Anagrams of castellanies
Word castellanies has
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- escalates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
- alienates
-
verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- laitances
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- essential
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noun,
a basic, indispensable, or necessary element; chief point:
- lancelets
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noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- saliences
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- analcites
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- cineastes
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- allanites
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noun,
a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.
- canailles
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- latencies
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noun,
the state of being latent.
- elastance
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noun,
the reciprocal of capacitance.
- celestial
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noun,
an inhabitant of heaven.
- lenticels
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noun,
a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- caseinate
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noun,
a metallic salt of casein.
- estancias
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- castellan
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noun,
the governor of a castle.
- analects
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plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- nacelles
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- escalate
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verb (used with or without object),
to increase in intensity, magnitude, etc.:
- ancillas
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- Alicante
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noun,
a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
- lenticel
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noun,
a body of cells formed on the periderm of a stem, appearing on the surface of the plant as a lens-shaped spot, and serving as a pore.
- alienate
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verb (used with object),
to make indifferent or hostile:
- licenses
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- Alliance
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noun,
the act of allying or state of being allied.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- allanite
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noun,
a member of the epidote group, a silicate of calcium, cerium, aluminum, and iron, occurring chiefly in brown-to-black masses or prismatic crystals.
- lenticle
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noun,
a window in a clock case revealing the motion of the pendulum bob.
- analcite
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noun,
a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
- laitance
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noun,
a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- canellas
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- Castilla
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noun,
Ramón [rah-mawn] /rɑˈmɔn/ (Show IPA), 1797–1867, Peruvian general and statesman: president of Peru 1845–51 and 1855–62.
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- centiles
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- caseates
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- sea-lane
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noun,
a standard navigational route for ships traversing an ocean or sea.
- sealants
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- sea-salt
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noun,
table salt produced through the evaporation of seawater.
- seasnail
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noun,
any of several snailfishes of the genus Liparis, of the North Atlantic.
- elastase
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noun,
a pancreatic protease that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin and other related proteins to polypeptides and amino acids.
- canaille
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noun,
riffraff; rabble.
- cineaste
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noun,
any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- callants
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- cleanses
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- salience
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noun,
the state or condition of being salient.
- Salesian
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noun,
a member of the Society of St. Francis de Sales, a congregation founded in Turin in 1845 and engaged chiefly in missionary and educational work.
- Antilles
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plural noun,
a chain of islands in the West Indies, divided into two parts, the one including Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles) the other including a large arch of smaller islands to the SE and S (Lesser Antilles or Caribees)
- silences
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- celestas
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- lacteals
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- installs
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- lancelet
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noun,
any of several small, lancet-shaped burrowing marine animals of the subphylum Cephalochordata, having a notochord and bearing structural similarities to both vertebrates and invertebrates.
- lactases
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- Estancia
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
- tensile
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adjective,
of or relating to tension:
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- atlases
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noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- seniles
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noun,
a senile person.
- cleanse
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verb (used with object),
to make clean.
- senecas
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- selenic
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adjective,
of or containing selenium, especially in the hexavalent state.
- Salinas
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noun,
a city in W California.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- selects
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- sallets
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noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- sallies
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noun,
a sortie of troops from a besieged place upon an enemy.
- calesas
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- lacteal
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noun,
Anatomy. any of the minute lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- actinal
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adjective,
having tentacles or rays.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- illness
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noun,
unhealthy condition; poor health; indisposition; sickness.
- Natalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- nestles
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verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- 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.
- silence
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noun,
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- callant
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noun,
a lad; boy.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- centile
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noun,
(not in technical use) a percentile.
- cassina
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noun,
dahoon.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- install
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verb (used with object),
to place in position or connect for service or use:
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- casitas
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noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Catalin
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- satanic
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adjective,
of Satan.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- cellist
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noun,
a person who plays the cello.
- scalene
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adjective,
Geometry.
(of a cone or the like) having the axis inclined to the base.
(of a triangle) having three unequal sides.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- cassena
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noun,
dahoon.
- Santali
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noun,
the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
- tenaces
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noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- sectile
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adjective,
capable of being cut smoothly with a knife.
- acetals
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noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- canella
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noun,
the cinnamonlike bark of a West Indian tree, Canella winterana, used as a condiment and in medicine.
- seances
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- scillas
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noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- cetanes
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- enlaces
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verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lisente
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noun,
plural of sente.
- lintels
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noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- lineate
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adjective,
marked with lines, especially parallel lengthwise lines; striped.
- Liestal
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Basel-Land, in NW Switzerland.
- telesis
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noun,
deliberate, purposeful utilization of the processes of nature and society to obtain particular goals.
- allness
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noun,
the quality or state of universality or totality.
- Celesta
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noun,
a musical instrument consisting principally of a set of graduated steel plates struck with hammers that are activated by a keyboard.
- encases
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- enisles
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verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- stellas
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noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- ancilla
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noun,
an accessory; auxiliary or adjunct.
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- aliases
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noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- teasels
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noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- ensiles
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- tailles
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noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Alceste
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noun,
an opera (1767) by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
- tallies
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noun,
an account or reckoning; a record of debit and credit, of the score of a game, or the like.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- license
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noun,
formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
- tellies
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noun,
television.
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- Eleatic
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noun,
a philosopher of the Eleatic school.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- nacelle
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noun,
the enclosed part of an airplane, dirigible, etc., in which the engine is housed or in which cargo or passengers are carried.
- listels
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noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- escent
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- Latina
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noun,
a woman of Latin-American descent.
- ensile
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verb (used with object),
to preserve (green fodder) in a silo.
- Scales
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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.
- elect.
-
- latins
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noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- cestas
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noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- enlist
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- cetane
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noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- lentil
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noun,
a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Itasca
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Lenaea
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noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- satins
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noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- elates
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adjective,
elated.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- lentic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- leasts
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noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- lanais
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noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- leases
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- elance
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noun,
a quick darting movement.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- nasals
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noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- instal
-
verb (used with object),
install.
- centi-
-
- Elaine
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noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- Celine
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noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- Leslie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- elites
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noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- elints
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noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- lintel
-
noun,
a horizontal architectural member supporting the weight above an opening, as a window or a door.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- Salina
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noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- client
-
noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lineal
-
adjective,
being in the direct line, as a descendant or ancestor, or in a direct line, as descent or succession.
- lisles
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- clints
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- clites
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Salian
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noun,
a Salian Frank.
- Laelia
-
noun,
any of several epiphytic tropical American orchids of the genus Laelia, having fleshy leaves and showy flowers.
- salals
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- listel
-
noun,
a narrow list or fillet.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- cleans
-
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- Nellie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- sancta
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- enisle
-
verb (used with object),
to make an island of.
- lessen
-
verb (used with object),
to make less; reduce.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lateen
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having a lateen sail or sails.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- cisele
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to velvet having a chiseled or embossed pattern produced by contrasting cut and uncut pile.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- clasts
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- elects
-
noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- nestle
-
verb (used with object),
to settle or ensconce snugly:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- sallet
-
noun,
a light medieval helmet, usually with a vision slit or a movable visor.
- class.
-
- L-line
-
noun,
one of a series of lines (L-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (L-radiation) caused by the transition of an electron to the L-shell.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- easels
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Isaacs
-
noun,
Sir Isaac Alfred, 1855–1948, Australian jurist: governor general of Australia 1931–36.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- sleets
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slates
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Tallis
-
noun,
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- Antlia
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- snells
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- teasel
-
noun,
any of several plants of the genus Dipsacus, having prickly leaves and flower heads.
Compare teasel family.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- asians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- assail
-
verb (used with object),
to attack vigorously or violently; assault.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- Aeneas
-
noun,
a Trojan hero, the reputed ancestor of the Romans: protagonist of the Aeneid.
- tellin
-
noun,
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Tellina, having a thin, rounded shell of white, yellow, pink, or purple.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Altaic
-
noun,
the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
- al-Lat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the sun and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Allies
-
noun,
plural of ally.
- all-in
-
adjective,
Wrestling. without restrictions; with virtually every type of hold permitted.
- Stella
-
noun,
a four-dollar pattern coin of the U.S. having a metal content based on the metric system, issued 1879–80: designed to be used as an international coin.
- Alissa
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- steels
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Aletes
-
noun,
a son of Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. He became ruler of Mycenae after the death of his parents.
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stills
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stalls
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- taille
-
noun,
French History. a tax that was levied by a king or seigneur on his subjects or on lands held under him and that became solely a royal tax in the 15th century from which the lords and later the clergy were exempt.
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- aneles
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- alates
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- scalls
-
noun,
dandruff.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- steles
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- sclent
-
noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- Callas
-
noun,
Maria Meneghini [men-i-gee-nee] /ˌmɛn ɪˈgi ni/ (Show IPA), 1923–77, U.S. soprano.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- Calles
-
noun,
Plutarco Elías [ploo-tahr-kaw e-lee-ahs] /pluˈtɑr kɔ ɛˈli ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1877–1945, Mexican general and statesman: president of Mexico 1924–28.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- calli-
-
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Cassia
-
noun,
Also called cassia bark, Chinese cinnamon. a variety of cinnamon derived from the cassia-bark tree.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Cantal
-
noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- acetal
-
noun,
Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Scilla
-
noun,
modern name of Scylla.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Casals
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1973, Spanish cellist, conductor, and composer; in France after 1936; in Puerto Rico after 1956.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- senile
-
noun,
a senile person.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- ceases
-
noun,
cessation:
- actin-
-
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- selen-
-
- select
-
adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- seines
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- catena
-
noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- Ital.
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tills
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Still
-
noun,
stillness or silence:
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Leila
-
noun,
a female given name.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- tele-
-
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- Lassa
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Lhasa.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lalia
-
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- tells
-
noun,
an artificial mound consisting of the accumulated remains of one or more ancient settlements (often used in Egypt and the Middle East as part of a place name).
- 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.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- lact-
-
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lect.
-
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- scall
-
noun,
dandruff.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- salsa
-
noun,
a lively, vigorous type of contemporary Latin American popular music, blending predominantly Cuban rhythms with elements of jazz, rock, and soul music.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Sella
-
noun,
Zillah.
- Sells
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- seti-
-
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Salas
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- salal
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Gaultheria shallon, of the heath family, native to the western coast of North America, having leathery, oblong leaves and clusters of pink or white flowers and purplish-black fruit.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- salts
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sect.
-
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- 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.
- scat-
-
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Snell
-
noun,
a short piece of nylon, gut, or the like, by which a fishhook is attached to a line.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- stall
-
noun,
a compartment in a stable or shed for the accommodation of one animal.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Lisle
-
noun,
knit goods, as gloves or hose, made of lisle thread.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Steel
-
noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- lilts
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Lilas
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Lilac
-
noun,
any of various shrubs belonging to the genus Syringa, of the olive family, as S. vulgaris, having large clusters of fragrant purple or white flowers: the state flower of New Hampshire.
- licet
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- nills
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- natl.
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Ellis
-
noun,
Alexander John (Alexander John Sharpe) 1814–90, English phonetician and mathematician.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Elsie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- cella
-
noun,
the principal enclosed chamber of a classical temple.
- cells
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Alta.
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Ellen
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in S Utah. 11,522 feet (3514 meters).
- Ellas
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Greece.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- elite
-
noun,
(often used with a plural verb) the choice or best of anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
- Elise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- casas
-
noun,
Bartolomé de las [bahr-taw-law-me th e lahs] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ ðɛ lɑs/ (Show IPA), Las Casas, Bartolomé de.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- encl.
-
- alti-
-
- Altai
-
noun,
a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Enlil
-
noun,
the king of the Sumerian gods and the god of the air.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cata-
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- calls
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Alas.
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cine-
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Allen
-
noun,
(Charles) Grant (Blairfindie) [blair-fin-dee] /blɛərˈfɪn di/ (Show IPA), ("Cecil Power"; "J. Arbuthnot Wilson") 1848–99, British philosophical writer and novelist.
- Allan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cilla
-
noun,
a sister of Priam who, with her infant son, was slain by Priam because it had been prophesied that a mother and child of the royal house would cause the destruction of Troy.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- elate
-
adjective,
elated.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- clase
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- anal.
-
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- assn.
-
- Icel.
-
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- IATSE
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- acet-
-
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- inst.
-
- aceae
-
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- ASEAN
-
- asst.
-
- incl.
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assai
-
noun,
any of several slender Brazilian palms of the genus Euterpe, especially E. edulis, a species bearing a purple fruit from which a beverage is made by infusion.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- anat.
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- 30-30
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- cis-
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- cts.
-
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- all-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Sill
-
noun,
a horizontal timber, block, or the like serving as a foundation of a wall, house, etc.
- NTIA
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- SLIC
-
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- Alis
-
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- asc-
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- sci.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ance
-
- Sell
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Ste.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Cal.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Call
-
noun,
a cry or shout.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- sec.
-
- Anas
-
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- cat.
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- asis
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- SASE
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sat.
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- alls
-
noun,
one's whole interest, energy, or property:
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ates
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- alt.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cell
-
noun,
a small room, as in a convent or prison.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Cels
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scil
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ant.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ten.
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- Leal
-
adjective,
loyal; true.
- lea.
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- ACLS
-
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- aet.
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ence
-
- tel-
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- enl.
-
- Ens.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- lent
-
noun,
(in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ESIS
-
- 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).
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- 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.
- Lela
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IAEA
-
- Lat.
-
- enc.
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Till
-
noun,
a drawer, box, or the like, as in a shop or bank, in which money is kept.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- AAEE
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- ISSN
-
- isls
-
- int.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- intl
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- acea
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Lani
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- iana
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- IATA
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ical
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Ill.
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ills
-
noun,
an unfavorable opinion or statement:
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- 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.
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- NCTE
-
- NCAA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ect-
-
- Ala.
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- ELAS
-
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- NACA
-
- ANSI
-
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- nill
-
verb (used with object),
to refuse or reject.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- 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.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nell
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- tall
-
adverb,
in a proud, confident, or erect manner:
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Elli
-
noun,
an old woman, a personification of old age, who defeated Thor in a wrestling match.
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Ella
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “all.”.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ELLE
-
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- lit.
-
- ells
-
noun,
an extension usually at right angles to one end of a building.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lilt
-
noun,
rhythmic swing or cadence.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- Lila
-
noun,
creation, seen as the playful activity of a god.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ACS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- AIC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AAE
-
- an.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- al.
-
- ss.
-
- AIA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ac-
-
- TLC
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- TAL
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ANC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- SSA
-
- STI
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- TIA
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- AEC
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SSI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- STL
-
- ALC
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SLE
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ll.
-
- 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.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- en-
-
- LST
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- ene
-
- Les
-
- ESA
-
- LSS
-
- LTA
-
- ese
-
- NEC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NES
-
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- LTL
-
- ne-
-
- EEC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- EIS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- LCL
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- ine
-
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- Lt.
-
- La.
-
- ILS
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- Isl
-
- ise
-
- in.
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ETS
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- LCT
-
- LCI
-
- LCA
-
- ics
-
- il-
-
- Ia.
-
- ial
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NIA
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SCS
-
- CEA
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- sc.
-
- ISA
-
- CIA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ASN
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- SLA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ase
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ASI
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- ca.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ast
-
- at.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CIE
-
- se-
-
- cle
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ean
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- SAA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- CLI
-
- TSS
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CST
-
- cte
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CTA
-
- CNS
-
- CSA
-
- TN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SL
-
- LC
-
- SA
-
- L.
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- L2
-
- 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.
- NL
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- L1
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ee
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- EI
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- NI
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
-
- le
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- ln
-
- SN
-
- TC
-