Anagrams of childbearing

Word childbearing has 1460 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of childbearing.

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brainchild
noun, a product of one's creative work or thought.
Grindelia
noun, any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
Lindbergh
noun, Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).
hard-line
noun, an uncompromising or unyielding stand, especially in politics.
Chandler
noun, a person who makes or sells candles and sometimes other items of tallow or wax, as soap.
Hibernia
noun, Ireland.
acridine
noun, a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
heraldic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of heralds or heraldry:
dragline
noun, a rope dragging from something; dragrope.
Richland
noun, a city in SE Washington, on the Columbia River: residential and administrative quarters for the Hanford Works. Compare Hanford (def 2).
Heraclid
noun, a person claiming descent from Hercules, especially one of the Dorian aristocracy of Sparta.
Reginald
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “counsel and rule.”.
hibernal
adjective, of or relating to winter; wintry.
Charline
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
braiding
noun, braids collectively.
air-line
adjective, straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
Alberich
noun, a king of the dwarfs, the possessor of the tarnkappe and of the treasure of the Nibelungs.
clearing
noun, the act of a person or thing that clears; the process of becoming clear.
cradling
noun, framework for supporting a coved or vaulted ceiling.
hangbird
noun, a bird that builds a hanging nest, especially the Baltimore oriole.
algicide
noun, a substance or preparation for killing algae.
Dahlgren
noun, John Adelphus Bernard, 1809–70, U.S. naval officer and inventor.
children
noun, plural of child.
hairline
noun, a very slender line.
narghile
noun, a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
Gabrieli
noun, Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1510–86, Italian organist and composer.
bilinear
adjective, of, relating to, or having reference to two lines:
bilander
noun, a small two-masted merchant vessel, a type of hoy distinguished by the trapezoidal shape of the mainsail, used especially on canals and along coasts of the Low Countries.
hireling
noun, a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
birdcage
noun, a cage for confining birds.
Bernicia
noun, a 6th- and 7th- century Anglian kingdom, merged with Deira to form the kingdom of Northumbria, in present-day NE England and SE Scotland.
blinder
noun, a person or thing that blinds.
headrig
noun, (in a sawmill) the carriage and saw used in cutting a log into slabs.
chiliad
noun, a group of 1000.
birchen
adjective, of or relating to birch.
healing
noun, the act or process of regaining health:
charnel
noun, a repository for dead bodies.
hearing
noun, the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
archine
noun, arshin.
Liberia
noun, a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.
Charlie
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter C.
charged
noun, expense or cost:
Chardin
noun, Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
changer
noun, a person or thing that changes something.
re-laid
verb, simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
arching
noun, arched work or formation.
Benicia
noun, a town in W California.
heading
noun, something that serves as a head, top, or front.
cringle
noun, an eye or grommet formed on the boltrope of a sail to permit the attachment of lines.
halberd
noun, a shafted weapon with an axlike cutting blade, beak, and apical spike, used especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Iceland
noun, a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
Handler
noun, a person or thing that handles.
Reading
noun, the action or practice of a person who reads.
Iberian
noun, one of the ancient inhabitants of Iberia in Europe, from whom the Basques are supposed to be descended.
Angelic
adjective, of or belonging to angels:
Craigie
noun, Sir William (Alexander) 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.
clanger
noun, a person or thing that clangs.
bighead
noun, Informal. an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit.
Anglice
adverb, in English; as the English would say it; according to the English way: .
Ireland
noun, John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
anilide
noun, any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
radicel
noun, a minute root; a rootlet.
radicle
noun, Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
Bengali
noun, a native or an inhabitant of Bengal; Bengalese.
inhaler
noun, an apparatus or device used in inhaling medicinal vapors, anesthetics, etc.
railing
noun, a fencelike barrier composed of one or more horizontal rails supported by widely spaced uprights; balustrade.
Hebraic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of the Hebrews, their language, or their culture.
branchi
Blanche
noun, a female given name: ultimately from a Germanic word meaning “white.”.
Brindle
noun, a brindled coloring.
brigand
noun, a bandit, especially one of a band of robbers in mountain or forest regions.
brigade
noun, a military unit having its own headquarters and consisting of two or more regiments, squadrons, groups, or battalions.
hilding
noun, a contemptible person.
brangle
noun, a squabble.
beading
noun, material composed of or adorned with beads.
Igraine
noun, the mother of King Arthur.
cabling
noun, decoration with cable moldings.
brained
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
bearing
noun, the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
Behring
noun, Emil von [ey-meel fuh n] /ˈeɪ mil fən/ (Show IPA), 1854–1917, German physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1901.
bedrail
noun, a board at the side of a bed connecting the footboard and headboard.
bracing
noun, a brace.
hirable
adjective, able to be hired; fit for hiring.
Beghard
noun, a member of a former lay brotherhood, founded in Flanders in the 13th century, living after the manner of the Beguines.
Cabeiri
noun, Cabiri.
blading
noun, the act of skating on in-line skates.
chagrin
noun, a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation.
carbine
noun, a light, gas-operated semiautomatic rifle.
hircine
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
ceiling
noun, the overhead interior surface of a room.
ceilidh
noun, a party, gathering, or the like, at which dancing, singing, and storytelling are the usual forms of entertainment.
Carling
noun, a short fore-and-aft beam running beside a hatchway, mast hole, or other deck opening.
Belinda
noun, a female given name: from an Old Spanish word meaning “beautiful.”.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
carding
noun, the process in which fibers, as cotton, worsted, or wool, are manipulated into sliver form prior to spinning.
Belgian
noun, a native or an inhabitant of Belgium.
Cabrini
noun, Saint Frances Xavier ("Mother Cabrini") 1850–1917, U.S. nun, born in Italy; founder of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
carbide
noun, a compound of carbon with a more electropositive element or group.
hagride
verb (used with object), to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.
candier
birding
noun, the identification and observation of wild birds in their natural habitat as a recreation; bird-watching.
birling
noun, a game played by lumberjacks, in which each tries to balance longest on a floating log while rotating the log with the feet.
caliber
noun, the diameter of something of circular section, especially that of the inside of a tube:
baldric
noun, a belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip, supporting a sword, horn, etc.
Raleigh
noun, Sir Walter. Also, Ralegh, 1552?–1618, English explorer and writer, a favorite of Elizabeth I.
Harding
noun, Chester, 1792–1866, U.S. portrait painter.
gliadin
noun, a prolamin derived from the gluten of grain, as wheat or rye, used chiefly as a nutrient in high-protein diets.
Grecian
noun, a Greek.
decibar
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of pressure, equal to 1/10 bar or 100,000 dynes per square centimeter.
abridge
verb (used with object), to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents:
decrial
noun, the act of decrying; noisy censure.
dineric
adjective, of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
Dinaric
adjective, of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
Delicia
noun, a female given name.
deliria
noun, Pathology. a more or less temporary disorder of the mental faculties, as in fevers, disturbances of consciousness, or intoxication, characterized by restlessness, excitement, delusions, hallucinations, etc.
airline
noun, Aeronautics. a system furnishing air transport, usually scheduled, between specified points. the airplanes, airports, etc., of such a system. Often, airlines. a company that owns or operates such a system.
engrail
verb (used with object), to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
Aldrich
noun, Thomas Bailey, 1836–1907, U.S. short-story writer, poet, and novelist.
gracile
adjective, gracefully slender.
abiding
adjective, continuing without change; enduring; steadfast:
Echidna
noun, Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
endarch
adjective, (of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
Labiche
noun, Eugène Marin [œ-zhen ma-ran] /œˈʒɛn maˈrɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1815–88, French dramatist.
dibrach
noun, pyrrhic1 (def 3).
ridable
Nigeria
noun, a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
Lachine
noun, a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
Gabriel
noun, one of the archangels, appearing usually as a divine messenger. Dan. 8:16, 9:21; Luke 1:19, 26.
grained
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Decalin
leading
noun, the act of a person or thing that leads.
Galenic
adjective, of, relating to, or containing galena.
glacier
noun, an extended mass of ice formed from snow falling and accumulating over the years and moving very slowly, either descending from high mountains, as in valley glaciers, or moving outward from centers of accumulation, as in continental glaciers.
dealing
noun, Usually, dealings. relations; business:
lead-in
noun, something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
Grindle
noun, bowfin.
gnarled
noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
Legnica
noun, a city in SW Poland: formerly in Germany.
Darling
noun, a person very dear to another; one dearly loved.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
Ealing
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
branch
noun, a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
Cabiri
noun, a group of gods, probably of Eastern origin, worshiped in mysteries in various parts of ancient Greece, the cult centers being at Samothrace and Thebes.
glaire
noun, the white of an egg.
girdle
noun, a lightweight undergarment, worn especially by women, often partly or entirely of elastic or boned, for supporting and giving a slimmer appearance to the abdomen, hips, and buttocks.
Ranchi
noun, a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
girlie
noun, Offensive. a term of address used for a girl or woman.
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
rancid
adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
ranged
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
branle
noun, a lively 16th- and 17th-century round dance originating in France.
Lidice
noun, a village in the W Czech Republic: suffered a ruthless reprisal by the Nazis in 1942 for the assassination of a high Nazi official.
Bridie
noun, a female given name, form of Bridget.
Brigid
noun, Saint. Also, Bride. a.d. 453–523, Irish abbess: a patron saint of Ireland.
echard
noun, the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
breach
noun, the act or a result of breaking; break or rupture.
Nergal
noun, (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
hiding
noun, act of concealing; concealment:
Neilah
noun, the Jewish religious service marking the conclusion of Yom Kippur.
Brenda
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “flame” or “sword.”.
bridle
noun, part of the tack or harness of a horse, consisting usually of a headstall, bit, and reins.
bridal
noun, a wedding.
Bridge
noun, a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like.
Briand
noun, Aristide [ar-uh-steed;; French a-ree-steed] /ˈær əˌstid;; French a riˈstid/ (Show IPA), 1862–1932, French statesman: minister of France 11 times; Nobel Peace Prize 1926.
engild
verb (used with object), to brighten with or as with golden light:
Gilead
noun, a district of ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan River, in present N Jordan.
Gander
noun, the male of the goose. Compare goose (def 2).
binghi
noun, an Aborigine.
Libera
noun, an ancient Italian goddess of wine, vineyards, and fertility and the wife of Liber, in later times identified with Persephone.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
bindle
noun, a bundle, usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a hobo.
binder
noun, a person or thing that binds.
Galibi
noun, a member of an Indian people of French Guiana.
Bihari
noun, a native or inhabitant of Bihar.
Gaelic
noun, a Celtic language that includes the speech of ancient Ireland and the dialects that have developed from it, especially those usually known as Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic. Gaelic constitutes the Goidelic subbranch of Celtic.
Gandhi
noun, Indira [in-deer-uh] /ɪnˈdɪər ə/ (Show IPA), 1917–84, Indian political leader: prime minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 (daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru).
Iberia
noun, Also called Iberian Peninsula. a peninsula in SW Europe, comprising Spain and Portugal.
nacred
adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
garble
noun, the act or process of garbling.
bichir
noun, any of several primitive freshwater African fishes of the genus Polypterus having functional lungs as well as gills.
Garden
noun, a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
garlic
noun, a hardy plant, Allium sativum, of the amaryllis family whose strongly, pungent bulb is used in cookery and medicine.
bingle
noun, base hit.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Gilder
noun, a person or thing that gilds.
engird
verb (used with object), to encircle; encompass:
hinder
noun, Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
Gibran
noun, Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
linger
verb (used with object), to pass (time, life, etc.) in a leisurely or a tedious manner (usually followed by away or out):
ghibli
noun, a hot dust-bearing wind of the North African desert.
Hering
noun, Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
blench
verb (used without object), to shrink; flinch; quail:
bleach
noun, a bleaching agent.
lichen
noun, any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow, brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaflike, crustlike, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
gabled
adjective, provided with a gable or gables:
Blanch
verb (used with object), to whiten by removing color; bleach:
Blaine
noun, James Gillespie [gi-les-pee] /gɪˈlɛs pi/ (Show IPA), 1830–93, U.S. statesman.
gerbil
noun, any of numerous small burrowing rodents of the genus Gerbillus and related genera, of Asia, Africa, and southern Russia, having long hind legs used for jumping.
enrich
verb (used with object), to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
Gerald
noun, a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “spear” and “rule.”.
Birdie
noun, a small bird.
genial
adjective, warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial:
hernia
noun, the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
daring
noun, adventurous courage; boldness.
cahier
noun, Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
Harden
noun, Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
Hardin
noun, John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
clinid
noun, any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
grinch
noun, a person or thing that spoils or dampens the pleasure of others.
Delian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Delos.
bhangi
noun, a Hindu scavenger who belongs to one of the untouchable castes.
ligand
noun, Biochemistry. a molecule, as an antibody, hormone, or drug, that binds to a receptor.
decani
adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
cinder
noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
denial
noun, an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
Ciardi
noun, John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
linage
noun, the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
chiral
adjective, (of a molecule) not superimposable on its mirror image.
derail
noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
cradle
noun, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
Harbin
noun, a city in and the capital of Heilongjiang province, in NE China.
chield
noun, a young man; fellow.
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
Daniel
noun, Bible. a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity. the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
dangle
noun, the act of dangling.
danger
noun, liability or exposure to harm or injury; risk; peril.
haired
adjective, having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
darnel
noun, any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
dancer
noun, a person who dances.
ligni-
habile
adjective, skillful; dexterous; adroit.
cringe
noun, servile or fawning deference.
halide
noun, a chemical compound in which one of the elements is a halogen.
Handel
noun, George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
handle
noun, a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
nilgai
noun, a large, Indian antelope, Boselaphus tragocamelus, the male of which is bluish gray with small horns, the female tawny and hornless.
hanger
noun, a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
Rachel
noun, Jacob's favorite wife, the mother of Joseph and Benjamin. Gen. 29–35.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
Childe
noun, a youth of noble birth.
grani-
herdic
noun, a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
dreigh
adjective, verb (used with object), dree.
caribe
noun, piranha.
glider
noun, a motorless, heavier-than-air aircraft for gliding from a higher to a lower level by the action of gravity or from a lower to a higher level by the action of air currents.
Cardin
noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
cardi-
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
Glenda
noun, a female given name.
Herald
noun, (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
dinger
noun, humdinger.
candle
noun, a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
drench
noun, the act of drenching.
driech
adjective, verb (used with object), dree.
driegh
adjective, verb (used with object), dree.
Calder
noun, Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
glance
noun, a quick or brief look.
herbal
noun, a book about herbs or plants, usually describing their medicinal values.
Dingle
noun, a deep, narrow cleft between hills; shady dell.
Liebig
noun, Justus [yoo s-too s] /ˈyʊs tʊs/ (Show IPA), Baron von [fuh n] /fən/ (Show IPA), 1803–73, German chemist.
Chenab
noun, a river in S Asia, flowing SW from N India to the Sutlej River in E Pakistan. About 605 miles (1085 km) long.
Chanel
noun, Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
Chelan
noun, Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
Grande
noun, Rio. Rio Grande.
grand-
charge
noun, expense or cost:
diable
adjective, highly spiced; prepared with hot or piquant seasoning; deviled.
change
noun, the act or fact of changing; fact of being changed:
dialer
noun, a person or thing that dials.
dicing
noun, gambling or playing with dice.
helic-
chaine
noun, a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
gradin
noun, one of a series of steps or seats raised one above another.
hedral
hegari
noun, a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
Hegira
noun, Islam. Hijra.
graben
noun, a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
cedarn
adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
Glaber
noun, Raoul [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), or Rudolphe [roo-dawlf] /ruˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), c990–c1050, French ecclesiastic and chronicler.
agric.
becard
noun, any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
lading
noun, the act of lading.
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
richen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become rich or richer.
Algren
noun, Nelson, 1909–81, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
Lerida
noun, a city in NE Spain.
Lenard
noun, Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
Richie
noun, a male given name, form of Richard.
adren-
redial
noun, automatic redial.
ad-lib
noun, something improvised in speech, music, etc.:
Regina
noun, queen.
Adighe
noun, Adygei.
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.
Badger
noun, any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae, as Taxidea taxus, of North America, and Meles meles, of Europe and Asia.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
regnal
adjective, of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign:
behind
noun, Informal. the buttocks.
Andric
noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
Ingrid
noun, a female given name.
aching
noun, a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
rhenic
adjective, of or containing rhenium.
indic.
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
bangle
noun, a rigid, ring-shaped bracelet usually made without a clasp so as to slip over the hand, but sometimes having a hinged opening and a clasp.
airing
noun, an exposure to the air, as for drying.
incage
verb (used with object), encage.
rhinal
adjective, of or relating to the nose; nasal.
Baldie
noun, a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
ailing
adjective, sickly; unwell.
labrid
noun, any of numerous fishes of the family Labridae, including the wrasses, the tautog, and the cunner, and characterized chiefly by well-developed teeth and, often, brilliant colors.
banger
noun, a person or thing that bangs.
ribald
noun, a ribald person.
riband
noun, a decorative ribbon.
inbred
adjective, naturally inherent; innate; native:
Baring
noun, Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
Balder
noun, a god, a son of Odin and Frigg and the twin brother of Hod, by whom he was killed.
BArchE
Aldine
noun, an Aldine or other early edition.
inarch
verb (used with object), to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
balche
noun, (among the Yucatec Maya) a drink made from the bark of a leguminous tree, Lonchocarpus violaceus, which is soaked in honey and water and fermented.
lacing
noun, the act of a person or thing that laces.
indecl
Aldrin
noun, a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
Bailie
noun, (in Scotland) a municipal officer or magistrate, corresponding to an English alderman.
inhale
verb (used with object), to breathe in; draw in by breathing:
begird
verb (used with object), to gird about; encompass; surround.
incher
noun, something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
Lander
noun, a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
inlier
noun, an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
Belgic
adjective, of or relating to the Belgae.
Berlin
noun, a large, four-wheeled, closed carriage hung between two perches and having two interior seats.
Bering
noun, Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
arched
noun, Architecture. a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening. an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch. a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway. the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
Bengal
noun, a former province in NE India, now divided between India and Bangladesh. Compare East Bengal, West Bengal.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
riding
noun, the act of a person or thing that rides.
Langer
noun, Susanne (Knauth) [knout] /knaʊt/ (Show IPA), 1895–1985, U.S. philosopher.
Anglic
noun, the English language in a simplified spelling devised by R. E. Zachrisson (1880–1937), a Swedish philologist, to make English easier to use as an auxiliary language. About 40 of the most frequent words are kept in their usual spellings; the rest of the vocabulary is spelled phonetically with letters of the traditional 26-letter alphabet.
angler
noun, a person who fishes with a hook and line.
B-girl
noun, a woman employed by a bar, nightclub, etc., to act as a companion to male customers and induce them to buy drinks.
ringed
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Archie
noun, a male given name, form of Archibald.
inlaid
noun, inlaid work.
irenic
adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
Ichang
noun, Wade-Giles. Yichang.
archil
noun, orchil.
archi-
angled
noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
Iran.
debar
verb (used with object), to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
debag
verb (used with object), to depants.
Iceni
noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
Debra
noun, a female given name, form of Deborah.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
Irbid
noun, a town in NW Jordan.
grind
noun, the act of grinding.
Lehar
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1870–1948, Hungarian composer of operettas.
Arbil
noun, Erbil.
Debir
noun, a royal city in the vicinity of Hebron, conquered by Othniel.
decan
noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
deca-
liger
noun, the offspring of a male lion and a female tiger.
deign
verb (used with object), to condescend to give or grant:
alcid
noun, a bird of the family Alcidae.
decl.
Alden
noun, John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
cine-
ligan
noun, lagan.
clade
noun, a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
decal
noun, a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
deci-
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
clang
noun, a clanging sound.
arche
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
Archd
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
Alger
noun, Horatio, Jr. 1834–99, U.S. novelist: author of a series of books for boys.
irid-
haler
noun, heller2 (def 1).
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
andr-
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
lign-
Dache
noun, Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
rheda
noun, (in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
cried
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
gride
noun, a griding or grating sound.
Angel
noun, one of a class of spiritual beings; a celestial attendant of God. In medieval angelology, angels constituted the lowest of the nine celestial orders (seraphim, cherubim, thrones, dominations or dominions, virtues, powers, principalities or princedoms, archangels, and angels).
rabid
adjective, irrationally extreme in opinion or practice:
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
angi-
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
Angl.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Dalen
noun, Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
algid
adjective, cold; chilly.
cnida
noun, a nematocyst.
Haber
noun, Fritz, 1868–1934, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1918.
Algie
noun, a male given name, form of Algernon.
algin
noun, any hydrophilic, colloidal substance found in or obtained from various kelps, as alginic acid or one of its soluble salts.
Angle
noun, Geometry. the space within two lines or three or more planes diverging from a common point, or within two planes diverging from a common line. the figure so formed. the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another, generally measured in radians or in degrees, minutes, and seconds, as in 12° 10prime; 30″, which is read as 12 degrees, 10 minutes, and 30 seconds.
cling
noun, the act of clinging; adherence; attachment.
alibi
noun, Law. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
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.
dance
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
anigh
adverb, nearby; close by.
daric
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Hagen
noun, Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
align
verb (used with object), to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
Rhein
noun, the Rhine.
Craig
noun, Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
ligne
noun, (in Swiss watchmaking) a unit equal to 0.0888 inch or 2.2558 millimeters, divided into 12 douziemes: used mainly to gauge the thickness of a movement.
bhang
noun, a mild preparation of marijuana made from young leaves and stems of the Indian hemp plant, Cannabis sativa, drunk with milk or water as a fermented brew or smoked for its hallucinogenic effects.
Delhi
noun, a union territory in N India. 574 sq. mi. (1487 sq. km).
Egadi
noun, a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
Elgin
noun, a city in NE Illinois.
Elgar
noun, Sir Edward, 1857–1934, English composer.
ling.
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
Eland
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
Gilda
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “golden.”.
Nebr.
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
Laird
noun, a landed proprietor.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
ghain
noun, the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
EDGAR
noun, an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
acerb
adjective, acerbic.
neigh
noun, the cry of a horse; whinny.
Laing
noun, R(onald) D(avid) 1927–1989, British psychiatrist and author, born in Scotland.
laigh
noun, a small valley or hollow.
Nelda
noun, a female given name.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
Glace
noun, ice placed in a drink to cool it.
acred
adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
encl.
abide
Verb phrases, abide by, to act in accord with. to submit to; agree to: to remain steadfast or faithful to; keep:
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
Rigel
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Orion.
Gbari
noun, Gwari.
garni
adjective, garnished.
30-30
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
Leach
noun, the act or process of leaching.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
large
noun, Music. the longest note in mensural notation.
Galen
noun, Latin Galenus [guh-lee-nuh s] /gəˈli nəs/ (Show IPA). Claudius, a.d. c130–c200, Greek physician and writer on medicine.
larch
noun, any coniferous tree of the genus Larix, yielding a tough durable wood.
rigid
adjective, stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard:
Gable
noun, the portion of the front or side of a building enclosed by or masking the end of a pitched roof.
engr.
gelid
adjective, very cold; icy.
naled
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
genic
adjective, of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
genii
noun, a plural of genius.
Genl.
ERICA
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.
gerah
noun, an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
Erbil
noun, a town in N Iraq: built on the site of ancient Arbela.
ridge
noun, a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
Lange
noun, Christian Louis [kris-tyahn loo-ee,, -is] /ˈkrɪs tyɑn ˈlu i,, -ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1869–1938, Norwegian historian: Nobel Peace Prize 1921.
lang.
acrid
adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
glade
noun, an open space in a forest.
grice
noun, a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
Grail
noun, (usually initial capital letter). Also called Holy Grail. a cup or chalice that in medieval legend was associated with unusual powers, especially the regeneration of life and, later, Christian purity, and was much sought after by medieval knights: identified with the cup used at the Last Supper and given to Joseph of Arimathea.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
Ladin
noun, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
Dinah
noun, Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
Laden
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
Grace
noun, elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action: Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity. Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
agile
adjective, quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe:
grade
noun, a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
agnel
noun, a gold coin of France of the 13th–16th centuries, bearing the figure of a lamb.
dich-
Dibai
noun, Dubai.
aeri-
Nigel
noun, a male given name, form of Neil.
dial.
diag.
cigar
noun, a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
rhine
noun, Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
rhin-
Delia
noun, a female given name, form of Cordelia.
dinge
noun, the condition of being dingy.
Dirac
noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
glair
noun, the white of an egg.
Adler
noun, Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
Lager
noun, Also called lager beer. a beer stored from six weeks to six months for aging before use.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
gland
noun, Anatomy. a cell, group of cells, or organ producing a secretion. any of various organs or structures resembling the shape but not the function of true glands.
glare
noun, a very harsh, bright, dazzling light:
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
Lindi
noun, a seaport in SE Tanzania.
aden-
lagen
noun, laggin.
Adige
noun, a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
glean
verb (used with object), to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
gleba
noun, the sporogenous tissue forming the central part of the sporophore in certain fungi, as in puffballs and stinkhorns.
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
drang
noun, a narrow lane or alleyway.
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
drail
noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
nicad
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
niche
noun, an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
glide
noun, a gliding movement, as in dancing.
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
Linda
noun, a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
nidge
verb (used with object), to dress (a stone) with a pick or kevel.
dirge
noun, a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
gnarl
noun, a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
cilia
plural noun, Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.
Arch.
radii
noun, a plural of radius.
Brale
Iliac
adjective, of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
Breda
noun, a city in the S Netherlands.
LIDAR
noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
bread
noun, a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
hier-
Hilda
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “maid of battle.”.
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
Beach
noun, an expanse of sand or pebbles along a shore.
Brand
noun, kind, grade, or make, as indicated by a stamp, trademark, or the like:
Hind.
Beard
noun, the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
regal
noun, a portable reed organ of the 16th and 17th centuries.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
brail
noun, Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
braid
noun, a braided length or plait, especially of hair.
Brahe
noun, Tycho [tee-koh;; Danish ty-koh] /ˈti koʊ;; Danish ˈtü koʊ/ (Show IPA), 1546–1601, Danish astronomer.
Bragi
noun, the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
Hindi
noun, the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
hinge
noun, a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
began
verb, simple past tense of begin.
Brace
noun, something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
Brice
noun, Fanny (Fannie Borach) 1891–1951, U.S. singer and comedian.
Begin
noun, Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
g-cal
incr.
incl.
cager
noun, Informal. a basketball player.
cadre
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
cadge
noun, a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
ranch
noun, an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
Cable
noun, a heavy, strong rope.
cabin
noun, a small house or cottage, usually of simple design and construction:
caber
noun, a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Iliad
noun, (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
Barde
noun, bard2 (def 1).
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
Lidia
noun, (in bullfighting) one section of a corrida, comprising the action that takes place from the entrance of the bull to the time it is killed and dragged from the arena by mules.
Bring
Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
barge
noun, a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
baric
adjective, of or containing barium.
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
Bride
noun, a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
begar
noun, compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
blini
plural noun, pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.
Caird
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
belga
noun, a former Belgian currency unit in foreign exchange, equal to five Belgian francs: in use from 1926 to 1945.
bench
noun, a long seat for several persons:
Birch
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Betula, comprising species with a smooth, laminated outer bark and close-grained wood. Compare birch family.
ideal
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
Beng.
binge
noun, a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
Liber
noun, phloem.
binal
adjective, double; twofold.
Bergh
noun, Henry, 1811–88, U.S. social reformer: founder of A.S.P.C.A.
bilge
noun, Nautical. either of the rounded areas that form the transition between the bottom and the sides on the exterior of a hull. Also, bilges. (in a hull with a double bottom) an enclosed area between frames at each side of the floors, where seepage collects. Also called bilge well. a well into which seepage drains to be pumped away. Also called bilge water. seepage accumulated in bilges.
Bihar
noun, a state in NE India. 38,301 sq. mi. (99,200 sq. km). Capital: Patna.
Libia
noun, Libya.
icing
noun, a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
ician
ibid.
bield
noun, a shelter; refuge.
Liard
noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
reach
noun, an act or instance of reaching:
Icel.
Bhili
noun, an Indic language of west central India, the language of the Bhil.
rebid
noun, Bridge. a second bid:
liang
noun, a Chinese unit of weight, equal to 1/16 (0.0625) catty, and equivalent to about 1.33 ounces (38 grams).
Belg.
birle
verb (used with object), to pour (a drink) or pour a drink for.
blind
noun, something that obstructs vision, as a blinker for a horse.
Bland
noun, James A(llen) 1854–1911, U.S. songwriter and minstrel performer.
Bligh
noun, William, 1754–1817, British naval officer: captain of H.M.S. Bounty, the crew of which mutinied 1789.
Blida
noun, a city in N Algeria.
blend
noun, an act or manner of blending:
Behan
noun, Brendan (Francis) [bren-duh n] /ˈbrɛn dən/ (Show IPA), 1923–64, Irish playwright.
blear
noun, a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
being
noun, the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
BldgE
bldg.
blare
noun, a loud, raucous noise:
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
idler
noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
Blanc
noun, a silver coin of France of the 14th–18th centuries, debased in later years.
Blair
noun, Anthony Charles Lynton [lin-tuh n] /ˈlɪn tən/ (Show IPA), ("Tony") born 1953, British political leader: prime minister 1997–2007.
belah
noun, beefwood.
Blain
noun, an inflammatory swelling or sore.
belch
noun, an instance of belching; eructation.
blade
noun, the flat cutting part of a sword, knife, etc.
libri
noun, plural of liber2 .
Libra
noun, the ancient Roman pound (containing 5053 grains or 327.4 grams).
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
Brig.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Ceiba
noun, the silk-cotton tree, Ceiba pentandra.
ceria
noun, a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
Heidi
noun, a female given name.
chide
verb (used with object), to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
argil
noun, clay, especially potter's clay.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
Child
noun, a person between birth and full growth; a boy or girl:
Leigh
noun, Vivien (Vivian Mary Hartley) 1913–67, English actress.
badge
noun, a special or distinctive mark, token, or device worn as a sign of allegiance, membership, authority, achievement, etc.:
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
Baden
noun, a region in SW Germany, formerly a state, now incorporated in Baden-Württemberg.
Chile
noun, chili.
Helga
noun, a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “holy.”.
chili
noun, Also called chili pepper. the pungent pod of any of several species of Capsicum, especially C. annuum longum: used in cooking for its pungent flavor.
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
Cedar
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
heli-
indri
noun, a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
Henri
noun, Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
Heian
adjective, of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
Ingle
noun, a fire burning in a hearth.
China
noun, a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
char-
in-lb
Arnel
Hearn
noun, Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
Chari
noun, Shari.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
BArch
Chard
noun, a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
relig
Hedin
noun, Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
Chald
Chian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Chios.
chair
noun, a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
Chain
noun, a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
Reich
noun, (with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
rehab
noun, rehabilitation, especially a program or facility for treating persons addicted to drugs or alcohol or recovering from certain medical conditions:
Chiba
noun, a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, near Tokyo.
Chin.
renga
noun, linked verse.
chela
noun, the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
bagel
noun, a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
Carib
noun, a member of a group of Indian peoples formerly dominant through the Lesser Antilles, now found in small numbers in a few areas of the West Indies and in parts of Central America and northeastern South America.
Caren
noun, a female given name.
indie
noun, an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
Card.
carb-
canid
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
ardeb
noun, a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Balch
noun, Emily Greene, 1867–1961, U.S. economist, sociologist, and author: Nobel Peace Prize 1946.
reni-
cidal
Caleb
noun, a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
cider
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
India
noun, Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
chine
noun, a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
head
noun, the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
Gibe
noun, a taunting or sarcastic remark.
INRI
Gide
noun, André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
Lead
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
iced
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ind.
Lani
hear
verb (used with object), to perceive by the ear:
Ice.
NADH
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
lea.
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.
hard
noun, Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
Gila
noun, a river flowing W from SW New Mexico across S Arizona to the Colorado River. 630 miles (1015 km) long.
gild
noun, guild.
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
Ire.
Land
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
IADB
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
idae
Gerd
noun, the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
ible
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Ger.
Lib.
Gela
noun, a city in S Sicily, Italy, on the Mediterranean Sea.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
Gen.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
geld
noun, a payment; tax.
lard
noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
idle
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
heal
verb (used with object), to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
ical
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Hare
noun, any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
leg.
Heb.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
Lind
noun, Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
her.
hade
noun, Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
grab
noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
HERA
noun, the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
lend
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
hide
noun, British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
grad
noun, a graduate.
Hab.
lade
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
lin.
inae
Lina
noun, a female given name.
Hag.
Gran
noun, grandmother.
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
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.
Lab.
herl
noun, a barb of a feather, used especially in dressing anglers' flies.
Lech
noun, a lecherous desire or craving.
Leda
noun, Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
inch
noun, a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
IndE
herd
noun, a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
grid
noun, a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
Herb
noun, a flowering plant whose stem above ground does not become woody.
Leah
noun, the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
Ilia
noun, the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
lich
noun, the body; the trunk.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
gird
noun, a gibe.
girl
noun, a female child, from birth to full growth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
laid
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
laic
noun, one of the laity.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
Glad
noun, gladiolus (def 1).
Hand
noun, the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
hire
noun, the act of hiring.
Hale
noun, (in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
hal-
heir
noun, a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
Glen
noun, a small, narrow, secluded valley.
lied
noun, a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
Lehr
noun, an oven used to anneal glass.
Held
noun, John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
glia
noun, neuroglia.
hair
noun, any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
ign.
glib
adjective, readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so:
hail
noun, a shout or call to attract attention:
ile-
Haig
noun, Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
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.
Hebr
Bice
noun, either of two colors, bice blue or bice green.
Can.
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
cadi
noun, qadi.
cade
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
Rani
noun, ranee.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
Bred
noun, Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
BRCA
noun, either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Brag
noun, a boast or vaunt.
Brad
noun, a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
Ahir
noun, a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
Alb.
BIND
noun, the act or process of binding; the state or instance of being bound.
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
Bing
noun, a heap or pile.
Bird
noun, any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
biri
noun, bidi.
birl
noun, British Informal. an attempt; a gamble.
blad
noun, a flier or other promotional material distributed by a company to sell a product.
AInd
blae
adjective, bluish-black; blue-gray.
blah
noun, nonsense; rubbish:
bldr
Aire
blin
noun, singular of blini.
rcd.
Cage
noun, a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
caid
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
bile
noun, Physiology. a bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, especially of fats.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
Chr.
chia
noun, a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
chg.
Cher
noun, a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
Chen
noun, a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
Chal
chai
noun, a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
Chad
noun, a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
CERN
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
CBEL
Cal.
agr.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carn
noun, cairn.
Cdr.
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
cedi
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
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.
cen.
bin-
biga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
cir.
BAgE
bar.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
Bang
noun, a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
band
noun, a company of persons or, sometimes, animals or things, joined, acting, or functioning together; aggregation; party; troop:
banc
noun, the seat on which judges sit in court.
regd
Bali
noun, an island in Indonesia, E of Java. 2147 sq. mi. (5561 sq. km). Capital: Singaraja.
Bale
noun, a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
Bald
noun, (often initial capital letter) Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a treeless mountaintop or area near the top: often used as part of a proper name.
bal.
Bail
noun, property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
Bahr
noun, Hermann [her-mahn] /ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1863–1934, Austrian playwright and critic.
BAgr
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
Arg.
argh
interjection, (used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
rel.
Bael
noun, a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
BACH
noun, a bachelor.
bade
noun, an act or instance of bidding.
Badr
noun, Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
BAEd
Bard
noun, (formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
RdAc
Berg
noun, iceberg.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
Biel
noun, Lake. Bienne, Lake of.
bidi
noun, (in India) an inexpensive cigarette, locally produced usually from cut tobacco rolled in leaf.
bide
Idioms, bide one's time, to wait for a favorable opportunity:
Albi
noun, a city in and the capital of Tarn, in S France: center of the Albigenses.
1080
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
Bhil
noun, a people inhabiting the hills of west central India.
real
noun, real number.
Ald.
Bglr
Alec
noun, a herring.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Alg.
ance
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Beal
noun, a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
BChE
bdl.
plural, bundle.
bdle
plural, bundle.
Reg.
bead
noun, a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Bela
noun, a male given name.
beld
adjective, bald; hairless.
Rhea
noun, the ramie plant or fiber.
Bend
noun, the act of bending.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
cide
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
each
adverb, to, from, or for each; apiece:
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
egal
adjective, equal.
egad
interjection, (used as an expletive or mild oath):
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
abed
adverb, in bed:
ABEL
noun, the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
Neh.
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
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.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
abl.
able
noun, (usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
abr.
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
Rida
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
drib
noun, a small or minute quantity; bit.
ache
noun, a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
dreg
noun, dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
acid
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
drch
drag
noun, Nautical. a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel. resistance to the movement of a hull through the water. any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed. any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor. any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
drab
noun, dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
clad
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
Elba
noun, an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
dlr.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Nah.
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
Gard
noun, a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
garb
noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
Gand
noun, French name of Ghent.
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.
Gale
noun, a very strong wind.
Gal.
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
Gail
noun, a female or male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “joy.”.
Gael
noun, a Scottish Celt or Highlander.
Gabe
noun, a male given name, form of Gabriel.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
elhi
adjective, elementary and high-school:
Rigi
noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
RIIA
enc.
end-
Eng.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
enl.
NDAC
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
dirl
verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
Dale
noun, a valley, especially a broad valley.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
NLRB
dbl.
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.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
darg
noun, Scot. and North England. a day's work.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
NRAB
Danl
Dang
verb (used with object), adjective, noun, damn (used euphemistically).
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
Dali
noun, Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
NIRA
crib
noun, a child's bed with enclosed sides.
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clar
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
rad.
Crab
noun, any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
Crag
noun, a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
aer-
DEng
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
aged
noun, (used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
Dace
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
RIBA
Rich
noun, (used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
DCNL
DChE
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.
diel
adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
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.
nigh
adverb, near in space, time, or relation:
dhal
noun, dal.
dia-
Dice
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
dig.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Dili
noun, a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
Din.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
ding
noun, a ringing sound.
dir.
deal
noun, a business transaction:
acr-
deb.
der.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Den.
deli
noun, a delicatessen.
Del.
deil
noun, devil.
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.
deg.
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
Dec.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
RNA
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
RLD
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
LED
noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
rhb
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
rhe
noun, a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
RGB
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
NIH
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
NIA
NHL
NHI
NHG
NHA
NGC
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
nr.
NEC
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
NEA
ne-
NDE
Lir
noun, Ler.
NbE
NBC
NBA
LNG
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
NAD
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
NRA
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
RCA
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
lg.
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
lhb
LHD
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
REC
noun, recreation.
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
REA
RDC
RDA
RCN
lid
noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
NRC
RBI
RBC
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
rah
interjection, (used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
LDC
Re.
Rd.
Ldg
ead
Ld.
cr.
CIA
CHI
noun, the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
CHA
noun, tea.
ChE
noun, Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
ChB
CGI
CED
CEA
CAR
noun, an automobile.
CAI
CAD
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
CAB
noun, a taxicab.
cl.
ch.
CID
noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
CBE
CBD
ca.
BRE
Bra
noun, brassiere.
Bn.
ble
BLA
big
noun, the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
BIE
BID
noun, an act or instance of bidding.
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
bi-
CIB
CIE
bhd
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
DRE
Dr.
DNR
DNB
DNA
DLC
DIL
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
LCI
di.
DHL
dha
dh-
DEA
cig
noun, a cigarette.
de-
d-c
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
DBA
DAR
Dal
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
dah
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
Dag
noun, one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
DAE
DAB
noun, a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
DCL
DBE
CLR
CLI
cle
BHL
BHC
Eg.
ACH
interjection, alas; oh.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
AIC
AHL
ahi
noun, yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
AHE
Agh
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
AGC
AEC
ae.
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
ADB
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
ALC
abn
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
abd
ABC
noun, ABC's (defs 1, 3).
Ar.
an.
al.
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
ag-
ADC
ad-
ac-
ab-
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
BHA
Bac
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
Bel
noun, a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
beg
noun, bey.
bec
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
Bde
BDA
BCD
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
bah
interjection, (an exclamation of contempt or annoyance):
BAg
noun, a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
bad
noun, that which is bad:
Br.
ANC
bl.
BED
noun, a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
be-
bd.
plural, board.
BCh
plural, bunch.
BCL
BCE
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.
ard
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ANG
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
DRG
DIB
verb (used without object), to fish by letting the bait bob lightly on the water.
ea.
HCR
Ia.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
id.
HRE
hin
noun, an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
hie
verb (used with object), to hasten (oneself):
hid
noun, British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
HIC
interjection, (an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
Hen
noun, the female of the domestic fowl.
Hel
noun, the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
HDL
hd.
Han
noun, a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
hae
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb, have.
Had
noun, Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
hr.
gre
GRB
Gr.
glb
gl.
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
Gil
noun, a male given name, form of Gilbert.
gie
noun, gi.
Gib
noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
ial
ib.
Gel
noun, Physical Chemistry. a semirigid colloidal dispersion of a solid with a liquid or gas, as jelly, glue, etc.
Ir.
LCD
LCA
lb.
plural, pound.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
lag
noun, a lagging or falling behind; retardation.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
Lad
noun, a boy or youth.
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).
La.
IRL
IRC
INH
IBN
ing
ine
ina
noun, a female given name.
in.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
il-
ier
ide
IDB
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
ich
noun, a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
GHA
Gld
rnd
EDA
noun, a female given name.
ECA
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
Gad
noun, the act of gadding.
GAB
noun, idle talk; chatter.
gi.
ECG
GCB
ed.
GBE
GCA
EdB
EDC
edh
noun, eth.
Ehr
eir
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
eld
noun, age.
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
en-
ec-
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
GCD
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.
Ged
noun, any fish of the pike family.
ean
EbN
Geb
noun, the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
GDR
Gde
Ga.
GCR
GCI
GCE
LH
DG
DB
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
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.
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
IG
EI
le
eh
interjection, (an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
NH
LC
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
Eb
L2
AH
interjection, (used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
L1
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
L.
DN
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.
NI
G.
GH
BH
HI
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of high:
h.
GC
GN
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
GD
CB
D.
ln
CE
LR
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NB
NC
ND
BG
HB
rg
i.
R.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
B-
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
BC
NG
ic
RH
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
HL
RI
GB
RN
HG
dl
HE
noun, any male person or animal; a man:
DC
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
RC
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