Anagrams of blood-relation
Word blood-relation has
1642 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of blood-relation.
- Donatello
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noun,
(Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi) 1386?–1466, Italian sculptor.
- Bertillon
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noun,
Alphonse [al-fons,, -fonz;; French al-fawns] /ˈæl fɒns,, -fɒnz;; French alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1853–1914, French anthropologist: devised Bertillon system.
- Bardolino
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noun,
a dry red wine from the Veneto region of northern Italy.
- libelant
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noun,
a person who libels, or institutes suit.
- Borodino
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noun,
a village in the W Russian Federation, 70 miles (113 km) W of Moscow: Napoleon's victory here made possible the capture of Moscow, 1812.
- bordello
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noun,
a brothel.
- lobation
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noun,
lobate formation.
- Boltonia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Boltonia, of the U.S., having blue, purple, or white asterlike flower heads.
- Tirolean
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
- Boeotian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Boeotia.
- Bodleian
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noun,
the library of Oxford University, reestablished by Sir Thomas Bodley, 1545–1613, English diplomat and scholar.
- Alberoni
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noun,
Giulio [joo-lyaw] /ˈdʒu lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1664–1752, Italian cardinal and statesman: prime minister of Spain 1715–19.
- Oberland
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noun,
a mountain region in central Switzerland, mostly in S Bern canton.
- oblation
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noun,
the offering to God of the elements of bread and wine in the Eucharist.
- bilander
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noun,
a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
- old-line
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adjective,
following or supporting conservative or traditional ideas, beliefs, customs, etc.
- belonoid
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adjective,
needlelike; styloid.
- abortion
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noun,
Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy.
- orbitale
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noun,
Craniometry, Cephalometry. the lowermost point on the lower margin of the left orbit, located instrumentally on the skull or by palpation on the head.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- oreodont
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noun,
any of various extinct North American artiodactyls of the families Merycoidodontidae or Agriochoeridae, widespread from the late Eocene through early Miocene epochs.
- Oriental
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noun,
(usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
- baritone
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noun,
a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
- Bandello
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noun,
Matteo [maht-te-aw] /mɑtˈtɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1485–1561, Italian ecclesiastic and author.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- ballonet
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noun,
an air or gasbag compartment in a balloon or airship, used to control buoyancy and maintain shape.
- relation
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noun,
an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
- tailored
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- tail-end
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noun,
the hinder or rear part of anything.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- brontide
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noun,
a rumbling noise heard occasionally in some parts of the world, probably caused by seismic activity.
- tailbone
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noun,
the coccyx.
- toroidal
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adjective,
of or relating to a toroid.
- ill-bred
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adjective,
showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- Laborite
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noun,
a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
- trinodal
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adjective,
having three nodes or joints.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- debonair
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adjective,
courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm:
- doornail
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noun,
a large-headed nail formerly used for strengthening or ornamenting doors.
- doorbell
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noun,
a bell chime, or the like, at a door or connected with a door, rung by persons outside wanting someone inside to open the door.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- trilobed
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adjective,
trilobate.
- Tornillo
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noun,
screw bean.
- idolater
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noun,
Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
- dilator
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- bedrail
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noun,
a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
- bedroll
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noun,
bedding that rolls up for portability and is used especially for sleeping out-of-doors.
- diabolo
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noun,
a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.
- ordinal
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noun,
an ordinal number or numeral.
- landler
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noun,
an Austrian and southern German folk dance in moderately slow triple meter, antecedent to the waltz.
- Belinda
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noun,
a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
- orbital
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noun,
Physics, Chemistry.
a wave function describing the state of a single electron in an atom (atomic orbital) or in a molecule (molecular orbital)
the electron in that state.
- bartend
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verb (used without object),
to serve or work as a bartender.
- Bellona
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of war.
- detrain
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verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- onboard
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adjective,
provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle:
- inboard
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noun,
an inboard motor.
- odorant
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noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- Orlando
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noun,
Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- end-all
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noun,
the ultimate purpose, object, or conclusion:
- baronet
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noun,
a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
- redbait
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verb (used without object),
to denounce or deprecate as a political radical, especially to accuse of being communist.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Rolland
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noun,
Romain [raw-man] /rɔˈmɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, French novelist, music critic, and dramatist: Nobel prize 1915.
- donable
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adjective,
available free from government surpluses:
- ridable
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- retinol
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noun,
vitamin A.
- retinal
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noun,
an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
- reliant
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adjective,
having or showing dependence:
- driblet
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noun,
a small portion or part.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- reboant
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adjective,
resounding or reverberating loudly.
- ortolan
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noun,
an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
- eidolon
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noun,
a phantom; apparition.
- balloon
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noun,
a bag made of thin rubber or other light material, usually brightly colored, inflated with air or with some lighter-than-air gas and used as a children's plaything or as a decoration.
- ratline
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noun,
any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- bandlet
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noun,
annulet (def 1).
- bandore
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noun,
an obsolete musical instrument resembling the guitar.
- ralline
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- odonate
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noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- entrail
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plural noun,
the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
- odonto-
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- Deloria
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noun,
Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
- deorbit
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verb (used with object),
to cause to deliberately depart from orbit.
- leotard
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noun,
a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
- dariole
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noun,
a small round mold.
- literal
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noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- borneol
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noun,
a white, translucent, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble, solid terpene alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, occurring in various isomeric forms, having a burning, mintlike taste, obtained from the trunk of a tree, Dryobalanops aromatica, or by the reduction of camphor: used in the form of its esters in the manufacture of synthetic camphor and in perfumery.
- bornite
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noun,
a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
- Borodin
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noun,
Aleksandr Porfirevich [al-ig-zan-der pawr-feer-uh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr puhr-fyee-ryi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər pɔrˈfɪər ə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr pʌrˈfyi ryɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1833–87, Russian composer and chemist.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- brained
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- Leonora
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eleanor.
- Lobelia
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noun,
any herbaceous or woody plant of the genus Lobelia, having long clusters of blue, red, yellow, or white flowers.
- Leonard
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noun,
Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
- lentoid
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noun,
a lentoid body.
- bridoon
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noun,
a snaffle when used with a curb on a full bridle.
- Brindle
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noun,
a brindled coloring.
- broaden
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verb (used with or without object),
to become or make broad.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- ladrone
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noun,
a thief.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Latrobe
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noun,
Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
- latrine
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noun,
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
- boolean
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noun,
Computers. a Boolean data type.
- lobtail
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verb (used without object),
(of a whale) to slap the flukes against the surface of the water.
- Oberlin
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noun,
Jean Frédéric [French zhahn frey-dey-reek] /French ʒɑ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1740–1826, Alsatian clergyman.
- netball
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noun,
Tennis. a ball, on a return shot, that hits the top of the net and drops on the other side of the court, thus remaining in play.
- biotron
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noun,
a controlled laboratory environment designed to provide uniform experimental conditions with the aim of producing uniform organisms for use in experiments.
- notable
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noun,
a prominent, distinguished, or important person.
- no-ball
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noun,
an unfairly bowled ball.
- Bleriot
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noun,
Louis [lwee] /lwi/ (Show IPA), 1872–1936, French aviator, pioneer aeronautical engineer, and inventor.
- blinder
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noun,
a person or thing that blinds.
- niobate
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noun,
any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
- bloated
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noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- 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.
- bloater
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noun,
a herring cured by being salted and briefly smoked and dried.
- Blondel
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), (Sieur des Croisettes) 1618–86, French architect.
- Bonaire
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noun,
an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
- Blondie
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noun,
Informal. a blond person:
- Boeotia
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noun,
a district in ancient Greece, NW of Athens. Capital: Thebes.
- debitor
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noun,
a debtor.
- Boiardo
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noun,
Matteo Maria [mah-tey-oh muh-ree-uh;; Italian maht-te-aw mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈteɪ oʊ məˈri ə;; Italian mɑtˈtɛ ɔ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1434–94, Italian poet.
- Tabloid
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noun,
a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one-half the size of a standard-sized newspaper page.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- Bolland
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noun,
Jean de [French zhahn duh] /French ʒɑ̃ də/ (Show IPA), or Johan van [Flemish yoh-hahn vahn] /Flemish yoʊˈhɑn vɑn/ (Show IPA), or John, 1596–1665, Belgian Jesuit hagiographer.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- bollard
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noun,
Nautical.
a thick, low post, usually of iron or steel, mounted on a wharf or the like, to which mooring lines from vessels are attached.
a small post to which lines are attached.
bitt (def 1).
- labored
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noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- Lorient
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noun,
a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- bitonal
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adjective,
marked by or using bitonality.
- taborin
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noun,
a small tabor.
- trindle
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noun,
British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
- aneroid
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- triable
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- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- tribade
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noun,
lesbian (def 5).
- Alebion
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noun,
a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- tandoor
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noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- Tarbell
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noun,
Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, U.S. author.
- tornado
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noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- antbird
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noun,
any of numerous passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, of the New World tropics, many species of which follow army ant swarms to feed on insects disturbed by the ants.
- trenail
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noun,
treenail.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- Torelli
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1650?–1708, Italian composer and violinist.
- tendril
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noun,
a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- antero-
-
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- bordel
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noun,
a brothel.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- Bordet
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noun,
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- Borden
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noun,
Gail, 1801–74, U.S. inventor: developed technique for condensing milk.
- Lerida
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noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- Brenda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- Toller
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noun,
a person or thing that tolls.
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- borate
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noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- boride
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noun,
a compound consisting of two elements of which boron is the more electronegative one.
- borane
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noun,
any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
- L-line
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noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- loader
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noun,
a person or thing that loads.
- Leonid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
- ad-lib
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noun,
something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
- Borneo
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noun,
an island in the Malay Archipelago, politically divided among Indonesia, Malaysia, and the British-protected sultanate of Brunei. 290,000 sq. mi. (750,000 sq. km).
- adroit
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adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Lionel
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leon.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- Toland
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noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- lintel
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- linter
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noun,
linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
- Bootle
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noun,
a city in Merseyside metropolitan county, in W England, on the Mersey estuary.
- Toledo
-
noun,
Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1515–84? Spanish administrator: viceroy of Peru 1569–81.
- adren-
-
- Brando
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noun,
Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- Brandt
-
noun,
Willy [wil-ee;; German vil-ee] /ˈwɪl i;; German ˈvɪl i/ (Show IPA), (Karl Herbert Frahm) 1913–1992, West German political leader: chancellor 1969–74; Nobel Peace Prize 1971.
- adreno
-
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- Oneida
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noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- bootie
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noun,
Also, bootee. a usually soft, sometimes disposable sock or bootlike covering for the foot or shoe, as for informal wear, warmth, or protection:
- albedo
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noun,
Astronomy. the ratio of the light reflected by a planet or satellite to that received by it.
- lotion
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
- tinder
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- boatel
-
noun,
a waterside hotel with dock space for persons who travel by boat.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Tindal
-
noun,
Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
- Tiller
-
noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- blonde
-
noun,
a woman or girl having this coloration.
- albeit
-
conjunction,
although; even if:
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Albert
-
noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- niello
-
noun,
a black metallic substance, consisting of silver, copper, lead, and sulfur, with which an incised design or ground is filled to produce an ornamental effect on metal.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- albino
-
noun,
a person with pale skin, light hair, pinkish eyes, and visual abnormalities resulting from a hereditary inability to produce the pigment melanin.
- nitro-
-
- Albion
-
noun,
Alebion.
- Nobile
-
noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- noodle
-
noun,
a narrow strip of unleavened egg dough that has been rolled thin and dried, boiled, and served alone or in soups, casseroles, etc.; a ribbon-shaped pasta.
- Blaine
-
noun,
James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
- Bodoni
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1740–1813, Italian painter and printer.
- boiled
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- booted
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- loiter
-
verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- lobate
-
adjective,
having a lobe lobes; lobed.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Breton
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
- Lobito
-
noun,
a seaport in W Angola.
- bonito
-
noun,
any mackerellike fish of the genus Sarda, as S. sarda, of the Atlantic Ocean.
- Bonita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lobolo
-
noun,
a bride price, typically of cattle, paid to a bride's father among Bantu-speaking tribes of southern Africa.
- tobira
-
noun,
a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
- Loiret
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- aeron.
-
- boiler
-
noun,
a closed vessel or arrangement of vessels and tubes, together with a furnace or other heat source, in which steam or other vapor is generated from water to drive turbines or engines, supply heat, process certain materials, etc.
Compare fire-tube boiler, water-tube boiler.
- Bolton
-
noun,
a borough in Greater Manchester, in NW England.
- boltel
-
noun,
Also, boutel, boutell, bowtel, bowtell. a convex molding, as a torus or ovolo.
- Lolita
-
noun,
(italics) a novel (1955) by Vladimir Nabokov.
- bolita
-
noun,
a form of numbers pool.
- bolide
-
noun,
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball.
- bolero
-
noun,
a lively Spanish dance in triple meter.
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- bolden
-
noun,
Charles ("Buddy") 1868?–1931, U.S. cornet player: early pioneer in jazz.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Briand
-
noun,
Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
- tribo-
-
- Dillon
-
noun,
C(larence) Douglas, 1909–1979, U.S. lawyer and government official, born in Switzerland: Secretary of the Treasury 1961–65.
- eroto-
-
- dilate
-
verb (used with object),
to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- iatro-
-
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- Diablo
-
noun,
Spanish for “devil.”.
- diable
-
adjective,
highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- trinal
-
adjective,
threefold; triple; trine.
- detail
-
noun,
an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
- tribal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- inbred
-
adjective,
naturally inherent; innate; native:
- dentil
-
noun,
any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
- denti-
-
- dental
-
noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- indole
-
noun,
a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
- Doblin
-
noun,
Alfred [ahl-freyt] /ˈɑl freɪt/ (Show IPA), 1878–1957, German physician and novelist.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- doolie
-
noun,
a first-year cadet in the U.S. Air Force Academy.
- Dolton
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Dollar
-
noun,
a paper money, silver or cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of the United States, equal to 100 cents. Symbol: $.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorobo
-
noun,
a member of a tribal people living in the uplands of Kenya and Tanzania.
- doblon
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain and Spanish America, equal to two gold escudos.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- do-all
-
noun,
a person employed as a factotum, as the manager of all the affairs of an individual or a business.
- doable
-
adjective,
capable of being done.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Ellora
-
noun,
a village in S central India: important Hindu archaeological site.
- enroll
-
verb (used with object),
to write the name of (a person) in a roll or register; place upon a list; register:
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- bridal
-
noun,
a wedding.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Landor
-
noun,
Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- lardon
-
noun,
a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
- Laredo
-
noun,
a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- Bronte
-
noun,
Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
- Dalton
-
noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Brodie
-
noun,
a suicidal or daredevil leap; wild dive:
- learnt
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- Briton
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
- Leland
-
noun,
a male given name.
- albite
-
noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- adeno-
-
- bridle
-
noun,
part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
- Dallin
-
noun,
Cyrus Earle, 1861–1944, U.S. sculptor.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- intro.
-
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Delano
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- inter.
-
- abient
-
adjective,
tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- intra-
-
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- labile
-
adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- labio-
-
- dartle
-
verb (used with or without object),
to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- labret
-
noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- labrid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
- Ladino
-
noun,
Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- boodle
-
noun,
the lot, pack, or crowd:
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- oolite
-
noun,
a limestone composed of minute rounded concretions resembling fish roe, in some places altered to ironstone by replacement with iron oxide.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Berlin
-
noun,
a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- alible
-
adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- bailor
-
noun,
a person who delivers personal property in bailment.
- rillet
-
noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- robalo
-
noun,
snook2 (def 1).
- Benoit
-
noun,
Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
- roband
-
noun,
a short piece of spun yarn or other material, used to secure a sail to a yard, gaff, or the like.
- Barton
-
noun,
Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- oillet
-
noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- reboot
-
noun,
an act or instance of restarting a computer.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Arnold
-
noun,
Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
- Balder
-
noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- billed
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- billet
-
noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- riblet
-
noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- Benita
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Baldie
-
noun,
a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- Belial
-
noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- rental
-
noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- retail
-
noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Beaton
-
noun,
Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allier
-
noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- Allied
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose:
- ordeal
-
noun,
any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- Tailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- retool
-
verb (used with object),
to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory).
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- Rialto
-
noun,
an exchange or mart.
- terbia
-
noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- ribald
-
noun,
a ribald person.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Beloit
-
noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- riband
-
noun,
a decorative ribbon.
- Belton
-
noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- Oriole
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, passerine birds of the family Oriolidae, of the Old World.
Compare golden oriole.
- billon
-
noun,
an alloy used in coinage, consisting of gold or silver with a larger amount of base metal.
- Barolo
-
noun,
a dry red wine from the Piedmont region of Italy.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- ballet
-
noun,
a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- Barnet
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- oblate
-
noun,
a person offered to the service of and living in a monastery, but not under monastic vows or full monastic rule.
- Oberon
-
noun,
(in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
- Tilden
-
noun,
Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
- radio-
-
- Alboin
-
noun,
died a.d. 573? king of the Langobards 561?–573?
- Obelia
-
noun,
a colonial hydroid of the genus Obelia, common in temperate seas and appearing as a delicate, mosslike growth on rocks, pilings, etc.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- ballon
-
noun,
the lightness and grace of movement that make a dancer appear buoyant.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- birota
-
noun,
a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- banter
-
noun,
an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
- andro-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ballot
-
noun,
a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- antler
-
noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- bandit
-
noun,
a robber, especially a member of a gang or marauding band.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- Baliol
-
noun,
John de, 1249–1315, king of Scotland 1292–96.
- rondel
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
- Otello
-
noun,
an opera (1887) with music by Giuseppe Verdi and a libretto by Arrigo Boito based on Shakespeare's Othello.
- altern
-
adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- barite
-
noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- Ronald
-
noun,
a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
- Roland
-
noun,
Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
- tailed
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- binate
-
adjective,
produced or borne in pairs; double.
- barit.
-
- obtain
-
verb (used with object),
to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
- bindle
-
noun,
a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
- binder
-
noun,
a person or thing that binds.
- Aldrin
-
noun,
a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- in-lb
-
- intr.
-
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- iodo-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- label
-
noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- rebid
-
noun,
Bridge. a second bid:
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Iran.
-
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Ital.
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ileo-
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Rollo
-
noun,
Also called Rolf, Roy, Hrolf, Rolf the Ganger. a.d. c860–931? Norse chieftain: 1st duke of Normandy 911?.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- drool
-
noun,
saliva running down from one's mouth; drivel.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droll
-
noun,
a droll person; jester; wag.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- drill
-
noun,
Machinery, Building Trades.
a shaftlike tool with two or more cutting edges for making holes in firm materials, especially by rotation.
a tool, especially a hand tool, for holding and operating such a tool.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- troll
-
noun,
a song whose parts are sung in succession; a round.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- taboo
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- Rolla
-
noun,
a city in S central Missouri.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Ibert
-
noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- reni-
-
- Indo-
-
- retd.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- 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.
- ribat
-
noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- ideo-
-
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Trill
-
noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Erbil
-
noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Robin
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- robot
-
noun,
a machine that resembles a human and does mechanical, routine tasks on command.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- endo-
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ladle
-
noun,
a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- tono-
-
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tidal
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Loral
-
adjective,
of or relating to lore, knowledge, learning, etc.
- oidea
-
- oiled
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- looie
-
noun,
a lieutenant of the armed forces.
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Older
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oldie
-
noun,
a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Tobin
-
noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleo-
-
- Ollie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Oliver.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Tobol
-
noun,
a river rising in Kazakhstan, flowing NE through the Russian Federation in Asia to the Irtysh River. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- tilde
-
noun,
a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- lobed
-
adjective,
having a lobe or lobes; lobate.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- Noble
-
noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Nobel
-
noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Obad.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- OBrit
-
- Niobe
-
noun,
the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
- obdt.
-
- Obeid
-
noun,
El Obeid.
- tiled
-
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.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nebr.
-
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- natl.
-
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- obole
-
noun,
a silver-alloy coin of France issued during the Middle Ages, the 24th part of a sol, or one-half denier.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Obote
-
noun,
(Apollo) Milton, 1924–2005, Ugandan political leader: president 1966–71 and 1980–85.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- onto-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- tonia
-
- rabid
-
adjective,
irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
- noto-
-
- Rabin
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- rall.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- telo-
-
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- ordn.
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- orbit
-
noun,
the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- Llano
-
noun,
an extensive grassy plain with few trees.
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- 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.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Orlon
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- LIDAR
-
noun,
a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Libra
-
noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- teno-
-
- orial
-
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- libel
-
noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Liard
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Binet
-
noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- alto-
-
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- biol.
-
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- alti-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- dial.
-
- ante-
-
- anti-
-
- Boone
-
noun,
Daniel, 1734–1820, American pioneer, especially in Kentucky.
- biont
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- birne
-
noun,
boule1 (def 1).
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- allo-
-
- allot
-
verb (used with object),
to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion:
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Boole
-
noun,
George, 1815–64, English mathematician and logician.
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- boned
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- boner
-
noun,
a person or thing that bones.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Biota
-
noun,
the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- bairn
-
noun,
a child; son or daughter.
- atoll
-
noun,
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon.
- Brale
-
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- bidet
-
noun,
a low, basinlike bathroom fixture, usually with spigots, used for bathing the genital and perineal areas.
- debit
-
noun,
the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- Debir
-
noun,
a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- brain
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Arnel
-
- braid
-
noun,
a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- botel
-
noun,
boatel.
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ation
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- binal
-
adjective,
double; twofold.
- borne
-
noun,
a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
- Bello
-
noun,
Andrés [ahn-dres] /ɑnˈdrɛs/ (Show IPA), 1781–1865, Venezuelan poet, philologist, and educator.
- Brant
-
noun,
any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- boron
-
noun,
a nonmetallic element occurring naturally only in combination, as in borax or boric acid, and obtained in either an amorphous or a crystalline form when reduced from its compounds. Symbol: B; atomic weight: 10.811; atomic number: 5.
- dent.
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- bield
-
noun,
a shelter; refuge.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- Della
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Delia.
- areo-
-
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- boro-
-
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- aboil
-
adverb, adjective,
boiling:
- aboon
-
adverb, preposition,
above.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- bloat
-
noun,
Also called hoven. Veterinary Pathology. (in cattle, sheep, and horses) a distention of the rumen or paunch or of the large colon by gases of fermentation, caused by eating ravenously of green forage, especially legumes.
- Dobro
-
noun,
(lowercase) any guitar of this type.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- Brit.
-
- abrin
-
noun,
a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
- Baton
-
noun,
Music. a wand used by a conductor.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- blind
-
noun,
something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
- aden-
-
- Blida
-
noun,
a city in N Algeria.
- blent
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- dobla
-
noun,
a former gold coin of Spain.
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- Bart.
-
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Dolon
-
noun,
a son of Eumedes who was killed by Diomedes and Odysseus even though he had given them valuable information about the Trojans.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- brood
-
noun,
a number of young produced or hatched at one time; a family of offspring or young.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- 30-30
-
- broil
-
noun,
the act or state of broiling; state of being broiled.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- dolor
-
noun,
sorrow; grief.
- Abdon
-
noun,
one of the minor judges of Israel. Judges 12:13–15.
- blond
-
noun,
a blond person.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Dolin
-
noun,
Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- baro-
-
- Baron
-
noun,
a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
- abide
-
Verb phrases,
abide by,
to act in accord with.
to submit to; agree to:
to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
- dolia
-
noun,
a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
- Blood
-
noun,
the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- boldo
-
noun,
a Chilean evergreen tree, Peumus boldus, cultivated in California for its aromatic foliage.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Bride
-
noun,
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
- Bland
-
noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- beano
-
noun,
bingo.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Blain
-
noun,
an inflammatory swelling or sore.
- Balt.
-
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Brian
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brent
-
noun,
brant.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- aldol
-
noun,
Also called acetaldol. a colorless, syrupy, water-soluble liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , formed by the condensation of acetaldehyde: used chiefly in the manufacture of rubber vulcanizers and accelerators, and in perfumery.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- dalle
-
noun,
The, a city in N Oregon.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- balon
-
noun,
ballon.
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- boite
-
noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- Boito
-
noun,
Arrigo [uh-ree-goh;; Italian ahr-ree-gaw] /əˈri goʊ;; Italian ɑrˈri gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1918, Italian opera composer, poet, and novelist.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Brine
-
noun,
water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
- aero-
-
- Dobie
-
noun,
Chiefly Southwestern U.S. adobe.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- ord.
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Beni
-
noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- Bent
-
noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- 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.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- orlo
-
noun,
a plinth supporting the base of a column.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- oro-
-
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- blin
-
noun,
singular of blini.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nolo
-
noun,
nolo contendere.
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- bldr
-
- NLRB
-
- NIRA
-
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- BLit
-
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- blot
-
noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- neo-
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Nebo
-
noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- NRAB
-
- Ont.
-
- bin-
-
- 1080
-
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- bet.
-
- OLLA
-
noun,
a pot, especially an earthen pot for holding water, cooking, etc.
- olio
-
noun,
a dish of many ingredients.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- ole-
-
- bide
-
Idioms,
bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- NTIA
-
- Oboe
-
noun,
a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- Bird
-
noun,
any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
- Obie
-
noun,
one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
- obit
-
noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- Bion
-
noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- obol
-
noun,
a silver coin of ancient Greece, the sixth part of a drachma.
- BIND
-
noun,
the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
- bio-
-
- bint
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- bine
-
noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- oto-
-
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- RIBA
-
- Ald.
-
- ter.
-
- all-
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Alb.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Aire
-
- tion
-
- AInd
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ten.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- Tell
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- alt.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- tri-
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- abr.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- TRIB
-
- trid
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tRNA
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tron
-
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Tob.
-
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- tool
-
noun,
an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Toll
-
noun,
a payment or fee exacted by the state, the local authorities, etc., for some right or privilege, as for passage along a road or over a bridge.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- 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.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- 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:
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- bal.
-
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rel.
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAEd
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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.
- rad.
-
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- bar.
-
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- bant
-
verb (used without object),
to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- bani
-
noun,
plural of ban4 .
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tab.
-
- RONA
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roll
-
noun,
a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- art.
-
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- ator
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Rida
-
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- intl
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- enl.
-
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- brio
-
noun,
vigor; vivacity.
- Lena
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from Lake Baikal through the Yakutsk Republic into the Laptev Sea. 2800 miles (4500 km) long.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brno
-
noun,
a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- dir.
-
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- diol
-
noun,
glycol (def 2).
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dino
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- Din.
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Dill
-
noun,
a plant, Anethum graveolens, of the parsley family, having aromatic seeds and finely divided leaves, both of which are used for flavoring food.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- dlr.
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- 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).
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- lied
-
noun,
a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Lido
-
noun,
a fashionable beach resort.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- end-
-
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- lea.
-
- btl.
-
- bot.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dia-
-
- Lab.
-
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- itol
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- inae
-
- dbl.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- der.
-
- IndE
-
- Den.
-
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- Del.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- Ire.
-
- int.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- deb.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iod-
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- idol
-
noun,
an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Ind.
-
- Dali
-
noun,
Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
- IADB
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- Lat.
-
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Iban
-
noun,
Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- ible
-
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- Lalo
-
noun,
(Victor Antoine) Edouard [veek-tawr ahn-twan ey-dwar] /vikˈtɔr ɑ̃ˈtwan eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–92, French composer.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- idae
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Danl
-
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lib.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Lolo
-
noun,
Also called Yi. a member of a people inhabiting the mountainous regions of southwestern China near the eastern borders of Tibet and Burma.
- Bolt
-
noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- Lola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Charlotte or Dolores.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- Bona
-
noun,
Bône, the former name of Annaba.
- Bond
-
noun,
something that binds, fastens, confines, or holds together.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- Doll
-
noun,
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
- Ltd.
-
- dol.
-
- 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.
- Lodi
-
noun,
a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Bone
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- lobo
-
noun,
the gray or timber wolf of the western U.S.
- lobi
-
noun,
plural of lobus.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Bol.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lord
-
noun,
a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
- bold
-
Idioms,
be / make (so) bold, to presume or venture; dare:
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- loot
-
noun,
spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
- drib
-
noun,
a small or minute quantity; bit.
- Loon
-
noun,
any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Boll
-
noun,
a rounded seed vessel or pod of a plant, as of flax or cotton.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Bolo
-
noun,
a large, heavy, single-edged knife or machete for hacking, used in the Philippines and by the U.S. Army.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- Bodo
-
noun,
a seaport in W Norway.
- lond
-
- boon
-
noun,
something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit.
- boil
-
noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- EDTA
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- lit.
-
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Born
-
noun,
Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
- LitB
-
- Boor
-
noun,
a churlish, rude, or unmannerly person.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- LitD
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- ebon
-
adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- Boot
-
noun,
a covering of leather, rubber, or the like, for the foot and all or part of the leg.
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bor.
-
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- ad-
-
- TAL
-
- Tro
-
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- abn
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ab-
-
- tr.
-
- ide
-
- Dor
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noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- tra
-
- IDB
-
- ine
-
- DRE
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- in.
-
- Ar.
-
- ILO
-
- abd
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- ard
-
- di.
-
- an.
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Die
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noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- aor
-
- ILA
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- al.
-
- il-
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ier
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- 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.
- Dr.
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- DIB
-
verb (used without object),
to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
- DET
-
- TNB
-
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- EbN
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ROI
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- en-
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ae.
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TID
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- 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.
- TIA
-
- EdB
-
- DOB
-
- ead
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- tlr
-
- tlo
-
- DNA
-
- eir
-
- DNR
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EDT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- DLO
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- ial
-
- TBD
-
- TBA
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- DNB
-
- Ia.
-
- Doi
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- TBO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ib.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- IBN
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tbi
-
- 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.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ADB
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- abt
-
- id.
-
- eo-
-
- ERT
-
- DIL
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- io-
-
- NbE
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- BIE
-
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- bi-
-
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- BID
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- oon
-
- Ola
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oid
-
- OEO
-
- ODT
-
- ll.
-
- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOT
-
- LLD
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- BDA
-
- Bde
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- BRE
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- LLB
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OTA
-
- NAD
-
- LTA
-
- LTL
-
- ltr
-
- BLL
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Bn.
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NBA
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- obl
-
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- boo
-
noun,
an exclamation of contempt or disapproval:
- OBE
-
- 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.
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- BLA
-
- OAO
-
- ble
-
- OED
-
- ob.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- LON
-
- loo
-
noun,
a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ot-
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- OTB
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- 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.
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ote
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- bl.
-
- Br.
-
- La.
-
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- NDE
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- DAR
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Lt.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- ATB
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- Ir.
-
- DEA
-
- at.
-
- ROB
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- de-
-
- IRL
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IRO
-
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- ITA
-
- DBA
-
- ite
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- be-
-
- 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.
- DOA
-
- Bt.
-
- BTE
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- Ld.
-
- LDL
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- DBE
-
- do.
-
- BRT
-
- Re.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- DAE
-
- REA
-
- RDA
-
- Rd.
-
- RBI
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- 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.
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- LR
-
- NB
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- ND
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NI
-
- i.
-
- AO
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- RI
-
- R.
-
- le
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- RO
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- NL
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TN
-
- TL
-
- dl
-
- ln
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- BO
-
- Eb
-
- DN
-
- DB
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- L2
-
- OA
-
- L1
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- O.
-
- D.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ol
-
- TD
-
- TB
-
- t.
-
- L.
-
- T1
-