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- basketries
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noun,
baskets collectively; basketwork.
- breathless
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adjective,
without breath or breathing with difficulty; gasping; panting:
- herbalists
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noun,
a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- theralite
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noun,
a coarse-grained, phaneritic rock composed of labradorite, nepheline, and augite.
- Thersites
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek who accused Agamemnon of greed and Achilles of cowardice during the Trojan War.
- laterites
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- Elisabeth
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noun,
the mother of John the Baptist. Luke 1:5–25.
- heritable
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adjective,
capable of being inherited; inheritable; hereditary.
- liberates
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- Asherites
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- hebraists
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noun,
a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- heartless
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adjective,
unfeeling; unkind; unsympathetic; harsh; cruel:
- resistate
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noun,
any of the class of sediments, as sand or sandstone, consisting chiefly of minerals resistant to weathering.
- herbalist
-
noun,
a person who collects or deals in herbs, especially medicinal herbs.
- sestertia
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noun,
a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- hesitates
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- literates
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- establish
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verb (used with object),
to found, institute, build, or bring into being on a firm or stable basis:
- Bakelite
-
- laterite
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noun,
a reddish ferruginous soil formed in tropical regions by the decomposition of the underlying rocks.
- tithable
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adjective,
subject to the payment of tithes.
- ateliers
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noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- bakeries
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noun,
Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- briskets
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noun,
the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.
- L-series
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noun,
See under L-line.
- thistles
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noun,
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
- leathers
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noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- sterlets
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noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- stealths
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noun,
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- settlers
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noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- leisters
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noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- artistes
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- estreats
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- asterisk
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noun,
a small starlike symbol (*), used in writing and printing as a reference mark or to indicate omission, doubtful matter, etc.
- brattles
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noun,
a clattering noise.
- esthesia
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noun,
capacity for sensation or feeling; sensitivity.
- liberate
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verb (used with object),
to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- shelters
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noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- Libertas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- literate
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noun,
a person who can read and write.
- Asherite
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noun,
a member of the tribe of Asher.
- librates
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- breathes
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Idioms,
breathe down someone's neck,
to be close to someone in pursuit; menace; threaten:
to watch someone closely so as to supervise or control:
- tireless
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adjective,
untiring; indefatigable:
- shatters
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noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- stalkers
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noun,
a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
- shelties
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noun,
Shetland pony.
- hektares
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noun,
hectare.
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- starlike
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adjective,
of the shape of or like a star.
- Hebraist
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noun,
a person versed in the Hebrew language.
- starlets
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noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- skitters
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verb (used with object),
to cause to skitter.
- skittles
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noun,
skittles, (used with a singular verb) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
- slathers
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noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- berettas
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noun,
biretta.
- slithers
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noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- stabiles
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noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- stablers
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- stablish
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verb (used with object),
establish.
- tertials
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noun,
a tertial feather.
- hesitate
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verb (used without object),
to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination:
- birettas
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noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- skelters
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verb (used without object),
to scurry.
- hearties
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noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- blithers
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adjective,
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful:
- klisters
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noun,
a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
- sherbets
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noun,
a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
- titlarks
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noun,
any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.
- blisters
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noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- shiralee
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noun,
swag2 (def 2).
- blethers
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
blather.
- harslets
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- K-series
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noun,
See under K-line.
- theatres
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noun,
theater.
- keisters
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noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- blatters
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noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- kissable
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adjective,
inviting kissing through being lovable or physically attractive.
- batistes
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noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- blathers
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noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- batterie
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noun,
a beating together of the calves or feet during a leap.
- startles
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- kestrels
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noun,
a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind.
- bristles
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noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- hairless
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adjective,
without hair; bald:
- tribelet
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noun,
a tribe having few members, especially one that is a component of a larger tribal organization.
- restates
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- realties
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noun,
real property or real estate.
- saltiers
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noun,
saltire.
- retables
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- relishes
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noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- tearless
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adjective,
not weeping or shedding tears.
- brittles
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noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- trestles
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noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- abristle
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adverb, adjective,
in a bristling state:
- saltires
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noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- beakers
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noun,
a large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- abseils
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noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- kestrel
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noun,
a common small falcon, Falco tinnunculus, of northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere, notable for hovering in the air with its head to the wind.
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- riblets
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- hatters
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noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- bearish
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adjective,
like a bear; rough, burly, or clumsy.
- Kerbela
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noun,
a town in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿite sect.
- brittle
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noun,
a confection of melted sugar, usually with nuts, brittle when cooled:
- healers
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noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- beastie
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
- battiks
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noun,
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
- kelters
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noun,
kilter.
- startle
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noun,
a sudden shock of surprise, alarm, or the like.
- beaters
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noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- Beatles
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noun,
the (used with a plural verb) British rock-'n'-roll group (1962–70) including George Harrison, (born 1943), John (Winston) Lennon [len-uh n] /ˈlɛn ən/ (Show IPA) (1940–80), Paul (James) McCartney [muh-kahrt-nee] /məˈkɑrt ni/ (Show IPA) (born 1942), and Ringo [ring-goh] /ˈrɪŋ goʊ/ (Show IPA), Starr, (Richard Starkey) (born 1940).
- hearses
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- Beattie
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noun,
James, 1735–1803, Scottish poet.
- elaters
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- keister
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noun,
the buttocks; rump.
- thalers
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noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- keblahs
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noun,
kiblah.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- battles
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noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- kilters
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noun,
good condition; order:
- kiblahs
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noun,
qibla.
- retails
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- harslet
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.
- Theiler
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noun,
Max, 1899–1972, South African medical scientist, in the U.S. after 1922: Nobel Prize in medicine 1951.
- blether
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
blather.
- retable
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noun,
a decorative structure raised above an altar at the back, often forming a frame for a picture, bas-relief, or the like, and sometimes including a shelf or shelves, as for ornaments.
- Statler
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noun,
Ellsworth Milton, 1863–1928, U.S. hotel-chain developer.
- Bashkir
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Bashkir Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- shrieks
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noun,
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- haslets
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- shtetls
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noun,
(formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
- Elberta
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noun,
a freestone peach having reddish-yellow skin.
- klister
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noun,
a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
- Kleiber
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noun,
Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1890–1956, Austrian orchestra conductor.
- batters
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noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- basters
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noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- kittles
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adjective,
ticklish; fidgety.
- theatre
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noun,
theater.
- theater
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noun,
a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- blatter
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noun,
the act or sound of blattering.
- bathers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- retakes
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noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- kirtles
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noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- batiste
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noun,
a fine, often sheer fabric, constructed in either a plain or figured weave and made of any of various natural or synthetic fibers.
- triable
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- battels
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noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- blather
-
noun,
foolish, voluble talk:
- behests
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noun,
a command or directive.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- Kassite
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noun,
a member of an ancient people related to the Elamites, who ruled Babylonia from c1650 to c1100 b.c.
- testers
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- slather
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noun,
Often, slathers. a generous amount:
- bethels
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noun,
a sacred area or sanctuary. Gen. 28:19.
- sleekit
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adjective,
sleeky.
- betises
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noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- slither
-
noun,
a slithering movement; slide.
- betters
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noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- betties
-
noun,
brown betty.
- stabile
-
noun,
a piece of abstract sculpture having immobile units constructed of sheet metal, wire, or other material and attached to fixed supports.
Compare mobile (def 10).
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- bhaktis
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noun,
selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.
Compare jnana, karma (def 1).
- stabler
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noun,
a person who runs a horse stable.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- slaters
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- stables
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noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- sailers
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- tessera
-
noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- hirable
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adjective,
able to be hired; fit for hiring.
- Hilbert
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; German dah-vit] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; German ˈdɑ vɪt/ (Show IPA), 1862–1943, German mathematician.
- herbals
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- easiest
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- terbias
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- hessite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, silver telluride, Ag 2 Te, found in silver ores: sometimes contains gold.
- tertial
-
noun,
a tertial feather.
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- Stalker
-
noun,
a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
- biretta
-
noun,
a stiff square cap with three or four upright projecting pieces extending from the center of the top to the edge, worn by ecclesiastics.
- Salters
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noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- hektare
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noun,
hectare.
- Telstar
-
- berthas
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noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- kashers
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adjective, noun, verb (used with object),
kosher.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- skaters
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noun,
a person who skates.
- starlit
-
adjective,
lighted by the stars:
- kaisers
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- bitters
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noun,
a liquid, often an alcoholic liquor, in which bitter herbs or roots have steeped, used as a flavoring, especially in mixed drinks, or as a tonic.
- berates
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- skelter
-
verb (used without object),
to scurry.
- Beretta
-
noun,
biretta.
- saltish
-
adjective,
somewhat salty.
- iterate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- saltire
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
- Trieste
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- bistate
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving two states, especially of the U.S.:
- starlet
-
noun,
a young actress promoted and publicized as a future star, especially in motion pictures.
- heiress
-
noun,
a woman who inherits or has a right of inheritance, especially a woman who has inherited or will inherit considerable wealth.
- bistres
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- skitter
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to skitter.
- saltier
-
noun,
saltire.
- tethers
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- bestial
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or having the form of a beast:
- skittle
-
noun,
skittles, (used with a singular verb) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
- bestirs
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- bisters
-
noun,
bistre.
- slakers
-
noun,
a person or thing that slakes.
- betakes
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to go (usually used reflexively):
- slasher
-
noun,
a person or thing that slashes.
- labrets
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- shrikes
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on thorns or suspend it from the branches of trees to tear it apart more easily, and are said to kill more than is necessary for them to eat.
- trestle
-
noun,
a frame typically composed of a horizontal bar or beam rigidly joined or fitted at each end to the top of a transverse A-frame, used as a barrier, a transverse support for planking, etc.; horse.
- brassie
-
noun,
a club with a wooden head, the brass-plated face of which has more slope than a driver but less than a spoon, for hitting long, low drives on the fairway.
- albites
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- streets
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Alberti
-
noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- relates
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- breasts
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- shaktis
-
noun,
the female principle or organ of generative power.
- Lettish
-
noun,
Latvian (def 3).
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- letters
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Elkhart
-
noun,
a city in N Indiana.
- brattle
-
noun,
a clattering noise.
- estreat
-
noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- Astilbe
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Astilbe, of the saxifrage family, having spirelike clusters of small white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- librate
-
verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- shastri
-
noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- shatter
-
noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- blister
-
noun,
a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- atelier
-
noun,
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer.
- resales
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- leister
-
noun,
a spearlike implement having three or more prongs, for use in spearing fish.
- brasils
-
noun,
Brazil.
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- athlete
-
noun,
a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport, exercise, or game requiring physical skill.
- trashes
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- leather
-
noun,
the skin of an animal, with the hair removed, prepared for use by tanning or a similar process designed to preserve it against decay and make it pliable or supple when dry.
- breathe
-
Idioms,
breathe down someone's neck,
to be close to someone in pursuit; menace; threaten:
to watch someone closely so as to supervise or control:
- Shakers
-
noun,
a person or thing that shakes.
- brashes
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- teasels
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- strati-
-
- straths
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- titlark
-
noun,
any of several small, larklike birds, especially a pipit.
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- bristle
-
noun,
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
- strakes
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- brisket
-
noun,
the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.
- straits
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- serials
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- streaks
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- streeks
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- rattles
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- litters
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- teasers
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- realist
-
noun,
a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
- listers
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- breaths
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- Rebekah
-
noun,
the sister of Laban, wife of Isaac, and mother of Esau and Jacob. Gen. 24–27.
- settler
-
noun,
a person or thing that settles.
- Seattle
-
noun,
(Seatlh) c1790–1866, Suquamish leader: Seattle, Washington, named after him.
- settles
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- seaters
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- artless
-
adjective,
free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous:
- reseats
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resails
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- restate
-
verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- latests
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- stealth
-
noun,
secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure.
- resiles
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- strikes
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- sheltas
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- shelter
-
noun,
something beneath, behind, or within which a person, animal, or thing is protected from storms, missiles, adverse conditions, etc.; refuge.
- airless
-
adjective,
lacking air.
- sealers
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- trebles
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- Theresa
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- lathers
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- sherbet
-
noun,
a frozen fruit-flavored mixture, similar to an ice, but with milk, egg white, or gelatin added.
- ailette
-
noun,
either of two standing pieces of metal or cuir-bouilli, attached to the shoulders as an ornament or as a means of displaying the wearer's arms: used c1275–c1350.
- thereat
-
adverb,
at that place or time; there:
- blither
-
adjective,
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful:
- halites
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- halters
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- elektra
-
noun,
an electronic navigational system establishing approximate position through coincidence in amplitude of two radio signals.
- shikars
-
noun,
the hunting of game for sport.
- barites
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- bailees
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- Laertes
-
noun,
the father of Odysseus.
- shekels
-
noun,
Also, sheqel. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Israel equal to 100 agorot: replaced the pound in 1980.
- sheitel
-
noun,
a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.
- leashes
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- attrib.
-
- Thistle
-
noun,
any of various prickly, composite plants having showy, purple flower heads, especially of the genera Cirsium, Carduus, or Onopordum.
- sheilas
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- sterlet
-
noun,
a small sturgeon, Acipenser ruthenus, of the Black and Caspian seas, valued as a source of caviar.
- thirsts
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- braless
-
adjective,
wearing no bra.
- sterile
-
adjective,
free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic:
- braises
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- eskers
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- stirks
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- steres
-
- tabret
-
noun,
a small tabor.
- halers
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- herbal
-
noun,
a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stilts
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- healer
-
noun,
a person or thing that heals.
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- elater
-
noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- streak
-
noun,
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
- strake
-
noun,
Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- stalks
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- halter
-
noun,
a rope or strap with a noose or headstall for leading or restraining horses or cattle.
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- tablet
-
noun,
a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- habile
-
adjective,
skillful; dexterous; adroit.
- strike
-
noun,
an act or instance of striking.
- Hebert
-
noun,
Jacques René [zhahk ruh-ney] /ʒɑk rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), ("Père Duchesne") 1755–94, French journalist and revolutionary leader.
- elates
-
adjective,
elated.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- tables
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- haeres
-
noun,
heres.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- esters
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- estate
-
noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Elbert
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in central Colorado, in the Sawatch range: second highest peak of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S. 14,431 feet (4399 meters).
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- streek
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch (one's limbs), as on awakening or by exercise.
- Hekate
-
noun,
Hecate.
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- starts
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- elites
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- hearts
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- hearse
-
noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- Khelat
-
noun,
Kalat.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- sestet
-
noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- setter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- Lister
-
noun,
Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
- liters
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- litres
-
noun,
liter.
- litter
-
noun,
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- Littre
-
noun,
Maximilien Paul Émile [mak-see-mee-lyan pawl ey-meel] /mak si miˈlyɛ̃ pɔl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1801–88, French lexicographer and philosopher.
- series
-
noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Shaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that shakes.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- Sereth
-
noun,
German name of Siret.
- 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.
- 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.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Settle
-
noun,
a long seat or bench, usually wooden, with arms and a high back.
- libras
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- rashes
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- shares
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- sheiks
-
noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- Sheets
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- sheers
-
noun,
shear (def 16).
- Shebat
-
noun,
Shevat.
- Lesser
-
noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- Lester
-
noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- libers
-
noun,
phloem.
- lethes
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- letter
-
noun,
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- Lettie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laetitia.
- Shakti
-
noun,
the female principle or organ of generative power.
- shakes
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- Libera
-
noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- rakish
-
adjective,
like a rake; dissolute:
- rassle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- shekel
-
noun,
Also, sheqel. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Israel equal to 100 agorot: replaced the pound in 1980.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- retake
-
noun,
the act of photographing or filming again.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- r-less
-
adjective,
r-dropping.
- sarees
-
noun,
sari.
- sabirs
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- 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.
- sabres
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- sahibs
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- sakers
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rattle
-
noun,
a rapid succession of short, sharp sounds, as from the collision of hard bodies.
- rebate
-
noun,
a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- reests
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- rehabs
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- relate
-
verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- resile
-
verb (used without object),
to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
- relies
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- relish
-
noun,
liking or enjoyment of the taste of something.
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- reshes
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- latter
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Hester
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- Kassel
-
noun,
a city in central Germany.
- skeets
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- Kaiser
-
noun,
a German emperor.
- skates
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- skater
-
noun,
a person who skates.
- karsts
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- kasher
-
adjective, noun, verb (used with object),
kosher.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- keblah
-
noun,
kiblah.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Keitel
-
noun,
Wilhelm [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1882–1946, German marshal: chief of the Nazi supreme command 1938–45.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- kelter
-
noun,
kilter.
- kerat-
-
- skiers
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skirls
-
noun,
the sound of a bagpipe.
- sirees
-
noun,
sirree.
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- stakes
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- Hitler
-
noun,
Adolf [ad-olf,, ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), (Adolf Schicklgruber"der Führer") 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.
- stable
-
noun,
a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- sleeks
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- Slater
-
noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- slakes
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- slaker
-
noun,
a person or thing that slakes.
- Isabel
-
noun,
a female given name.
- skites
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- skirts
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- kettle
-
noun,
a metal container in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
- khatri
-
noun,
a person who belongs to a Hindu mercantile caste alleged to originate with the Kshatriyas.
- latkes
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- shiksa
-
noun,
a term used especially by a Jew to refer to a girl or woman who is not Jewish.
- shikar
-
noun,
the hunting of game for sport.
- lakers
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- shiers
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- Lasker
-
noun,
Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
- shires
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- latest
-
noun,
the latest, the most recent news, development, disclosure, etc.:
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- lather
-
noun,
foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- shirks
-
noun,
a shirker.
- Khatti
-
noun,
Hatti.
- kittel
-
noun,
a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment for men and as a burial shroud for both sexes: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.
- talkie
-
noun,
talking picture.
- kiblah
-
noun,
qibla.
- kilter
-
noun,
good condition; order:
- kirtle
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
- kisser
-
noun,
a person who kisses.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- kithes
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
- kittle
-
adjective,
ticklish; fidgety.
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Kleber
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1753–1800, French general.
- Kleist
-
noun,
(Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
- klesha
-
noun,
any of the five hindrances to enlightenment, which are ignorance or avidya, egocentricity, attachments, aversions, and the instinctive will to live.
- shtetl
-
noun,
(formerly) a Jewish village or small-town community in eastern Europe.
- kraits
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- shrike
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous oscine birds of the family Laniidae, having a strong, hooked, and toothed bill, feeding on insects and sometimes on small birds and other animals: the members of certain species impale their prey on thorns or suspend it from the branches of trees to tear it apart more easily, and are said to kill more than is necessary for them to eat.
- shriek
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- steeks
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- earths
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- tilths
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- bistre
-
noun,
a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
- bister
-
noun,
bistre.
- Biskra
-
noun,
a town and oasis in NE Algeria, in the Sahara.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- births
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- tilers
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- birses
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- tilaks
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- birles
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- biters
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- bikers
-
noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tester
-
noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- testes
-
noun,
plural of testis.
- bhakti
-
noun,
selfless devotion as a means of reaching Brahman.
Compare jnana, karma (def 1).
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- Ateste
-
noun,
ancient name of Este.
- better
-
noun,
that which has greater excellence or is preferable or wiser:
- bettas
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- bitser
-
noun,
a mongrel dog.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- bleats
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- Alette
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a part of a pier, flanking a pilaster or engaged column and supporting either impost of an arch.
- braise
-
verb (used with object),
to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
- 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.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- titles
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- alkies
-
noun,
an alcoholic.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Blithe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- blites
-
noun,
sea blite.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- bleaks
-
noun,
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- blasts
-
- blares
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blaise
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arliss
-
noun,
George, 1868–1946, English actor.
- Blairs
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Thrale
-
noun,
Hester Lynch (Hester Lynch Piozzi) 1741–1821, Welsh writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.
- betise
-
noun,
lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
- brakes
-
noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- beater
-
noun,
a person or thing that beats.
- barit.
-
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- behest
-
noun,
a command or directive.
- thaler
-
noun,
any of various former large coins of various German states; dollar.
- bashes
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- basils
-
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.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- Thebes
-
noun,
an ancient city in Upper Egypt, on the Nile, whose ruins are located in the modern towns of Karnak and Luxor: a former capital of Egypt.
- basket
-
noun,
a container made of twigs, rushes, thin strips of wood, or other flexible material woven together.
- beasts
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Basset
-
noun,
one of a breed of hounds having short legs, long body and ears, and usually a black, tan, and white coat.
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- bastes
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- bather
-
noun,
a person or thing that bathes.
- beaker
-
noun,
a large drinking cup or glass with a wide mouth.
- bathes
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- batiks
-
noun,
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
- battel
-
noun,
an account with or terminal bill from a college of Oxford University for board, kitchen, and buttery expenses.
- battle
-
noun,
a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces:
- battik
-
noun,
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
- batter
-
noun,
Printing.
a damaged area on the face of type or plate.
the resulting defect in print.
- belike
-
adverb,
very likely; perhaps; probably.
- berate
-
verb (used with object),
to scold; rebuke:
- Attlee
-
noun,
Clement (Richard) 1883–1967, British statesman: prime minister 1945–51.
- Bessel
-
noun,
Friedrich Wilhelm [free-drik wil-helm;; German free-drikh vil-helm] /ˈfri drɪk ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1784–1846, German astronomer.
- Bethel
-
noun,
a sacred area or sanctuary. Gen. 28:19.
- Thisbe
-
noun,
Pyramus and Thisbe.
- betels
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- betake
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to go (usually used reflexively):
- thirls
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- tether
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- thibet
-
noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- bestir
-
verb (used with object),
to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
- Bessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- theses
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- bailee
-
noun,
a person to whom personal property is delivered in bailment.
- besets
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- Thess.
-
- Bertie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- berths
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- Bertha
-
noun,
a collar or trimming, as of lace, worn about the shoulders by women, as over a low-necked waist or dress.
- bakers
-
noun,
a person who bakes.
- tetra-
-
- Berith
-
noun,
Brith.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- terat-
-
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- Tarski
-
noun,
Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- breeks
-
noun,
breeches; trousers.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- abseil
-
noun, verb (used without object),
rappel.
- breath
-
noun,
the air inhaled and exhaled in respiration.
- treble
-
noun,
Music.
the treble or soprano part.
a treble voice, singer, or instrument.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Breaks
-
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- trails
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- britts
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- traiks
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- brisks
-
adjective,
quick and active; lively:
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Brasil
-
noun,
Brazil.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Tralee
-
noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- trikes
-
noun,
tricycle.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Bakst
-
noun,
Léon Nikolaevich [lyi-awn nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /lyɪˈɔ̃ nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1924, Russian painter and designer.
- abris
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- balks
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- 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.
- baits
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Baker
-
noun,
a person who bakes.
- Balkh
-
noun,
a town in N Afghanistan: capital of ancient Bactria; center of Zoroastrianism.
- 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:
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Bakes
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Laski
-
noun,
Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- sebi-
-
- baith
-
adjective, pronoun,
both.
- Rieka
-
noun,
Rijeka.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- rhet.
-
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- 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.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leaks
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- sheik
-
noun,
Also, shaikh, sheikh. (in Islamic countries) the patriarch of a tribe or family; chief: a term of polite address.
- BLitt
-
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- abstr
-
- thirl
-
verb (used with object),
to pierce.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Sask.
-
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- latke
-
noun,
a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rilke
-
noun,
Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
- bahts
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- risks
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- bails
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- sarks
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- Balt.
-
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- kithe
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make known by action; show; demonstrate; prove.
- basks
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
- Sahib
-
noun,
(in India) sir; master: a term of respect used, especially during the colonial period, when addressing or referring to a European.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Thebe
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Botswana, the 100th part of a pula.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Klebs
-
noun,
Edwin [ed-win;; German et-veen] /ˈɛd wɪn;; German ˈɛt vin/ (Show IPA), 1834–1913, German pathologist and bacteriologist.
- basts
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- bathe
-
noun,
British.
the act of bathing, especially in the sea, a lake, or a river.
a swimming bath.
- kiths
-
noun,
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- krait
-
noun,
any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- kites
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- Sakel
-
noun,
Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
- kists
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- baths
-
- batik
-
noun,
a technique of hand-dyeing fabrics by using wax as a dye repellent to cover parts of a design, dyeing the uncovered fabric with a color or colors, and dissolving the wax in boiling water.
- siker
-
adverb,
certainly; without doubt.
- theat
-
- Sikes
-
noun,
a small stream.
- kilts
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- saker
-
noun,
an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
- sakes
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- 30-30
-
- sakis
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- barks
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- lakhs
-
noun,
lac2 .
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- baris
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- laker
-
noun,
a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
- trike
-
noun,
tricycle.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- 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.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- basis
-
noun,
the bottom or base of anything; the part on which something stands or rests.
- Krebs
-
noun,
Sir Hans Adolf [hahns ah-dawlf;; English hanz ad-olf,, ey-dolf] /hɑns ˈɑ dɔlf;; English hænz ˈæd ɒlf,, ˈeɪ dɒlf/ (Show IPA), 1900–81, German biochemist in England: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1953.
- 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.
- Sabir
-
noun,
lingua franca (def 2).
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Bart.
-
- bases
-
noun,
plural of basis.
- Shirk
-
noun,
a shirker.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Barth
-
noun,
John (Simmons) [sim-uh nz] /ˈsɪm ənz/ (Show IPA), born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- trial
-
noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arith
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Arkie
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Lith.
-
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- tirls
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- liter
-
noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- seti-
-
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- alike
-
adverb,
in the same manner or form; similarly:
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- seeks
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- reeks
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- traik
-
verb (used without object),
to become ill or lose one's good health.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- title
-
noun,
the distinguishing name of a book, poem, picture, piece of music, or the like.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- alti-
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rehab
-
noun,
rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- rakis
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- rakes
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tibet
-
noun,
Also, Thibet. Also called Sitsang, Xizang. Official name Tibet Autonomous Region. an administrative division of China, N of the Himalayas: prior to 1950 a theocracy under the Dalai Lama; the highest country in the world, average elevation about 16,000 feet (4877 meters). 471,660 sq. mi. (1,221,599 sq. km). Capital: Lhasa.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- shark
-
noun,
any of a group of elongate elasmobranch, mostly marine fishes, certain species of which are large, voracious, and sometimes dangerous to humans.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- lehrs
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Lehar
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Sheba
-
noun,
Queen of, the queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom. I Kings 10:1–13.
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leeks
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- atilt
-
adjective, adverb,
with a tilt or inclination; tilted:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- aeri-
-
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- akees
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- likes
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- shake
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- akebi
-
noun,
a climbing vine, Akebia quinata, of eastern Asia, bearing inconspicuous flowers and purple, edible berries, grown as an ornamental in the U.S.
- tilts
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- sikra
-
noun,
sikhara.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- tilth
-
noun,
the act or operation of tilling land; tillage.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- treas
-
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Lethe
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- Shaks
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Letts
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tilak
-
noun,
a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- asst.
-
- sikhs
-
noun,
a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.
- silks
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- kiers
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- blats
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hasek
-
noun,
Jaroslav [yah-raw-slahf] /ˈyɑ rɔˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1883–1923, Czech novelist and short-story writer.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- bleak
-
noun,
a European freshwater fish, Alburnus alburnus, having scales with a silvery pigment that is used in the production of artificial pearls.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- bless
-
verb (used with object),
to consecrate or sanctify by a religious rite; make or pronounce holy.
- stat.
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- tele-
-
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- blest
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of bless.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- haiks
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- steek
-
verb (used with object),
to shut, close, fasten or lock (a window, door, or the like).
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- hakes
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- haler
-
noun,
heller2 (def 1).
- Bliss
-
noun,
supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment:
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- steak
-
noun,
a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- harks
-
noun,
a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- Blake
-
noun,
Hector ("Toe") 1912–1995, Canadian ice hockey player and coach.
- Brahe
-
noun,
Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Hekla
-
noun,
an active volcano in SW Iceland. 4892 feet (1491 meters).
- bisks
-
noun,
bisque1 .
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- heli-
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- birth
-
noun,
an act or instance of being born:
- heels
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- birse
-
noun,
a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
- birls
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- birks
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- herls
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- bilks
-
noun,
a cheat; swindler.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Stark
-
noun,
Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blahs
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- bites
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- bitts
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- Heber
-
noun,
Reginald, 1783–1826, British bishop and hymn writer.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- hebes
-
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stalk
-
noun,
the stem or main axis of a plant.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- BSRet
-
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- teaks
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- BSElE
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- tears
-
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- takes
-
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- talks
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- tabis
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- Ebert
-
noun,
Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- tasks
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- 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.
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Brass
-
noun,
any of various metal alloys consisting mainly of copper and zinc.
- stilb
-
noun,
a unit of luminance, equal to one candle per square centimeter.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- Ethel
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- brash
-
noun,
a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Brale
-
- ster.
-
- brake
-
noun,
a device for slowing or stopping a vehicle or other moving mechanism by the absorption or transfer of the energy of momentum, usually by means of friction.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- Haber
-
noun,
Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
- habit
-
noun,
an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary:
- Tebet
-
noun,
Tevet.
- Esth.
-
- Erika
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Britt
-
noun,
a turbot of northeastern Atlantic seas.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- brits
-
noun,
the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
- Brith
-
noun,
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
- Brit.
-
- brisk
-
adjective,
quick and active; lively:
- brise
-
noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
- esker
-
noun,
a serpentine ridge of gravelly and sandy drift, believed to have been formed by streams under or in glacial ice.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brett
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- stirk
-
noun,
a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
- stilt
-
noun,
one of two poles, each with a support for the foot at some distance above the bottom end, enabling the wearer to walk with his or her feet above the ground.
- estab
-
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Biles
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Sakti
-
noun,
Shakti.
- Hesse
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet: Nobel Prize 1946.
- Beret
-
noun,
a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
- belie
-
verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- karts
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- Karst
-
noun,
an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
- skate
-
noun,
ice skate (def 1).
- kalis
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- kales
-
- biker
-
noun,
a person who rides a bicycle, motorcycle, or motorbike, especially in competition or as a hobby.
- skats
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Skeat
-
noun,
Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
- Kabir
-
noun,
fl. late 15th century, Hindu religious reformer.
- Skees
-
noun,
ski.
- skeet
-
noun,
a form of trapshooting in which two traps are used and targets are hurled singly or in pairs at varying elevations and speeds so as to simulate the angles of flight taken by game birds.
- 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.
- kashi
-
noun,
a city in W Xinjiang Uygur, in extreme W China.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- skite
-
noun,
a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- beset
-
verb (used with object),
to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
- skirt
-
noun,
the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- Isth.
-
- skirl
-
noun,
the sound of a bagpipe.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- skies
-
noun,
plural of sky.
- Ital.
-
- berth
-
noun,
a shelflike sleeping space, as on a ship, airplane, or railroad car.
- Skier
-
noun,
a person who skis.
- skete
-
noun,
a settlement of monks or ascetics.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- belah
-
noun,
beefwood.
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- isbas
-
noun,
izba.
- beaks
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- kerbs
-
noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- Kerst
-
noun,
Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Kesia
-
noun,
a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Khasi
-
noun,
an Austroasiatic language of Assam, in northeast India.
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- khats
-
noun,
kat.
- batts
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- kibes
-
noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- 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.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Katie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- keels
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- Sitka
-
noun,
a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Keats
-
noun,
John, 1795–1821, English poet.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Keble
-
noun,
John, 1792–1866, English clergyman and poet.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- keets
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- kelts
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- keirs
-
noun,
kier.
- Keita
-
noun,
Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Keith
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1866–1955, Scottish anthropologist.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- BeShT
-
noun,
Baal Shem-Tov.
- belts
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- skits
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- hier-
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- betel
-
noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Bethe
-
noun,
Hans Albrecht [hanz awl-brekt,, hahns;; German hahns ahl-brekht] /hænz ˈɔl brɛkt,, hɑns;; German hɑns ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1906–2005, U.S. physicist, born in Alsace: Nobel Prize 1967.
- beths
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Betta
-
noun,
fighting fish.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- stake
-
noun,
a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- IATSE
-
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- hikes
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- Bette
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Betti
-
noun,
Ugo [oo-gaw] /ˈu gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1953, Italian poet and dramatist.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- Srta.
-
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- stabs
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hist.
-
- Slask
-
noun,
Polish name of Silesia.
- sleek
-
adjective,
smooth or glossy, as hair, an animal, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- biers
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- slabs
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- slake
-
verb (used with object),
to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- Bihar
-
noun,
a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
- bests
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Salk
-
noun,
Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
- TRIB
-
- tilt
-
noun,
an act or instance of tilting.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- SATB
-
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- thi-
-
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Sat.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tsks
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Teak
-
noun,
a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- silk
-
noun,
the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- SBLI
-
- talk
-
noun,
the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
- Sikh
-
noun,
a member of a monotheistic religion, founded in the Punjab c1500 by the guru Nanak, that refuses to recognize the Hindu caste system or the Brahmanical priesthood and forbids magic, idolatry, and pilgrimages.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tab.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- sike
-
noun,
a small stream.
- Sika
-
noun,
a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- the-
-
- task
-
noun,
a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- trit
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sibs
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- SASE
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- 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.
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sark
-
noun,
any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tri-
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- seek
-
Idioms,
be sought after, to be desired or in demand:
- skee
-
noun,
ski.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tit.
-
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- Ste.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- skit
-
noun,
a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
- skis
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- tel-
-
- Sekt
-
noun,
sparkling wine; champagne.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- SEbS
-
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- trek
-
noun,
a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Shak
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- shr.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- str.
-
- Sra.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Skat
-
noun,
a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
- skas
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- ter.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- 1080
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- ible
-
- beet
-
noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- ikat
-
noun,
a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
- 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.
- beek
-
noun,
Obsolete. the act of basking or warming by a fire.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- ile-
-
- Ilka
-
adjective,
every; each.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ilks
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- beak
-
noun,
the bill of a bird; neb.
- Irak
-
noun,
Iraq.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- irks
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- batt
-
noun,
a sheet of matted cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Birk
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with object),
birch.
- Hike
-
noun,
a long walk or march for recreational activity, military training, or the like.
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- bilk
-
noun,
a cheat; swindler.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- bike
-
noun,
Informal.
a bicycle.
a motorbike.
a motorcycle.
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Bias
-
noun,
a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
- Biak
-
noun,
an island N of Irian Barat, in Indonesia. 948 sq. mi. (2455 sq. km).
- Bhil
-
noun,
a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
- Beth
-
noun,
the second letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- Bess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Bass
-
noun,
the bass part.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- keas
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Karl
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Charles.
- Kars
-
noun,
a city in NE Turkey.
- kart
-
noun,
a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
- baht
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Thailand, equal to 100 satangs.
- btl.
-
- Kate
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
- kats
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- keat
-
noun,
keet.
- Kalb
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), ("Baron de Kalb") 1721–80, German general in the American Revolutionary Army.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Keel
-
noun,
Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- keet
-
noun,
a young guinea fowl.
- Keir
-
noun,
kier.
- Kelt
-
noun,
a salmon that has spawned.
- kerb
-
noun, verb (used with object),
curb (defs 1, 15).
- ket-
-
- keta
-
noun,
chum salmon.
- khat
-
noun,
kat.
- Kali
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- bask
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to expose to warmth or heat.
- bar.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isba
-
noun,
izba.
- BASH
-
noun,
a crushing blow.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- isls
-
- bark
-
noun,
the abrupt, harsh, explosive cry of a dog.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- 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.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- kabs
-
noun,
cab2 .
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- balk
-
noun,
a check or hindrance; defeat; disappointment.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- 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:
- bal.
-
- bake
-
noun,
a social occasion at which the chief food is baked.
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bais
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- ates
-
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- BSEE
-
- BSAE
-
- 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.
- bris
-
noun,
Brith.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- 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.
- 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).
- Erik
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- ESIS
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- 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).
- blk.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- BSSE
-
- 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.
- BSSA
-
- 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.
- BSRT
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- BSLS
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- bskt
-
- ELAS
-
- BSIT
-
- BSIR
-
- BSIE
-
- BSHE
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- BSHA
-
- Eisk
-
noun,
Yeisk.
- ekes
-
Verb phrases,
eke out,
to make (a living) or support (existence) laboriously:
to supplement; add to; stretch:
- BSES
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Heb.
-
- hark
-
noun,
a hunter's shout to hounds, as to encourage them in following the scent.
- Saki
-
noun,
any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- bitt
-
noun,
Also called bollard. a strong post of wood or iron projecting, usually in pairs, above the deck of a ship, used for securing cables, lines for towing, etc.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hebr
-
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- heel
-
noun,
the back part of the human foot, below and behind the ankle.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Bisk
-
noun,
bisque1 .
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Herb
-
noun,
a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- herl
-
noun,
a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
- bklr
-
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- est.
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- BLit
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- blah
-
noun,
nonsense; rubbish:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ette
-
- Hab.
-
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- bks.
-
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haik
-
noun,
an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hake
-
noun,
any marine fish of the genus Merluccius, closely related to the cods, especially M. bilinearis, found off the New England coast.
- hal-
-
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- Bahr
-
noun,
Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
- KIAS
-
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- 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.
-
- akee
-
noun,
a tropical tree, Blighia sapida, of the soapberry family, cultivated for the edible aril of its seeds.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- RIBA
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rake
-
noun,
an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- raki
-
noun,
a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- LitB
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Lett
-
noun,
a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lib.
-
- libs
-
noun,
liberation (def 2):
- like
-
noun,
a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
- kibe
-
noun,
a chapped or ulcerated chilblain, especially on the heel.
- alk.
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rask
-
noun,
Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- risk
-
noun,
exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- abl.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- Sab.
-
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sake
-
noun,
cause, account, interest, or benefit:
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- ABLS
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- aet.
-
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- reek
-
noun,
a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reik
-
noun,
Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- abr.
-
- rel.
-
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aer-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- abs-
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- lit.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Lark
-
noun,
any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
- KISS
-
noun,
an act or instance of kissing.
- Kish
-
noun,
a mixture of graphite and slag separated from and floating on the surface of molten pig iron or cast iron as it cools.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- art.
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- kist
-
noun,
a coffer; a money chest.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- kirs
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Lat.
-
- att.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- kilt
-
noun,
any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lakh
-
noun,
lac2 .
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- kras
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- asks
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- asis
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Lake
-
noun,
a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
- Klee
-
noun,
Paul [poul;; English pawl] /paʊl;; English pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1940, Swiss painter and etcher.
- kith
-
noun,
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
- Lab.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- kite
-
noun,
a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Kris
-
noun,
creese.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Kier
-
noun,
a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
- ARIS
-
- Lehr
-
noun,
an oven used to anneal glass.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- Kiel
-
noun,
the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- leek
-
noun,
a plant, Allium ampeloprasum, of the amaryllis family, allied to the onion, having a cylindrical bulb and leaves used in cookery.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Ark.
-
- leks
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- lea.
-
- arks
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
- leak
-
noun,
an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tsk
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tsk.”.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- BRT
-
- BTE
-
- ae.
-
- abt
-
- TSS
-
- be-
-
- Bt.
-
- BST
-
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- ast
-
- bah
-
interjection,
(an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
- ATB
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- BSL
-
- bsh
-
- TBA
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- bl.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Br.
-
- BSA
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- TIA
-
- Tbi
-
- BSE
-
- at.
-
- ab-
-
- TSI
-
- BSS
-
- ase
-
- ASR
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Akh
-
noun,
the transfigured and beatified spirit of a dead person.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- tkt
-
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- BIE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- BHT
-
- BHL
-
- ThB
-
- BHA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- th-
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ake
-
verb (used without object),
ache.
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- BRE
-
- ble
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ASK
-
noun,
the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- BLS
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ASI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- TRH
-
- AHE
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- BLA
-
- bkt
-
- AHL
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- asb
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- bk.
-
- BTh
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- TTS
-
- Lt.
-
- kir
-
noun,
an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
- Kit
-
noun,
a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
- Sib
-
noun,
a kinsman; relative.
- kr.
-
- Kra
-
noun,
Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
- sht
-
- krs
-
- ksi
-
- La.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- KIA
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Lek
-
noun,
a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- kil
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ski
-
noun,
one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- KBE
-
- Kha
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Arabic alphabet, representing a velar spirant consonant sound.
- ka-
-
- kab
-
noun,
cab2 .
- Kal
-
- Kas
-
noun,
(in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
- ska
-
noun,
a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
- Kea
-
noun,
a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
- Keb
-
noun,
Geb.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ker
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- Les
-
- lhb
-
- Skt
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SBE
-
- SBA
-
- sb.
-
- rhb
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- SAR
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- SAE
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- LTh
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SHA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LSI
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- ltr
-
- RBI
-
- Re.
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- IRS
-
- Kt.
-
- SLA
-
- ETS
-
- ese
-
- STL
-
- stk
-
- Esk
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- STI
-
- ETR
-
- hr.
-
- ERT
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- IRL
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- hrs
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TAL
-
- EBS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Ehr
-
- erk
-
noun,
an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
- eir
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- EIS
-
- eke
-
adverb,
also.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- elk
-
noun,
Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- HRE
-
- STB
-
- il-
-
- Ike
-
noun,
Eisenhower, Dwight David.
- ss.
-
- IAS
-
- ILS
-
- ilk
-
noun,
family, class, or kind:
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- HST
-
- SLE
-
- ier
-
- Hts
-
- IHS
-
- ib.
-
- SRS
-
- ht.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SSA
-
- Ir.
-
- SSB
-
- SSE
-
- ial
-
- Sta
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SLR
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- Sr.
-
- irk
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
- SRB
-
- K.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ee
-
- L.
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- Eb
-
- K2
-
noun,
Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- SL
-
- EI
-
- TT
-
- T1
-
- RI
-
- TB
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- HL
-
- HK
-
- le
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HB
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
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- BH
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- KI
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noun,
the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
- t.
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- tk
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- LR
-
- TL
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- B-
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RH
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- AK
-
- LH
-
- KB
-
- sk
-
- i.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.