO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Clo
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- 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.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- Re.
-
- RDA
-
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- Rd.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- cle
-
- ot-
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ote
-
- 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.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- CEO
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- clk
-
- rnd
-
- OTA
-
- ODT
-
- CDC
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ROK
-
noun,
a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OCR
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- NOC
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- NHL
-
- CCA
-
- NHA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NRA
-
- CRC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- rt.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NCC
-
- rte
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- nr.
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- NRC
-
- OED
-
- ock
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- OAO
-
- OAK
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
- CCU
-
- ERT
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CCR
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Oc.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- NUL
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- T1
-
- RU
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HL
-
- TD
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- h.
-
- HK
-
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- le
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- dl
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- DN
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- tk
-
- TL
-
- LR
-
- NH
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TN
-
- CU
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- ND
-
- OK
-
noun,
an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
- ol
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- ck
-
- RN
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- K.
-
- KO
-
noun,
a knockout in boxing.
- UL
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- TC
-
- UH
-
interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
- Ud
-
- L2
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- KC
-
- KD
-
- UK
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- AK
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- L.
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- LC
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- LH
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- L1
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- D.
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