Anagrams of carvel-built
Word carvel-built has
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- cultivable
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adjective,
capable of being cultivated.
- lubricate
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verb (used with object),
to apply some oily or greasy substance to (a machine, parts of a mechanism, etc.) in order to diminish friction; oil or grease (something).
- lucrative
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adjective,
profitable; moneymaking; remunerative:
- victualer
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noun,
a person who furnishes victuals, especially a sutler.
- Claribel
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noun,
a female given name.
- tailleur
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noun,
a tailored or tailor-made costume for women.
- Lucretia
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noun,
Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
- vertical
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noun,
something vertical, as a line or plane.
- curative
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noun,
a curative agent; remedy.
- baculite
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noun,
any ammonite of the genus Baculites, of the Cretaceous Period, having a straight shell with a spiral tip.
- Brucella
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noun,
any of several rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Brucella, certain species of which, as B. melitensis, are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
- cure-all
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noun,
panacea.
- cultivar
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noun,
a variety of plant that originated and persisted under cultivation.
- bacteri-
-
- telluric
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adjective,
of or relating to the earth; terrestrial.
- Tarbell
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noun,
Ida Minerva, 1857–1944, U.S. author.
- Lietuva
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noun,
Lithuanian name of Lithuania.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- librate
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verb (used without object),
to oscillate or move from side to side or between two points.
- Leclair
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noun,
Jean Marie [zhahn ma-ree] /ʒɑ̃ maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1697–1764, French violinist and composer.
- culvert
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noun,
a drain or channel crossing under a road, sidewalk, etc.; sewer; conduit.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- Alberti
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noun,
Leon Battista [le-awn baht-tee-stah] /lɛˈɔn bɑtˈti stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1404–72, Italian architect, artist, musician, and poet.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- article
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noun,
a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
- Liberal
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noun,
a person of liberal principles or views, especially in politics or religion.
- triable
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- utricle
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noun,
a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
- curtail
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noun,
a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
- recital
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noun,
a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- rivulet
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noun,
a small stream; streamlet; brook.
- Braille
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noun,
Louis [loo-is,, loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu ɪs,, ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1809–52, French teacher of the blind.
- caliber
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noun,
the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
- bullate
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adjective,
having the surface covered with irregular and slight elevations, giving a blistered appearance.
- bullace
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noun,
the damson.
- cubital
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noun,
Ornithology Now Rare. a secondary feather.
- virtual
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adjective,
being such in power, force, or effect, though not actually or expressly such:
- rubella
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noun,
a usually mild contagious viral disease characterized by fever, mild upper respiratory congestion, and a fine red rash lasting a few days: if contracted by a woman during early pregnancy, it may cause serious damage to the fetus.
- uralite
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noun,
a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
- livable
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adjective,
suitable for living in; habitable; comfortable:
- 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.
- brucite
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noun,
a mineral, magnesium hydroxide, Mg(OH) 2 , occurring in tabular, foliated crystals: used in magnesia refractories.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- victual
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noun,
victuals, food supplies; provisions.
- vibrate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, swing, or oscillate.
- eluvial
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adjective,
of or relating to eluviation or eluvium.
- Calvert
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noun,
Charles (3rd Baron Baltimore) 1637–1715, English colonial administrator in America: governor (1661–75) and proprietor (1675–89) of Maryland (grandson of George Calvert).
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- literal
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noun,
a typographical error, especially involving a single letter.
- Ercilla
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noun,
Alonso de [ah-lawn-saw th e] /ɑˈlɔn sɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1533–94, Spanish epic poet; soldier in the conquest of Chile.
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- Tulare
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noun,
a city in central California.
- luteal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving the corpus luteum.
- tuille
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noun,
a tasset.
- ballet
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noun,
a classical dance form demanding grace and precision and employing formalized steps and gestures set in intricate, flowing patterns to create expression through movement.
- travel
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noun,
the act of traveling; journeying, especially to distant places:
- Baltic
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noun,
the Baltic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
- Lurcat
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- barite
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noun,
a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
- barit.
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- luetic
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adjective,
syphilitic.
- Buriat
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noun,
Buryat.
- tribal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a tribe:
- claret
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- billet
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noun,
lodging for a soldier, student, etc., as in a private home or nonmilitary public building.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cablet
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noun,
a small cable, especially a cablelaid rope under 10 inches (25 cm) in circumference.
- caribe
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noun,
piranha.
- taille
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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.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- retail
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noun,
the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- brevi-
-
- calli-
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- caller
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noun,
a person or thing that calls.
- brutal
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adjective,
savage; cruel; inhuman:
- cartel
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- Cabell
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noun,
James Branch, 1879–1958, U.S. novelist, essayist, and critic.
- rutile
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noun,
a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
- riblet
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noun,
a boneless cut of meat from the end of a rib of veal, lamb, or pork.
- rillet
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noun,
a little rill; streamlet.
- ritual
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noun,
an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
- Butler
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noun,
the chief male servant of a household, usually in charge of serving food, the care of silverware, etc.
- bullet
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noun,
a small metal projectile, part of a cartridge, for firing from small arms.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- Beirut
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Lebanon.
- cellar
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noun,
a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.
- Tiller
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noun,
a person who tills; farmer.
- Belial
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noun,
Theology. the spirit of evil personified; the devil; Satan.
- citral
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noun,
a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Cetura
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noun,
Keturah.
- terbia
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noun,
an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
- cerat-
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- lubric
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adjective,
lubricous.
- recti-
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- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- biuret
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noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 2 H 5 O 2 N 3 ⋅H 2 O, soluble in water and alcohol, used for the identification of urea, from which it is formed on heating.
- recall
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noun,
an act of recalling.
- Cavite
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noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- Cavill
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noun,
Frederick, 1839–1927, Australian swimmer and coach, born in England: developed the Australian crawl.
- Cavell
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noun,
Edith Louisa, 1865–1915, English nurse: executed by the Germans in World War I.
- rectal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- Tulear
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noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- burial
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noun,
the act or ceremony of burying.
- Lucite
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- albeit
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conjunction,
although; even if:
- curvet
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noun,
Dressage. a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Cuvier
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noun,
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert [zhawrzh ley-aw-pawld krey-tyan frey-dey-reek da-gaw-ber] /ʒɔrʒ leɪ ɔˈpɔld kreɪˈtyɛ̃ freɪ deɪˈrik da gɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1769–1832, French naturalist: pioneer in the fields of paleontology and comparative anatomy.
- Lieut.
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- valuer
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noun,
British. an appraiser.
- allure
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noun,
fascination; charm; appeal.
- Allier
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noun,
a river flowing N from S France to the Loire. About 250 miles (400 km) long.
- alible
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adjective,
nutritive; nourishing.
- Libera
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noun,
an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
- varlet
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noun,
a knavish person; rascal.
- Albert
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noun,
Carl (Bert) 1908–2000, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1971–77.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- curite
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- liable
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adjective,
legally responsible:
- verbal
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noun,
Grammar. a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.
- active
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- eluvia
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noun,
a deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
- viable
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adjective,
capable of living.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Laurie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Laurel
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noun,
Also called bay, sweet bay. a small European evergreen tree, Laurus nobilis, of the laurel family, having dark, glossy green leaves.
Compare laurel family.
- labret
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noun,
an ornament worn in a pierced hole in the lip.
- labile
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adjective,
apt or likely to change.
- virtue
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noun,
moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
- curtal
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- albite
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noun,
the sodium end member of the plagioclase feldspar group, light-colored and found in alkalic igneous rocks.
- uretic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- cullet
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noun,
broken or waste glass suitable for remelting.
- Culver
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noun,
a dove or pigeon.
- Uralic
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noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- uracil
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noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- ultra-
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- curate
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- litre
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noun,
liter.
- Lucia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Calve
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verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Erbil
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noun,
a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
- Laver
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- carb-
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- cruel
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adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cater
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Carib
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noun,
a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
- Leila
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noun,
a female given name.
- culet
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Elura
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noun,
Ellora.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- lect.
-
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- eruct
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Curie
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noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- ervil
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- lact-
-
- Icel.
-
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Ital.
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- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- Ibert
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noun,
Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
- label
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noun,
a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- liver
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- ribat
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noun,
a building housing a community of Sufis.
- Evita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- evict
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- caber
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- Cable
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- cubit
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noun,
an ancient linear unit based on the length of the forearm, from elbow to the tip of the middle finger, usually from 17 to 21 inches (43 to 53 cm).
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- leuc-
-
- rect.
-
- Ecua.
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- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- ratel
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noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- Cilla
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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.
- rall.
-
- Libra
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noun,
the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
- licet
-
- civet
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noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- liter
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noun,
a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
- lulab
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noun,
lulav.
- curet
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- lulav
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noun,
a palm branch for use with the etrog during the Sukkoth festival service.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Lilac
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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.
- Lulea
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- curve
-
noun,
a continuously bending line, without angles.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- Ceuta
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noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Ceiba
-
noun,
the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- ectal
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adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- caver
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- crit.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Recit
-
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- cert.
-
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Libau
-
noun,
German name of Liepāja.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- libel
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noun,
Law.
defamation by written or printed words, pictures, or in any form other than by spoken words or gestures.
the act or crime of publishing it.
a formal written declaration or statement, as one containing the allegations of a plaintiff or the grounds of a charge.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Liber
-
noun,
phloem.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Trill
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noun,
the act or sound of trilling.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tribe
-
noun,
any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
- Balt.
-
- trial
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noun,
Law.
the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
- baric
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adjective,
of or containing barium.
- Bart.
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- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- aeri-
-
- trail
-
noun,
a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Beira
-
noun,
a seaport in central Mozambique.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- vertu
-
noun,
virtu.
- Bella
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Isabella.
- value
-
noun,
relative worth, merit, or importance:
- Beria
-
noun,
Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
- acet-
-
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Tibur
-
noun,
ancient name of Tivoli.
- Tiber
-
noun,
a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- trull
-
noun,
a prostitute; strumpet.
- tubal
-
adjective,
pertaining to a tube, as a Fallopian tube.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- valet
-
noun,
a male servant who attends to the personal needs of his male employer, as by taking care of clothing or the like; manservant.
- alti-
-
- Arbil
-
noun,
Erbil.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- vari-
-
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- utile
-
adjective,
useful.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- ative
-
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- vault
-
noun,
an arched structure, usually made of stones, concrete, or bricks, forming a ceiling or roof over a hall, room, sewer, or other wholly or partially enclosed construction.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Tulle
-
noun,
a thin, fine, machine-made net of acetate, nylon, rayon, or silk.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- tubi-
-
- bact.
-
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- Brit.
-
- blurt
-
noun,
an abrupt utterance.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- brail
-
noun,
Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Brale
-
- brave
-
noun,
a brave person.
- vice-
-
- ville
-
- table
-
noun,
an article of furniture consisting of a flat, slablike top supported on one or more legs or other supports:
- Brice
-
noun,
Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Brill
-
noun,
a European flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus, closely related to the turbot.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- bruit
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. any generally abnormal sound or murmur heard on auscultation.
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- virtu
-
noun,
excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- vital
-
adjective,
of or relating to life:
- Buell
-
noun,
Don Carlos [kahr-lohs] /ˈkɑr loʊs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- built
-
noun,
the physical structure, especially of a person; physique; figure:
- 30-30
-
- bull.
-
abbreviation,
bulletin.
- bulla
-
noun,
a seal attached to an official document, as a papal bull.
- Bluet
-
noun,
Usually, bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
- Villa
-
noun,
a country residence or estate.
- blate
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- Tavel
-
noun,
a dry rosé wine from the Rhone region of France.
- Blair
-
noun,
Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- bleat
-
noun,
the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf.
- biter
-
noun,
a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
- blite
-
noun,
sea blite.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- birle
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- Vat.
-
- Lab.
-
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- vibe
-
noun,
Informal. vibration (def 4).
- vil.
-
- Lat.
-
- 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.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- Ire.
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- var.
-
- VLBI
-
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- Vict
-
- Ill.
-
- Vic.
-
- vatu
-
noun,
a nickel-brass coin and monetary unit of Vanuatu.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Lib.
-
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- verb
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that function as the main elements of predicates, that typically express action, state, or a relation between two things, and that may be inflected for tense, aspect, voice, mood, and to show agreement with their subject or object.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- vill
-
noun,
a territorial division under the feudal system; township.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- Lev.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- vel.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- vet.
-
- lea.
-
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- ile-
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- rel.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- taur
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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).
- ter.
-
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- rill
-
noun,
a small rivulet or brook.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- tab.
-
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Rev.
-
- tabi
-
noun,
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- litu
-
noun,
a plural of litas.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- uret
-
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- LitB
-
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- uvea
-
noun,
the vascular tunic of the eye, comprising the iris, choroid coat, and ciliary body.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- lit.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- val.
-
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- RIBA
-
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- Rabi
-
noun,
Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- trav
-
- tri-
-
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- TRIB
-
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- 1080
-
- Eur.
-
- Vul.
-
- CBEL
-
- cet-
-
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Bail
-
noun,
property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cir.
-
- Cav.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CATV
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- bait
-
noun,
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- aut-
-
- cule
-
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- atic
-
- 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.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- ctr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- cit.
-
- crib
-
noun,
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
- 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.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- Ave.
-
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- civ.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- bal.
-
- Cal.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- Brie
-
noun,
a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
- brev
-
- brei
-
noun,
a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- 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.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- Bice
-
noun,
either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
- bet.
-
- Biel
-
noun,
Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
- BLit
-
- bier
-
noun,
a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
- bile
-
noun,
Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
- Bill
-
noun,
a statement of money owed for goods or services supplied:
- blat
-
noun,
bleat (def 4).
- birl
-
noun,
British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- bite
-
noun,
an act of biting.
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- 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:
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bali
-
noun,
an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
- Ball
-
noun,
a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere:
- bar.
-
- 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.
- Bari
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- 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.
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- belt
-
noun,
a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
- but-
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Buri
-
noun,
the first of the gods, revealed when the cow Audhumla licked away the salty ice that covered him.
- Bur.
-
- bul.
-
- btl.
-
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Bell
-
noun,
a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- Cull
-
noun,
act of culling.
- crat
-
- cur.
-
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- aet.
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- etc.
-
- Alb.
-
- Albi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
- 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).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- all-
-
- ect-
-
- alt.
-
- aer-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- Ice.
-
- ical
-
- ible
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- Abie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- Abiu
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Abihu.
- abl.
-
- abr.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- abri
-
noun,
a shelter, especially a dugout.
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLU
-
- acr-
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- 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.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Elul
-
noun,
the twelfth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- art.
-
- cuve
-
noun,
a wine vat.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- 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.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- abt
-
- ATC
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ATB
-
- ATV
-
- Bel
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bec
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- abv
-
- TLC
-
- tlr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- at.
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- BCE
-
- uti
-
- Ar.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- BIT
-
noun,
Machinery.
a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like.
a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill.
a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
- Vte
-
- VTC
-
- Vt.
-
- VLA
-
- ab-
-
- ac-
-
- BIE
-
- al.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Bia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
- bi-
-
- AUC
-
- av.
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- TIA
-
- BeV
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- UTC
-
- ure
-
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- uva
-
noun,
ultraviolet light with a relatively long wavelength, able to penetrate the deep layers of the skin.
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- ult
-
- ALC
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Bai
-
noun,
a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- Bac
-
- tue
-
- UAE
-
- Tu.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Br.
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- bl.
-
- UAR
-
- TVA
-
- ALU
-
- be-
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- BCL
-
- ur-
-
- vb.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- AVC
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- Bav
-
- ACV
-
- ARU
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- ae.
-
- Va.
-
- a-v
-
- AEC
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- VCR
-
- Ver
-
- BLA
-
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Avi
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- 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.
- ec-
-
- CVT
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- CVA
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- cte
-
- CLI
-
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CTA
-
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- ltr
-
- LTL
-
- LTA
-
- LLB
-
- ll.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- Ell
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- lv.
-
- ite
-
- LCL
-
- La.
-
- ial
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ITV
-
- ib.
-
- ITC
-
- Ia.
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ITA
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ier
-
- Lt.
-
- ITU
-
- LCT
-
- ERV
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- ERT
-
- ETR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETV
-
- eu-
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- 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).
- luv
-
noun,
love.
- lub
-
- Re.
-
- ca.
-
- bu.
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- BVA
-
- BVE
-
- bvt
-
- CBE
-
- BTE
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- rib
-
noun,
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- CAI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- CEA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TCA
-
- Tbi
-
- TBA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ble
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- BLL
-
- BLT
-
plural,
a bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
- Bt.
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- TAL
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- BRE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BRT
-
- il-
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- cr.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RCT
-
- cle
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- CIE
-
- CIB
-
- Rab
-
noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RBC
-
- RBI
-
- RCA
-
- CIA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- REA
-
- VL
-
- TC
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- L2
-
- L1
-
- VU
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- BC
-
- RC
-
- LC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- L.
-
- RI
-
- U.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- B-
-
- UC
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- UV
-
- UI
-
- 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.
- BA
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- 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.
- 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.
- UL
-
- R.
-
- VI
-
- RV
-
- T1
-
- le
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- VC
-
- EV
-
- V.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Eb
-
- CV
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UB
-
- CE
-
- CB
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- ic
-
- LR
-
- BV
-
noun,
Elihu, 1853–1937, U.S. inventor, born in England.
- RU
-
- TL
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CU
-
- VR
-
- t.
-
- TB
-
- i.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.