Anagrams of atherosclerosis
Word atherosclerosis has
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- cross-sterile
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adjective,
incapable of reproducing due to hybridization.
- Loir-et-Cher
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noun,
a department in central France. 2479 sq. mi. (6420 sq. km). Capital: Blois.
- three-color
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adjective,
having or characterized by the use of three colors.
- cross-ratio
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noun,
a ratio relating four points in the real or complex plane.
- theocrasies
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noun,
a mixture of religious forms and deities by worshipers.
- charioteers
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noun,
a chariot driver.
- charioteer
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noun,
a chariot driver.
- correlates
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noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- roscoelite
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noun,
a brown variety of muscovite in which some aluminum is replaced by vanadium.
- coral-tree
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noun,
any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Erythrina, of the legume family, having large clusters of pealike flowers.
- orthoclase
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noun,
a common white or pink mineral of the feldspar group, KAlSi 3 O 8 , having two good cleavages at right angles, and found in silica-rich igneous rocks: used in the manufacture of porcelain.
- harlotries
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noun,
prostitution.
- orchestral
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling an orchestra.
- crosstrees
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noun,
Nautical. either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top.
- Osterreich
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noun,
German name of Austria.
- racehorses
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noun,
a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- hostelries
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noun,
an inn or hotel.
- cloistress
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noun,
a nun.
- horse-race
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noun,
a contest of speed among horses that either are ridden by jockeys or pull sulkies and their drivers.
- rhetorical
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adjective,
used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
- choristers
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- searchless
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adjective,
unsearchable; inscrutable.
- Reichsrat
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noun,
German History. the upper house of the parliament during the period of the Second Reich and the Weimar Republic.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- heartsore
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adjective,
heartsick.
- sectaries
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noun,
a member of a particular sect, especially an adherent of a religious body regarded as heretical or schismatic.
- helotries
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noun,
serfdom; slavery.
- archeries
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noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- Charleroi
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noun,
a city in S Belgium.
- relocates
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verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- heartless
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adjective,
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel:
- rectories
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- re-search
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verb (used with or without object),
to search or search for again.
- chartless
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adjective,
uncharted or unknown:
- tracheole
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noun,
any of the smallest branches of an insect trachea.
- chastises
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- restorals
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noun,
restoration.
- esthesias
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- escheator
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noun,
an officer in charge of escheats.
- eschalots
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noun,
shallot.
- rhetorics
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- escaroles
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- heretical
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of heretics or heresy.
- clothiers
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noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- heterosis
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noun,
the increase in growth, size, fecundity, function, yield, or other characters in hybrids over those of the parents.
- isosceles
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adjective,
(of a straight-sided plane figure) having two sides equal:
- shoelaces
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noun,
a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- Lotharios
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- torcheres
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noun,
a tall stand for a candelabrum.
- lithosere
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noun,
a sere originating on rock.
- careerist
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noun,
a person who follows a career.
- oleasters
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noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- Carothers
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noun,
Wallace Hume, 1896–1937, U.S. chemist: associated with the invention of synthetic nylon material.
- carrioles
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noun,
cariole.
- oratories
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noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- case-shot
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noun,
a collection of small projectiles in a case, to be fired from a cannon.
- orchestra
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noun,
a group of performers on various musical instruments, including especially stringed instruments of the viol class, clarinets and flutes, cornets and trombones, drums, and cymbals, for playing music, as symphonies, operas, popular music, or other compositions.
- casserole
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noun,
a baking dish of glass, pottery, etc., usually with a cover.
- Asherites
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- isotheres
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- Isocrates
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noun,
436–338 b.c, Athenian orator.
- sectorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a sector.
- hoteliers
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noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- traceless
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adjective,
having or leaving no trace:
- horotelic
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adjective,
of or relating to evolution at a rate standard for a given group of plants or animals.
- horsecars
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- sea-horse
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noun,
any fish of the genus Hippocampus, of the pipefish family, having a prehensile tail, an elongated snout, and a head bent at right angles to the body.
- hostelers
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noun,
a person who operates a hostel.
- racehorse
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noun,
a horse bred or kept for racing, especially in flat races or steeplechases.
- ostriches
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- isochores
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- sororates
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- arteriole
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the smallest branches of an artery, terminating in capillaries.
- sorceries
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noun,
the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic; witchery.
- arthrosis
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noun,
Anatomy. junction of two or more bones of the skeleton; joint.
- sorceress
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noun,
a woman who practices sorcery; witch.
- solstices
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- horsetail
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noun,
Also called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
- shoreless
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adjective,
limitless; boundless.
- chiselers
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noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- schoolers
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noun,
a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):
- crosstree
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noun,
Nautical. either of a pair of timbers or metal bars placed athwart the trestletrees at a masthead to spread the shrouds leading to the mast above, or on the head of a lower mast to support the platform or top.
- tricolors
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noun,
a flag having three colors.
- tricresol
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noun,
a mixture of the three isomeric cresols.
- sclerotia
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noun,
a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
- chorister
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noun,
a singer in a choir.
- aerolites
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noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- crosslets
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noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- sclerosis
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noun,
Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- sclerites
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noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- actresses
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- cortisols
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- scholiast
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noun,
an ancient commentator on the classics.
- ecossaise
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noun,
a country-dance in quick duple meter.
- corselets
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- correlate
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noun,
either of two related things, especially when one implies the other.
- corelates
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- schistose
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adjective,
of, resembling, or in the form of schist.
- colorists
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- coistrels
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- cohostess
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- trochlear
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noun,
trochlear nerve.
- trochleas
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noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- Trossachs
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noun,
a valley in central Scotland, in Perth county, near Loch Katrine.
- coheiress
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noun,
a joint heiress.
- earthrise
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noun,
the rising of the earth above the horizon of the moon or other celestial body, viewed from that body's surface or from a spacecraft orbiting it.
- creosotes
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noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- chlorates
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- Rochester
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noun,
John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of, 1647–80, English poet and courtier.
- either-or
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adjective,
allowing no equivocation; being limited in choice to two options:
- ecstasies
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noun,
rapturous delight.
- trehalose
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noun,
a white, crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , occurring in yeast, certain fungi, etc., and used to identify certain bacteria.
- chlorites
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noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- cashless
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adjective,
having or using no cash.
- Socrates
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noun,
469?–399 b.c, Athenian philosopher.
- colorist
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noun,
a person who uses color skillfully.
- isostere
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- Colossae
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Phrygia: seat of an early Christian church to which Paul wrote the Epistle to the Colossians.
- Cassirer
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noun,
Ernst [urnst,, ernst] /ɜrnst,, ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, German philosopher.
- corelate
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verb (used with object),
to correlate.
- cassites
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noun,
Kassite.
- isothere
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points that have the same mean summer temperature.
- isotachs
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- cheerios
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- chlorate
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noun,
a salt of chloric acid.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- Lachesis
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noun,
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- eschalot
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noun,
shallot.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- isochore
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noun,
Physics.. Also, isochor. Also called isometric, isometric line. for a given substance, a curve graphing temperature against pressure, when the volume of the substance is held constant.
- soloists
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noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- corsairs
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noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- corselet
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noun,
Also, corselette. a woman's lightweight foundation garment combining a brassiere and girdle in one piece.
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- corslets
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- clothier
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noun,
a retailer of clothing.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- theories
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- slashers
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noun,
a person or thing that slashes.
- theriacs
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noun,
molasses; treacle.
- coasters
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coesites
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- torchere
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noun,
a tall stand for a candelabrum.
- Lothario
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women.
- loricate
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adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- electros
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noun,
electrotype.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- coherers
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noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- careless
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adjective,
not paying enough attention to what one does:
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- caresses
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- electro-
-
- cortisol
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noun,
Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
- slatches
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noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- leathers
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noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- tearless
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adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- slathers
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noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- carriole
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noun,
cariole.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- slithers
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Lacrosse
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noun,
a game, originated by Indians of North America, in which two 10-member teams attempt to send a small ball into each other's netted goal, each player being equipped with a crosse or stick at the end of which is a netted pocket for catching, carrying, or throwing the ball.
- toeshoes
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noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- erratics
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- sororate
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noun,
subsequent or concurrent marriage with a wife's sister.
- starches
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noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- Tirolese
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adjective, noun,
Tyrolese.
- stoolies
-
- chelates
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noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- Heracles
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noun,
Hercules (def 1).
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- hectares
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- chorisos
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noun,
chorizo.
- esthesia
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- Charites
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plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- chorales
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noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- harslets
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- escolars
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- Terceira
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noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- Charters
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noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- earshots
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- esthesis
-
noun,
sensation; feeling.
- Chartres
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Eure-et-Loir, in N France, SW of Paris: cathedral.
- choleras
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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.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- stressor
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noun,
an activity, event, or other stimulus that causes stress.
- hairless
-
adjective,
without hair; bald:
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- cholates
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- chortles
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noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- chlorite
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noun,
a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum, ferrous iron, and magnesium, occurring in green platelike crystals or scales.
- hosteler
-
noun,
a person who operates a hostel.
- estriols
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- costrels
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- hotelier
-
noun,
a manager or owner of a hotel or inn.
- hostlers
-
noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- celestas
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- hostiles
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- creosols
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noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- thoraco-
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- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- cherries
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- tireless
-
adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- chiseler
-
noun,
a person who cheats or tricks; swindler.
- tiercels
-
noun,
tercel.
- cerastes
-
noun,
any of several small vipers of the genus Cerastes, including the horned viper, that have a sideways looping motion like that of a sidewinder and inhabit deserts of northern Africa and southwestern Asia.
- cressets
-
noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- Christo-
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- horsecar
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noun,
a streetcar drawn by a horse or horses.
- cheroots
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- crosiers
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noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- hoosiers
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- holsters
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- Cerritos
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- crosslet
-
noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- escheats
-
noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- hessites
-
noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- heritors
-
noun,
inheritor.
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- societal
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- shooters
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- aerosols
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- roosters
-
noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- otorrhea
-
noun,
a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- rootless
-
adjective,
having no roots.
- scooters
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- sericate
-
adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- arteries
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arterio-
-
- tricolor
-
noun,
a flag having three colors.
- roseolas
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- osteosis
-
noun,
the formation of bony tissue, usually infiltrating connective tissue.
- air-core
-
adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- ossicles
-
noun,
a small bone.
- aerolite
-
noun,
a meteorite consisting mainly of stony matter.
- rotaries
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- serrates
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- sclerite
-
noun,
any chitinous, calcareous, or similar hard part, plate, spicule, or the like.
- orthosis
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. the correction of orthopedic maladjustments.
- Asherite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- Oresteia
-
noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- oralists
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- actorish
-
adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- air-cool
-
verb (used with object),
Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
- ratholes
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- schooler
-
noun,
a person who attends school, especially a child (usually used in combination):
- seashore
-
noun,
land along the sea or ocean.
- trachles
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- restless
-
adjective,
characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:
- restoral
-
noun,
restoration.
- resistor
-
noun,
a device designed to introduce resistance into an electric circuit.
- restores
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- trailers
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- tracheo-
-
- research
-
noun,
diligent and systematic inquiry or investigation into a subject in order to discover or revise facts, theories, applications, etc.:
- rescales
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- re-trace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- relocate
-
verb (used with object),
to move (a building, company, etc.) to a different location:
- roisters
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- relishes
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- rhetoric
-
noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- relators
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- searches
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- treacles
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- Alcithoe
-
noun,
a daughter of Minyas who was driven mad for mocking Dionysus.
- Alcestis
-
noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- rissoles
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- realtors
-
- roasters
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- realties
-
noun,
real property or real estate.
- schoolie
-
noun,
a fish that swims within a school.
- ostioles
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- trochees
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- sherries
-
noun,
a fortified, amber-colored wine of southern Spain or any of various similar wines made elsewhere.
- scarlets
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- oleaster
-
noun,
an ornamental shrub or small tree, Elaeagnus angustifolia, of Eurasia, having fragrant yellow flowers and an olivelike fruit.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- saltiers
-
noun,
saltire.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- ochlesis
-
noun,
any disease caused by overcrowding.
- assholes
-
noun,
anus.
- shelties
-
noun,
Shetland pony.
- shiralee
-
noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- shoelace
-
noun,
a string or lace for fastening a shoe.
- trochlea
-
noun,
a pulleylike structure or arrangement of parts.
- saltires
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- ateliers
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- acrolith
-
noun,
a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.
- scholars
-
noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- shelters
-
noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- rissole
-
noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- corsets
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- scathes
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- eoliths
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- teaches
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- erasers
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- erector
-
noun,
Also, erecter. a person or thing that erects.
- Eritrea
-
noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- electr-
-
- Elohist
-
noun,
a writer of one of the major sources of the Hexateuch, in which God is characteristically referred to as Elohim rather than Yahweh.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- Electra
-
noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- elector
-
noun,
a person who elects or may elect, especially a qualified voter.
- Eleatic
-
noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- coheres
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Theresa
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- scotias
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- scoters
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cohorts
-
noun,
a group or company:
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- retails
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Scarlet
-
noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- escorts
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- reticle
-
noun,
a network of fine lines, wires, or the like placed in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical instrument.
- eslisor
-
noun,
elisor.
- retches
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- restore
-
verb (used with object),
to bring back into existence, use, or the like; reestablish:
- estriol
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- satoris
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- talcose
-
adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- retools
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- retrace
-
verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- rhetors
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- sealers
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- Roerich
-
noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- coherer
-
noun,
a person or thing that coheres.
- rialtos
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- eschars
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- satchel
-
noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- coesite
-
noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- escheat
-
noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- elaters
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- elastic
-
noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- creoles
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- crissal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the crissum.
- corrals
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- correl.
-
- scleras
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- cresset
-
noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- cresses
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cresols
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- scissor
-
noun,
scissors.
- Schloss
-
noun,
a castle or palace.
- scissel
-
noun,
the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.
- scholar
-
noun,
a learned or erudite person, especially one who has profound knowledge of a particular subject.
- schorls
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- Schools
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- creosol
-
noun,
a colorless oily liquid, C 8 H 10 O 2 , having an agreeable odor and a burning taste, obtained from wood tar and guaiacum resin: used as a disinfectant, in the manufacture of resins, and in ore flotation.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- Corliss
-
noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- costrel
-
noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- scholia
-
noun,
Often, scholia.
an explanatory note or comment.
an ancient annotation upon a passage in a Greek or Latin text.
- Tharsis
-
noun,
Tarshish.
- coshers
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- cossets
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- costars
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costers
-
noun,
costermonger.
- sachets
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- thalers
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- crashes
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- creases
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- corsair
-
noun,
a fast ship used for piracy.
- crosier
-
noun,
a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
- crosses
-
noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Salters
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- saltish
-
adjective,
somewhat salty.
- corslet
-
noun,
corselet (def 2).
- eclairs
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- telesis
-
noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- rooster
-
noun,
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
- easters
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- rooters
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- tercels
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- terrace
-
noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- Rosalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- sclero-
-
- tailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- rostral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a rostrum.
- schists
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- rosters
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Theiler
-
noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- coolths
-
noun,
coolness.
- roseola
-
noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- terries
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- coltish
-
adjective,
playful; frolicsome.
- Rosario
-
noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- colters
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- sailors
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- ethical
-
adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- sociol.
-
- Sharrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- socials
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- orchils
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- shastri
-
noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- Lacoste
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- oralist
-
noun,
an advocate of oralism.
- Shearer
-
noun,
Moira (Moira Shearer King) 1926–2006, British ballerina.
- Orestes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- sloshes
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- larches
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- larries
-
noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- slither
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- lassoes
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- latches
-
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.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- lathers
-
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.
- isohels
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- ostiole
-
noun,
Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.
- ossicle
-
noun,
a small bone.
- soloist
-
noun,
a person who performs a solo.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Ossetia
-
noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- osselet
-
noun,
a hard nodule on the leg of a horse, especially one on the inner side of the knee or the outer side of the fetlock.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- isolate
-
noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- orioles
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- serries
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- Sesotho
-
noun,
the Bantu language of Lesotho; Sotho.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- sessile
-
adjective,
Botany. attached by the base, or without any distinct projecting support, as a leaf issuing directly from the stem.
- Osceola
-
noun,
1804–38, U.S. Indian leader: chief of the Seminole tribe.
- Orthros
-
noun,
Greek Orthodox Church. the morning office, corresponding to matins.
- solates
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solaces
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- slicers
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- ostlers
-
noun,
hostler.
- locator
-
noun,
a person who locates something.
- lictors
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- sirrees
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sirrahs
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- listers
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- loaches
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- loathes
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- locates
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- siestas
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- letches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- sierras
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- loesses
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Sherris
-
noun,
sherry.
- loiters
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- ocelots
-
noun,
a spotted leopardlike cat, Felis pardalis, ranging from Texas through South America: now greatly reduced in number and endangered in the U.S.
- Shorter
-
noun,
Frank, born 1947, U.S. marathon runner.
- Sisters
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- lessors
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- latices
-
noun,
a plural of latex.
- lechers
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- ooliths
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- slather
-
noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- leaches
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- oolites
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- slaters
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- leashes
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- leather
-
noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- sheilas
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- lectors
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- Lesotho
-
noun,
a monarchy in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate; gained independence 1966; member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 11,716 sq. mi. (30,344 sq. km). Capital: Maseru.
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- oleates
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- slashes
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- slasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that slashes.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- sheltas
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- shelter
-
noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- soothes
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- sorites
-
noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- etoiles
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- helico-
-
- relicts
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- Heaters
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- hectare
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heiress
-
noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- helices
-
noun,
a plural of helix.
- Heloise
-
noun,
1101?–64, French abbess: pupil of and secretly married to Pierre Abélard.
Compare Abélard.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- stoical
-
adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- secrets
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- sectile
-
adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- heriots
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- heritor
-
noun,
inheritor.
- reliers
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- resales
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- harries
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- tachiol
-
noun,
silver fluoride.
- resoles
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- resists
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- halicot
-
noun,
haricot2 .
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- halters
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- resiles
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- hearses
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- resects
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- shooter
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- harslet
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- haslets
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- hassles
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- stories
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- healers
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- rescale
-
verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Herries
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- sororal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterly.
- racists
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- rasters
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- rassles
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- rashers
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- selects
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- hostels
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- hostess
-
noun,
a woman who receives and entertains guests in her own home or elsewhere.
- hostile
-
noun,
a person or thing that is antagonistic or unfriendly.
- hostler
-
noun,
a person who takes care of horses, especially at an inn.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- serosas
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- sorrels
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- sorosis
-
noun,
a fleshy multiple fruit composed of many flowers, seed vessels, and receptacles consolidated, as in the pineapple and mulberry.
- ostosis
-
noun,
the formation of bone; ossification.
- hosiers
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- rathole
-
noun,
a hole made by a rat, as into a room, barn, etc.:
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- stearo-
-
- hessite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- hetero-
-
- heteros
-
noun,
Informal. a heterosexual person.
- recasts
-
noun,
a recasting.
- sterols
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- stereo-
-
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- reaches
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- holster
-
noun,
a sheathlike carrying case for a firearm, attached to a belt, shoulder sling, or saddle.
- Realtor
-
- Hoosier
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- hooters
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- stashes
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Horatio
-
noun,
a male given name.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- scalers
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- clothes
-
plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- areoles
-
noun,
an areola.
- cashoos
-
noun,
catechu.
- archils
-
noun,
orchil.
- archit.
-
- archsee
-
noun,
archbishopric.
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- toeshoe
-
noun,
a dance slipper fitted with a thick, reinforced toe to enable the ballet dancer to toe-dance.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- archers
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- cirrose
-
adjective,
having a cirrus or cirri.
- cheater
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- cartels
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- cheerio
-
noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- Thraces
-
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.
- citoles
-
noun,
cittern.
- Cassite
-
noun,
Kassite.
- ariosos
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- castors
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- trasses
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- chasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- clashes
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- claries
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- clarets
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Chasles
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1793–1880, French mathematician.
- castles
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- citrals
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- claires
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Castile
-
noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- trailer
-
noun,
a large van or wagon drawn by an automobile, truck, or tractor, used especially in hauling freight by road.
Compare full trailer, semitrailer.
- chassis
-
noun,
Automotive. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on which the body is supported.
- casters
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- trachle
-
noun,
an exhausting effort, especially walking or working.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- aorists
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- christs
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- treacle
-
noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- cholate
-
noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- ascesis
-
noun,
askesis.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- cholers
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- cholera
-
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.
- Calorie
-
noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- asserts
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- asshole
-
noun,
anus.
- cahoots
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- article
-
noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- assoils
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- assorts
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- chisels
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- chloro-
-
- astrol.
-
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- toreros
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- torches
-
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.
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- arteri-
-
- chelate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chelate compound.
- cheeros
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- aristo-
-
- aristos
-
noun,
aristocrat.
- chortle
-
noun,
a gleeful chuckle.
- choriso
-
noun,
chorizo.
- cheiro-
-
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- carrels
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- arrests
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arthro-
-
- Chelsea
-
noun,
a former borough in Greater London, England: now part of Kensington and Chelsea; many residences of artists and writers.
- chorals
-
noun,
chorale.
- chorale
-
noun,
a hymn, especially one with strong harmonization:
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- Carlist
-
noun,
a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
- chesses
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chooses
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- Chester
-
noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- classes
-
noun,
a number of persons or things regarded as forming a group by reason of common attributes, characteristics, qualities, or traits; kind; sort:
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- trioses
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- Celosia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- actress
-
noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- tresses
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- cerises
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- chalets
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Charles
-
noun,
(Prince of Edinburgh and of Wales) born 1948, heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain (son of Elizabeth II).
- Charlie
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
- closets
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- Charlot
-
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.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- Aerosol
-
noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- charros
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerato-
-
- closers
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- tricho-
-
- Celesta
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- aethers
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- classis
-
noun,
the organization of pastors and elders that governs a group of local churches; a presbytery.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Alceste
-
noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- chaises
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- clootie
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) cloot (def 2).
- tiercel
-
noun,
tercel.
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- trochal
-
adjective,
resembling a wheel.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- lessor
-
noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- lesses
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- lesche
-
noun,
an arcade or other public place in ancient Greece.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- steres
-
- cesses
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- hisses
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- leches
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- hiero-
-
- lecher
-
noun,
a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- histo-
-
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Tooele
-
noun,
a town in NW Utah.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- looses
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- heroes
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- losers
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- losses
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- shotes
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- shoots
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- Sholes
-
noun,
Christopher Latham [ley-thuh m,, -th uh m] /ˈleɪ θəm,, -ðəm/ (Show IPA), 1819–90, U.S. inventor of the typewriter.
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- sisals
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Lochia
-
noun,
the liquid discharge from the uterus after childbirth.
- litho.
-
- lithos
-
noun,
lithography.
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- loathe
-
verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- Herter
-
noun,
Christian Archibald, 1895–1966, U.S. politician: secretary of state 1959–61.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- lictor
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
- lathes
-
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.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- hosels
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- hostel
-
noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- horses
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- celto-
-
- isohel
-
noun,
a line on a weather map connecting points that receive equal amounts of sunshine.
- cerat-
-
- soothe
-
verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- sorels
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- sooths
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- iatro-
-
- sotols
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- holies
-
noun,
a place of worship; sacred place; sanctuary.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- lasses
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- lassos
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- hoists
-
- hoises
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Lashio
-
noun,
a town in N Burma (Myanmar), NE of Mandalay: the SW terminus of the Burma Road.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- cashoo
-
noun,
catechu.
- socio-
-
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- horol.
-
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- lacto-
-
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Lahore
-
noun,
a city in NE Pakistan: the capital of Punjab province.
- clothe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- stasis
-
noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- sloths
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- shoers
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- treasr
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- screes
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- scoto-
-
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- retro-
-
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- reshes
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- archil
-
noun,
orchil.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- archi-
-
- Arches
-
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.
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Alioth
-
noun,
a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Ursa Major.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- 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.
- sacro-
-
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- scato-
-
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- aceto-
-
- across
-
adverb,
from one side to another.
- sarco-
-
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sashes
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- scoots
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trich-
-
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- School
-
noun,
an institution where instruction is given, especially to persons under college age:
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- scler-
-
- rotors
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- rrhoea
-
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- schorl
-
noun,
Mineralogy. a black tourmaline.
- triols
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- archt.
-
- shoats
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Orlich
-
noun,
Francisco J [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1906–69, Costa Rican engineer and statesman: president 1962–66.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- orchil
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from certain lichens, chiefly species of Roccella.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- setose
-
adjective,
covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
- ortho-
-
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- oscars
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- torses
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Sestos
-
noun,
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- 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.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- osteo-
-
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- 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.
- ochers
-
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.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- ochres
-
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.
- shirrs
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- astro-
-
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- oolith
-
noun,
any of the component concretions of a piece of oolite.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- sheols
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- Olathe
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- oleate
-
noun,
Chemistry. an ester or a salt of oleic acid.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- assoc.
-
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- recti-
-
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- rectos
-
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- seiche
-
noun,
an occasional and sudden oscillation of the water of a lake, bay, estuary, etc., producing fluctuations in the water level and caused by wind, earthquakes, changes in barometric pressure, etc.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- tosses
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- arthr-
-
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- Rachel
-
noun,
Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- seises
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Herero
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of Namibia, Botswana, and Angola.
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- costo-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- cheers
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- coshes
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- cirro-
-
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- creels
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tholos
-
noun,
a circular building.
a small, round structure, as a lantern.
a circular subterranean tomb, lined with masonry.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- 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.
- haoles
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- haloes
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- coolth
-
noun,
coolness.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- harlot
-
noun,
a prostitute; whore.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- tholes
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Etoile
-
noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- etches
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- class.
-
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- tacho-
-
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cooler
-
noun,
a container or apparatus, as an insulated chest, in which something may be cooled or kept cool.
- earths
-
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.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- choler
-
noun,
irascibility; anger; wrath; irritability.
- Cholos
-
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- choose
-
Idioms,
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to:
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- tercel
-
noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- chole-
-
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teleo-
-
- echoes
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- cholee
-
noun,
choli.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- chlor-
-
- elect.
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- cross-
-
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- chilo-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- eroto-
-
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- tarso-
-
- choses
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chorio
-
- chirrs
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- choral
-
noun,
chorale.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- eolith
-
noun,
a chipped stone of the late Tertiary Period in Europe once thought to have been flaked by humans but now known to be the product of natural, nonhuman agencies.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- chori-
-
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- chiral
-
adjective,
(of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- coolie
-
noun,
an unskilled laborer, especially formerly in China and India.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Storrs
-
noun,
a town in NE Connecticut.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- thiols
-
- charrs
-
noun,
char2 .
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- Cloots
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- helic-
-
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- hecto-
-
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Cloete
-
noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Thess.
-
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Cohoes
-
noun,
a city in E New York, on the Hudson River.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- stools
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- hearts
-
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.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Clotho
-
noun,
the Fate who spins the thread of life.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- cloths
-
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.
- helio-
-
- strass
-
noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- stress
-
noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Helios
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sun, represented as driving a chariot across the heavens; identified by the Romans with Sol.
- colors
-
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.
- chairs
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- helots
-
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.
- theol.
-
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- coel-
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- 30-30
-
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- coele
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- ecto-
-
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- troch
-
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- crit.
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- tele-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ecol.
-
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tera-
-
- scat-
-
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- telo-
-
- choli
-
noun,
a short-sleeved blouse or bodice, often one exposing part of the midriff, worn by Hindu women in India.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- orial
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- 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.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Orth.
-
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- seti-
-
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- sero-
-
- sarc-
-
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- acet-
-
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- terr.
-
- Seric
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- oste-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- clase
-
- rhet.
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- rhoea
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- corr.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- restr
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- aero-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Colo.
-
- theor
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- coots
-
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.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- theo-
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- Scot.
-
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- cools
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- cores
-
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Alcor
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- treas
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- cohos
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Recit
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- sect.
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- arith
-
- cloot
-
noun,
a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- rears
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- acro-
-
- actos
-
- areo-
-
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- thio-
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Theos
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- arche
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- colat
-
- alto-
-
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- aeri-
-
- alti-
-
- Arch.
-
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- rrhea
-
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- oleo-
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- Isth.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- Ital.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- halo-
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- 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.
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tahrs
-
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.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- lact-
-
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Cath.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- 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.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- laths
-
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.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- 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.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- larch
-
noun,
any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- slosh
-
noun,
watery mire or partly melted snow; slush.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- Esth.
-
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ster.
-
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- hist.
-
- char-
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- 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.
- hect-
-
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- cero-
-
- stool
-
noun,
a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
- holo-
-
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- cert.
-
- 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.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- 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.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- hier-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- heli-
-
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- sotol
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- IATSE
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Icel.
-
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- 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).
- horal
-
adjective,
of or relating to an hour or hours; hourly.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- tears
-
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lotos
-
noun,
lotus.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shoot
-
noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shoos
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- 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:
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- locos
-
noun,
locoweed.
- loots
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- tools
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- chol-
-
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- astr.
-
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- OIcel
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asst.
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- tech.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- octo-
-
- octa-
-
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaths
-
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.:
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- 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.
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- 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.
- Elche
-
noun,
a city in E Spain.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- sito-
-
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- licet
-
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- lect.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- leech
-
noun,
any bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worm of the class Hirudinea, certain freshwater species of which were formerly much used in medicine for bloodletting.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- Ste.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sech
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ter.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- sci.
-
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- SLIC
-
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- scil
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sch.
-
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- str.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- scr.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- Sol.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tri-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sec.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- 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.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tchr
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- shr.
-
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- the-
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- 1080
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itol
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- isls
-
- Chal
-
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Ceto
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- iso-
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- ile-
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- clar
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- cir.
-
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Ice.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- cat.
-
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- 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.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Cels
-
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- lea.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- hal-
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- HEAO
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- ELAS
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- ESIS
-
- EEOC
-
- eso-
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ect-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eco-
-
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- cts.
-
- ICAO
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cres
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- crat
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- cool
-
noun,
something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ical
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- her.
-
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- 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:
- ctr.
-
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hilo
-
noun,
a seaport on E Hawaii island, in SE Hawaii.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Hos.
-
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hol-
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- HOLC
-
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- Holi
-
noun,
the Hindu spring festival.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Loco
-
noun,
locoweed.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rel.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Aire
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- aet.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- 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.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Alco
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- osis
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- acr-
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SASE
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- Sat.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- aer-
-
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- ACTH
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- atic
-
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-os
-
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.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Cal.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ator
-
- ates
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- 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.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Oct.
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- OEEC
-
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- asis
-
- art.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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:
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- oro-
-
- arr.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- ARIS
-
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- TLC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- EEC
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- EEO
-
- ch.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tlo
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ACS
-
- ca.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Ehr
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- 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.
- TSH
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- tlr
-
- Ar.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cl.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- al.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- ac-
-
- CAI
-
- TSE
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ct.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- TSI
-
- Tro
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- EIS
-
- Co.
-
- cte
-
- CEA
-
- TIA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- THC
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TRH
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARS
-
- tr.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ALC
-
- AIC
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tra
-
- CLR
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CIA
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- CIE
-
- aor
-
- cle
-
- 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.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ea.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ast
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CEO
-
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- th-
-
- ASR
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ASI
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ase
-
- AHL
-
- sc.
-
- ht.
-
- EOE
-
- sho
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- ltr
-
- Oc.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- LSC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OEO
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- oic
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Ola
-
- oo-
-
- LSI
-
- 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.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- SLA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SLR
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- sht
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- LOC
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- OOT
-
- LAC
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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).
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ret
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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.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SCS
-
- ROA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rs.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- SAR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ote
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- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- SHA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OSO
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- OTS
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- SLE
-
- TSS
-
- hrs
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- STL
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- STI
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- 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.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- HST
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSS
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- HCR
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- ics
-
- ESL
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- hr.
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Hts
-
- Sr.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ish
-
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ILO
-
- IRL
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- IRO
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- IRS
-
- Isl
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ILS
-
- IOC
-
- ise
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- IAS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ial
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- La.
-
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- IHS
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- io-
-
- Lt.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
-
- LH
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SA
-
- LC
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- le
-
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TC
-
- S.
-
- SL
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TL
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- OA
-
- CE
-
- ol
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- L1
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HL
-
- LR
-
- R.
-
- h.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- RH
-
- RI
-
- EI
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- L2
-