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- covariance
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noun,
the expectation or mean value of the variable formed by multiplying the differences obtained by subtracting two given variates from their respective means; the product of the standard deviations of two given variates and the coefficient of correlation between them.
- clavicorn
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noun,
a clavicorn beetle.
- Cyrenaica
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noun,
Also called Barca. an ancient district in N Africa.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- Carolina
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noun,
a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
- Cyrenaic
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
- caracole
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noun,
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
- calciner
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noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- conclave
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noun,
a private or secret meeting.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- acrolein
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noun,
a yellow, flammable liquid, C 3 H 4 O, having a stifling odor, usually obtained by the decomposition of glycerol: used chiefly in the synthesis of commercial and pharmaceutical products.
- calycine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a calyx.
- valiancy
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noun,
valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- Carnival
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noun,
a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
- vicenary
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of twenty.
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- volcanic
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adjective,
of or relating to a volcano:
- novercal
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- cervical
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adjective,
of or relating to the cervix or neck.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- vaccinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by vaccine or vaccination.
- cavicorn
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adjective,
hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
- Veronica
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noun,
the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
- Valencia
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noun,
Guillermo León [gee-yer-maw le-awn] /giˈyɛr mɔ lɛˈɔn/ (Show IPA), 1909–71, Colombian diplomat and statesman: president 1962–66.
- Valerian
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noun,
any plant of the genus Valeriana, as the common valerian V. officinalis, having small, fragrant flowers of white, lavender, or pink and a root that is used medicinally.
- cornicle
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noun,
any of various small, horn-shaped processes, especially one of a pair of tubes at the posterior end of the abdomen of aphids, from which a waxy fluid is emitted.
- Carolyn
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noun,
a female given name.
- cavalry
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noun,
Military.
the part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback.
mounted soldiers collectively.
the motorized, armored units of a military force organized for maximum mobility.
- cyclone
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noun,
a large-scale, atmospheric wind-and-pressure system characterized by low pressure at its center and by circular wind motion, counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere, clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere.
Compare anticyclone, extratropical cyclone, tropical cyclone.
- cave-in
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noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- Cynical
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adjective,
distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- overlay
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noun,
something laid over something else; covering.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- viceroy
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noun,
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:
- Aveyron
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noun,
a department in S France. 3387 sq. mi. (8770 sq. km). Capital: Rodez.
- vicarly
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, suggesting, or resembling a vicar:
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- caloyer
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- caloric
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noun,
heat.
- Calorie
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
Also called gram calorie, small calorie. an amount of heat exactly equal to 4.1840 joules. Abbreviation: cal.
(usually initial capital letter) kilocalorie. Abbreviation: Cal.
- Calvary
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noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- Nicolay
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noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- caravel
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- Carioca
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- caracol
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noun, verb (used without object),
caracole.
- velaria
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noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- valance
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noun,
a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- varico-
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- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- Elinvar
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- Valonia
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noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- valency
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noun,
valence.
- vaccine
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noun,
any preparation used as a preventive inoculation to confer immunity against a specific disease, usually employing an innocuous form of the disease agent, as killed or weakened bacteria or viruses, to stimulate antibody production.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- vacancy
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noun,
the state of being vacant; emptiness.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- Laveran
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noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- layover
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noun,
stopover.
- laniary
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- variola
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noun,
smallpox.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- Clarice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- concave
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noun,
a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- Oceania
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noun,
the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- cryonic
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noun,
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def 1).
- Conrail
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noun,
a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
- coracle
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noun,
a small, round, or very broad boat made of wickerwork or interwoven laths covered with a waterproof layer of animal skin, canvas, tarred or oiled cloth, or the like: used in Wales, Ireland, and parts of western England.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- Craiova
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noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- cranio-
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- craniol
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- ocarina
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- larceny
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noun,
the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use.
- acyloin
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- Alcoran
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noun,
Alkoran.
- Aeolian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- alienor
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- alerion
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noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- Aaronic
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adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Alcyone
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noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- aileron
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noun,
Aeronautics. a movable surface, usually near the trailing edge of a wing, that controls the roll of the airframe or effects maneuvers, as banks and the like.
- acarine
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- olivary
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adjective,
shaped like an olive.
- Alarcon
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noun,
Pedro Antonio [pe-th raw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pedro Antonio Alarcón y Ariza) 1833–91, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and diplomat.
- vocalic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.
- acrylic
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noun,
acrylic fiber.
- Acrilan
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- acerola
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noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- virelay
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noun,
an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals.
- ovarian
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adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- crayon
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Cancer
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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.
- Alaric
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noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- circle
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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 .
- nearly
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adverb,
all but; almost:
- Erivan
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noun,
Yerevan.
- Canova
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
- livery
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noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- verily
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adverb,
in truth; really; indeed.
- Crania
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noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- valine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, (CH 3) 2 CHCH(NH 2)COOH, white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins, required for growth. Symbol: V. Abbreviation: Val;
- Nicaea
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noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- cancel
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- Calvin
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noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- Canary
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noun,
any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
- calico
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- alcove
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noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- Claire
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- linear
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adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- Covina
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noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- calcar
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- calci-
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- ovaria
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noun,
ovary.
- Canace
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Aeolus who committed suicide at her father's command because of her incestuous relations with her brother Macareus.
- calory
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noun,
calorie.
- Alcaic
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noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- Valera
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noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- Valona
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noun,
Italian name of Vlorë.
- Valery
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.
- Nicole
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noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- Carian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- caryo-
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- accel.
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- oracle
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noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- cavern
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noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- caviar
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cyano-
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- Lorain
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noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- eclair
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- cyanic
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adjective,
blue: applied especially to a series of colors in flowers, including the blues and colors tending toward blue.
- Cecily
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Cicely
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noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- venial
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adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- Celaya
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noun,
a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.
- CRONIC
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noun,
very potent marijuana.
- celiac
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adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Cervin
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noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- vario-
-
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- Carina
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noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Carney
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noun,
carny.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Eolian
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noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- Craven
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noun,
a coward.
- lorica
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noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Carnac
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noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- carnal
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- necro-
-
- loaner
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- Elinor
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noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cyclo-
-
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- carven
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adjective,
carved.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Clancy
-
noun,
Tom, 1947–2013, U.S. novelist.
- C-in-C
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- re-lay
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verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- Clover
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having trifoliolate leaves and dense flower heads, many species of which, as T. pratense, are cultivated as forage plants.
- Overly
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adverb,
excessively; too:
- cloven
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verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- arcane
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adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- clonic
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adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- novice
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noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- narco-
-
- Lavern
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noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- ravine
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noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- cloaca
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noun,
Zoology.
the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals.
a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- lycine
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noun,
betaine.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- narial
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adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- clino-
-
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- 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.
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Larine
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adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- volary
-
noun,
a large cage for confining birds; aviary.
- vinery
-
noun,
a place or enclosure in which vines, especially grapevines, are grown.
- larvae
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noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- laevo-
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- Velcro
-
- Alnico
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noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- convey
-
verb (used with object),
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- Avlona
-
noun,
former name of Vlorë.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Novara
-
noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- aviary
-
noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- aeron.
-
- avoir.
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Avalon
-
noun,
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- acro-
-
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- vealy
-
adjective,
resembling veal.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- cracy
-
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- lovey
-
noun,
sweetheart; dear: used as a term of endearment.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- conc.
-
- Raven
-
noun,
any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cryo-
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- covey
-
noun,
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- levo-
-
- reni-
-
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- Lerna
-
noun,
a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
- LeRoy
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old French, meaning “the king.”.
- Invar
-
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Iran.
-
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incl.
-
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- ileo-
-
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- rivel
-
noun,
a very small dumpling made of a batter of butter, egg, flour, and seasoning, cooked in broth.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Laver
-
noun,
Old Testament. a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- orial
-
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- Ivory
-
noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- Leavy
-
adjective,
leafy.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- Vanir
-
noun,
a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
- encl.
-
- ency.
-
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- eccl.
-
- vari-
-
- LORAN
-
noun,
a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- envoy
-
noun,
a diplomatic agent.
- 30-30
-
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Icel.
-
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- liven
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- liver
-
noun,
Anatomy. a large, reddish-brown, glandular organ located in the upper right side of the abdominal cavity, divided by fissures into five lobes and functioning in the secretion of bile and various metabolic processes.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- 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.
- livre
-
noun,
a former money of account and group of coins of France, issued in coin form first in gold, then in silver, finally in copper, and discontinued in 1794.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- aeri-
-
- Alcor
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canc.
-
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- vinyl
-
noun,
Chemistry. the vinyl group, the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- calc-
-
- ovary
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caco-
-
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Verny
-
noun,
former name of Alma-Ata.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- vino-
-
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- OIcel
-
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- 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.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- anvil
-
noun,
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
- anole
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- over-
-
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- anal.
-
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- vice-
-
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Avery
-
noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Vycor
-
- Arnel
-
- areo-
-
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- rayon
-
noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- cyan-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- clone
-
noun,
Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- veni-
-
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- cycl-
-
- cycle
-
noun,
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- aero-
-
- cine-
-
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- Cynic
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- 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.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- clave
-
noun,
one of a pair of wooden sticks or blocks that are held one in each hand and are struck together to accompany music and dancing.
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- veiny
-
adjective,
full of veins; prominently veined:
- nervy
-
adjective,
brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- coel-
-
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- 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.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- 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.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- Clary
-
noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Levy
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nov.
-
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- Lev.
-
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Neva
-
noun,
a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
- nav.
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- NACA
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Leno
-
noun,
Also called leno weave, gauze weave. a weave structure in which paired warp yarns are intertwined in a series of figure eights and filling yarn is passed through each of the interstices so formed, producing a firm, open mesh.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ovi-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- Rev.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nor.
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Lory
-
noun,
any of several small, usually brilliantly colored Australasian parrots having the tongue bordered with a brushlike fringe for feeding on nectar and fruit juices.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Livy
-
noun,
(Titus Livius) 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian.
- 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.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- rel.
-
- 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.
- neo-
-
- lyre
-
noun,
a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of a soundbox made typically from a turtle shell, with two curved arms connected by a yoke from which strings are stretched to the body, used especially to accompany singing and recitation.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- ole-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- 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).
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Nev.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- nave
-
noun,
the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- navy
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- NCAA
-
- NOAA
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- 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.
- lin.
-
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- NIRA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Lyon
-
noun,
Mary, 1797–1849, U.S. pioneer in advocating and providing advanced education for women: founder of Mount Holyoke College.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 1080
-
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- Cav.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Veno
-
- cen.
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- cavy
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- Cal.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- cac-
-
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- Vic.
-
- CERN
-
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- avn.
-
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- cyl.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Clay
-
noun,
a natural earthy material that is plastic when wet, consisting essentially of hydrated silicates of aluminum: used for making bricks, pottery, etc.
- civy
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- civ.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ven.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Ave.
-
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Alar
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having wings; alary.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alai
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Kyrgyzstan, part of the Tien Shan. To 19,280 feet (5880 meters).
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Ala.
-
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- viol
-
noun,
a bowed musical instrument, differing from the violin in having deeper ribs, sloping shoulders, a greater number of strings, usually six, and frets: common in the 16th and 17th centuries in various sizes from the treble viol to the bass viol.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Viny
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- acea
-
- acc.
-
- voc.
-
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Alco
-
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- aril
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- vil.
-
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- 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.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vin-
-
- Vina
-
noun,
a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- ano-
-
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- ancy
-
- ance
-
- Alva
-
noun,
Also, Alba. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo [fer-nahn-daw ahl-vah-reth th e taw-le-th aw] /fɛrˈnɑn dɔ ˈɑl vɑˌrɛθ ðɛ tɔˈlɛ ðɔ/ (Show IPA), Duke of, 1508–82, Spanish general who suppressed a Protestant rebellion in the Netherlands in 1567.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- Con.
-
- RONA
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- inv.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- 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.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ile-
-
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- ical
-
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Yana
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people who once resided in the eastern portion of the upper Sacramento River valley in California.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Lani
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- 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.
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- riv.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- Ire.
-
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- iana
-
- veil
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- var.
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- Veal
-
noun,
Also, vealer [vee-ler] /ˈvi lər/ (Show IPA). a calf raised for its meat, usually a milk-fed animal less than three months old.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- enc.
-
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- conv
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- eco-
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- Yale
-
noun,
Elihu, 1648–1721, English colonial official, born in America: governor of Madras 1687–92; principal benefactor of the Collegiate School at Saybrook, Connecticut (now Yale University).
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- IAEA
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- envy
-
noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- val.
-
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- vo.
-
- RCA
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- vol
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- REA
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- VLA
-
- 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.
- RCN
-
- VOA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ov-
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ROI
-
- Ver
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- VAN
-
noun,
the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Va.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- ROA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RNA
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- VCR
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- Re.
-
- Orv
-
- ory
-
- CEA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CNO
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- 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
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- CVA
-
- CRC
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- CNC
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- CLR
-
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CYO
-
- CIE
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CIC
-
- CIA
-
- CEO
-
- eir
-
- Ely
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- CCR
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- yer
-
- ier
-
- Yeo
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- YCL
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- en-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ial
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ERV
-
- ery
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- env
-
- CEC
-
- CCA
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ae.
-
- ALC
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- 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.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AIC
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ACV
-
- ANC
-
- acy
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Aar
-
- AAE
-
- av.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- al.
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- CVO
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AVC
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- 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.
- 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.
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- il-
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- ILO
-
- lv.
-
- NEC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAA
-
- NYC
-
- NCO
-
- LON
-
- NIA
-
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NYA
-
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- OCR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ola
-
- OIr
-
- oil
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- oic
-
- OCC
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Oc.
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- LOC
-
- VOR
-
- Ir.
-
- 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.
-
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- ior
-
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- LCI
-
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LCA
-
- N.
-
- VI
-
- R.
-
- O.
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- CV
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- VR
-
- VL
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- VN
-
- VC
-
- RC
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- ol
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- AO
-
- V.
-
- RV
-
- EI
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- ry
-
- 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.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NV
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- NC
-
- L2
-
- NI
-
- NY
-
- L1
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
-
- i.
-
- Y.
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- ln
-
- L.
-
- RI
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- EV
-
- LR
-
- ey
-
- NL
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ly
-
- yr
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- RO
-
- yl
-
- RN
-
- le
-