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- recourse
-
noun,
access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection:
- coracles
-
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.
- rubeolas
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noun,
measles.
- aureoles
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- bourrees
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noun,
an old French and Spanish dance, somewhat like a gavotte.
- braceros
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- coalesce
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verb (used with object),
to cause to unite in one body or mass.
- resource
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noun,
a source of supply, support, or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed.
- cerebro-
-
- cerebral
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noun,
Phonetics. a cerebral sound.
- Cerberus
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noun,
Also, Kerberos. Classical Mythology. a dog, usually represented as having three heads, that guarded the entrance of the infernal regions.
- earlobes
-
noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- laborers
-
noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- escarole
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noun,
a broad-leaved form of Cichorium endivia, used in salads.
Compare endive (def 1).
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- curlers
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noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- curable
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adjective,
capable of being cured.
- curares
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- roubles
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noun,
ruble.
- boucles
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noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- bourree
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noun,
an old French and Spanish dance, somewhat like a gavotte.
- carrels
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- areoles
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noun,
an areola.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- Roulers
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noun,
a city in NW Belgium: battles 1914, 1918.
- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- coalers
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- arbours
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- earlobe
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noun,
the soft, pendulous lower part of the external ear.
- Breslau
-
noun,
German name of Wrocław.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- aureole
-
noun,
a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- buccaro
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noun,
unglazed pottery.
- correl.
-
- bearers
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- because
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Idioms,
because of, by reason of; due to:
- saccule
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noun,
Anatomy. the smaller of two sacs in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear.
Compare utricle (def 3).
- bascule
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noun,
a device operating like a balance or seesaw, especially an arrangement of a movable bridge (bascule bridge) by which the rising floor or section is counterbalanced by a weight.
- oculars
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- courser
-
noun,
a person or thing that courses.
- coulees
-
noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- Belasco
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noun,
David, 1854–1931, U.S. playwright, actor, and producer.
- corrals
-
noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- euclase
-
noun,
a rare green or blue mineral, beryllium aluminum silicate, BeAlSiO 4 (OH), occurring in prismatic crystals.
- corbels
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- Rebecca
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noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “binding.”.
- sclero-
-
- 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.
- scourer
-
noun,
a person who scours or cleanses.
- colures
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- obscure
-
noun,
obscurity.
- rubeola
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noun,
measles.
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Ecclus.
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- creoles
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noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- laborer
-
noun,
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
- accrues
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verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- acerose
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adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- recusal
-
noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- recluse
-
noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- labours
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- accuser
-
noun,
a person who accuses, especially in a court of law:
- rescale
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verb (used with object),
to revise the scale of, especially to make smaller or more modest:
- escolar
-
noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- aerobes
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noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- cerebr-
-
- erasure
-
noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- Soleure
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noun,
French name of Solothurn.
- surreal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of surrealism, an artistic and literary style; surrealistic.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- 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.
- Coleus
-
noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- bearer
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries, upholds, or brings:
- colure
-
noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- ocular
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- sacro-
-
- Caruso
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noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- cercus
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noun,
one of a pair of appendages at the rear of the abdomen of certain insects and other arthropods, serving as tactile organs.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- cereal
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noun,
any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- Olbers
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noun,
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus [hahyn-rikh vil-helm mah-te-oo s] /ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm mɑˈtɛ ʊs/ (Show IPA), 1758–1840, German astronomer and physician.
- celebs
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noun,
a celebrity.
- calces
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noun,
a plural of calx.
- blears
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- coulee
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noun,
Chiefly Western U.S. and Western Canada. a deep ravine or gulch, usually dry, that has been formed by running water.
- coucal
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noun,
any of several Old World cuckoos of the genus Centropus, having harsh-textured plumage and a long, daggerlike hind claw.
- carbo-
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- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- blares
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noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- corral
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noun,
an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc.
- corers
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noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- celure
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noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- cables
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noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- rulers
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- corbel
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noun,
any bracket, especially one of brick or stone, usually of slight extent.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- blouse
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noun,
a usually lightweight, loose-fitting garment for women and children, covering the body from the neck or shoulders more or less to the waistline, with or without a collar and sleeves, worn inside or outside a skirt, slacks, etc.
- cabers
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noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- coerce
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- coaler
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- reseau
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noun,
a network.
- sarco-
-
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- Breuer
-
noun,
Josef [yoh-zef] /ˈyoʊ zɛf/ (Show IPA), 1842–1925, Austrian neurologist: pioneer in psychoanalytic techniques.
- brules
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noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- clears
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noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- robles
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noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- resole
-
verb (used with object),
to put a new sole on (a shoe, boot, etc.).
- burele
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noun,
the netlike pattern of colored lines or dots forming the background design of certain postage stamps.
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- claros
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noun,
such a cigar.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- buccal
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adjective,
of or relating to the cheek.
- rebecs
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noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- borals
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- Boreal
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adjective,
of or relating to the north wind.
- resorb
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verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- Boreas
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noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- recurs
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- cobles
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noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- boucle
-
noun,
yarn with loops producing a rough, nubby appearance on woven or knitted fabrics.
- boules
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- bursar
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noun,
a treasurer or business officer, especially of a college or university.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- resale
-
noun,
the act of selling a second time.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- rouble
-
noun,
ruble.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- bracer
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- Carrel
-
noun,
Also called cubicle, stall. a small recess or enclosed area in a library stack, designed for individual study or reading.
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Creole
-
noun,
a person born in the West Indies or Spanish America but of European, usually Spanish, ancestry.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- Albers
-
noun,
Josef, 1888–1976, U.S. painter, born in Germany.
- leuco-
-
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- ecoles
-
noun,
school1 .
- alerce
-
noun,
the wood of the sandarac tree.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Eccles
-
noun,
Sir John Carew [kuh-roo] /kəˈru/ (Show IPA), 1903–97, Australian physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
- aerobe
-
noun,
an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
- 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.
- cursor
-
noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- areole
-
noun,
an areola.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- curler
-
noun,
a person or thing that curls.
- serbo-
-
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- Leucas
-
noun,
Levkas.
- sorrel
-
noun,
light reddish-brown.
- sealer
-
noun,
an officer appointed to examine and test weights and measures, and to set a stamp upon such as are true to the standard.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- Euboea
-
noun,
a Greek island in the W Aegean Sea. 1586 sq. mi. (4110 sq. km). Capital: Chalcis.
- usable
-
adjective,
available or convenient for use:
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- Labors
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- labour
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- abeles
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- larees
-
noun,
lari.
- Erebus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the darkness under the earth, imagined either as the abode of sinners after death or of all the dead.
- accel.
-
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- accrue
-
verb (used without object),
to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc.
- accuse
-
verb (used with object),
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed by of):
- succor
-
noun,
help; relief; aid; assistance.
- aceous
-
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- suable
-
adjective,
liable to be sued; capable of being sued.
- Elbrus
-
noun,
a mountain in the S Russian Federation, in the Caucasus range: the highest peak in Europe, 18,465 feet (5628 meters).
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- Searle
-
noun,
Ronald (William Fordham) [fawr-duh m,, fohr-] /ˈfɔr dəm,, ˈfoʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1920–2011, British cartoonist and artist.
- arbour
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- occurs
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- scler-
-
- cruors
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- barrel
-
noun,
a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- crural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the leg or the hind limb.
- Crocus
-
noun,
any of the small, bulbous plants of the genus Crocus, of the iris family, cultivated for their showy, solitary flowers, which are among the first to bloom in the spring.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- scarce
-
Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cruces
-
noun,
a plural of crux.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- occas.
-
- obelus
-
noun,
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- 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.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- lebes
-
noun,
a wine bowl having an oval body without handles and a rounded base.
- Lecce
-
noun,
a city in SE Italy: ancient Greek and Roman city; noted for its baroque architecture.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- Oesel
-
noun,
German name of Saaremaa.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- cero-
-
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- laree
-
noun,
lari.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- lease
-
noun,
a contract renting land, buildings, etc., to another; a contract or instrument conveying property to another for a specified period or for a period determinable at the will of either lessor or lessee in consideration of rent or other compensation.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- leuc-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Ecua.
-
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- occur
-
verb (used without object),
to happen; take place; come to pass:
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- celeb
-
noun,
a celebrity.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- ocul-
-
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- labor
-
noun,
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- Errol
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- corr.
-
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Cusco
-
noun,
Cuzco.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 30-30
-
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- lubes
-
noun,
lubricant.
- coble
-
noun,
a flat-bottomed fishing boat with a lugsail, used mainly in northern England and Scotland for salmon.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- lubra
-
noun,
an Aborigine girl or woman.
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- Lucca
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, W of Florence.
- cocas
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coel-
-
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- coele
-
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- obese
-
adjective,
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cusec
-
noun,
a unit of flow of one cubic foot per second.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cores
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- ecol.
-
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- clase
-
- lobar
-
adjective,
of or relating to a lobe, as of the lungs.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- eccl.
-
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- Clerc
-
noun,
Laurent [loh-rahn] /loʊˈrɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1785–1869, French educator of the deaf, in the U.S. after 1816.
- 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:
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- lobus
-
noun,
a lobe.
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- easel
-
noun,
a stand or frame for supporting or displaying at an angle an artist's canvas, a blackboard, a china plate, etc.
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- Ecole
-
noun,
school1 .
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- rears
-
- Basel
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Basel-Stadt, in NW Switzerland, on the Rhine River.
- Beals
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- sarc-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- BCerE
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- Basle
-
noun,
Basel.
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- 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.
- baro-
-
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- 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.
- bales
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beers
-
noun,
Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- blear
-
noun,
a blur; cloudiness; dimness:
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Boece
-
noun,
Boethius.
- ruble
-
noun,
a silver or copper-alloy coin and monetary unit of Russia, the Soviet Union, and its successor states, equal to 100 kopecks.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blues
-
noun,
the blues, (used with a plural verb) depressed spirits; despondency; melancholy:
- ruler
-
noun,
a person who rules or governs; sovereign.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rural
-
noun,
a person who lives in a rural area.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Blase
-
adjective,
indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an excess of worldly pleasures.
- blare
-
noun,
a loud, raucous noise:
- Blaeu
-
noun,
Willem Janszoon [vil-uh m yahn-suh n,, -sohn] /ˈvɪl əm ˈyɑn sən,, -soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1571–1638, Dutch cartographer, geographer, astronomer, and mathematician.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- Berea
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- Sable
-
noun,
an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- bolas
-
noun,
bola (def 1).
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Alcor
-
- Albee
-
noun,
Edward, born 1928, U.S. playwright.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- aero-
-
- acro-
-
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- accus
-
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- ables
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abele
-
noun,
the white poplar tree, Populus alba.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- USECC
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- asco-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- sero-
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- areo-
-
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- 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.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- slurb
-
noun,
a shabby, ill-planned suburban area.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- bolar
-
adjective,
of or relating to bole or clay.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- Boles
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Rebel
-
noun,
a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- roble
-
noun,
a Californian white oak, Quercus lobata, having a short trunk and large, spreading branches.
- Euro-
-
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Brule
-
noun,
(in the Pacific Northwest) an area of forest destroyed by fire.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- BSElE
-
- Bucco
-
- rebec
-
noun,
a Renaissance fiddle with a pear-shaped body tapering into a neck that ends in a sickle-shaped or scroll-shaped pegbox.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- caco-
-
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- calc-
-
- Caleb
-
noun,
a Hebrew leader, sent as a spy into the land of Canaan. Num. 13:6.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- recce
-
noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- burls
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- carb-
-
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burro
-
noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- Cable
-
noun,
a heavy, strong rope.
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- boral
-
noun,
a compound of an aluminum tartrate and borate, used chiefly as an astringent and antiseptic.
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Borel
-
noun,
Félix Édouard Émile [fey-leeks ey-dwar ey-meel] /feɪˈliks eɪˈdwar eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1871–1956, French mathematician.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- Brale
-
- Boule
-
noun,
Also called birne. a cylindrical lump of material for synthetic gems, made by the Verneuil process.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- caus.
-
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- bolus
-
noun,
Pharmacology, Veterinary Medicine. a round mass of medicinal material, larger than an ordinary pill. Abbreviation: bol.
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- uro-
-
- USAR
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- USCA
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- Lab.
-
- lobe
-
noun,
a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- lobs
-
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Loeb
-
noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, German physiologist and experimental biologist in the U.S.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- lea.
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- 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).
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- sub-
-
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sra.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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:
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Sab.
-
- OEEC
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ole-
-
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- rel.
-
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- slub
-
noun,
the fibers produced by slubbing.
- Luba
-
noun,
a member of any of various groups of agricultural and hunting people inhabiting the SE Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of whom are famous for their wood carvings.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- slob
-
noun,
a slovenly or boorish person.
- slab
-
noun,
a broad, flat, somewhat thick piece of stone, wood, or other solid material.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- lube
-
noun,
lubricant.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ScBC
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- ScBE
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- scr.
-
- obs.
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sec.
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- 1080
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- bus.
-
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Eur.
-
- Burl
-
noun,
a small knot or lump in wool, thread, or cloth.
- Bur.
-
- bul.
-
- BSEE
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSAE
-
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- Cal.
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bole
-
noun,
the stem or trunk of a tree.
- bola
-
noun,
Also, bolas. a weapon consisting of two or more heavy balls secured to the ends of one or more strong cords, hurled by the Indians and gauchos of southern South America to entangle the legs of cattle and other animals.
- Bol.
-
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- blur
-
noun,
a smudge or smear that obscures:
- cac-
-
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- bloc
-
noun,
a group of persons, businesses, etc., united for a particular purpose.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Col.
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- club
-
noun,
a heavy stick, usually thicker at one end than at the other, suitable for use as a weapon; a cudgel.
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- clar
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Cels
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- CCls
-
- CBEL
-
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Blue
-
noun,
the pure color of a clear sky; the primary color between green and violet in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 450 and 500 nm.
- blae
-
adjective,
bluish-black; blue-gray.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alee
-
adverb, adjective,
upon or toward the lee side of a vessel; away from the wind (opposed to aweather).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alco
-
- albs
-
noun,
a linen vestment with narrow sleeves, worn chiefly by priests, now invariably white in the Western Church but can be in a color in the Eastern Church.
- Alb.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- acr-
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- ACLU
-
- ACLS
-
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- acc.
-
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- ABLS
-
- able
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) a code word formerly used in communications to represent the letter A.
- abl.
-
- ABEL
-
noun,
the second son of Adam and Eve, slain by his brother, Cain. Gen. 4.
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- bels
-
noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- bals
-
noun,
Balmoral (def 2).
- Bela
-
noun,
a male given name.
- bees
-
noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- Beer
-
noun,
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beal
-
noun,
a god of the ancient Celts, a personification of the sun.
- Baul
-
noun,
a member of a nonconformist Bengalese sect having gurus but no dogmas, rituals, religious institutions, or scriptures.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- Barr
-
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- bar.
-
- Bale
-
noun,
a large bundle or package prepared for shipping, storage, or sale, especially one tightly compressed and secured by wires, hoops, cords, or the like, and sometimes having a wrapping or covering:
- arr.
-
- bal.
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Bael
-
noun,
a spiny citrus tree, Aegle marmelos, of India.
- BAcc
-
- BRCS
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Cor.
-
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- USRC
-
- EEOC
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- cur.
-
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- 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.
- 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.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ELAS
-
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- Elba
-
noun,
an Italian island in the Mediterranean, between Corsica and Italy: the scene of Napoleon's first exile 1814–15. 94 sq. mi. (243 sq. km).
- Elbe
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the W Czech Republic NW through Germany to the North Sea. 725 miles (1165 km) long.
- Elea
-
noun,
an ancient Greek city in SW Italy, on the coast of Lucania.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- eous
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- eso-
-
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- eco-
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Cres
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ASR
-
- cle
-
- ASU
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EOE
-
- OCS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- 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).
- LCA
-
- ase
-
- se-
-
- asb
-
- ARU
-
- LBS
-
plural,
pound.
- ARS
-
- LBO
-
- SLA
-
- lb.
-
plural,
pound.
- SLE
-
- 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.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SLR
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- BCE
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- sc.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- BCS
-
- BCC
-
verb (used with object),
to send (a duplicate of a document, email, or the like) to (someone whose name is not visible to the primary addressee).
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- EEC
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- obl
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- sb.
-
- SBA
-
- SBE
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- BCL
-
- EEO
-
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SCB
-
- COB
-
noun,
a corncob.
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- Bac
-
- Br.
-
- BSC
-
- OCR
-
- bl.
-
- be-
-
- CRC
-
- AOU
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- La.
-
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UCC
-
- UCR
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- ur-
-
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ure
-
- AUC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- USB
-
- USC
-
- ac-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ab-
-
- USO
-
- USR
-
- ESR
-
- Ola
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- SOB
-
noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- aor
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ALU
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ALC
-
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ESA
-
- ACS
-
- Sr.
-
- SRB
-
- Esc
-
- 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).
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- SAR
-
- Les
-
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- CBE
-
- Oc.
-
- ob.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Cub
-
noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CAB
-
noun,
a taxicab.
- cl.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- cc.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- OSA
-
- ca.
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- ose
-
- SAE
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSA
-
- Clo
-
- bu.
-
- ROA
-
- BSO
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- OSB
-
- BSE
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CSO
-
- CSR
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- CEO
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- RCS
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- Re.
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- OBE
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- Oba
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noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OAU
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- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- OAS
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- CEA
-
- CCU
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- CCA
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- RBC
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- RCA
-
- REA
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- CBS
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- CBC
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- Orr
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noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- CSC
-
- OCC
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- ble
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- ea.
-
- ear
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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.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- CLU
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- BSA
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- boa
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noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- BLS
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- CRS
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- LOC
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- RSE
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- BLA
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- So.
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- SRO
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- EBS
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- ec-
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- Bel
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noun,
a unit of power ratio, equal to 10 decibels.
- ECA
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- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- BEE
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noun,
any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
- bec
-
- rub
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Lou
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noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Bra
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noun,
brassiere.
- LSC
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- lub
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- BRE
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- CLR
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Bro
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noun,
a brother.
- eo-
-
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RSA
-
- brr
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interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- BSL
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- Rs.
-
- R.
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- SA
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- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SL
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- A.
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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.
- AO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
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- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- L.
-
- LC
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- CU
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- UL
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- ee
-
- BC
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- RU
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- B-
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SU
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- BO
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- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
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- CE
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- CB
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- L1
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- Eb
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- ol
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- L2
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- U.
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- LR
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- UC
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- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- UB
-
- O.
-
- le
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- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.