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Word close-at-hand has
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- decathlons
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noun,
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- coastland
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noun,
land along a coast; seacoast.
- decathlon
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noun,
an athletic contest comprising ten different track-and-field events and won by the contestant amassing the highest total score.
- one-a-cat
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noun,
one old cat.
- anecdotal
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing anecdotes:
- Chaldean
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noun,
one of an ancient Semitic people that formed the dominant element in Babylonia.
- chalones
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- cholates
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- acantho-
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- Scotland
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noun,
a division of the United Kingdom in the N part of Great Britain. 30,412 sq. mi. (78,772 sq. km). Capital: Edinburgh.
- ethanols
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- celadons
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- cholents
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- Calanthe
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noun,
any of various tropical and subtropical orchids of the genus Calanthe, having racemes of white, reddish, or yellow flowers.
- alcahest
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noun,
alkahest.
- catheads
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noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- Shetland
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noun,
Shetland Islands.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- Eastland
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noun,
James O(liver) 1904–86, U.S. politician: senator 1941, 1943–78.
- saltando
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adverb,
in a saltando manner.
- estocada
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noun,
the thrust of the sword by the matador into the bull in the final stage of a bullfight, designed to kill the bull.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- eschalot
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noun,
shallot.
- caseload
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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.
- Stendhal
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noun,
(Marie Henri Beyle) 1783–1842, French novelist and critic.
- candelas
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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.
- endocast
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noun,
endocranial cast.
- analects
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plural noun,
selected passages from the writings of an author or of different authors.
- Chalons
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noun,
Also called Châlons-sur-Marne [sha-lawn-syr-marn] /ʃa lɔn sürˈmarn/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Marne, in NE France: defeat of Attila a.d. 451.
- notches
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noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- chalone
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noun,
an endocrine secretion that depresses or inhibits physiological activity.
- chalets
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- etalons
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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.
- octanes
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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.
- ethanal
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noun,
acetaldehyde.
- ethanol
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noun,
alcohol (def 1).
- scandal
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noun,
a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
- Seconal
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- chasten
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verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- Ashland
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noun,
a city in NE Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- clothes
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plural noun,
garments for the body; articles of dress; wearing apparel.
- Delanos
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noun,
a city in S California.
- decants
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- dentals
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Asenath
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noun,
the wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim. Gen. 41:45; 46:20.
- descant
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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.
- sandlot
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noun,
a vacant lot used by youngsters for games or sports.
- decanol
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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.
- decanal
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adjective,
of or relating to a dean or deanery:
- coastal
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adjective,
of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast:
- docents
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noun,
privatdocent.
- cholent
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noun,
a stewed or baked dish, especially of meat and beans, served on the Sabbath but cooked the day before or overnight over a slow fire.
- cholate
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noun,
the salt form of cholic acid.
- donates
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- techno-
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- technol
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- satchel
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noun,
a small bag, sometimes with a shoulder strap.
- datchas
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noun,
dacha.
- chatons
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- scalade
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noun,
escalade.
- Haldane
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noun,
John Burdon Sanderson [bur-dn san-der-suh n] /ˈbɜr dn ˈsæn dər sən/ (Show IPA), 1892–1964, English biochemist, geneticist, and writer.
- altheas
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noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- ethnol.
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- acetals
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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.
- loaches
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noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- calends
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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.
- Shelton
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noun,
a city in SW Connecticut.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- lactase
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noun,
an enzyme capable of hydrolyzing lactose into glucose and galactose.
- sealant
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noun,
a substance used for sealing, as sealing wax or adhesives.
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- loathes
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verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- Sheldon
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noun,
a male given name.
- candela
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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.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- landsat
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noun,
a U.S. scientific satellite that studies and photographs the earth's surface by using remote-sensing techniques.
- candles
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noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Toscana
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noun,
Italian name of Tuscany.
- latches
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noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- calando
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adverb,
in a slower, softer manner.
- cathead
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noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- Achates
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- Chaldea
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noun,
an ancient region in the lower Tigris and Euphrates valley, in S Babylonia.
- daltons
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noun,
atomic mass unit.
- Halsted
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noun,
William Stewart ("Brill") 1852–1922, U.S. surgeon and educator.
- 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.
- Sno-Cat
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- anlaces
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noun,
anelace.
- handles
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noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- handsel
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- handset
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noun,
Also called French telephone. a telephone having a mouthpiece and earpiece mounted at opposite ends of a handle.
- Acheson
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noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- Actaeon
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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.
- Celadon
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noun,
any of several Chinese porcelains having a translucent, pale green glaze.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- cathode
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noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Scheldt
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noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing from N France through W Belgium and SW Netherlands into the North Sea. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- head-on
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adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- daleths
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Colada
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noun,
piña colada.
- Shelta
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noun,
a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles.
- coated
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noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cohens
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- cloths
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noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- Colden
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noun,
Cadwallader, 1688–1776, Scottish physician, botanist, and public official in America, born in Ireland.
- coalas
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noun,
koala.
- colent
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- Coanda
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noun,
Henri Marie [ahn-ree ma-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1972, French engineer and inventor.
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Chanel
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noun,
Gabrielle [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), ("Coco") 1882–1971, French fashion designer.
- clothe
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verb (used with object),
to dress; attire.
- catena
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noun,
a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centas
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noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- cental
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- celto-
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- solace
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- solate
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- Soldan
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noun,
the ruler of an Islamic country.
- chalet
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noun,
a herdsman's hut in the Swiss Alps.
- Catano
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noun,
a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
- Castle
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Solent
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noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- Caslon
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noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- sonata
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noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- Cantos
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- chaeta
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noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- closet
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- chole-
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- closed
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noun,
the act of closing.
- cleats
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noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- cleans
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- slatch
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noun,
a relatively smooth interval between heavy seas.
- clado-
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- Chosen
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noun,
elect.
- Choate
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noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- chants
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noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Sloane
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noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Chelan
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noun,
Lake, a lake in N central Washington, in the Cascade Range: one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the U.S. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chaton
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noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- Chaoan
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noun,
former name of Chaozhou.
- contd.
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- decant
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verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- Senlac
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noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- Handel
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noun,
George Frideric [free-der-ik,, -drik] /ˈfri dər ɪk,, -drɪk/ (Show IPA), (Georg Friedrich Händel) 1685–1759, German composer in England after 1712.
- nachos
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noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- hasten
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Haslet
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noun,
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
- haoles
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noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- Hansel
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noun,
a gift or token for good luck or as an expression of good wishes, as at the beginning of the new year or when entering upon a new situation or enterprise.
- naleds
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noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- handle
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noun,
a part of a thing made specifically to be grasped or held by the hand.
- haloes
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noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- helots
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noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- natals
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noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- ethnos
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noun,
an ethnic group.
- ethno-
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- etalon
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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.
- Enochs
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- enhalo
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verb (used with object),
to surround with or as with a halo.
- enacts
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verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- elands
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noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- hecto-
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- lodens
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noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- octads
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noun,
a group or series of eight.
- lanate
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adjective,
woolly; covered with something resembling wool.
- Latona
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noun,
the goddess Leto as identified in Roman mythology.
- latens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lashed
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noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- Landes
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noun,
a department in SW France. 3615 sq. mi. (9365 sq. km). Capital: Mont-de-Marsan.
- lancet
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- lances
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noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- ladens
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adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- lacto-
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- laches
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noun,
failure to do something at the proper time, especially such delay as will bar a party from bringing a legal proceeding.
- Lencas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- hostel
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noun,
Also called youth hostel. an inexpensive, supervised lodging place for young people on bicycle trips, hikes, etc.
- honest
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adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- hondas
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noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Holden
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noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- loathe
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verb (used with object),
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
- eclats
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noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- octane
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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.
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- dances
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noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Cantal
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noun,
a department in S central France. 2231 sq. mi. (5780 sq. km). Capital: Aurillac.
- decals
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noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deaths
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noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Deacon
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noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- scaled
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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.
- datcha
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noun,
dacha.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- scato-
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- Delano
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Dalton
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noun,
atomic mass unit.
- daleth
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noun,
the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- dachas
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noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cteno-
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- second
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noun,
a second part.
- sendal
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noun,
a silk fabric in use during the Middle Ages.
- Santal
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noun,
sandalwood.
- dental
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noun,
Phonetics. a dental sound.
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- sachet
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- Octans
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noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Olathe
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- oldest
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Dothan
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noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- osteal
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adjective,
osseous.
- Ostend
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noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Donets
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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.
- donate
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verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- salade
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noun,
sallet.
- desalt
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verb (used with object),
to remove the salt from (especially sea water), usually to make it drinkable.
- Salado
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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.
- docent
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noun,
privatdocent.
- 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.
- Salten
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noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- dholes
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noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- sancta
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noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- sandal
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noun,
a shoe consisting of a sole of leather or other material fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
- detach
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verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- cantle
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- clones
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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.
- lathes
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noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- atonal
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adjective,
of, relating to, or marked by atonality.
- anoles
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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.
- tholes
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noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- Athena
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noun,
Also, Athene [uh-thee-nee] /əˈθi ni/ (Show IPA). Also called Pallas, Pallas Athena. the virgin deity of the ancient Greeks worshiped as the goddess of wisdom, fertility, the useful arts, and prudent warfare. At her birth she sprang forth fully armed from the head of her father, Zeus.
Compare Minerva.
- Athens
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noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- alates
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noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- anlace
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noun,
anelace.
- aceto-
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- stolen
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noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- 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.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- steno-
-
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- Anhalt
-
noun,
a former state in central Germany, now part of Saxony-Anhalt.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- aldose
-
noun,
a sugar containing the aldehyde group or its hemiacetal equivalent.
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- tacho-
-
- Thales
-
noun,
c640–546? b.c, Greek philosopher, born in Miletus.
- ascend
-
verb (used with object),
to go or move upward upon or along; climb; mount:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- anthol
-
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- adnate
-
adjective,
grown fast to something; congenitally attached.
- antho-
-
- adeno-
-
- aholds
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- Anthea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “flowery.”.
- ashcan
-
noun,
a large metal barrel, can, or similar receptacle for ashes, garbage, or refuse.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- aslant
-
adverb,
at a slant; slantingly; obliquely.
- theol.
-
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Toland
-
noun,
Gregg, 1904–48, U.S. cinematographer.
- Alsace
-
noun,
a region and former province of France between the Vosges and the Rhine.
- alohas
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- Canad.
-
- calesa
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a small, two-wheeled calash.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- calash
-
noun,
Also, calèche. a light vehicle pulled by one or two horses, seating two to four passengers, and having two or four wheels, a seat for a driver on a splashboard, and sometimes a folding top.
- candle
-
noun,
a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
- Altona
-
noun,
a metropolitan district of Hamburg, Germany: formerly an independent city.
- Aachen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: coronation city of German kings 936–1531.
- Anatol
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Tanach
-
noun,
the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament, comprising the Law or Torah, the Prophets or Neviim, and the Hagiographa or Ketuvim, taken as a whole.
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- stadle
-
noun,
staddle.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Althea
-
noun,
the rose of Sharon, Hibiscus syriacus.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Eland
-
noun,
either of two large African antelopes of the genus Taurotragus, having long, spirally twisted horns: now rare.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Elath
-
noun,
Eilat.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- ento-
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- teno-
-
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Ocala
-
noun,
a city in central Florida.
- ecto-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- noct-
-
- Nelda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nodal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of a node.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- desc.
-
- Neth.
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Esth.
-
- dent.
-
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- endo-
-
- encl.
-
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Nolde
-
noun,
Emil (Emil Hansen) 1867–1956, German painter.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- oste-
-
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- 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.
- Aldas
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Alden
-
noun,
John, 1599?–1687, Pilgrim settler in Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1620.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- dolts
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- Sadat
-
noun,
Anwar el- [ahn-wahr el] /ˈɑn wɑr ɛl/ (Show IPA), 1918–81, Egyptian political leader: president 1970–81; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
- doles
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- sadhe
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- dolce
-
noun,
an instruction to the performer that the music is to be executed softly and sweetly.
- salat
-
noun,
prayers, said five times a day: the second of the Pillars of Islam.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- Cant.
-
- 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.
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- tech.
-
- Salta
-
noun,
a game for two, resembling Chinese checkers, played on a board with 100 squares.
- alate
-
noun,
the winged form of an insect when both winged and wingless forms occur in the species.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- econ.
-
- ecol.
-
- ahold
-
noun,
Informal. a hold or grasp (often followed by of):
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dhals
-
noun,
dal.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Aloha
-
adjective,
friendly; hospitable; welcoming:
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- dhole
-
noun,
a wild Asian dog, Cuon alpinus, that hunts in packs: an endangered species.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- aholt
-
noun,
ahold.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- telo-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- Oland
-
noun,
an island in SE Sweden, separated from the mainland by Kalmar Sound. 26,750; 519 sq. mi. (1345 sq. km).
- Alans
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- 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.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alas.
-
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- olden
-
adjective,
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- Hades
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the underworld inhabited by departed souls.
the god ruling the underworld; Pluto.
- Ndola
-
noun,
a city in N Zambia.
- hosel
-
noun,
the socket in the club head of an iron that receives the shaft.
- Aalto
-
noun,
Alvar [ahl-vahr] /ˈɑl vɑr/ (Show IPA), 1898–1976, Finnish architect and furniture designer.
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lends
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- 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.
- lento
-
adverb,
slowly.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hotel
-
noun,
a commercial establishment offering lodging to travelers and sometimes to permanent residents, and often having restaurants, meeting rooms, stores, etc., that are available to the general public.
- Letch
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Letha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- Lhasa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tibet, in the SE part: sacred city of Lamaism. About 12,000 feet (3650 meters) above sea level.
- loach
-
noun,
any of several slender European and Asian fishes of the family Cobitidae and related families, having several barbels around the mouth.
- acet-
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- Hond.
-
- holts
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- loads
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- Holst
-
noun,
Gustav Theodore [goo s-tahv] /ˈgʊs tɑv/ (Show IPA), 1874–1934, English composer.
- holes
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Holds
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- Aalst
-
noun,
Flemish name of Alost.
- lect.
-
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Lathe
-
noun,
a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- lated
-
adjective,
belated.
- 30-30
-
- latch
-
noun,
a device for holding a door, gate, or the like, closed, consisting basically of a bar falling or sliding into a catch, groove, hole, etc.
- Latah
-
noun,
a pattern of neurotic behavior, usually induced by a startle, first discovered in Malaya, and characterized by the compulsive imitation of the actions and words of others.
- Leach
-
noun,
the act or process of leaching.
- leads
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- lansa
-
noun,
langsat.
- Laden
-
adjective,
burdened; loaded down.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- 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:
- Lando
-
noun,
died a.d. 914, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 913–914.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- 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.
- 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.
- leash
-
noun,
a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- Ladon
-
noun,
a dragon having 100 heads and guarding the garden of the Hesperides: killed by Hercules.
- lades
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- loath
-
adjective,
unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse:
- Achan
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Judah who, with his family, was stoned to death for stealing forbidden spoils. Josh. 7:19–26.
- ethal
-
noun,
cetyl alcohol.
- hadst
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- aden-
-
- halts
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- nasal
-
noun,
Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.
- halos
-
noun,
Also called nimbus. a geometric shape, usually in the form of a disk, circle, ring, or rayed structure, traditionally representing a radiant light around or above the head of a divine or sacred personage, an ancient or medieval monarch, etc.
- Adnah
-
noun,
a Manassite deserter from Saul's to David's army. I Chron. 12:20.
- halo-
-
- hales
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- Nasca
-
adjective,
Nazca.
- halas
-
noun,
George Stanley, 1895–1983, U.S. football coach and team owner.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- naso-
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Natal
-
noun,
a province in the E part of the Republic of South Africa. 35,284 sq. mi. (91,886 sq. km). Capital: Pietermaritzburg.
- Hadas
-
noun,
Moses, 1900–66, U.S. classical scholar, teacher, and author.
- hadal
-
adjective,
of or relating to the greatest ocean depths, below approximately 20,000 feet (6500 meters).
- thana
-
noun,
a police station in India.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- natl.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Hands
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- actos
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- loche
-
noun,
the North American burbot.
- lochs
-
noun,
a lake.
- loden
-
noun,
a thick, heavily fulled, waterproof fabric, used in coats and jackets for cold climates.
- thole
-
noun,
a pin, or either of two pins, inserted into a gunwale to provide a fulcrum for an oar.
- lodes
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Theos
-
- Helot
-
noun,
a member of the lowest class in ancient Laconia, constituting a body of serfs who were bound to the land and were owned by the state.
Compare Perioeci, Spartiate.
- helas
-
interjection,
alas!
- 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.
- hect-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- heals
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- Hansa
-
noun,
a company or guild of merchants in a northern European medieval town.
- heads
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- acold
-
adjective,
being cold or chilled.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- theo-
-
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Hasan
-
noun,
(al-Hasan) a.d. 624?–669? Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).
- haole
-
noun,
(among Polynesian Hawaiians) a term used to refer to a non-Polynesian, especially a white person.
- naled
-
noun,
a synthetic insecticide and miticide, C 4 H 7 Br 2 Cl 2 O 4 , having relatively low toxicity to mammals.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Delta
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (Δ, δ).
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Delos
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- coala
-
noun,
koala.
- shoal
-
noun,
a place where a sea, river, or other body of water is shallow.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- ASEAN
-
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- cloth
-
noun,
a fabric formed by weaving, felting, etc., from wool, hair, silk, flax, cotton, or other fiber, used for garments, upholstery, and many other items.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- octa-
-
- 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.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- 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.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- 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.
- clash
-
noun,
a loud, harsh noise, as of a collision:
- clase
-
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- 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.
- clads
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- clade
-
noun,
a taxonomic group of organisms classified together on the basis of homologous features traced to a common ancestor.
- 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:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- colat
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- shade
-
noun,
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light from an object, place, or area.
- shale
-
noun,
a rock of fissile or laminated structure formed by the consolidation of clay or argillaceous material.
- shalt
-
verb,
2nd person singular of shall.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- colds
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- 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.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- coel-
-
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- shend
-
verb (used with object),
to put to shame.
- Sheol
-
noun,
the abode of the dead or of departed spirits.
- 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:
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- shoad
-
noun,
float (def 43).
- asco-
-
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- cent.
-
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- 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.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Cahan
-
noun,
Abraham ("Abe") 1860–1951, U.S. novelist and journalist, born in Russia.
- Calah
-
noun,
Biblical name of Kalakh.
- Cath.
-
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- Stahl
-
noun,
Georg Ernst [gey-ork ernst] /geɪˈɒrk ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1660–1734, German chemist and physician.
- cata-
-
- 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.
- canal
-
noun,
an artificial waterway for navigation, irrigation, etc.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Canea
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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: ¢.
- 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.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- ATLAS
-
noun,
a bound collection of maps.
- Chola
-
noun,
a teenage girl who associates closely with a gang of cholos or is the girlfriend of a cholo.
- chol-
-
- 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).
- Chloe
-
noun,
the lover of Daphnis in a Greek pastoral romance.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Athel
-
noun,
a male given name.
- chela
-
noun,
the pincerlike organ or claw terminating certain limbs of crustaceans and arachnids.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Athol
-
noun,
a city in central Massachusetts.
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- sloth
-
noun,
habitual disinclination to exertion; indolence; laziness.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Chald
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- chads
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- cont.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- scend
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- deals
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- laths
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- 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).
- dealt
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- Scand
-
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Dalen
-
noun,
Gustaf [goo s-tahf] /ˈgʊs tɑf/ (Show IPA), 1869–1937, Swedish inventor: Nobel Prize in Physics 1912.
- sect.
-
- anat.
-
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- talas
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- 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.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Talca
-
noun,
a city in central Chile.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- Dahna
-
noun,
an area in the NE Rubʿ al Khali desert, comprising a region of E central Saudi Arabia.
- scold
-
noun,
a person who is constantly scolding, often with loud and abusive speech.
- Scot.
-
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- scald
-
noun,
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
- dalan
-
noun,
(in Persian and Indian architecture) a veranda or open hall for reception of visitors.
- Danas
-
noun,
Danu.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- Selah
-
noun,
an expression occurring frequently in the Psalms, thought to be a liturgical or musical direction, probably a direction by the leader to raise the voice or perhaps an indication of a pause.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anal.
-
- anth-
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Danae
-
noun,
a daughter of the king of Argos and mother, by Zeus disguised as a shower of gold, of Perseus.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- 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.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- altho
-
conjunction,
although.
- decl.
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- alto-
-
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- ante-
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- scat-
-
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- decal
-
noun,
a specially prepared paper bearing a picture or design for transfer to wood, metal, glass, etc.
- deca-
-
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Alta.
-
- 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.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- 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.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- std.
-
- 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).
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Ste.
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- load
-
noun,
anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo:
- 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.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- tanh
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- told
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of tell1 .
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Leah
-
noun,
the first wife of Jacob. Gen. 29:23–26.
- soln
-
- Lead
-
noun,
the first or foremost place; position in advance of others:
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- lea.
-
- 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.
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sold
-
noun,
an act or method of selling.
- Lech
-
noun,
a lecherous desire or craving.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- 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.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- lend
-
Idioms,
lend a hand, to give help; aid:
- TODS
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- 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.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Sol.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Sat.
-
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NDSL
-
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- NDAC
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- NCTE
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- 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.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tala
-
noun,
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- nos-
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- not-
-
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- shad
-
noun,
a deep-bodied herring, Alosa sapidissima, of Europe and North America, that migrates up streams to spawn, used for food.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NOAA
-
- 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.
- neo-
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- ten.
-
- Neh.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Loch
-
noun,
a lake.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NACA
-
- Ltd.
-
- loth
-
adjective,
loath.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- sld.
-
- SLED
-
noun,
a small vehicle consisting of a platform mounted on runners for use in traveling over snow or ice.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Nada
-
noun,
nothing; zero; none:
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Taal
-
noun,
Afrikaans (usually preceded by the).
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- Ont.
-
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- lond
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- lode
-
noun,
a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous.
- tel-
-
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- ole-
-
- NASD
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Oct.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- shod
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- 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.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- the-
-
- Olds
-
noun,
Ransom Eli, 1864–1950, U.S. automobile pioneer and manufacturer.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- OECD
-
- sch.
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Naha
-
noun,
a port on SW Okinawa, in S Japan.
- Nah.
-
- 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.
- NADH
-
- sala
-
noun,
a large hall, living room, or reception room.
- 1080
-
- lath
-
noun,
a thin, narrow strip of wood, used with other strips to form latticework, a backing for plaster or stucco, a support for slates and other roofing materials, etc.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- Can.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cana
-
noun,
an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- 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.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- Chal
-
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Ceto
-
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cen.
-
- Cels
-
- Cal.
-
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- ano-
-
- 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.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ant.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- enl.
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- enc.
-
- asc-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- ates
-
- 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.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- edhs
-
noun,
eth.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- elds
-
noun,
age.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- EDTA
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- ands
-
- Dale
-
noun,
a valley, especially a broad valley.
- DChE
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- 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.
-
- Dash
-
noun,
a small quantity of anything thrown into or mixed with something else:
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Danl
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Dana
-
noun,
Danu.
- Col.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- dals
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Cond
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cts.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- dahs
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- 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.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- Cold
-
noun,
the relative absence of heat:
- DCNL
-
- 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:
- chs.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- clad
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clothe.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- dolt
-
noun,
a dull, stupid person; blockhead.
- dols
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the intensity of pain.
- Dole
-
noun,
a portion or allotment of money, food, etc., especially as given at regular intervals by a charity or for maintenance.
- dol.
-
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- DOHC
-
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Den.
-
- deal
-
noun,
a business transaction:
- 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.
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Del.
-
- dels
-
noun,
a differential operator. Symbol: ∇.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- clod
-
noun,
a lump or mass, especially of earth or clay.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- dhal
-
noun,
dal.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ELAS
-
- 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).
- Held
-
noun,
John, Jr. 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Holt
-
noun,
a wood or grove.
- hols
-
plural noun,
Sometimes, hol. British Informal. holiday (def 5).
- Hole
-
noun,
an opening through something; gap; aperture:
- hold
-
noun,
an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip:
- HOLC
-
- Hola
-
interjection,
hi; hello:
- hol-
-
- hods
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- 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.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- HEAO
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AHSA
-
- Ala.
-
- alae
-
noun,
plural of ala.
- Alan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Celtic word meaning “harmony.”.
- Alco
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Ald.
-
- Alda
-
noun,
Frances, 1885–1952, U.S. operatic singer.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- 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).
- Lat.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lash
-
noun,
the flexible part of a whip; the section of cord or the like forming the extremity of a whip.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasa
-
noun,
Lhasa.
- 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.
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- 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:
- Lana
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Helen.
- lads
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- lade
-
verb (used with object),
to put (something) on or in, as a burden, load, or cargo; load.
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- acad
-
- Hos.
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- ACDA
-
- acea
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- ACLS
-
- 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.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTH
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- heal
-
verb (used with object),
to make healthy, whole, or sound; restore to health; free from ailment.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- hal-
-
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- est.
-
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- Eth.
-
- eso-
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Anas
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Esd.
-
- ance
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- alt.
-
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- etc.
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- halt
-
noun,
a temporary or permanent stop.
- Hals
-
noun,
Frans [frahns] /frɑ̃s/ (Show IPA), 1581?–1666, Dutch portrait and genre painter.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Alea
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an epithet of Athena referring to a sanctuary built in her honor by Aleus.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- Hale
-
noun,
(in Hawaii) a simple thatched-roof dwelling.
- sho
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- TCA
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ACS
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- CNS
-
- ase
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- TSE
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- al.
-
- SHA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ANC
-
- an.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- AAE
-
- TAL
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AOA
-
- TCS
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- CNO
-
- sht
-
- 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.
- CDT
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- cs.
-
- CEO
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- ct.
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- CED
-
- CEA
-
- AHL
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- cl.
-
- CAA
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- ALC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- Co.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- THC
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- Clo
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ASN
-
- SLA
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ast
-
- at.
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- cle
-
- ch.
-
- ae.
-
- SLE
-
- AEA
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ThD
-
- STL
-
- th-
-
- AEC
-
- ca.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CSA
-
- DHL
-
- CSO
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NHL
-
- NHA
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- 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:
- ESA
-
- NES
-
- Esc
-
- ESL
-
- NEC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- ETO
-
- ETS
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- NHS
-
- NOC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Oc.
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- OAS
-
- OTC
-
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- OED
-
- SED
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- EDT
-
- eld
-
noun,
age.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- en-
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- EDC
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- La.
-
- LDS
-
- LSD
-
- Lt.
-
- 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).
- Lad
-
noun,
a boy or youth.
- HST
-
- 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.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LDC
-
- Ld.
-
- LCT
-
- LCD
-
- LCA
-
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- NAD
-
- 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.
- hd.
-
- HDL
-
- NAA
-
- NCO
-
- LTh
-
- LTA
-
- LST
-
- LSC
-
- Hel
-
noun,
the goddess ruling Niflheim: a daughter of Loki and Angerboda.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- LON
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- LOC
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- LHD
-
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- TSH
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- SAE
-
- dha
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- DLC
-
- DLO
-
- DLS
-
- DNA
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- DET
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAA
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- dh-
-
- DEA
-
- ose
-
- SDA
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- DCL
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- DSC
-
- de-
-
- DSO
-
- DAE
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Dal
-
noun,
a sauce made from lentils and spices, usually served with rice.
- ScD
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- 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.
- sc.
-
- DCS
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DSA
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- EAA
-
- Old
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- ead
-
- Ola
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- ean
-
- ODT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ETD
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- OCS
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- ed.
-
- ea.
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- eo-
-
- ons
-
- DTh
-
- DST
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- L2
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- OA
-
- SN
-
- ND
-
- L1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- h.
-
- TN
-
- LH
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- LC
-
- 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.
- le
-
- D.
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- TC
-
- CE
-
- 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.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- TL
-
- dl
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NH
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NL
-
- DN
-
- ol
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HL
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- SL
-
- NC
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TD
-
- t.
-
- L.
-
- O.
-