Anagrams of clairvoyances
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- clairvoyance
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noun,
the supernatural power of seeing objects or actions removed in space or time from natural viewing.
- 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.
- slavocracy
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noun,
the rule or domination of slaveholders:
- vacancies
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noun,
the state of being vacant; emptiness.
- Cyrenaica
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noun,
Also called Barca. an ancient district in N Africa.
- acroleins
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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.
- clavicorn
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noun,
a clavicorn beetle.
- valerians
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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.
- sail-over
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noun,
a repetition of an indecisive or interrupted run of a racing yacht.
- air-lance
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noun,
a lance using an air blast.
- cornicles
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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.
- Calvaries
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noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- valencias
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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.
- veronicas
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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.
- caracoles
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noun,
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
- cavalries
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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.
- cavaliers
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- carolines
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noun,
a female given name.
- Corsicana
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noun,
a city in E Texas.
- Orleanais
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noun,
a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
- arsenical
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noun,
any of a group of pesticides, drugs, or other compounds containing arsenic.
- acarines
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- scenario
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noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- caracole
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noun,
a half turn executed by a horse and rider.
- viceroys
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noun,
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:
- cryonics
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noun,
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def 1).
- 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.
- cervical
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adjective,
of or relating to the cervix or neck.
- volcanic
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adjective,
of or relating to a volcano:
- scarcely
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adverb,
barely; hardly; not quite:
- Canaries
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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.
- Escorial
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noun,
a building in central Spain, 27 miles (43 km) NW of Madrid, containing a monastery, palace, church, and mausoleum of the Spanish sovereigns: erected 1563–84.
- caracols
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noun, verb (used without object),
caracole.
- calorics
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noun,
heat.
- caloyers
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- solvency
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noun,
solvent condition; ability to pay all just debts.
- calicoes
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calycine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a calyx.
- varioles
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- coracles
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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.
- ailerons
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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.
- calcines
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calciner
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noun,
a person or thing that calcines.
- ocarinas
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noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- Alcyones
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noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- valances
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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.
- Caroline
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noun,
a female given name.
- carlines
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noun,
an old woman.
- also-ran
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noun,
Sports.
(in a race) a contestant who fails to win or to place among the first three finishers.
an athlete or team whose performance in competition is rarely, if ever, a winning or near-winning one.
- carioles
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- cariocas
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- orinasal
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noun,
an orinasal sound.
- Carniola
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noun,
a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
- Carnival
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noun,
a traveling amusement show, having sideshows, rides, etc.
- Carolean
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adjective,
characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
- 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.
- alienors
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noun,
a person who transfers property.
- Volscian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Volsci or to their language.
- vaccinal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by vaccine or vaccination.
- Lycaonia
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noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- Cavalier
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noun,
a horseman, especially a mounted soldier; knight.
- Cornelia
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noun,
flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
- ravelins
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- croceins
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- vicenary
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of twenty.
- cavicorn
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adjective,
hollow-horned, as the ruminants with true horns, as distinguished from bony antlers.
- caravels
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noun,
a small Spanish or Portuguese sailing vessel of the Middle Ages and later, usually lateen-rigged on two or three masts.
- vaccines
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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.
- Slavonia
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noun,
a historic region in N Croatia.
- Cyrenaic
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyrenaica.
- 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.
- saliency
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noun,
salience.
- cornices
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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.
- 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.
- acrylics
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noun,
acrylic fiber.
- cocaines
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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.
- varicose
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adjective,
abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
- corvinas
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noun,
corbina.
- Slovenia
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noun,
a republic in SE Europe: formerly part of Yugoslavia. 7819 sq. mi. (20,250 sq. km). Capital: Ljubljana.
- visceral
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adjective,
of or relating to the viscera.
- variolas
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noun,
smallpox.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- colinear
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adjective,
collinear.
- acyloins
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noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- isocracy
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noun,
a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- overlain
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verb,
past participle of overlie.
- acerolas
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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.
- conceals
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- vocalise
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noun,
a musical composition consisting of the singing of melody with vowel sounds or nonsense syllables rather than text, as for special effect in classical compositions, in polyphonic jazz singing by special groups, or in virtuoso vocal exercises.
- novercal
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adjective,
of, like, or befitting a stepmother.
- conclave
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noun,
a private or secret meeting.
- variance
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noun,
the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- aversion
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noun,
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
- valiancy
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noun,
valiant nature or quality; valor; bravery; courage.
- layovers
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noun,
stopover.
- clarinos
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- virelays
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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.
- clarions
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- Slavonic
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adjective,
Slavonian.
- claviers
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- valonias
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noun,
acorn cups of an Old World oak, Quercus macrolepis (or Q. aegilops), used in tanning, dyeing, and making ink.
- Saracen
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- valines
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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;
- calyces
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noun,
a plural of calyx.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Caelian
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noun,
the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
- eclairs
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noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- carinas
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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.
- calices
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noun,
plural of calix.
- arseno-
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- Carioca
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noun,
a modification of the samba.
- variole
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noun,
a shallow pit or depression like the mark left by a smallpox pustule; foveola.
- valeric
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from valerian.
- Silvana
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noun,
a female given name, form of Silvia or Sylvia.
- cariole
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noun,
a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
- calcine
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noun,
material resulting from calcination; calx.
- calcars
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noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- Linacre
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noun,
Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
- calicos
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noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- Linares
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noun,
a city in S Spain.
- Calvary
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noun,
Golgotha, the place where Jesus was crucified. Luke 23:33.
- Loraine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- ravelin
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noun,
a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- silvery
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adjective,
resembling silver; of a lustrous grayish-white color:
- Aveyron
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noun,
a department in S France. 3387 sq. mi. (8770 sq. km). Capital: Rodez.
- valency
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noun,
valence.
- loaners
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noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- arsenal
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noun,
a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
- caracol
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noun, verb (used without object),
caracole.
- silvern
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adjective,
made of or like silver.
- variola
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noun,
smallpox.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- Sinaloa
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noun,
a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- caloric
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noun,
heat.
- 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.
- 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.
- varico-
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- asocial
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adjective,
not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
- carcase
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noun,
the dead body of an animal.
- cancels
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noun,
an act of canceling.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- caloyer
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noun,
a monk of the Eastern Church.
- Carline
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noun,
an old woman.
- clerics
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noun,
a member of the clergy.
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- snively
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adjective,
characterized by or given to sniveling.
- clovers
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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.
- layover
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noun,
stopover.
- clivers
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noun,
cleavers.
- clerisy
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noun,
learned persons as a class; literati; intelligentsia.
- lancers
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noun,
a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
- Laconia
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noun,
an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- clavier
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noun,
the keyboard of a musical instrument.
- clavers
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noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- laniary
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noun,
a laniary tooth; a canine of daggerlike shape.
- Clarion
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noun,
an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
- clarino
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noun,
a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
- claries
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noun,
any of several aromatic herbs of the genus Salvia, especially S. sclarea, having hairy, heart-shaped leaves and open clusters of lilac or blue flowers, used as a seasoning, a wine flavoring, and an ingredient in perfumes.
- Clarice
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noun,
a female given name, form of Clara.
- Laconic
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adjective,
using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:
- coarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- 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.
- Rosalie
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noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- slavery
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noun,
the condition of a slave; bondage.
- cornels
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noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- 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.
- 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.
- conveys
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verb (used with object),
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- 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.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- concise
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adjective,
expressing or covering much in few words; brief in form but comprehensive in scope; succinct; terse:
- 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.
- conceal
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verb (used with object),
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight:
- concave
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noun,
a concave surface, part, line, or thing.
- Corsica
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noun,
an island in the Mediterranean, SE of and forming a department of France. 3367 sq. mi. (8720 sq. km). Capital: Ajaccio.
- corvina
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noun,
corbina.
- corvine
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling a crow.
- coevals
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noun,
a contemporary:
- coeliac
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adjective,
celiac.
- clarain
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noun,
the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
- claires
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noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- Carlson
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noun,
Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- inlaces
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- vacancy
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noun,
the state of being vacant; emptiness.
- Sarcina
-
noun,
any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- vaccine
-
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.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- cave-in
-
noun,
a collapse, as of anything hollow:
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- 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.
- carvels
-
noun,
caravel.
- Carolyn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carnose
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adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carneys
-
noun,
carny.
- valance
-
noun,
a short curtain or piece of drapery that is hung from the edge of a canopy, from the frame of a bed, etc.
- 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).
- Reynosa
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noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- solaria
-
noun,
a glass-enclosed room, porch, or the like, exposed to the sun's rays, as at a seaside hotel or for convalescents in a hospital.
- cranio-
-
- crayons
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noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- Craiova
-
noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- circles
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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 .
- cranial
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adjective,
of or relating to the cranium or skull.
- Laveran
-
noun,
Charles Louis Alphonse [sharl lwee al-fawns] /ʃarl lwi alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1845–1922, French physician and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1907.
- Cynical
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adjective,
distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic.
- revisal
-
noun,
the act of revising; revision.
- craniol
-
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- 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.
- cyclase
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noun,
an enzyme, as adenyl cyclase, that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic compound.
- ciceros
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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.
- cycasin
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noun,
a naturally occurring toxic glucoside, C 8 H 16 N 2 O 7 , obtained from the seeds of cycad plants, carcinogenic in humans and other mammals.
- cravens
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noun,
a coward.
- cicalas
-
noun,
cicada.
- Salerno
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- arnicas
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- 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.
- corneas
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- Seconal
-
- anlaces
-
noun,
anelace.
- sclero-
-
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- Elysian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
- nailers
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Aeolian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Dorian1 (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Elinvar
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- acrylic
-
noun,
acrylic fiber.
- virelay
-
noun,
an old French form of short poem, composed of short lines running on two rhymes and having two opening lines recurring at intervals.
- saveloy
-
noun,
a highly seasoned, dried sausage.
- Acrilan
-
- oilcans
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- acrasin
-
noun,
a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
- viscera
-
plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- ovarian
-
adjective,
of or relating to an ovary.
- ovaries
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- anisole
-
noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- olivary
-
adjective,
shaped like an olive.
- Novalis
-
noun,
(pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- Alarcon
-
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.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- viceroy
-
noun,
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:
- Alcyone
-
noun,
a third-magnitude star in the constellation Taurus: brightest star in the Pleiades.
- alerion
-
noun,
an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
- vicarly
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, suggesting, or resembling a vicar:
- Alcaics
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- alevins
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- scalare
-
noun,
any of three deep-bodied, cichlid fishes, Pterophyllum scalare, P. altum, and P. eimekei, inhabiting northern South American rivers, often kept in aquariums.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- alienor
-
noun,
a person who transfers property.
- vesical
-
adjective,
of or relating to a vesica or bladder, especially the urinary bladder.
- Orleans
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Loiret, in central France, SSW of Paris: English siege of the city raised by Joan of Arc 1428.
- analyse
-
verb (used with object),
analyze.
- version
-
noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- Nicolay
-
noun,
John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- aileron
-
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.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- overlay
-
noun,
something laid over something else; covering.
- Alcoran
-
noun,
Alkoran.
- areolas
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- evasion
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
- Oceania
-
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).
- savarin
-
noun,
a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- vocalic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a vowel.
- acerola
-
noun,
the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
- Aaronic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Aaron.
- Oceanic
-
adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- syconia
-
noun,
a multiple fruit developed from a hollow fleshy receptacle containing numerous flowers, as in the fig.
- acyloin
-
noun,
a hydroxy ketone of the general formula RCOCHOHR, where R is an element or group.
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- acarine
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- Saroyan
-
noun,
William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.
- velaria
-
noun,
an awning drawn over a theater or amphitheater as a protection from rain or the sun.
- ocarina
-
noun,
a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- resoil
-
verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- lavers
-
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.
- nyalas
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Cicely
-
noun,
a plant, Myrrhis odorata, of the parsley family, having a fragrant aroma and sometimes used as a potherb.
- scenic
-
noun,
a photograph, graphic representation, etc., depicting natural scenery.
- invars
-
- C-in-C
-
- 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.
- voiles
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- resail
-
verb (used without object),
to sail back or again.
- Volans
-
noun,
the Flying Fish, a southern constellation between Carina and Hydrus.
- cyclos
-
noun,
a three-wheeled pedaled or motorized taxi in southeast Asia; rickshaw.
- Craven
-
noun,
a coward.
- cyclo-
-
- cynics
-
noun,
a person who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions and who disbelieves in or minimizes selfless acts or disinterested points of view.
- cyclas
-
noun,
a tunic or surcoat, longer in back than in front, worn over armor in the Middle Ages.
- Solvay
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1838–1922, Belgian chemist.
- Lavern
-
noun,
Also, Laverna [luh-vur-nuh] /ləˈvɜr nə/ (Show IPA). a female given name, form of Verna.
- larvae
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- Claire
-
noun,
Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
- sailor
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
- Larine
-
adjective,
characteristic of or resembling a gull.
- scler-
-
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- crayon
-
noun,
a pointed stick or pencil of colored clay, chalk, wax, etc., used for drawing or coloring.
- voices
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- larvas
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- vincas
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- lascar
-
noun,
an East Indian sailor.
- vinery
-
noun,
a place or enclosure in which vines, especially grapevines, are grown.
- vineal
-
adjective,
of or relating to grapes or grapevines.
- 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 .
- Crania
-
noun,
the skull of a vertebrate.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Nicaea
-
noun,
an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
- oracle
-
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.
- Nerval
-
noun,
Gérard de [zhey-rar duh] /ʒeɪˈrar də/ (Show IPA), (Gérard Labrunie) 1808–55, French writer.
- renvoi
-
noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- nerols
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- occas.
-
- sovran
-
noun, adjective,
sovereign.
- serial
-
noun,
anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
- celiac
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or located in the cavity of the abdomen.
- Alaric
-
noun,
a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
- Celaya
-
noun,
a city in Guanajuato state, central Mexico.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Alcaic
-
noun,
Alcaics, Alcaic verses or strophes.
- irones
-
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.
- Ceylon
-
noun,
former name of Sri Lanka.
- slavo-
-
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cecils
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- Cecily
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Slavic
-
noun,
a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, usually divided into East Slavic (Russian, Ukrainian, Byelorussian), West Slavic (Polish, Czech, Slovak, Sorbian), and South Slavic (Old Church Slavonic, Macedonian, Bulgarian, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene).
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Volsci
-
plural noun,
an ancient people of Latium who were conquered by the Romans in the last part of the 4th century b.c.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- inlace
-
verb (used with object),
enlace.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cicala
-
noun,
cicada.
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- learns
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- creasy
-
adjective,
full of creases.
- cyano-
-
- Leavis
-
noun,
F(rank) R(aymond) 1895–1978, English critic and teacher.
- cyanic
-
adjective,
blue: applied especially to a series of colors in flowers, including the blues and colors tending toward blue.
- salary
-
noun,
a fixed compensation periodically paid to a person for regular work or services.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- Cervin
-
noun,
Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
- enrols
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- cresyl
-
adjective,
tolyl.
- inlays
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- re-lay
-
verb (used with object),
to lay again.
- Lenoir
-
noun,
Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
- cerias
-
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.
- volary
-
noun,
a large cage for confining birds; aviary.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- Cercis
-
noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- sorely
-
adverb,
in a painful manner.
- corals
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Salian
-
noun,
a Salian Frank.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- craals
-
noun,
kraal.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- vocals
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- oilers
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- coalas
-
noun,
koala.
- laevo-
-
- sacral
-
adjective,
of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
- snivel
-
noun,
weak, whining, or pretended weeping.
- Erivan
-
noun,
Yerevan.
- Clovis
-
noun,
a town in central California.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- cloves
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- vireos
-
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.
- Clover
-
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.
- cloven
-
verb,
a past participle of cleave2 .
- Cosyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Pantelleria.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- layers
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- Aeolia
-
noun,
Aeolis.
- Cloris
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- snarly
-
adjective,
apt to snarl; easily irritated.
- clones
-
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.
- sloven
-
noun,
a person who is habitually negligent of neatness or cleanliness in dress, appearance, etc.
- Israel
-
noun,
a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- colics
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- sliver
-
noun,
a small, slender, often sharp piece, as of wood or glass, split, broken, or cut off, usually lengthwise or with the grain; splinter.
- royals
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- royale
-
noun,
custard cut into shapes and used as a garnish in soups.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- ervils
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- Novara
-
noun,
a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
- corves
-
noun,
plural of corf.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- slicer
-
noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- rivals
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Searcy
-
noun,
a city in central Arkansas.
- coeval
-
noun,
a contemporary:
- slaver
-
noun,
a dealer in or an owner of slaves.
- Slavey
-
noun,
a female servant, especially a maid of all work in a boardinghouse.
- accel.
-
- clonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to clonus.
- coneys
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- convey
-
verb (used with object),
to carry, bring, or take from one place to another; transport; bear.
- Nivose
-
noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- claver
-
noun,
idle talk; gossip.
- covers
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- aeron.
-
- Lanier
-
noun,
Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- lanose
-
adjective,
lanate.
- rosily
-
adverb,
with a rosy color.
- oleins
-
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.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- ericas
-
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.
- violas
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- novice
-
noun,
a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Covina
-
noun,
a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- sailer
-
noun,
a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Oliver
-
noun,
one of the 12 paladins of Charlemagne.
Compare Roland.
- Clancy
-
noun,
Tom, 1947–2013, U.S. novelist.
- cavils
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- conics
-
noun,
the branch of geometry that deals with conic sections.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- clevis
-
noun,
a U -shaped yoke at the end of a chain or rod, between the ends of which a lever, hook, etc., can be pinned or bolted.
- sacro-
-
- cloaca
-
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.
- soccer
-
noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- coveys
-
noun,
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- clino-
-
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- lanais
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- sconce
-
noun,
a bracket for candles or other lights, placed on a wall, mirror, picture frame, etc.
- riyals
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- Erinys
-
noun,
any of the Furies.
- cleric
-
noun,
a member of the clergy.
- covens
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- lancer
-
noun,
a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- Cleary
-
noun,
Beverly, born 1916, U.S. author.
- senary
-
adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- cleans
-
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- aerial
-
noun,
a radio or television antenna.
- sarco-
-
- Levins
-
noun,
lightning.
- Valois
-
noun,
a member of a ruling family of France that reigned from 1328 to 1589.
- Elyria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- lyrics
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- valine
-
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;
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- cacaos
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- rayons
-
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.
- venial
-
adjective,
able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin (opposed to mortal).
- valise
-
noun,
a small piece of luggage that can be carried by hand, used to hold clothing, toilet articles, etc.; suitcase; traveling bag.
- Valona
-
noun,
Italian name of Vlorë.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Elinor
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- arcane
-
adjective,
known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
- valors
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- lysine
-
noun,
a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2) 4 CH(NH 2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Symbol: K. Abbreviation: Lys;
- salver
-
noun,
a tray, especially one used for serving food or beverages.
- Salvia
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Salvia, comprising the sages, having opposite leaves and whorled flowers.
- Vanier
-
noun,
Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
- avoir.
-
- livens
-
verb (used with object),
to put life into; rouse; enliven; cheer (often followed by up):
- Saliva
-
noun,
a viscid, watery fluid, secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands, that functions in the tasting, chewing, and swallowing of food, moistens the mouth, and starts the digestion of starches.
- Salina
-
noun,
a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
- livery
-
noun,
a distinctive uniform, badge, or device formerly provided by someone of rank or title for his retainers, as in time of war.
- calico
-
noun,
a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side.
- calves
-
noun,
plural of calf1 .
- aniso-
-
- Valery
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1871–1945, French poet and philosopher.
- Cornel
-
noun,
any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
- anlace
-
noun,
anelace.
- calory
-
noun,
calorie.
- Vernal
-
adjective,
of or relating to spring:
- cycles
-
noun,
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- elisor
-
noun,
a person appointed by a court to perform the duties of a sheriff or coroner who is disqualified from acting in a certain case.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- anoles
-
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.
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- verily
-
adverb,
in truth; really; indeed.
- Savior
-
noun,
a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
- calci-
-
- calces
-
noun,
a plural of calx.
- calcar
-
noun,
a spur or spurlike process.
- Rascal
-
noun,
a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
- Calais
-
noun,
the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
- Anvers
-
noun,
French name of Antwerp.
- nailer
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
- Avlona
-
noun,
former name of Vlorë.
- livers
-
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.
- Valera
-
noun,
a city in W Venezuela.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- salvor
-
noun,
a person who salvages or helps to salvage a ship, cargo, etc.
- racial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the social construct of race:
- eclair
-
noun,
a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- aryans
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- loners
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- Lorain
-
noun,
a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
- lovers
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- lorans
-
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.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- ariels
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Silvan
-
noun,
a person dwelling in a woodland region.
- arsen-
-
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Lorena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorens
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- arnica
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
- ovisac
-
noun,
a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
- lorica
-
noun,
Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
- lories
-
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.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- ovines
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- varnas
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Sylvia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sicyon
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece, near Corinth.
- aviary
-
noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- livres
-
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.
- Averno
-
noun,
a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
- Averil
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Silver
-
noun,
Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.
- loaner
-
noun,
a person or thing that loans.
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- Velcro
-
- easily
-
adverb,
in an easy manner; with ease; without trouble:
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Avalon
-
noun,
an island, represented as an earthly paradise in the western seas, to which King Arthur and other heroes were carried at death.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- avails
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- loaves
-
noun,
plural of loaf1 .
- areola
-
noun,
a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vario-
-
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- velars
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- Overly
-
adverb,
excessively; too:
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Locris
-
noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- Calvin
-
noun,
John (Jean Chauvin or Caulvin) 1509–64, French theologian and reformer in Switzerland: leader in the Protestant Reformation.
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- Valens
-
noun,
Flavius [fley-vee-uh s] /ˈfleɪ vi əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c328–378, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 364–378.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- realia
-
plural noun,
Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- 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.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- nearly
-
adverb,
all but; almost:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- lianas
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- Alvaro
-
noun,
Corrado [kawr-rah-daw] /kɔrˈrɑ dɔ/ (Show IPA), c1890–1956, Italian journalist and novelist.
- alevin
-
noun,
a fry, especially a salmon, whose yolk is depleted.
- NASCAR
-
noun,
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
- caryo-
-
- alvine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the belly; intestinal.
- Carina
-
noun,
Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
- Ravens
-
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.
- Savory
-
noun,
British. an aromatic, often spicy course or dish served either as an appetizer or as a dessert, as pickled fish or brandied fruit.
- Valais
-
noun,
a canton in SW Switzerland. 2021 sq. mi. (5235 sq. km). Capital: Sion.
- ravels
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- navies
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- scalar
-
noun,
Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude.
Compare vector (def 1a).
- 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.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carola
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Carol.
- Lycian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Lycia.
- lycine
-
noun,
betaine.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Carnac
-
noun,
a commune in SW Morbihan, in NW France, SE of Lorient: megalithic monuments. 3681.
- Alyson
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- ravins
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- carvel
-
noun,
caravel.
- navels
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Carney
-
noun,
carny.
- carven
-
adjective,
carved.
- ravine
-
noun,
a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- carnal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Alvira
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elvira.
- oriels
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Verona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- vicars
-
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.
- anicca
-
noun,
the cycle of birth, growth, decay, and death through which every living thing must pass.
- canvas
-
noun,
a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Canova
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
- liners
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- servo-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- narial
-
adjective,
of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
- necro-
-
- 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.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- cancel
-
noun,
an act of canceling.
- linsey
-
noun,
linsey-woolsey.
- narco-
-
- Canary
-
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.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- alcove
-
noun,
a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
- Alesia
-
noun,
an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- serval
-
noun,
a long-limbed, nocturnal African cat, Felis serval, about the size of a bobcat, having a tawny coat spotted with black: now rare in many former habitats.
- linear
-
adjective,
of, consisting of, or using lines:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Syrian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Carian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Caria.
- Savona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- careys
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- recoil
-
noun,
an act of recoiling.
- Elvira
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Germanic word meaning “elf counsel.”.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- Savoie
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
- Carcas
-
noun,
one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- versal
-
adjective,
universal or whole.
- Syriac
-
noun,
a form of Aramaic used by various Eastern Churches.
- cavern
-
noun,
a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- Yasna
-
noun,
a part of the Avesta including the Gathas and other liturgical texts.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- scaly
-
adjective,
covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- inlay
-
noun,
inlaid work.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- sarc-
-
- incr.
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incl.
-
- icons
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- savin
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
- Sayao
-
noun,
Bidú [bee-doo;; Portuguese bih-doo] /ˈbi du;; Portuguese bɪˈdu/ (Show IPA), (Balduina de Oliveira Sayão) 1902–1999, Brazilian soprano.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- salve
-
noun,
a medicinal ointment for healing or relieving wounds and sores.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Icel.
-
- insol
-
- Iran.
-
- ileo-
-
- scary
-
adjective,
causing fright or alarm.
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- savor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- incor
-
- Salvo
-
noun,
a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Invar
-
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- evils
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- Sacco
-
noun,
Nicola [nee-kaw-lah] /niˈkɔ lɑ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1927, Italian anarchist, in the U.S. after 1908: together with Bartolomeo Vanzetti, found guilty of robbery and murder 1921; executed 1927.
- Savoy
-
noun,
a member of the royal house of Italy that ruled from 1861 to 1946.
- lyase
-
noun,
any of various enzymes, as decarboxylase, that catalyze reactions involving the formation of or addition to a double bond.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- naive
-
adjective,
having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- OSlav
-
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- over-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Narva
-
noun,
a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
- orles
-
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:
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- naso-
-
- ovary
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- navel
-
noun,
umbilicus (def 1).
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- rails
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- loner
-
noun,
a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
- 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.
- Loren
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- loves
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorin
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Loris
-
noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Lorna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lorne
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lovey
-
noun,
sweetheart; dear: used as a term of endearment.
- Lover
-
noun,
a person who is in love with another.
- Naval
-
adjective,
of or relating to warships:
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- 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.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- Noyes
-
noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
-
adjective,
making much noise:
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- nival
-
adjective,
of or growing in snow:
- nosey
-
adjective,
nosy.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- OIcel
-
- novas
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- novel
-
noun,
a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Novia
-
noun,
a fiancée or bride.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Olive
-
noun,
an evergreen tree, Olea europaea, of Mediterranean and other warm regions, cultivated chiefly for its fruit.
Compare olive family.
- Oriel
-
noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- nervy
-
adjective,
brashly presumptuous or insolent; pushy:
- orial
-
- nears
-
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Neiva
-
noun,
a city in W Colombia.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- neral
-
noun,
citral b.
See under citral.
- nerol
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
- Nerva
-
noun,
Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Nevil
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Neville.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- nyala
-
noun,
an antelope, Tragelaphus angasii, of southeastern Africa, the male of which has a grayish body marked with white stripes.
- Nyasa
-
noun,
former name of Malawi (def 2).
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- onlay
-
noun,
an overlay, especially one in relief.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- rainy
-
adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Rains
-
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).
- 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.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- Lanai
-
noun,
a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
- lanas
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- riyal
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Qatar, equal to 100 dirhams.
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Laris
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- lairy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a lair.
- Larsa
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
- larva
-
noun,
Entomology. the immature, wingless, feeding stage of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- rials
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- lavas
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- 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.
- Reval
-
noun,
former German name of Tallinn.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- 30-30
-
- Riley
-
noun,
James Whitcomb [hwit-kuh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt kəm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1849–1916, U.S. poet.
- Leary
-
adjective,
leery1 .
- Ivory
-
noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- roils
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- roily
-
adjective,
turbid; muddy.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- Royal
-
noun,
Nautical. a sail set on a royal mast.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- riles
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- 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.
- Lacey
-
noun,
a town in W Washington.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- rival
-
noun,
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- layer
-
noun,
a thickness of some material laid on or spread over a surface:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- learn
-
verb (used with object),
to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
- lives
-
noun,
plural of life.
- liras
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- liney
-
adjective,
liny.
- liner
-
noun,
a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
- Ravel
-
noun,
a tangle or complication.
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Lyons
-
noun,
Joseph Aloysius, 1879–1939, Australian statesman: prime minister 1932–39.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- lyres
-
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.
- liers
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- lyric
-
noun,
a lyric poem.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- lysin
-
noun,
an antibody causing the disintegration of erythrocytes or bacterial cells.
- lyso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ravin
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
raven2 .
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- Leavy
-
adjective,
leafy.
- renal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
- relic
-
noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- lenos
-
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.
- Relay
-
noun,
a series of persons relieving one another or taking turns; shift.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- reins
-
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.
- Lycia
-
noun,
an ancient country in SW Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- 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.”.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- Lesya
-
noun,
any of six possible colors given to the monad, or individual soul, by its karma and being lighter or darker according to the proportion of good or evil included in the karma.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Levin
-
noun,
lightning.
- levo-
-
- Liana
-
noun,
any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- Evans
-
noun,
Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- velic
-
adjective,
pertaining to the operation of the velum in relation to the passageway into the nasal cavity:
- 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.
- Cecil
-
noun,
(Edgar Algernon) Robert (1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood) 1864–1958, British statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1937.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- 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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- alive
-
Idioms,
alive to, alert or sensitive to; aware of:
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- 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.
- Alyce
-
noun,
a female given name.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- Cavil
-
noun,
a trivial and annoying objection.
- cyan-
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Caryn
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carla
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carny
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- vails
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- anal.
-
- Casey
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “brave.”.
- vairs
-
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).
- Alvin
-
noun,
a town in S Texas.
- Cavan
-
noun,
a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
- Alvar
-
noun,
a holy person of the Vaishnava sect.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- alias
-
noun,
a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
- Caryl
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cyril
-
noun,
Saint ("Apostle of the Slavs") a.d. 827–869, Greek missionary to the Moravians.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- alani
-
plural noun,
a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
- Vycor
-
- Clair
-
noun,
René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
- alary
-
adjective,
of or relating to wings.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- arces
-
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.
- Clara
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Vilas
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- 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.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- clase
-
- 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.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- cyans
-
noun,
cyan blue.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Cycas
-
noun,
any of several palmlike Old World tropical plants of the genus Cycas, some species of which are cultivated as ornamentals in warm climates.
- cycl-
-
- cycle
-
noun,
any complete round or series of occurrences that repeats or is repeated.
- vice-
-
- Alas.
-
- Alcor
-
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- 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.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- solve
-
verb (used with object),
to find the answer or explanation for; clear up; explain:
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- asco-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Venlo
-
noun,
a city in SE Netherlands.
- veals
-
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.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- vealy
-
adjective,
resembling veal.
- 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.
- arvos
-
noun,
afternoon.
- vaso-
-
- 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.
- veni-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- ASEAN
-
- Varna
-
noun,
Hinduism. class (def 13).
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- avail
-
noun,
advantage; use; efficacy; effective use in the achievement of a goal or objective:
- Avars
-
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.
- veils
-
noun,
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
- Arnel
-
- avens
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
- Ariel
-
noun,
a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- areo-
-
- velar
-
noun,
Phonetics. a velar sound.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- Aryan
-
noun,
Ethnology. a member or descendant of the prehistoric people who spoke Indo-European.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- veiny
-
adjective,
full of veins; prominently veined:
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- venal
-
adjective,
willing to sell one's influence, especially in return for a bribe; open to bribery; mercenary:
- arils
-
noun,
a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arlen
-
noun,
Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Avery
-
noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- calc-
-
- Calve
-
verb (used with object),
to give birth to (a calf).
- Verny
-
noun,
former name of Alma-Ata.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- canc.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- 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.
- Verna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- avers
-
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- vari-
-
- avian
-
adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- Avila
-
noun,
a city in central Spain, a religious and academic center.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- aviso
-
noun,
a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
- anoas
-
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.
- 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.
- Cayes
-
noun,
Les. Les Cayes.
- Vance
-
noun,
a male given name.
- valse
-
noun,
waltz.
- valor
-
noun,
boldness or determination in facing great danger, especially in battle; heroic courage; bravery:
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- caco-
-
- anis-
-
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- Clava
-
noun,
the two or more enlarged distal segments that form the bulbous end of a clavate antenna.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Crile
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- 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.
- Sivan
-
noun,
the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
- aeons
-
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.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- cryo-
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- 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.
- covey
-
noun,
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- viral
-
Idioms,
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, email, or other media:
- Slave
-
noun,
a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
- aero-
-
- coven
-
noun,
an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- coves
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- craal
-
noun,
kraal.
- cracy
-
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- aeri-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- enrol
-
verb (used with or without object),
enroll.
- Elvis
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Elwin.
- Sycon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- sero-
-
- Elara
-
noun,
Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
- encl.
-
- Silva
-
noun,
the forest trees of a particular area.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- ency.
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- acyls
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- Serov
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- vocal
-
noun,
a vocal sound.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sino-
-
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- virls
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- Seric
-
- econ.
-
- Early
-
noun,
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- eccl.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Sylva
-
noun,
silva.
- ecol.
-
- acro-
-
- corns
-
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.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- coaly
-
adjective,
of, resembling, or containing coal.
- volar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot.
- vinas
-
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.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- Vinca
-
noun,
periwinkle2 .
- Vince
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vincent.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coel-
-
- snarl
-
noun,
the act of snarling.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- ervil
-
noun,
a vetch, Vicia ervilia, grown in Europe for forage.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- vols.
-
- Clive
-
noun,
Robert (Baron Clive of Plassey) 1725–74, British general and statesman in India.
- clove
-
noun,
the dried flower bud of a tropical tree, Syzygium aromaticum, of the myrtle family, used whole or ground as a spice.
- voles
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- soave
-
noun,
a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- cloys
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- 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.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- envoy
-
noun,
a diplomatic agent.
- selva
-
noun,
a tropical rain forest, as that in the Amazon basin of South America.
- Elroy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cons.
-
- voila
-
interjection,
(used to express success or satisfaction). Voilà, my new winter outfit!
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Viola
-
noun,
a four-stringed musical instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than the violin; a tenor or alto violin.
- viols
-
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.
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- voile
-
noun,
a lightweight, semisheer fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton constructed in plain weave.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- cores
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- vinyl
-
noun,
Chemistry. the vinyl group, the univalent group C 3 H 3 , derived from ethylene.
- conc.
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- vino-
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- Ailey
-
noun,
Alvin, Jr. 1931–1989, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- 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.
- colic
-
noun,
paroxysmal pain in the abdomen or bowels.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- slier
-
adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- vole
-
noun,
any of several small mouselike or ratlike rodents of the genus Microtus and related genera, having short limbs and a short tail.
- Veno
-
- Oval
-
noun,
an object of oval shape.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vena
-
noun,
a vein.
- ole-
-
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- 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.
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- only
-
Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- Viny
-
noun,
a female given name.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Vic.
-
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- 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.
- vin-
-
- VILE
-
adjective,
wretchedly bad:
- vil.
-
- vila
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Vanuatu.
- 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.
- 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:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- oily
-
adverb,
in an oily manner.
- voc.
-
- VLSI
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Visc
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- virl
-
noun,
ferrule (def 1).
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- oils
-
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.
- Orly
-
noun,
a suburb SE of Paris, France: international airport.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- vers
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Vial
-
noun,
Also, phial. a small container, as of glass, for holding liquids:
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- Vail
-
noun,
a tip; gratuity.
- Ven.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- slay
-
noun,
sley.
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Slav
-
noun,
one of a group of peoples in eastern, southeastern, and central Europe, including the Russians and Ruthenians (Eastern Slavs) the Bulgars, Serbs, Croats, Slavonians, Slovenes, etc. (Southern Slavs) and the Poles, Czechs, Moravians, Slovaks, etc. (Western Slavs)
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- sley
-
noun,
the reed of a loom.
- SLIC
-
- RONA
-
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- SNCC
-
noun,
a U.S. civil-rights organization formed by students and active especially during the 1960s, whose aim was to achieve political and economic equality for blacks through local and regional action groups.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- scr.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- secy
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- serv
-
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Syr.
-
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- syli
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Guinea, equal to 100 cauris: replaced the franc in 1972.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- syn-
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sync
-
noun,
synchronization:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Ryle
-
noun,
Sir Martin, 1918–84, British astronomer: Nobel Prize in physics 1974.
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- 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).
- val.
-
- Vala
-
noun,
a prophetess.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- 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.
- Vale
-
noun,
a valley.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Vane
-
noun,
weather vane.
- var.
-
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- vain
-
Idioms,
in vain,
without effect or avail; to no purpose:
in an improper or irreverent manner:
- 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).
- rail
-
noun,
a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- vas-
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- 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.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- vel.
-
- Vela
-
noun,
plural of velum.
- ovi-
-
- 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).
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Sol.
-
- Rev.
-
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- 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.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- soln
-
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryal
-
noun,
rose noble.
- rial
-
noun,
a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- Soni
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rely
-
verb (used without object),
to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon):
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rel.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Sra.
-
- Vaal
-
noun,
a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- 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.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- Can.
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- cays
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- cac-
-
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- avos
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- yrs.
-
- Avon
-
noun,
a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- avn.
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- ions
-
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 = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- iso-
-
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- CCls
-
- 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.
- ile-
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cav.
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- inae
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- 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.
- inly
-
adverb,
inwardly.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- inv.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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:
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- lava
-
noun,
the molten, fluid rock that issues from a volcano or volcanic vent.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lari
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- lave
-
noun,
the remainder; the rest.
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- aryl
-
adjective,
containing an aryl group.
- lavs
-
noun,
lavatory.
- 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.
- lea.
-
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Lani
-
- Ave.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ivan
-
noun,
iwan.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- 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.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- Lacy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lair
-
noun,
a den or resting place of a wild animal:
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- lays
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- eco-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- 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.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ELAS
-
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- Col.
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- Elys
-
noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Elva
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “elf.”.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- enc.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- enl.
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- conv
-
- Cres
-
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
-
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- coly
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- 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.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Ens.
-
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cyl.
-
- IAEA
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 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).
- iana
-
- 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.
- CERN
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cen.
-
- ical
-
- ICAO
-
- Cels
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- 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.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- cir.
-
- evil
-
noun,
that which is evil; evil quality, intention, or conduct:
- cloy
-
verb (used with object),
to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit; satiate.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- envy
-
noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Evan
-
noun,
a male given name, Welsh form of John.
- 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).
- eso-
-
- civ.
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Aire
-
- NACA
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nav.
-
- 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.
- navy
-
noun,
the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
- NCAA
-
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Ala.
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- 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.
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alis
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- 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.
- Lorn
-
noun,
Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Love
-
noun,
a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- Alco
-
- 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).
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Anas
-
- nos-
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- Nov.
-
- Nova
-
noun,
a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
- acyl
-
adjective,
containing the acyl group.
- acea
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- acc.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Nev.
-
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- aer-
-
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NIRA
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- NYSE
-
- 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.
- NOAA
-
- 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.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- liar
-
noun,
a person who tells lies.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Lev.
-
- Levi
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:34.
- lys-
-
- Levy
-
noun,
an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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.
- Lyra
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lyre, a northern constellation between Cygnus and Hercules, containing the bright star Vega.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- Lira
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- lyse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause dissolution or destruction of cells by lysins.
- 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.
- lyes
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- 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.
-
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- liny
-
adjective,
full of or marked with lines.
- ance
-
- ano-
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANSI
-
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- 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.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- leys
-
noun,
leu.
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- ancy
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Livy
-
noun,
(Titus Livius) 59 b.c.–a.d. 17, Roman historian.
- 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.
- lens
-
noun,
a piece of transparent substance, usually glass, having two opposite surfaces either both curved or one curved and one plane, used in an optical device in changing the convergence of light rays, as for magnification, or in correcting defects of vision.
- live
-
Idioms,
live high off / on the hog. hog (def 16).
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ae.
-
- ACV
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AEA
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- vol
-
- av.
-
- Clo
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CLI
-
- al.
-
- AEC
-
- AIA
-
- ac-
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- AAE
-
- vo.
-
- SLE
-
- Ver
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- VOA
-
- SLR
-
- acy
-
- VCR
-
- VLA
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- aor
-
- CNS
-
- AOA
-
- ARS
-
- CNO
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CNC
-
- CLR
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- Sly
-
Idioms,
on the sly, secretly; furtively:
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- ACS
-
- Aar
-
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ANC
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ca.
-
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- CEC
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- CCA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ays
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ALC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- CVO
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- cl.
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- cc.
-
- cs.
-
- 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.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- 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.
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- cle
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- AIC
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- CYO
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- CIE
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CIC
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- Avi
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- vs.
-
- Va.
-
- SVR
-
- SVC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- CIA
-
- Sr.
-
- CEO
-
- AVC
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- ASV
-
- OSA
-
- VOR
-
- CRC
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- LCA
-
- LCI
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- Ley
-
noun,
leu.
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- lye
-
noun,
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LOC
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- lav
-
noun,
lavatory.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- 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.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- IRL
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- Isl
-
- ISR
-
- ISV
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- SLA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- La.
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- 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).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Lay
-
noun,
the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- RSV
-
- oic
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Nil
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Ola
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ons
-
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- OCC
-
- NSC
-
- Oc.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAS
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Loy
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ose
-
- LON
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- LSC
-
- LSI
-
- lv.
-
- NCO
-
- NYC
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Orv
-
- NCC
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- ory
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- NEC
-
- Ney
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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.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- NYA
-
- RSE
-
- ROI
-
- Ely
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noun,
Isle of, a former administrative county in E England: now part of Cambridgeshire.
- ea.
-
- EAA
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yar
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adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- IAS
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- sc.
-
- ICC
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ial
-
- icy
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adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- YCL
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- eo-
-
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERV
-
- Syl
-
- ec-
-
- ESR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- EVA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- eir
-
- ECA
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- ESL
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Esc
-
- ics
-
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ESA
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- Ir.
-
- CSA
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- IOC
-
- 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 = .
- yon
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pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- ior
-
- SAE
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- env
-
- CVA
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- IRC
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- So.
-
- en-
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- CRS
-
- CSC
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- CSO
-
- ier
-
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- ery
-
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- SAR
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- il-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- ILO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- CSR
-
- ILS
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- in.
-
- EIS
-
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- RV
-
- SN
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- O.
-
- NV
-
- CV
-
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ey
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EV
-
- VN
-
- VL
-
- ol
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NL
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Y.
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- L1
-
- VC
-
- VI
-
- VR
-
- le
-
- ry
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- yl
-
- L2
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- V.
-
- RO
-
- LC
-
- L.
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- yr
-
- CE
-
- SL
-
- SA
-
- 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):
- ly
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RC
-
- NY
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- LR
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- SV
-
- S.
-
- RI
-
- RN
-
- ic
-
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- i.
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