Anagrams of by-election
Word by-election has
503 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of by-election.
- cenobite
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noun,
a member of a religious order living in a convent or community.
- election
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noun,
the selection of a person or persons for office by vote.
- binocle
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noun,
binocular (def 1).
- cineole
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noun,
a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble liquid terpene ether, C 10 H 18 O, having a camphorlike odor and a pungent, spicy, cooling taste, found in eucalyptus, cajeput, and other essential oils: used in flavoring, perfumery, and medicine chiefly as an expectorant.
- 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.
- Leotine
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noun,
a female given name.
- ebonite
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noun,
vulcanite.
- Toynbee
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noun,
Arnold J(oseph) 1889–1975, English historian.
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- eyebolt
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noun,
a bolt having a ring-shaped head.
- Bentley
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noun,
Eric (Russell) born 1916, U.S. critic, editor, and translator; born in England.
- Cloete
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noun,
Stuart, 1897–1976, South African novelist, born in France.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- lie-by
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noun,
a paved section alongside a highway for automobiles in need of emergency repairs.
- lionet
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noun,
a young or small lion.
- oyelet
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noun,
eyelet (def 5).
- colent
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- lycine
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noun,
betaine.
- cteno-
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- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Boleyn
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noun,
Anne, 1507–36, second wife of Henry VIII of England: mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
- Cybele
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noun,
a mother goddess of Phrygia and Asia Minor, identified by the Greeks with Rhea and by the Romans with Ops.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Ceylon
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noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- cenote
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noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- nycti-
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- nycto-
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- celto-
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- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- nicety
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noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- clino-
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- Etoile
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noun,
a star or something shaped like a star.
- Nilote
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- Nobile
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noun,
Umberto [oo m-ber-taw] /ʊmˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1978, Italian aeronautical engineer and arctic explorer.
- nocti-
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- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- centi-
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- byline
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noun,
a printed line of text accompanying a news story, article, or the like, giving the author's name.
- Leyton
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noun,
a former borough in SE England, near London: now part of Waltham Forest.
- entoil
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Beylic
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noun,
the power or jurisdiction of a bey.
- Beloit
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noun,
a city in S Wisconsin.
- Belton
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noun,
a town in W Missouri.
- Benoit
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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.
- lectin
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- betony
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noun,
a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
- elect.
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- teleo-
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- bicone
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noun,
an object shaped like two cones with their bases together.
- lenity
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noun,
the quality or state of being mild or gentle, as toward others.
- licet
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- in-lb
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- Elyot
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noun,
Sir Thomas, c1490–1546, English scholar and diplomat.
- elite
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- cytol
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- cyto-
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- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Elton
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noun,
a male given name.
- econ.
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- cine-
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- inlet
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noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- ency.
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- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- incl.
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- Cleon
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noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- encl.
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- ileo-
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- Ebony
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noun,
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
- ento-
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- Ecole
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noun,
school1 .
- Eolic
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noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Icel.
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- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- lento
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adverb,
slowly.
- cline
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noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Eliot
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noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- coel-
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- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- cont.
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- Leyte
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noun,
an island in the E central Philippines: focal point of the U.S. invasion of the Philippines 1944. 3085 sq. mi. (7990 sq. km).
- Coney
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noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- liney
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adjective,
liny.
- Colin
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noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Colet
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noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colby
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noun,
a mild, cheddar-type cheese that is softer and more open in texture than standard cheddar.
- linty
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adjective,
full of or covered with lint:
- coele
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- coble
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- ecto-
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- lect.
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- Leoni
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noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- clone
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noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- intel
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noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- ecol.
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- lytic
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adjective,
of, noting, or pertaining to lysis or a lysin.
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Clint
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- elint
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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.
- Leone
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noun,
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Sierra Leone, equal to 100 cents.
- lycee
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noun,
a secondary school, especially in France, maintained by the government.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- cent.
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- Binet
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noun,
Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
- Boyle
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noun,
Kay, 1903–1993, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet.
- OIcel
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- Boece
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noun,
Boethius.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- blite
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noun,
sea blite.
- olein
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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.
- bliny
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plural noun,
blini.
- Celt.
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abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- biont
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- biol.
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- teeny
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adjective,
tiny.
- tele-
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- boite
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noun,
a nightclub; cabaret.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- telo-
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- Bicol
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noun,
Bikol.
- teno-
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- betel
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noun,
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
- Benet
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noun,
Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
- belie
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verb (used with object),
to show to be false; contradict:
- to-be
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adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- Beyle
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noun,
Marie Henri [ma-ree ahn-ree] /maˈri ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA) real name of Stendhal.
- Tobey
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noun,
Mark, 1890–1976, U.S. painter.
- Tobin
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noun,
James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- 30-30
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- Boyne
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noun,
a river in E Ireland: William III defeated James II near here 1690. 70 miles (110 km) long.
- blent
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noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Noble
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noun,
a person of noble birth or rank; nobleman or noblewoman. Synonyms: peer; aristocrat, blue blood, patrician.
Antonyms: commoner, serf, peasant.
- Niobe
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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.
- botel
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noun,
boatel.
- noct-
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- bonce
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noun,
head; skull.
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- nobly
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adverb,
in a noble manner.
- Nobel
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noun,
Alfred Bernhard [ahl-fred ber-nahrd] /ˈɑl frɛd ˈbɛr nɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1833–96, Swedish engineer, manufacturer, and philanthropist.
- celeb
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noun,
a celebrity.
- ten.
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- yoni
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noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- NCTE
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- Neel
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noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Tyne
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noun,
tine.
- intl
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- into
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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.
- itol
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- NEbE
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- Leet
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noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tile
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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.
- Nebo
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noun,
Mt. See under Pisgah.
- int.
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- tyee
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noun,
chinook salmon.
- Tiny
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adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- lobe
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noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- inly
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adverb,
inwardly.
- toil
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- ible
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- Ice.
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- Tony
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noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tole
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- yeti
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noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- ile-
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- Inc.
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- tion
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- toey
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adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- nyet
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adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Toby
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noun,
Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
- NICE
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noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- neo-
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- Neil
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noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Tobe
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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.
- Nile
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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.
- tel-
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- Tob.
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- teil
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noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- Leno
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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.
- OEEC
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- ole-
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- lino
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noun,
linoleum.
- oily
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adverb,
in an oily manner.
- lint
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noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- noil
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noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Lion
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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.
- Lyon
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noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- not-
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- note
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- liny
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adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lobi
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noun,
plural of lobus.
- lit.
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- LitB
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- Oct.
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- lite
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- obit
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noun,
Informal. an obituary.
- lyte
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- Obie
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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.
- loci
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noun,
plural of locus.
- Loeb
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- lent
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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.
- Lib.
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- obey
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verb (used with object),
to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of:
- Loti
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noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lote
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noun,
lotus.
- teen
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Leon
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noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lone
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adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- teel
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noun,
til.
- Leto
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noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Line
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noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lice
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noun,
plural of louse.
- Ont.
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- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Noel
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noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- once
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Olin
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noun,
a male given name.
- loin
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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.
- lien
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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.
- lin.
-
- Eton
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noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 1080
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- Cony
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- btl.
-
- cloy
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verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- blot
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noun,
a spot or stain, especially of ink on paper.
- EEOC
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- bloc
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noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- BLit
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- blin
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noun,
singular of blini.
- Cloe
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noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- byte
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noun,
adjacent bits, usually eight, processed by a computer as a unit.
- coil
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- bite
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noun,
an act of biting.
- clit
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noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cone
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- bio-
-
- eyne
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noun,
plural of eye.
- clot
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noun,
a mass or lump.
- ect-
-
- bine
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noun,
a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
- Coln
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noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- bote
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noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bot.
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- bony
-
adjective,
of or like bone.
- Cote
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coty
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noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Bone
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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.
- Con.
-
- COLT
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noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- coly
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- eco-
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- Cole
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Col.
-
- Bolt
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noun,
a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door, gate, etc.
- bole
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noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- coin
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Bol.
-
- ebon
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adjective,
ebony (def 6).
- boil
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noun,
the act or an instance of boiling.
- bint
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noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
- Bion
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noun,
flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
- bin-
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- cene
-
- Bent
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noun,
direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
- Beni
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noun,
a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- bile
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noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- enol
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noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- belt
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noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- Bely
-
noun,
Andrei [uhn-dryey] /ʌnˈdryeɪ/ (Show IPA), (Boris Nikolayevich Bugayev) 1880–1934, Russian writer.
- cen.
-
- beet
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noun,
any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root.
Compare sugar beet.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- been
-
verb,
past participle of be.
- etc.
-
- cet-
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cete
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noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
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- cyl.
-
- enl.
-
- Bene
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adverb,
of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
- cit.
-
- cyte
-
- Biel
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noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- bet.
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- CBEL
-
- enc.
-
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ence
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- NOC
-
- nib
-
noun,
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- cl.
-
- ct.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nob
-
noun,
Slang. the head.
- CBE
-
- CEO
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- BTE
-
- Bt.
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- ETO
-
- Bn.
-
- ob.
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BIE
-
- by-
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- bi-
-
- 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.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- TLC
-
- tlo
-
- TNB
-
- bey
-
noun,
a provincial governor in the Ottoman Empire.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- BEE
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- bec
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- BCL
-
- 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.
- BCE
-
- bye
-
noun,
Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or team not paired with a competitor in an early round and thus automatically advanced to play in the next round:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Oc.
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- OTC
-
- OBE
-
- Bon
-
noun,
Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
- obi
-
noun,
a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
- obl
-
- oic
-
- Boy
-
noun,
a male child, from birth to full growth, especially one less than 18 years of age.
- CIB
-
- 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.
- OIt
-
- TBO
-
- Bly
-
noun,
Nellie (Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) 1867–1922, U.S. journalist and social reformer.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ble
-
- ot-
-
- OTB
-
- ote
-
- 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.
- Tbi
-
- 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:
- NbE
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- CIE
-
- IOT
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- ity
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Lt.
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBO
-
- LCT
-
- 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 = .
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- EEO
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ec-
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- IOC
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Yeo
-
- ety
-
- io-
-
- ib.
-
- IBN
-
- Ibo
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- EOE
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- YOB
-
noun,
a teenage lout or hooligan.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- il-
-
- ILO
-
- in.
-
- ene
-
- ine
-
- en-
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EbN
-
- LCI
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- 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.
- Clo
-
- LOC
-
- CLI
-
- eo-
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cle
-
- LON
-
- NCO
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- NYC
-
- NBC
-
- ne-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- CYO
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- CNO
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- cte
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NY
-
- TN
-
- NI
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- ly
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- ee
-
- NC
-
- YB
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- EI
-
- BO
-
- YT
-
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- BC
-
- B-
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ol
-
- NB
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CB
-
- ln
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- yl
-
- le
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ty
-
- ey
-
- O.
-
- L2
-
- N.
-
- Eb
-