Anagrams of Australianize
Word Australianize has
1385 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Australianize.
- naturalizes
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verb (used with object),
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- insularize
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verb (used with object),
to make into an island or represent as insular.
- Australian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Australia.
- naturalize
-
verb (used with object),
to confer upon (an alien) the rights and privileges of a citizen.
- Saturnalia
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noun,
(sometimes used with a plural verb) the festival of Saturn, celebrated in December in ancient Rome as a time of unrestrained merrymaking.
- triazines
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- Australia
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noun,
a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km).
- latinizes
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- atrazines
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noun,
a white crystalline compound, C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.
- sanitizer
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- aerialist
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noun,
a trapeze artist.
- Aleutians
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- laniaries
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- alizarins
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noun,
a solid appearing reddish-orange as crystals and brownish-yellow as powder, C 14 H 8 O 4 , one of the earliest known dyes, formerly obtained in its natural state from madder and now derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthesis of other dyes.
- analities
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noun,
the condition or quality of having an anal character; collectively, the personality traits characteristic of the anal stage of psychosexual development.
- Lusitania
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noun,
(italics) a British luxury liner sunk by a German submarine in the North Atlantic on May 7, 1915: one of the events leading to U.S. entry into World War I.
- artisanal
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adjective,
pertaining to or noting a person skilled in an applied art:
- ritualize
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verb (used with object),
to make into a ritual:
- sanitaria
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noun,
an institution for the preservation or recovery of health, especially for convalescence; health resort.
- lazurites
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na 5 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 S 3 , occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- tzarinas
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noun,
czarina.
- neuritis
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noun,
inflammation of a nerve.
- Aleutian
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noun,
Aleut (def 1).
- Asturian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- Luristan
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noun,
a mountainous region in W Iran.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- nasalize
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verb (used with object),
to pronounce as a nasal sound.
- retinals
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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.
- Eurasian
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noun,
the offspring of a European and an Asian.
- Alastair
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noun,
a male given name.
- atrazine
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noun,
a white crystalline compound, C 8 H 14 N 5 Cl, used as an herbicide to control weeds, especially in corn crops.
- insulate
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verb (used with object),
to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
- suzerain
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noun,
a sovereign or a state exercising political control over a dependent state.
- Listeria
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic, parasitic bacteria of the genus Listeria, pathogenic for humans and animals.
- retinula
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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.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- lazurite
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noun,
a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate and sulfide, Na 5 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 S 3 , occurring in deep-blue crystals, used for ornamental purposes.
- asternal
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adjective,
not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- sanitize
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verb (used with object),
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- alizarin
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noun,
a solid appearing reddish-orange as crystals and brownish-yellow as powder, C 14 H 8 O 4 , one of the earliest known dyes, formerly obtained in its natural state from madder and now derived from anthraquinone: used chiefly in the synthesis of other dyes.
- satirize
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verb (used with object),
to attack or ridicule with satire.
- Alsatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Alsace.
- unitizes
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verb (used with object),
to form or combine into one unit, as by welding parts together:
- trenails
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noun,
treenail.
- linarite
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noun,
a mineral, a complex basic sulfate of lead and copper, having a deep-blue color resembling that of azurite.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- Lusatian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
- alunites
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- triazine
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- nitriles
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- ratlines
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Nazirite
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noun,
Nazarite.
- salariat
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noun,
the class of workers in an economy who receive salaries.
- Laurasia
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noun,
a hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era: split apart to form North America and Eurasia.
- azurites
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noun,
a blue mineral, a hydrous copper carbonate, Cu 3 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 2 : an ore of copper.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- entrails
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- uralites
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- Nazarite
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noun,
(among the ancient Hebrews) a person who had taken certain strict religious vows, usually for a limited period.
- neutrals
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Lazarist
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noun,
Vincentian (def 1).
- zairians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Zaire.
- naturals
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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.
- utilizes
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verb (used with object),
to put to use; turn to profitable account:
- Austral.
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- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- airlines
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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.
- Silurian
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noun,
Geology. the Silurian Period or System of rocks.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Aurelian
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- Latinize
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verb (used with object),
to cause to conform to the customs, traditions, beliefs, etc., of the Latins or the Latin Church.
- salinize
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verb (used with object),
to treat with salt or render saline.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- inliers
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noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- Lusatia
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noun,
a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
- anurias
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noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Uralian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- insular
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noun,
an inhabitant of an island; islander.
- Sarazen
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noun,
Gene (Eugene Saraceni) 1902–1999, U.S. golfer.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- inutile
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adjective,
of no use or service.
- ranulas
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noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- uranias
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noun,
uranium dioxide.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- inulase
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noun,
an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- saurian
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noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- nitrile
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noun,
any of a class of organic compounds with the general formula RC≡N.
- Austria
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noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- Azilian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an early Mesolithic culture of southern France and northern Spain.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- transl.
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- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- Neusatz
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noun,
German name of Novi Sad.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- eluants
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- natural
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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.
- Tunisia
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noun,
a republic in N Africa, on the Mediterranean: a French protectorate until 1956. 48,330 sq. mi. (125,175 sq. km). Capital: Tunis.
- unitize
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verb (used with object),
to form or combine into one unit, as by welding parts together:
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aruntas
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noun,
Aranda.
- unities
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noun,
the state of being one; oneness.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- luteins
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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.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- Antlers
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- tzarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Aterian
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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.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Eurasia
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noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- tarzans
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noun,
the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- azurite
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noun,
a blue mineral, a hydrous copper carbonate, Cu 3 (CO 3) 2 (OH) 2 : an ore of copper.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- urinals
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noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- Anasazi
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noun,
a Basket Maker-Pueblo culture of the plateau region of northern Arizona and New Mexico and of southern Utah and Colorado, dating probably from a.d. 100 to 1300.
- talaria
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plural noun,
the wings or winged sandals on the feet of Hermes, or Mercury.
- alunite
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noun,
a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- rituals
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- laities
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noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- latrias
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noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- Salieri
-
noun,
Antonio [an-toh-nee-oh;; Italian ahn-taw-nyaw] /ænˈtoʊ ni oʊ;; Italian ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1825, Italian composer and conductor.
- zairian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Zaire.
- Alsatia
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noun,
name formerly given to the Whitefriars district in London, England, which was a sanctuary for debtors and lawbreakers.
- Latinus
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noun,
the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
- utilize
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verb (used with object),
to put to use; turn to profitable account:
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- saltier
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noun,
saltire.
- lariats
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noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- saltern
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noun,
a saltworks.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- saltire
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Lateran
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noun,
the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- sternal
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adjective,
of or relating to the sternum.
- realist
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noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- utensil
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noun,
any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
- retinal
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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.
- Linaria
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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.
- airline
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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.
- anatase
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noun,
a naturally occurring crystalline form of titanium dioxide, TiO 2 .
- linters
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Salazar
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noun,
Antonio de Oliveira [ahn-taw-nyoo duh aw-lee-vey-ruh] /ɑ̃ˈtɔ nyʊ də ˌɔ liˈveɪ rə/ (Show IPA), 1889–1970, premier of Portugal 1933–68.
- Laurens
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noun,
Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- Sultana
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noun,
a small, seedless raisin.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- rutiles
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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.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- Israeli
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of modern Israel.
- Lazarus
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noun,
the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19–31.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- laurate
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noun,
a salt or ester of lauric acid.
- Italian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Italy, or a person of Italian descent.
- Liatris
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noun,
any of various composite plants of the genus Liatris, native to North America, having long spikes of purplish flowers.
- zeatins
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noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- trails
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noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- sunlit
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adjective,
lighted by the sun.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Latina
-
noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- lazies
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adjective,
averse or disinclined to work, activity, or exertion; indolent.
- trans.
-
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Suarez
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noun,
Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), 1548–1617, Spanish theologian and philosopher.
- lauans
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noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- natals
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- elints
-
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.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- lauras
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noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- sultan
-
noun,
the sovereign of an Islamic country.
- eluant
-
noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- Lazear
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noun,
Jesse William, 1866–1900, U.S. physician and bacteriologist.
- latins
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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.
- lazars
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noun,
a person infected with a disease, especially leprosy.
- ersatz
-
noun,
an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- silane
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- silure
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plural noun,
a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
- lianas
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noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- estral
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adjective,
estrous.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tra-la
-
noun,
nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- latria
-
noun,
the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Talien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instr.
-
- insula
-
noun,
a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Lister
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noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- insult
-
noun,
an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- lunies
-
noun,
a lunatic.
- inter.
-
- intra-
-
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- lunate
-
noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- Italia
-
noun,
Italian name of Italy.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- Iseult
-
noun,
Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance.
the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram.
daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- tarsal
-
noun,
a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
- Tarzan
-
noun,
the hero of a series of jungle stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Talara
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- sutler
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- lariat
-
noun,
a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
- Lieut.
-
- stanza
-
noun,
an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more, sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a division of a poem.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Iletin
-
- inlaut
-
noun,
medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- Luzern
-
noun,
Lucerne.
- lanate
-
adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- 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.
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- situla
-
noun,
a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- linter
-
noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- lunars
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Aralia
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Aralia and related genera, several of which are cultivated as houseplants or have been used medicinally.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- anlaut
-
noun,
initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- Santal
-
noun,
sandalwood.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- unseal
-
verb (used with object),
to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- ratals
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- 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.
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- zaires
-
noun,
Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- zanies
-
noun,
one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
- ritual
-
noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- aaliis
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- Zenist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- rutins
-
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.
- 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.
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- urials
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- 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.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- Altair
-
noun,
a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- 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.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- seizin
-
noun,
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- austr-
-
- Azalea
-
noun,
any of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group (Azalea) of the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors, some of which are familiar in cultivation: the group was formerly the botanical genus Azalea but is now a horticultural classification.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- azines
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- Azrael
-
noun,
(in Jewish and Islamic angelology) the angel who separates the soul from the body at the moment of death.
- Azuela
-
noun,
Mariano [mah-ryah-naw] /mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1952, Mexican physician and novelist.
- azures
-
noun,
the blue of a clear or unclouded sky.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tuinal
-
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- astral
-
adjective,
pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- ultra-
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ster.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Rains
-
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).
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- seti-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- neur-
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- runes
-
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.
- 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.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- nears
-
- sizar
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Rizal
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1861–96, Philippine patriot, novelist, poet, and physician.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- neut.
-
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- naut.
-
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- nurls
-
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.
- reins
-
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.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- sluit
-
noun,
(in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- lunts
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- razes
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- lunas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sizer
-
noun,
any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
- natl.
-
- 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.
- lunes
-
noun,
Archaic. fits of madness.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- nitr-
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- sanit
-
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- nails
-
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.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linus
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- rents
-
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.
- ratal
-
noun,
the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Srta.
-
- reni-
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Liszt
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1811–86, Hungarian composer and pianist.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- zunis
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- 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.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- 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.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- alti-
-
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- anal.
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- anat.
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Azusa
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- azure
-
noun,
the blue of a clear or unclouded sky.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- azans
-
noun,
(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.
- Azana
-
noun,
Manuel [mah-nwel] /mɑˈnwɛl/ (Show IPA), (Manuel Azaña y Diez) 1880–1940, Spanish statesman: prime minister 1931–33, 1936; president 1936–39.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- 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.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- ANZUS
-
noun,
Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, especially as associated in the mutual defense treaty (ANZUS Pact or ANZUS Treaty) of 1952.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- 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.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Eliz.
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Tisza
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Alta.
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- treas
-
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Eliza
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Aust.
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- ASEAN
-
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- anti-
-
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- artal
-
noun,
plural of rotl.
- Arnel
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Ariz.
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- until
-
conjunction,
up to the time that or when; till:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- ulnas
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- 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.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Aulis
-
noun,
a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- 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.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- ante-
-
- Tuzla
-
noun,
a city in NE Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- tzars
-
noun,
czar.
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ulans
-
noun,
uhlan.
- astr.
-
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- ulent
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- Laius
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Aarau
-
noun,
a town in and capital of Aargau, in N Switzerland.
- izars
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- zeals
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- Zaria
-
noun,
a city in N central Nigeria.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ital.
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lazes
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- zitis
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- Lazar
-
noun,
a person infected with a disease, especially leprosy.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- zetas
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lanza
-
noun,
Mario (Alfredo Arnold Cocozza) 1921–59, U.S. tenor and film actor.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Suzie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Zeist
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- zeins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- uran-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- USLTA
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ileus
-
noun,
intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
- Alas.
-
- tera-
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- IATSE
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
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.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- tears
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- Iran.
-
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Inuit
-
noun,
a member of the Eskimo peoples inhabiting northernmost North America from northern Alaska to eastern Canada and Greenland.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- intr.
-
- Irazu
-
noun,
Mount, a volcano in central Costa Rica. 11,200 feet (3414 meters).
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Zeus
-
noun,
the supreme deity of the ancient Greeks, a son of Cronus and Rhea, brother of Demeter, Hades, Hera, Hestia, and Poseidon, and father of a number of gods, demigods, and mortals; the god of the heavens, identified by the Romans with Jupiter.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- zits
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- Zuni
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians inhabiting the largest of the Indian pueblos, in western New Mexico.
- Zara
-
noun,
former name of Zadar.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- zest
-
noun,
keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- uret
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- uria
-
- USNA
-
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- USIA
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USAR
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- zeal
-
noun,
fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- taur
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- size
-
noun,
the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything:
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- ten.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Suez
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Egypt, near the S end of the Suez Canal.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sur-
-
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Ste.
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Sra.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 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.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- saur
-
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- uni-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ter.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- 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.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- tri-
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- tuis
-
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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- int.
-
- intl
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Rus.
-
- INRI
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- 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.
- itis
-
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- ins.
-
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Eur.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 1080
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- inae
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- IATA
-
- ile-
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- 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.
-
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Linz
-
noun,
a port in N Austria, on the Danube River.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Lani
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- laze
-
noun,
a period of ease or indolence:
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- alt.
-
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Anas
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Anza
-
noun,
Juan Bautista de [hwahn bou-tees-tah th e] /ʰwɑn baʊˈtis tɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1735–88, Spanish frontiersman and army officer, born in Mexico: explored western coast of U.S.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- AAAL
-
- AAAS
-
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Azan
-
noun,
(in Islamic countries) the call to prayer proclaimed five times a day by the muezzin.
- 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:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- aur-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- lit.
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- RNAS
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rel.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- RIIA
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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).
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Liza
-
noun,
a mullet, Mugil liza, found chiefly in the tropical Atlantic Ocean.
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Lutz
-
noun,
a jump in which the skater leaps from the back outer edge of one skate to make one full rotation in the air and lands on the back outer edge of the opposite skate.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- NTIA
-
- UAR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TSE
-
- az-
-
- UIT
-
- REA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- TSI
-
- Une
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- AUA
-
- eir
-
- UAE
-
- EIS
-
- 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.
- ult
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- EAA
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATA
-
- 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.
- ast
-
- Tu.
-
- ea.
-
- ASR
-
- SAR
-
- tue
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ASN
-
- USA
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ASI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- USR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SAE
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- uti
-
- SAA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- uts
-
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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- AAU
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- AIA
-
- AAA
-
- USN
-
- RTS
-
- ase
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARU
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- uns
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ur-
-
- 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.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ure
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALU
-
- RNA
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- rte
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Re.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IUS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- TAL
-
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ize
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ITA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- NES
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- IRL
-
- 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:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NAA
-
- 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.
- SLA
-
- Sr.
-
- Liz
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- SLR
-
- LSI
-
- LST
-
- SLE
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- lez
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- STI
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- STL
-
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- NIA
-
- ite
-
- Ir.
-
- ESR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Ez.
-
- NSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- eu-
-
- NSU
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ESU
-
- NUL
-
- ESL
-
- Ia.
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ITU
-
- SNU
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ILS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ine
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- il-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- TIA
-
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- ial
-
- in.
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TN
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TL
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LR
-
- R.
-
- ln
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ZI
-
- RI
-
- 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.
- SN
-
- Zl
-
- Zn
-
- Zr
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- z.
-
- S.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- L2
-
- L1
-
- i.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- U.
-
- L.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NZ
-
- le
-
- UI
-
- RU
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- SA
-
- N.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- LZ
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- SU
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RN
-
- UL
-
- SL
-
- 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.
- ZA
-
noun,
pizza.
- NI
-