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- reticulation
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noun,
a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.
- articulation
-
noun,
an act or the process of articulating:
- inarticulate
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adjective,
lacking the ability to express oneself, especially in clear and effective speech:
- articulator
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noun,
a person or thing that articulates.
- cultivation
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noun,
the act or art of cultivating.
- altercation
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noun,
a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.
- Territorial
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adjective,
of or relating to territory or land.
- intraocular
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adjective,
located or occurring within or administered through the eye.
- countervail
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verb (used with object),
to act or avail against with equal power, force, or effect; counteract.
- retaliation
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noun,
the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal.
- involucrate
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adjective,
having an involucre.
- interocular
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adjective,
being, or situated, between the eyes.
- ventricular
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a ventricle.
- interracial
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adjective,
of, involving, or for members of different racial groups:
- curvilinear
-
adjective,
consisting of or bounded by curved lines:
- ratiocinate
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verb (used without object),
to reason; carry on a process of reasoning.
- torrential
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent.
- trinocular
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adjective,
of or relating to a binocular microscope equipped with a third lens system for photographic recording.
- cultivator
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noun,
a person or thing that cultivates.
- recitation
-
noun,
an act of reciting.
- recitativo
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noun,
recitative2 .
- intravital
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adjective,
occurring during life.
- articulate
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noun,
a segmented invertebrate.
- octavalent
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adjective,
having a valence of eight.
- cavitation
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noun,
the rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a flowing liquid in regions of very low pressure, a frequent cause of structural damage to propellers, pumps, etc.
- actinolite
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noun,
a variety of amphibole, occurring in greenish bladed crystals or in masses.
- velitation
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noun,
a minor dispute or contest.
- irrational
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noun,
Mathematics. irrational number.
- alteration
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noun,
the act or process of altering; the state of being altered:
- novaculite
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noun,
a very hard sedimentary rock, similar to chert, composed essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- alternator
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noun,
a generator of alternating current.
- vaticinate
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verb (used with or without object),
to prophesy.
- tinctorial
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adjective,
pertaining to coloring or dyeing.
- evaluation
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noun,
an act or instance of evaluating or appraising.
- Orientalia
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plural noun,
books, manuscripts, and other objects pertaining to the Orient and Oriental art, culture, history, folklore, or the like.
- evacuation
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noun,
the act or process of evacuating, or the condition of being evacuated; discharge or expulsion, as of contents.
- laceration
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noun,
the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
- Victoriana
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plural noun,
Victorian art objects, furnishings, bric-a-brac, etc.
- victoriate
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noun,
a silver coin of ancient Rome, first issued in the late 3rd century b.c., having a figure of Victory on the reverse.
- urtication
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noun,
the development or eruption of urticaria.
- eluviation
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noun,
the movement through the soil of materials brought into suspension or dissolved by the action of water.
- univariate
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adjective,
(of a distribution) having one variate.
- levitation
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noun,
the act or phenomenon of levitating.
- vernacular
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noun,
the native speech or language of a place.
- certiorari
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noun,
a writ issuing from a superior court calling up the record of a proceeding in an inferior court for review.
- air-to-air
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adverb,
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
- inactivate
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verb (used with object),
to make inactive:
- acetonuria
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noun,
ketonuria.
- retraction
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noun,
the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
- ventilator
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noun,
a person or thing that ventilates.
- Travancore
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noun,
a former state in SW India: merged 1949 with Cochin to form a new state (Travancore and Cochin) reorganized 1956 to form the larger part of Kerala state.
- elutriator
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noun,
a machine for separating particles of mineral by elutriation.
- vaticinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by prophecy; prophetic.
- cauterant
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noun,
a caustic agent.
- cat-train
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noun,
a train of sleds and other vehicles mounted on runners, the whole procession drawn by a tractor with caterpillar treads.
- Cavalieri
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noun,
Francesco Bonaventura [frahn-ches-kaw baw-nah-ven-too-rah] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ ˌbɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1598–1697, Italian mathematician.
- inoculate
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verb (used with object),
to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
- inviolate
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adjective,
free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
- natrolite
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noun,
a white or colorless zeolite mineral, a hydrous silicate of sodium and aluminum, Na 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 ⋅2H 2 O, often occurring in acicular crystals.
- introvert
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noun,
a shy person.
- centurial
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adjective,
pertaining to a century.
- variolate
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adjective,
resembling smallpox, as a lesion.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- variolite
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noun,
a rock embedded with varioles; a variolitic rock.
- retractor
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noun,
a person or thing that retracts.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- Cineraria
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noun,
any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
- Centralia
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noun,
a city in central Illinois.
- reticular
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adjective,
having the form of a net; netlike.
- antecourt
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noun,
a forecourt.
- involucre
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noun,
Botany. a collection or rosette of bracts subtending a flower cluster, umbel, or the like.
- autoclave
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noun,
a heavy vessel for conducting chemical reactions under high pressure.
- victualer
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noun,
a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- avirulent
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adjective,
(of organisms) having no virulence, as a result of age, heat, etc.; nonpathogenic.
- arcuation
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noun,
the state of being bent or curved.
- lactation
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noun,
the secretion or formation of milk.
- Victorine
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noun,
a fur tippet with long tabs at the ends.
- autotelic
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adjective,
(of an entity or event) having within itself the purpose of its existence or happening.
- Ruritania
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noun,
a mythical, romantic kingdom conceived as the setting for a fairy tale, costume drama, comic operetta, or the like.
- raconteur
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- Victorian
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noun,
a person who lived during the Victorian period.
- auctorial
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adjective,
of, by, or pertaining to an author:
- latreutic
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adjective,
of or relating to latria.
- rationale
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noun,
the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
- vicariate
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noun,
the office or authority of a vicar.
- vicontiel
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adjective,
pertaining to the sheriff or viscount.
- articular
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adjective,
of or relating to the joints.
- laciniate
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adjective,
cut into narrow, irregular lobes; slashed; jagged.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- trivalent
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adjective,
Chemistry. having a valence of three.
- anorectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or associated with the anus and rectum.
- reluctant
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adjective,
unwilling; disinclined:
- triticale
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noun,
a hybrid produced by crossing wheat, Triticum aestivum, and rye, Secale cereale.
- narrative
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noun,
a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- carnivore
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noun,
an animal that eats flesh.
- Carnivora
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noun,
the order comprising the carnivores.
- lucrative
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adjective,
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative:
- recountal
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noun,
an act of recounting.
- trilinear
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adjective,
of, relating to, or bounded by three lines.
- variation
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noun,
the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:
- cantorial
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adjective,
of or relating to a cantor.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- trinitro-
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- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- Trinacria
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noun,
an ancient name of Sicily.
- Canaletto
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Canale) 1697–1768, Italian painter.
- navicular
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noun,
Also, naviculare [nuh-vik-yuh-lair-ee, -lahr-ee] /nəˌvɪk yəˈlɛər i, -ˈlɑr i/ (Show IPA). the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
- vulcanite
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noun,
a hard, readily cut and polished rubber, obtained by vulcanizing rubber with a large amount of sulfur, used in the manufacture of combs, buttons, and for electric insulation.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- liver-rot
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noun,
a disease chiefly of sheep and cattle, characterized by sluggishness, weight loss, and local damage to the liver, caused by infection from the liver fluke.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- valuation
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noun,
the act of estimating or setting the value of something; appraisal.
- urticaria
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noun,
a transient condition of the skin, usually caused by an allergic reaction, characterized by pale or reddened irregular, elevated patches and severe itching; hives.
- Cointreau
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- nutrilite
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- nutritive
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adjective,
serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
- evacuator
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noun,
a person or thing that evacuates.
- tarriance
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noun,
delay.
- criterion
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- creatural
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a creature.
- covariate
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noun,
a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
- covariant
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adjective,
(of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship:
- literator
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noun,
littérateur.
- vacuolate
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adjective,
having a vacuole or vacuoles.
- cultivate
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verb (used with object),
to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till.
- activator
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noun,
a person or thing that activates.
- Claretian
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noun,
a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
- incurvate
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adjective,
curved, especially inward.
- novitiate
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noun,
the state or period of being a novice of a religious order or congregation.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- terraria
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noun,
a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- criteria
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- notarial
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
- raincoat
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noun,
a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- oceanaut
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noun,
aquanaut.
- calutron
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noun,
a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
- craniate
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noun,
a craniate animal.
- tailrace
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noun,
the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
- novercal
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- aviation
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noun,
the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- tincture
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- cut-rate
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noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- counter-
-
- ultranet
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noun,
a net in a topological space that is residually in every set or its complement in the space.
- vacation
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noun,
a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
- velation
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noun,
pronunciation with velar articulation.
- triolein
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noun,
olein (def 1).
- overturn
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noun,
the act of overturning.
- corrival
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noun,
a rival; competitor.
- irrorate
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adjective,
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- nitrolic
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adjective,
of or noting a series of acids of the type RC(=NOH)NO 2 , whose salts form deep-red solutions.
- vicarial
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adjective,
of or relating to a vicar.
- Croatian
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noun,
a Croat.
- Tacitean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Publius Cornelius Tacitus.
- verticil
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noun,
a whorl or circle, as of leaves or hairs, arranged around a point on an axis.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- cultrate
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adjective,
sharp-edged and pointed, as a leaf.
- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- Tirolean
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Aurelian
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- univocal
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adjective,
having only one meaning; unambiguous.
- rational
-
noun,
Mathematics. rational number.
- curative
-
noun,
a curative agent; remedy.
- aureolin
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noun,
a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
- viatical
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adjective,
of or relating to a viaticum.
- aurorean
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adjective,
belonging to the dawn; auroral.
- culverin
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noun,
medieval form of musket.
- cultivar
-
noun,
a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation.
- urticant
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adjective,
producing a stinging or itching sensation.
- Atlantic
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noun,
Atlantic Ocean.
- taciturn
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adjective,
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- urticate
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- irritate
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verb (used with object),
to excite to impatience or anger; annoy.
- rat-tail
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noun,
grenadier (def 4).
- vicarate
-
noun,
vicariate.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- Laetitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aventail
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noun,
Also called camail. a mail tippet suspended from the lower edges of a 14th-century basinet as a protection for the neck, throat, and shoulders.
- tear-out
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adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- crotalin
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noun,
a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
- autocrat
-
noun,
an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.
- caritive
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adjective,
(in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
- ulterior
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adjective,
being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed:
- coal-tar
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noun,
a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
- oracular
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adjective,
of the nature of, resembling, or suggesting an oracle:
- intitule
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verb (used with object),
to give a title to (a legislative act, etc.); entitle.
- nautical
-
adjective,
of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
- Teucrian
-
noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- Tartaric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from tartar.
- neurotic
-
noun,
a neurotic person.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- invertor
-
noun,
any muscle that turns a limb or part inward.
- caveator
-
noun,
a person who files or enters a caveat.
- coattail
-
noun,
the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- invocate
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verb (used with object),
invoke.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- turncoat
-
noun,
a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- Latinate
-
adjective,
of, like, pertaining to, or derived from Latin.
- cleanout
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noun,
an act of cleaning out.
- Cavalier
-
noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- clarinet
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- Clairaut
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noun,
Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
- Clairton
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noun,
a city in SW Pennsylvania.
- cilantro
-
noun,
the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- varietal
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noun,
a varietal wine named for such a grape (distinguished from generic).
- Tantalic
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adjective,
of or relating to tantalum, especially in the pentavalent state.
- truncate
-
adjective,
truncated.
- inactive
-
adjective,
not active:
- trotline
-
noun,
a strong fishing line strung across a stream, or deep into a river, having individual hooks attached by smaller lines at intervals.
- Cernauti
-
noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- intercut
-
noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- varactor
-
noun,
a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
- colinear
-
adjective,
collinear.
- Valencia
-
noun,
Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- irritant
-
noun,
anything that irritates.
- Triratna
-
noun,
the three components of Buddhism, which are the Buddha, or teacher, the dharma, or teaching, and the Sangha, or priesthood.
- turrical
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a turret.
- tutorial
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noun,
a class in which a tutor gives intensive instruction in some subject to an individual student or a small group of students.
- uintaite
-
noun,
an extremely pure asphalt particularly valuable for the manufacture of paints and varnishes.
- Carnival
-
noun,
a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
- Carniola
-
noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- ironical
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, exhibiting, or characterized by irony or mockery:
- Cornelia
-
noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- Carlotta
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Charlotte.
- Octavian
-
noun,
Augustus.
- Carleton
-
noun,
Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
- overlain
-
verb,
past participle of overlie.
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- carinula
-
noun,
a small carina.
- carinate
-
adjective,
Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
- Eurocrat
-
noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- Carolina
-
noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Coltrane
-
noun,
John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Caterina
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- conative
-
noun,
Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
- Caulonia
-
noun,
a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
- turnover
-
noun,
an act or result of turning over; upset.
- contrail
-
noun,
a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
- involute
-
noun,
Geometry. any curve of which a given curve is the evolute.
- Catiline
-
noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- troilite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron sulfide, FeS, occurring in meteorites.
- Caroline
-
noun,
a female given name.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- carriole
-
noun,
cariole.
- contrite
-
adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrive
-
verb (used with object),
to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
- evacuant
-
noun,
an evacuant medicine or agent; cathartic; purgative.
- narrator
-
noun,
a person who gives an account or tells the story of events, experiences, etc.
- interval
-
noun,
an intervening period of time:
- Urartian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Urartu.
- lavation
-
noun,
the process of washing.
- 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:
- viticeta
-
noun,
a place where vines, especially grapevines, are cultivated.
- acrolein
-
noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- Anatolic
-
adjective, noun,
Anatolian.
- Torrance
-
noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- roturier
-
noun,
a person of low rank; plebeian.
- Victrola
-
- analcite
-
noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- Vitalian
-
noun,
died a.d. 672, pope 657–672.
- Lauretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- air-line
-
adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- reactant
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts.
- virulent
-
adjective,
actively poisonous; intensely noxious:
- retroact
-
verb (used without object),
to act in opposition; react.
- rutilant
-
adjective,
glowing or glittering with ruddy or golden light.
- ritenuto
-
adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- arcature
-
noun,
an arcade of small dimensions.
- literati
-
plural noun,
persons of scholarly or literary attainments; intellectuals.
- tolerant
-
adjective,
inclined or disposed to tolerate; showing tolerance; forbearing:
- toreutic
-
adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- line-out
-
noun,
a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
- Lorraine
-
noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- anterior
-
adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Vittoria
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Victoria.
- vituline
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a calf or veal.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Lucretia
-
noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- linarite
-
noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- relation
-
noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- actuator
-
noun,
a person or thing that actuates.
- tractive
-
adjective,
having or exerting traction; drawing.
- traction
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- tractile
-
adjective,
capable of being drawn out in length; ductile.
- aeronaut
-
noun,
the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
- tornaria
-
noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- activate
-
verb (used with object),
to make active; cause to function or act.
- loricate
-
adjective,
covered with a lorica.
- Victoria
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
- airliner
-
noun,
a passenger aircraft operated by an airline.
- Aaronite
-
noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Victoire
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Victoria.
- Tiverton
-
noun,
a town in SE Rhode Island.
- alterant
-
noun,
something that produces alteration.
- Touraine
-
noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- retinula
-
noun,
a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
- retirant
-
noun,
retiree.
- Voltaire
-
noun,
(François Marie Arouet) 1694–1778, French philosopher, historian, satirist, dramatist, and essayist.
- toucanet
-
noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- locative
-
noun,
the locative case.
- volitant
-
adjective,
engaged in or having the power of flight.
- Aleutian
-
noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- Alicante
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- rotative
-
adjective,
rotating or pertaining to rotation.
- vortical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vortex.
- arterio-
-
- Rotarian
-
noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- arterial
-
noun,
a main route, channel, or other course of flow or access:
- cloture
-
noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- olivine
-
noun,
Mineralogy. any of a group of magnesium iron silicates, (Mg,Fe) 2 SiO 4 , occurring in olive-green to gray-green masses as an important constituent of basic igneous rocks.
- Aetolia
-
noun,
an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
- intitle
-
verb (used with object),
entitle.
- neutral
-
noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- tartare
-
adjective,
(especially of fish) finely chopped and served raw (used postpositively):
- valeric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- retinol
-
noun,
vitamin A.
- neutro-
-
- Icarian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- vitrain
-
noun,
the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
- Vitoria
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- alinota
-
noun,
the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
- valuate
-
verb (used with object),
to set a value on; appraise.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Leuctra
-
noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- retinal
-
noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Tuonela
-
noun,
the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
- centro-
-
- tunicle
-
noun,
a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
- centri-
-
- Linacre
-
noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- Linaria
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- Lietuva
-
noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- central
-
noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- cerato-
-
- Valonia
-
noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- clutter
-
noun,
a disorderly heap or assemblage; litter:
- Olivier
-
noun,
Laurence (Kerr) [kur;; British kahr,, kair] /kɜr;; British kɑr,, kɛər/ (Show IPA), (Baron Olivier of Brighton) 1907–89, English actor and director.
- Valiant
-
adjective,
boldly courageous; brave; stout-hearted:
- aileron
-
noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- tuition
-
noun,
the charge or fee for instruction, as at a private school or a college or university:
- variate
-
noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- Taranto
-
noun,
Ancient Tarentum. a fortified seaport in SE Italy, on the Gulf of Taranto: founded by the Greeks in the 8th century b.c.; naval base.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- variant
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- tortile
-
adjective,
twisted; coiled.
- 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.
- incurve
-
verb (used with or without object),
to curve or cause to curve inward.
- virtual
-
adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- Alarcon
-
noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- torture
-
noun,
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
- varico-
-
- ciliate
-
noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- toenail
-
noun,
a nail of a toe.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Civitan
-
noun,
a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
- Navarre
-
noun,
a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- variole
-
noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- retract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw back or in:
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Louvain
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium.
- vitiate
-
verb (used with object),
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- torrent
-
noun,
a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence.
- clavier
-
noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Tarlton
-
noun,
Richard, died 1588, English actor.
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- clavate
-
adjective,
club-shaped; claviform.
- levator
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that raises a part of the body.
Compare depressor.
- clatter
-
noun,
a rattling noise or series of rattling noises:
- Clarion
-
noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
-
noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- airline
-
noun,
Aeronautics.
a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points.
the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system.
Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- clarain
-
noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- variola
-
noun,
smallpox.
- vitrine
-
noun,
a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
- ravelin
-
noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- vitriol
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of certain metallic sulfates of glassy appearance, as copper sulfate or blue vitriol, iron sulfate or green vitriol, zinc sulfate or white vitriol, etc.
- teacart
-
noun,
tea wagon.
- Elinvar
-
- cuittle
-
verb (used with object),
to wheedle, cajole, or coax.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- volante
-
adverb, adjective,
moving lightly and quickly.
- utricle
-
noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- Livonia
-
noun,
a former Russian province on the Baltic: now part of Latvia and Estonia.
- unitive
-
adjective,
capable of causing unity or serving to unite.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- taverna
-
noun,
a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
- culotte
-
plural noun,
women's trousers, usually knee-length or calf-length, cut full to resemble a skirt.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- Loretta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- critter
-
noun,
a domesticated animal.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- voiture
-
noun,
a carriage, wagon, or other wheeled vehicle.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- entrail
-
plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- uncover
-
verb (used with object),
to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- noctule
-
noun,
a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
- Loraine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- uralite
-
noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- cutover
-
noun,
land, especially timberland, cleared of trees.
- cutline
-
noun,
a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
- Uralian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- unvoice
-
verb (used with or without object),
devoice.
- unvocal
-
adjective,
not outspoken; reserved; not eloquent in speech; inarticulate.
- rivulet
-
noun,
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
- curtate
-
adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- Riviera
-
noun,
a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy.
French Côte d'Azur.
- curtail
-
noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- Voltaic
-
noun,
Gur.
- Currier
-
noun,
a person who dresses and colors leather after it is tanned.
- current
-
noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- currant
-
noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- unravel
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or disentangle the threads of (a woven or knitted fabric, a rope, etc.).
- nuclear
-
noun,
nuclear energy:
- nucleo-
-
- curator
-
noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- volutin
-
noun,
basophilic nucleoprotein granules in the cytoplasm or the vacuoles of certain microorganisms.
- elation
-
noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- culvert
-
noun,
a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- nitrile
-
noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- toluate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of any of the four isomeric toluic acids.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Octavia
-
noun,
died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
- Lorient
-
noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- correl.
-
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- activin
-
noun,
a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- Nicolet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- Nicolai
-
noun,
(Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Etruria
-
noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- vacuole
-
noun,
a membrane-bound cavity within a cell, often containing a watery liquid or secretion.
- corvina
-
noun,
corbina.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- actuate
-
verb (used with object),
to incite or move to action; impel; motivate:
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- convert
-
noun,
one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- contra-
-
- linocut
-
noun,
a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
- Conrail
-
noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- corvine
-
adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Oceania
-
noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- craniol
-
- cranio-
-
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cranial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- uncivil
-
adjective,
without good manners; unmannerly; rude; impolite; discourteous.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Craiova
-
noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- actino-
-
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Acrilan
-
- Nilotic
-
noun,
a group of languages belonging to the Eastern Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan, and including Dinka, Luo, Masai, and Nandi.
- courlan
-
noun,
the limpkin.
- Courier
-
noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- rilievo
-
noun,
relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- Actaeon
-
noun,
a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
- Coulter
-
noun,
colter.
- actinal
-
adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- Actinia
-
noun,
a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
- centavo
-
noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
- Ciliata
-
noun,
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tricorn
-
noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- recital
-
noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- lavaret
-
noun,
a whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus, found in the lakes of central Europe.
- 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.
- Lautrec
-
noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- Realtor
-
- Calvert
-
noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- Laurier
-
noun,
Sir Wilfrid [wil-frid;; French weel-freed] /ˈwɪl frɪd;; French wilˈfrid/ (Show IPA), 1841–1919, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1896–1911.
- calotte
-
noun,
zucchetto.
- 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.
- Caitlin
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Trianta
-
noun,
Trianda.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- Trevino
-
noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- Caelian
-
noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- venatic
-
adjective,
of or relating to hunting.
- Lacerta
-
noun,
the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
- tactual
-
adjective,
of or relating to the sense of touch.
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- ventail
-
noun,
the pivoted middle element of a face defense of a close helmet.
- lacinia
-
noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- re-coil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Laveran
-
noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- ventral
-
adjective,
of or relating to the venter or belly; abdominal.
- Lavinia
-
noun,
Roman Legend. the daughter of Latinus and second wife of Aeneas.
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- runover
-
noun,
the amount of type matter for a given article, story, etc., that is carried over to another page, column, or line.
- Carlton
-
noun,
Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
- lean-to
-
noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Carlota
-
noun,
1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
- Carlita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carline
-
noun,
an old woman.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- cariole
-
noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- tractor
-
noun,
a powerful motor-driven vehicle with large, heavy treads, used for pulling farm machinery, other vehicles, etc.
- overran
-
noun,
an act or instance of overrunning.
- ovulate
-
verb (used without object),
to produce and discharge eggs from an ovary or ovarian follicle.
- overrun
-
noun,
an act or instance of overrunning.
- recruit
-
noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- triolet
-
noun,
a short poem of fixed form, having a rhyme scheme of ab, aa, abab, and having the first line repeated as the fourth and seventh lines, and the second line repeated as the eighth.
- caravel
-
noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- antero-
-
- velaria
-
noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- canular
-
adjective,
cannular.
- Italian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Laconia
-
noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- ventri-
-
- reliant
-
adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- arrival
-
noun,
an act of arriving; a coming:
- trenail
-
noun,
treenail.
- lattice
-
noun,
a structure of crossed wooden or metal strips usually arranged to form a diagonal pattern of open spaces between the strips.
- Titania
-
noun,
synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.
- verruca
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a wart.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- latrine
-
noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- travail
-
noun,
painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- Laotian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Laos.
- tranter
-
noun,
a peddler, hawker, or carrier using a horse and cart.
- ravioli
-
noun,
small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- arnatto
-
noun,
annatto (def 2).
- ratline
-
noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Latitia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Latinic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- traitor
-
noun,
a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Lateran
-
noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- arteri-
-
- rattler
-
noun,
a rattlesnake.
- vicinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or belonging to a neighborhood or district.
- lunatic
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
- Aurelia
-
noun,
moon jellyfish.
- Latvian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Latvia.
- lactate
-
noun,
an ester or salt of lactic acid.
- ventro-
-
- victual
-
noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- avionic
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- aviator
-
noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- arcuate
-
adjective,
bent or curved like a bow.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- Avertin
-
- tactile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch.
- lactone
-
noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- venturi
-
noun,
Robert Charles, born 1925, U.S. architect.
- auricle
-
noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- avarice
-
noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- lacunar
-
noun,
Architecture.
a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def 4).
- laurate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- Rantoul
-
noun,
a city in E Illinois.
- valance
-
noun,
a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- arietta
-
noun,
a short aria.
- auroral
-
adjective,
of or like the dawn.
- trental
-
noun,
a series of 30 Requiems celebrated one each day for 30 consecutive days.
- relator
-
noun,
a person who relates or tells; narrator.
- Lavater
-
noun,
Johann Kaspar [yoh-hahn kahs-pahr] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈkɑs pɑr/ (Show IPA), 1741–1801, Swiss poet, theologian, and physiognomist.
- overact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- cateran
-
noun,
(formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
- cattail
-
noun,
any tall, reedlike marsh plant of the genus Typha, especially T. latifolia, having long, sword-shaped leaves and dense, cylindrical clusters of minute brown flowers.
- outlive
-
verb (used with object),
to live longer than; survive (a person, period, etc.):
- vection
-
noun,
the transference of a disease from one person to another.
- Lucania
-
noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- violate
-
verb (used with object),
to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise, instructions, etc.).
- lenitic
-
adjective,
lentic.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- violent
-
adjective,
acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force:
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Catalin
-
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- natator
-
noun,
a swimmer.
- trivial
-
adjective,
of very little importance or value; insignificant:
- 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.
- Natalie
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- cattalo
-
noun,
beefalo.
- outline
-
noun,
the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
- carrion
-
noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- cavetto
-
noun,
a concave molding the outline of which is a quarter circle.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- let-out
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a means of escape; loophole.
- Vatican
-
noun,
Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
- natural
-
noun,
any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
- Letitia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “gladness.”.
- inutile
-
adjective,
of no use or service.
- cave-in
-
noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- outlier
-
noun,
something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
- titular
-
noun,
a person who bears a title.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- invoice
-
noun,
an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- Renault
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- cauline
-
adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- alunite
-
noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- Leavitt
-
noun,
Henrietta, 1868–1921, U.S. astronomer.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- lection
-
noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- Lecuona
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
- Carrier
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- ovarian
-
adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- latten
-
noun,
a brasslike alloy commonly made in thin sheets and formerly much used for church utensils.
- nocti-
-
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- luteo-
-
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- lutein
-
noun,
Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
- neuro-
-
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Lieut.
-
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- laevo-
-
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- invite
-
noun,
Informal. an invitation.
- eluvia
-
noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Latvia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of Estonia, an independent state 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 25,395 sq. mi. (63,700 sq. km). Capital: Riga.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Tivoli
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, E of Rome: ruins of Roman villas.
Ancient Tibur.
- inter.
-
- travel
-
noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Lucite
-
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Leucon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- unveil
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a veil or other covering from; display; reveal:
- latent
-
adjective,
present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential:
- Toltec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people living in central Mexico before the advent of the Aztecs and traditionally credited with laying the foundation of Aztec culture.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- intro.
-
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- Louvre
-
noun,
a national museum in Paris, France, since 1793: formerly a royal palace.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- intra-
-
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- louver
-
noun,
any of a series of narrow openings framed at their longer edges with slanting, overlapping fins or slats, adjustable for admitting light and air while shutting out rain.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- louvar
-
noun,
a red-finned, deep-sea, tropical fish, Luvarus imperialis, having the vent at the base of the pectoral fin.
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- toluic
-
adjective,
of or derived from toluic acid.
- Latona
-
noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- Levant
-
noun,
the lands bordering the E shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- terat-
-
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- unlive
-
verb (used with object),
to undo or reverse (past life, experiences, etc.):
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unrove
-
adjective,
withdrawn from a block, thimble, etc.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- leuco-
-
- intuit
-
verb (used with or without object),
to know or receive by intuition.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- nitro-
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Turtle
-
noun,
any reptile of the order Testudines, comprising aquatic and terrestrial species having the trunk enclosed in a shell consisting of a dorsal carapace and a ventral plastron.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- trivia
-
noun,
(in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- necro-
-
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Lettic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Letts or their language.
- 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.
- Irvine
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- native
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
- incorr
-
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Trevor
-
noun,
William (William Trevor Cox) born 1928, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- trivet
-
noun,
a small metal plate with short legs, especially one put under a hot platter or dish to protect a table.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- iolite
-
noun,
cordierite.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- tetra-
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- truant
-
noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- trover
-
noun,
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- narco-
-
- turco-
-
- lucent
-
adjective,
shining.
- turret
-
noun,
a small tower, usually one forming part of a larger structure.
- luetic
-
adjective,
syphilitic.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- Tuinal
-
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- iatro-
-
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lacto-
-
- neurol
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Tucana
-
noun,
the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- uncoil
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unwind from a coiled position.
- Iletin
-
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- tonlet
-
noun,
a skirt of plates.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incult
-
adjective,
wild; rude; unrefined.
- ultra-
-
- lauric
-
adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Lottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Ilorin
-
noun,
a town in W central Nigeria.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- tinct.
-
- litten
-
adjective,
lighted1 .
- toilet
-
noun,
a bathroom fixture consisting of a bowl, usually with a detachable, hinged seat and lid, and a device for flushing with water, used for defecation and urination.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- urano-
-
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- Avlona
-
noun,
former name of Vlorë.
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- avoir.
-
- ventr-
-
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- avaunt
-
adverb,
away; hence.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- velour
-
noun,
a velvetlike fabric of rayon, wool, or any of several other natural or synthetic fibers, used for outerwear and upholstery.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Velcro
-
- Canova
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- cantar
-
noun,
a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Attila
-
noun,
("Scourge of God") a.d. 406?–453, king of the Huns who invaded Europe: defeated by the Romans and Visigoths in 451 at Châlons-sur-Marne in France.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Rattan
-
noun,
Also called rattan palm. any of various climbing palms of the genus Calamus or allied genera.
- atonal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- attain
-
verb (used with object),
to reach, achieve, or accomplish; gain; obtain:
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Attica
-
noun,
a region in SE Greece, surrounding Athens: under Athenian rule in ancient times.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Avanti
-
noun,
Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- Auriol
-
noun,
Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
- Aurora
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the dawn.
Compare Eos.
- Avalon
-
noun,
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- atavic
-
adjective,
atavistic.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- cattle
-
noun,
bovine animals, especially domesticated members of the genus Bos.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Vatter
-
noun,
a lake in S Sweden. 80 miles (130 km) long; 733 sq. mi. (1900 sq. km).
- outlet
-
noun,
an opening or passage by which anything is let out; vent; exit.
- cavate
-
adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- caveat
-
noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cavort
-
verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Cavour
-
noun,
Camillo Benso di [kah-meel-law ben-saw dee] /kɑˈmil lɔ ˈbɛn sɔ di/ (Show IPA), 1810–61, Italian statesman: leader in the unification of Italy.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- celto-
-
- Varuna
-
noun,
the Vedic god of natural and moral law, probably a sky god originally: thought to correspond to the Zoroastrian god Ahura Mazda.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centi-
-
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- vector
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- Cuvier
-
noun,
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- ovular
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of an ovule.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Catano
-
noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- 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.
- talent
-
noun,
a special natural ability or aptitude:
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Alcott
-
noun,
(Amos) Bronson [bron-suh n] /ˈbrɒn sən/ (Show IPA), 1799–1888, U.S. educator and philosopher.
- vitric
-
adjective,
of or relating to glass.
- revolt
-
noun,
the act of revolting; an insurrection or rebellion.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- virtue
-
noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- retro-
-
- retral
-
adjective,
at or toward the back; posterior.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- virion
-
noun,
the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- virile
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:
- retort
-
noun,
a severe, incisive, or witty reply, especially one that counters a first speaker's statement, argument, etc.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- aeron.
-
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- aceto-
-
- Vulcan
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of fire and metalworking, identified with the Greek Hephaestus.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- volute
-
noun,
a spiral or twisted formation or object.
- Rivera
-
noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Ritter
-
noun,
a knight.
- Volant
-
noun,
Also called volant piece. Armor. a reinforcing piece for the brow of a helmet.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- rotter
-
noun,
a thoroughly bad, worthless, or objectionable person.
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- actual
-
adjective,
existing in act or fact; real:
- acuate
-
adjective,
sharpened; pointed.
- vittle
-
noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- violin
-
noun,
the treble instrument of the family of modern bowed instruments, held nearly horizontal by the player's arm with the lower part supported against the collarbone or shoulder.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- vicuna
-
noun,
a wild South American ruminant, Vicugna vicugna, of the Andes, related to the guanaco but smaller, and yielding a soft, delicate wool: an endangered species, now increasing in numbers.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- rutile
-
noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Victor
-
noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- Rutter
-
noun,
portolano.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- arrear
-
Idioms,
in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment:
Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Violet
-
noun,
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
Compare violet family.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- anatto
-
noun,
annatto.
- relict
-
noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recti-
-
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- centr-
-
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- vacate
-
verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- corral
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- coutil
-
noun,
a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
- vacant
-
adjective,
having no contents; empty; void:
- covert
-
noun,
a covering; cover.
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Valona
-
noun,
Italian name of Vlorë.
- valine
-
noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Olivia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Olive.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- valent
-
- colent
-
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- Tarvia
-
- contr.
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cravat
-
noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- cloven
-
verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curler
-
noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- curvet
-
noun,
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Cutler
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- cutlet
-
noun,
a slice of meat, especially of veal, for broiling or frying.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- cuttle
-
noun,
cuttlefish.
- Novara
-
noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tauro-
-
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- tauto-
-
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- tavern
-
noun,
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
- crural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- cteno-
-
- utero-
-
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- nutlet
-
noun,
a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.
- Culion
-
noun,
an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
- urino-
-
- Culver
-
noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- Clover
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- valuer
-
noun,
British. an appraiser.
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- clino-
-
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- 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.
- Ortler
-
noun,
a range of the Alps in N Italy.
- vario-
-
- Tantra
-
noun,
(italics) Hinduism. any of several books of esoteric doctrine regarding rituals, disciplines, meditation, etc., composed in the form of dialogues between Shiva and his Shakti; Agama.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- cirro-
-
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- citral
-
noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Tarlac
-
noun,
a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- varlet
-
noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- valuta
-
noun,
(in Europe) the value of a currency expressed in terms of its rate of exchange with another currency.
- Clivia
-
noun,
Kaffir lily.
- Tartar
-
noun,
Dentistry. calculus (def 3).
- cerat-
-
- Tartan
-
noun,
a woolen or worsted cloth woven with stripes of different colors and widths crossing at right angles, worn chiefly by the Scottish Highlanders, each clan having its own distinctive plaid.
- ottava
-
adverb,
(of notes in a score) at an octave higher than written (when placed above the staff) or lower than written (when placed below the staff). Abbreviation: 8va.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Natta
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–79, Italian chemist and engineer: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1963.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- noct-
-
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- naut.
-
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- lovat
-
noun,
a grayish blend of colors, especially of green, used in textiles, as for plaids.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- natl.
-
- reni-
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- terr.
-
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Louie
-
noun,
looie.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- telo-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Tanta
-
noun,
a city in N Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- teno-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lotta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- nuci-
-
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Rover
-
noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- tera-
-
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- Lotte
-
noun,
angler (def 3).
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Tatar
-
noun,
a member of a modern Turkic people living in the Tatar Autonomous Republic and adjacent regions of eastern European Russia and in widely scattered communities in western Siberia and central Asia.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Luton
-
noun,
a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ta-ta
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Teut.
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- OIcel
-
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ocul-
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- neut.
-
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- neur-
-
- ovule
-
noun,
Botany.
a rudimentary seed.
the plant part that contains the embryo sac and hence the female germ cell, which after fertilization develops into a seed.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- over-
-
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- octa-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- nitr-
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Recit
-
- orial
-
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Varro
-
noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- cata-
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- cine-
-
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- veni-
-
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Cant.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- civil
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of citizens:
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corr.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- vacua
-
noun,
a plural of vacuum.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- cont.
-
- vari-
-
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- 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.
- coel-
-
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- Alcor
-
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Alta.
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- altar
-
noun,
an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- alti-
-
- alto-
-
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- aioli
-
noun,
a garlic-flavored mayonnaise of Provence, served with fish and seafood and often with vegetables.
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 30-30
-
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- volti
-
verb (imperative),
turn; turn over: a direction to turn the page.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- acet-
-
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- vocat
-
- acro-
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- vitta
-
noun,
Botany. a tube or receptacle for oil, occurring in the fruits of most plants of the parsley family.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- anal.
-
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- ative
-
- Arnel
-
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Arrau
-
noun,
Claudio [klaw-dee-oh;; Spanish klou-th yaw] /ˈklɔ diˌoʊ;; Spanish ˈklaʊ ðyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, Chilean pianist.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- vice-
-
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- attar
-
noun,
Also, atar, athar, ottar, otto. a perfume or essential oil obtained from flowers or petals.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- atto-
-
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- aurar
-
noun,
plural of eyrir.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- auto.
-
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- anat.
-
- Vinci
-
noun,
Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- vino-
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- vinic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
- vini-
-
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- colat
-
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ileo-
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- ilio-
-
- Ilion
-
noun,
Greek name of ancient Troy.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- incl.
-
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- lect.
-
- ician
-
- Icel.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- licet
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ulent
-
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Evatt
-
noun,
Herbert Vere [veer] /vɪər/ (Show IPA), 1894–1966, Australian lawyer and statesman: president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1948–49.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- levo-
-
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- leuc-
-
- total
-
noun,
the total amount; sum; aggregate:
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- toti-
-
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Ital.
-
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- ition
-
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- intr.
-
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Invar
-
- invt.
-
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- Euro-
-
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- uran-
-
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- ecol.
-
- econ.
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- ecto-
-
- Ecua.
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- 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.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- curve
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- tonia
-
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- UNRRA
-
- lact-
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- UNCIO
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- encl.
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- erron
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Univ.
-
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- 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.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- 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.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- tion
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Tit.
-
- trav
-
- VTOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane capable of taking off and landing vertically, having forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Vul.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- voc.
-
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- volt
-
noun,
the standard unit of potential difference and electromotive force in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the difference of electric potential between two points of a conductor carrying a constant current of one ampere, when the power dissipated between these points is equal to one watt. Abbreviation: V.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- var.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- uni-
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- ulto
-
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Vat.
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- ter.
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- uria
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- uro-
-
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- taur
-
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- uret
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- ten.
-
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- val.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Veii
-
noun,
an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- Vict
-
- vet.
-
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- tron
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- tRNA
-
- Vic.
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- trit
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- vin-
-
- tri-
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Ven.
-
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Veno
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- 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.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- 1080
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cav.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CATV
-
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- cat.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Lev.
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lani
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- loun
-
noun,
loon2 .
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- avn.
-
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- aut-
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Cal.
-
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lit.
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ctr.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- crat
-
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- 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.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cule
-
- cur.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- conv
-
- Con.
-
- itol
-
- Ire.
-
- int.
-
- intl
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- inv.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- INRI
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- cir.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Ice.
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- IAEA
-
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- ical
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- ICAO
-
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- ile-
-
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- aur-
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Oct.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- ance
-
- acea
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Rev.
-
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ANTU
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ovi-
-
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- NTIA
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RCVR
-
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ole-
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- rel.
-
- Ala.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- out-
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Ont.
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alco
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- NCTE
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- ator
-
- NCAA
-
- riv.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- atic
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- rit.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLU
-
- NACA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- attn
-
- acr-
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- nav.
-
- Nov.
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- 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.
- art.
-
- NOAA
-
- arr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NIRA
-
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- att.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Nev.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- neo-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- AAE
-
- av.
-
- Aar
-
- AAU
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- an.
-
- CVA
-
- ure
-
- ac-
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- VTO
-
- Vte
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- AIA
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- al.
-
- VOR
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- Ar.
-
- uti
-
- AUC
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- CRT
-
- Va.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ALC
-
- vol
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VCR
-
- 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.
- ARU
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- CVO
-
- AOU
-
- eo-
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ca.
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- Ver
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- AUA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- VOA
-
- vo.
-
- VLA
-
- CNO
-
- ACV
-
- ae.
-
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- Clo
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AOA
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CIE
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- CIA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- CEO
-
- ALU
-
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CEA
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- CVT
-
- ROI
-
- ote
-
- tlo
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TNT
-
- 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.
- tlr
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- TLC
-
- LOC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LTA
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ltr
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- lv.
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- tr.
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- tra
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- TCA
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- NUL
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- OIt
-
- Oc.
-
- TAL
-
- 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.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- NRA
-
- OTC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- NCO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- TIA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ola
-
- Re.
-
- NOC
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OIr
-
- RNA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- unc
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ERV
-
- RNR
-
- ult
-
- ETO
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ETR
-
- UIT
-
- ROA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rt.
-
- UCR
-
- rte
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- UAE
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- UAR
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TVA
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OTA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ot-
-
- ea.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- EAA
-
- ean
-
- ur-
-
- 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.
- ec-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ECA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- UNO
-
- eir
-
- Orv
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- en-
-
- Une
-
- env
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RCA
-
- REA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Tro
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- ITA
-
- ine
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- La.
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- Lt.
-
- IOC
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ETV
-
- ial
-
- eu-
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- in.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ier
-
- il-
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ILO
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- VU
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- RU
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
-
- RV
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- VN
-
- VL
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- t.
-
- CE
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- VC
-
- 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.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- U.
-
- UC
-
- UV
-
- VR
-
- VI
-
- V.
-
- LC
-
- UI
-
- UL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CU
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CV
-
- EV
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ol
-
- NI
-
- OA
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- NV
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
-
- L1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- LR
-
- TL
-
- TN
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- TT
-