Anagrams of calenture
Word calenture has
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that can be made by using the letters of calenture.
- crenulate
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adjective,
minutely crenate, as the margin of certain leaves.
- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- Laurence
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noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- nucleate
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adjective,
having a nucleus.
- ulcerate
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verb (used with object),
to cause an ulcer on or in:
- celature
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noun,
the art of embossing metal.
- entrelac
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noun,
a decorative border of interlaced garlands and leaves.
- relucent
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adjective,
shining; bright.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- eternal
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noun,
something that is eternal.
- cuneate
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adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- treacle
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noun,
contrived or unrestrained sentimentality:
- central
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noun,
a main telephone exchange.
a telephone operator at such an exchange.
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- enteral
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adjective,
enteric.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- neutral
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noun,
a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
- lucarne
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noun,
a dormer window.
- Leuctra
-
noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- lectern
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noun,
a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from which the lessons are read during the church service.
- cleaner
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noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- Renault
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Teleran
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noun,
a navigational aid that uses radar to map the sky above an airfield, which, together with a map of the airfield itself, is transmitted by television to aircraft approaching the field.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- electr-
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- Electra
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noun,
Also, Elektra. Classical Mythology. the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra who incited her brother Orestes to kill Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus.
- 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.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- Canter
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noun,
an easy gallop.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Canute
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noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- celure
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noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- neural
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adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- lateen
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adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- relate
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verb (used with object),
to tell; give an account of (an event, circumstance, etc.).
- relent
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verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to cause to soften in feeling, temper, or determination.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- rental
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noun,
an amount received or paid as rent.
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cuneal
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adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
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- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centr-
-
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- lunate
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noun,
Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
- crenel
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noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- alerce
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noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- lucent
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adjective,
shining.
- Tralee
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noun,
a city in and the county seat of Kerry, in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- enlace
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- antler
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noun,
one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
- enter-
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- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- altern
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adjective,
alternate; following one another.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- tureen
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Arlene
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noun,
a female given name.
- learnt
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verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
- leaner
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noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- ultra-
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- unlace
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verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- unreal
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adjective,
not real or actual.
- unreel
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verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- eluate
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noun,
a liquid solution resulting from eluting.
- elater
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noun,
Botany. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores.
- elect.
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- tenace
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- tenure
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- eluant
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noun,
a liquid used for elution.
- rect.
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- leant
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noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- eclat
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- lact-
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- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- neut.
-
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- elate
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adjective,
elated.
- Ecua.
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- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- laree
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noun,
lari.
- later
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Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- natl.
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- Lucan
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noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- enact
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- lucre
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- neur-
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- elute
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- neral
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noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- encl.
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- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- naut.
-
- enure
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- erect
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- lect.
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- leuc-
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- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Lerna
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noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- eaten
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Lenca
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- LANCE
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Creel
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- tele-
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- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
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noun,
a female given name.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- alert
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noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- Cant.
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- caner
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- alter
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noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- alure
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noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- truce
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tera-
-
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- anele
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verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- Arnel
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- ante-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- cert.
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- renal
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adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- laten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- 30-30
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- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- acet-
-
- uran-
-
- ulent
-
- cent.
-
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- tRNA
-
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- uret
-
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lea.
-
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- 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.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rel.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lunt
-
noun,
a match; the flame used to light a fire.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- taur
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- NCTE
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 1080
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Can.
-
- cur.
-
- Cal.
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- aut-
-
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- art.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- ance
-
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- CERN
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Lat.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cule
-
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ctr.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- ACLU
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- aer-
-
- enl.
-
- aet.
-
- enc.
-
- ence
-
- etc.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- alt.
-
- ect-
-
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- al.
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- unc
-
- UTC
-
- ure
-
- an.
-
- Une
-
- Ar.
-
- TCA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- TAL
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ur-
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- CEA
-
- ac-
-
- ANC
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tr.
-
- tlr
-
- TLC
-
- ARU
-
- at.
-
- ALC
-
- UAR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ca.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ALU
-
- ult
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- tra
-
- cle
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ec-
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- EEC
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ECA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ene
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- 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.
- NEC
-
- ea.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- en-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LCA
-
- LCT
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- eu-
-
- ltr
-
- ETR
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- ERT
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- LTA
-
- 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:
- ean
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- CLR
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RNA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- 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.
- REA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CLU
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- nr.
-
- CRT
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CTA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rte
-
- NRA
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- NRC
-
- rt.
-
- NUL
-
- Re.
-
- cte
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- le
-
- L.
-
- RU
-
- 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.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- NL
-
- ln
-
- RC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- TL
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- R.
-
- t.
-
- CE
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- LR
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- U.
-
- TC
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- CU
-
- UL
-
- UC
-