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- lobelines
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noun,
a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- rebellion
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noun,
open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- robberies
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noun,
the act, the practice, or an instance of robbing.
- oleoresin
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noun,
a mixture of an essential oil and a resin, found in nature.
- baseliner
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noun,
a player who typically plays near the baseline using ground strokes, as distinguished from one who typically goes to the net.
- sea-robin
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noun,
any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
- berliners
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- ailerons
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Rosellen
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noun,
a female given name.
- Elsinore
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noun,
Helsingør.
- airborne
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adjective,
carried by the air, as pollen or dust.
- sea-born
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adjective,
born in or of the sea, as naiads.
- Balinese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Bali.
- berlines
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- Brisbane
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noun,
Arthur, 1864–1936, U.S. journalist.
- balloons
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noun,
a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- isolable
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adjective,
capable of being isolated.
- broilers
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- Berliner
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noun,
Emile, 1851–1929, U.S. inventor, born in Germany.
- Alberoni
-
noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- brollies
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noun,
an umbrella.
- lobeline
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noun,
a crystalline, poisonous alkaloid, C 22 H 27 NO 2 , obtained by extraction from lobelia: used chiefly in the form of its sulfate or hydrochloride as a respiratory stimulant and, because of its nicotinelike pharmacological action, as an agent to discourage tobacco smoking.
- lobelias
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- brailles
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- libelers
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noun,
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
- boilable
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adjective,
suitable or recommended for boiling:
- Borrelia
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noun,
any of several spiral, parasitic bacteria of the genus Borrelia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans, other mammals, or birds.
- liberals
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- borneols
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- orseille
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noun,
orchil.
- nibblers
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noun,
a person or thing that nibbles.
- seaborne
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adjective,
transported by ship over the sea.
- absorber
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noun,
a person or thing that absorbs.
- booleans
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noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- reliable
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adjective,
that may be relied on or trusted; dependable in achievement, accuracy, honesty, etc.:
- baronies
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noun,
the domain of a baron.
- Bellaire
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noun,
a city in SE Texas, within the city limits of Houston.
- BSLabRel
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- laborers
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- baseborn
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adjective,
of humble parentage.
- earlobes
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Lorraine
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noun,
Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- baseline
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noun,
Baseball. the area between bases within which a base runner must keep when running from one base to another.
- learners
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- belabors
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verb (used with object),
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- obelias
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- berbers
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noun,
a member of a group of North African tribes living in Barbary and the Sahara.
- Barrios
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noun,
Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- Orleans
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- libeler
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noun,
a person who libels; a person who publishes a libel assailing another.
- rollers
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noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- arseno-
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- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- Rollins
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noun,
Theodore Walter ("Sonny") born 1930, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- boilers
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noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- boleros
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noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- bearers
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noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- boolean
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noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- boobies
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noun,
a stupid person; dunce.
- robalos
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noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- bonsoir
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interjection,
good evening; good night.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- nibbler
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noun,
a person or thing that nibbles.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- libbers
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noun,
an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:
- Robbins
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noun,
Frederick C(hapman) 1916–2003, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1954.
- liernes
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noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- larries
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noun,
a hoe with a perforated blade for mixing mortar or plaster.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- ebonies
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- nibbles
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noun,
a small morsel or bit:
- Robeson
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noun,
Paul, 1898–1976, U.S. singer and actor.
- Osborne
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noun,
John (James) 1929–94, English playwright.
- orioles
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noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- barrens
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noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- ballons
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noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- nobbles
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verb (used with object),
to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- baleens
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noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- berlins
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- bellies
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noun,
the front or under part of a vertebrate body from the breastbone to the pelvis, containing the abdominal viscera; the abdomen.
- learner
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noun,
a person who is learning; student; pupil; apprentice; trainee.
- Bellona
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of war.
- barbers
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.
- bailors
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noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- balloon
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noun,
a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- Salerno
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noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- berline
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noun,
an automobile with the front and rear compartments separated by a glass partition, as some limousines.
- barbels
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noun,
a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
- barbell
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noun,
an apparatus used in weight-lifting, consisting of a bar with replaceable, disk-shaped weights fastened to the ends.
- Benares
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- seleno-
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- berries
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noun,
any small, usually stoneless, juicy fruit, irrespective of botanical structure, as the huckleberry, strawberry, or hackberry.
- bailees
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noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- belabor
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verb (used with object),
to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary:
- Lesbian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Lesbos.
- Berbera
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noun,
a seaport in Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden: former capital of British Somaliland.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- Serbian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
- Rosella
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noun,
any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- Roselle
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noun,
a tropical plant, Hibiscus sabdariffa, of the mallow family, grown for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a substitute for cranberries.
- bilboes
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noun,
a finely tempered sword.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- roseola
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noun,
a kind of rose-colored rash.
- leaners
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- billons
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noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- baboons
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noun,
any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- slabber
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
slobber.
- no-ball
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noun,
an unfairly bowled ball.
- laborer
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noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Aerosol
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noun,
Physical Chemistry. a system of colloidal particles dispersed in a gas; smoke or fog.
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- lobbers
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noun,
clabber.
- lobbies
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noun,
an entrance hall, corridor, or vestibule, as in a public building, often serving as an anteroom; foyer.
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- Lobelia
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- albinos
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noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- enables
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verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- brasier
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noun,
brazier1 .
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Ellison
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noun,
Ralph (Waldo) [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1914–1994, U.S. novelist, essayist, and lecturer.
- aerobes
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noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- loobies
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noun,
an awkward person, especially one who is lazy or stupid; lout; lubber.
- rallies
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noun,
a recovery from dispersion or disorder, as of troops.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- broiler
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noun,
any device for broiling meat or fish; a grate, pan, or compartment in a stove for broiling.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Lorelei
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noun,
a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- Eleanor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Abilene
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noun,
a city in central Texas.
- reliers
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noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- Sorbian
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noun,
Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
- losable
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adjective,
susceptible to becoming lost.
- soroban
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noun,
a Japanese abacus of Chinese derivation.
- sororal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a sister or sisters; sisterly.
- enrobes
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verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- nailers
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noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Allison
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noun,
Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- rabbles
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noun,
a disorderly crowd; mob.
- rabbins
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noun,
rabbi1 .
- boranes
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- slobber
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noun,
saliva or liquid dribbling from the mouth; slaver.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- boonies
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noun,
Informal. boondocks.
- enrolls
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verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Belsen
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noun,
locality in NW Germany: site of Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
- resile
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verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- resale
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noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- resole
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verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- borons
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noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- sailor
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noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- labels
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- oboles
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noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Berber
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noun,
a member of a group of North African tribes living in Barbary and the Sahara.
- resorb
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verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- broils
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- boners
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noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- Berlin
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noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- Robbia
-
noun,
Andrea della [ahn-dre-ah del-lah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1435–1525, and his uncle, Luca della [loo-kah del-lah] /ˈlu kɑ ˌdɛl lɑ/ (Show IPA) c1400–82, Italian sculptors.
- ribbon
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noun,
a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.
- rabbis
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noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- labio-
-
- Obelia
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noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- reborn
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adjective,
having undergone rebirth.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- beanie
-
noun,
a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- beanos
-
noun,
bingo.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- reboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- saloon
-
noun,
a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- earbob
-
noun,
an earring or eardrop.
- relier
-
noun,
a person or thing that relies.
- robber
-
noun,
a person who robs.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- rabble
-
noun,
a disorderly crowd; mob.
- bonsai
-
noun,
a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
- Ribera
-
noun,
José de [hoh-zey duh;; Spanish haw-se th e] /hoʊˈzeɪ də;; Spanish hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), (Jusepe de Ribera"Lo Spagnoletto") 1588–1652, Spanish printmaker and painter active in Naples.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- ribose
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- birles
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verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- brains
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- blains
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Borneo
-
noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Orebro
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden.
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- bolero
-
noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- Osborn
-
noun,
Henry Fairfield [fair-feeld] /ˈfɛərˌfild/ (Show IPA), 1857–1935, U.S. paleontologist and author.
- brails
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- robles
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- roller
-
noun,
a person or thing that rolls.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- enrobe
-
verb (used with object),
to dress; attire:
- Bosnia
-
noun,
a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Robson
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in SW Canada, in E British Columbia: highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, 12,972 feet (3954 meters).
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- rabies
-
noun,
an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
- branle
-
noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Boreal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- brines
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- brills
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- isobar
-
noun,
Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
- briers
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- Bernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Bernard.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Olbers
-
noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sabine
-
noun,
one of the Sabine people.
- riboso
-
noun,
rebozo.
- irreal
-
adjective,
unreal.
- ensile
-
verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Bilbao
-
noun,
a seaport in N Spain, near the Bay of Biscay.
- rabbin
-
noun,
rabbi1 .
- bribes
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- billon
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- Eloise
-
noun,
a female given name.
- enable
-
verb (used with object),
to make able; give power, means, competence, or ability to; authorize:
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- bolson
-
noun,
a desert valley, the level of which has been raised by aggradation, usually draining into a playa.
- rebbes
-
noun,
a teacher in a Jewish school.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- nibble
-
noun,
a small morsel or bit:
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- aniso-
-
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Lionel
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- Lisbon
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Portugal, in the SW part, on the Tagus estuary.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- silane
-
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.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- liable
-
adjective,
legally responsible:
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- libber
-
noun,
an advocate, follower, or member of a social-reform liberation movement:
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- 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-
-
- siller
-
noun,
silver.
- libels
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Alonso
-
noun,
Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
- llanos
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Lerner
-
noun,
Alan Jay, 1918–86, U.S. lyricist and librettist.
- lorans
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- loosen
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- absorb
-
verb (used with object),
to suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up:
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- solion
-
noun,
Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- sollar
-
noun,
solar2 .
- nabobs
-
noun,
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- lories
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Lorrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- sorbol
-
noun,
sorbitol.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- looies
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- aeron.
-
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- nebris
-
noun,
a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- Lobber
-
noun,
clabber.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- lobose
-
adjective,
having broad, thick pseudopodia, as certain ameboid protozoans.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- selen-
-
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- nobble
-
verb (used with object),
to drug or disable (a race horse) to prevent its winning a race.
- Barron
-
noun,
Clarence Walker, 1855–1928, U.S. financial publisher.
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- barrio
-
noun,
(in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- Barren
-
noun,
Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land, usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and relatively infertile.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- Lenore
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- bairns
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Barolo
-
noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- Babson
-
noun,
Roger Ward, 1875–1967, U.S. statistician and businessman.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- baleen
-
noun,
whalebone (def 1).
- Barnes
-
noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- seller
-
noun,
a person who sells; salesperson or vender.
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- ballon
-
noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- nobles
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Barbie
-
noun,
Also called Barbie doll. a person, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous.
- barbes
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- Barber
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to cut and dress the hair of customers, especially men, and to shave or trim the beard.
- barbel
-
noun,
a slender, external process on the jaw or other part of the head of certain fishes.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Barrie
-
noun,
Sir James M(atthew) 1860–1937, Scottish novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- baboos
-
noun,
babu.
- Serbia
-
noun,
a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
- serbo-
-
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- leones
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- baboon
-
noun,
any of various large, terrestrial monkeys of the genus Papio and related genera, of Africa and Arabia, having a doglike muzzle, large cheek pouches, and a short tail.
- babies
-
noun,
an infant or very young child.
- basion
-
noun,
the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- rears
-
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- 30-30
-
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rebab
-
noun,
a Near Eastern fiddle having one to three strings and played with a bow.
- 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).
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- losel
-
noun,
a worthless person; scoundrel.
- rebbe
-
noun,
a teacher in a Jewish school.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Nabis
-
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- nears
-
- lobos
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- rall.
-
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- nolos
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- noso-
-
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- nabob
-
noun,
any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- loons
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- loose
-
Idioms,
break loose, to free oneself; escape:
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- 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.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- Olson
-
noun,
Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- Orlon
-
- orlos
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Leone
-
noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- erron
-
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- oleos
-
noun,
margarine.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- olios
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- in-lb
-
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- ollas
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- ileo-
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- orial
-
- Iran.
-
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Ibsen
-
noun,
Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
- oleo-
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- insol
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- obols
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Nebr.
-
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- lenos
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Rabbi
-
noun,
the chief religious official of a synagogue, trained usually in a theological seminary and duly ordained, who delivers the sermon at a religious service and performs ritualistic, pastoral, educational, and other functions in and related to his or her capacity as a spiritual leader of Judaism and the Jewish community.
Compare cantor (def 2).
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- boro-
-
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Basil
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
- Basie
-
noun,
William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- baro-
-
- sebi-
-
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- barbs
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- Barbe
-
noun,
a band or small scarf of lace, worn around the head or neck by women.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- balls
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- baboo
-
noun,
babu.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Babel
-
noun,
Isaak Emmanuilovich [ahy-zuh k;; Russian ee-sahk yi-muh-noo-yee-luh-vyich] /ˈaɪ zək;; Russian iˈsɑk yɪ mə nuˈyi lə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1894–1941, Russian author.
- Baber
-
noun,
(Zahir ed-Din Mohammed) 1483–1530, founder of the Mogul Empire.
- babis
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- Balbo
-
noun,
Italo [ee-tah-law] /ˈi tɑ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1940, Italian aviator, general, and statesman.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- basin
-
noun,
a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
- bason
-
noun,
a basin.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- Berne
-
noun,
Bern.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- Benis
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bibl.
-
- Bible
-
noun,
the collection of sacred writings of the Christian religion, comprising the Old and New Testaments.
- Sabin
-
noun,
Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bilbo
-
noun,
a long iron bar or bolt with sliding shackles and a lock, formerly attached to the ankles of prisoners.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Benes
-
noun,
Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bebel
-
noun,
Ferdinand August [fur-dn-and aw-guh st;; German fer-di-nahnt ou-goo st] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd ˈɔ gəst;; German ˈfɛr dɪˌnɑnt ˈaʊ gʊst/ (Show IPA), 1840–1913, German socialist and writer.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- Salol
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, aromatic powder, C 13 H 10 O 3 , produced by the interaction of salicylic acid and phenol, used as a preservative, a light absorber in suntan preparations, and in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and as an antiseptic.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- Belle
-
noun,
a woman or girl admired for her beauty and charm.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Bills
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Sobor
-
noun,
a council, synod, or convention.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- abbes
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- Abbie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Abigail.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Solon
-
noun,
c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- 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.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- areo-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Sino-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Arnel
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- allo-
-
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- 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.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Boris
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- boons
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- boobs
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- bones
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- bolos
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- bolls
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Boise
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
- boils
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- boson
-
noun,
any particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistics: bosons have integral spins: 0, 1, 2, ….
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- reni-
-
- BSElE
-
- 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.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- brios
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- rills
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Brier
-
noun,
a prickly plant or shrub, especially the sweetbrier or a greenbrier.
- bribe
-
noun,
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc.:
- briar
-
noun,
brier1 .
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Breen
-
noun,
a deep brownish green.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Brale
-
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- bines
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- biol.
-
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- blebs
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blabs
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- bison
-
noun,
Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birrs
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rolls
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Blois
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loire-et-Cher, in central France, on the Loire River: historic castle.
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- snib
-
noun,
a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
- snob
-
noun,
a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NEbE
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- 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).
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- obs.
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- Soni
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Solo
-
noun,
a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- Sab.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- rel.
-
- soln
-
- ole-
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- Sol.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- neo-
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- SBLI
-
- RONA
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- NLRB
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- nos-
-
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- NIRA
-
- nobs
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- oro-
-
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- nibs
-
noun,
his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nor.
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- obis
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Oslo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- RIBA
-
- 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.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- NRAB
-
- 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.
- obb.
-
- RNAS
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- birr
-
noun,
force; energy; vigor.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- ABLS
-
- Bene
-
adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- abl.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- aer-
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- enl.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Bib.
-
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- eso-
-
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ELLE
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- bbl.
-
plural,
barrel.
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Barr
-
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ins.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Barb
-
noun,
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- bar.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- bbls
-
plural,
barrel.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- Ibos
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- ible
-
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- brob
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped spike for securing an end of a timber butting against the side of another.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- BSAE
-
- BSBA
-
- BSEE
-
- BSIE
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BSIR
-
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- boos
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- bor.
-
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bons
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Bobo
-
noun,
Informal. a liberal, highly educated person who combines a bourgeois, affluent lifestyle with nonconformist values and attitudes.
- BSNA
-
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- ELAS
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- BIOS
-
noun,
computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bio-
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- blab
-
noun,
idle, indiscreet chattering.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- bin-
-
- 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.
- 1080
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abr.
-
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- blob
-
noun,
a globule of liquid; bubble.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- ebbs
-
noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- bleb
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a blister or vesicle.
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- boob
-
noun,
a stupid person; fool; dunce.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- Lib.
-
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- 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.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lin.
-
- ANSI
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- ARIS
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- lea.
-
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Alis
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Loos
-
noun,
Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- Alb.
-
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ano-
-
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- all-
-
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lobs
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Aire
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- ABBR
-
- bal.
-
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Babi
-
noun,
Also called Babism. a Persian religion, originating in the 19th century, now supplanted by Bahaʾi.
- Abib
-
noun,
Aviv.
- Abbe
-
noun,
a member of the secular clergy.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lab.
-
- Babe
-
noun,
a baby or child.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Babs
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Barbara.
- iso-
-
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- ISBN
-
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- SLE
-
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- Bob
-
noun,
a short, jerky motion:
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- se-
-
- 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.
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ROI
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- bbs
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- 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).
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SLR
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SBE
-
- sb.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- bi-
-
- ASR
-
- Rs.
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- RSA
-
- ASN
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RSE
-
- SAE
-
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARS
-
- So.
-
- SRO
-
- ASI
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- BIE
-
- asb
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- be-
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- ble
-
- BNS
-
- Bn.
-
- SBA
-
- BLS
-
- ase
-
- BLL
-
- SLA
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- aor
-
- SAR
-
- bl.
-
- BLA
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Bab
-
noun,
abbreviated form of Bab ed-Din.
- Br.
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- BBA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- OAS
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- obl
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- OBE
-
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ISR
-
- OAO
-
- OSB
-
- OSA
-
- abb
-
noun,
low-grade wool from the breech or outer edges of a fleece.
- ob.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- La.
-
- OEO
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- IRO
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- Ir.
-
- IRL
-
- IRS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- Ola
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- OIr
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ROA
-
- NbE
-
- LLB
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ab-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NBS
-
- NBA
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Sr.
-
- LSI
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- NAB
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verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- SRB
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- ll.
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- Lir
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noun,
Ler.
- lb.
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plural,
pound.
- nob
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noun,
Slang. the head.
- LBO
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- LBS
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plural,
pound.
- Ar.
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- Lee
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noun,
protective shelter:
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- lei
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noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
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noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- an.
-
- NES
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- al.
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- Ler
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noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
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- Lia
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noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Lie
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noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- nib
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noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
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- ONI
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- ONR
-
- ons
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- eir
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- Abo
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ebb
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noun,
the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow).
- EbN
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- EBS
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- EEL
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noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEO
-
- Reb
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noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- EIS
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- REA
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- RBI
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- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
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noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ear
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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.
- oo-
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- brr
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interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- ae.
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- RNR
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- RNA
-
- Bra
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noun,
brassiere.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- BRE
-
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ean
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- BSL
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- BSA
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- BSE
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- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- BSN
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- BSO
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- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- en-
-
- ene
-
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ib.
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- IBN
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- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ier
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- il-
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ILO
-
- ILS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oon
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- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
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- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EOE
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- abn
-
- Re.
-
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ESR
-
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- N.
-
- SN
-
- O.
-
- L.
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- le
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LR
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- NI
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- NB
-
- ol
-
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
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- B-
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- BO
-
- BB
-
noun,
a size of shot, 0.18 inches (0.46 cm) in diameter, fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- Eb
-