Anagrams of candelabras
Word candelabras has
908 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of candelabras.
- balancers
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noun,
a person or thing that balances.
- land-crab
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noun,
any of several crabs, especially of the family Gecarcinidae, that live chiefly upon land, returning to the sea to breed.
- barnacles
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noun,
any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- Aldebaran
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noun,
a first-magnitude star, orange in color, in the constellation Taurus.
- dracaenas
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noun,
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- candelas
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noun,
a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
- Escanaba
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noun,
a city in NW Michigan, in the Upper Peninsula.
- balancer
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noun,
a person or thing that balances.
- scabland
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noun,
rough, barren, volcanic topography with thin soils and little vegetation.
- Landrace
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noun,
one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- balanced
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adjective,
being in harmonious or proper arrangement or adjustment, proportion, etc.
- Alcandre
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noun,
the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- calendar
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noun,
a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
- calderas
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noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- Cardenas
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noun,
Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
- Saarland
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noun,
a state in W Germany, in the Saar River valley. 991 sq. mi. (2569 sq. km). Capital: Saarbrücken.
- balances
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noun,
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- barnacle
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noun,
any marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia, usually having a calcareous shell, being either stalked (goose barnacle) and attaching itself to ship bottoms and floating timber, or stalkless (rock barnacle or acorn barnacle) and attaching itself to rocks, especially in the intertidal zone.
- Dracaena
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noun,
any treelike tropical plant of the genus Dracaena, many species of which are cultivated as ornamentals for their showy leaves.
- adrenals
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- saraband
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noun,
a slow, stately Spanish dance, especially of the 17th and 18th centuries, in triple meter, derived from a vigorous castanet dance.
- berascal
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verb (used with object),
to call (someone) a rascal.
- sandarac
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noun,
a coniferous tree, Tetraclinis articulata (Callitrus quadrivalvis), native to northwestern Africa, yielding a resin and a fragrant, hard, dark-colored wood much used in building.
- Carlsbad
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noun,
a town in S California.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- abrades
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- decanal
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adjective,
of or relating to a dean or deanery:
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- scalade
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noun,
escalade.
- calends
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noun,
the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
- cabalas
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noun,
a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- sardana
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noun,
a dance of the region of Catalonia, Spain, in which the dancers form a moving circle.
- Caldera
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noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- ascared
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adjective,
afraid; scared.
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- Calabar
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noun,
a river in SE Nigeria. About 70 miles (113 km) long.
- cabanas
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noun,
a small cabin or tentlike structure for use as a bathhouse, especially on a beach or by a swimming pool.
- Brandes
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noun,
Georg Morris [ge-ohrg moh-ris] /gɛˈoʊrg ˈmoʊ rɪs/ (Show IPA), (Georg Morris Cohen) 1842–1927, Danish historian and literary critic.
- scandal
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noun,
a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- Abelard
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noun,
Pierre [pee-air;; French pyer] /piˈɛər;; French pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (Peter Abelard) 1079–1142, French scholastic philosopher, teacher, and theologian. His love affair with Heloïse is one of the famous romances in history.
- candela
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noun,
a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
- Banaras
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noun,
a former name of Varanasi.
- branles
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- Arandas
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noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- canards
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- darnels
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- Sabaean
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noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- cradles
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- slander
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noun,
defamation; calumny:
- Balance
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noun,
a state of equilibrium or equipoise; equal distribution of weight, amount, etc.
- dancers
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noun,
a person who dances.
- Landers
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Andreas
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- arables
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noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- learns
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Arabel
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noun,
a female given name.
- candle
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Calder
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noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ardebs
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noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- arable
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noun,
land that can be or is cultivated.
- Aranda
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noun,
a member of an Australian aboriginal people living in the vicinity of Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arbela
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noun,
an ancient city of Assyria, E of the Tigris, on the site of modern Erbil: headquarters of Darius III before his defeat by Alexander the Great at Gaugamela 331 b.c.
- canard
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noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Canad.
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- Canada
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noun,
a dry riverbed.
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- Canara
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noun,
Kanara.
- arcade
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noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- calaba
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noun,
a tree, Calophyllum brasiliense, of the West Indies and Central and South America, having leathery leaves and fragrant white flowers.
- craals
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noun,
kraal.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- blancs
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noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Landes
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noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- braces
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- blends
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noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- blears
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- barcas
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noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- naleds
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noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- bardes
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noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Barnes
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noun,
Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
- Barsac
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noun,
a village and winegrowing district in Gironde, in SW France.
- lascar
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- becard
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noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- beards
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noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lenard
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noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- Balder
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noun,
a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
- Lander
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noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- cadres
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noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- cabana
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noun,
a small cabin or tentlike structure for use as a bathhouse, especially on a beach or by a swimming pool.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- arsen-
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- Cabral
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noun,
Pedro Álvares [pe-droo awl-vuh-ruh sh] /ˈpɛ drʊ ˈɔl və rəʃ/ (Show IPA), c1460–c1520, Portuguese navigator.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- ascend
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verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- cabane
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noun,
a mastlike structure on some early airplanes, used for supporting the wing.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- brands
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noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- cabala
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noun,
a system of esoteric theosophy and theurgy developed by rabbis, reaching its peak about the 12th and 13th centuries, and influencing certain medieval and Renaissance Christian thinkers. It was based on a mystical method of interpreting Scripture by which initiates claimed to penetrate sacred mysteries. Among its central doctrines are, all creation is an emanation from the Deity and the soul exists from eternity.
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- lancer
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noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Brenda
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
- breads
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noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- NASCAR
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noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- branle
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noun,
a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
- cabals
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noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- araban
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noun,
a pentosan, found chiefly in vegetable gums, that yields arabinose upon hydrolysis.
- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- salade
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noun,
sallet.
- sandal
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noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Sandra
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noun,
a female given name, form of Alexandra.
- cedarn
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adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Cedars
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noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- adren-
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- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- scaled
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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.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- abrade
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verb (used with or without object),
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing.
- scarab
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noun,
any scarabaeid beetle, especially Scarabaeus sacer, regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians.
- ablare
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adverb, adjective,
blaring:
- casaba
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noun,
a variety of the winter melon, Cucumis melo inodorus, having a wrinkled, yellow rind and sweet, juicy, greenish flesh.
- cradle
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noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- scler-
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- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- abased
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adjective,
(of a charge) lower on an escutcheon than is usual:
- debars
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Abadan
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noun,
a city in SW Iran, on the Shatt-al-Arab: oil refineries.
- abacas
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noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- sendal
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- darnel
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- serdab
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noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- Darlan
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noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- dancer
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noun,
a person who dances.
- dances
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- cleans
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- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- sacred
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adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- Sabean
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noun,
an inhabitant of Saba.
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- alders
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- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- Andrea
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noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andres
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- Anabas
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noun,
any small fish of the genus Anabas, of ponds and swamps in Africa and southeastern Asia.
- Albers
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noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- debar
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verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- blare
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- darns
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noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- daces
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noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Blase
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adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blear
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noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- blend
-
noun,
an act or manner of blending:
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Eland
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- lansa
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noun,
langsat.
- lands
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- carb-
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- Brace
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noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- carbs
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noun,
a carburetor.
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- Card.
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- deca-
-
- Bland
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noun,
James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
- learn
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verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- bends
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- Canea
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- beans
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Blanc
-
noun,
a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- Larsa
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Berns
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- dalan
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noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- lards
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noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- blade
-
noun,
the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- desc.
-
- Cabal
-
noun,
a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- Laban
-
noun,
the father of Leah and Rachel and the father-in-law of Jacob. Gen. 24:29; 29:16–30.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- encl.
-
- Elara
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noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- clase
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- Brale
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Brand
-
noun,
kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Brans
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- decl.
-
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- Nabal
-
noun,
a wealthy Calebite, husband of Abigail, who refused rightful tribute to King David for protecting Nabal's flocks. I Sam. 25.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- anal.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- Arab.
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- rabal
-
noun,
the measurement and computation of the speed and direction of winds aloft by theodolitic tracking of a radiosonde.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ASEAN
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Asben
-
noun,
Aïr.
- asana
-
noun,
any of the postures in a yoga exercise.
- Arnel
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Sabra
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a person born in Israel.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- abaca
-
noun,
a Philippine plant, Musa textilis.
- Abner
-
noun,
the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- abase
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- 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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- 30-30
-
- Scand
-
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- albas
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Alban
-
noun,
Saint, 3rd century a.d, first English martyr.
- salad
-
noun,
a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
- Alas.
-
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- aden-
-
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sarc-
-
- Adana
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, on the Seyhan River.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- 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.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Banda
-
noun,
a style of Mexican dance music featuring brass instruments and having a heavy beat.
- Baden
-
noun,
a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Baeda
-
noun,
Saint, Bede, Saint.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Balas
-
noun,
a rose-red variety of spinel.
- balds
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- balsa
-
noun,
a tropical American tree, Ochroma pyramidale (lagopus), of the bombax family, yielding an exceedingly light wood used for life preservers, rafts, toy airplanes, etc.
- Nadab
-
noun,
a son of Aaron. Lev. 10.
- banal
-
adjective,
devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite:
- BANCS
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- bands
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- basal
-
adjective,
of, at, or forming the base.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Basra
-
noun,
a port in SE Iraq, N of the Persian Gulf.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- basad
-
adverb,
toward the base.
- banes
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Barea
-
noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Spanish ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Spanish ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1897–1957, Spanish author, critic, lecturer, and broadcaster: in England after 1939.
- nabes
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Barca
-
noun,
an ancient Carthaginian family to which Hamilcar, Hasdrubal, and Hannibal belonged.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- nears
-
- Nebr.
-
- NRAB
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- NLRB
-
- ScBE
-
- 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.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- lea.
-
- Lab.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Esd.
-
- Del.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- nabe
-
noun,
a neighborhood movie theater.
- Den.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- der.
-
- Ens.
-
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- scr.
-
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- dlr.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sra.
-
- Leda
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
- leds
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- 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.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- sld.
-
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Dec.
-
- dbl.
-
- 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).
- DCNL
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- sec.
-
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- deb.
-
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- enl.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RNAS
-
- NDSL
-
- NDAC
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- rel.
-
- enc.
-
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NCAA
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- ELAS
-
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- RdAc
-
- NASD
-
- Land
-
noun,
any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rcd.
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- nabs
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- end-
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- NACA
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Raab
-
noun,
broccoli rabe.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- NEBS
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- rad.
-
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Saba
-
noun,
an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the N Leeward Islands. 5 sq. mi. (13 sq. km).
- Sab.
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- 1080
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alb.
-
- Alba
-
noun,
a Provençal troubadour poem or love song, typically about the parting of lovers at dawn.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- aer-
-
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- BSNA
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- BSEc
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Barn
-
noun,
a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
- BSCE
-
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- BDSA
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- band
-
noun,
a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- bane
-
noun,
a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- bar.
-
- Bara
-
noun,
Theda [thee-duh] /ˈθi də/ (Show IPA), (Theodosia Goodman) 1890–1955, U.S. actress.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- Anas
-
- BSAE
-
- Danl
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- Bend
-
noun,
the act of bending.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- BDes
-
- bdl.
-
plural,
bundle.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- bdle
-
plural,
bundle.
- beld
-
adjective,
bald; hairless.
- Bern
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- bdls
-
plural,
bundle.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bean
-
noun,
the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- bens
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- ands
-
- anba
-
noun,
father: a title of a clergyman or saint in the Coptic Church.
- Bran
-
noun,
the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
- BSAA
-
- ance
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- blad
-
noun,
a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- BASc
-
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- bldr
-
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- banc
-
noun,
the seat on which judges sit in court.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Cres
-
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- Cels
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clar
-
- Abas
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- baas
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- asc-
-
- BAEd
-
- Baal
-
noun,
any of numerous local deities among the ancient Semitic peoples, typifying the productive forces of nature and worshiped with much sensuality.
- AAAS
-
- AAAL
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- BRCS
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- cen.
-
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- acea
-
- Bald
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
- ACDA
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CBEL
-
- acad
-
- ACAA
-
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- ABLS
-
- Bala
-
noun,
Bilhah.
- bal.
-
- Cdr.
-
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- acr-
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- abl.
-
- NSC
-
- Rd.
-
- BAA
-
noun,
the bleating cry of a sheep.
- RCS
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Re.
-
- NRC
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCA
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- REA
-
- RBC
-
- RDA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- RDC
-
- asb
-
- RDS
-
- ARS
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ase
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCN
-
- ASN
-
- ASR
-
- ard
-
- DAR
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- AAE
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- abn
-
- SCB
-
- ScD
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- abd
-
- SDA
-
- SDR
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Aar
-
- SED
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- sc.
-
- ac-
-
- Sr.
-
- AAA
-
- SLR
-
- ab-
-
- SLE
-
- ABA
-
noun,
a coarse, felted fabric woven of camel's or goat's hair.
- ad-
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SLA
-
- ADC
-
- al.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ACS
-
- SBE
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Rs.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ANC
-
- SAA
-
- sd.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- rnd
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- RNA
-
- RLD
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- NES
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SBA
-
- AEA
-
- sb.
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- ADB
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ae.
-
- SAR
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- ALC
-
- nr.
-
- Ban
-
noun,
the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
- BCE
-
- EDC
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EdB
-
- CAA
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- EBS
-
- EbN
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- La.
-
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- BSN
-
- ca.
-
- 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).
- CBD
-
- LDS
-
- ESR
-
- cs.
-
- ESL
-
- CBE
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- cr.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- BSD
-
- DEA
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- DBE
-
- DCL
-
- DSC
-
- DAB
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- de-
-
- CNS
-
- DCS
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DBS
-
- DAE
-
- DBA
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- CRS
-
- CLR
-
- ean
-
- DRE
-
- CBS
-
- ead
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- DSR
-
- DSA
-
- CEA
-
- cle
-
- CED
-
- Dr.
-
- DNR
-
- DNB
-
- DNA
-
- DLS
-
- DLC
-
- BSE
-
- LSD
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- NBC
-
- BCS
-
- BCD
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- LSC
-
- BSA
-
- NAA
-
- NAB
-
verb (used with object),
to arrest or capture.
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- NAD
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Bac
-
- NBA
-
- NbE
-
- Bde
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- BCL
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEC
-
- be-
-
- NEB
-
noun,
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
- NBS
-
- bl.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- BSC
-
- NDE
-
- Br.
-
- BDA
-
- SRB
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LCD
-
- BSL
-
- BRE
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- BNS
-
- BLS
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ble
-
- BLA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- Ben
-
noun,
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- LCA
-
- Bn.
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- Ld.
-
- LDC
-
- LED
-
noun,
light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
- bec
-
- L2
-
- RC
-
- dl
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- SA
-
- CB
-
- ND
-
- SL
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- DB
-
- SN
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- BC
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- L1
-
- le
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- Eb
-
- CE
-
- LR
-
- ln
-
- DN
-
- NC
-
- L.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LC
-
- S.
-
- B-
-
- NL
-
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- RN
-
- D.
-
- NB
-