Anagrams of clairaudience
Word clairaudience has
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- cardueline
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adjective,
of or relating to the passerine subfamily Carduelinae, including the goldfinches, siskins, canaries and crossbills.
- circadian
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles recurring at approximately 24-hour intervals.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- caecilian
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noun,
Also called blindworm. a legless, wormlike tropical amphibian of the order Gymnophiona (formerly Apoda), spending most of its life underground and usually almost blind.
- circle-in
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noun,
iris-in.
- Cirenaica
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noun,
Cyrenaica.
- clearance
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noun,
the act of clearing.
- canicular
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adjective,
pertaining to the rising of the Dog Star or to the star itself.
- acaricide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing acarids.
- Ailuridae
-
- Icelandic
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noun,
the language of Iceland, a North Germanic language. Abbreviation: Icel.
- uric-acid
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 O 3 , present in mammalian urine in small amounts, and the principal nitrogenous component of the excrement of reptiles and birds, that in the form of its salts occurs in the joints in gout and as the major constituent of kidney stones.
- Euclidean
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adjective,
of or relating to Euclid, or adopting his postulates.
- Adlerian
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adjective,
of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
- Calender
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noun,
a machine in which cloth, paper, or the like, is smoothed, glazed, etc., by pressing between rotating cylinders.
- calendar
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noun,
a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
- calciner
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noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- Adenauer
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noun,
Konrad [kon-rad;; German kohn-raht] /ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈkoʊn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1967, chancellor of the West German Federal Republic 1949–63.
- Aurelian
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noun,
(Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
- Airedale
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noun,
one of a breed of large terriers having a wiry, black-and-tan coat and a docked tail.
- audience
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noun,
the group of spectators at a public event; listeners or viewers collectively, as in attendance at a theater or concert:
- Reliance
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noun,
confident or trustful dependence.
- aedicula
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noun,
aedicule.
- ridicule
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noun,
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
- air-line
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adjective,
straight; direct; traveling a direct route:
- aedicule
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noun,
a small building.
- Alcandre
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noun,
the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
- caruncle
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noun,
Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
- radiance
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noun,
radiant brightness or light:
- Deianira
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noun,
a sister of Meleager and wife of Hercules, whom she killed unwittingly by giving him a shirt that had been dipped in the poisoned blood of Nessus.
- incircle
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noun,
a circle inscribed within a triangle.
- encircle
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verb (used with object),
to form a circle around; surround; encompass:
- Landrace
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noun,
one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
- Laurence
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noun,
Physics. a shimmering effect seen over a hot surface, such as a pavement or roadway, on a clear and calm day, caused by the irregular refraction of light.
Compare scintillation (def 4).
- Dulcinea
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noun,
a ladylove; sweetheart.
- Dulciana
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noun,
an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
- Leucaena
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noun,
any of various tropical trees belonging to the genus Leucaena, of the legume family, which includes the lead tree.
- Culiacan
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noun,
a city in and capital of Sinaloa state, in NW Mexico.
- Cardinal
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
- Cnidaria
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noun,
an alternative name for the invertebrate phylum Coelenterata, giving emphasis to the stinging structures as characteristic of the phylum.
- Claudine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Claudia.
- Clarinda
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- Clarence
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noun,
a closed, four-wheeled carriage, usually with a glass front, with seats inside for four persons.
- cerulean
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adjective, noun,
deep blue; sky blue; azure.
- celeriac
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noun,
a variety of celery, Apium graveolens rapaceum, of the parsley family, having a large, edible, turniplike root.
- underlie
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verb (used with object),
to lie under or beneath; be situated under.
- acridine
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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.
- carinula
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noun,
a small carina.
- aciduric
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adjective,
(of bacteria) capable of growth in an acid environment.
- uredinia
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noun,
Mycology. the fruiting body of the rust fungi that bears urediospores.
- acicular
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adjective,
shaped like a needle.
- Lucerne
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noun,
alfalfa.
- redline
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noun,
Automotive.
the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm.
a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- Dinaric
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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.
- cenacle
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noun,
the room where the Last Supper took place.
- lacunar
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noun,
Architecture.
a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit.
coffer (def 4).
- dineric
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adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- diurnal
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noun,
Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
- Ariadne
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
- re-laid
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
- Cecilia
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 230? Roman martyr: patron saint of music.
- elaenia
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noun,
any of numerous tropical American flycatchers of the genus Elaenia, having short crests and small bills.
- Learned
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adjective,
having much knowledge; scholarly; erudite:
- nuclear
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noun,
nuclear energy:
- nuclide
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noun,
an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
- araneid
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noun,
a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
- accrual
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noun,
the act or process of accruing.
- recline
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verb (used with object),
to cause to lean back on something; place in a recumbent position.
- aliunde
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adverb, adjective,
not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
- Clarice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- iracund
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adjective,
prone to anger; irascible.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Delicia
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noun,
a female given name.
- deliria
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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.
- licence
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noun, verb (used with object),
license.
- Ireland
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noun,
John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- anilide
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noun,
any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- leucine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble amino acid, C 6 H 13 NO 2 , obtained by the decomposition of proteins and made synthetically: essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: L. Abbreviation: Leu;
- anelace
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noun,
a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- aneuria
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noun,
neurasthenia.
- lacinia
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noun,
Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- Uralian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
- Cernuda
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noun,
Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
- Dracula
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noun,
(italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
- Leander
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noun,
a Greek youth, the lover of Hero, who swam the Hellespont every night to visit her until he was drowned in a storm.
- Arundel
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noun,
a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
- radicle
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noun,
Botany.
the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root.
a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
- candela
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noun,
a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
- Candice
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noun,
a female given name.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- radical
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noun,
a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
- candier
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- Caldera
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noun,
a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
- Laureen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- Dunarea
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noun,
Romanian name of the Dvina.
- canular
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adjective,
cannular.
- radicel
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noun,
a minute root; a rootlet.
- Durance
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noun,
incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- launder
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noun,
(in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
- caracul
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noun,
Karakul.
- cauline
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adjective,
of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
- accidie
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noun,
acedia.
- Claudia
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noun,
a female given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”.
- lead-in
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noun,
something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- edicule
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noun,
aedicule.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- Carleen
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Aurelia
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noun,
moon jellyfish.
- uridine
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noun,
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- auricle
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noun,
Anatomy.
the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna.
Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart.
(loosely) the atrium.
- eccrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
- laniard
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noun,
lanyard.
- cardiac
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
- Cadence
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noun,
rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words:
- Laudian
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noun,
a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
- Aleardi
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noun,
Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
- Candace
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noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “glowing.”.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- decline
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noun,
a downward slope; declivity.
- declare
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verb (used with object),
to make known or state clearly, especially in explicit or formal terms:
- adrenal
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noun,
adrenal gland.
- inducer
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noun,
Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
- airline
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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.
- deciare
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- culicid
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noun,
any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, comprising the mosquitoes.
- Iceland
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noun,
a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
- aecidia
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noun,
an aecium in which the spores are always formed in chains and enclosed in a cup-shaped peridium.
- Darlene
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noun,
a female given name: from the Old English word meaning “darling.”.
- acicula
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noun,
a needlelike part; spine, bristle, or needlelike crystal.
- creance
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noun,
a light cord attached to the leg of a hawk to prevent escape during training.
- Linaria
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Linaria, of the figwort family, especially of the cultivated species, as L. maroccana or L. aeruginea, having slender clusters of spurred flowers in a variety of colors.
- include
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verb (used with object),
to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
- decanal
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adjective,
of or relating to a dean or deanery:
- Icarian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Icaria.
- crucial
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adjective,
involving an extremely important decision or result; decisive; critical:
- Decalin
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- decrial
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noun,
the act of decrying; noisy censure.
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- Lucania
-
noun,
an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
- lucarne
-
noun,
a dormer window.
- Acrilan
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- eucaine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- Delaine
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Delaine Merino.
- Lucinda
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Lucy.
- cleaner
-
noun,
a person who cleans, especially one whose regular occupation is cleaning offices, buildings, equipment, etc.
- Adeline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adele.
- alcaide
-
noun,
a commander of a fortress.
- nacred
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adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- lucida
-
noun,
the brightest star in a constellation.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- Lucian
-
noun,
a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
- Cuenca
-
noun,
a city in SW Ecuador.
- leaden
-
adjective,
inertly heavy like lead; hard to lift or move:
- Carnac
-
noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- leader
-
noun,
a person or thing that leads.
- caudal
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a caudal anesthetic.
- Candia
-
noun,
former name of Iráklion.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Daniel
-
noun,
Bible.
a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity.
the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
- Laurie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Laura.
- canula
-
noun,
cannula.
- lurdan
-
noun,
a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
- radial
-
noun,
a radial section or construction.
- Luanda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”.
- radeau
-
noun,
an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
- darnel
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
- curdle
-
Idioms,
curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
- Lauren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- cardi-
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- caudle
-
noun,
a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cuneal
-
adjective,
wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- uracil
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- radian
-
noun,
the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
- lauric
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adjective,
of or derived from lauric acid.
- Darlan
-
noun,
Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- decane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon, C 10 H 22 , of the methane series, occurring in several isomeric forms.
- dealer
-
noun,
a person who buys and sells articles without altering their condition; trader or merchant, especially a wholesaler:
- circle
-
noun,
a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- clinic
-
noun,
a place, as in connection with a medical school or a hospital, for the treatment of nonresident patients, sometimes at low cost or without charge.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- dialer
-
noun,
a person or thing that dials.
- cilice
-
noun,
a garment of haircloth formerly worn by monks; a hair shirt.
- C-in-C
-
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Deurne
-
noun,
a former city in N Belgium, now part of Antwerp.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- derail
-
noun,
a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
- lierne
-
noun,
an ornamental vaulting rib other than one springing from a pier or a ridge rib.
- clinid
-
noun,
any of the blennioid fishes of the family Clinidae, of tropical and subtropical seas.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- denial
-
noun,
an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- Uralic
-
noun,
a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- Delian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Delos.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- Claude
-
noun,
Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- leaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that leans.
- Lenaea
-
noun,
a festival in ancient Athens in honor of Dionysus, celebrated at the beginning of February and comprising a public banquet followed by the performance of comedies.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- nuclei
-
noun,
plural of nucleus.
- 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.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- crenel
-
noun,
any of the open spaces between the merlons of a battlement.
- Cecile
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- Deccan
-
noun,
the entire peninsula of India S of the Narmada River.
- Diuril
-
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- Leiden
-
noun,
a city in W Netherlands.
- Cedric
-
noun,
a male given name.
- neural
-
adjective,
of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
- decern
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to discern.
- Lenard
-
noun,
Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- Celine
-
noun,
Louis-Ferdinand [lwee-fer-dee-nahn] /lwi fɛr diˈnɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Louis F. Destouches) 1894–1961, French novelist and physician.
- celure
-
noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- cradle
-
noun,
a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Lerida
-
noun,
a city in NE Spain.
- decile
-
noun,
one of the values of a variable that divides the distribution of the variable into ten groups having equal frequencies.
- cereal
-
noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- cicada
-
noun,
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
- unlace
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Alcuin
-
noun,
(Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
- Euclid
-
noun,
flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- inlaid
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Aldine
-
noun,
an Aldine or other early edition.
- 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.
- inlier
-
noun,
an outcrop of a formation completely surrounded by rocks of younger age.
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- Alicia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- 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.
- enlace
-
verb (used with object),
to interlace; intertwine:
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- endure
-
verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- unreal
-
adjective,
not real or actual.
- Andrea
-
noun,
a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
- Andria
-
noun,
a city in Apulia, S Italy.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Eluard
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
- lacuna
-
noun,
a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- reduce
-
verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- redial
-
noun,
automatic redial.
- urinal
-
noun,
a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
- alcaid
-
plural noun,
the descendants of Alcaeus.
- elance
-
noun,
a quick darting movement.
- Icaria
-
noun,
Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
- unlade
-
verb (used with object),
to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
- under-
-
- unclad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
- uncial
-
noun,
an uncial letter.
- acidic
-
adjective,
acid (def 5).
- Idaean
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
- icicle
-
noun,
a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
- unlaid
-
adjective,
not laid or placed:
- adren-
-
- Adrian
-
noun,
Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
- aedile
-
noun,
one of a board of magistrates in charge of public buildings, streets, markets, games, etc.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- Alcaic
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- indecl
-
- indic.
-
- rundle
-
noun,
a rung of a ladder.
- Aileen
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- Ruanda
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- induc.
-
- unlead
-
verb (used with object),
Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- induce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
- Eunice
-
noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- canard
-
noun,
a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
- accel.
-
- audile
-
noun,
a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
- Aulard
-
noun,
François Victor Alphonse [frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- Landau
-
noun,
a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
- Lander
-
noun,
a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
- Elaine
-
noun,
any of several women in Arthurian romance, as the daughter of King Pelles and the mother, by Lancelot, of Sir Galahad.
- 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:
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- Lauder
-
noun,
Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
- radula
-
noun,
a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- Launce
-
noun,
sand lance.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- calcar
-
noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- calced
-
adjective,
(chiefly of members of certain religious orders) wearing shoes; shod.
- calci-
-
- accede
-
verb (used without object),
to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract.
- Calder
-
noun,
Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
- unreel
-
verb (used with object),
to unwind from or as if from a reel:
- Canace
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- Canad.
-
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- ranula
-
noun,
a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
- Arlene
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- Arleen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incl.
-
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Elder
-
noun,
a person who is older or higher in rank than oneself.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- deca-
-
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- incr.
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Elena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Icel.
-
- 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.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lauan
-
noun,
Philippine mahogany.
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- 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:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Laird
-
noun,
a landed proprietor.
- 30-30
-
- Linda
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Lucan
-
noun,
(Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Danai
-
plural noun,
the Argives.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- Dania
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- Iliac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or situated near the ilium.
- idler
-
noun,
a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
- Iliad
-
noun,
(italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- ideal
-
noun,
a conception of something in its perfection.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- dural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the dura mater.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- ician
-
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dunce
-
noun,
a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
- Lindi
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Tanzania.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- deci-
-
- dulia
-
noun,
veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
- Uriel
-
noun,
one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
- deuce
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- 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.
- Iran.
-
- Duala
-
noun,
Douala.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- edile
-
noun,
aedile.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 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.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- 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.
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Laura
-
noun,
a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
- dial.
-
- irid-
-
- Diana
-
noun,
(Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
- 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.
- leuc-
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- educ.
-
- encl.
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- Urial
-
noun,
a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
- decl.
-
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- elide
-
verb (used with object),
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Dulce
-
noun,
a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- eccl.
-
- educe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- 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.
- Ecua.
-
- drail
-
noun,
a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
- 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.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Ducal
-
adjective,
of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- elude
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade:
Synonyms: shun, dodge.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Delia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cordelia.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- Ladin
-
noun,
a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- aulic
-
adjective,
of or relating to a royal court.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Aural
-
adjective,
of or relating to an aura.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Arnel
-
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- calc-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- nuci-
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- nudi-
-
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- cauld
-
adjective, noun,
cold.
- cauda
-
noun,
a tail or taillike appendage.
- Cauca
-
noun,
a river in W Colombia: tributary of the Magdalena. 600 miles (965 km) long.
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Accad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Card.
-
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canc.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- aceae
-
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aeri-
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- adunc
-
adjective,
curved inward; hooked.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Adler
-
noun,
Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
- Adlai
-
noun,
a male given name.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- aden-
-
- Adele
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “noble.”.
- UNCLE
-
noun,
a brother of one's father or mother.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- alcid
-
noun,
a bird of the family Alcidae.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- anele
-
verb (used with object),
to administer extreme unction to.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- 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.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- reni-
-
- Aldan
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
- anal.
-
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Alene
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- aalii
-
noun,
a bushy shrub, Dodonaea viscosa, of Australia, Hawaii, Africa, and tropical America, having sticky foliage.
- 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.
- 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.
- lurid
-
adjective,
gruesome; horrible; revolting:
- cine-
-
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- uran-
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- naiad
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
- Naida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cidal
-
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- Lucia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- lucid
-
adjective,
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- Dacca
-
noun,
Dhaka.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- ludic
-
adjective,
playful in an aimless way:
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- 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.
- neur-
-
- lunar
-
noun,
a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- INRI
-
- IndE
-
- Ilia
-
noun,
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- lude
-
noun,
Quaalude.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- ulna
-
noun,
Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb.
Compare radius (def 7).
- Luna
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
- Ulan
-
noun,
uhlan.
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Lune
-
noun,
anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- Rida
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- NACA
-
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- 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.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Lind
-
noun,
Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- RIIA
-
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- uria
-
- rad.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- leud
-
noun,
a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- ile-
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Laud
-
noun,
a song or hymn of praise.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- lea.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- 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.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- nurl
-
noun,
a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- laid
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- uni-
-
- 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:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lieu
-
noun,
place; stead.
- lin.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- NCAA
-
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lard
-
noun,
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Lani
-
- Neel
-
noun,
Louis Eugène Félix [lwee œ-zhen fey-leeks] /lwi œˈʒɛn feɪˈliks/ (Show IPA), 1904–2000, French physicist: Nobel prize 1970.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- rcd.
-
- RdAc
-
- 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:
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- NDAC
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Din.
-
- cac-
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- ance
-
- 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).
- dirl
-
verb (used without object),
to vibrate; shake.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- Cdr.
-
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Dili
-
noun,
a city on NE Timor, in S Indonesia.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- diel
-
adjective,
of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
- 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.
- dia-
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dlr.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Ala.
-
- dulc
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- duel
-
noun,
a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- 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.
- dual
-
noun,
the dual number.
- Ald.
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- der.
-
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- cur.
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- 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.
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- cule
-
- aud.
-
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- auld
-
adjective,
old.
- aur-
-
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Dec.
-
- Den.
-
- deli
-
noun,
a delicatessen.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- dele
-
noun,
a mark, as or , used to indicate matter to be deleted.
- Del.
-
- deil
-
noun,
devil.
- 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.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- 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.
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- DCNL
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- Aire
-
- enl.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- acad
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- acc.
-
- ACDA
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- end-
-
- ence
-
- acea
-
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- 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.
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- idle
-
noun,
the state or quality of being idle.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- idae
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- ical
-
- iana
-
- cene
-
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- IAEA
-
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Ind.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cen.
-
- AAEE
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- acr-
-
- ACLU
-
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CERN
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- Can.
-
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cal.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- 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.
- clar
-
- aer-
-
- cir.
-
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- enc.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- 1080
-
- AInd
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cide
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- NUL
-
- CCU
-
- RCA
-
- cl.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- ca.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- cc.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAA
-
- CAI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- cr.
-
- RCN
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- RDA
-
- AAU
-
- UDC
-
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ae.
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- Une
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ur-
-
- Aar
-
- UCC
-
- AAE
-
- AUC
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ure
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIA
-
- ADC
-
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- RDC
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- AUA
-
- ARU
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ard
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- UAR
-
- ALU
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ALC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RLD
-
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 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.
- CDC
-
- CNC
-
- CEA
-
- LCI
-
- ed.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- 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.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- DUI
-
- LCA
-
- LCD
-
- Ld.
-
- EDC
-
- 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.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- DLC
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- DNA
-
- LDC
-
- DNR
-
- CEC
-
- DRE
-
- Du.
-
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- Ir.
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ide
-
- 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).
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- ine
-
- eu-
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EEC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- eir
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- en-
-
- IRC
-
- 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.
-
- IUD
-
- IRL
-
- ene
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- DIL
-
- Dr.
-
- 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.
- ne-
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRC
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- il-
-
- CLU
-
- CLR
-
- CLI
-
- NCC
-
- cle
-
- NDE
-
- NEA
-
- NAA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- CED
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- NIA
-
- NEC
-
- CIA
-
- CIC
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIE
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NAD
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- de-
-
- DAE
-
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DCL
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lid
-
noun,
a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
- di.
-
- 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.
- DAR
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- DEA
-
- RN
-
- DN
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- NI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- RI
-
- ln
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- NL
-
- 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.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RC
-
- L.
-
- LR
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- U.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- UC
-
- CE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- Ud
-
- CU
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- UL
-
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- RU
-
- D.
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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.
- 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.
- dl
-
- le
-
- L2
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- ND
-
- UI
-