Anagrams of cavalries
Word cavalries has
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that can be made by using the letters of cavalries.
- Calvaries
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noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- cavaliers
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- caravels
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- scalare
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noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- carvels
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noun,
caravel.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- caravel
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- vesical
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adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- revisal
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noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- Averil
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noun,
a male given name.
- scler-
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- sliver
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noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- carvel
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noun,
caravel.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Slavic
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noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- slaver
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noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- calves
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noun,
plural of calf1 .
- sclera
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noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- Silver
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noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- serial
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noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- livers
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noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- calesa
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noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- avails
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noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Calais
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noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- Servia
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noun,
former name of Serbia.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- serval
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noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- cavers
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noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- cavils
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- scaler
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noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- realia
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plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Elvira
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noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- ravels
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- resail
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verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- ervils
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Rascal
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noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- rivals
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- sacral
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adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- craals
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noun,
kraal.
- clevis
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noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- sailer
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noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- scalar
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noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- claver
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- clares
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Saliva
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noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- salver
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noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- Salvia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- racial
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adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- livres
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noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- cavies
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noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- ariels
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Caesar
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- Leavis
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noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- versal
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adjective,
universal or whole.
- Valera
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Alvira
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- Alsace
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noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- valise
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noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- larvas
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- lascar
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noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- vesica
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noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- Alesia
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noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Israel
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noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- velars
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- aerial
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noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- varies
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verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- Vasari
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noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- lavers
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noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Valais
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noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- vicars
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- rials
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noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Aeria
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noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- LASER
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noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- velic
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adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- Clare
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noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Ravel
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noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Clara
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- raias
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noun,
rayah.
- aecia
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noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- Elisa
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noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Clair
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noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- Salic
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adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- aeri-
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- salve
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noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- reals
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noun,
real number.
- clase
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- velar
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noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- laics
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noun,
one of the laity.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- sarc-
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- Celia
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noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- ceils
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verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Ceara
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noun,
Fortaleza.
- Elvis
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noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Laris
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lavas
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noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Cavil
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noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- Elias
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noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- Clava
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noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Vilas
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- riels
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rales
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noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- evils
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noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rival
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noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- laces
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noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- rivel
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noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- rails
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noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- larva
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- viral
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Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- Larsa
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- Reval
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noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- clave
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noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- acari
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noun,
plural of acarus.
- crave
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verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- vice-
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- craal
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noun,
kraal.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- Areca
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Clive
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noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- vicar
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noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- Elara
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noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- clear
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Saiva
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noun,
Shaiva.
- ervil
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noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- virls
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noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- veils
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noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- veals
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noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- Slave
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noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seral
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adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- ileac
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adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Lares
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noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- valse
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noun,
waltz.
- Seric
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- avers
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- alive
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Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- liras
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Avars
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noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Alvar
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noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- avail
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noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Silva
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noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- lears
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noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- selva
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noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Arcas
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- Arles
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arils
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noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ariel
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noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arica
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noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- arias
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noun,
an air or melody.
- Isaac
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noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- vails
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noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vairs
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noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Avila
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noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- Alice
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noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alas.
-
- Carla
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- carve
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verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 30-30
-
- scale
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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.
- Icel.
-
- carls
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noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- Caras
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noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vari-
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- RACE
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Lev.
-
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- Lars
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noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- lea.
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- 1080
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- SLIC
-
- Sra.
-
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- val.
-
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- var.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vas-
-
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- vil.
-
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Visc
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- Vic.
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- vers
-
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- vel.
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rel.
-
- Rev.
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- riv.
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- serv
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sec.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- scil
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- VLSI
-
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ELAS
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ARIS
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- Alis
-
- IAEA
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- Cal.
-
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cav.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cir.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- civ.
-
- clar
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cres
-
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- 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).
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Ire.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Ala.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- acea
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- 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).
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- aer-
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- ical
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ile-
-
- Aire
-
- Ice.
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cr.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ca.
-
- cs.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- cl.
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- Avi
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- av.
-
- Aar
-
- se-
-
- 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.
- ALC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- VLA
-
- ac-
-
- VCR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- AAE
-
- AIA
-
- al.
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- Ar.
-
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- AVC
-
- 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).
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SVR
-
- ae.
-
- ARS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- AEA
-
- Ver
-
- SVC
-
- AEC
-
- SLR
-
- Va.
-
- AIC
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Sr.
-
- ACV
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- SLA
-
- a-v
-
- ASV
-
- ASR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASI
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- SLE
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ACS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ase
-
- CIE
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- il-
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- lv.
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- IAS
-
- ial
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ESR
-
- ESL
-
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- ERV
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILS
-
- RCA
-
- Isl
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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).
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- La.
-
- ISV
-
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- ISA
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Ir.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- REA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CVA
-
- CSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSV
-
- SAA
-
- CRS
-
- SAE
-
- EAA
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- CIA
-
- SAR
-
- CEA
-
- sc.
-
- ea.
-
- CSR
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- ECA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ec-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- i.
-
- 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.
- VC
-
- 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.
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- V.
-
- L1
-
- LC
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- L2
-
- L.
-
- SV
-
- VI
-
- VL
-
- RC
-
- le
-
- CV
-
- R.
-
- EV
-
- LR
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- VR
-
- ic
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RV
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SL
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CE
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.