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- calisthenics
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus.
- callisthenic
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) calisthenics.
- calisthenic
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus.
- sciential
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adjective,
having knowledge.
- scintilla
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noun,
a minute particle; spark; trace:
- Caithness
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noun,
a historic county in NE Scotland.
- Canticles
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noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- teach-ins
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- asthenics
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- enclitics
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noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- inelastic
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adjective,
not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
- technical
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to an art, science, or the like:
- silicates
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- catchline
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noun,
a word, phrase, or sentence used, especially in advertising or journalism, to arouse or call attention.
- alienists
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- catechins
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noun,
a water-soluble, astringent yellow compound, C 15 H 14 O 6 , found in gambier, used chiefly in tanning and dyeing.
- lecithins
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- canticle
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noun,
one of the nonmetrical hymns or chants, chiefly from the Bible, used in church services.
- Taliesin
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noun,
flourished a.d. c550, Welsh bard.
- catechin
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noun,
a water-soluble, astringent yellow compound, C 15 H 14 O 6 , found in gambier, used chiefly in tanning and dyeing.
- Catiline
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noun,
(Lucius Sergius Catilina) 108?–62 b.c, Roman politician and conspirator.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calicles
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- calcites
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- lecithal
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adjective,
having a yolk, as certain eggs or ova.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- asthenic
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noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- technics
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noun,
technique.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salicins
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- anthills
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noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- lecithin
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of phospholipids, occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk, composed of units of choline, phosphoric acid, fatty acids, and glycerol.
- chastens
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- sanities
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noun,
the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- shellacs
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- hillsite
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noun,
a location or site on the side or top of a hill.
- ichnites
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- hellcats
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noun,
a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
- Silastic
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- silicate
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noun,
Mineralogy. any of the largest group of mineral compounds, as quartz, beryl, garnet, feldspar, mica, and various kinds of clay, consisting of SiO 2 or SiO 4 groupings and one or more metallic ions, with some forms containing hydrogen. Silicates constitute well over 90 percent of the rock-forming minerals of the earth's crust.
- silicles
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noun,
a short silique.
- ethnical
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adjective,
ethnic.
- enclitic
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noun,
an enclitic word, as Latin que “and” in arma virumque, “arms and the man.”.
- installs
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- instills
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verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- slatches
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noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- snatches
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noun,
the act or an instance of snatching.
- chancels
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- chanties
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noun,
chantey.
- litanies
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noun,
a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number in succession.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- chiastic
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adjective,
characterized by chiasmus.
- chicanes
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noun,
deception; chicanery.
- Chilcats
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noun,
Chilkat.
- ciliates
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- snitches
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- Lachesis
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noun,
the Fate who determines the length of the thread of life.
- stanches
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noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- clinches
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noun,
the act of clinching.
- clinical
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adjective,
pertaining to a clinic.
- sciatics
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- scilicet
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adverb,
to wit; namely.
- teniasis
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noun,
taeniasis.
- chastise
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verb (used with object),
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
- Achilles
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noun,
the greatest Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad. He killed Hector and was killed when Paris wounded him in the heel, his one vulnerable spot, with an arrow.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- alienist
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noun,
(formerly) a doctor specializing in the treatment of mental illness.
- silicle
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noun,
a short silique.
- Chasles
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noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), 1793–1880, French mathematician.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- lenitic
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adjective,
lentic.
- scathes
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Lachine
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noun,
a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- stichic
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adjective,
pertaining to or consisting of stichs or verses.
- Tillich
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noun,
Paul Johannes [pawl yoh-han-is;; German poul yoh-hah-nuh s] /pɔl yoʊˈhæn ɪs;; German paʊl yoʊˈhɑ nəs/ (Show IPA), 1886–1965, U.S. philosopher and theologian, born in Germany.
- Sachsen
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noun,
German name of Saxony.
- haslets
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- latches
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noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- chances
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noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- 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.
- stellas
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- cinches
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noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- isatins
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noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- Caitlin
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Cathleen, Kathleen.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- saltish
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adjective,
somewhat salty.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calcite
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noun,
one of the commonest minerals, calcium carbonate, CaCO 3 , found in a great variety of crystalline forms: a major constituent of limestone, marble, and chalk; calc-spar.
- chancel
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noun,
the space about the altar of a church, usually enclosed, for the clergy and other officials.
- aitches
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noun,
the letter H, h.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- caliche
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noun,
a surface deposit consisting of sand or clay impregnated with crystalline salts such as sodium nitrate or sodium chloride.
- calicle
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noun,
a cuplike depression or formation, as in corals.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- halites
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noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- italics
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noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- elicits
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verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- Cellini
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noun,
Benvenuto [ben-vuh-noo-toh,, -nyoo-;; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ,, -ˈnyu-;; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.
- clashes
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noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- chaines
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noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- sciatic
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noun,
a sciatic part, as a nerve, vein, or artery.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- hellcat
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noun,
a bad-tempered, spiteful, woman; shrew.
- classic
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noun,
an author or a literary work of the first rank, especially one of demonstrably enduring quality.
- cellist
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noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- helical
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the form of a helix; spiral.
- clastic
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adjective,
Biology. breaking up into fragments or separate portions; dividing into parts.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- satchel
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noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- hansels
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- Latinic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Latin language or the ancient Latin-speaking peoples.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- tahinis
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noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Cassini
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noun,
Oleg [oh-leg] /ˈoʊ lɛg/ (Show IPA), (Oleg Cassini-Loiewski) 1913–2006, U.S. fashion designer and businessman, born in France.
- chalice
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noun,
Ecclesiastical.
a cup for the wine of the Eucharist or Mass.
the wine contained in it.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- lectins
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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.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Challis
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noun,
a soft fabric of plain weave in wool, cotton, rayon, or other staple fiber, either in a solid color or, more often, a small print.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- chalets
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- tailles
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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.
- sachets
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- ichnite
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noun,
a fossil footprint.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Chalcis
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noun,
a city on Euboea, in SE Greece.
- N-shell
-
noun,
the fourth shell of electrons surrounding the nucleus of an atom and containing, when filled, 32 electrons having principal quantum number 4.
- chaises
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noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- tallish
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adjective,
rather tall.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- cilices
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noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- shellac
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noun,
lac that has been purified and formed into thin sheets, used for making varnish.
- Antheil
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noun,
George, 1900–59, U.S. composer.
- litchis
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noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- anthill
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noun,
a mound of earth, leaves, etc., formed by a colony of ants in digging or constructing their underground nest.
- chitins
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noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- salicin
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble glucoside, C 13 H 18 O 7 , obtained from the bark of the American aspen: used in medicine chiefly as an antipyretic and analgesic.
- Chilcat
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noun,
Chilkat.
- inhales
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verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- Sistine
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adjective,
of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- cachets
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noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- silicas
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noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- chillis
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noun,
chili.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- allness
-
noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- thallic
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adjective,
of or containing thallium, especially in the trivalent state.
- sillies
-
noun,
Informal. a silly or foolish person:
- chisels
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noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- listens
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- laities
-
noun,
the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy.
- accents
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- listels
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- Chillan
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noun,
a city in central Chile: earthquakes 1835, 1939.
- ethical
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adjective,
pertaining to or dealing with morals or the principles of morality; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct.
- incises
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- sheilas
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- icicles
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- chicles
-
noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- Silesia
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noun,
a lightweight, smoothly finished, twilled fabric of acetate, rayon, or cotton, for garment linings.
- stencil
-
noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- secants
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- instill
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject:
- sallets
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- tisanes
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- instils
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- instals
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- silents
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- ciliate
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noun,
Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.
- lithias
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- sallies
-
noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- tansies
-
noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- technic
-
noun,
technique.
- liaises
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- salines
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- enlists
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- illites
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- install
-
verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- sheltas
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- chicane
-
noun,
deception; chicanery.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- illness
-
noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- Liestal
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- hassle
-
noun,
a disorderly dispute.
- Hansel
-
noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- cleans
-
- chisel
-
noun,
a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- class.
-
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- C-in-C
-
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Haslet
-
noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- actin-
-
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- lactic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or obtained from milk.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- hassel
-
noun,
Odd [awd] /ɔd/ (Show IPA), 1897–1981, Norwegian chemist: Nobel Prize 1969.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- chital
-
noun,
axis deer.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- laches
-
noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- instil
-
verb (used with object),
instill.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Secchi
-
noun,
Pietro Angelo [pye-traw ahn-je-law] /ˈpyɛ trɔ ˈɑn dʒɛ lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1818–78, Italian Jesuit and astronomer.
- Elisha
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Eliseus [el-i-see-uh s] /ˌɛl ɪˈsi əs/ (Show IPA). a Hebrew prophet of the 9th century b.c., the successor of Elijah. II Kings 3–9.
- access
-
noun,
the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- elints
-
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.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- elicit
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke:
- slatch
-
noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- Ischia
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, W of Naples: earthquake 1883. 18 sq. mi. (47 sq. km).
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- inhale
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
- insist
-
verb (used with object),
to assert or maintain firmly:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- silica
-
noun,
the dioxide form of silicon, SiO 2 , occurring especially as quartz sand, flint, and agate: used usually in the form of its prepared white powder chiefly in the manufacture of glass, water glass, ceramics, and abrasives.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- halite
-
noun,
a soft white or colorless mineral, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring in cubic crystals with perfect cleavage; rock salt.
- clench
-
noun,
the act of clenching.
- schist
-
noun,
any of a class of crystalline metamorphic rocks whose constituent mineral grains have a more or less parallel or foliated arrangement.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- stalls
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- clitic
-
noun,
a clitic word; enclitic or proclitic.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- clinch
-
noun,
the act of clinching.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- cliche
-
noun,
a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality, ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, as sadder but wiser, or strong as an ox.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- istles
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Hallie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- selahs
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Achill
-
noun,
an island off the coast of NW Ireland. 14 miles (23 km) long; 11 miles (18 km) wide.
- snells
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- stacc.
-
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Italic
-
noun,
Often, italics. italic type.
- chants
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- cachet
-
noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- calci-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- lithic
-
noun,
Archaeology. a stone artifact.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- Cahill
-
noun,
an artificial fly having a quill body, golden tag, tan-spotted wings and tail, and gray hackle.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- Hillis
-
noun,
Margaret, 1921–1998, U.S. orchestral conductor.
- lethal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or causing death; deadly; fatal:
- liaise
-
verb (used without object),
to form a liaison.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- Shiite
-
noun,
a member of one of the two great religious divisions of Islam that regards Ali, the son-in-law of Muhammad, as the legitimate successor of Muhammad, and disregards the three caliphs who succeeded him.
- lichen
-
noun,
any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
- shills
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- cashes
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- lentil
-
noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- shales
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- calli-
-
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- shiest
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- liches
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Neilah
-
noun,
the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
- lisles
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- litchi
-
noun,
the fruit of a Chinese tree, Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family, consisting of a thin, brittle shell enclosing a sweet, jellylike pulp and a single seed.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- Sheila
-
noun,
a girl or young woman.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- Lithia
-
noun,
Chemistry. lithium oxide.
- lilies
-
noun,
any scaly-bulbed plant of the genus Lilium, having showy, funnel-shaped or bell-shaped flowers.
Compare lily family.
- shiels
-
noun,
shieling.
- lichts
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Salish
-
noun,
a member of any of various North American Indian peoples speaking a Salishan language.
- Shensi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Lilith
-
noun,
Semitic Mythology. a female demon dwelling in deserted places and attacking children.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- Shelta
-
noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- 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.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- shines
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Chance
-
noun,
the absence of any cause of events that can be predicted, understood, or controlled: often personified or treated as a positive agency:
- Iletin
-
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Chasse
-
noun,
a gliding step in which one foot is kept in advance of the other.
- chases
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Ilesha
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Chanel
-
noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- chalet
-
noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- stichs
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- chains
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lathes
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- chills
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chilli
-
noun,
chili.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Chiles
-
noun,
chili.
- scalls
-
noun,
dandruff.
- chicle
-
noun,
a gumlike substance obtained from the latex of certain tropical American trees, as the sapodilla, used chiefly in the manufacture of chewing gum.
- Chelan
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- Scales
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- illite
-
noun,
any of a group of clay minerals, hydrous potassium aluminosilicates, characterized by a three-layer micalike structure and a gray, light green, or yellowish-brown color.
- chests
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- lashes
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- stills
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- hectic
-
adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- lathis
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- 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.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- thills
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Thess.
-
- lectin
-
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.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Hellas
-
noun,
an area in the southern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a light region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- helic-
-
- Celtic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, including especially Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, and Breton, which survive now in Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, Wales, and Brittany.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- latins
-
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.
- latish
-
adjective,
somewhat or rather late.
- accel.
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- seti-
-
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- shall
-
auxiliary verb,
plan to, intend to, or expect to:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- IATSE
-
- Neth.
-
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Illia
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1900–83, Argentine physician and statesman: president 1963–66.
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- ician
-
- Icel.
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Leith
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Scotland, on the Firth of Forth: now part of Edinburgh.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sanit
-
- Sachs
-
noun,
Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1494–1576, German Meistersinger: author of stories, songs, poems and dramatic works.
- lect.
-
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Sans.
-
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- 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.
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- lathi
-
noun,
a heavy pole or stick, especially one used as a club by police.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- licit
-
adjective,
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
- Lith.
-
- lithe
-
adjective,
bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible:
- Licht
-
noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object), adverb,
light1 .
- licet
-
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- incl.
-
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- Ital.
-
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- istic
-
- Isth.
-
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- init.
-
- sect.
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Laith
-
adjective,
loath.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- scat-
-
- Lahti
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, NNE of Helsinki.
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chess
-
noun,
a game played on a chessboard by two people who maneuver sixteen pieces each according to rules governing movement of the six kinds of pieces (pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king), the object being to bring the opponent's king into checkmate.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- chias
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- cetin
-
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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- cent.
-
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chics
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cine-
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cinch
-
noun,
a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- Chile
-
noun,
chili.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- cilia
-
plural noun,
Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- Chin.
-
- Chill
-
noun,
coldness, especially a moderate but uncomfortably penetrating coldness:
- chili
-
noun,
Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
- 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.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- asst.
-
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tech.
-
- assn.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- anth-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- tells
-
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).
- anti-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Cath.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- calc-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- talcs
-
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.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- alti-
-
- canc.
-
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Halle
-
noun,
Morris, born 1923, U.S. linguist, born in Latvia.
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- hails
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- acnes
-
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.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Esth.
-
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- acet-
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hist.
-
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- shiel
-
noun,
shieling.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- 30-30
-
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- Hilla
-
noun,
a city in central Iraq, S of Baghdad.
- shill
-
noun,
a person who poses as a customer in order to decoy others into participating, as at a gambling house, auction, confidence game, etc.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- acct.
-
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- heli-
-
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- hect-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- 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.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- eccl.
-
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- Thill
-
noun,
either of the pair of shafts of a vehicle between which a draft animal is harnessed.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- slash
-
noun,
a sweeping stroke, as with a knife, sword, or pen.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- encl.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- NTIA
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- the-
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sech
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SLIC
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- ten.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tanh
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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).
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sci.
-
- sch.
-
- Ste.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- thi-
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- SASE
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- 1080
-
- scil
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Cal.
-
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ical
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hilt
-
noun,
the handle of a sword or dagger.
- Hill
-
noun,
a natural elevation of the earth's surface, smaller than a mountain.
- CCls
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Ice.
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- ates
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- asis
-
- isls
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- intl
-
- int.
-
- cts.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- 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.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ill.
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- ile-
-
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- cac-
-
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cels
-
- 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.
- ISSN
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- elhi
-
adjective,
elementary and high-school:
- ELAS
-
- chs.
-
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ect-
-
- enc.
-
- cis-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- cit.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enl.
-
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cen.
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Hall
-
noun,
a corridor or passageway in a building.
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- hal-
-
- hail
-
noun,
a shout or call to attract attention:
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- Ens.
-
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- est.
-
- Chal
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- ESIS
-
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- ins.
-
- itis
-
- 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.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Alis
-
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- 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.
- all-
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ACLS
-
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lich
-
noun,
the body; the trunk.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- lea.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- AISI
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lit.
-
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- 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.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lili
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- 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.
- Nah.
-
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- NCTE
-
- ance
-
- lacs
-
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).
- Neh.
-
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- aet.
-
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- acc.
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- alt.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- CTA
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- STI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- AEC
-
- CTC
-
- CSC
-
- ae.
-
- CIC
-
- ac-
-
- CIE
-
- CSA
-
- CNS
-
- ACS
-
- al.
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- TSI
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- TSH
-
- TSE
-
- TLC
-
- 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.
- CNC
-
- THC
-
- TIA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ch.
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ANC
-
- ATC
-
- th-
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- at.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ast
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- cl.
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AHE
-
- ALC
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHL
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- STL
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ase
-
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- CCA
-
- TAL
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CAI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NES
-
- TSS
-
- 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).
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- CIA
-
- La.
-
- LCL
-
- Lt.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ist
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sc.
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- ITA
-
- SCS
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- se-
-
- INH
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- Isl
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- IHS
-
- NEA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIH
-
- ne-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NSA
-
- NIA
-
- NHS
-
- NHL
-
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- NEC
-
- 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.
- NSC
-
- Les
-
- LSC
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ll.
-
- LSI
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- LSS
-
- SAE
-
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- LTh
-
- LTL
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- il-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- Esc
-
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- SLA
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ESA
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SLE
-
- ESL
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETS
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SSC
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- ECA
-
- ss.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ht.
-
- sht
-
- Hts
-
- ics
-
- HST
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- Ia.
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- ial
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- IAS
-
- SHA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EI
-
- NL
-
- NI
-
- CE
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- NH
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- TL
-
- TC
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- SN
-
- L2
-
- SL
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LH
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- le
-
- t.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- LC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NC
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- HL
-
- N.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L1
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.