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- solstices
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- sclerosis
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noun,
Pathology. a hardening or induration of a tissue or part, or an increase of connective tissue or the like at the expense of more active tissue.
- coistrels
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- crosslets
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noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- rissoles
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- coistrel
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noun,
a scoundrel; knave.
- corslets
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- costrels
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- crosslet
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noun,
a small cross, as one used as a heraldic charge.
- cloister
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noun,
a covered walk, especially in a religious institution, having an open arcade or colonnade usually opening onto a courtyard.
- ossicles
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noun,
a small bone.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- estriols
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- sterols
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- closets
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- rissole
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noun,
a small pastry, often in turnover form, filled with a mixture containing meat or fish and usually fried in deep fat.
- slicers
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- Sisters
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- colters
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- Corliss
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noun,
George Henry, 1817–88, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- corsets
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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.
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- loiters
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- scissel
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noun,
the remains of a strip from which coin blanks have been cut; clippings.
- lessors
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- cresols
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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.
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- estriol
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 21 (OH) 3 , occurring in urine during pregnancy.
- eslisor
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noun,
elisor.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- sclero-
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- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- listers
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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.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- lictors
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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.
- closers
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- cossets
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- ostlers
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noun,
hostler.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- re-coil
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verb (used with or without object),
to coil again.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- relicts
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- resists
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- Sestos
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noun,
an ancient Thracian town on the Hellespont opposite Abydos: Xerxes crossed the Hellespont here when he began his invasion of Greece.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
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- liters
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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.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- litres
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noun,
liter.
- scler-
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- cresol
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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.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Locris
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noun,
either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- torses
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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.
- triols
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noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- torsel
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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.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- tosses
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noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Lister
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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.
- rectos
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- lictor
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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.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- relict
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noun,
Ecology. a species or community living in an environment that has changed from that which is typical for it.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- elisor
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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.
- lessor
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noun,
a person, group, etc., who grants a lease.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- stoics
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- celto-
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- ceorls
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noun,
churl (def 4).
- lector
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Ostler
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noun,
hostler.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- stress
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noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- sterol
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noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- tilers
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noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- sliest
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adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- toiles
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- colter
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- losses
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noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- colies
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noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- recoil
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noun,
an act of recoiling.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- oriels
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- slicer
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noun,
a thin-bladed knife or implement used for slicing, especially food:
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- closes
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noun,
the act of closing.
- closer
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noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- oilers
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noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- Cloris
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noun,
a male or female given name.
- socles
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noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- slices
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- citole
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noun,
cittern.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
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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.
- lories
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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.
- losers
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- resoil
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verb (used with object),
to replace topsoil, especially that lost by erosion.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- recti-
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- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- loiter
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verb (used with object),
to pass (time) in an idle or aimless manner (usually followed by away):
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- cosets
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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.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- sorels
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Loiret
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noun,
a department in central France. 2630 sq. mi. (6810 sq. km). Capital: Orléans.
- sito-
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- silos
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noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- slice
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noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- relic
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noun,
a surviving memorial of something past.
- seti-
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- islet
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noun,
a very small island.
- sites
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noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- lect.
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- rect.
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- Siret
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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.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Seric
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- sero-
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- Sices
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noun,
syce.
- silts
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noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- sires
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- istle
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- Osler
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noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- sect.
-
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- loser
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noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- loses
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Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rosse
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noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- lotic
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adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- roils
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verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- Loris
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noun,
Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
- Oriel
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noun,
a bay window, especially one cantilevered or corbeled out from a wall.
- rises
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noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- OIcel
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- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- oiler
-
noun,
a person or thing that oils.
- riels
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- riots
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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.
- orles
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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:
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Leros
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noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- lists
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noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- secos
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noun,
sekos.
- licet
-
- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- liers
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noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Scot.
-
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- oste-
-
- liter
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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.
- lores
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noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Osset
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noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- riles
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verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- lites
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noun,
light2 (def 36).
- litre
-
noun,
liter.
- loess
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noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- Loire
-
noun,
a river in France, flowing NW and W into the Atlantic: the longest river in France. 625 miles (1005 km) long.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- slier
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adjective,
a comparative of sly.
- oleic
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adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Recit
-
- telo-
-
- tiers
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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.
- cress
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Crile
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noun,
George Washington, 1864–1943, U.S. surgeon.
- crit.
-
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- telos
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noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telic
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adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Clite
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- ecol.
-
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- ecto-
-
- toric
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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.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cotes
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Tiler
-
noun,
a person who lays tiles.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tirol
-
noun,
Tyrol.
- coils
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noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- coel-
-
- Coles
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Colet
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noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- toils
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noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- tirls
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noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- cores
-
- Close
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noun,
the act of closing.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- toles
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noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- tiles
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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.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- 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).
- toile
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noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- Icel.
-
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- triol
-
noun,
a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- ileo-
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- 30-30
-
- cero-
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- ster.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- 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.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- cert.
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- rit.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- rel.
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rile
-
verb (used with object),
to irritate or vex.
- tri-
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Riel
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Cambodia, equal to 100 sen.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- roil
-
verb (used with object),
to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Ste.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sers
-
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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sics
-
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).
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Sol.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SLIC
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- 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.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- tirl
-
noun,
a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- sci.
-
- sec.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ter.
-
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- str.
-
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- scr.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 1080
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- 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:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Col.
-
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- lit.
-
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- ctr.
-
- itol
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- cts.
-
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- iso-
-
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- isls
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- lier
-
noun,
a person or thing that lies, as in wait or in ambush.
- Cres
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Ire.
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- cet-
-
- eso-
-
- 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.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Ceto
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ole-
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- cir.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- ile-
-
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- 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:
- Cels
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- osis
-
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- 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.
- est.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 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.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- ESIS
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- etc.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Oct.
-
- cis-
-
- STI
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- SSS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SSR
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- ESL
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- cl.
-
- CLR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Clo
-
- CLI
-
- cle
-
- CIE
-
- tr.
-
- CEO
-
- ct.
-
- tlr
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Tro
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- 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.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tlo
-
- STL
-
- CST
-
- Eli
-
noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cte
-
- CSR
-
- TLC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CSO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- ETS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ETR
-
- ior
-
- TSS
-
- OIt
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- LOC
-
- OIr
-
- lis
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- Lir
-
noun,
Ler.
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- SCS
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- Les
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- 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).
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- sc.
-
- So.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OCS
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Oc.
-
- OCR
-
- ltr
-
- LST
-
- LSS
-
- LSI
-
- LSC
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- oic
-
- 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.
- ose
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SLE
-
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRL
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IOT
-
- RCT
-
- OSS
-
- IOC
-
- SLR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ILS
-
- ILO
-
- il-
-
- ier
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Isl
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ISR
-
- LCT
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- LCI
-
- ot-
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ote
-
- Lt.
-
- OTS
-
- OTC
-
- 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).
- RCS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ITC
-
- Re.
-
- ist
-
- RC
-
- CE
-
- ol
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- L.
-
- LC
-
- LI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- L1
-
- L2
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- T1
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TC
-
- le
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ic
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- SL
-
- S.
-
- TL
-
- LR
-
- O.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.