Anagrams of coastlines
Word coastlines has
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- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- sectional
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noun,
a sofa composed of several independent sections that can be arranged individually or in various combinations.
- insolates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- coastline
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noun,
the outline or contour of a coast; shoreline.
- isolates
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- toenails
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- insolate
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the sun's rays; treat by exposure to the sun's rays.
- elastics
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- sanicles
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- incloses
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- saltines
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- salients
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- solstice
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noun,
Astronomy.
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point. Compare summer solstice, winter solstice.
either of the two points in the ecliptic farthest from the equator.
- societal
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to large social groups, or to their activities, customs, etc.
- lean-tos
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Alcestis
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noun,
Also, Alkestis. Classical Mythology. the wife of Admetus who gave up her life in order that the Fates might save the life of Admetus and later was brought back from Hades by Hercules.
- close-in
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adjective,
near, as to a common center; adjacent, especially to a city:
- lections
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- elastins
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- sea-lion
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noun,
any of several large eared seals, as Eumetopias jubatus (Steller's sea lion) of the northern Pacific, and Zalophus californicus (California sea lion) of the Pacific coast of North America.
- lactones
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- anisoles
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- lactoses
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- elations
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- celosias
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- enlists
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verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- solates
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verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- ossicle
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noun,
a small bone.
- elation
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noun,
a feeling or state of great joy or pride; exultant gladness; high spirits.
- Nilotes
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noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- anisole
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 7 H 8 O, having a pleasant, aromatic odor, used chiefly in perfumery and organic synthesis, and as a vermicide.
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- ascents
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noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- onliest
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Idioms,
only too,
as a matter of fact; extremely:
unfortunately; very:
- stencil
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noun,
a device for applying a pattern, design, words, etc., to a surface, consisting of a thin sheet of cardboard, metal, or other material from which figures or letters have been cut out, a coloring substance, ink, etc., being rubbed, brushed, or pressed over the sheet, passing through the perforations and onto the surface.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- oilcans
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noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- Stalino
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noun,
a former name of Donetsk.
- stoical
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adjective,
impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
- 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.
- stances
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noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Seconal
-
- elastic
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noun,
webbing, or material in the form of a band, made elastic, as with strips of rubber.
- elastin
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noun,
a protein constituting the basic substance of elastic tissue.
- consist
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- citoles
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noun,
cittern.
- centals
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noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- isolate
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noun,
a person, thing, or group that is set apart or isolated, as for purposes of study.
- silanes
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noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Celosia
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noun,
any plant of the genus Celosia, having small, usually red or yellowish flowers in dense, crested or plumelike spikes.
Compare cockscomb (def 3).
- silents
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noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- castles
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noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- closets
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noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- Castile
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noun,
Spanish Cas·ti·lla, [kahs-tee-lyah, -yah] /kɑsˈti lyɑ, -yɑ/ (Show IPA). a former kingdom comprising most of Spain.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- sanicle
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Sanicula, of the parsley family, as S. marilandica, of America, used in medicine.
- saltine
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noun,
a crisp, salted cracker.
- cantles
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noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- salines
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noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- salient
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noun,
a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of a bastion or an outward projection in a battle line.
- Nicetas
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noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- caisson
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noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- Sno-Cat
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- socials
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noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- solaces
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noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Nicolet
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1598–1642, French explorer in America.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- lectins
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noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- listens
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Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- lancets
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noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- instals
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verb (used with object),
install.
- insoles
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noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- lesions
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noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- 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.
- lection
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noun,
a version of a passage in a particular copy or edition of a text; a variant reading.
- actino-
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- telsons
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noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- toenail
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noun,
a nail of a toe.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- tocsins
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- lean-to
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noun,
a shack or shed supported at one side by trees or posts and having an inclined roof.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- latinos
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noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- latices
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noun,
a plural of latex.
- incases
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- inlaces
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- tincals
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noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- tinsels
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noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- inclose
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verb (used with object),
enclose.
- 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.
- lioness
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noun,
a female lion.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- entails
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noun,
the act of entailing.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- tonsils
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noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- entoils
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verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- lactone
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noun,
any of a group of internal esters derived from hydroxy acids.
- lactose
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- acetins
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- talions
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noun,
lex talionis.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- clints
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noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- Santos
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noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- lacto-
-
- clasts
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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.
- instal
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verb (used with object),
install.
- Season
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noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- scenas
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noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- coasts
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noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- secant
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- istles
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noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- inlace
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verb (used with object),
enlace.
- lancet
-
noun,
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Lassie
-
noun,
a young girl; lass.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- colent
-
- clino-
-
- scato-
-
- lanose
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adjective,
lanate.
- scants
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adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- clites
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- class.
-
- 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.
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Scotia
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scales
-
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.
- sclent
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noun,
any slanting surface, as a slope.
- insole
-
noun,
the inner sole of a shoe or boot.
- closes
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- cleans
-
- lances
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- clines
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- client
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noun,
a person or group that uses the professional advice or services of a lawyer, accountant, advertising agency, architect, etc.
- citole
-
noun,
cittern.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- latens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Li-sao
-
noun,
a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
- oilcan
-
noun,
a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- listen
-
Verb phrases,
listen in,
to listen to a radio or television broadcast:
to overhear a conversation or communication, especially by telephone; eavesdrop:
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- etalon
-
noun,
an interferometer consisting of two glass plates that reflect approximately half of each ray of light incident upon them and that are separated by a small, fixed distance: used to compare wavelengths and to study atomic spectra.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- locate
-
verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- lionet
-
noun,
a young or small lion.
- elints
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- Elissa
-
noun,
Phoenician name of Dido.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- nocti-
-
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Eolian
-
noun,
Aeolian2 (def 3).
- entoil
-
verb (used with object),
to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.
- Nilote
-
noun,
a member of any of several indigenous black peoples of the Sudan and eastern Africa.
- enlist
-
verb (used with object),
to engage for military service:
- Nicole
-
noun,
a female given name: from Greek words meaning “victory” and “people.”.
- oleins
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- saltie
-
noun,
an ocean-going sailor.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- colies
-
noun,
any of several slender, fruit-eating, African birds constituting the family Coliidae, having grayish-brown plumage and a long, pointed tail.
- Salten
-
noun,
Felix [fee-liks;; German fey-liks] /ˈfi lɪks;; German ˈfeɪ lɪks/ (Show IPA), (Siegmund Salzman) 1869–1945, Austrian novelist, in Switzerland after 1938.
- colins
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- saline
-
noun,
a sterile solution of sodium chloride used to dilute medications or for intravenous therapy.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- entail
-
noun,
the act of entailing.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Latino
-
noun,
a person of Latin-American descent:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- latins
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- cosets
-
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.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- linacs
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- leasts
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lectin
-
noun,
any of a group of proteins that bind to particular carbohydrates in the manner of an antibody and are commonly extracted from plants for use as an agglutinin, as in clumping red blood cells for blood typing.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- costal
-
adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- Lencas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- lentic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in still water.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- lesion
-
noun,
an injury; hurt; wound.
- lesson
-
noun,
a section into which a course of study is divided, especially a single, continuous session of formal instruction in a subject:
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- cteno-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stolen
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- A-line
-
noun,
(especially in women's clothing) a cut of garment consisting basically of two A -shaped panels for the front and back, designed to give increasing fullness toward the hemline.
- Solent
-
noun,
The, a channel between the Isle of Wight and the mainland of S England. 2–5 miles (3.2–8 km) wide.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- solans
-
noun,
a gannet.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- socles
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- social
-
noun,
a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
- telson
-
noun,
the last segment, or an appendage of the last segment, of certain arthropods, as the middle flipper of a lobster's tail.
- Sloane
-
noun,
Sir Hans, 1660–1753, English physician and naturalist.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- sliest
-
adjective,
a superlative of sly.
- slices
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- slates
-
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.
- cantle
-
noun,
the hind part of a saddle, usually curved upward.
- slants
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- aisles
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- teslas
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- alines
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- assoil
-
verb (used with object),
to absolve; acquit; pardon.
- tincal
-
noun,
a former name for crude native borax.
- ascots
-
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.
- stolas
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aniso-
-
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- anoles
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly insectivorous New World lizards of the genus Anolis, related to the iguana, that have the ability to change the color of their skin among a wide range of green and brown shades.
- ancile
-
noun,
a shield given by Mars to Numa Pompilius as the palladium of Rome.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- steno-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- steals
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Talien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Dalian.
- Alison
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Alice.
- Alston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- talion
-
noun,
lex talionis.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Stalin
-
noun,
Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
- talons
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- stales
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- aloins
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- assoc.
-
- Alnico
-
noun,
a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
- tassel
-
noun,
a pendent ornament consisting commonly of a bunch of threads, small cords, or other strands hanging from a roundish knob or head, used on clothing, in jewelry, on curtains, etc.
- ticals
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- cestas
-
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.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- celto-
-
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- silane
-
noun,
Also called silicon tetrahydride. a gas with an unpleasant odor, SiH 4 , soluble in water: used as a doping agent for semiconductors in the production of solid-state devices.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- silent
-
noun,
Usually, silents. silent films.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- cental
-
noun,
hundredweight (def 1).
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Silone
-
noun,
Ignazio [ee-nyah-tsyaw] /iˈnyɑ tsyɔ/ (Show IPA), (Secondo Tranquilli) 1900–78, Italian author.
- Catlin
-
noun,
George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- actin-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tolans
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- castes
-
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.
- tinsel
-
noun,
a glittering metallic substance, as copper or brass, in thin sheets, used in pieces, strips, threads, etc., to produce a sparkling effect cheaply.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- Caslon
-
noun,
William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
- Senlac
-
noun,
a hill in SE England: believed by some historians to have been the site of the Battle of Hastings, 1066.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Cassel
-
noun,
Kassel.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- centi-
-
- toiles
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Aeolis
-
noun,
an ancient coastal region and Greek colony in NW Asia Minor: settled by Aeolians.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- Aeolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- tonsil
-
noun,
a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
- aceto-
-
- loses
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- loess
-
noun,
a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia.
- loans
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- talon
-
noun,
a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
- lotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or living in flowing water.
- lites
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- nails
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- tonal
-
adjective,
pertaining to or having tonality.
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- 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.
- tails
-
noun,
tail1 (def 6).
- nests
-
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.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- istle
-
noun,
a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Neils
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- Ital.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- natl.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- lact-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tonia
-
- naso-
-
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- tolan
-
noun,
a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
- 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.
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- lenis
-
noun,
a lenis consonant.
- telo-
-
- Lenca
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of El Salvador and central Honduras.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- lect.
-
- teno-
-
- lasso
-
noun,
a long rope or line of hide or other material with a running noose at one end, used for roping horses, cattle, etc.
- lases
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- lasts
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- leant
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- laten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become late.
- leans
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Latin
-
noun,
an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- tical
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
- 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.
- laics
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- toils
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- LANCE
-
noun,
a long wooden shaft with a pointed metal head, used as a weapon by knights and cavalry soldiers in charging.
- litas
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- lists
-
noun,
an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
- tiles
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- lints
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- telic
-
adjective,
Grammar. expressing end or purpose:
- Linos
-
noun,
linoleum.
- linac
-
noun,
linear accelerator.
- licet
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- telia
-
noun,
the cluster of spore cases of the rust and smut fungi, bearing teliospores.
- toile
-
noun,
any of various transparent linens and cottons.
- Leoni
-
noun,
Raúl [rah-ool] /rɑˈul/ (Show IPA), 1905–72, Venezuelan statesman: president 1964–69.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- sanit
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Sino-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- SISAL
-
noun,
Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sans.
-
- sito-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- slain
-
noun,
sley.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- salts
-
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.
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- slant
-
noun,
slanting or oblique direction; slope:
- 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.
- salon
-
noun,
a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
- slice
-
noun,
a thin, flat piece cut from something:
- Sloan
-
noun,
John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
- Salic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Salian Franks.
- snail
-
noun,
any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sials
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- seats
-
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.
- 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.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- seals
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- sinal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- Silas
-
noun,
a male given name.
- scat-
-
- silos
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- silts
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- 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.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- 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).
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- octa-
-
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- sect.
-
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- noses
-
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.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noils
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stile
-
noun,
a series of steps or rungs by means of which a person may pass over a wall or fence that remains a barrier to sheep or cattle.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- noels
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- noct-
-
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- Niles
-
noun,
a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- OIcel
-
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Solti
-
noun,
Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- sails
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- soils
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- solan
-
noun,
a gannet.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- soles
-
noun,
a plural of sol3 .
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- sones
-
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.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- olein
-
noun,
Also called glyceryl trioleate, triolein. a colorless to yellowish, oily, water-insoluble liquid, C 57 H 104 O 6 , the triglyceride of oleic acid, present in many vegetable oils.
- oleic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or derived from oleic acid.
- Olean
-
noun,
a city in SW New York.
- Leona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Scot.
-
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- 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.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Clite
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Cyzicus, who hanged herself when her husband was mistakenly killed by the Argonauts.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Clint
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Clinton.
- cline
-
noun,
Biology. the gradual change in certain characteristics exhibited by members of a series of adjacent populations of organisms of the same species.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Cleon
-
noun,
died 422 b.c, Athenian general and political opponent of Pericles.
- elans
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ation
-
- 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.
- clase
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- asco-
-
- Elias
-
noun,
Douay Bible. Elijah (def 1).
- IATSE
-
- Icel.
-
- ecto-
-
- Eilat
-
noun,
a seaport at the N tip of the Gulf of Aqaba, in S Israel.
- anile
-
adjective,
of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- anils
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- 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.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- clans
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- elint
-
noun,
the gathering of military or other intelligence through the monitoring of electronic signals other than voice communications, as satellite transmissions, rocket telemetry, and radar.
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- cine-
-
- Enola
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ceils
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- enols
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- Celia
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cecilia.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Eolic
-
noun,
the Greek dialect of ancient Aeolis and Thessaly; Aeolian.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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: ¢.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- encl.
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Eliot
-
noun,
Charles William, 1834–1926, U.S. educator: president of Harvard University 1869–1909.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Elisa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- 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.
- Elton
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- 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.
- icons
-
- aisle
-
noun,
a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- alien
-
noun,
Often Disparaging and Offensive. a resident of one country who was born in or owes allegiance to another country and has not acquired citizenship by naturalization in the country of residence (distinguished from citizen).
See also resident alien, illegal alien.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insol
-
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Alice
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- colat
-
- inst.
-
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Alcon
-
noun,
a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
- intel
-
noun,
intelligence (defs 4, 6).
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Colin
-
noun,
any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Cons.
-
- Aline
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- 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.
- islet
-
noun,
a very small island.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- 30-30
-
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- acet-
-
- 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.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- actos
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- 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.
- Const
-
- inlet
-
noun,
an indentation of a shoreline, usually long and narrow; small bay or arm.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ileo-
-
- alone
-
Idioms,
leave alone,
to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself:
to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
- ileac
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ileum.
- Aloin
-
noun,
an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Alton
-
noun,
a city in SW Illinois.
- econ.
-
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coel-
-
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- alto-
-
- coils
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- ecol.
-
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- alti-
-
- alist
-
adjective,
inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- incl.
-
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- sec.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- clit
-
noun,
clitoris.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- sail
-
noun,
an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cet-
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- SASE
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Ceto
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- coil
-
noun,
a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- scil
-
- sci.
-
- isls
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Col.
-
- Clio
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- 1080
-
- Sat.
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- clan
-
noun,
a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
- Coln
-
noun,
former German name of Cologne.
- sals
-
noun,
salt1 .
- cit.
-
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- tel-
-
- teil
-
noun,
Archaic. the European linden, Tilia europaea.
- 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.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- Alis
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- ALIT
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ten.
-
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- 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.
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- ance
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tail
-
noun,
the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ano-
-
- tion
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- 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.
- 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.
- toil
-
noun,
hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- Alco
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tils
-
noun,
the sesame plant.
- ails
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tile
-
noun,
a thin slab or bent piece of baked clay, sometimes painted or glazed, used for various purposes, as to form one of the units of a roof covering, floor, or revetment.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Anil
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cat.
-
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- slit
-
noun,
a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
- SLIC
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- silt
-
noun,
earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
- Ceil
-
verb (used with object),
to overlay (the ceiling of a building or room) with wood, plaster, etc.
- silo
-
noun,
a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- Cels
-
- cen.
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sial
-
noun,
the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- ANSI
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ant.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Ste.
-
- asis
-
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- ates
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sols
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fifth tone of a diatonic scale.
- soln
-
- atic
-
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- Atli
-
noun,
Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
- 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.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- Sol.
-
- soil
-
noun,
the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Cal.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Nile
-
noun,
a river in E Africa, the longest in the world, flowing N from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean. 3473 miles (5592 km) long; from the headwaters of the Kagera River, 4000 miles (6440 km) long.
- ins.
-
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Leon
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leo.
- Nils
-
noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- enc.
-
- enl.
-
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- enol
-
noun,
an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a doubly linked carbon atom, as in >C=C(OH)−.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Lat.
-
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- eso-
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- LASS
-
noun,
a girl or young woman, especially one who is unmarried.
- Noel
-
noun,
the Christmas season; yuletide.
- inae
-
- 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.
- ELAS
-
- Lane
-
noun,
a narrow way or passage between hedges, fences, walls, or houses.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Lani
-
- not-
-
- Elia
-
noun,
the pen name of Charles Lamb.
- nos-
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- noil
-
noun,
a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
- Elis
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Greece, in the Peloponnesus: site of the ancient Olympic Games.
- loan
-
noun,
the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
- Laon
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- est.
-
- loci
-
noun,
plural of locus.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- int.
-
- ile-
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Ilse
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- nail
-
noun,
a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- ESIS
-
- Loss
-
noun,
detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get:
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- 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.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ICAO
-
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Leis
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- neo-
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Ens.
-
- Neil
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Irish word meaning “champion.”.
- 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.
- loin
-
noun,
Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
- Neal
-
noun,
a male given name.
- lone
-
adjective,
being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied:
- Lois
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ical
-
- NCTE
-
- lea.
-
- 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.
- Lean
-
noun,
the act or state of leaning; inclination:
- Loti
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- intl
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Lion
-
noun,
a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- LISA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Lise
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- LIST
-
noun,
a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
- Ont.
-
- Olin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ole-
-
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- lint
-
noun,
minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- lice
-
noun,
plural of louse.
- Lina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lin.
-
- Isle
-
noun,
a small island.
- ISSN
-
- lien
-
noun,
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Line
-
noun,
a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface:
- itol
-
- lino
-
noun,
linoleum.
- osis
-
- Lias
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- cts.
-
- Lins
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil.
- Liao
-
noun,
a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
- 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).
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- ect-
-
- lite
-
noun,
light2 (def 36).
- elan
-
noun,
dash; impetuous ardor:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- lits
-
noun,
litas.
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- lit.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- lain
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- Oct.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- eco-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- oils
-
noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- NTIA
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- laic
-
noun,
one of the laity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- LAIS
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ASN
-
- Lie
-
noun,
a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification.
Antonyms: truth.
- ics
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- STI
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- STL
-
- Les
-
- ial
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- Ia.
-
- Lia
-
noun,
Leah (def 1).
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- io-
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CSA
-
- ine
-
- Len
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Leonard.
- 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).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Lt.
-
- tlo
-
- TLC
-
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- AIC
-
- ail
-
verb (used with object),
to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- La.
-
- ACS
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Isl
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- ac-
-
- al.
-
- ist
-
- an.
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ise
-
- ITA
-
- ISA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ILO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- LCI
-
- LCT
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- in.
-
- ILS
-
- TAL
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANC
-
- ILA
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- il-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- lei
-
noun,
(in the Hawaiian Islands) a wreath of flowers, leaves, etc., for the neck or head.
- LCA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TIA
-
- ALC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- Lai
-
noun,
(in medieval French literature)
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IOC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- St.
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- TCS
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- TCA
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- Sta
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- Co.
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- SST
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- cle
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- CNS
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- CNO
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- EIS
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- sc.
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- OAS
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- OTC
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- OSA
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- Clo
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- Oc.
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- NSC
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- CLI
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- NSA
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- Eli
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noun,
a Hebrew judge and priest. I Sam. 1–4.
- els
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- OCS
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- Nil
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noun,
nothing; naught; zero.
- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- NIA
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CIA
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- CIE
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- SCS
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- SSN
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- NOC
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- en-
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- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
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- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ECA
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- NES
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- OTS
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- ose
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- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- SAE
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- OSS
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- So.
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- cte
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- eo-
-
- ote
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- OTA
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- ot-
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- CTA
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- CST
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- CSO
-
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- oic
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- ec-
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- oil
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noun,
any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
- OIt
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- San
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noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Ola
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ons
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ean
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
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- ea.
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- Sal
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noun,
salt1 .
- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ca.
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- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- LON
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- SLE
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- ESL
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- LOE
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noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- NEC
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- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CAI
-
- cl.
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- ct.
-
- cs.
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CIO
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noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ATS
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noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Lot
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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.
- lis
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- ETO
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ATC
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- ETS
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- at.
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- SOS
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noun,
any call for help:
- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- ast
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- ss.
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- SSA
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- SSC
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- SSE
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- SSI
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- SLA
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- LOC
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- TSS
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- LTA
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- LST
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- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NCO
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- SIC
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- EOS
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ne-
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- LSS
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- LSI
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- LSC
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- Esc
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- ESA
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- sis
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noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- CEA
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- NEA
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- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- CEO
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- Sin
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noun,
transgression of divine law:
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TC
-
- S.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SL
-
- SA
-
- AO
-
- NL
-
- i.
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- le
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ic
-
- EI
-
- OA
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ol
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- T1
-
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- t.
-
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- SN
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- LO
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- ln
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- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- L.
-
- N.
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- L2
-
- L1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TL
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- NC
-
- TN
-
- LI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
- LC
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- NI
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- CE
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