Anagrams of cloak-and-suiter

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lacerations
noun, the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
unactorlike
declaration
noun, the act of declaring; announcement:
reductional
elucidators
educational
adjective, pertaining to education.
radiolucent
coral-snake
noun, any of numerous venomous elapid snakes, found chiefly in the New World tropics, as Micrurus fulvius (eastern coral snake) of the southeastern U.S., often brilliantly marked with bands of red, yellow, and black.
aeronautics
noun, the science or art of flight.
antisudoral
lacustrine
adjective, of or relating to a lake.
andalusite
noun, an orthorhombic form of aluminum silicate, Al 2 SiO 5 , found in schistose rocks.
discounter
noun, a person who discounts.
discarnate
adjective, without a physical body; incorporeal.
elucidator
sacerdotal
adjective, of priests; priestly.
introduces
verb (used with object), to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
Alcoranist
noun, a person who believes in an absolutely literal interpretation of the Koran.
keratinous
adjective, composed of or resembling keratin; horny.
laceration
noun, the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear.
acetonuria
noun, ketonuria.
keratoncus
soundtrack
noun, the narrow band on one or both sides of a motion-picture film on which sound is recorded.
acidulates
verb (used with object), to make somewhat acid.
Delsartian
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of François Delsarte or the Delsarte method.
Australoid
noun, Anthropology. a descriptive category including principally the Australian Aborigines and sometimes including Papuans, Melanesians, various small-statured peoples, as Negritos, of the Philippines, Malay Peninsula, and Andaman Islands, and some of the tribes of central and southern India.
rediscount
verb (used with object), to discount again.
translucid
understock
undercoats
noun, a coat or jacket worn under another.
educations
noun, the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
corn-salad
noun, any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, especially V. locusta (or V. olitoria), having small light blue flowers and tender, narrow leaves eaten in salads.
inoculates
verb (used with object), to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
close-knit
adjective, tightly united, connected, or organized.
ascaridole
noun, a liquid, C 10 H 16 O 2 , constituting the active principle of chenopodium oil, used chiefly as a catalyst in polymerization reactions.
inosculate
verb (used with or without object), to unite by openings, as arteries in anastomosis.
ultrasonic
adjective, of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.
senatorial
adjective, of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a senator or senate:
truckloads
noun, the amount that a truck can carry.
lardaceous
adjective, lardlike; fatty.
Strickland
noun, William, 1787–1854, U.S. architect and engineer.
Leuckartia
sectorial
adjective, of or relating to a sector.
adulation
noun, excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
serotinal
adjective, pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
courtesan
noun, a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
courtlike
courtside
noun, (in sports) the area adjoining the official playing area of a court, as in basketball, tennis, or volleyball.
courantes
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
reclusion
noun, the condition or life of a recluse.
custodial
noun, a container or receptacle for something sacred, as the Host.
air-lance
noun, a lance using an air blast.
custodian
noun, a person who has custody; keeper; guardian.
Caledonia
noun, Chiefly Literary. Scotland.
untracked
adjective, that is not or cannot be tracked or traced:
air-slake
verb (used with object), to slake (lime or the like) with moist air.
klendusic
transduce
verb (used with object), to convert (energy) from one form into another.
rationals
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
countries
noun, a state or nation:
ordinates
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
ironclads
noun, a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
creations
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
croustade
noun, a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.
Orleanais
noun, a former province in N France. Capital: Orléans.
cankerous
trackside
adjective, located next to a railroad track.
aeronauts
noun, the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
rationale
noun, the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something.
recountal
noun, an act of recounting.
anorectal
adjective, of, relating to, or associated with the anus and rectum.
ketonuria
noun, the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
steradian
noun, a solid angle at the center of a sphere subtending a section on the surface equal in area to the square of the radius of the sphere. Abbreviation: sr.
Sterculia
noun, any of various tropical trees of the genus Sterculia, of which some species are grown as ornamentals and some are the source of commercially valuable wood.
seduction
noun, an act or instance of seducing, especially sexually.
cardinals
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
calutrons
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
trainload
noun, the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
Orleanist
noun, a supporter of the Orléans branch of the former French royal family and of its claim to the throne of France through descent from the younger brother of Louis XIV.
craniates
noun, a craniate animal.
cantorial
adjective, of or relating to a cantor.
lacertids
noun, any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
Cornstalk
noun, the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.
larcenous
adjective, of, resembling, or characteristic of larceny.
coastline
noun, the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
coastland
noun, land along a coast; seacoast.
coadunate
adjective, united by growth.
causation
noun, the action of causing or producing.
Aleutians
noun, Aleut (def 1).
analcites
noun, a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
radiocast
noun, a radiobroadcast.
truckload
noun, the amount that a truck can carry.
Laodicean
noun, a person who is lukewarm or indifferent, especially in religion.
Anacletus
noun, flourished 1st century a.d, pope 76–88.
outrances
noun, the utmost extremity.
laitances
noun, a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
Centralia
noun, a city in central Illinois.
laudation
noun, an act or instance of lauding; encomium; tribute.
laundries
noun, articles of clothing, linens, etc., that have been or are to be washed.
centroids
noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
centurial
adjective, pertaining to a century.
truancies
noun, the act or state of being truant.
Ceratodus
noun, a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
clarinets
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
Claretian
noun, a member of the “Congregation of the Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,” founded in Spain in 1849, and devoted chiefly to missionary work.
radiances
noun, radiant brightness or light:
certosina
noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
Aleksandr
cauldrons
noun, a large kettle or boiler.
Cornelius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 253, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 251–253.
Androcles
noun, a slave who was spared in the arena by a lion from whose foot he had long before extracted a thorn.
unstoried
adjective, without a history; not written as history or told as folklore:
Solutrean
adjective, Archaeology. of or designating an Upper Paleolithic European culture c18,000–16,000 b.c., characterized by the making of stone projectile points and low-relief stone sculptures.
carolines
noun, a female given name.
unstalked
anecdotal
adjective, pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes:
unslicked
unslacked
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
consulate
noun, the premises officially occupied by a consul.
Androsace
noun, any plant of the genus Androsace, of the primrose family, having basal leaves and white or reddish flowers.
androecia
noun, the stamens of a flower collectively.
Kunstlied
Cointreau
Kurdistan
noun, a mountain and plateau region in SE Turkey, NW Iran, and N Iraq: inhabited largely by Kurds. 74,000 sq. mi. (191,660 sq. km).
conelrads
noun, a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
cartloads
noun, the amount a cart can hold.
caseation
noun, Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
ransacked
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
sidetrack
noun, any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
catenoids
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
colanders
noun, a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
outlander
noun, a foreigner; alien.
ancestral
adjective, pertaining to ancestors; descending or claimed from ancestors:
Cartesian
noun, a follower of Cartesian thought.
orientals
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
introduce
verb (used with object), to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
dicentras
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
acidulate
verb (used with object), to make somewhat acid.
acidulent
noun, Chemistry. acidulant.
auctorial
adjective, of, by, or pertaining to an author:
sclerotia
noun, a vegetative, resting food-storage body in certain higher fungi, composed of a compact mass of hardened mycelia.
underacts
verb (used with or without object), to underplay.
sclerotin
noun, an insoluble protein that serves to stiffen the chitin of the cuticle of arthropods.
tailraces
noun, the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
nickelous
adjective, containing bivalent nickel.
undercast
noun, Mining. a crossing of two passages, as airways, dug at the same level so that one descends to pass beneath the other without any opening into it. Compare overcast (def 9).
undercoat
noun, a coat or jacket worn under another.
roundlets
noun, a small circle or circular object.
Escalator
noun, Also called moving staircase, moving stairway. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.
diaconate
noun, the office or dignity of a deacon.
Deucalion
noun, a son of Prometheus who survived the Deluge to regenerate the human race.
detrusion
noun, the act of detruding.
scoundrel
noun, an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
undersoil
noun, subsoil.
acroleins
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.
Auslander
noun, foreigner; alien; outlander.
estradiol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 24 O 2 , produced by the maturing Graafian follicle, that causes proliferation and thickening of the tissues and blood vessels of the endometrium.
neurotics
noun, a neurotic person.
acidulant
noun, an acidulating substance.
diner-out
noun, a person who dines out.
autarkies
noun, the condition of self-sufficiency, especially economic, as applied to a nation.
rock-salt
noun, common salt occurring in extensive, irregular beds in rocklike masses.
tenacious
adjective, holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
oceanauts
noun, aquanaut.
duckstone
arsenical
noun, any of a group of pesticides, drugs, or other compounds containing arsenic.
ducktails
dulcianas
noun, an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
dulcineas
noun, a ladylove; sweetheart.
Doncaster
noun, a city in South Yorkshire, in N England.
ascertain
verb (used with object), to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
rockslide
scalation
noun, an arrangement of scales, as on a fish.
one-track
adjective, having only one track.
doctrinal
adjective, of, relating to, or concerned with doctrine:
talukdari
Education
noun, the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.
eductions
noun, the act of educing.
Uitlander
noun, a foreigner, especially a British settler in the Boer republics prior to the formation of the Union of South Africa.
one-a-cat
noun, one old cat.
arcuation
noun, the state of being bent or curved.
urokinase
noun, an enzyme, present in the blood and urine of mammals, that activates plasminogen and is used medicinally to dissolve blood clots.
disnature
verb (used with object), to deprive (something) of its proper nature or appearance; make unnatural.
dislocate
noun, Gymnastics. a maneuver on the rings in which a gymnast in an inverted pike position turns over to swing down while pushing the arms out and turning them so that the palms are facing out when the body turns over.
autacoids
noun, any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.
Dickerson
noun, Eric Demetric [dih-me-trik] /dɪˈmɛ trɪk/ (Show IPA), born 1960, U.S. football player.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
suctorial
adjective, adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
sudatoria
noun, a hot-air bath for inducing sweating.
reduction
noun, the act of reducing or the state of being reduced.
inoculate
verb (used with object), to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance.
declarant
noun, a person who declares or makes a declaration or statement.
indurates
adjective, hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
suctorian
noun, a suctorial animal.
idolaters
noun, Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
autocades
noun, a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
antisolar
adjective, (on the celestial sphere) opposite the sun.
Naucratis
noun, an ancient Greek city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta.
relations
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
inclosure
noun, enclosure.
Actoridae
plural noun, Moliones.
cadential
adjective, of, relating to, or constituting a musical cadence.
actuaries
noun, Insurance. a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc., according to probabilities based on statistical records.
nectarous
adjective, of the nature of or resembling nectar.
sectarian
noun, a member of a sect.
insulator
noun, Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
decurions
noun, the head of a decury.
sectional
noun, a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
oatcakes
noun, a cake, usually thin and brittle, made of oatmeal.
asteroid
noun, Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
calendar
noun, a table or register with the days of each month and week in a year:
Cernauti
noun, a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
loadstar
noun, lodestar.
nautical
adjective, of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation:
astonied
adjective, dazed; bewildered; filled with consternation.
Caulonia
noun, a town in S Calabria, in S Italy: ruins of ancient Achaean colony.
Asturian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
caulkers
noun, a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
seatrain
noun, a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
calderas
noun, a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
cauldron
noun, a large kettle or boiler.
sea-lion
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.
scenario
noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
caudaite
noun, a small meteorite, generally less than one half millimeter in diameter, containing crystals of more or less pure magnetite.
Liakoura
noun, modern name of Parnassus (def 1).
uncasked
leotards
noun, a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
catslide
noun, (in early American architecture) a steep roof ending close to the ground, as on a saltbox.
cautions
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
trounces
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
trundles
noun, a small wheel, roller, or the like.
celadons
noun, any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
naturals
noun, any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
ocarinas
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
calutron
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
Artesian
adjective, noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
linocuts
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
centaurs
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
articled
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
linstock
noun, a staff with one end forked to hold a match, formerly used in firing cannon.
line-out
noun, a procedure for putting an out-of-bounds ball back in play, whereby a player outside the touchline tosses the ball high and between two lines of opposing forwards lined up perpendicular to the touchline.
oceanaut
noun, aquanaut.
asternal
adjective, not reaching to or connected with the sternum.
lodestar
noun, a star that shows the way.
Canaries
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.
nuclides
noun, an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
nucleoid
noun, the central region in a prokaryotic cell, as a bacterium, that contains the chromosomes and that has no surrounding membrane.
candelas
noun, a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
sedation
noun, the calming of mental excitement or abatement of physiological function, especially by the administration of a drug.
notaries
noun, notary public.
ceratoid
adjective, hornlike; horny.
notarial
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a notary public.
centrals
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
Truckles
noun, truckle bed.
neurotic
noun, a neurotic person.
turnsole
noun, any of several plants regarded as turning with the movement of the sun.
carneous
adjective, fleshlike; flesh-colored.
Cardenas
noun, Lázaro [lah-sah-raw] /ˈlɑ sɑˌrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, Mexican general and political reformer: president 1934–40.
Caroline
noun, a female given name.
Carolina
noun, a former English colony on the Atlantic coast of North America: officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina in 1729.
Aurelian
noun, (Lucius Domitius Aurelianus) a.d. 212?–275, Roman emperor 270–275.
aureolin
noun, a pigment used in painting, consisting of potassium cobaltinitrite and characterized by its brilliant yellow hue, transparency, and permanence.
auricles
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
Cardinal
noun, Roman Catholic Church. a high ecclesiastic appointed by the pope to the College of Cardinals and ranking above every other ecclesiastic but the pope.
Carolean
adjective, characteristic of the time of Charles I and II of England:
autocade
noun, a procession or parade of automobiles; motorcade.
Carniola
noun, a former duchy and crown land of Austria: now part of Slovenia.
lunatics
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
lucarnes
noun, a dormer window.
carotids
noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
lunacies
noun, insanity; mental disorder.
neutrals
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
carloads
noun, the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
carlines
noun, an old woman.
Carleton
noun, Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester, 1724–1808, English general.
Neustria
noun, the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
Lucretia
noun, Also, Lucrece [loo-krees] /luˈkris/ (Show IPA). Roman Legend. a Roman woman whose suicide led to the expulsion of the Tarquins and the establishment of the Roman republic.
Austral.
carioles
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
carinula
noun, a small carina.
carinate
adjective, Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
autacoid
noun, any physiologically active internal secretion, especially one of uncertain classification, as histamine or prostaglandin.
Scotland
noun, a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
carotins
noun, carotene.
Caterina
noun, a female given name, form of Catherine.
caseload
noun, the number of cases handled by a court, an agency, a social worker, etc., either at any given moment or over a stated period.
caterans
noun, (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
canister
noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
nocturia
noun, a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
catenoid
noun, the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
noctuids
noun, Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
Nocardia
noun, any of several filamentous or rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria of the genus Nocardia, certain species of which are pathogenic for humans and other animals.
nacreous
adjective, of or relating to nacre.
Auckland
noun, a seaport on N North Island, in New Zealand.
sidelock
noun, earlock.
auctions
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
Lorestan
noun, Luristan.
loricate
adjective, covered with a lorica.
canotier
noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
carousal
noun, a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry.
cadastre
noun, an official register of the ownership, extent, and value of real property in a given area, used as a basis of taxation.
tunicles
noun, a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
scleroid
adjective, hard or indurated.
cartload
noun, the amount a cart can hold.
autocide
noun, suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
Nicklaus
noun, Jack (William) born 1940, U.S. golfer.
carousel
noun, merry-go-round (def 1).
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
caldrons
noun, cauldron.
Lusatian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Lusatia.
Luristan
noun, a mountainous region in W Iran.
noctules
noun, a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
rotundas
noun, a round building, especially one with a dome.
Leonidas
noun, died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
denarius
noun, a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
strickle
noun, a straightedge used for sweeping off heaped-up grain to the level of the rim of a measure.
toenails
noun, a nail of a toe.
idolater
noun, Also, idolist [ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/ (Show IPA). a worshiper of idols.
idocrase
noun, vesuvianite.
decrials
noun, the act of decrying; noisy censure.
decurion
noun, the head of a decury.
toadlike
delusion
noun, an act or instance of deluding.
Tirolean
noun, a native or inhabitant of the Tyrol.
includes
verb (used with object), to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
Eustacia
noun, a female given name.
Eurasian
noun, the offspring of a European and an Asian.
dentalia
noun, any tooth shell of the genus Dentalium.
suricate
noun, a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
Etruscan
noun, an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
deration
verb (used with object), to discontinue the rationing of (something).
estocada
noun, the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
Estancia
noun, (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
detrains
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
stricken
noun, an act or instance of striking.
dataries
noun, the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
Escorial
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.
stockade
noun, Fortification. a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed upright in the ground.
kalendar
noun, a calendar, especially of a church:
isolated
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
stickler
noun, a person who insists on something unyieldingly (usually followed by for):
islander
noun, a native or inhabitant of an island.
stinkard
noun, a despicable person; stinker.
curtails
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
curtains
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
ironclad
noun, a wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating.
cutlines
noun, a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
inducers
noun, Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
intrudes
verb (used with object), to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
intrados
noun, the interior curve or surface of an arch or vault.
insulate
verb (used with object), to cover, line, or separate with a material that prevents or reduces the passage, transfer, or leakage of heat, electricity, or sound:
instroke
noun, a stroke traveling in an inward direction.
insolate
verb (used with object), to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
strained
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
indurate
adjective, hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
darioles
noun, a small round mold.
inductor
noun, Also called inductance. Electricity. a coil used to introduce inductance into an electric circuit.
Escurial
noun, Escorial.
diaconal
adjective, pertaining to a deacon.
starlike
adjective, of the shape of or like a star.
donicker
noun, bathroom; toilet.
D-notice
noun, a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
edacious
adjective, devouring; voracious; consuming.
tankards
noun, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
ticklers
noun, a person or thing that tickles.
doctrine
noun, a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
Eastland
noun, James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
earlocks
noun, a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
Teucrian
noun, one of the ancient Trojans.
duration
noun, the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
eduction
noun, the act of educing.
durances
noun, incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
taurines
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
dornicks
noun, a stout linen cloth, especially one of a damask linen.
Dulcinea
noun, a ladylove; sweetheart.
Dulciana
noun, an organ stop having metal pipes and giving thin, incisive, somewhat stringlike tones.
douanier
noun, a customs officer or official.
ducktail
dourines
noun, an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
tendrils
noun, a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
educator
noun, a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
eductors
noun, ejector (def 3).
tail-end
noun, the hinder or rear part of anything.
diluents
noun, a diluting substance.
diastole
noun, Physiology. the normal rhythmical dilatation of the heart during which the chambers are filling with blood. Compare systole (def 1).
Dicentra
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
tailored
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
tailrace
noun, the race, flume, or channel leading away from a waterwheel or the like.
die-cast
adjective, formed by die casting.
Eridanus
noun, the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.
diestock
noun, a frame for holding a number of standard threaded dies for cutting screw threads.
Erastian
noun, an advocate of Erastianism.
dilators
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
taker-in
noun, licker-in.
diurnals
noun, Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
entrails
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
dinosaur
noun, any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
diocesan
noun, one of the clergy or people of a diocese.
endosarc
noun, the endoplasm of a protozoan (opposed to ectosarc).
endocast
noun, endocranial cast.
discount
noun, the act or an instance of discounting.
elations
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
distance
noun, the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
talukdar
Touraine
noun, a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
trade-in
noun, goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
cislunar
adjective, of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
Ladrones
noun, a thief.
clunkers
noun, something worthless or inferior.
Landrace
noun, one of several widely distributed strains of large, white, lop-eared swine of northern European origin.
Tridacna
noun, a genus of giant clams inhabiting reefs in the South Pacific, attaining a diameter of 4 feet (1.2 meters) or more, and weighing over 500 pounds (227 kg).
triclads
noun, a planarian.
coal-tar
noun, a thick, black, viscid liquid formed during the distillation of coal, that upon further distillation yields compounds, as benzene, anthracene, and phenol, from which are derived a large number of dyes, drugs, and other synthetic compounds, and that yields a final residuum (coal-tar pitch) which is used chiefly in making pavements.
trickles
noun, a trickling flow or stream.
Laktasic
laitance
noun, a milky deposit on the surface of new cement or concrete, usually caused by too much water.
coinsure
verb (used with or without object), to insure jointly with another or others.
Laodicea
noun, ancient name of Latakia.
lacunose
adjective, full of or having lacunae.
coistrel
noun, a scoundrel; knave.
lacunars
noun, Architecture. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit. coffer (def 4).
cokernut
noun, coconut.
lactones
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
lacteous
adjective, milky; of the color of milk.
colander
noun, a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and straining foods.
centroid
noun, Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero. Compare center of mass.
Lacertid
noun, any of numerous Old World lizards of the family Lacertidae.
laniards
noun, lanyard.
clotures
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
colinear
adjective, collinear.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
cisterna
noun, cistern (def 2).
citreous
adjective, lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
Clairaut
noun, Alexis Claude [a-lek-see klohd] /a lɛkˈsi kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1713–65, French mathematician.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
lections
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
lean-tos
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
Clarinda
noun, a female given name, form of Clara.
clarinet
noun, a woodwind instrument in the form of a cylindrical tube with a single reed attached to its mouthpiece.
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
clarkias
noun, any of various western U.S. plants belonging to the genus Clarkia, of the evening primrose family, having narrow leaves and ornamental red or purple flowers.
laotians
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
Claudine
noun, a female given name, form of Claudia.
cleanout
noun, an act of cleaning out.
launders
noun, (in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
clinkers
noun, a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
trinodal
adjective, having three nodes or joints.
trindles
noun, British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
cloister
noun, a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
Clorinda
noun, a female given name.
close-in
adjective, near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
societal
adjective, noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
sodalite
noun, a mineral, sodium aluminum silicate, Na 4 Al 3 Si 3 O 12 Cl, occurring massive and in crystals, usually blue in color and found in certain alkali-rich igneous rocks.
Karelian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Karelia.
keratins
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
courante
noun, a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
courants
noun, courante.
Courland
noun, a former duchy on the Baltic: later, a province of Russia and, in 1918, incorporated into Latvia.
courlans
noun, the limpkin.
sourdine
noun, mute (def 10).
craniate
noun, a craniate animal.
crankles
noun, verb (used with or without object), bend; turn; crinkle.
keratoid
adjective, resembling horn; horny.
Creation
noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
counters
noun, a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
keitloas
noun, a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
crinkles
noun, a wrinkle or ripple.
Croatian
noun, a Croat.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
katcinas
noun, kachina.
crudites
noun, an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.
Karoline
noun, a female given name.
Karlstad
noun, a city in S Sweden.
traduces
verb (used with object), to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
counties
noun, the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
counter-
trenails
noun, treenail.
transude
verb (used without object), to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.
Coltrane
noun, John (William) 1926–67, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
Kustanai
noun, a city in N Kazakhstan, on the Tobol river.
conduits
noun, a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
Conelrad
noun, a system formerly used by the U.S. civil defense system to prevent enemy planes or missiles from homing on radio and television frequencies.
solander
noun, a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore edge hinged.
consider
verb (used with object), to think carefully about, especially in order to make a decision; contemplate; reflect on:
construe
noun, the act of construing.
Consuela
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “consolation.”.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
Cordelia
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the youngest of Lear's three daughters and the only one who remains loyal to her father. Compare Goneril, Regan.
Coulters
noun, colter.
cordials
noun, a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
cordites
noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
cordlike
solitude
noun, the state of being or living alone; seclusion:
Transkei
noun, a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
Cornelia
noun, flourished 2nd century b.c, Roman matron: mother of Gaius and Tiberius Gracchus.
cornuted
adjective, having horns.
Cortland
noun, a city in central New York.
soredial
adjective, pertaining to or resembling a soredium.
sardonic
adjective, characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering:
Kairouan
noun, a city in NE Tunisia: a holy city of Islam.
salaried
adjective, receiving a salary:
alcaides
noun, a commander of a fortress.
ructions
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
Rockland
noun, a city in SE Massachusetts.
unsolder
verb (used with object), to separate (something soldered).
unsicker
adjective, unsafe; untrustworthy.
ordinals
noun, an ordinal number or numeral.
antacids
noun, an antacid agent.
ordinate
noun, Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
Aaronite
noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
Oriental
noun, (usually initial capital letter) Older Use: Usually Disparaging and Offensive. a native or inhabitant of the Orient, or East.
rosulate
adjective, forming a rosette or rosettes.
rational
noun, Mathematics. rational number.
orinasal
noun, an orinasal sound.
roadlike
Salonika
noun, Also, Salonica [suh-lon-i-kuh, sal-uh-nee-kuh] /səˈlɒn ɪ kə, ˌsæl əˈni kə/ (Show IPA), Saloniki [Greek sah-law-nee-kee] /Greek ˌsɑ lɔˈni ki/ (Show IPA). Official name Thessalonike. Ancient Therma. a seaport in south-central Macedonia, in NE Greece, on the Gulf of Salonika.
Alcandre
noun, the wife of Polybus who received Helen and Menelaus on their way home from Troy.
Alcinous
noun, king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
acarines
noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
residual
noun, a residual quantity; remainder.
unitards
noun, a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
unsacked
untasked
antiduke
rainouts
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
araneids
noun, a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
aeronaut
noun, the pilot of a balloon or other lighter-than-air aircraft.
rundlets
noun, an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
aesculin
noun, esculin.
Adlerian
adjective, of or relating to Alfred Adler or his doctrines, especially in respect to the belief that behavior is determined by compensation for feelings of inferiority.
arcanist
noun, a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
relation
noun, an existing connection; a significant association between or among things:
uralites
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
underact
verb (used with or without object), to underplay.
Rodentia
noun, the order comprising the rodents.
Aidoneus
noun, a king of Thesprotia.
Aalesund
noun, Ålesund.
ailerons
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.
araceous
adjective, belonging to the plant family Araceae.
underlit
adjective, lacking adequate light.
reaction
noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
Roskilde
untreads
verb (used with object), to go back through in the same steps.
airdates
noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
saltando
adverb, in a saltando manner.
ratlines
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
re-sound
verb (used with or without object), to sound again.
raincoat
noun, a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
Ruisdael
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˌyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1628?–82, Dutch painter.
retinula
noun, a group of elongate neural receptor cells forming part of an arthropod compound eye: each retinula cell leads to a nerve fiber passing to the optic ganglion.
retinols
noun, vitamin A.
radiance
noun, radiant brightness or light:
Anatolic
adjective, noun, Anatolian.
acrolein
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.
roundlet
noun, a small circle or circular object.
outlines
noun, the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
outraces
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
analects
plural noun, selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
analcite
noun, a white or slightly colored zeolite mineral, Na(AlSi 2 O 6)⋅H 2 O, generally found in crystalline form.
outrance
noun, the utmost extremity.
outliers
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
alunites
noun, a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
unlisted
adjective, not listed; not entered in a list or directory:
also-ran
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.
unlicked
outranks
verb (used with object), to have a higher rank than:
aconites
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
outrides
noun, Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
outsider
noun, a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.:
routines
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
ancestor
noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
radiants
noun, a point or object from which rays proceed.
osculant
adjective, united by certain common characteristics.
aneroids
noun, aneroid barometer.
acerolas
noun, the cherrylike fruit of a small tree, Malpighia glabra, of the West Indies and adjacent areas, having a high concentration of vitamin C.
osculate
verb (used with object), to bring into close contact or union.
Aleutian
noun, Aleut (def 1).
Alicante
noun, a seaport in SE Spain, on the Mediterranean.
Anicetus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
radicles
noun, Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
alienors
noun, a person who transfers property.
roulades
noun, a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
radicels
noun, a minute root; a rootlet.
radicant
adjective, rooting from the stem, as ivy.
outlands
noun, Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
radicals
noun, a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
retinals
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
outasked
outcries
noun, a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
roundels
noun, something round or circular.
radiatus
adjective, (of a cloud) having bands that appear to converge toward a point on the horizon.
alkanets
noun, a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
outdares
verb (used with object), to surpass in daring.
radiates
adjective, radiating from a center.
ruinates
adjective, ruined.
urinates
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
re-count
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
sandlike
aedicula
noun, aedicule.
redcoats
noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
Rosalind
noun, a female given name.
adrenals
noun, adrenal gland.
unclosed
adjective, not closed:
adulates
verb (used with object), to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
utricles
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
uranites
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
recusant
noun, a person who is recusant.
Santeria
noun, (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
uncloaks
verb (used with object), to remove the cloak from.
cloture
noun, a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
lariats
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
dakotas
noun, a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
unlocks
verb (used with object), to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
alienor
noun, a person who transfers property.
Eurasia
noun, Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
actinal
adjective, having tentacles or rays.
actino-
Laotian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Laos.
lardons
noun, a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
radicle
noun, Botany. the lower part of the axis of an embryo; the primary root. a rudimentary root; radicel or rootlet.
alinota
noun, the plate to which the wings are attached on the notum of an insect.
radicel
noun, a minute root; a rootlet.
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
Isadore
noun, a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
closure
noun, the act of closing; the state of being closed.
radices
noun, a plural of radix.
stinker
noun, a person or thing that stinks.
Isadora
noun, a female given name: derived from Isidor.
curtail
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
dentals
noun, Phonetics. a dental sound.
Latinus
noun, the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
etalons
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
dakoits
noun, dacoit.
unloads
verb (used with object), to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
curtain
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
rundles
noun, a rung of a ladder.
latrine
noun, a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
latrias
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
derails
noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
clinker
noun, a mass of incombustible matter fused together, as in the burning of coal.
aliunde
adverb, adjective, not part of or derivable from the document or instrument itself:
retinal
noun, an orange pigment, C 20 H 28 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
clokies
noun, cloque.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
deontic
adjective, of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
Actaeon
noun, a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
radical
noun, a person who holds or follows strong convictions or extreme principles; extremist.
latices
noun, a plural of latex.
Lateran
noun, the church of St. John Lateran, the cathedral church of the city of Rome; the church of the pope as bishop of Rome.
laterad
adverb, toward the side.
dentils
noun, any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
trindle
noun, British Dialect. a wheel, especially of a wheelbarrow.
torsade
noun, a twisted cord.
Laodice
noun, (in the Iliad) a daughter of Priam and Hecuba who chose to be swallowed up by the earth rather than live as a Greek concubine.
Daniels
noun, Jonathan Worth, 1902–81, U.S. journalist, editor, and author.
eutocia
noun, normal childbirth.
ladrone
noun, a thief.
toadies
noun, an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
trickle
noun, a trickling flow or stream.
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
insular
noun, an inhabitant of an island; islander.
Iceland
noun, a large island in the N Atlantic between Greenland and Scandinavia. 39,698 sq. mi. (102,820 sq. km).
stickle
verb (used without object), to argue or haggle insistently, especially on trivial matters.
snicker
noun, a snickering laugh.
Sno-Cat
codline
noun, an untarred cord of hemp or cotton, used for fishing and for various purposes aboard a ship.
Aleardi
noun, Count Aleardo [ah-le-ahr-daw] /ˌɑ lɛˈɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1812–78, Italian poet and patriot.
Ladinos
noun, Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
alerion
noun, an eagle displayed, usually represented without a beak or legs.
coedits
verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
icterus
noun, jaundice (def 1).
Trianda
noun, a town on the Greek island of Rhodes, in the Aegean Sea: built on the site of ancient Ialysus.
snorkel
noun, Also called, British, snort. a device permitting a submarine to remain submerged for prolonged periods, consisting of tubes extended above the surface of the water to take in air for the diesel engine and for general ventilation and to discharge exhaust gases and foul air.
rainout
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
aldrins
noun, a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
sticker
noun, a person or thing that sticks.
restock
verb (used with or without object), to stock again; replenish.
lacunas
noun, a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
redouts
noun, a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
Delanos
noun, a city in S California.
Sukarno
noun, Achmed [ahk-med] /ˈɑk mɛd/ (Show IPA), 1901–1970, Indonesian statesman: president of the Republic of Indonesia 1945–67.
laniard
noun, lanyard.
Deloria
noun, Vine, (Jr.) [vahyn] /vaɪn/ (Show IPA), 1933–2005, U.S. writer.
triodes
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
retails
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
clunker
noun, something worthless or inferior.
insured
noun, the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
recusal
noun, the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
landsat
noun, a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
cluster
noun, a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
curites
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
deltaic
adjective, pertaining to or like a delta.
sundial
noun, an instrument that indicates the time of day by means of the position, on a graduated plate or surface, of the shadow of the gnomon as it is cast by the sun.
triclad
noun, a planarian.
isolate
noun, a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
Landers
noun, a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
Sultana
noun, a small, seedless raisin.
lancets
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
coalers
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
sadiron
noun, Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
delicts
noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
lancers
noun, a set of quadrilles danced in sequence.
coarsen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
sulcate
adjective, having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
coastal
adjective, of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
coaster
noun, a person or thing that coasts.
Laudian
noun, a supporter of Archbishop Laud or of Laudianism.
estriol
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
launces
noun, sand lance.
citadel
noun, a fortress that commands a city and is used in the control of the inhabitants and in defense during attack or siege.
Troilus
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
troikas
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
Leonard
noun, Sugar Ray (Ray Charles Leonard) born 1956, U.S. boxer.
lentoid
noun, a lentoid body.
iodates
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
lentisk
noun, mastic (def 1).
cistern
noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
esculin
noun, a white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble glucoside, C 15 H 16 O 9 , obtained from the bark of the common horse chestnut and used chiefly in skin preparations as a protective against sunburn.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
Rosalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
leotard
noun, a skintight, one-piece garment for the torso, having a high or low neck, long or short sleeves, and a lower portion resembling either briefs or tights, worn by acrobats, dancers, etc.
stonker
verb (used with object), to hit hard; knock unconscious.
citoles
noun, cittern.
Acrilan
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
adrenal
noun, adrenal gland.
detrain
verb (used without object), to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
slacken
verb (used with or without object), to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc.
triunes
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
Leonids
noun, any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
storied
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
slacker
noun, a person who evades his or her duty or work; shirker.
aconite
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
Dickens
noun, devil; deuce (usually preceded by the and often used in exclamations and as a mild imprecation):
urinate
verb (used without object), to pass or discharge urine.
certain
Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
intrude
verb (used with object), to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
cestoid
noun, cestode.
tirades
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
trounce
verb (used with object), to beat severely; thrash.
skatole
noun, a white, crystalline, watersoluble solid, C 9 H 9 N, having a strong, fecal odor: used chiefly as a fixative in the manufacture of perfume.
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.
dacoits
noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
diaster
noun, the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
inulase
noun, an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
Leuctra
noun, a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
red-ink
noun, a financial deficit; business loss.
tonsure
noun, the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
dialect
noun, Linguistics. a variety of a language that is distinguished from other varieties of the same language by features of phonology, grammar, and vocabulary, and by its use by a group of speakers who are set off from others geographically or socially.
Skelton
noun, John, c1460–1529, English poet.
escolar
noun, a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
urinals
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
daikers
verb (used without object), dacker.
detours
noun, a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
launder
noun, (in ore dressing) a passage carrying products of intermediate grade and residue in water suspension.
Lautrec
noun, Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
alkines
noun, alkyne.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
radiate
adjective, radiating from a center.
lead-in
noun, something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
retinol
noun, vitamin A.
Clarkia
noun, any of various western U.S. plants belonging to the genus Clarkia, of the evening primrose family, having narrow leaves and ornamental red or purple flowers.
custard
noun, a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
slicken
verb (used with or without object), to make or become slick.
slicker
noun, a long, loose oilskin raincoat.
destain
verb (used with object), to remove stain (from a specimen) to enhance visibility and contrast of parts.
adulate
verb (used with object), to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely.
Claudia
noun, a female given name: from a Roman family name meaning “lame.”.
redacts
verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
intakes
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
Laurens
noun, Henry, 1724–92, South Carolina and U.S. Revolutionary political leader: president of the Continental Congress 1777–78.
descant
noun, Music. a melody or counterpoint accompanying a simple musical theme and usually written above it. (in part music) the soprano. a song or melody.
laurate
noun, a salt or ester of lauric acid.
alkanet
noun, a European plant, Alkanna tinctoria, of the borage family.
lacunar
noun, Architecture. a coffered vault, ceiling, or soffit. coffer (def 4).
alkanes
noun, any member of the alkane series.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
Alkoran
noun, the Koran.
radiant
noun, a point or object from which rays proceed.
slander
noun, defamation; calumny:
Ireland
noun, John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
cutline
noun, a caption or legend accompanying a cut or illustration in a publication.
Lecuona
noun, Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1963, Cuban composer.
lectors
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
radials
noun, a radial section or construction.
cutlers
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
daikons
noun, a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
iracund
adjective, prone to anger; irascible.
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
claires
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
deticks
verb (used with object), to free (as livestock) of ticks, as by a chemical dip, spray, or dust.
lection
noun, a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
redcoat
noun, (especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
lectins
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
stocker
noun, a person or thing that stocks.
detains
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
clarain
noun, the coal forming the bright layers in banded bituminous coal.
Aloidae
plural noun, Aloadae.
lean-to
noun, a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
details
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
radians
noun, the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
clarets
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
claries
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.
decrial
noun, the act of decrying; noisy censure.
randies
noun, Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
resound
verb (used with object), to reecho (a sound).
Kilauea
noun, a crater on Mauna Loa volcano, on SE Hawaii island, in Hawaii. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide; 4040 feet (1231 meters) high.
courlan
noun, the limpkin.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
readout
noun, Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form. Compare printout.
tousled
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
darnels
noun, any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
kaolins
noun, a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
Karaite
noun, a member of a sect, founded in Persia in the 8th century a.d. by the religious leader Anan ben David, that rejected the Talmud and the teachings of the rabbis in favor of strict adherence to the Bible as the only source of Jewish law and practice.
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.
Kildare
noun, a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 654 sq. mi. (1695 sq. km). County seat: Naas.
Uralian
adjective, of or relating to the Ural Mountains or their inhabitants.
couters
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
ctenoid
adjective, comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
sounder
noun, a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
inducer
noun, Biochemistry. a substance that has the capability of activating genes within a cell.
realist
noun, a person who tends to view or represent things as they really are.
reliant
adjective, having or showing dependence:
cradles
noun, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
uralite
noun, a fibrous, dark-green hornblende formed by the hydrothermal alteration of pyroxene.
Kerouac
noun, Jack (Jean-Louis Lefris de Kérouac) 1922–69, U.S. novelist.
soutane
noun, a cassock.
darkles
verb (used without object), to appear dark; show indistinctly.
cranial
adjective, of or relating to the cranium or skull.
dancers
noun, a person who dances.
indorse
verb (used with object), endorse.
recount
noun, a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
kindles
noun, a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
Tournai
noun, a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
incrust
verb (used with object), to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
incudes
noun, a plural of incus.
kirtles
noun, a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
Kirsten
noun, a female given name, Scandinavian form of Christine.
costard
noun, a large English variety of apple.
soredia
noun, a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
costrel
noun, a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
kineto-
cotidal
adjective, pertaining to a coincidence of tides.
untried
adjective, not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
couldst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
indoles
noun, a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
Coulter
noun, colter.
dartles
verb (used with or without object), to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
counsel
noun, advice; opinion or instruction given in directing the judgment or conduct of another.
kilters
noun, good condition; order:
untread
verb (used with object), to go back through in the same steps.
kantars
noun, (in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
airdate
noun, the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
Insecta
noun, the class comprising the insects.
courant
noun, courante.
induces
verb (used with object), to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
cranio-
rundlet
noun, an old British measure of capacity, about 15 imperial gallons (68 liters).
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
ruinate
adjective, ruined.
crinkle
noun, a wrinkle or ripple.
crusado
noun, an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
crinose
adjective, hairy.
stadial
noun, stade.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
Inkster
noun, a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
Croatia
noun, a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
crusade
noun, (often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
kauries
noun, kauri.
stalked
noun, an act or course of stalking quarry, prey, or the like:
keitloa
noun, a variety of the black rhinoceros having the posterior horn equal to or longer than the anterior horn.
uranite
noun, any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
Katrine
noun, Loch, a lake in central Scotland. 8 miles (13 km) long.
Katrina
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine.
kations
noun, cation.
inlaces
verb (used with object), enlace.
Stalker
noun, a person who pursues game, prey, or a person stealthily.
katcina
noun, kachina.
reckons
Verb phrases, reckon with, to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: to deal with:
Kastner
noun, Erich [ey-rikh] /ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1899–1974, German writer.
Adonais
noun, Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
re-laid
verb, simple past tense and past participle of re-lay.
recital
noun, a musical entertainment given usually by a single performer or by a performer and one or more accompanists.
craniol
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crankle
noun, verb (used with or without object), bend; turn; crinkle.
karates
noun, a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
darkens
Idioms, darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
traduce
verb (used with object), to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
crusted
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
recants
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
kerato-
Aetolus
noun, son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
inroads
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
Aetolia
noun, an ancient district in W Greece, now part of the province of Aetolia and Acarnania.
cretins
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
keratin
noun, a scleroprotein or albuminoid substance, found in the dead outer skin layer, and in horn, hair, feathers, hoofs, nails, claws, bills, etc.
inducts
verb (used with object), to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
uranias
noun, uranium dioxide.
Karelia
noun, a region in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, comprising Lake Ladoga and Onega Lake and the adjoining area along the E border of Finland.
credits
noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
dariole
noun, a small round mold.
Soutine
noun, Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
Kenitra
noun, a port in NW Morocco, NE of Rabat.
stacked
noun, a more or less orderly pile or heap:
keloids
noun, an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
indults
noun, a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
incluse
noun, recluse (def 2).
relicts
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
sudaria
noun, (in ancient Rome) a cloth, usually of linen, for wiping the face; handkerchief.
Alcaeus
noun, flourished c600 b.c, Greek poet of Mytilene.
stencil
noun, a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
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.
stearo-
conatus
noun, an effort or striving.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
Kurland
noun, Courland.
conduit
noun, a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid.
alcaide
noun, a commander of a fortress.
soilure
noun, a stain.
rescind
verb (used with object), to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal.
Rantoul
noun, a city in E Illinois.
colters
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
suction
noun, the act, process, or condition of sucking.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
Decatur
noun, Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
conkers
noun, a horse chestnut.
ranulas
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
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.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
decants
verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
Cernuda
noun, Luis [loo-ees] /luˈis/ (Show IPA), 1902–63, Spanish poet, in England after 1939.
conster
verb (used with or without object), construe.
Alcaids
plural noun, the descendants of Alcaeus.
Kutenai
noun, a member of a North American Indian people of British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho.
Toscana
noun, Italian name of Tuscany.
lackers
noun, a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
lactose
noun, Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
re-coil
verb (used with or without object), to coil again.
lactone
noun, any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
curdles
Idioms, curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
Sudanic
adjective, (especially in former systems of classification) of or relating to a residual category of African languages including most of the non-Bantu and non-Hamitic languages of northern and central Africa: most now reclassified as part of the Niger-Congo subfamily.
Rutland
noun, a city in W Vermont.
lactase
noun, an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
Lacoste
noun, René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
steroid
noun, any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
Laconia
noun, an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
Alcoran
noun, Alkoran.
instead
Idioms, instead of, in place of; in lieu of:
Lacerta
noun, the Lizard, a northern constellation between Cepheus and Pegasus.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
rankles
verb (used with object), to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
sterno-
curates
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
ransack
verb (used with object), to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.):
Alcides
noun, Hercules (def 1).
sternal
adjective, of or relating to the sternum.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
daltons
noun, atomic mass unit.
trenail
noun, treenail.
constr.
rutiles
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
Tourane
noun, former name of Danang.
redskin
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
solunar
adjective, pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
relucts
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
corneas
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
unstick
verb (used with object), to free, as one thing stuck to another.
cornels
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
knurled
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
cornets
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
inclose
verb (used with object), enclose.
untacks
verb (used with object), to unfasten (something tacked).
cornute
adjective, cornuted.
kalends
noun, calends.
kalians
noun, a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
include
verb (used with object), to contain, as a whole does parts or any part or element:
daturas
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
corslet
noun, corselet (def 2).
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
knaidel
noun, a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
klister
noun, a sticky wax for use on skis, as for slopes where the snow is excessively wet.
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).
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
ratline
noun, any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
Renault
noun, Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1843–1918, French jurist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
transl.
decanol
noun, a colorless liquid, C 10 H 22 O, insoluble in water and soluble in alcohol: used as a plasticizer, detergent, and in perfumes and flavorings.
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
solatia
noun, something given in compensation for inconvenience, loss, injury, or the like; recompense.
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.
consult
noun, a consultation.
decanal
adjective, of or relating to a dean or deanery:
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
suckler
noun, an animal that suckles its young; mammal.
ruction
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
contra-
stearic
adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
Decalin
contuse
verb (used with object), to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
toenail
noun, a nail of a toe.
danaite
noun, a variety of arsenopyrite having cobalt in place of some of the iron.
korunas
noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
strudel
noun, a pastry, usually consisting of a fruit, cheese, or other mixture, rolled in a paper-thin sheet of dough and baked.
soldier
noun, a person who serves in an army; a person engaged in military service.
dackers
verb (used without object), to totter or stagger.
cordate
adjective, heart-shaped:
Danakil
noun, Afar.
cordial
noun, a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur.
toucans
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
koreans
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
cordite
noun, a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
Alastor
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) an avenging spirit or deity frequently evoked in Greek tragedy; a male Nemesis.
dialers
noun, a person or thing that dials.
dickers
noun, a petty bargain.
secular
noun, a layperson.
douanes
noun, a custom house; customs.
Antaeus
noun, an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
calends
noun, the first day of the month in the ancient Roman calendar, from which the days of the preceding month were counted backward to the ides.
dockets
noun, Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
antacid
noun, an antacid agent.
calkers
noun, caulker.
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
Aaronic
adjective, of or relating to Aaron.
Calkins
noun, calk2 (def 1).
Calorie
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.
caldron
noun, cauldron.
narcose
adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
dockers
noun, a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
tuladis
noun, lake trout.
saurian
noun, a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
tankard
noun, a large drinking cup, usually with a handle and a hinged cover.
tickles
noun, an act or instance of tickling.
Ecuador
noun, a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
Sedalia
noun, a city in central Missouri.
canards
noun, a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
docents
noun, privatdocent.
Antares
noun, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
nuclide
noun, an atomic species in which the atoms all have the same atomic number and mass number.
Ticknor
noun, George, 1791–1871, U.S. literary historian and educator.
scalade
noun, escalade.
Anterus
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
natured
adjective, having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
askance
adverb, with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval:
eclairs
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
oldster
noun, an old or elderly person.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
natural
noun, any person or thing that is or is likely or certain to be very suitable to and successful in an endeavor without much training or difficulty.
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.
duelist
noun, a person who participates in a duel.
Seconal
nuclear
noun, nuclear energy:
ductile
adjective, capable of being hammered out thin, as certain metals; malleable.
tickler
noun, a person or thing that tickles.
Natalie
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
Rockies
noun, Rocky Mountains.
rockets
noun, any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
antero-
section
noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
calando
adverb, in a slower, softer manner.
ordinal
noun, an ordinal number or numeral.
nucleo-
Caldera
noun, a large, basinlike depression resulting from the explosion or collapse of the center of a volcano.
candela
noun, a basic unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined as the luminous intensity of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 10 12 hertz and that has a radiant intensity of 1/683 watt/steradian: adopted in 1979 as the international standard of luminous intensity. Abbreviation: Cd.
candier
tickers
noun, a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
lurdans
noun, a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
diurnal
noun, Liturgy. a service book containing offices for the daily hours of prayer.
canular
adjective, cannular.
ascared
adjective, afraid; scared.
canulas
noun, cannula.
utricle
noun, a small sac or baglike body, as an air-filled cavity in a seaweed.
Lusatia
noun, a region in E Germany and SW Poland, between the Elbe and Oder rivers.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
anlaces
noun, anelace.
Oakdale
noun, a town in E Minnesota.
luteins
noun, Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
Aruntas
noun, Aranda.
elastic
noun, webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
elastin
noun, a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
cardias
noun, an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
rotunda
noun, a round building, especially one with a dome.
elation
noun, a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
Oakland
noun, a seaport in W California, on San Francisco Bay.
anklets
noun, a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
cardio-
Arundel
noun, a town in S West Sussex, in S England: castle.
ascarid
noun, any nematode of the family Ascaridae; roundworm.
unitard
noun, a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
candies
noun, any of a variety of confections made with sugar, syrup, etc., often combined with chocolate, fruit, nuts, etc.
cankers
noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
Candiot
noun, a Cretan.
candles
noun, a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
nutrias
noun, the coypu.
candors
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
nailers
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
Tancred
noun, 1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
saunter
noun, a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
anoraks
noun, a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
areolas
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
diurons
noun, a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
Saundra
noun, a female given name.
Saucier
noun, a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
acarids
noun, an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
acarine
noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
eductor
noun, ejector (def 3).
canters
noun, an easy gallop.
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.
cantles
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
acaroid
adjective, resembling a mite or tick.
rondeau
noun, Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
askarel
noun, any of the class of synthetic, nonflammable, liquid dielectrics used chiefly for insulation in transformers.
doeskin
noun, the skin of a doe.
lunatic
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
Nidaros
noun, former name of Trondheim.
audiles
noun, a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
Dunarea
noun, Romanian name of the Dvina.
Durante
noun, James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
auditor
noun, a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
Nilotes
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
astrol.
astroid
noun, a hypocycloid with four cusps.
durians
noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
auklets
noun, any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
utensil
noun, any of the instruments or vessels commonly used in a kitchen, dairy, etc.:
Durance
noun, incarceration or imprisonment (often used in the phrase durance vile).
turdine
adjective, belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
Nicolet
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
Donetsk
noun, a city in E Ukraine, in the Donets Basin.
araneid
noun, a member of the order Araneae (Araneida), comprising the spiders.
astride
preposition, with a leg on each side of; straddling:
nickers
noun, a person or thing that nicks.
Nordica
noun, Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
saltire
noun, an ordinary in the form of a cross with arms running diagonally from the dexter chief to the sinister base and from the sinister chief to the dexter base; St. Andrew's cross.
turacos
noun, touraco.
Scarlet
noun, a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
nitrous
adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
Turkana
noun, a member of a seminomadic people of northwestern Kenya and bordering areas of Uganda.
Nicetas
noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
noetics
noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
dunites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
Aterian
adjective, of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
nodular
adjective, of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
dornick
noun, a stout linen cloth, especially one of a damask linen.
arcuate
adjective, bent or curved like a bow.
nodical
adjective, of or relating to a node or the nodes.
uncorks
verb (used with object), to draw the cork from.
oneidas
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
Turlock
noun, a town in central California.
noctule
noun, a large reddish insectivorous bat, Nyctalus noctula, common to Europe and Asia.
noctuid
noun, Also called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.
asunder
adverb, adjective, into separate parts; in or into pieces:
Noludar
dunkers
noun, a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
onliest
Idioms, only too, as a matter of fact; extremely: unfortunately; very:
atresia
noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
rodents
noun, a rodent mammal.
taurine
noun, a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
sclero-
auction
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
Aurelia
noun, moon jellyfish.
auricle
noun, Anatomy. the projecting outer portion of the ear; pinna. Also called auricular appendage. an ear-shaped appendage projecting from each atrium of the heart. (loosely) the atrium.
ordeals
noun, any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
antiars
noun, the upas tree.
Ukraina
noun, Ukraine.
scouter
noun, a person who scouts.
tunicle
noun, a vestment worn over the alb by subdeacons, as at the celebration of the Mass, and by bishops.
Tarasco
noun, Tarascan.
earlock
noun, a lock of hair worn near or in front of the ear.
tanrecs
noun, tenrec.
duikers
noun, any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
nectars
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
notices
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
asocial
adjective, not sociable or gregarious; withdrawn from society.
Tardieu
noun, André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
tankers
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
Ukraine
noun, a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Capital: Kiev.
tundras
noun, one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
Scutari
noun, Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
sealant
noun, a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
ordains
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
nourice
noun, a nurse.
Caelian
noun, the southeastern hill of the seven hills of ancient Rome.
caesura
noun, Prosody. a break, especially a sense pause, usually near the middle of a verse, and marked in scansion by a double vertical line, as in know then thyself ‖ presume not God to scan.
tedious
adjective, marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
scandal
noun, a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
Astaire
noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
saltine
noun, a crisp, salted cracker.
uncoils
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
astound
adjective, Archaic. astonished; astounded.
Donatus
noun, early-4th-century bishop of Casae Nigrae in northern Africa: leader of a heretical Christian group. Compare Donatist.
saltier
noun, saltire.
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
neutro-
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
neutral
noun, a person or a nation that remains neutral, as in a controversy or war.
donates
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
saltern
noun, a saltworks.
anurias
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
Austria
noun, a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
sandlot
noun, a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
Austro-
Tuonela
noun, the afterworld, an island on which the sun and moon never shine.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
Scandia
noun, scandium oxide.
undocks
verb (used with object), to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
dulcets
noun, an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
Rostand
noun, Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Antlers
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
salient
noun, a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
lunkers
noun, something unusually large for its kind.
nodules
noun, a small node, knot, or knob.
unlaces
verb (used with object), to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
loiters
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
tendril
noun, a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
sarcoid
noun, a growth resembling a sarcoma.
outlaid
noun, an expending or spending, as of money.
outland
noun, Usually, outlands. the outlying districts or remote regions of a country; provinces:
uncials
noun, an uncial letter.
central
noun, a main telephone exchange. a telephone operator at such an exchange.
cateran
noun, (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
outlier
noun, something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of, as a cow far from the rest of the herd, or a distant island belonging to a cluster of islands:
Catalin
entails
noun, the act of entailing.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
acetoin
noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
catkins
noun, a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
catlike
adjective, resembling or typical of a cat:
dineros
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
lockets
noun, a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
catouse
noun, New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
Londres
noun, a cylindrically shaped cigar of medium to large size.
outride
noun, Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
lockers
noun, a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
tsarina
noun, czarina.
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).
Andrias
noun, a city in Apulia, S Italy.
Oceanid
noun, any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
sarcode
noun, protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
tinders
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
Caserta
noun, a city in S Italy, near Naples.
Lorient
noun, a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
centri-
Oceanus
noun, a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
sidero-
satanic
adjective, of Satan.
Andreas
noun, a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
Castile
noun, Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
outdare
verb (used with object), to surpass in daring.
side-on
adverb, with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
Dracula
noun, (italics) a novel (1897) by Bram Stoker.
Loraine
noun, a female given name, form of Lorraine.
disrate
verb (used with object), to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
octanes
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
sardine
noun, the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
caudate
adjective, having a tail or taillike appendage.
sidecar
noun, a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
dilator
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
dilates
verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
Sinaloa
noun, a state in W Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of California. 22,582 sq. mi. (58,485 sq. km). Capital: Culiacán.
outrank
verb (used with object), to have a higher rank than:
truckle
noun, truckle bed.
Celadon
noun, any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
Saracen
noun, History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
oculist
noun, ophthalmologist.
diluent
noun, a diluting substance.
Celosia
noun, any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes. Compare cockscomb (def 3).
tinkers
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
Sinatra
noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
centaur
noun, Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
tinkles
noun, a tinkling sound or tune.
linters
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
Ericson
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).
rickets
noun, a disease of childhood, characterized by softening of the bones as a result of inadequate intake of vitamin D and insufficient exposure to sunlight, also associated with impaired calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
centals
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
sinuate
adjective, bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
acinous
adjective, consisting of acini.
entoils
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
cauline
adjective, of or relating to a stem, especially pertaining to or arising from the upper part of a stem.
caudles
noun, a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
Lockean
noun, an adherent of the philosophy of Locke.
linocut
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
entrail
plural noun, the internal parts of the trunk of an animal body.
unleads
verb (used with object), Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
outline
noun, the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded; contour.
Ancaeus
noun, a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
locates
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
acetous
adjective, containing or producing acetic acid.
take-in
noun, a deception, fraud, or imposition.
caulker
noun, a person who caulks the seams of boats or the like.
unlades
verb (used with object), to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
arnicas
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
loaners
noun, a person or thing that loans.
outrace
verb (used with object), to race or run faster than:
loaders
noun, a person or thing that loads.
caution
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
trundle
noun, a small wheel, roller, or the like.
dilutes
adjective, reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
rondels
noun, Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
aristo-
enduros
noun, an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
Artesia
noun, a city in S California.
Carline
noun, an old woman.
article
noun, a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
Linacre
noun, Thomas, 1460?–1521, English humanist, translator, scholar, and physician.
erotica
noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
Carlita
noun, a female given name.
carload
noun, the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
Linares
noun, a city in S Spain.
Sarcina
noun, any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
cerato-
oatcake
noun, a cake, usually thin and brittle, made of oatmeal.
sanicle
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
Carlota
noun, 1840–1927, wife of Maximillian: empress of Mexico 1864–67 (daughter of Leopold I of Belgium).
duckers
noun, a person or thing that ducks.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
outside
noun, the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
lucarne
noun, a dormer window.
drastic
adjective, acting with force or violence; violent.
Ariadne
noun, Classical Mythology. a daughter of Minos and Pasiphaë who gave Theseus the thread by which he escaped from the labyrinth: deserted by Theseus on Naxos, she became the bride of Dionysus.
discant
noun, Also, discantus [dis-kan-tuh s] /dɪsˈkæn təs/ (Show IPA). Music. a 13th-century polyphonic style with strict mensural meter in all the voice parts, in contrast to the metrically free organum of the period.
eluants
noun, a liquid used for elution.
carinas
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
acedias
noun, sloth (def 1). Compare deadly sins.
roulade
noun, a musical embellishment consisting of a rapid succession of tones sung to a single syllable.
unasked
adjective, not asked:
duckies
noun, (used as a term of endearment or familiarity) dear; sweetheart; darling; pet.
talions
noun, lex talionis.
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.
Dickson
noun, Leonard Eugene, 1874–1954, U.S. mathematician.
artisan
noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
erotics
noun, an erotic poem.
dourine
noun, an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
Lucinda
noun, a female given name, form of Lucy.
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.
uncloak
verb (used with object), to remove the cloak from.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
sainted
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
cariole
noun, a small, open, two-wheeled vehicle.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
caritas
noun, charity.
discern
verb (used with object), to perceive by the sight or some other sense or by the intellect; see, recognize, or apprehend:
acerous
adjective, acerose1 .
sickout
noun, an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.
alunite
noun, a mineral, a hydrous sulfate of potassium and aluminum, KAl 3 (SO 4) 2 (OH) 6 , commonly occurring in fine-grained masses.
Lucania
noun, an ancient region in S Italy, NW of the Gulf of Taranto.
cartels
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Saladin
noun, (Salāh-ed-Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb) 1137–93, sultan of Egypt and Syria 1175–93: opponent of Crusaders.
Sialkot
noun, a city in NE Pakistan: military station.
unclose
verb (used with or without object), to bring or come out of a closed state; open.
Lourdes
noun, a city in SW France: Roman Catholic shrine famed for miraculous cures.
talcose
adjective, containing or composed largely of talc.
Erikson
noun, Erik (Homburger) [hom-bur-ger] /ˈhɒm bɜr gər/ (Show IPA), 1902–94, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Germany.
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
loudens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become loud.
arsenal
noun, a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military equipment for land or naval service.
arseno-
encrust
verb (used with or without object), incrust.
androus
Dionaea
noun, the Venus's-flytrap.
acetals
noun, Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
rinceau
noun, an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
acetins
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Sickert
noun, Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
tuckers
noun, a person or thing that tucks.
centro-
ocarina
noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
carouse
noun, carousal.
Unkelos
noun, Onkelos.
directs
adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
aneuria
noun, neurasthenia.
carnose
adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
outsail
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
Santali
noun, the Munda language spoken by the Santal.
carnous
adjective, carnose.
carotin
noun, carotene.
Setaria
noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
roundel
noun, something round or circular.
carnies
noun, a person employed by a carnival.
elusion
noun, the act of eluding; evasion.
Salerno
noun, a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
aneroid
noun, aneroid barometer.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
carnets
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
carotid
noun, Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
danseur
noun, a male ballet dancer.
routine
noun, a customary or regular course of procedure.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
intro.
Roseau
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
dulias
noun, veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
dunite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
rankle
verb (used with object), to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
inlace
verb (used with object), enlace.
instr.
drinks
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
duckie
adjective, ducky1 .
intake
noun, the place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel, pipe, etc.
Ronald
noun, a male given name: from Scandinavian words meaning “counsel” and “rule.”.
ducats
noun, any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284. Compare sequin (def 2).
insoul
verb (used with object), ensoul.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
ducker
noun, a person or thing that ducks.
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
Duarte
noun, a city in SW California.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
rondel
noun, Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting usually of 14 lines on two rhymes, of which four are made up of the initial couplet repeated in the middle and at the end, with the second line of the couplet sometimes being omitted at the end.
insult
noun, an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
rundle
noun, a rung of a ladder.
redout
noun, a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
strake
noun, Nautical. a continuous course of planks or plates on a ship forming a hull shell, deck, etc.
insula
noun, a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
insole
noun, the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
ductor
noun, the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
droits
noun, a legal right or claim.
dulcet
noun, an organ stop resembling the dulciana but an octave higher.
intra-
drouks
verb (used with object), to wet thoroughly; drench.
inlaut
noun, medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
Roland
noun, Italian Orlando. the greatest of the paladins in the Charlemagne cycle of the chansons de geste, renowned for his prowess and the manner of his death in the battle of Roncesvalles (a.d. 778), also for his five days' combat with Oliver in which neither was the victor.
drunks
noun, an intoxicated person.
reduct
verb (used with object), to reduce.
inroad
noun, a damaging or serious encroachment:
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
intoed
adjective, having inwardly turned toes.
stound
noun, Archaic. a short time; short while.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
duiker
noun, any of several small African antelopes of the Cephalophus, Sylvicapra, and related genera, the males and often the females having short, spikelike horns: some are endangered.
insect
noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
inter.
telson
noun, the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
rental
noun, an amount received or paid as rent.
inkles
noun, a linen tape used for trimmings.
Elinor
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
enacts
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Eluard
noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), (Eugène Grindel) 1895–1952, French poet.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
sunlit
adjective, lighted by the sun.
eluant
noun, a liquid used for elution.
talers
noun, thaler.
sunket
noun, something, especially something to eat.
retail
noun, the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
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.
sunder
verb (used with object), to separate; part; divide; sever.
Talien
noun, Wade-Giles. Dalian.
sundae
noun, ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
elints
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
sultan
noun, the sovereign of an Islamic country.
iatro-
Eudora
noun, a female given name.
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
suited
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
ickers
noun, the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
talkie
noun, talking picture.
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
result
noun, something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
elands
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
eikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Idaean
adjective, of, pertaining to, associated with, or inhabiting Mount Ida in Asia Minor or Crete.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
Euclid
noun, flourished c300 b.c, Greek geometrician and educator at Alexandria.
resoil
verb (used with object), to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
taenia
noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
eructs
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
erotic
noun, an erotic poem.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
tailed
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
Escaut
noun, French name of Scheldt.
routes
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
ruanas
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
escort
noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
escudo
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
rictus
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
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.
rident
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Ruanda
noun, a member of a people living in Rwanda and the E Democratic Republic of the Congo.
enduro
noun, an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
sutler
noun, (formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
tackle
noun, equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing:
Enkidu
noun, the servant and friend of Gilgamesh.
enlist
verb (used with object), to engage for military service:
etalon
noun, an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
takins
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
enrols
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
rounds
noun, any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
Estrin
noun, estrone.
estral
adjective, estrous.
ensoul
verb (used with object), to endow with a soul.
entail
noun, the act of entailing.
entoil
verb (used with object), to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
Eolian
noun, Aeolian2 (def 3).
educts
noun, something educed; eduction.
reskin
verb (used with object), to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of:
Strand
noun, the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
tarsia
noun, intarsia.
relict
noun, Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
Tarlac
noun, a city on N central Luzon, in the N Philippines.
incurs
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
duties
noun, something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
Dustin
noun, a male given name.
incuse
noun, an incuse figure or impression.
indecl
indole
noun, a colorless to yellowish solid, C 8 H 7 N, having a low melting point and a fecal odor, found in the oil of jasmine and clove and as a putrefaction product from animals' intestines: used in perfumery and as a reagent.
Duster
noun, a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
Indore
noun, a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
taroks
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
durocs
noun, one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
induc.
tarsal
noun, a tarsal bone, joint, or the like.
induce
verb (used with object), to lead or move by persuasion or influence, as to some action or state of mind:
incult
adjective, wild; rude; unrefined.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
durian
noun, the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
Tarski
noun, Alfred, 1902–1983, U.S. mathematician and logician, born in Poland.
rodent
noun, a rodent mammal.
Durant
noun, Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
induct
verb (used with object), to install in an office, benefice, position, etc., especially with formal ceremonies:
durain
noun, the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
tarso-
Dunois
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
indues
verb (used with object), endue.
Dunker
noun, a member of the Church of the Brethren, a denomination of Christians founded in Germany in 1708 and later reorganized in the U.S., characterized by the practice of trine immersion, the celebration of a love feast accompanying the Lord's Supper, and opposition to the taking of oaths and to military service.
indult
noun, a dispensation granted often temporarily by the pope, permitting a deviation from church law.
tauro-
streak
noun, a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like:
rosace
noun, rosette (def 3).
Eakins
noun, Thomas, 1844–1916, U.S. painter.
ideals
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
Stroud
noun, a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
rotund
adjective, round in shape; rounded:
roadie
noun, a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
rocket
noun, any of various simple or complex tubelike devices containing combustibles that on being ignited liberate gases whose action propels the tube through the air: used for pyrotechnic effect, signaling, carrying a lifeline, hurling explosives at an enemy, putting a space vehicle into orbit, etc.
taluks
noun, a hereditary estate.
ideata
noun, (in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind. Compare datum (def 3).
editor
noun, a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
Edison
noun, Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
idlers
noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
resail
verb (used without object), to sail back or again.
tankas
noun, a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
riatas
noun, a lariat.
suckle
verb (used with object), to nurse at the breast or udder.
sucker
noun, a person or thing that sucks.
studio
noun, the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
eclats
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
Rockne
noun, Knute (Kenneth) [noot] /nut/ (Show IPA), 1888–1931, U.S. football coach, born in Norway.
incest
noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
tanrec
noun, tenrec.
tanker
noun, a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
reluct
verb (used without object), to struggle (against something); rebel.
tanked
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
eclair
noun, a finger-shaped cream puff, filled with whipped cream, custard, or pastry cream, often coated with icing.
incase
verb (used with object), encase.
stroke
noun, the act or an instance of striking, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; a blow.
strick
noun, a group of any of the major bast fibers, as flax or jute, prepared for conversion into sliver form.
Renata
noun, a female given name.
stride
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
strike
noun, an act or instance of striking.
Strine
noun, Australian English.
strode
noun, a striding manner or a striding gait.
struck
noun, an act or instance of striking.
oilers
noun, a person or thing that oils.
intros
noun, an introduction.
Lucian
noun, a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
Serkin
noun, Rudolf [roo-dolf;; German roo-dawlf] /ˈru dɒlf;; German ˈruˌdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1903–91, U.S. pianist, born in Bohemia.
lucres
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
luckie
noun, lucky2 .
Osetic
adjective, noun, Ossetic.
Lucite
lucida
noun, the brightest star in a constellation.
Salian
noun, a Salian Frank.
osteal
adjective, osseous.
Ostend
noun, a seaport in NW Belgium.
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
lucent
adjective, shining.
Lukacs
noun, George, 1885–1971, Hungarian literary critic.
Ostiak
noun, Ostyak.
Luanda
noun, a female given name: from a Bantu word meaning “melody.”.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
setula
noun, a short, blunt seta.
Seurat
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
Ostler
noun, hostler.
Salado
noun, Rí·o [ree-oh;; Spanish ree-aw] /ˈri oʊ;; Spanish ˈri ɔ/ (Show IPA) a river in N Argentina, flowing SE to the Paraná River. About 1200 miles (1930 km) long.
Louise
noun, Lake, a glacial lake in W Canada, in SW Alberta in the Canadian Rockies: resort. 5670 feet (1728 meters) above sea level.
louies
noun, looie.
louden
verb (used with or without object), to make or become loud.
luetic
adjective, syphilitic.
serial
noun, anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine.
ounces
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
lutein
noun, Also called xanthophyll. a yellow-red, water-insoluble, crystalline, carotenoid alcohol, C 40 H 56 O 2 , found in the petals of marigold and certain other flowers, egg yolk, algae, and corpora lutea: used chiefly in the biochemical study of the carotenoids.
nacres
noun, mother-of-pearl.
Orinda
noun, a town in W California.
nacred
adjective, lined with or resembling nacre.
Sendai
noun, a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
sendal
noun, a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
Senlac
noun, a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
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.
lutose
adjective, covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
luteo-
lustre
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
luster
noun, the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Lusaka
noun, a city in and the capital of Zambia, in the S central part.
lurdan
noun, a lazy, stupid, loutish fellow.
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
saline
noun, a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
lunker
noun, something unusually large for its kind.
lunies
noun, a lunatic.
Salina
noun, a saline marsh, spring, or the like.
lunate
noun, Anatomy. the second bone from the thumb side of the proximal row of bones of the carpus.
lunars
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
salade
noun, sallet.
sicken
verb (used with or without object), to make or become sick.
naiads
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
drecks
noun, excrement; dung.
Lister
noun, Also called lister plow, middlebreaker, middlebuster. a plow with a double moldboard, used to prepare the ground for planting by producing furrows and ridges.
listen
Verb phrases, listen in, to listen to a radio or television broadcast: to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
listed
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
sinker
noun, a person or thing that sinks.
lionet
noun, a young or small lion.
linter
noun, linters, short cotton fibers that stick to seeds after a first ginning.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
linked
noun, one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
Siouan
noun, an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
liners
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
linear
adjective, of, consisting of, or using lines:
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
likuta
noun, a paper money, aluminum coin, and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the 100th part of a zaire.
sailer
noun, a vessel propelled by a sail or sails.
racial
adjective, of or relating to the social construct of race:
likens
verb (used with object), to represent as similar or like; compare:
Lieut.
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
lidars
noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
liters
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
litres
noun, liter.
sicker
noun, (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
Loiret
noun, a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
sickle
noun, an implement for cutting grain, grass, etc., consisting of a curved, hooklike blade mounted in a short handle.
ouster
noun, expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
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.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
Lorens
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Lorena
noun, a female given name.
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.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
loners
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
loiter
verb (used with object), to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
lodens
noun, a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
silure
plural noun, a British Celtic tribe resident in southeastern Wales at the time of the Roman conquest of Britain.
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
locket
noun, a small case for a miniature portrait, a lock of hair, or other keepsake, usually worn on a necklace.
locker
noun, a chest, drawer, compartment, closet, or the like, that may be locked, especially one at a gymnasium, school, etc. for storage and safekeeping of clothing and valuables.
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.
locate
verb (used with object), to identify or discover the place or location of:
silent
noun, Usually, silents. silent films.
loaner
noun, a person or thing that loans.
loader
noun, a person or thing that loads.
silken
adjective, made of silk.
Silone
noun, Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
nadirs
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
nailer
noun, a person or thing that drives nails, as a machine that drives nails automatically.
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
sandal
noun, a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
scaler
noun, a person or thing that scales.
notice
noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
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.
Sandie
noun, a male given name, form of Sandro.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Nordic
noun, a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
Nordau
noun, Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
Sander
noun, a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
scato-
Noetic
adjective, of or relating to the mind.
scalar
noun, Mathematics, Physics. a quantity possessing only magnitude. Compare vector (def 1a).
Oneida
noun, a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
nodule
noun, a small node, knot, or knob.
sancta
noun, a sacred or holy place.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
sclent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
scler-
sclera
noun, a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
salute
noun, Military. the special act of respect paid in saluting. the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
Saluki
noun, (sometimes lowercase) one of a breed of black and tan, white, gold, or tricolor dogs resembling the greyhound and having fringes of long hair on the ears, legs, and thighs, raised originally in Egypt and southwestern Asia.
onside
adjective, adverb, not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
scaled
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.
nuclei
noun, plural of nucleus.
nitres
noun, niter.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
sarco-
Sardou
noun, Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
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.
Sarouk
noun, a tightly woven Oriental rug with soft colors and, usually, a center design.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
octane
noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
octads
noun, a group or series of eight.
ockers
noun, an uncultured Australian male.
Santal
noun, sandalwood.
Sandor
noun, a male given name.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
Sandro
noun, a male given name.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
sauced
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
saucer
noun, a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
Sandra
noun, a female given name, form of Alexandra.
nutria
noun, the coypu.
saurel
noun, any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
oldest
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
nitro-
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
nasute
noun, a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
necro-
Neckar
noun, a river in SW Germany, flowing N and NE from the Black Forest, then W to the Rhine River. 246 miles (395 km) long.
ordeal
noun, any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial.
secant
noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
Nautes
noun, (in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
nausea
noun, sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
Nature
noun, the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
second
noun, a second part.
Natick
noun, a town in E Massachusetts, W of Boston.
natals
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
ordain
verb (used with object), to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
NASCAR
noun, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
sector
noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
narial
adjective, of or relating to the nares or nostrils.
oreads
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
narcos
noun, narc.
narco-
secund
adjective, arranged on one side only; unilateral.
orenda
noun, a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
oriels
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
naleds
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
nectar
noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
nicads
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
Nilote
noun, a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Scoter
noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Nicole
noun, a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
nicker
noun, a person or thing that nicks.
nickel
noun, Chemistry. a hard, silvery-white, ductile and malleable metallic element, allied to iron and cobalt, not readily oxidized: used chiefly in alloys, in electroplating, and as a catalyst in organic synthesis. Symbol: Ni; atomic weight: 58.71; atomic number: 28; specific gravity: 8.9 at 20°C.
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.
Oradea
noun, a city in NW Romania.
Nicaea
noun, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
saltie
noun, an ocean-going sailor.
nerols
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Salter
noun, a person who makes or sells salt.
Salten
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
salted
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
neurol
neuro-
neural
adjective, of or relating to a nerve or the nervous system.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
screak
noun, a screech.
Neruda
noun, Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
Racine
noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
Skanda
noun, the Hindu god of war.
redial
noun, automatic redial.
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
sorted
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
kinase
noun, a transferase that catalyzes the phosphorylation of a substrate by ATP.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
Ruskin
noun, John, 1819–1900, English author, art critic, and social reformer.
kilter
noun, good condition; order:
re-act
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
kilted
noun, any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
Kidron
noun, a ravine E of Jerusalem, leading to the Mount of Olives: traditionally identified by Jewish, Christian, and Muslim religions as the Valley of Decision, the place of final judgment. Joel 3:2, 12.
realia
plural noun, Education. objects, as coins, tools, etc., used by a teacher to illustrate everyday living.
kernos
noun, a Mycenaean ceramic piece, usually in the form of a ring, to which were attached a number of cups or vases.
rustic
noun, a country person.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
souter
noun, a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
reatas
noun, riata.
recant
verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
recast
noun, a recasting.
kerat-
Kerala
noun, a state in SW India: formerly the regions of Travancore and Cochin. 15,005 sq. mi. (38,836 sq. km). Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.
Stacia
noun, a female given name.
Kelson
noun, keelson.
keloid
noun, an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue, as on the site of a surgical incision.
Kedron
noun, Kidron.
kindle
noun, a litter of kittens, rabbits, etc.
kirtle
noun, a woman's loose gown, worn in the Middle Ages.
Keaton
noun, Buster (Joseph Francis Keaton) 1895–1966, U.S. film comedian and director.
koines
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
rustle
noun, the sound made by anything that rustles:
ratals
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
ratans
noun, rattan.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
Korean
noun, a native or inhabitant of South Korea or North Korea.
Solent
noun, The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
Konrad
noun, a male given name.
Solera
noun, (especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
ratels
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
solute
noun, the substance dissolved in a given solution.
Kiruna
noun, a city in N Sweden: important iron-mining center.
koalas
noun, a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
knurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
sonata
noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
knouts
noun, a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
Sondra
noun, a female given name.
kneads
verb (used with object), to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
K-line
noun, one of a series of lines (K-series) in the x-ray spectrum of an atom corresponding to radiation (K-radiation) produced by the transition of an electron to the K-shell.
Kleist
noun, (Bernd) Heinrich (Wilhelm) von [bernt hahyn-rikh vil-helm fuh n] /bɛrnt ˈhaɪn rɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm fən/ (Show IPA), 1777–1811, German poet, dramatist, and story writer.
Sorata
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
Kistna
noun, former name of Krishna (def 2).
stadia
noun, a method of surveying in which distances are read by noting the interval on a graduated rod intercepted by two parallel cross hairs (stadia hairs or stadia wires) mounted in the telescope of a surveying instrument, the rod being placed at one end of the distance to be measured and the surveying instrument at the other.
stadle
noun, staddle.
rastle
verb (used with or without object), wrestle.
redact
verb (used with object), to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
Itasca
noun, Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
sterol
noun, any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
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.
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
Isolde
noun, German name of Iseult.
Isolda
noun, a female given name, form of Iseult.
rectos
rectus
noun, any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
Island
noun, a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
Iseult
noun, Also, Yseult. German Isolde. Arthurian Romance. the daughter of a king of Ireland who became the wife of King Mark of Cornwall: she was the beloved of Tristram. daughter of the king of Brittany, and wife of Tristram.
stinko
adjective, drunk.
recti-
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.
redans
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
stoked
adjective, exhilarated; excited.
stoker
noun, a person or thing that stokes.
irades
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
stolen
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
stolid
adjective, not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive.
stoned
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
iodate
noun, Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
steric
adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
steno-
Kearns
noun, a town in N Utah, near Salt Lake City.
Karens
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
kauris
noun, Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
Kaunda
noun, Kenneth (David) born 1924, Zambian political leader: first president 1964–91.
Kaunas
noun, a city in S central Lithuania.
kation
noun, cation.
reckon
Verb phrases, reckon with, to include in consideration or planning; anticipate: to deal with:
Kastro
noun, Mytilene (def 2).
karuna
noun, the universal compassion of a Bodhisattva.
stance
noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
recoil
noun, an act of recoiling.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
Kaduna
noun, a city in central Nigeria.
karats
noun, a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
karate
noun, a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by striking sensitive areas on an attacker's body with the hands, elbows, knees, or feet. Compare judo, jujitsu.
kaolin
noun, a fine white clay used in the manufacture of porcelain.
Kanuri
noun, a member of a people living in northeast Nigeria and in Niger.
Kantor
noun, MacKinlay [muh-kin-lee] /məˈkɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1904–77, U.S. novelist.
kantar
noun, (in some Middle Eastern countries) a unit of weight corresponding to the hundredweight, but varying in different localities.
kalian
noun, a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
rectal
adjective, of, relating to, or for the rectum.
Kaiser
noun, a German emperor.
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
Kailua
noun, a city on SE Oahu, in Hawaii.
koruna
noun, an aluminum bronze coin and monetary unit of the Czech Republic, equal to 100 halers. Abbreviation: Kčs.
solder
noun, any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
liards
noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
latria
noun, the supreme worship, which may be offered to God only.
Slater
noun, a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
slicer
noun, a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
slider
noun, a person or thing that slides.
Laurie
noun, a female given name, form of Laura.
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
Lauren
noun, a female given name.
lauras
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
Launce
noun, sand lance.
Lauder
noun, Sir Harry (MacLennan) [muh-klen-uh n] /məˈklɛn ən/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, Scottish balladeer and composer.
lauans
noun, Philippine mahogany.
Latona
noun, the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
learnt
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of learn.
latkes
noun, a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Latina
noun, a woman of Latin-American descent.
latens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
Sloane
noun, Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
Lasker
noun, Emanuel [ey-mah-noo-el] /eɪˈmɑ nu ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1868–1941, German chess player, mathematician, and author.
lascar
noun, an East Indian sailor.
Larkin
noun, Philip, 1922–85, English poet and critic.
Larine
adjective, characteristic of or resembling a gull.
lariat
noun, a long, noosed rope used to catch horses, cattle, or other livestock; lasso.
learns
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
lectin
noun, any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
Laredo
noun, a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
racket
noun, a loud noise or clamor, especially of a disturbing or confusing kind; din; uproar:
skater
noun, a person who skates.
lianas
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
leuko-
Leukas
noun, Levkas.
Leucon
noun, a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.
leuco-
Leucas
noun, Levkas.
lesion
noun, an injury; hurt; wound.
Lerida
noun, a city in NE Spain.
rackle
adjective, headstrong; rash.
radian
noun, the measure of a central angle subtending an arc equal in length to the radius: equal to 57.2958°. Abbreviation: rad.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
Leonid
noun, any of a shower of meteors occurring around November 15 and appearing to radiate from a point in the constellation Leo.
radeau
noun, an armed scow, variously rigged, used as a floating battery during the American Revolution.
lentic
adjective, pertaining to or living in still water.
sklent
noun, any slanting surface, as a slope.
Lenoir
noun, Jean Joseph Étienne [zhahn zhoh-zef ey-tyen] /ʒɑ̃ ʒoʊˈzɛf eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1822–1900, French inventor.
Lencas
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
radial
noun, a radial section or construction.
Lenard
noun, Philipp [fee-lip] /ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1862–1947, German physicist, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize 1905.
slaker
noun, a person or thing that slakes.
lector
noun, a lecturer in a college or university.
sluice
noun, an artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
lardon
noun, a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.
Kosice
noun, a city in SE Slovakia.
kurtas
noun, a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
raised
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
sacker
noun, bagger (def 1).
lacuna
noun, a gap or missing part, as in a manuscript, series, or logical argument; hiatus.
rancid
adjective, having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
lacto-
ranids
noun, frog1 (def 2).
lacker
noun, a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
ranket
noun, a double-reed wind instrument of the 16th and 17th centuries.
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
socket
noun, a hollow part or piece for receiving and holding some part or thing.
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
ladens
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
ranula
noun, a cystic tumor formed beneath the tongue, caused by obstruction of the sublingual or submaxillary gland or of a mucous gland.
solace
noun, comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
solate
verb (used with object), to change from a gel to a sol.
krauts
noun, Informal. sauerkraut.
Rascal
noun, a base, dishonest, or unscrupulous person.
kraits
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
kraals
noun, an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
Soldan
noun, the ruler of an Islamic country.
Kosrae
noun, an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 42 sq. mi. (109 sq. km).
rutile
noun, a common mineral, titanium dioxide, TiO 2 , usually reddish-brown in color with a brilliant metallic or adamantine luster, occurring in crystals: used to coat welding rods.
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
sacral
adjective, of or relating to sacred rites or observances.
ladies
noun, a woman who is refined, polite, and well-spoken:
lanose
adjective, lanate.
Landau
noun, a four-wheeled, two-seated carriage with a top made in two parts that may be let down or folded back.
Lanier
noun, Sidney, 1842–81, U.S. poet and literary scholar.
radio-
Landus
noun, Lando.
Landor
noun, Walter Savage, 1775–1864, English poet and prose writer.
radios
noun, wireless telegraphy or telephony:
Landis
noun, Kenesaw Mountain [ken-uh-saw] /ˈkɛn əˌsɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.
Landes
noun, a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
radius
noun, a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
radons
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
Lander
noun, a space probe designed to land on a planet or other solid celestial body.
lancet
noun, a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
Ladino
noun, Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
lances
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lancer
noun, a cavalry soldier armed with a lance.
radula
noun, a chitinous band in the mouth of most mollusks, set with numerous, minute, horny teeth and drawn backward and forward over the floor of the mouth in the process of breaking up food.
Raetic
noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
lanate
adjective, woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
Lanark
noun, a historic county in S Scotland.
lanais
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
sacro-
lakers
noun, a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
sacred
adjective, devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
lairds
noun, a landed proprietor.
driest
noun, a prohibitionist.
citole
noun, cittern.
cinder
noun, a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
crudes
noun, crude oil.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
Arunta
noun, Aranda.
traiks
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
Asante
noun, Ashanti.
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
croute
noun, crust.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
ascend
verb (used with object), to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
Artaud
noun, Antonin [ahn-taw-nan] /ɑ̃ tɔˈnɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1948, French actor, poet, and drama critic.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
ascent
noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
ultra-
croaks
noun, the act or sound of croaking.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
Ulster
noun, a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
Creusa
noun, the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
cretin
noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Cretan
noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
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.
artels
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
cruets
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
aslant
adverb, at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
tousle
noun, a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
culets
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
toucan
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
cuesta
noun, a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
arnica
noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
cueist
noun, a billiard player.
Arnold
noun, Benedict, 1741–1801, American general in the Revolutionary War who became a traitor.
aroids
noun, any plant of the arum family.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
uncial
noun, an uncial letter.
cteno-
uncase
verb (used with object), to remove from a case; remove the case from.
around
Idioms, been around, having had much worldly experience:
C-star
noun, carbon star.
arouse
verb (used with object), to stir to action or strong response; excite:
traces
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
arsen-
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
trades
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
cruise
noun, the act of cruising.
Askari
noun, a native African police officer or soldier, especially one serving a colonial administration.
credos
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
unclad
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of unclothe.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Tuscan
noun, the standard literary form of the Italian language.
trance
noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Coster
noun, costermonger.
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
Atkins
noun, Chester ("Chet") 1924–2001, U.S. country-and-western singer and musician.
atonal
adjective, of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
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.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
tranks
noun, a tranquilizer.
tra-la
noun, nonsense syllables sung as a refrain, expressing gaiety.
trans.
turkis
noun, the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
Coruna
noun, La Coruña.
Atreus
noun, the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
Cortes
noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
Turkic
noun, a family of closely related languages of southwest, central, and northern Asia and eastern Europe, including Turkish, Azerbaijani, Turkmen, Uzbek, Kirghiz, and Yakut.
corset
noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
audile
noun, a person in whose mind auditory images, rather than visual or motor images, are predominant or unusually distinct.
audio-
Audion
noun, an early type of triode.
tusker
noun, an animal with tusks, as an elephant or a wild boar.
uakari
noun, any of several medium-sized, tree-dwelling Amazon basin monkeys of the genus Cacajao, the only New World monkeys having a short tail: all are now rare.
credit
noun, commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
coutil
noun, a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
creaks
noun, a creaking sound.
asonia
noun, tone deafness.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
crates
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
Cranks
noun, Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
Crania
noun, the skull of a vertebrate.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
crakes
noun, any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
cradle
noun, a small bed for an infant, usually on rockers.
craals
noun, kraal.
couter
noun, a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
astral
adjective, pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped.
Astrid
noun, a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
astro-
astron
Cousin
noun, Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
counts
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Culion
noun, an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
celto-
CORNET
noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Uniate
noun, a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
darkle
verb (used without object), to appear dark; show indistinctly.
darkie
noun, darky.
Darken
Idioms, darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance:
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Darien
noun, Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
darics
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
anodic
adjective, pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
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.
anorak
noun, a hooded pullover jacket originally made of fur and worn in the arctic, now made of any weather-resistant fabric.
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
Darlan
noun, Jean Louis Xavier François [zhahn lwee gza-vyey frahn-swa] /ʒɑ̃ lwi gzaˈvyeɪ frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1881–1942, French naval officer and politician.
ansate
adjective, having a handle or handlelike part.
Danite
noun, a member of the tribe of Dan.
danios
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
Daniel
noun, Bible. a prophet living in Babylon during the Captivity. the book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbreviation: Dan.
toluic
adjective, of or derived from toluic acid.
dances
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
dancer
noun, a person who dances.
UNESCO
noun, an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
Undset
noun, Sigrid [sig-rid;; Norwegian si-gri] /ˈsɪg rɪd;; Norwegian ˈsɪ grɪ/ (Show IPA), 1882–1949, Norwegian novelist: Nobel prize 1928.
Danaus
noun, a ruler of Argos who ordered his 50 daughters to kill their husbands on their wedding night.
anlaut
noun, initial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
Toland
noun, Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
Dalton
noun, atomic mass unit.
unites
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
decals
noun, a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
Andric
noun, Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
andro-
deasil
adverb, clockwise or in a direction following the apparent course of the sun: considered as lucky or auspicious.
Andros
noun, Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
Andrus
noun, Andron.
unlace
verb (used with object), to loosen or undo the lacing or laces of (a pair of shoes, a corset, etc.).
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Deakin
noun, Alfred, 1856–1919, Australian statesman: prime minister 1903–04; 1905–08; 1909–10.
Deacon
noun, (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
toiles
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
darnel
noun, any of several grasses of the genus Lolium, having simple stems, flat leaves, and terminal spikes.
United
adjective, made into or caused to act as a single entity:
dautie
noun, a darling.
daunts
verb (used with object), to overcome with fear; intimidate:
Datura
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Datura, of the nightshade family, including some species grown as ornamentals and usually having funnel-shaped flowers and prickly pods: the leaves and seeds are the source of hallucinogenic alkaloids.
aniso-
Toklas
noun, Alice B. 1877–1967, U.S. author in France: friend and companion of Gertrude Stein.
anklet
noun, a sock that reaches just above the ankle.
dastur
noun, a Parsee chief priest.
anlace
noun, anelace.
dartle
verb (used with or without object), to dart or shoot forth repeatedly.
antiar
noun, the upas tree.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
cuneal
adjective, wedgelike; wedge-shaped.
cursed
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
uncoil
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
arecas
noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Custer
noun, George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
Arendt
noun, Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
Curtis
noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
Curtin
noun, John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
areola
noun, a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
Ariane
noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
cut-in
noun, Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
torsel
noun, a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
curite
noun, a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
ariels
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
curets
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
curdle
Idioms, curdle the / one's blood, to fill a person with horror or fear; terrify:
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
curate
noun, Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Arista
noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
ardent
adjective, having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
uncork
verb (used with object), to draw the cork from.
antler
noun, one of the solid deciduous horns, usually branched, of an animal of the deer family.
daiker
verb (used without object), dacker.
Antlia
noun, Astronomy. the Air Pump, a small southern constellation between Vela and Hydra.
dalasi
noun, a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Gambia, equal to 100 bututs.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
undoes
verb (used with object), to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
Dakota
noun, a former territory in the United States: divided into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota in 1889.
dakoit
noun, dacoit.
anuria
noun, the absence or suppression of urine.
undock
verb (used with object), to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station).
Dairen
noun, former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
daikon
noun, a large, elongated, white winter radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, used especially in Asian cuisine and sometimes pickled.
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
arcked
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Dacron
dacoit
noun, (in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
undies
plural noun, women's or children's underwear.
dacker
verb (used without object), to totter or stagger.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
aortas
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
under-
arcade
noun, Architecture. a series of arches supported on piers or columns. an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
arcane
adjective, known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
Cutler
noun, a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
audios
noun, Television. the audio elements of television (distinguished from video). the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound. the audio part of a television broadcast.
Cornel
noun, any tree or shrub of the genus Cornus; dogwood.
decani
adjective, of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
carnet
noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
Clarks
noun, Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
Clarke
noun, Arthur C(harles) 1917–2008, English science-fiction writer.
caries
noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
claret
noun, the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
Carina
noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
clares
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
Tucson
noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
carnal
adjective, pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its passions and appetites; sensual:
clanks
noun, a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
Carian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Caria.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
Claire
noun, Ina, 1892–1985, U.S. actress.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
clado-
Carola
noun, a female given name, form of Carol.
Triune
noun, (initial capital letter) the Trinity.
Citrus
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
Carole
noun, a female given name.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
Claude
noun, Albert, 1899–1983, U.S. biologist, born in Belgium: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1974.
cartel
noun, an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
Cardin
noun, Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
Tuinal
carats
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
clites
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
cardi-
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
cardia
noun, an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
clino-
clinks
noun, a clinking sound.
clines
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
clause
noun, Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
client
noun, a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
triode
noun, a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
Cletus
noun, Anacletus.
clerks
noun, a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
carets
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
cleoid
noun, a claw-shaped dental instrument used to remove carious material from a cavity.
cleats
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
clears
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cleans
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
cartes
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
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.
causal
adjective, of, constituting, or implying a cause.
catkin
noun, a spike of unisexual, apetalous flowers having scaly, usually deciduous bracts, as of a willow or birch.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
caudal
noun, Medicine/Medical. a caudal anesthetic.
caudle
noun, a warm drink for the sick, as of wine or ale mixed with eggs, bread, sugar, spices, etc.
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.
caulds
adjective, noun, cold.
caulks
noun, Also, caulking [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ (Show IPA). a material or substance used for caulking.
cerat-
ceorls
noun, churl (def 4).
trucks
noun, any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
centra
noun, a plural of centrum.
centr-
cedarn
adjective, resembling or made of cedar.
centos
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
Cedars
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
centi-
centas
noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
cental
noun, hundredweight (def 1).
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.
truces
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
cesura
noun, caesura.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
troika
noun, a Russian carriage, wagon, or sleigh drawn by a team of three horses abreast.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
Tucker
noun, a person or thing that tucks.
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.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casita
noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
Tucana
noun, the Toucan, a southern constellation between Octans and Phoenix.
ciders
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
casket
noun, a coffin.
Caster
noun, a person or thing that casts.
caters
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
trokes
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
Castle
noun, a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
casual
noun, a worker employed only irregularly.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Catano
noun, a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
Cetura
noun, Keturah.
catena
noun, a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Canute
noun, a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
canula
noun, cannula.
corned
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.
colies
noun, any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
Tunica
noun, a tunic.
conker
noun, a horse chestnut.
treads
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
tuners
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
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.
colter
noun, a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
cadent
adjective, having cadence.
cadets
noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
Conrad
noun, Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
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.
colent
trends
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
cadres
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
Colden
noun, Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
tundra
noun, one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
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.
Colada
noun, piña colada.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
cokers
noun, Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Tunker
noun, Dunker.
austr-
triads
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
turaco
noun, touraco.
cornea
noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
audits
noun, an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
turion
noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
corked
noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
auklet
noun, any of several small auks of the coasts of the North Pacific, as Aethia cristatella (crested auklet) having a crest of recurved plumes.
Aulard
noun, François Victor Alphonse [frahn-swa veek-tawr al-fawns] /frɑ̃ˈswa vikˈtɔr alˈfɔ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1849–1928, French historian.
turco-
auntie
noun, Informal. aunt.
cordis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the heart.
Austin
noun, Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
conure
noun, any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
contr.
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
contes
plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
contd.
Austen
noun, Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
Auster
noun, the south wind personified.
consul
noun, an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
coitus
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
cairds
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
cantus
noun, cantus firmus.
trikes
noun, tricycle.
clunks
noun, a hard hit, especially on the head.
caners
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
canids
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
canker
noun, a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, especially in the mouth.
Clouds
noun, a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
Cantal
noun, a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
cantar
noun, a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
closet
noun, a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
C-note
noun, See C (def 11).
closer
noun, a person or thing that closes.
closed
noun, the act of closing.
Canter
noun, an easy gallop.
cantle
noun, the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
clonus
noun, a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
clonks
noun, a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Cnidus
noun, an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Caria: the Athenians defeated the Spartans in a naval battle near here 394 b.c.
Candor
noun, the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
tuladi
noun, lake trout.
coedit
verb (used with object), to edit jointly with another.
trices
noun, a very short time; an instant:
Tulear
noun, a city on SW Madagascar.
Calais
noun, the winged son of Boreas the north wind. As Argonauts he and his brother Zetes chased away the Harpies.
Calder
noun, Alexander, 1898–1976, U.S. sculptor; originator of mobiles.
calesa
noun, (in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
coders
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
calker
noun, caulker.
calkin
noun, calk2 (def 1).
Tulare
noun, a city in central California.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
tricks
noun, a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
Canad.
canard
noun, a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor.
Coates
noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
coated
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Candia
noun, former name of Iráklion.
candle
noun, a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
coarse
adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
Coanda
noun, Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
coaler
noun, a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
coalas
noun, koala.
Andria
noun, a city in Apulia, S Italy.
arkose
noun, a granular sedimentary rock composed of quartz and feldspar or mica; a feldspathic sandstone.
Andres
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
actin-
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
unreal
adjective, not real or actual.
dories
noun, a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
unrest
noun, lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
Aldrin
noun, a brown, water-insoluble, toxic solid consisting of more than 95 percent of the chlorinated hydrocarbon C 12 H 8 Cl 6 : used as an insecticide.
urinal
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
aldose
noun, a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
Aldine
noun, an Aldine or other early edition.
Dorian
noun, a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks. Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
alders
tinsel
noun, a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
Dorcas
noun, a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
Dorati
noun, Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
tinkle
noun, a tinkling sound or tune.
dicots
noun, a dicotyledon.
dilate
verb (used with object), to make wider or larger; cause to expand.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
donuts
noun, doughnut.
dilute
adjective, reduced in strength, as a chemical by admixture; weak:
unsaid
verb, simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
tinker
noun, a mender of pots, kettles, pans, etc., usually an itinerant.
Alcuin
noun, (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
dinars
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
dinero
noun, a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
unseal
verb (used with object), to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed:
donsie
adjective, Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
diners
noun, a person who dines.
Donets
noun, a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
dorsal
noun, Phonetics. a dorsal speech sound.
Alecto
noun, one of the Furies.
acuate
adjective, sharpened; pointed.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
alkane
noun, any member of the alkane series.
desalt
verb (used with object), to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
unlock
verb (used with object), to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
acetal
noun, Also called diethylacetal. a colorless, volatile, sparingly water-soluble liquid, C 6 H 14 O 2 , having a nutlike aftertaste, obtained from acetaldehyde and ethyl alcohol: used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of perfumes.
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
alines
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
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.
acetin
noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
detail
noun, an individual or minute part; an item or particular.
detain
verb (used with object), to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
detick
verb (used with object), to free (as livestock) of ticks, as by a chemical dip, spray, or dust.
aceto-
detour
noun, a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
acinus
noun, Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
acious
dicker
noun, a petty bargain.
deuto-
deuton
noun, deuteron.
tenuis
noun, an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
urino-
ackton
noun, acton.
Alesia
noun, an ancient city and fortress in Gaul: Caesar captured Vercingetorix here 52 b.c.
unread
adjective, not read, as a letter or newspaper.
dialer
noun, a person or thing that dials.
alerts
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
dorsi-
dicast
noun, (in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
Dorset
noun, 1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
tirade
noun, a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
actual
adjective, existing in act or fact; real:
alcids
noun, a bird of the family Alcidae.
Douala
noun, a seaport in W Cameroon.
Docile
adjective, easily managed or handled; tractable:
disco-
diseur
noun, a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
adren-
docket
noun, Also called trial docket. a list of cases in court for trial, or the names of the parties who have cases pending.
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
distal
adjective, situated away from the point of origin or attachment, as of a limb or bone; terminal. Compare proximal.
distr.
docker
noun, a laborer on shipping docks; longshoreman.
Andrea
noun, a male or female given name, Latinized form of Andrew.
adreno
Adrian
noun, Edgar Douglas, 1889–1977, English physiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1932.
tildes
noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
adroit
adjective, expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
Urania
noun, uranium dioxide.
Tilden
noun, Samuel Jones, 1814–86, U.S. statesman.
tickle
noun, an act or instance of tickling.
docent
noun, privatdocent.
uranic
adjective, of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
aeron.
urates
noun, a salt of uric acid.
diuron
noun, a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
tilaks
noun, a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
aerial
noun, a radio or television antenna.
Aeacus
noun, a judge in Hades, a son of Zeus and grandfather of Achilles.
urano-
doater
noun, doter.
Aeolus
noun, the ruler of the winds.
Aeolis
noun, an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
Aeolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
Dnestr
noun, Russian name of Dniester.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
untrod
adjective, not trod; not traversed:
acutes
noun, the acute accent.
adnate
adjective, grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
uretic
adjective, of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
alcaid
plural noun, the descendants of Alcaeus.
unseat
verb (used with object), to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
donate
verb (used with object), to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
Dinkas
noun, a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
alates
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
adeno-
Alaric
noun, a.d. c370–410, king of the Visigoths: captured Rome 410.
uredia
noun, uredinium.
adient
adjective, tending to move toward a stimulus.
tinder
noun, a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
tiaras
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
Tindal
noun, Matthew, c1655–1733, English deist.
Adonai
noun, Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
Adoula
noun, Cyrille [see-ril] /siˈrɪl/ (Show IPA), 1922–78, African statesman: premier of the Democratic Republic of the Congo 1961–64.
adores
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
adorns
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
tilers
noun, a person who lays tiles.
untold
adjective, not told; not related; not revealed:
ticker
noun, a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
Aitken
noun, Robert Grant, 1864–1951, U.S. astronomer.
ticked
noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
direct
adverb, in a direct manner; directly; straight:
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
untack
verb (used with object), to unfasten (something tacked).
Adonis
noun, Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
akelas
noun, (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
Adonic
noun, Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
aketon
noun, acton.
Derain
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
Aeolia
noun, Aeolis.
alkies
noun, an alcoholic.
acedia
noun, sloth (def 1). Compare deadly sins.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
usance
noun, Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
douras
noun, durra.
Delius
noun, Frederick, 1862–1934, English composer.
delist
verb (used with object), to delete from a list, as one that indicates acceptability, legitimacy, or the like.
dental
noun, Phonetics. a dental sound.
denti-
todies
noun, any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
dentil
noun, any of a series of closely spaced, small, rectangular blocks, used especially in classical architecture beneath the coronas of Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite cornices.
utero-
acarid
noun, an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
aceous
drails
noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
Uticas
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
unlead
verb (used with object), Printing. to remove the leads between (lines of type).
drakes
noun, a male duck. Compare duck1 (def 2).
Alsace
noun, a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
Dracut
noun, a city in NE Massachusetts.
drains
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
Acarus
noun, a mite, especially of the genus Acarus.
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
Altaic
noun, the Turkic, Mongolian, and Tungusic language families collectively, spoken over a broad expanse of Eurasia, from southeastern Europe to the Pacific: variously considered to be a single, genetically related family, with Japanese and Korean sometimes also included, or a group of languages with shared typologies and histories, but not genetically akin.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
Anatol
noun, a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
douter
noun, an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
ancile
noun, a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
denial
noun, an assertion that something said, believed, alleged, etc., is false:
unlike
noun, a person or thing differing from another or others.
unlade
verb (used with object), to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
unlaid
adjective, not laid or placed:
Altair
noun, a first-magnitude star in the constellation Aquila.
decors
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
douser
noun, a person or thing that douses.
delict
noun, Law. a misdemeanor; offense.
tenias
noun, taenia.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
Aloeus
noun, a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
altern
adjective, alternate; following one another.
Delano
noun, a city in S California.
alkine
noun, alkyne.
decant
verb (used with object), to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
derail
noun, a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
alters
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
douane
noun, a custom house; customs.
Altona
noun, a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
Delian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Delos.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
unload
verb (used with object), to take the load from; remove the cargo or freight from:
alodia
noun, allodium.
Decius
noun, (Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
Nasca
adjective, Nazca.
Rodin
noun, (François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
Usnea
noun, any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
cauld
adjective, noun, cold.
Canea
noun, a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
Adore
verb (used with object), to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
Adlai
noun, a male given name.
adorn
verb (used with object), to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
siker
adverb, certainly; without doubt.
Natal
noun, a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
naiad
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. any of a class of nymphs presiding over rivers and springs.
Rundi
noun, a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
rends
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
sect.
Naida
noun, a female given name.
cakes
noun, a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
caner
noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
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.
cakra
noun, any of the points of spiritual power located along the body, usually given as six in number. The points are personified by gods and can be released through the proper exercises.
caulk
noun, Also, caulking [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ (Show IPA). a material or substance used for caulking.
Aalst
noun, Flemish name of Alost.
naso-
nasal
noun, Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
Rules
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
narks
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
naled
noun, a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
Adler
noun, Alfred, 1870–1937, Austrian psychiatrist and psychologist.
Sedan
noun, an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
tsadi
noun, sadhe.
cauda
noun, a tail or taillike appendage.
relic
noun, a surviving memorial of something past.
canal
noun, an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
locks
noun, a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
USLTA
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
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.
trunk
noun, the main stem of a tree, as distinct from the branches and roots.
ureas
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
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.
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
calks
noun, Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
naked
adjective, being without clothing or covering; nude:
rocks
noun, a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
nards
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
adios
interjection, goodbye; farewell.
Locke
noun, Alain LeRoy [al-in luh-roi,, lee-roi] /ˈæl ɪn ləˈrɔɪ,, ˈli rɔɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1954, U.S. educator and author.
naira
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
adieu
noun, the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
sikra
noun, sikhara.
renal
adjective, of or relating to the kidneys or the surrounding regions.
adits
noun, an entrance or a passage.
tules
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
sculk
noun, a person who skulks.
cedis
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
nerds
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
scudo
noun, any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
neral
noun, citral b. See under citral.
30-30
adust
adjective, dried or darkened as by heat.
lites
noun, light2 (def 36).
tuner
noun, a person or thing that tunes.
Nelda
noun, a female given name.
utile
adjective, useful.
Neils
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
adunc
adjective, curved inward; hooked.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
ronde
noun, a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
liter
noun, a unit of capacity redefined in 1964 by a reduction of 28 parts in a million to be exactly equal to one cubic decimeter. It is equivalent to 1.0567 U.S. liquid quarts and is equal to the volume of one kilogram of distilled water at 4°C. Abbreviation: l.
nerol
noun, a colorless, liquid, unsaturated alcohol, C 10 H 18 O, an isomeric form of geraniol occurring in neroli oil, used in perfumery.
Cades
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
urase
noun, urease.
neur-
neuks
noun, nook.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
aecia
noun, the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
truck
noun, any of various forms of vehicle for carrying goods and materials, usually consisting of a single self-propelled unit but also often composed of a trailer vehicle hauled by a tractor unit.
Celia
noun, a female given name, form of Cecilia.
tunic
noun, Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
urate
noun, a salt of uric acid.
ceils
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
2,4-d
noun, a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
scrod
noun, a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
tunes
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
Redan
noun, a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
Cadet
noun, a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
redos
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
Redon
noun, Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
loads
noun, anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
caine
noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
reni-
Caird
noun, a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
caids
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
caus.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
natl.
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
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:
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
necks
noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
nears
adult
noun, a person who is fully grown or developed or of age.
litre
noun, liter.
cadis
noun, qadi.
scute
noun, a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
Utica
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
redia
noun, a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
cadre
noun, Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
naut.
Cedar
noun, any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. Compare cedar of Lebanon.
adret
noun, a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
Ndola
noun, a city in N Zambia.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
utend
Ceara
noun, Fortaleza.
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
canes
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
lodes
noun, a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
Aalto
noun, Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
carks
noun, care or worry.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
lucre
noun, monetary reward or gain; money.
lucks
noun, the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
Tudor
noun, Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
Carla
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
ludes
noun, Quaalude.
lucid
adjective, easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
luces
noun, plural of lux.
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
sero-
Rouen
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
ricks
noun, Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
caste
noun, Sociology. an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups. any rigid system of social distinctions.
Loren
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Lukas
noun, Paul, 1895–1971, U.S. actor, born in Hungary.
Lukan
adjective, of or relating to the Evangelist Luke or to the Gospel of Luke.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Caria
noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
acold
adjective, being cold or chilled.
ludic
adjective, playful in an aimless way:
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
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.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
riata
noun, a lariat.
Carie
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
lores
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
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)
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
loser
noun, a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
sicko
noun, sickie (def 1).
tucks
noun, something tucked or folded in.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
Carte
noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Rilke
noun, Rainer Maria [rahy-nuh r mah-ree-ah] /ˈraɪ nər mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1926, Austrian poet, born in Prague.
Louie
noun, looie.
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
round
noun, any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
rinks
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
carse
noun, bottom land.
Lorne
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
route
noun, a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
carne
noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
rouse
noun, a rousing.
Lucan
noun, (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
acet-
rides
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
carns
noun, cairn.
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
seti-
Rieka
noun, Rijeka.
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
riels
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
acids
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
riles
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Seric
caret
noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
loden
noun, a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
Sidra
noun, Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
acute
noun, the acute accent.
Loire
noun, a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
rucks
noun, a large number or quantity; mass.
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Luton
noun, a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
actos
cater
verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
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.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
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.
nadir
noun, Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
Nader
noun, Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
aden-
canid
noun, any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
Uredo
noun, a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Aaron
noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
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.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
nacre
noun, mother-of-pearl.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Cant.
Urena
noun, any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
Cates
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Sidon
noun, a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
Ursid
noun, any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
acred
adjective, owning many acres of land; landed.
acro-
acrid
adjective, sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
lunes
noun, Archaic. fits of madness.
seral
adjective, of or relating to a sere.
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.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
Uriel
noun, one of the archangels. II Esdras 4.
cards
noun, a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
Caren
noun, a female given name.
Lords
noun, a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
lunas
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
tunka
noun, wax gourd.
cares
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
lunar
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
sidle
noun, a sidling movement.
lures
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
lurks
noun, an underhand scheme; dodge.
Seoul
noun, a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
Caras
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
Tsana
noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
lurid
adjective, gruesome; horrible; revolting:
carat
noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
loner
noun, a person who is or prefers to be alone, especially one who avoids the company of others:
retd.
Card.
serac
noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
acari
noun, plural of acarus.
cata-
lunts
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
ruana
noun, a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
nitr-
Aedon
noun, a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
Alick
noun, a male given name, form of Alexander.
Olean
noun, a city in SW New York.
ARENA
noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
Aline
noun, a female given name, form of Adeline.
areo-
alike
adverb, in the same manner or form; similarly:
oldie
noun, a popular song, joke, movie, etc., that was in vogue at a time in the past.
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.
Older
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
olden
adjective, of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
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.
Oland
noun, an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
Alice
noun, a city in S Texas.
arian
noun, an adherent of Arianism.
okras
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
alias
noun, a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name:
Okla.
Aleut
noun, Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
sanit
oleic
adjective, pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
Areca
noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
arias
noun, an air or melody.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
alone
Idioms, leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
orale
noun, fanon (def 2).
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.
aorta
noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
Araks
noun, Aras (def 1).
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
salud
interjection, (used after a person has sneezed or as a toast.)
Sande
noun, Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
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.
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
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.
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Arden
noun, Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
Santa
noun, Santa Claus.
Arica
noun, a seaport in N Chile.
orans
noun, orant.
Arnel
Arlen
noun, Harold (Hymen Arluck) 1905–1986, U.S. songwriter.
sarod
noun, a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
Odets
noun, Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
Arles
noun, a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
Arndt
noun, Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
UNCIO
raids
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
ocul-
raias
noun, rayah.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
aroid
noun, any plant of the arum family.
alecs
noun, a herring.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
octad
noun, a group or series of eight.
octa-
Saruk
noun, Sarouk.
Sadat
noun, Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
Ariel
noun, a mountain gazelle of Arabia, Gazella gazella arabica : almost extinct.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Aleus
noun, a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
radon
noun, a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
oinks
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
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.
sarc-
oiler
noun, a person or thing that oils.
Arkie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant worker originally from Arkansas.
oiled
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.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
Sadie
noun, a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
alert
noun, an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
oidea
UNCLE
noun, a brother of one's father or mother.
OIcel
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Satan
noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
unite
noun, a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
anile
adjective, of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
oste-
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
Osler
noun, Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
anis-
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
anat.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Anita
noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
ankle
noun, (in humans) the joint between the foot and the leg, in which movement occurs in two planes.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
anal.
alure
noun, a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
Osaka
noun, a city on S Honshu, in S Japan.
ankus
noun, an elephant goad of India with a spike and a hook at one end.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
ancre
adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Ouida
noun, pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
Andre
noun, John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
Sakel
noun, Manfred (Joshua) 1906–57, U.S. psychiatrist, born in Austria.
ousel
noun, ouzel.
saker
noun, an Old World falcon, Falco cherrug, used in falconry.
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
Sakta
noun, Shakta.
outen
verb (used with object), to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
ounce
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
Sakti
noun, Shakti.
andor
conjunction, (used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
salad
noun, a usually cold dish consisting of vegetables, as lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers, covered with a dressing and sometimes containing seafood, meat, or eggs.
Outer
adjective, situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
andr-
Andie
noun, a male or female given name.
anear
adverb, preposition, near.
Andes
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
salat
noun, prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
radek
noun, Karl [kahrl] /kɑrl/ (Show IPA), 1885–1939? Russian writer and politician.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
races
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
Altai
noun, a territory of the Russian Federation in central Asia. 101,000 sq. mi. (261,700 sq. km). Capital: Barnaul.
Alta.
antas
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
saice
noun, syce.
ante-
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
ordn.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
racks
noun, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
racon
noun, radar beacon.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Sadoc
noun, Zadok.
aloud
adverb, with the normal tone and volume of the speaking voice, as distinguished from whisperingly:
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
Saida
noun, a seaport in SW Lebanon: the site of ancient Sidon.
Salta
noun, a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
anode
noun, the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
outre
adjective, passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
alto-
Sakai
noun, a member of a tribal people of Malaya.
alti-
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:
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.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
anoia
noun, extreme mental deficiency.
oread
noun, Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
Anoka
noun, a city in E Minnesota.
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.
alter
noun, David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
Unit.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
Ansar
noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
Oriel
noun, a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
orial
altar
noun, an elevated place or structure, as a mound or platform, at which religious rites are performed or on which sacrifices are offered to gods, ancestors, etc.
ocrea
noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
Ocker
noun, an uncultured Australian male.
auto.
react
verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
ation
nodal
adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
ATLAS
noun, a bound collection of maps.
turks
noun, a native or inhabitant of Turkey.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
runic
adjective, consisting of or set down in runes:
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
noct-
aisle
noun, a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
nocks
noun, a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
scion
noun, a descendant.
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
reads
noun, an act or instance of reading:
atria
noun, Architecture. Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water. a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church. a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
runed
adjective, having runes inscribed:
Aiken
noun, Conrad (Potter) 1889–1973, U.S. poet.
Turki
noun, the Turkic languages of central Asia, taken collectively.
airts
noun, a direction.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Auden
noun, W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
sceat
noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
NORAD
noun, a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
scat-
ukase
noun, (in czarist Russia) an edict or order of the czar having the force of law.
Asura
noun, (in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
Akela
noun, (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.
Nolde
noun, Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
until
conjunction, up to the time that or when; till:
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
scena
noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Udine
noun, a city in NE Italy.
untie
verb (used with object), to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
noels
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
scend
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
scent
noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
nodus
noun, a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
Turk.
Audie
noun, a female or male given name.
ratel
noun, a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
aeri-
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
Nicks
noun, a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
aero-
recks
verb (used with object), Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
Aural
adjective, of or relating to an aura.
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
Aeria
noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
turds
noun, a piece of excrement.
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.
nicad
noun, nickel-cadmium battery.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
Aust.
neut.
rect.
recta
noun, a plural of rectum.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
nides
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
nitre
noun, niter.
scold
noun, a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
reals
noun, real number.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
Aidos
noun, the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
audit
noun, an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
reata
noun, riata.
Aides
noun, nurse's aide.
scoke
noun, pokeweed.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
uran-
nidus
noun, a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
Aetna
noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
Recit
Niles
noun, a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Scot.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Akins
noun, Zoë [zoh-ee] /ˈzoʊ i/ (Show IPA), 1886–1958, U.S. playwright.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
oared
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Aldan
noun, a river in the Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NE from the Yabloni Mountains to the Lena. about 1500 miles (2415 km) long.
sauce
noun, any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
rands
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
ranid
noun, frog1 (def 2).
oaken
adjective, made of oak:
ranis
noun, ranee.
Alcor
Saudi
noun, a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
artel
noun, (in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
sauna
noun, a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
ranks
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
asco-
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
nurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
ASDIC
noun, sonar.
Alden
noun, John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
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).
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
uncia
noun, a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
raked
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
rakes
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
rakis
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
ocean
noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
Linda
noun, a female given name: from a Spanish word meaning “pretty.”.
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.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Ocala
noun, a city in central Florida.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
rales
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Aldas
noun, Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
Saadi
noun, (Muslih ud-Din) 1184?–1291? Persian poet.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
artal
noun, plural of rotl.
nurds
noun, nerd.
saute
noun, a dish of sautéed food.
Akita
noun, a seaport on N Honshu, in N Japan, on the Sea of Japan.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
Alans
noun, a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
noted
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
alani
plural noun, a nomadic Iranian people who flourished in the 2nd–4th centuries a.d. and are ancestors of the present-day Ossets.
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
alack
interjection, (used as an exclamation of sorrow, regret, or dismay.)
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
scare
noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
Alas.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
ratal
noun, the amount on which rates or taxes are assessed.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
astr.
Akron
noun, a city in NE Ohio.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
ratan
noun, rattan.
unset
adjective, not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
rutin
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
nukes
noun, a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
nuci-
nudie
noun, a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
nudi-
nudes
noun, a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
ASEAN
ulnas
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
ulent
Asian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
alcid
noun, a bird of the family Alcidae.
aside
noun, a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
Asoka
noun, died 232 b.c, Buddhist king in India 269?–232? b.c.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
ulcer
noun, Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
ulans
noun, uhlan.
scald
noun, a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
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.
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
Scand
alate
noun, the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
Celt.
abbreviation, Celtic.
tenia
noun, taenia.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
darks
noun, the absence of light; darkness:
Dante
noun, (Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
inkle
noun, a linen tape used for trimmings.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
Dares
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Indus
noun, a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
daric
noun, a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
Dario
noun, Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
indue
verb (used with object), endue.
Indre
noun, a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
danke
interjection, thank you.
Indra
noun, Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
darns
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
darts
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
Indo-
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
incus
noun, Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
incur
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
tokes
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
dates
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
token
noun, something serving to represent or indicate some fact, event, feeling, etc.; sign:
toles
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
inlet
noun, an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
incor
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
daces
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
Dacia
noun, an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
Dacko
noun, David, 1930–2003, African statesman: president of the Central African Republic 1960–66, 1979–81.
intr.
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Dakar
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Senegal; capital of former French West Africa. 68 sq. mi. (176 sq. km).
intel
noun, intelligence (defs 4, 6).
tonia
dalan
noun, (in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
Dalen
noun, Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
danio
noun, any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
Danae
noun, a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
inst.
Danai
plural noun, the Argives.
Danas
noun, Danu.
insol
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
dance
noun, a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
danes
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
Dania
noun, a town in S Florida.
incr.
datos
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
stork
noun, any of several wading birds of the family Ciconiidae, having long legs and a long neck and bill. Compare adjutant stork, jabiru, marabou (def 1), white stork, wood ibis.
suint
noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
Sudan
noun, a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
decor
noun, style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
decos
noun, art deco.
ictus
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
icons
Ickes
noun, Harold (Le Claire) [luh klair] /lə klɛər/ (Show IPA), 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
deils
noun, devil.
icker
noun, the fruit-bearing spike of any cereal plant, especially an ear of corn.
Sudra
noun, Shudra.
deist
noun, a person who believes in deism.
Icel.
deka-
ideal
noun, a conception of something in its perfection.
suite
noun, a number of things forming a series or set.
IATSE
Delia
noun, a female given name, form of Cordelia.
delis
noun, a delicatessen.
Delos
noun, a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
Delta
noun, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
denar
noun, the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
eusol
noun, an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
decl.
decks
noun, Nautical. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
daunt
verb (used with object), to overcome with fear; intimidate:
dears
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
incl.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
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.
dauts
verb (used with object), to caress.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
toile
noun, any of various transparent linens and cottons.
deals
noun, a business transaction:
dealt
noun, a business transaction:
ileus
noun, intestinal obstruction characterized by lack of peristalsis and leading to severe colicky pain and vomiting.
ileo-
ileac
adjective, of or relating to the ileum.
stuck
noun, a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
ideo-
ikons
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
Ikeda
noun, Hayato [hah-yah-taw] /hɑˈyɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1965, Japanese statesman: prime minister 1960–64.
Stuka
noun, a German two-seated dive bomber with a single in-line engine, used by the Luftwaffe in World War II.
stunk
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
deca-
decal
noun, a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
decan
noun, any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
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.
idles
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
idler
noun, a person who passes time in a lazy or unproductive way.
deci-
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
Euro-
Kans.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
trade
noun, the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
karat
noun, a unit for measuring the fineness of gold, pure gold being 24 karats fine. Abbreviation: k., kt.
kaons
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Trace
noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
touse
noun, a commotion; rumpus.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Kansu
noun, Wade-Giles. Gansu.
Kansa
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of eastern Kansas, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
Stark
noun, Harold Raynsford [reynz-ferd] /ˈreɪnz fərd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1972, U.S. admiral.
Karen
noun, a group of people of eastern and southern Burma (Myanmar).
kanes
noun, cain.
Toure
noun, Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
kanas
noun, a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
Stead
noun, the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
kalis
noun, the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
steak
noun, a slice of meat or fish, especially beef, cooked by broiling, frying, etc.
kales
Kalat
noun, a region in S Baluchistan, in SW Pakistan.
steal
noun, Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
cukes
noun, cucumber.
kains
noun, cain.
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
crunk
noun, a type of hip-hop originating in the southern U.S. and characterized by heavy bass and call-and-response vocals.
culet
noun, Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
Katar
noun, Qatar.
croak
noun, the act or sound of croaking.
Stalk
noun, the stem or main axis of a plant.
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
kauri
noun, Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
cronk
adjective, sick or feeble.
Kauai
noun, an island in NW Hawaii. 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Katie
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
traik
verb (used without object), to become ill or lose one's good health.
crude
noun, crude oil.
kata-
stank
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
cruds
noun, Slang. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash. venereal disease, especially syphilis. Vulgar. dried semen.
Kasai
noun, a river in S central Africa, flowing from central Angola to and then NW along the Angola-Democratic Republic of the Congo border and through the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Congo (Zaire) River. About 1100 miles (1770 km) long.
cruel
adjective, willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
karts
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
cruet
noun, a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
Karst
noun, an area of limestone terrane characterized by sinks, ravines, and underground streams.
stand
noun, the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
karos
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Karol
noun, a female given name.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Karla
noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Cukor
noun, George, 1899–1983, U.S. film director.
kadis
noun, qadi.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
Isaac
noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
stirk
noun, a young bull or cow, especially one in its second year.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
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.
Stock
noun, a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
cutes
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
stoke
noun, a unit of kinematic viscosity, equal to the viscosity of a fluid in poises divided by the density of the fluid in grams per cubic centimeter.
cutie
noun, Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
stink
noun, a strong offensive smell; stench.
Iran.
cutin
noun, a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
irade
noun, a decree of a Muslim ruler.
cutis
noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
stole
noun, an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below. Compare tippet (def 2).
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
TORES
noun, a torus.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
curns
noun, a grain.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
Kadar
noun, János [yah-nawsh] /ˈyɑ nɔʃ/ (Show IPA), 1912–89, Hungarian political leader: general secretary of the Communist Party 1956–88.
curds
noun, Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
Kadai
noun, a group of languages related to the Thai group and spoken by a small population in southern China and northern Vietnam.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
stela
noun, stele (defs 1–3).
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Cunas
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
ster.
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
cunts
noun, the vulva or vagina.
celts
noun, an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Ital.
stile
noun, a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
torsk
noun, a cod.
stick
noun, a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
istle
noun, a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
curet
noun, a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
Curie
noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
isnad
noun, the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
islet
noun, a very small island.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
Denis
noun, a male given name.
stake
noun, a stick or post pointed at one end for driving into the ground as a boundary mark, part of a fence, support for a plant, etc.
donec
conjunction, (in prescriptions) until.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tarok
noun, a card game dating probably from the Renaissance and still popular in central Europe, originally played with a special pack of 78 cards but now usually played with 32 cards of a regular pack together with 22 tarots.
Donar
noun, the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
donas
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
Donau
noun, German name of Danube.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Durst
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
duros
noun, a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
Tesla
noun, a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
Duroc
noun, one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
durns
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
tiara
noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
dures
verb (used with or without object), endure.
Donus
noun, died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
donut
noun, doughnut.
duras
noun, dura mater.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
DORAN
noun, an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
Duran
noun, Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
dural
adjective, of or relating to the dura mater.
dunts
noun, a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
dolus
noun, fraud; deceit, especially involving or evidencing evil intent (distinguished from culpa):
dunks
noun, any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
doest
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Ecua.
tanka
noun, a Japanese poem consisting of 31 syllables in 5 lines, with 5 syllables in the first and third lines and 7 in the others.
ecto-
ectal
adjective, external; outer; on the surface of.
ectad
adverb, outward.
econ.
ecol.
docks
noun, a landing pier.
eclat
noun, brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
doers
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
doits
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
tardo
adjective, slow (used as a musical direction).
tanks
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
dolce
noun, an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
doles
noun, a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
dolia
noun, a large earthenware jar used by the ancient Romans.
Dolin
noun, Sir Anton [an-ton] /ˈæn tɒn/ (Show IPA), (Patrick Healey-Kay) 1904–83, English ballet dancer.
Tarai
noun, Terai.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
Tarde
noun, Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
dolts
noun, a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
Doric
noun, a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
Doris
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
Edina
noun, a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
drunk
noun, an intoxicated person.
teno-
ducat
noun, any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284. Compare sequin (def 2).
Ducal
adjective, of or relating to a duke or dukedom.
telos
noun, the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
Draco
noun, the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
Duane
noun, a male given name.
duals
noun, the dual number.
Duala
noun, Douala.
drail
noun, a hook with a lead-covered shank used in trolling.
Druse
noun, an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
Drain
noun, something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
drouk
verb (used with object), to wet thoroughly; drench.
duces
noun, a leader or dictator.
drone
noun, the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
Drake
noun, a male duck. Compare duck1 (def 2).
droit
noun, a legal right or claim.
drink
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
Drina
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
drank
noun, any liquid that is swallowed to quench thirst, for nourishment, etc.; beverage.
dries
noun, a plural of dry.
drest
noun, an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
dreks
noun, dreck.
tends
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
drats
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
telo-
telic
adjective, Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
dorks
noun, Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
duits
noun, doit (def 1).
dunce
noun, a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt.
dorse
noun, the back of a book or folded document.
teaks
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
dulse
noun, a coarse, edible, red seaweed, Rhodymenia palmata.
dulia
noun, veneration and invocation given to saints as the servants of God.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
dorts
noun, Dordrecht.
tera-
Dulce
noun, a female given name: from the Latin word meaning “sweet.”.
teals
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
Dukas
noun, Paul (Abraham) [pawl a-bra-am] /pɔl a braˈam/ (Show IPA), 1865–1935, French composer.
tears
douse
noun, British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
dotes
noun, decay of wood.
duets
noun, a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
Duero
noun, Spanish name of Douro.
duels
noun, a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
Douai
noun, a city in N France, SE of Calais.
ducts
noun, any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
telia
noun, the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
douce
adjective, sedate; modest; quiet.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
doura
noun, durra.
ducks
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
edict
noun, a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
doats
verb (used without object), dote.
dent.
Taira
noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tious
Erika
noun, a female given name.
Eridu
noun, an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
Diels
noun, Otto [ot-oh;; German awt-oh] /ˈɒt oʊ;; German ˈɔt oʊ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1954, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1950.
diets
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
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.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
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.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
taken
noun, the act of taking.
Eolic
noun, the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
dinar
noun, any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
diner
noun, a person who dines.
ento-
entia
noun, plural of ens.
dines
noun, Scot. dinner.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
takes
Dinka
noun, a member of a tall, pastoral people of Sudan.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
takin
noun, a mountain-dwelling bovid, Budorcas taxicolor, native to the eastern Himalayas, China, and northern Burma, that resembles a cross between a goat and a musk ox.
taels
noun, liang.
etuis
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
dents
noun, a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
taces
noun, tasset.
tacks
noun, a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
desc.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
estoc
noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
dicta
noun, a plural of dictum.
Deut.
tired
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
dial.
dials
noun, a plate, disk, face, or other surface containing markings or figures upon which the time of day is indicated by hands, pointers, or shadows, as of a clock or sundial.
Diana
noun, (Princess of Wales; Lady Diana Spencer) 1961–97, former wife of Charles, Prince of Wales.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
dices
Idioms, no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
eruct
verb (used with or without object), to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
Dicks
noun, Older Use. a detective.
dicot
noun, a dicotyledon.
dict.
enrol
verb (used with or without object), enroll.
enols
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
edit.
eikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
dist.
talks
noun, the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
Elara
noun, Astronomy. a small moon of the planet Jupiter.
elans
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Eland
noun, either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
dites
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
taluk
noun, a hereditary estate.
Eilat
noun, a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
tilde
noun, a diacritic (~) placed over an n, as in Spanish mañana, to indicate a palatal nasal sound or over a vowel, as in Portuquese são, to indicate nasalization.
eidos
noun, the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
Elias
noun, Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
tilak
noun, a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.
tiers
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
educt
noun, something educed; eduction.
Tieck
noun, Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1773–1853, German writer.
tides
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
tidal
adjective, of, pertaining to, characterized by, or subject to tides:
educ.
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
Ednas
noun, Adnah.
ticks
noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
edits
noun, an instance of or the work of editing:
tiled
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
disc.
Enola
noun, a female given name.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
dinks
noun, dinghy.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
talas
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
dints
noun, force; power:
diols
noun, glycol (def 2).
endo-
Talca
noun, a city in central Chile.
Dione
noun, Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
encl.
Dirac
noun, Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
enact
verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
Dirae
plural noun, the Furies. See fury (def 3).
elint
noun, the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
Elura
noun, Ellora.
dirks
noun, a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
tiles
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
Elton
noun, a male given name.
taler
noun, thaler.
Elkin
noun, Stanley, 1930–1995, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
dirls
verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
Elisa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
dirts
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
Eliot
noun, Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
Tiler
noun, a person who lays tiles.
stale
adjective, not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
slunk
noun, a prematurely born calf or other animal.
sloid
noun, sloyd.
sloka
noun, a couplet or distich of Sanskrit verse, especially one with each line containing 16 syllables.
sloke
noun, algae or seaweed.
Larsa
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in southern Iraq: archaeological site.
clonk
noun, a low, dull sound of impact, as of a heavy object striking against another.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lares
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
Close
noun, the act of closing.
lards
noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
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.
trike
noun, tricycle.
snack
noun, a small portion of food or drink or a light meal, especially one eaten between regular meals.
CLOUD
noun, a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
lansa
noun, langsat.
snake
noun, any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas.
tries
noun, plural of try.
tried
noun, an attempt or effort:
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
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.
Laski
noun, Harold Joseph, 1893–1950, English political scientist and writer.
clunk
noun, a hard hit, especially on the head.
lauan
noun, Philippine mahogany.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
Laura
noun, a monastery consisting formerly of a group of cells or huts for monks who met together for meals and worship.
clear
noun, a clear or unobstructed space.
cleat
noun, a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
slier
adjective, a comparative of sly.
lauds
noun, a song or hymn of praise.
Cleon
noun, died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
Clerk
noun, a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks.
slink
noun, a prematurely born calf or other animal.
cline
noun, Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
cloak
noun, a loose outer garment, as a cape or coat.
clink
noun, a clinking sound.
latke
noun, a pancake, especially one made of grated potato.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
Clite
noun, Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
later
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
laten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become late.
lated
adjective, belated.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Snark
noun, a mysterious, imaginary animal.
cnida
noun, a nematocyst.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
Triad
noun, a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
coeds
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
Ladin
noun, a Rhaeto-Romanic dialect of the southern Tyrol.
coel-
lades
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
Laden
adjective, burdened; loaded down.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Coker
noun, Often, cokers. an inhabitant of the mountains of the coal-mining regions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
trice
noun, a very short time; an instant:
cokes
noun, the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
lact-
colat
lacks
noun, deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
colds
noun, the relative absence of heat:
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
laces
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Coles
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Ladon
noun, a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
Lando
noun, died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coala
noun, koala.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
LANCE
noun, a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
lanas
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Lanai
noun, a veranda, especially a fully furnished one used as a living room.
snead
noun, Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
Lakin
noun, Obsolete. ladykin.
laker
noun, a person associated with a lake, as a resident, visitor, or worker.
snoek
noun, a long, slender marine food fish, Thyrsites atun, of the family Gempylidae, of the southern oceans.
sneck
noun, a door latch or its lever.
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
codas
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
trick
noun, a crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, stratagem, or the like, intended to deceive or cheat; artifice; ruse; wile.
snick
noun, a small cut; nick.
coder
noun, a person or device that translates information into a code.
Laird
noun, a landed proprietor.
snide
adjective, derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
laics
noun, one of the laity.
codes
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
clase
slick
noun, a smooth or slippery place or spot or the substance causing it:
snuck
noun, a sneaking, underhand, or contemptible person.
skate
noun, ice skate (def 1).
Sitka
noun, a town in SE Alaska, on an island in the Alexander Archipelago: the capital of former Russian America.
sito-
lidos
noun, a fashionable beach resort.
cert.
LIDAR
noun, a device similar to radar in principle and operation but using infrared laser light instead of radio waves and capable of detecting particles, distant objects, and varying physical conditions in the atmosphere.
skald
noun, one of the ancient Scandinavian poets.
cesta
noun, a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
Cesti
noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
licks
noun, a stroke of the tongue over something.
licet
Liard
noun, a former silver coin of France, the fourth part of a sol, issued from the 15th century to 1793 and made from copper after 1650.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
cetin
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Liana
noun, any of various usually woody vines that may climb as high as the tree canopy in a tropical forest.
Cetus
noun, the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
skean
noun, a knife or dagger formerly used in Ireland and in the Scottish Highlands.
Ceuta
noun, a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
Skeat
noun, Walter William, 1835–1912, English philologist and lexicographer.
leuds
noun, a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
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.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
liers
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
leuc-
liner
noun, a ship or airplane operated by a transportation or conveyance company.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
Sino-
Linus
noun, Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
cent.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
CENTO
noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
links
noun, golf course.
cents
noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
truce
noun, a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
liken
verb (used with object), to represent as similar or like; compare:
ceorl
noun, churl (def 4).
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
ceras
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
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.
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
Likud
noun, a conservative political party in Israel, founded in 1973.
likes
noun, a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
cero-
cidal
skein
noun, a length of yarn or thread wound on a reel or swift preparatory for use in manufacturing.
slice
noun, a thin, flat piece cut from something:
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
slain
noun, sley.
slake
verb (used with object), to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying.
clade
noun, a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
slank
noun, a prematurely born calf or other animal.
clads
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
clank
noun, a sharp, hard, nonresonant sound, like that produced by two pieces of metal striking, one against the other:
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
lect.
least
noun, something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
lears
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Skuld
noun, See under Norn.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Clara
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “clear, bright.”.
learn
verb (used with object), to acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, instruction, or experience:
Clare
noun, a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
leant
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leans
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
slate
noun, a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
leaks
noun, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
leads
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
Clark
noun, Alvan, 1804–87, and his son Alvan Graham, 1832–97, U.S. astronomers and telescope-lens manufacturers.
Slack
noun, a slack condition or part.
Lenca
noun, a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
cider
noun, the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
trois
noun, the number 3.
skied
noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
Skier
noun, a person who skis.
Leros
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
Lerna
noun, a marshy region near Argos, Greece: the legendary abode of the Hydra slain by Hercules.
troke
noun, truck2 (defs 4–7).
skint
adjective, having no money; penniless.
dreck
noun, excrement; dung.
cine-
skirl
noun, the sound of a bagpipe.
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
lends
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
Leoni
noun, Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Leona
noun, a female given name.
skirt
noun, the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
lento
adverb, slowly.
Troad
noun, The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
skite
noun, a quick, oblique blow or stroke; a chopping blow.
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.
cites
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
skoal
noun, a toast.
lenis
noun, a lenis consonant.
Colet
noun, John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
lands
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
klans
noun, Ku Klux Klan.
Kerns
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
creak
noun, a creaking sound.
crate
noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
crank
noun, Machinery. any of several types of arms or levers for imparting rotary or oscillatory motion to a rotating shaft, one end of the crank being fixed to the shaft and the other end receiving reciprocating motion from a hand, connecting rod, etc.
Koine
noun, (usually initial capital letter) an amalgam of Greek dialects, chiefly Attic and Ionic, that replaced the Classical Greek dialects in the Hellenistic period and flourished under the Roman Empire.
koels
noun, any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
corks
noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
koans
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
kolas
noun, kola nut.
koala
noun, a sluggish, tailless, gray, furry, arboreal marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, of Australia.
Crane
noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
knurs
noun, a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
knurl
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
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.
keros
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
Kerst
noun, Donald William, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
Kolar
noun, a city in SE Karnataka, in S India: rich mining district.
Credo
noun, (often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
kendo
noun, a Japanese form of fencing using bamboo staves, with the contestants wearing head guards and protective garments.
tread
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
cords
noun, (used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
Korea
noun, a former country in E Asia, on a peninsula SE of Manchuria and between the Sea of Japan and the Yellow Sea: a kingdom prior to 1910; under Japanese rule 1910–45; now divided at 38° N into North Korea and South Korea. Compare Korean War.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
kenos
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Koran
noun, the sacred text of Islam, divided into 114 chapters, or suras: revered as the word of God, dictated to Muhammad by the archangel Gabriel, and accepted as the foundation of Islamic law, religion, culture, and politics.
solid
noun, a body or object having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness).
Corea
noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
cores
Srta.
Konia
noun, Konya.
Koner
noun, Pauline, 1905–2000, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
soler
noun, Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
Kolis
noun, a people of low caste in northern India.
sonde
noun, a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
knout
noun, a whip with a lash of leather thongs, formerly used in Russia for flogging criminals.
kelts
noun, a salmon that has spawned.
Sorel
noun, Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
kilos
noun, kilogram.
coset
noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
kisan
noun, (in India) a peasant.
trank
noun, a tranquilizer.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
kirns
noun, a churn.
Count
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
kites
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
kinos
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
kines
noun, a plural of cow1 .
kilts
noun, any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
Kindu
noun, a town in E Zaire, on the Lualaba River.
kinds
noun, a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
kinas
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
could
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
kilo-
kilns
noun, a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
Corse
noun, corpse.
knars
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
knits
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
Kesia
noun, a female given name: from an African word meaning “favorite.”.
crake
noun, any of several short-billed rails, especially the corn crake.
Knies
noun, Karl Gustav Adolf [kahrl goo s-tahf ah-dawlf] /kɑrl ˈgʊs tɑf ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1821–98, German statistician and historical economist.
keto-
knelt
noun, the action or position of kneeling.
knead
verb (used with object), to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
craal
noun, kraal.
SOUND
noun, the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
kiers
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
Kline
noun, Franz (Josef) [joh-zuh f,, -suh f] /ˈdʒoʊ zəf,, -səf/ (Show IPA), 1910–62, U.S. painter.
Klein
noun, Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), 1849–1925, German mathematician.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
stack
noun, a more or less orderly pile or heap:
cotes
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
keirs
noun, kier.
Const
socle
noun, a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
Kraus
noun, Karl, 1874–1936, Austrian writer and editor.
Kraut
noun, Informal. sauerkraut.
kudos
noun, honor; glory; acclaim:
cried
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
Keita
noun, Modibo [maw-dee-baw] /mɔˈdi bɔ/ (Show IPA), 1915–77, African statesman: president of Mali 1960–68.
solan
noun, a gannet.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
trend
noun, the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
crit.
conks
noun, the head.
Cons.
Crile
noun, George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
Kedar
noun, the second son of Ishmael. Gen. 25:13.
stade
noun, a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
krone
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Denmark, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
krona
noun, a silver and cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Sweden, equal to 100 öre. Abbreviation: Kr., kr.
krans
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
Keats
noun, John, 1795–1821, English poet.
cont.
kraal
noun, an enclosure for cattle and other domestic animals in southern Africa.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
sodic
adjective, pertaining to or containing sodium:
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
Kosti
noun, a city in E central Sudan, on the White Nile.
kurta
noun, a long-sleeved, hip-length shirt worn by men in India.
staid
noun, the act of stopping or being stopped.
crest
noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
Conte
noun, count2 .
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
Conde
noun, Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
krait
noun, any of several large, usually banded, placid but highly venomous snakes constituting the genus Bungarus, of the cobra family, common in southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago.
treas
soken
noun, a district held by socage.
Kelso
noun, a town in SW Washington.
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.
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
USIA
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
uret
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
souk
noun, suk.
skin
noun, the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
used
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
Rude
noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tend
Verb phrases, tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
teil
noun, Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
USNA
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.
Sind
noun, a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
Sard
noun, a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
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.
tRNA
Sink
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
sick
noun, (used with a plural verb) sick persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
Utes
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
trod
noun, the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
tick
noun, a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock.
skit
noun, a short literary piece of a humorous or satirical character.
rule
noun, a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
side
noun, one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Sark
noun, any long, shirtlike garment worn next to the skin, as a chemise, nightshirt, or the like.
Tara
noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
urea
noun, Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
ulto
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
Sauk
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of Wisconsin and Iowa, now living mostly in Oklahoma.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
USTC
USRC
Tuck
noun, something tucked or folded in.
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
Skat
noun, a card game for three players, using a pack of 32 playing cards, sevens through aces, the object being to fulfill any of various contracts, with scoring computed on strategy and on tricks won.
ulna
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
Teak
noun, a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish-brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc.
sild
noun, (in Scandinavia) any of numerous species of herring.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
sice
noun, syce.
Sika
noun, a small, reddish deer, Cervus nippon, native to eastern Asia: most populations are endangered.
sike
noun, a small stream.
Ulan
noun, uhlan.
ter.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
teal
noun, any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
situ
noun, in situ.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
tela
noun, a seaport in N Honduras.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
teds
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
uro-
TDRS
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
USDA
ruck
noun, a large number or quantity; mass.
ten.
Ste.
skid
noun, a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
uria
USCA
USAR
tron
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
tel-
Sat.
Saud
noun, (Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
sked
noun, an airline that maintains a regular schedule of flights.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
tsar
noun, czar.
ukes
noun, ukulele.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
SCAD
noun, any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
silk
noun, the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
task
noun, a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
taur
Ukr.
Sra.
soak
noun, the act or state of soaking or the state of being soaked.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
surd
noun, Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
sold
noun, an act or method of selling.
uni-
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
sur-
Tace
noun, tasset.
said
noun, sayyid.
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.
sunk
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
sulk
noun, a state or fit of sulking.
tule
noun, either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
Taal
noun, Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
toad
noun, any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit. Compare frog1 (def 1).
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
Sadi
noun, sadhe.
turd
noun, a piece of excrement.
str.
sole
noun, the bottom or under surface of the foot.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Sekt
noun, sparkling wine; champagne.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tael
noun, liang.
tack
noun, a short, sharp-pointed nail, usually with a flat, broad head.
tads
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
saur
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
trid
Tiro
noun, tyro.
tole
noun, enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
told
verb, simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
tonk
noun, a form of rummy for two or more players with deuces wild.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
sec.
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
stud
noun, a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
tri-
sala
noun, a large hall, living room, or reception room.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sock
noun, a short stocking usually reaching to the calf or just above the ankle.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
toed
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
tune
noun, a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
Sale
noun, the act of selling.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
seal
noun, an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
toke
noun, a tip or gratuity given by a gambler to a dealer or other employee at a casino.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
Saki
noun, any of several monkeys of the genus Pithecia, of tropical South America, having a golden-brown to black, thick, shaggy coat and a long, bushy, nonprehensile tail.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
snod
adjective, smooth; sleek.
suet
noun, the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
scr.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sol.
soke
noun, the privilege of holding court, usually connected with the feudal rights of lordship.
Salk
noun, Jonas E(dward) 1914–95, U.S. bacteriologist: developed Salk vaccine.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
TODS
SCUD
noun, the act of scudding.
trek
noun, a journey or trip, especially one involving difficulty or hardship.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
sake
noun, cause, account, interest, or benefit:
soda
noun, sodium hydroxide.
tuna
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
Sade
noun, Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
undo
verb (used with object), to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
udos
noun, a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
tude
noun, an arrogant attitude.
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
sank
noun, a basin or receptacle, as in a kitchen or laundry, usually connected with a water supply and drainage system, for washing dishes, clothing, etc.
tile
noun, a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
talk
noun, the act of talking; speech; conversation, especially of a familiar or informal kind.
sld.
SLED
noun, a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
sord
noun, a flight or flock of mallards.
SLIC
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
Rus.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Soni
tusk
noun, (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
skua
noun, Also called bonxie. any of several large brown gull-like predatory birds of the genus Catharacta, related to jaegers, especially C. skua (great skua) of colder waters of both northern and southern seas.
urds
noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
tank
noun, a large receptacle, container, or structure for holding a liquid or gas:
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
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.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
Tana
noun, thana.
SARA
noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
tide
noun, the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
sci.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
scil
tier
noun, one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
Rusk
noun, a slice of sweet raised bread dried and baked again in the oven; zwieback.
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
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.
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
Tore
noun, a torus.
soln
std.
Taka
noun, a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 100 poisha.
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
slue
noun, the act of sluing.
sloe
noun, the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
SACK
noun, a large bag of strong, coarsely woven material, as for grain, potatoes, or coal.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
tion
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
send
noun, the heaving motion of a vessel.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
tale
noun, a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
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.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Tues
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
Tala
noun, a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Taku
noun, Wade-Giles. Dagu.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Sand
noun, the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
1080
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
duos
noun, Music. duet.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
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.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Earl
noun, a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
Eads
noun, James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
Dust
noun, earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
dusk
noun, the state or period of partial darkness between day and night; the dark part of twilight.
Duse
noun, Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
duro
noun, a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
durn
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun, darn2 .
dure
adjective, hard; severe.
dura
noun, dura mater.
duo-
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
dunt
noun, a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
Duns
noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
dunk
noun, any flavorful sauce, dip, gravy, etc., into which portions of food are dipped before eating.
dune
noun, a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
Duna
noun, Hungarian name of the Danube.
dulc
Duke
noun, (in Continental Europe) the male ruler of a duchy; the sovereign of a small state.
Duit
noun, doit (def 1).
duet
noun, a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
dues
noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
duel
noun, a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, especially to settle a private quarrel.
duct
noun, any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
ducs
noun, duke.
eco-
ect-
Duce
noun, a leader or dictator.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
eso-
Esd.
Esau
noun, a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
Erik
noun, a male given name.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
eous
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ens.
enol
noun, an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
Edna
noun, a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
enl.
Enki
noun, a Sumerian water god and god of wisdom: the counterpart of the Akkadian Ea.
Enid
noun, a city in N Oklahoma.
ends
noun, the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
end-
enc.
Elsa
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Elis
noun, an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
Elia
noun, the pen name of Charles Lamb.
elds
noun, age.
ELAS
elan
noun, dash; impetuous ardor:
Eisk
noun, Yeisk.
EDTA
Duck
noun, any of numerous wild or domesticated web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genus Anas and allied genera, characterized by abroad, flat bill, short legs, and depressed body.
dual
noun, the dual number.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
diel
adjective, of or relating to a 24-hour period, especially a regular daily cycle, as of the physiology or behavior of an organism.
dir.
Dior
noun, Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
diol
noun, glycol (def 2).
dioc
dint
noun, force; power:
dins
noun, a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
Dino
dink
noun, dinghy.
Dine
noun, Scot. dinner.
Din.
Dike
noun, an embankment for controlling or holding back the waters of the sea or a river:
Diet
noun, food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Dies
noun, Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
Dick
noun, Older Use. a detective.
Dirk
noun, a dagger, especially of the Scottish Highlands.
Dice
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
DIAS
noun, Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
dia-
Deus
noun, God. Abbreviation: D.
desk
noun, an article of furniture having a broad, usually level, writing surface, as well as drawers or compartments for papers, writing materials, etc.
dern
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), darn2 .
der.
Deni
noun, a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
Den.
dels
noun, a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
deli
noun, a delicatessen.
Del.
deil
noun, devil.
deco
noun, art deco.
DIRE
adjective, causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
dirl
verb (used without object), to vibrate; shake.
Drin
noun, a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
dolt
noun, a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
drek
noun, dreck.
drat
interjection, (used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
dour
adjective, sullen; gloomy:
DOTE
noun, decay of wood.
dost
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
dose
noun, a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
Dort
noun, Dordrecht.
dork
noun, Slang. a silly, out-of-touch person who tends to look odd or behave ridiculously around others; a social misfit: Synonyms: jerk, schmo; nerd, geek.
DORE
noun, the walleye or pike perch of North America.
Dora
noun, a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
dons
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
done
noun, Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
Dona
noun, (initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
dols
noun, a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
DIRT
noun, any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
Dole
noun, a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
dol.
doit
noun, Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
does
noun, a plural of doe.
doer
noun, a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
DOCS
noun, doctor.
dock
noun, a landing pier.
doc.
plural, document.
doat
verb (used without object), dote.
dlr.
dits
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
dite
noun, a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
disk
noun, any thin, flat, circular plate or object.
dis-
est.
etc.
Dec.
kero
noun, a wooden container, as a beaker, made by the Incas.
kirn
noun, a churn.
kins
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
kino
noun, (in Europe) a motion-picture theater; cinema.
kine
noun, a plural of cow1 .
Kind
noun, a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category:
kina
noun, a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, equal to 100 toea.
kilt
noun, any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
Kiln
noun, a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks.
Kier
noun, a large vat in which fibers, yarns, or fabrics are boiled, bleached, or dyed.
Kiel
noun, the capital of Schleswig-Holstein in N Germany, at the Baltic end of the Kiel Canal.
KIAS
keta
noun, chum salmon.
ket-
Kern
noun, a part of the face of a type projecting beyond the body or shank, as in certain italic letters.
kist
noun, a coffer; a money chest.
Keos
noun, a Greek island in the Aegean, off the SE coast of the Greek mainland. 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
Kent
noun, James, 1763–1847, U.S. jurist.
kens
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
keno
noun, a game of chance, adapted from lotto for gambling purposes.
Kelt
noun, a salmon that has spawned.
Keir
noun, kier.
keat
noun, keet.
keas
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
Kean
noun, Edmund, 1787–1833, English actor, especially known for performance of Shakespearean roles.
KCSI
kcal
kc/s
kats
kirs
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
kite
noun, a light frame covered with some thin material, to be flown in the wind at the end of a long string.
kart
noun, a small, light, low-slung, four-wheeled vehicle, usually powered by a gasoline engine, capable of speeds up to 60 miles per hour (96 km/h), and used for racing or recreation.
kran
noun, a former silver coin of Iran.
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).
lack
noun, deficiency or absence of something needed, desirable, or customary:
lace
noun, a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
Kurt
noun, a male given name.
kurn
noun, kirn2 .
Kure
noun, a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
Kurd
noun, a member of an Islamic people speaking Kurdish and dwelling chiefly in Kurdistan.
Kura
noun, a river flowing from NE Turkey, through the Georgian Republic and Azerbaijan SE to the Caspian Sea. 950 miles (1530 km) long.
Kuna
noun, the basic monetary unit of Croatia, equal to 100 lipa.
kudo
noun, honor; glory; acclaim:
Kris
noun, creese.
Krio
noun, an English-based creole of Sierra Leone, a first language of the residents of Freetown and its environs, and a lingua franca elsewhere in the country.
kras
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
kors
noun, homer2 .
Klan
noun, Ku Klux Klan.
Kore
noun, Greek Antiquity. a sculptured representation of a young woman, especially one produced prior to the 5th century b.c.
Kona
noun, a southwesterly winter wind in Hawaii, often strong and bringing rain.
Koln
noun, German name of Cologne.
Koli
noun, a people of low caste in northern India.
Kola
noun, kola nut.
koel
noun, any of several cuckoos of the genus Eudynamys, of India, the Malay Archipelago, and Australia.
koas
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
koan
noun, a nonsensical or paradoxical question to a student for which an answer is demanded, the stress of meditation on the question often being illuminating.
Knut
noun, Canute.
knur
noun, a knotty or hard protuberance or growth, as on a tree.
Knt.
knot
noun, an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord to something else.
knit
noun, fabric produced by knitting.
knar
noun, a knot on a tree or in wood.
Kate
noun, a female given name, form of Katherine or Catherine.
Kars
noun, a city in NE Turkey.
etic
adjective, pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
Idas
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
Inc.
inae
Ilse
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
ilks
noun, family, class, or kind:
Ilka
adjective, every; each.
ile-
ikon
noun, icon (defs 1, 2).
ikat
noun, a method of printing woven fabric by tie-dyeing the warp yarns (warp ikat) the weft yarns (weft ikat) or both (double ikat) before weaving.
Idun
noun, a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
idol
noun, an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
idle
noun, the state or quality of being idle.
ides
noun, (in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
RONA
idae
IndE
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
iced
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
ICAO
ical
IATA
iana
IAEA
Ind.
Eur.
Eula
noun, End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
etui
noun, a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
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.
inks
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
karo
noun, a shrub or small tree, Pittosporum crassifolium, of New Zealand, having shiny leaves with a white, felty underside, red flowers, and densely hairy fruit.
Isle
noun, a small island.
Karl
noun, a male given name, form of Charles.
kaon
noun, a meson with strangeness +1 and either positive or zero electric charge, or its antiparticle, with strangeness −1 and either negative or zero electric charge. Symbol: K.
Kant
noun, Immanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; German ih-mah-noo-el] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; German ɪˈmɑ nuˌɛl/ (Show IPA), 1724–1804, German philosopher.
Kano
noun, a city in N Nigeria.
Kane
noun, cain.
kana
noun, a Japanese syllabic script consisting of 71 symbols and having two written varieties.
Kali
noun, the wife of Shiva and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
Kain
noun, cain.
kadi
noun, qadi.
itol
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iso-
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
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.
irks
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
Ire.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Irak
noun, Iraq.
ious
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
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.
iod-
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
intl
int.
ins.
Deck
noun, Nautical. a floorlike surface wholly or partially occupying one level of a hull, superstructure, or deckhouse, generally cambered, and often serving as a member for strengthening the structure of a vessel. the space between such a surface and the next such surface above:
DEAR
noun, a person who is good, kind, or generous:
lads
noun, a boy or youth.
arid
adjective, being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
asea
adjective, adverb, to or toward the sea; seaward.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
asc-
Asat
noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
art.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
arks
noun, (sometimes initial capital letter). Also called Noah's Ark. the large boat built by Noah in which he saved himself, his family, and a pair of every kind of creature during the Flood. Gen. 6–9.
Ark.
ARIS
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.
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).
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
area
noun, any particular extent of space or surface; part:
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
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.
arca
noun, a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
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.
Arak
noun, arrack.
Arad
noun, a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
Aoki
noun, Shuzo [shoo-zaw] /ˈʃu zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1844–1914, first Japanese ambassador to U.S., 1905–09.
A-OK
adjective, adverb, Informal. OK; perfect:
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
ANTU
ANTA
noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
ANSI
aur-
Can.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
calk
noun, Also, calkin. a projection on a horseshoe to prevent slipping on ice, pavement, etc.
Cal.
cake
noun, a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caid
noun, (in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
cads
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
cadi
noun, qadi.
cade
noun, a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
aut-
Aus.
AURA
noun, a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
aune
noun, an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
auld
adjective, old.
auks
noun, any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
Auer
noun, Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
Aude
noun, a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
aud.
ator
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
atic
ates
Aten
noun, Aton.
atar
noun, attar (def 1).
Asur
noun, Assur.
ant.
ansa
noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
cane
noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
Adar
noun, the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
AInd
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
Aiea
noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
AIDS
noun, a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
aide
noun, nurse's aide.
Aida
noun, (italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
aet.
aesc
noun, ash2 (def 3).
aer-
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
adit
noun, an entrance or a passage.
Adie
noun, a female given name.
adat
noun, the native law traditional in Indonesia.
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acta
plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
Acre
noun, a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
acr-
acne
noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
ACLU
ACLS
acle
noun, the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acid
noun, Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
acea
ACDA
acad
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Aire
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.
Alis
ano-
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
anes
adverb, once.
ands
Ande
plural noun, a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
ance
Anas
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
alt.
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.
alk.
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
ales
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Alec
noun, a herring.
Alea
noun, Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
Alda
noun, Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
Ald.
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).
alae
noun, plural of ala.
Ala.
Akin
adjective, of kin; related by blood (usually used predicatively):
Akan
noun, a language of the Kwa branch of Niger-Congo spoken in much of Ghana and parts of the Ivory Coast.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
airt
noun, a direction.
Cana
noun, an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
Cara
noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
Dean
noun, Education. the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college: an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline: the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
Cres
cunt
noun, the vulva or vagina.
Cuna
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
cule
cuke
noun, cucumber.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
cuds
noun, the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
Cuda
noun, a barracuda.
cts.
ctr.
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
crud
noun, Slang. a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck. a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person. something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible. prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery. a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body: any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash. venereal disease, especially syphilis. Vulgar. dried semen.
crat
curd
noun, Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
Cote
noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
Cort
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.
Cork
noun, the outer bark of an oak, Quercus suber, of Mediterranean countries, used for making stoppers for bottles, floats, etc.
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.
Cord
noun, a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cor.
conk
noun, the head.
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.
cur.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
Con.
dank
noun, Slang. high-quality marijuana:
deal
noun, a business transaction:
DCNL
daut
verb (used with object), to caress.
dato
noun, (in the Philippines) a native chief.
date
noun, a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
DATA
noun, a plural of datum.
dat.
Darn
noun, a darned place, as in a garment:
dark
noun, the absence of light; darkness:
Dari
noun, a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
Dare
noun, an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
Danu
noun, the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
Danl
Dane
noun, a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
Dana
noun, Danu.
Dan.
abbreviation, Bible. Daniel (def 1).
dals
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
Dali
noun, Salvador [sal-vuh-dawr;; Spanish sahl-vah-th awr] /ˈsæl vəˌdɔr;; Spanish ˌsɑl vɑˈðɔr/ (Show IPA), 1904–89, Spanish painter and illustrator.
Dale
noun, a valley, especially a broad valley.
daks
noun, transportation by relays of people or horses, especially in the East Indies.
Dak.
DAIS
noun, a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
Dace
noun, a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
cute
noun, the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
cusk
noun, an edible marine fish, Brosme brosme, of North Atlantic coastal waters.
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
curn
noun, a grain.
Cond
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
CARE
noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Cela
noun, Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
cis-
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
cir.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
cide
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
Ceto
Ceta
noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
cet-
CERN
cera
noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
cen.
Cels
Ceil
verb (used with object), to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
cit.
cedi
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
Cdr.
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
Cate
noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cask
noun, a container made and shaped like a barrel, especially one larger and stronger, for holding liquids.
CASE
noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
Casa
noun, a house.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carn
noun, cairn.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
cark
noun, care or worry.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cite
noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
Cole
noun, any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
Cold
noun, the relative absence of heat:
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Col.
Coke
noun, the solid product resulting from the destructive distillation of coal in an oven or closed chamber or by imperfect combustion, consisting principally of carbon: used chiefly as a fuel in metallurgy to reduce metallic oxides to metals.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coed
noun, Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
cods
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
code
noun, a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
coda
noun, Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
clad
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
coak
noun, (in a scarf joint) a tenon in one member fitting into a corresponding recess of the other.
Cnut
noun, Canute.
clue
noun, anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
Cloe
noun, a female given name, form of Chloe.
clod
noun, a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
clit
noun, clitoris.
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
Cleo
noun, a female given name.
Clea
noun, a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
clar
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
lade
verb (used with object), to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
IDEA
noun, any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
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.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
Noel
noun, the Christmas season; yuletide.
node
noun, a knot, protuberance, or knob.
nock
noun, a metal or plastic piece at the end of an arrow, having a notch for the bowstring.
NOAA
Niue
noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NIRA
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
Nike
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of victory.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
nide
noun, a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
Nida
noun, a female given name, form of Nydia.
Nick
noun, a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
neuk
noun, nook.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
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.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
nerd
noun, a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
neo-
Nor.
Nord
noun, a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
neck
noun, the part of the body of an animal or human being that connects the head and the trunk.
Oaks
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
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.
oiks
noun, oaf; lout.
OECD
Odus
Odin
noun, the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
odic
adjective, of an ode.
Oder
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
Oct.
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
nurl
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nurd
noun, nerd.
nuke
noun, a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
nude
noun, a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
NTIA
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
not-
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.
nos-
Neil
noun, a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
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.
lote
noun, lotus.
Luik
noun, Flemish name of Liège.
lues
noun, syphilis.
lude
noun, Quaalude.
Luck
noun, the force that seems to operate for good or ill in a person's life, as in shaping circumstances, events, or opportunities:
Luce
noun, a pike, especially when fully grown.
Ltd.
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
loun
noun, loon2 .
loud
Idioms, out loud, aloud; audibly:
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Luks
noun, George Benjamin, 1867–1933, U.S. painter.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lose
Idioms, lose face. face (def 51).
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
Lore
noun, the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
Lord
noun, a person who has authority, control, or power over others; a master, chief, or ruler.
lone
adjective, being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
lond
Loki
noun, a trickster god, born of Jotun ancestry but accepted among the Aesir as Odin's adopted brother: father of the monsters Fenrir, Hel, and the Midgard serpent, and the instigator of Balder's death.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
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.
Lodi
noun, a town in N Italy, SE of Milan: Napoleon's defeat of the Austrians 1796.
Luke
noun, an early Christian disciple and companion of Paul, a physician and probably a gentile: traditionally believed to be the author of the third Gospel and the Acts.
Luna
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
Neal
noun, a male given name.
nark
noun, British Slang. a stool pigeon or informer.
NDSL
NDak
NDAC
NCTE
NCAA
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
NASD
NASA
noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
nard
noun, an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
Lune
noun, anything shaped like a crescent or a half moon.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nara
noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
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.
Nada
noun, nothing; zero; none:
NACA
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
lurk
noun, an underhand scheme; dodge.
lure
noun, anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
Lunt
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
oink
noun, the squealing or grunting sound made by a pig.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
lock
noun, a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
rets
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
rend
verb (used with object), to separate into parts with force or violence:
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
rel.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
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.
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.
Reik
noun, Theodor [thee-uh-dawr,, -dohr;; German tey-aw-dawr] /ˈθi əˌdɔr,, -ˌdoʊr;; German ˈteɪ ɔˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1888–1969, U.S. psychologist and author, born in Austria.
Reid
noun, Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
reds
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
redo
noun, the act or an instance of redoing.
recs
noun, recreation.
reck
verb (used with object), Archaic. to have regard for; mind; heed.
real
noun, real number.
Read
noun, an act or instance of reading:
RdAc
rcd.
Rick
noun, Also, hayrick. Chiefly Midland U.S. a large, usually rectangular stack or pile of hay, straw, corn, or the like, in a field, especially when thatched or covered by a tarpaulin; an outdoor or makeshift mow.
Rida
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
role
noun, a part or character played by an actor or actress.
roke
noun, a seam or scratch filled with scale or slag on the surface of an ingot or bar.
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Rodi
noun, Italian name of Rhodes.
rode
noun, a rope by which a boat is anchored.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Rock
noun, a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like.
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.
road
noun, a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
RNAS
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
ride
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
rit.
risk
noun, exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance:
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.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
rink
noun, a smooth expanse of ice for ice-skating, often artificially prepared and inside a building or arena.
Rind
noun, a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
Rina
noun, a female given name.
rile
verb (used with object), to irritate or vex.
Riel
noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
rids
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Rask
noun, Rasmus Christian [ras-muh s kris-chuh n;; Danish rahs-moo s krees-tyahn] /ˈræs məs ˈkrɪs tʃən;; Danish ˈrɑs mʊs ˈkris tyɑn/ (Show IPA), 1787–1832, Danish philologist.
okas
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
orad
adverb, toward the mouth or the oral region.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orsk
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, on the Ural River.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
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.
ord.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
OSRD
Ont.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
oles
noun, a cry of “olé.”.
ole-
Olds
noun, Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
okra
noun, a shrub, Abelmoschus esculentus, of the mallow family, bearing beaked pods.
Okie
noun, a term used to refer to a migrant farm worker from Oklahoma or nearby states, especially one who moved westward during the Great Depression.
okes
noun, oka1 .
Oken
noun, Lorenz (Lorenz Ockenfuss) 1779–1851, German naturalist and philosopher.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
rasa
noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Rank
noun, a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Rani
noun, ranee.
RAND
noun, (in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
rale
noun, an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
raku
noun, a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
raki
noun, a spirituous liquor distilled from grain, grapes, plums, etc., in southeastern Europe and the Near East.
rake
noun, an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
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).
RAID
noun, a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Raia
noun, rayah.
rads
noun, a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
rad.
rack
noun, a framework of bars, wires, or pegs on which articles are arranged or deposited:
RACE
noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
out-
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ouds
noun, a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
lode
noun, a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
leud
noun, a vassal or tenant in the early Middle Ages.
Lick
noun, a stroke of the tongue over something.
lice
noun, plural of louse.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
leuk
Leto
noun, the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
lied
noun, a typically 19th-century German art song characterized by the setting of a poetic text in either strophic or through-composed style and the treatment of the piano and voice in equal artistic partnership:
LEST
conjunction, for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
Leos
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
Leon
noun, a male given name, form of Leo.
lent
noun, (in the Christian religion) an annual season of fasting and penitence in preparation for Easter, beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 weekdays to Easter, observed by Roman Catholic, Anglican, and certain other churches.
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.
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.
Lido
noun, a fashionable beach resort.
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.
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.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lise
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
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.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
Link
noun, one of the rings or separate pieces of which a chain is composed.
lier
noun, a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
Line
noun, a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
Lind
noun, Jenny (Johanna Maria Lind Goldschmidt"The Swedish Nightingale") 1820–87, Swedish soprano.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lin.
like
noun, a similar or comparable person or thing, or like persons or things; counterpart, match, or equal (usually preceded by a possessive adjective or the):
lieu
noun, place; stead.
lend
Idioms, lend a hand, to give help; aid:
leks
noun, a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
lit.
Lane
noun, a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
lard
noun, the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
lank
adjective, (of plants) unduly long and slender:
Lani
Land
noun, any part of the earth's surface not covered by a body of water; the part of the earth's surface occupied by continents and islands:
Lark
noun, any of numerous, chiefly Old World oscine birds, of the family Alaudidae, characterized by an unusually long, straight hind claw, especially the skylark, Alauda arvensis.
Lana
noun, a female given name, form of Helen.
Lake
noun, a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land.
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
laid
noun, the way or position in which a thing is laid or lies:
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.
Leis
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
Lead
noun, the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
leds
noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
Leda
noun, Classical Mythology. the mother, by her husband Tyndareus, of Castor and Clytemnestra and, by Zeus in the form of a swan, of Pollux and Helen.
LEAS
noun, a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
Lear
noun, learning; instruction; lesson.
Lean
noun, the act or state of leaning; inclination:
leak
noun, an unintended hole, crack, or the like, through which liquid, gas, light, etc., enters or escapes:
lea.
lasa
noun, Lhasa.
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.
Laud
noun, a song or hymn of praise.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
late
Idioms, of late, lately; recently:
Lat.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
lase
verb (used without object), to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Leta
noun, a female given name, form of Latona.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
lits
noun, litas.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
lite
noun, light2 (def 36).
LitD
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
load
noun, anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
Auk
noun, any of several usually black-and-white diving birds of the family Alcidae, of northern seas, having webbed feet and small wings.
LDC
Ld.
kir
noun, an apéritif of white wine or sometimes champagne (Kir Royale) flavored with cassis.
cr.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
SLE
Sad
noun, the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ca.
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.
Co.
COD
noun, any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
ct.
cs.
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
RCS
Re.
IDA
noun, Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters). Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
SAE
ETO
kin
noun, a person's relatives collectively; kinfolk.
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
CAI
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
CAD
noun, an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
CAA
cl.
AUA
SRO
LCT
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ASN
ASK
noun, the first man, made by the gods from an ash tree.
LCI
ule
noun, caucho.
LCD
ASI
kn.
ASR
ult
ase
LCA
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
ASA
noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ast
SAA
UAE
Kit
noun, a set or collection of tools, supplies, instructional matter, etc., for a specific purpose:
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
So.
ATC
UAR
USA
sd.
Uke
noun, ukulele.
UCR
UDC
ATA
udo
noun, a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
at.
UIT
ASU
CAR
noun, an automobile.
kil
tue
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
ONR
ons
ked
noun, sheeptick.
Clo
clk
SKU
CLI
ONI
Tad
noun, a small child, especially a boy.
Ken
noun, knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception:
cle
Sta
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
St.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
CLR
SLA
SID
noun, a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
oke
noun, oka1 .
ESL
LEO
noun, Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
kCi
Ola
Old
noun, (used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
Kea
noun, a large, greenish New Zealand parrot, Nestor notabilis.
en-
TAE
preposition, to.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ESR
Skt
CNS
CNO
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
Tro
Len
noun, a male given name, form of Leonard.
Rd.
TSE
CDT
oud
noun, a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
KIA
Sal
noun, salt1 .
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
TSI
CED
tsk
noun, an exclamation of “tsk.”.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
Tu.
Kid
noun, Informal. a child or young person.
LED
noun, light-emitting diode: a semiconductor diode that emits light when conducting current and is used in electronic displays, indoor and outdoor lighting, etc.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
unc
CEA
OTS
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ESU
Sr.
CIE
Ker
CID
noun, The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
CIA
ide
Lek
noun, a traditional place where males assemble during the mating season and engage in competitive displays that attract females.
ose
lei
noun, (in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
ot-
CEO
OTA
ote
ARU
ARS
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
ROA
Urd
noun, a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
ADS
noun, advertisement.
ure
ado
noun, busy activity; bustle; fuss.
rnd
ade
noun, George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
ADA
noun, a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
AEA
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
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).
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ACS
ae.
AEC
SNU
LDS
ial
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
La.
sod
noun, a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
ur-
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
RNA
LSD
Lt.
Kra
noun, Isthmus of, the narrowest part of the Malay Peninsula, between the Bay of Bengal and the Gulf of Siam. 35 miles (56 km) wide.
AIC
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
RLD
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
LOC
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.
al.
Lae
noun, a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
USO
USR
Ar.
an.
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
UTC
AUC
UTE
noun, Informal. a utility vehicle.
AID
noun, help or support; assistance.
AIA
ADC
uti
ad-
ac-
USN
Usk
noun, a river flowing S and SE from SE Wales through SW England into the Severn estuary. 60 miles (97 km) long.
Rod
noun, a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
IAS
Lad
noun, a boy or youth.
ACK
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
ROI
ACE
noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
AAE
ROK
noun, a soldier in the army of the Republic of Korea.
Suk
noun, (especially in the Arab countries) the market, especially the traditional bazaar.
AAU
USC
AAS
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
Aar
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ick
interjection, (used as an expression of distaste or repugnance.)
AOA
red
noun, any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
ARA
noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
AOU
aor
koi
noun, any of various colorful cultivated forms of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, apparently originating in Japan and other parts of eastern temperate Asia.
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
ANU
noun, a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
SLR
Une
kor
noun, homer2 .
ics
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
eu-
Kos
noun, a unit of land distance of various lengths from 1 to 3 miles (1.6 to 4.8 km).
RDA
Oka
noun, Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms). Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
ETR
RCA
ETS
RCN
RCT
LON
REC
noun, recreation.
RDC
RDS
REA
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
ard
Koa
noun, a Hawaiian acacia, Acacia koa, of the legume family, characterized by spreading branches and gray bark.
id.
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
ale
noun, a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
krs
ksi
ITU
ALC
Kun
noun, Béla [bey-lo] /ˈbeɪ lɒ/ (Show IPA), 1885–1937, Hungarian Communist leader.
RID
noun, a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
Rs.
Kur
noun, (in Sumerian mythology) the world of the dead.
io-
Ia.
ake
verb (used without object), ache.
AKC
LOE
noun, verb (used with or without object), love.
AKA
uns
RSA
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ret
verb (used with object), to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
kr.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
ANC
ALU
RSE
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
RTS
rte
rt.
UNO
Esk
CLU
Ler
noun, the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
SDI
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
TIA
Don
noun, (initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
SDR
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
SDA
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).
NEC
IOU
Doi
NED
noun, a male given name, form of Edward.
DOE
noun, the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
Ir.
IDS
noun, the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
TES
noun, ti1 .
Dor
noun, Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
IRC
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
DSR
DSA
IOC
DRE
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 = .
Dr.
Dou
noun, Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
IOT
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
DOT
noun, a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
ior
NDE
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.
ne-
NEA
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
DNR
Du.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
STL
nik
stk
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
DIL
IRO
ise
Isl
Die
noun, Machinery. any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine. a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like. one of the separate pieces of such a device. a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
NOC
ska
noun, a modern style of vocalized Jamaican popular music, which emerged in the 1950s as a blend of African-Jamaican folk music, calypso, and American rhythm and blues, notable for its shuffling, scratchlike tempo and jazzlike horn riffs on the offbeat.
Nod
noun, a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
lid
noun, a removable or hinged cover for closing the opening, usually at the top, of a pot, jar, trunk, etc.; a movable cover.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
TID
dk.
DNA
DLS
NES
DLO
DLC
dkl
DIU
noun, part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
IRL
erk
noun, an aircraftsman of the lowest rank in the Royal Air Force.
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
dit
noun, an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
irk
verb (used with object), to irritate, annoy, or exasperate:
NIA
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Lie
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
DST
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
Eck
noun, Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), (Johann Mayer) 1486–1543, German Roman Catholic theologian: opponent of Martin Luther.
EDA
noun, a female given name.
ed.
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
ILO
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
ILS
ECA
LST
ec-
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).
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
in.
EDC
EDO
noun, a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
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.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
Ike
noun, Eisenhower, Dwight David.
els
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
elk
noun, Also called European elk. the moose, Alces alces.
ltr
il-
Eli
noun, a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
eld
noun, age.
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
ilk
noun, family, class, or kind:
EIS
eir
LTA
EDT
EDS
noun, education:
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ean
Duc
noun, duke.
DUI
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
LSI
Dun
noun, a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
LSC
ine
SED
TEC
noun, detective.
TCS
Ted
noun, British Slang. Teddy boy.
ink
noun, a fluid or viscous substance used for writing or printing.
due
noun, something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
ier
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
Lir
noun, Ler.
TCA
ead
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
EAA
ea.
ETD
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
eo-
NCO
NAA
SEI
noun, sei whale.
ina
noun, a female given name.
NAD
TAL
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SEL
noun, adjective, pronoun, self.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
di.
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
DET
Esc
CTA
DAE
CST
OSA
OED
CSR
Dal
noun, a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
CSO
csk
CSA
Oc.
ode
noun, a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
leu
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
tra
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
ERT
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
CRT
CRS
ka-
NUL
OCS
ODT
sc.
DAR
OSD
tr.
ski
noun, one of a pair of long, slender runners made of wood, plastic, or metal used in gliding over snow.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
ock
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
OCD
Kan
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
OAU
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
cud
noun, the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Kal
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.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ESA
OAK
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
ODA
noun, a room within a harem.
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
OTC
ctn
plural, carton.
cte
DCL
do.
DOA
DSC
DSO
Kt.
ODS
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
DEI
adverb, by the grace of God.
ite
ITC
ITA
oik
noun, oaf; lout.
tlr
tlo
let
noun, British. a lease.
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.
TKO
Les
ERS
noun, ervil.
OIr
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
Kas
noun, (in the Netherlands and in Dutch colonies) a large cabinet of the 17th and 18th centuries, having two doors and often a number of drawers at the bottom, and usually having an elaborately painted or carved decoration with a heavy cornice.
STI
ScD
SAR
OIt
ist
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
ISR
Ido
noun, a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
TLC
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
de-
NSU
DAS
noun, hyrax.
NSC
NSA
NRC
NRA
dau
noun, dhow.
nr.
d-c
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
DCS
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
OCR
DEA
IUD
COS
noun, romaine.
oid
IUS
oic
2D
noun, a two-dimensional form or appearance:
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
3D
noun, a three-dimensional form or appearance:
AO
KD
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.
EI
RO
NC
el
noun, Informal. elevated railroad.
KC
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
L2
AA
noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
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.
CU
N.
NA
adverb, no1 .
ln
ol
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
ck
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
DC
noun, a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
ND
TL
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
ic
KO
noun, a knockout in boxing.
i.
K.
CE
DN
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
T1
TD
le
TN
SL
OK
noun, an approval, agreement, or endorsement:
K2
noun, Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
t.
U.
UC
UK
sk
tk
NL
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
Ud
UL
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
S.
UI
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
RN
NI
LR
L1
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TC
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
LC
TE
noun, ti1 .
L.
KI
noun, the Sumerian goddess personifying earth: the counterpart of the Akkadian Aruru.
OA
AK
D.
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
DA
noun, a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
RI
SA
DT
noun, a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
dl
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
SU
OE
noun, oy2 .
OD
noun, a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
RU
R.
SN
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
O.
RC
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
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